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Fénix 1.01: The Beginning, the End
A Football Manager 22 save in South America, and the Uruguayan League, with Centro Atlético Fénix. The 2021 season all in one go. Can an imbalanced squad, without pace or any aerial threat survive, or even thrive in The Liga Profesional de Primera División (AKA the Torneo Uruguayo Copa Coca-Cola)?
FM22 | How to view stadium footage while using Rensie custom skin
How to view stadium footage while using Rensie custom skin for the Football Manager 2022.
Marching On: How to Replace Your Best Player
“I’m starting to get into this…” That’s what FM tells me as I finish off my first season in charge of Southampton on FM22, and I’d agree. It was a cracking first season at St Mary’s, one I really enjoyed more and more as it went on. I haven’t played in the English Premier League since FM16 and I’d
FM22 | Ternana Calcio: 2021/2022
Hello, welcome back! If you’ve yet to catch up, You can read about the club, squad and tactic in the last post. If you’re caught up, let’s take a look at Ternana’s 2021/2022 season.
The EURO dreams many years later | One season with A.C. Milan in FM22
One season with A.C. Milan within the Football Manager 2022 and my try to replicate the enjoyable 4-4-2 formation by the Czech national team from the EURO 2004 tournament.
Football Manager Tactics: My Calcio inspired 4-3-1-2 (Western United FC) #FM22
A tactical recreation of a Calcio inspired 4-3-1-2 formation in Football Manager 2022 for A-League Western United. Featuring a Trequartista and elements from Carlo Ancelotti's AC Milan and Chelsea sides.
MLS Football Manager 22 Guide - Squad Registration
Part Two of The MLS bitesized guides looks at squad registration in FM22's Major League Soccer (MLS) for Football Manager players. Further tips to come on league format and competitions, salary caps, buying and trading, general and targeted allocation money and MLS drafts.
FM22 : Southend United : Know your Roots : #1
Successive relegations into Non-League, winding up petitions, and a planned stadium move to Fossetts Farm over two decades old. Can I deliver for the long-suffering Shrimpers?
FM22 : Southend United : Know your Roots : #1
Successive relegations into Non-League, winding up petitions, and a planned stadium move to Fossetts Farm over two decades old. Can I deliver for the long-suffering Shrimpers?
Riding the Rhine | #1 - Using Your Head
Catch up on the latest from Frank Athlete's FM22 journeyman career along the banks of the River Rhine. Find out how Frank's first season in charge at FC Dordrecht has gone, and what plans are already in place for season two.
MLS Football Manager 22 Guide - League Format and Competitions
Part One of The MLS bitesized guides looks at rules and regulations in FM22's Major League Soccer (MLS) for Football Manager players. Further tips to come on squad registration, salary caps, buying and trading, general and targeted allocation money and MLS drafts.
Football Manager Tactics: Sampaoli’s 3-3-3-1 (Olympique de Marseille) #FM22
A tactical recreation of Olympique de Marseille's 3-3-3-1 formation by Jorge Sampaoli in Football Manager 2022.
Rensie Custom skin for FM22
The custom skin for the Football Manager 2022 created by FM Rensie.
Rensie Custom Low Res Skin for FM22
The custom skin for the Football Manager 2022 created by FM Rensie for low resolution.
FM22 | Ternana Calcio: Club Overview, Squad & Tactics
Welcome back! In the last post, I spoke about my decision to manage Ternana, the goals that I want to achieve and the transfer policy. We will be looking at the state of the club, a detailed look of the team and the tactics that I will be using through the save.
South America: Football Manager 2022 Club Guide 🌎 feat. @rocksendfm #FM22
Football Manager 2022 South American Club Guide featuring 18 teams across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru & Uruguay.
FM22 - SC Bastia
The fmadventure continues into FM22 with SC Bastia. A trip to the Corsican club with some unfinished business to take care of...
Infamous : FM22 : Nuno Espírito Santo - Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur concluded their catastrophic search for a Head Coach in the summer of '21 by securing Nuno Espírito Santo...for all of 10 league games. Can I give the Spurs fans the football they crave?
FM22 : Southend United : Save overview
Successive relegations into Non-League, winding up petitions, and a planned stadium move to Fossetts Farm over two decades old. Can I deliver for the long-suffering Shrimpers?
FM22: Centro Atlético Fénix
The start of a new Football Manager journey, this time, heading to South America, and the Uruguayan League, with Centro Atlético Fénix. A quick introduction, with some vague aims, hopes, and concerns, as well as a glimpse at a couple of players.
Marching On: My FM22 Save with Southampton
Football Manager 2022 is here. The buzz of save reveal season is upon us and I couldn’t miss out on gaining some of those juicy hits for the new home of my FM writing, CoffeehouseFM. I’ve found myself struggling to follow my usual process when it comes to picking a save for this edition of the gam
South America: Football Manager 2022 League Guide 🌎 #FM22
Football Manager 2022 League Guide for South America, covering Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru & Uruguay. Features club recommendations.
My #FM22 Save reveal - Chepiga Returns
A football manager 22 save reveal. Chepiga is off to MLS side the Portland Timbers. #FM22
What Football Manager Graphics Add-ons I use
The selection of graphics add-ons I like to use in the Football Manager.
