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[FM19] Backing The Blues - The Blueprint
Written by @InvWingbacks Player development is something that's been talked about, written about and argued about for as long as I can remember. I'm sure there's a right and a wrong way to go about it, but one of the best breakdowns I can ever remember reading is that of Cleon in FM14 with his
[FM19] The Paris Project - Part Two
Written by JordTheDesigner Nothing In Reserve In part 1 of the series, it was blatantly clear that PSG haven’t utilised their youth system to its full potential over the last forty years or attracted the copious amounts of players who have grown up in and around Paris. In the second artic
Mid 90's Milan - Part 9
Written by Dave Black @cm9798 Hello! Welcome to the final edition of Mid 90s Milan. So far, we’ve been ruddy brilliant. We’re just a few points away from securing the Serie A title. The Champions League final will see us take on Man Utd. Before all of that though, we take on Brescia in the sec
The West Ham Way - Part One, Staff.
Written by FridayNightFM The West Ham Way – Staff What is ‘The West Ham Way’ ? – A question asked by Sir Alex Ferguson when defending Big Sam back in 2013. To be honest, there isn’t a definitive ‘way’ but as a lifelong supporter, who isn’t someone that calls for it, I believe The West H
Who Loves A Football Manager Challenge?
Written by Steve Robbins Welcome to my first ever blog post for WeStreamFM, first and foremost I want to thank Chris (Curty) and Joe (FridayNightFM) for the opportunity and taking a punt on me. When thinking about what should be my inaugural written piece for the site I felt there was only o
Mid 90's Milan - Part Eight
Written by Dave Black Hello! Welcome back to Mid 90s Milan. This is the penultimate episode as we’re about to enter the month of April. The business end of the season will see us look to push on towards the Serie A title whilst competing in the latter stages of the Coppa Italia and the Cham
[FM19] Introduction - Backing The Blues
Written by InvertedWingbacks The Race for Top 4. While Manchester City and Liverpool sprinted off into the distance to scrap over the league title, Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal all seemed to play a game of hot-potato with Champions League qualification, each out-doing the
[FM19] The Paris Project - Part One
Written by JordTheDesigner - Foreword by FridayNightFM Foreword I spoke with Jord before releasing this blog post to understand the format of this save, he wanted to start his management career at the beginning of the 2019/20 season letting Football Manager write it’s own unique stor
'Dubbed the next..' The Football Manager Crystal Ball
Written by MaddFM
Mid 90's Milan - Part Seven
Written by @cm9798 Welcome back to Mid 90s Milan! I’ve loaded up CM2 Italian League to try and correct Milan’s woeful 96/97 season and so far we’re doing quite well. It hasn’t been without stress – some big beatings threatened to ruin Christmas but the ship has been steadied. We sit top of Ser
Mid 90's Milan - Part Six
Written by @cm9798 Welcome back to Mid 90’s Milan. Last week, we may have crossed over from 96 to 97 but it aged me far more than one month should. Some heavy defeats and some equally industrial tackling left us bruised in every sense. Progression in the Champions League was secured but a f
The 4-4-2 Diaries - Squad Building
INTRODUCTION In my last blog for WSFM, I documented my approach to conducting an end of season review where we outlined a strategy regarding the existing squad in terms of who to sell, re-sign or redevelop. The continuation of this is obviously reshaping the squad for next season by bringing i
Mid 90's Milan - Part Five
Written by Dave Black @cm9798 Welcome back! This is all going rather well isn’t it? I took over Milan in 1996 with low expectations after their disastrous real life season. Turns out it is a lot easier on Championship Manager. We sit 4 points clear at the top of the table at the start of Decem
Mid 90's Milan - Part Four
Written by Dave Black @cm9798 Welcome back to Milan in 1996. I set about trying to reverse their disastrous season and so far, I’d give myself a B+. October was bittersweet for us. Our home form continues to keep us afloat. Our Champions League campaign has picked up momentum. We’re still in t
Mid 90's Milan - Part Three
Written by Dave Black @cm9798 Welcome back! We’re up to episode 3 of Mid 90s Milan and so far, we’re getting by but only just. Trying to find the right formula for this star studded squad is easier said than done. We are however top of the Serie A table after five games and frankly, that’s all
