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Cornish Crusade | Part 3 | A Big Day Out At Wembley
Exciting times were afoot in Cornwall as the county’s first-ever National League side Truro City ensured survival a few months after attracting a tycoon takeover from Indian investor Richard Mukherjee. Manager Perran Trevelyan now faced a huge task to rebuild and strengthen a pretty weak squad.

3 BANQUETES – PEP GUARDIOLA AND THE FA CUP
One of the goals of the save with Pep Guardiola (“saving Pep”) was that during this season, in which City was practically left without options in the Premier League from very early on, Pep would manage to lift at least one title. This reduced the options to only two trophies: the FA Cup and the […]

3 BANQUETES – PEP GUARDIOLA I LA FA CUP
Un dels objectius de la partida amb Pep Guardiola (“salvant a en Pep”) era que durant aquesta temporada, en la que el City es va quedar pràcticament sense opcions a la Premier League a les primeres de canvi, Pep aconseguís aixecar com a mínim un títol. Això reduïa les opcions a només dos títols: La […]

Promising centre-backs on FM24
In recent articles, we have looked at promising goalkeepers, full-backs and strikers. In today’s article, we look at promising centre-backs on FM24. These may not be the most high-profile, but maybe players who have been far better than their price tag, or have made a lasting impression on our recent saves. Ousmane Diomande (Sporting CP) […]

Alphabet Challenge | Part 23, Club 11 | Moving The Old Boys Out Of The Old Lady
Mahtal applied for vacancies at big clubs across Europe and teams that would tick off challenging letters. The biggest offer ticked off both, which took Mahtal to his third Italian club.

Alphabet Challenge | Part 22, Club 10 | Two Dreadful Cup Finals
A few months back in England with West Ham United had seen Trebor Mahtal lift the club’s first silverware in 19 years and take them back into European football. But the Zambian manager had significant challenges ahead if he was to help the Hammers compete with England’s best.

Cornish Crusade | Part 2 | Truro City Tycoon Takeover!
The streets of Truro were filled with Cornish folk celebrating the unlikely achievement of Perran Trevelyan reaching the English fifth tier for the first time in club history. However, given the club’s inability to sign non-Cornish players, surviving in the National League was going to be a massive challenge.

Why South American countries good to scout in FM24?
In Football Manager, the road to glory with your club is very rarely an easy one unless you choose a European powerhouse with a massive transfer budget to spend on transfers and wages. Even then, one of the most critical aspects of Football Manager is recruitment. If you get that right, then more often than […]

3 BANQUETES – EL CLÀSSIC (ENG)
A Clásico in May usually defines the end of the league. On May 2nd, Pep Guardiola’s Barça stormed the Bernabéu (2-6), leaving Madrid nine points behind and out of the title race. It was also nearly May when Cristiano Ronaldo asked for calm at the Camp Nou, effectively sealing the league for Mourinho’s Madrid. The […]

3 BANQUETES – EL CLÀSSIC
Un clàssic al mes de maig sol definir el final de la lliga. Un 2 de maig el Barça de Pep Guardiola va assaltar el Bernabéu (2-6) deixant el Madrid a 9 punts i sense opcions al títol. Gairebé era maig quan Cristiano Ronaldo va demanar calma al Camp Nou sentenciant la lliga per al […]

Jurassic Volkspark – The Club, The Coach, The Core
Jurassic Volkspark – The Club, The Coach, The Core.Rebuilding a Dinosaur. Restoring a Legacy.From Empire to ExileThere was a time when Hamburger SV didn’t just exist in the Bundesliga — they defined it. Formed in 1919 from a merger of three local clubs, HSV quickly grew into one of Germany’s first great footballing institutions. By […]

Nacka’s Yard: Season 11, Part 2 (2034)
Welcome back to “Nacka’s Yard” – the Football Manager 2024 blog series that refuses to die. If you’re one of the five people who’s still reading after all this time, thank you very much for sticking around. In case you haven’t read the last chapter yet, Nacka FC have just celebrated their first major trophy […]

Alphabet Challenge | Part 21, Club 10 | Return To England Yields Immediate Rewards
Interest came from Europe as Braga and West Ham United offered Trebor Mahtal interviews, and the wages on offer left him with an easy decision to move back to England.

Five promising full-backs in FM24
In recent articles, we have looked at promising players, not necessarily wonderkids or the most highly-rated in FM24, but youngsters who progress quickly or are a bargain. We have previously covered goalkeepers and forwards. Today, it’s the turn of the full-backs. So, here are some of the most promising defenders in FM24: (Please note we […]

Alphabet Challenge | Part 20, Club 9 | Swapping Riches For Racing
Mahtal resigned from his Old Trafford role one day after becoming Champion of Europe and went in search of his next challenge. Two clubs quickly came in with interview offers, and one was clearly more keen – which meant Mahtal was off to Argentina to take a £116,500 wage cut!

Jurassic Volkspark – Introduction
Jurassic Volkspark – Introduction.Rebuilding a Dinosaur. Restoring a Legacy.IntroductionThere’s a rusted sign on the gates of the Volksparkstadion.It doesn’t say “Here lies a European champion.”It might as well. Once the colossus of German football — the only club to have never been relegated, until they were — Hamburger SV now finds itself trapped in a kind of […]

Cornish Crusade | Part 1 | Homegrown Challenge At Truro City
With oodles of time to fill before Football Manager 2026 sees the light of day, I was eager to take on another long-term FM24 save that wasn’t quite as intense as our ongoing Alphabet Challenge. I realised we’ve never started a series in the English non-league and fancied taking on a new long-term save.

Neestrup INCREDIBLE 442 Wins A LOT!!
This tactic is based on Jacob Neestrup's 4-4-2 system that he has recently started using with FC Copenhagen.