FM22 Training Planner
Introducing the new and improved, easy-to-use Training Planner to help you organise your training sessions for FM22
FM22 | Ternana Calcio: Introduction
Hello and welcome! Deciding which club to manager for FM22 was quite easy this year. While on YouTube, I stumbled upon a short documentary by Copa90 Stories about Ternana Calcio, “ Ternana Calcio: The Working Class Goes to Heaven .” Being the football romantic that I am, I was immediately at
FM21 | SC Verl: 2026/2027 - Final Season
I want to thank everyone who’s given the series a read in the last few months. It’s been fun writing about my little journey with SC Verl. With FM22 Beta out, I decided this will be the last full season review for the save. Last season was the most successful in the club’s history by winn
FM21 | SC Verl: 2025/2026
This post will recap the entire 2025/2026 season. Last season we were able to squeeze into 4th place on the last game of the Bundesliga season to return to European football. Let’s see where we ended this season.
Riding the Rhine | Prologue
With the release of FM22 just around the corner, in this update we explore in detail exactly what Frank Athlete will be up to when the new game drops in the coming weeks
Royal Antwerp - The Great Old Season 4
A review of season four of my Football Manager 21 save in Antwerp.
FM22 Teaser | A Blank Slate
Read the latest from the world of Frank M. Athlete as he takes the first step on the road towards his new Football Manager journey for FM22
“Why Inter Miami in #FM22?” - La Plata: Vice
My Football Manager 2022 save introduction with Major League Soccer's Inter Miami.
FM21 | Ten years with GAIS in Sweden
Ten years. Ten seasons. Is it a lot or a little? Firstly, it’s the same number of seasons as in FM20 I played with Celaya in Mexico. Secondly, the last tenth season was already the longest of all (mentally) because everything I wanted was to end the save. That means ten seasons is enough. Third, i
The Golden Generation | Fin
FM21? Completed it mate. The end of my seventh feels like a natural place to stop with Vålerenga continuing to dominate, and there's some bonus Norwegian national team chat from the 2026 World Cup too. Read on! Transfers The work put in to scouting externally and developing players internally m
Running from FM: Picking up the Baton
Combining a love for Football Manager with a need to get fit, I played a game on FM21 every day that would then run a distance determined by the result on the pitch. Read on to see how it went.
Oscar Aga - my FM21 phenomenon
If you are lucky, every Football Manager edition can give you some good story and some unforgettable moments, achievements or you can find some unknown players. In FM21, I found Oscar Aga.
Toulouse 7.01: The Empire Strikes Back
This Football Manager journey with Toulouse FC comes to a close. In today's post, we'll witness one of the weirder FM seasons. The upstarts from the South of France continue to battle PSG's evil empire until the very end, in season seven of this FM21 saga.
FM21 & GAIS | The final season
The last complete season within the Football Manager 2021 save with GAIS in Sweden.
One last FM21 player development project
The example of the way how I try to develop players within Football Manager. Not only in the 2021 edition. This example shows how I retrained the attacking midfielder to the central defender.
Infamous : FM21 : Gary Neville - Valencia
Gary Neville was a catastrophic failure as a football manager at Valencia, but was it destined? Welcome back to my infamous series...
Toulouse 6.01: A New Hope
It's the end of an era as Ted's reign as Director of Football of Toulouse FC comes to an end. In today's post, we'll see if the rise of a new young striker will bring balance to the squad. The upstarts from the South of France continue to battle PSG's evil empire in season six of this FM21 saga.
Mimicking Moyes: How to recreate 'Club Culture' in FM21
Culture has played a significant role in the success of certain football teams, from Leicester City's title win to West Ham's Europa League qualification. But how can we emulate that thriving culture in Football Manager?
FM21 : The search for Solano
An attempt to recreate the cult-like status of Nolberto Solano using players generated within a Football Manager 2021 save starting at Sporting Cristal, Peru
FM21 | SC Verl: 2024/2025
(The following post is a two part series from the old Youth Intake site) Hello there! SC Verl finished last season 2nd place and qualified for the Champions League.
FM21 | Indirect Free Kick with the Far Post delivery
My version of the Indirect Free Kick routine with the Far Post delivery withing Football Manager 2021 including the experienced king of assists.
FM21 & GAIS | Developing for Zidane and the league drama
The summary about the 2nd part of the 2028 calendar year within my FM21 save with GAIS in Sweden including details about transfers of young players to Bayern München, league drama until the last round or the development of my best newgen within the save.
FM21 | SC Verl: 2023/2024
(The following post is a two part series from the old Youth Intake site) Hello! Last season was a success for this young Verl side as they reached 9th place and well above the bottom three. Although the team is tipped for a relegation battle, I’m hoping that the squad can look to push for anothe
Atalanta: 2024/25 Ritorno
We've gone into full season rescue mode. It's been a bad year for fmadventure's Atalanta but somehow there is hope! Champions League football is still a slim possibility if we can get, in Danny Rose's infamous words, "anything from Milan"
FM21 & GAIS | Two teams within one winning trophies
Do you use the Manage teams/selection(s) option in the Football Manager? This post is about how I'm using it within my FM21 save to save some time but also have my squad under control while playing three competitions at the same time.
The Golden Generation | We Go Again
The extreme high of last season's unbeaten domestic season was always going to be difficult to top, especially with such a young squad. I didn't think a sixth consecutive Eliteserien title was in doubt at any stage of the season, but there was a late wobble in performances and results that concerne