Snapshot of your story - FM 12

It's January 2025 now so almost 13 years!

Great thread lads. Just started reading it this week, finally caught up today. Some excellent stories. Haven't played FM in a long long time. Really looking forward to getting back into it with FM13! Hopefully I will have a few success stories to post here too!!

Chavways wrote: »

Very dissapointing end to the League.

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But at least we have something to be happy about.

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My saviour for the season.Got me out of so many sticky situations.

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Just been told I qualified for the Europa Qualifiers by winning the Senior Challenge Cup. Delighted.

Why do you only have 33 games in a season??

Dravokivich wrote: »

You play against 11 other teams, 3 times each. There should be 33 league games.

I have 44 games in a season though, 2 home and 2 away games against each team

Dravokivich wrote: »

Check the rules tab on your league. It is IPD you are in yeah?

Yup... Must check when I go home, but definitely had 44 games last season...

Mc Love wrote: »

there are only 33 games

I live about 8 minutes from work, I'm spinning home on my lunch break to check this, will report back when I can...

Hmm...

Here's the final placings from last season:



And here's the rules section:

hahaha wtf is goin on there?

I think that happened before to me!

You must have done an update, or custom database, or even edited it yourself at some point as the league only has 11 teams. That doesnt change by itself.

The prize money is mad too.

I think it might be because of one the earlier upgrades, that is if your game was started then?!?

Mars Bar wrote: »

Through to the semi-finals of the Europa League. Will be playing West Ham. Spurs and Leverkusen are in the other tie.

Wish me luck!

Luck!

I'm out of the running for the league I'd say, I'm 7 points behind Shamrock Rovers with 5 games left. We've played them (Rovers) twice in last 4 league games, beat them twice (woo) which closed gap to 5, then we drew with Bohs while Shamrock Rovers beat Bray 7-0.

Also have 2 games against Shamrock Rovers in cup (semi-final, has gone to a replay), which means we'll have played them 4 times in month of October. They've become my nemesis this year, ahead of me in league, knocked me out of League Cup in quarter final and now have to play them away in semi of cup...

Guess what? Shamrock Rovers are still the most reputable club in Ireland for doing SFA!!

I have won the league 6 years in a row!
Won the senior challenge cup 8 times in a 9 year period
Won the League Cup 6 times in a 7 year period
Won the Munster Senior Cup 7 times in a 9 year period!

So friggin annoying

Doing pretty well in Europe the last few seasons!

Lost 1-0. We had more than enough chances to win it.

dulpit wrote: »

Unlucky... Next season...

Yeah, hopefully. I went further than I thought I would.

My players values are increasing with each European outing.

Mad to think I got this fella on a free!



His release clause is 6.5 million and wouldn't be surprised if someone met the valuation.

1st November:
Bohemians 1:2 Shamrock Rovers
Monaghan Utd 0:3 St. Pat's Athletic

4 games left each, table is as follows:
Shamrock Rovers: 40 games played, 95 points
St. Pat's Athletic: 40 games played, 88 points

Need them to drop a few more points, don't think it'll happen in the next 4 games though (they need to lose at least 2 games for a realistic chance)

Mars Bar wrote: »

What's your stadium and facilities like? I upgraded my facilities and ended up with 3 gold stars for training and I think that helped quite a bit.

Stadium: 5625 (250 seated ) Planned expansion of 2375 seats woo-f**kin-hoo

5 Star (Top) training facilties and Good youth facilities - both being expanded at present

I have just started a career, unemployed. I got a job in February with Blue Square North side Droylsden. Their media prediction was sixth but currently languishing in 11th. I have 2,000 in my transfer budget but my wage budget is in the red, think it's about 800 pound from what I remember (currently at work!)

I drew my first game 0-0 to Gainsborough who were in sixth. Just played a flat 4-4-2. I want to sort out my tactics though, so that's the reason I'm posting. I hope someone can suggest some good tactics to use. My squad is bare bones, best striker is out injured. Really short on wingers, especially for the left, have nobody for that position.

It's my first time back playing in a long time so any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. I can put up screen shots later when I get home, if needed. And I will keep the thread up to date with what's happening!

I've had a game going since the release last November which I have to say has been one of the best games I've ever started. I've been in it so long I've seen young regens come through the system , make it big , fade away and retire.

I started at Everton , spent two seasons there getting a champions leauge spot , then Fergie retired and I went for the Utd job. Reshaped the team over the next 5 seasons , winning every honour there was and then made my move to Real Madrid , plenty of great young world beaters came through and I spent several seasons with them.

I wanted to make it a hat trick of differant league titles so I set my sights on Germany next and Borrusia Dortmund as the years hadn't been kind to them , their once profound system of young players had no become a stagnent system of old farts and they were barely finishing 12'th when I took over. I was looking forward to this one, financially they were ok , not grear. First I wanted to just finish the season as well as we could with what we had available, which wasn't much but we finished 8'th just missing out on the European spot , not a bad thing as I didn't have a large enough squad to deal with it right then. In the summer I started clearing out the useless players and bringing in some younger ones , some from Madrid and Utd that didn't quite make my earlier teams but going on the cheap I could use them now.

One of these was a regen I bought from Dortmund Talgat Ibraev who didn't quite work out for me at Madrid , but he was only 20 and I still felt he was a possible gem so I brought him back to his home club BVB for 5 million , I also bought a CB from Nigeria for 250k and a young English striker that Aresenal were throwing out for 1.5 million. These will turn out to be the best moves I have ever made. The core of this team was now in place and I could start to plan tactically.

I always like to play possession at home so I set up a 4-2-3-1 , short passing game , high pressure. Away I set up narrow 4-1-2-1-2 , Direct play through the centre at a quick tempo. This allows me to alter thing's quickly if one system is not working for a particular game. These tactics were to prove hugely successfull.

1'st season we finished 7'th place , then 3'rd , then 1'st , 1'st , 1'st. German cup , super cup , UEFA cup all in there but I'm still waiting on the champions league with this squad having won it at Utd and Madrid. That man Ibraev is now in his prime and runs the team , he is a goal and assist machine , Essam as well 6'7 , his power and finishing are insane.

Which leads me to a more morbid note. I love this game , I have done since I was 12 years old but I think this season will be my last with Dortmund andi hopfully will have a champions league involved. Then I will retire from the game and from FM. This year I spend 74 days (In game) playing and as much as I enjoyed it I think my time with it has come to an end. This years release also coincides with the due date of my first baby 2'nd November I think it's a sign that my tenure is at an end!...so lets finish this season on a high!BVB!

Mars Bar wrote: »

:eek:

There was no indication of it happening!

Getting 3.9m for a ground they don't own is some stroke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Regional_Sports_Centre

Moved up to 33rd in Europe! :eek: An increase of 53 places!

It also means the league will have two teams entering the Champions League! Great for the league!

Good luck Dulpit!

12th November:
Cork City 0:4 Shamrock Rovers
Sligo Rovers 3:0 St. Pat's Athletic

Shamrock Rovers: 44 games played, 102 points
St. Pat's Athletic: 44 games played, 97 points

Damn