#WeStreamFM News 04/04/2019
A mental March rolls in to an awesome April & we’ve been crazy busy at WSFM Towers working on ways to bring you even more Football Manager content. Today we’re delighted to announce the following: WSFM co-founder @FMDoop has today been confirmed as a Twitch Partnered Streamer. Doop ’s c
4-4-2 Diaries - End Of Year Assessment
INTRODUCTION Like all FM’ers I go through an evaluation process for my entire squad at the end of the year. While I am constantly evaluating my squad throughout the season, that work is largely informal with a few just a few notes jotted down here or there in a spreadsheet or notebook a
Mid 90's Milan - Part Two
Written by Dave Black - @cm9798 Hello and welcome back to Part 2 of Mid 90s Milan. We got the 96/97 campaign off to a gentle start in part one, the star-studded squad showing glimpses of promise in my first few games in the dugout. The aim is to outperform Milan’s rather terrible real life 96/
Terry's Journey
Written by TerryWorldOrder The year is 1984. The home computer boom is in full swing and at Christmas I was gifted my first computer; a ZX Spectrum 48k. I was 12 years old and I had no idea what to do with it, but I was just told this machi
Football DNA
Written by MaddFM 🎵 Suggested listening 🎵 : " Father & Son" - Cat Stevens "Born this Way" - Lady Gaga "My Perfect Cousin" - The Undertones
Football Manager 2019: My Training Philosophy
Written by Troy @FMLife2016 Football Manager over the years has developed in to one of the most realistic video simulation games of all time. From tactics to scouting and everything in between and the team at SI have always strived to make every new edition more realistic than the last. In FM1
4-4-2 Diaries - Broad Strokes
Written by Simon Kean Thanks to the #WeStreamFM crew for the offer to provide some blog content for the site. I’ve been a regular in many of their streams and listen to the podcast while I’m in the shower. Background: This blog post is an addendum to my 4-4-2 Diaries series from on my o
Mid 90's Milan - Part One
Written by Dave Black ( @cm9798 ) As you may know, I spend a lot of time playing CM9798. The game itself has been in my life for over 20 years and I’ve been blogging about it for 4 years. I find the whole CM2 series to be the most familiar and the easiest to play. There’s als
The Noisy Neighbour
Written by FMCatenaccio When we think of Madrid, we often look at the likes of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, two Spanish giants, who often battle it out between them with the likes of Barcelona for the Spanish La Liga title. Without research we would probably never know that in the
To DMC or not to DMC? That is the question.
Written by @MaddFM 🎵 Suggested tune: " It's like That - Run DMC ft Jason Nevins " (1997)
FM19 Tactics: The Aldershot Way
Written by @CurtyFM I want to start by saying that this is by no means a guide for lower league management (LLM), but after completely altering how I set up my LLM 442 formation after I was lucky enough to have a ‘Golden Generation’ youth intake, I wanted to share the transition I made from an
Football Manager 2019: 5 teams you might want to manage
Written by @FridayNightFM You’ve got a day off of work or school, you fire up your computer, load Football Manager and then you ask yourself ‘who do I manage?’. It can be tough choosing a team with so many challenges out there but for those that are like me and love a back story, this post i
Benfica vs Porto Combined XI
@FridayNightFM & @DaveAzzopardi are battling it out in the #OClassicoSave . Benfica are currently reeling from a resurgent Porto and are in pole position to claim their second championship in as many years. Here WeStreamFM selects who would
Every Premier League Team With A Legend Manager
Many players are labelled as legends at clubs every season but very few go on to become successful coaches and managers.
1860 Munich - Season 2021/22
One year on and we catch up with Doop to look back at the 2021/22 season.
1860 Munich - The Story So Far
We get inside FMDoop’s mind as the 1860 Munchen boss discusses the rise back to the Bundesliga, transfer decisions & ‘the next step’.
PODCAST #1 - VIKING INVASION
This week we chat about the impending release of Football Manager 2018 & deliberate over whether another wonderkid of Football Manager's past gets allowed into the 5 star potential wonderkid hall of fame!
PODCAST #1 - VIKING INVASION
This week we chat about the impending release of Football Manager 2018 & deliberate over whether another wonderkid of Football Manager's past gets allowed into the 5 star potential wonderkid hall of fame!