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FM25 cancelled. It's not the end of the world
FM25 cancelled. It's not the end of the world. You can do many other things.
FM25 cancelled. It's not the end of the world
FM25 cancelled. It's not the end of the world. You can do many other things.
L'Incroyable Hulk - AS Monaco (2009)
Bonjour 👋🏻 Any Football Manager title gives the opportunity to create a parallel Universe, but the retro 2 007/08 database (made available by TheMadScientist) allows me to go that bit further and re-write history. Perhaps not as drastic as re-writing history in the same was as Albert Einstein d
L'Incroyable Hulk - AS Monaco (2009)
Bonjour 👋🏻 Any Football Manager title gives the opportunity to create a parallel Universe, but the retro 2 007/08 database (made available by TheMadScientist) allows me to go that bit further and re-write history. Perhaps not as drastic as re-writing history in the same was as Albert Einstein d
FM24 Heartbreaker - AS Monaco (2008)
A retro Football Manager 2024 update using the 2007/08 retro database (originally from FM2008). Made possible by TheMadScientist (themadscientistfm.wixsite.com). An update to the conclusion to season 1 with Target Forward Jan Koller at AS Monaco.
The Ultimate Target Forward in FM24 - AS Monaco (2007)
I share my journey of revisiting AS Monaco in Football Manager 2024 using a retro database from the 2007/08 season, focusing on the Target Forward role.
The Ultimate Target Forward in FM24 - AS Monaco (2007)
I share my journey of revisiting AS Monaco in Football Manager 2024 using a retro database from the 2007/08 season, focusing on the Target Forward role.
FM24 | Honorary save | Six seasons with Reading FC
Football Manager 2024 save with Reading FC - summary of six seasons in Premier League and European cups.
FM24 | Honorary save | Six seasons with Reading FC
Football Manager 2024 save with Reading FC - summary of six seasons in Premier League and European cups.
Ignition, Championship Manager 4, Remix - AS Monaco (2003)
The R Kelly Ignition remix is the sound of the Summer! It’s so good it will be played constantly on the radio for the next 20 years, and it’s certainly been on constant repeat during the CM4 Monaco save. A save I am whizzing through right now. When I’ve not been slicing meat for £3.73 an hour, I’
Re-rewind, Championship Manager 4, Selecta - AS Monaco (2002)
Christmas 2002 was a lot like all the other past Christmases, except it lacked one vital thing: Championship Manager. In recent years my brothers have been old enough to be entirely intoxicated by the time the Turkey gets carved at 13:00; Championship Manager was therefore the one thing I
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.3) - The End, for now #FM24
Time to wrap up SuperClub Diaries and Football Manager 2024 with a bargain basement save update from Juventus...
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.3) - The End, for now #FM24
Time to wrap up SuperClub Diaries and Football Manager 2024 with a bargain basement save update from Juventus...
Three seasons with Yokohama F. Marinos in Football Manager (2024 FIFAe World Cup format)
For those living under a rock for the past few days, Football Manager is now an esport. The FIFAe World Cup with Football Manager was hosted in Liverpool, England last weekend, where twenty contestants from 19 nations were invited to compete for the inaugural championship. Those twenty managers (a
FM24 | Replicating real-life lower league tactic
A try to replicate the 3-4-3 tactic from the real-life lower league in the Football Manager 2024 save.
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.3) - Zebre FM #FM24
Previously on SuperClub Diaries, Juventus with a 3 nil advantage were 90 minutes away from the 2030 Champions League Final.
Olympics 2024: Argie-Bargie turns to Lethargy
fmadventure and FM Grasshopper return to the capped appearance rule in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Football Manager Tactics: Henry’s diamond 442 (France U23s) #FM24
A replication and Football Manager play through of France’s U23 Olympic Games, featuring Thierry Henry’s 442 tactic. Allez les Bleus!
HARD MODE: Euro 2024 in Football Manager #FM24
Hi everybody, a lot of people want a Football Manager hard mode. Whilst I can’t give you that myself, I can at least write about a little side save that my friend ( FM Adventure ) and I did recently alongside the real-life Euro 2024 tournament. The save parameters used have been a great test of our
MEGA2024: Making Euros Great Again
Using a new set of squad restrictions, fmadventure and FM Grasshopper take on the challenge to spark some life into Euro 2024.
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.3) - Old Lady dancing to the rhythm #FM24
Previously on SuperClub Diaries, Juventus became the third club of this save .
Progress did not stop in #FM24
Football Manager 2024 was touted as ‘ the most complete edition of the series ’ by the game developer, Sports Interactive. With the much requested upgrade to set pieces, major match engine tweaks and cross-edition save compatibility…you can certainly see why. But is it? With 400
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.3) - 100 Club #FM24
Previously on SuperClub Diaries, we did it™ .
FM24 | Honorary save | Reading 2028/2029
June 5, 2029. The in-game date of my resignation as a Dijon FCO manager. I decided to leave this French club a season earlier than planned for this save, but I felt it was the best decision in combination with winning the domestic double twice in a row and winning the Champions League in the second
FM24 | Honorary save | Dijon 2027/2028
The summary of the second season with Dijon FCO within my Football Manager 2024 save.
FM24 | Honorary save | Dijon 2026/2027
The summary of the first season with Dijon FCO within my Football Manager 2024 save.
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.2) - Isak Success #FM24
Previously on SuperClub Diaries, Liverpool’s Last 16 UCL exit and trophyless season was a welcomed reality check .
FM24 | Honorary save | Life in the new club step by step
The same save universe but a new club and the new motivation to build and create something on your own. What did I do after I switched to the new club? The Football Manager 2024 save continues with Dijon for FM Rensie.
FM24 | Honorary save | Perugia 2025/2026
The summary of the third season of the Football Manager 2024 save with AC Perugia. By FM Rensie.
[FM24] Linfield FC 2025/26: A Bolt From The Blues
My second season at Linfield yielded a run in Europe (Conference League Knock Out Play Off), defeat in the quarter finals of the County Antrim Shield and NIFL League Cup and a narrow loss in the semi-final of the SPFL Trust Trophy alongside an Irish Cup win! Oh, and a second consecutive NIFL Premier
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.2) - Counterpool #FM24
Previously on SuperClub Diaries, a Champions League win in 2026 was the perfect goodbye to Paris.
FM24 | Honorary save | Perugia 2024/2025 (Promotion party in all clubs)
The summary of the second season of the Football Manager 2024 save with AC Perugia. By FM Rensie.
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.1) - Juste à temps #FM24
Previously on SuperClub Diaries, a moment of Salah magic at Anfield prevented Paris Saint Germain from reaching the 2024/25 Champions League Final.
[FM24] Linfield FC 2024/25: Playing The Long Game
At the end of last season, my biggest challenges were to look at how I replace my first choice goalkeeper, top goalscorer and one of my most consistent midfielders as all three of Chris Johns, Chris McKee and Kyle McClean made clear their intentions to consider their options at the end of their co
FM24 | Revamped set pieces. My pros and cons
Thoughts about the set pieces creator in the Football Manager 2024 after a long-awaiting overhaul for the first since 2015. By FM Rensie.
Making Waves in Bath: A Small FM24 Update
A Happy New Year to all of you lucky enough to find yourself here! It’s been a while since I blogged…I got into that habit of playing a lot and quickly that I didn’t want to stop to blog – despite the catharsis it brings. I then stopped playing. And then started again. It felt…familiar. I’ve now n
Making Waves in Bath: A Small FM24 Update
A Happy New Year to all of you lucky enough to find yourself here! It’s been a while since I blogged…I got into that habit of playing a lot and quickly that I didn’t want to stop to blog – despite the catharsis it brings. I then stopped playing. And then started again. It felt…familiar. I’ve now n
From Screen to Green: Coaching 7v7
My coaching diary of 7v7 girls football, as I digitise some of the successful routines I have coached into the side over 2023/24 season.
FM24 | Honorary save | Perugia 2023/2024
The summary of the first season of the Football Manager 2024 save with AC Perugia. By FM Rensie.
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.1) - The Swiss Model #FM24
Previously on SuperClub Diaries, Paris Saint Germain fell in the Last 16 of the 2023/24 Champions League .
My Football Manager 2024 honorary save
The Football Manager 2024 is the 20th game in Sports Interactive’s Football Manager series and is the last of its kind. What kind of save will FM Rensie play?
Return to AZ: From Hero to Villan
I’ve eluded to the fact that I took a good 8-9 month break from Football Manager for the first time in my life. It was weird, but good. Now that I’m so heavily invested in it again I’ve picked up a lot of old, bad habits - like writing this blog during work hours. It’s a luxury I can afford providin
FM24 | A short-term tactic challenge - saving Birmingham City in the Championship
Playing with Birmingham FC while testing the Rensie custom skin for the Football Manager and trying to keep the club in the English Championship despite the fact I took over the club when they were bottom of the league with six points from to safety. By FM Rensie.
[FM24] Linfield FC 2023/24:
Linfield retain the Danske Bank Premiership title in 2023/24.
[FM24] Linfield FC: Behind Enemy Lines
I’m currently having a bit of a huff with “Top 5 League” Football. As a verified armchair Spurs fan, I’ve endured the last few years - Nuno (didn’t do us proud), Mourinho (if I speak) and then Conte (the situation cannot change). Now Big Ange is in and Spurs are playing football that I actually en
SuperClub Diaries (Vol.1) - Season 1 Failure #FM24
It’s the 5th of March 2024 and the 1st season of the SuperClub Diaries save is over. There’s obviously still two and a half months left of the Ligue 1 season, but the whole save hinges on the performance of the UEFA Champions League. Yet here we are out at the Last 16 knockouts stage against Manch
How to Dominate Domestically
Hey, remember me? I’m that guy that used to occasionally write some stuff about FM. This could be a record for the longest time ever between the start and release of a blog post, as I started the draft on the 8th of February earlier this year. FM took a complete backseat from that point onwards, as
How to Dominate Domestically
Hey, remember me? I’m that guy that used to occasionally write some stuff about FM. This could be a record for the longest time ever between the start and release of a blog post, as I started the draft on the 8th of February earlier this year. FM took a complete backseat from that point onwards, as
FM24 | Creating a domestically dominant tactic
One season-long save with AC Sparta Prague within the Football Manager 2024 with the main aim to create as dominant tactic as possible in the domestic competitions. By FM Rensie.
Return to AZ: Evolving - Part 2 - Tactics (Five Ride Forth)
Welcome back to Part 2 of Evolving with AZ. If you haven’t yet read my last post, Part 1, where I focused on recruitment you can do so here . Inspired by Tony (FMGrasshopper) and his great tactical blog post with Monterrey (the magic is here ), I wanted to go down a similar route when discussing