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In the year 3145…
Luton Town won the Prem. Swindon, who have won 10 out of the last 12 years, has fallen to 10th, while Dani Salavert was fired after just 288 days in the job. The former Man United coach may regret leaving… In the Bundesliga, TSG Hoffenheim continues it’s dominance. Since winning the league in 2982, Die […]
The Kids Are Alright Season ∞
It’s the manager that has problems… First of, I have to say I love the idea of this sort of save. It can be fun, and interesting, and a lot easier if you choose a country with really good youth recruitment and a bevy of decent teams to choose from. There are a couple of […]
The Kids Are Alright Season 11
Chin up, old boy, it could be worse… As much as I love this save, I have to admit we are in the phase where our performances are going to vary wildly, and there are multiple reasons for this, but the primary reason is that we are a young team, our average age is 21, […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 10
A TIPPING POINT? Ten seasons in, and I would be hard pressed to argue were aren’t exactly where we want to be. In addition to moving up 134 places to the 132nd position in European club ranking, we have improved behind the scenes, with secure finances, State of the Art Training Facilities, Excellent Youth Facilities, […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 9
Stepping back to take a step forward. I will admit, everything lined up well for us last year. Getting to the Round of 16 in the UECL was quite the accomplishment, but as optimistic as I am, and overly so at times, I wasn’t expecting a repeat performance this year. I wanted us to do […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 8
You Too Can Lose, and Still Be a WINNER!!! This year, it was a tale of two seasons. The first season we were Brilliant. The second season, less so, as a packed schedule, injuries, fatigue and the like conspired to bring us down a few pegs to midtable mediocrity, but the puppet masters behind the […]
‘Icarus’ Clubs
We’ve known about “Fallen Giants”, clubs that were once big but have now fallen back, such as Saint Etienne in Spain, Buraspor in Turkey, Parma in Italy, Coruna in Spain, but what about those clubs who spent a long time climbing their way to the top, only to stay for a couple of seasons or […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 7
European Dreams…Because Conference League is still Europe After a 3 Month delay, I blame missed payments to contractors, the new Stadium is finally open. It’s a lovely stadium, there’s room for growth in the future, I couldn’t be happier with it. I also couldn’t be happier with the board, who waited until we were financially […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 6
I am not too worried about this…yet… One of the thoughts lingering in the back of my mind since the start of the save is “What if we become to successful to soon?” In many saves this isn’t something to worry about, but in a Youth Save (for many teams anyways), it is because if […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 5
Out with the Old… There is good and bad with a Youth Only Save, and depending on what your point of view is some issues can be both. The list can go on, but for the moment, these are the primary issues, and to be honest the first two not being a factor means I […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 4
“Custer had a plan too…” Usually when do a more Youth Oriented save, I am at a club I am building up, there’s a decent amount of solid to good older players that will carry us forward, as as my youth progress from raw 15 and 16 year olds to 18 and 19 year olds […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 3
The Glasses Just Make Me Look Smart… I’m going to be 100% honest here: In game, I am about 10 seasons ahead of what I am posting. There are a couple reasons for this: That said, I still have no fricking clue how the Promotion/Relegation Groups in Liga I work, so lets see if we can figure […]
The Kids Are Alright: Season 2
Don’t Rock the Boat As I mentioned previously, this is my second attempt at a ‘Youth Only’ save, the first was with a club in Croatia. In that save, we did not make it out of the 2nd Division, and as a result, the club went semi-professional. 2nd year we got promoted, the owners would not let […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 1
Laying the foundation, one brick at a time… There are a couple of different ways to start a save in my opinion, but choosing which route to take when it’s your first day is dependent on one thing. That one thing however, is comprised of multiple parts, because why wouldn’t it be? And what is that one […]
The Kids Are Alright -Season 0
“Copiii sunt în regulă” I like scouting. I like developing youth players, I like taking a clubs from the lower levels to the highest possible, and having fun on the way. But what if we took away Scouting? What if we went youth only? In a country with a rich football history, with some interesting teams to compete […]
Shattered Sphere
This is not for Football Manager, this is for Battletech, another game I play(ed) back in the day. But I am posting this here because I found the map in a hard drive and figured I would post what I put on the forum here as well for those people who may not be on the […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, A Recap & 10 Years later
As I usually do with my saves, I simmed ahead 10 years to see if the team and coaches that followed have continued to build upon the foundation I left. This is sometimes a very hit or miss proposition, especially when you tend to use a ‘non-standard’ formation that you have the squad for. One of my […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Eighteenth Season, Part Two
The theme for this season? Injuries. Holy hells, I don’t know what the heck is going on with my medical department, my Technical director is responsible for hiring/firing them, but I swear a lot of them are going to be losing their job this keeps up. The season got of to a rip roaring start, with […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Eighteenth Season, Part One
The goal this year is to win the Bundesliga for the fourth time in a row. That however is secondary to our ultimate goal, winning the Champions League. Our progress the past five years has been as follows: We have a good, young team. The 4-1DM-1M-3-1 I have been playing has put plenty of goals on the board, […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Seventeenth Season, Part Two
The engine that is BFC Dynamo is firing on all cylinders. The 4-2DM-2-2 Box formation I am using has a lot of my opponents absolutely flummoxed, and now that I have a good player and capable backup in most every position, I am not as afraid of multiple games in a week as I once […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Seventeenth Season, Part One
Seventeen seasons in, and BFC Dynamo has climbed the rankings in Europe, we’re now a top 25 team. Our Facilities are excellent, are coaching staff is excellent, our player development is excellent, which means when a big clubs comes calling, our players want to leave, and no amount of money will keep them here…blast and […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Sixteenth Season, Part Two
The team is really starting to come together. We’ve found good starters at most of the positions, capable backups at most positions, and a few youngsters I am eager to see how they do on the field. The FM24 Beta came out as I started this season, and with the new ability to play your […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Sixteenth Season, Part One
“I can’t believe we won the League,” Uwe said.“I can’t believe we won in Magdeburg!” Sasha replied. It was a common course over the summer with her.“It’s a dream,” Uwe said“Its-” Sasha started to say, before Heinrichs hand on her arm stopped her.“A nightmare would have been winning in Rostock. Or Dresden.”Sasha started to respond, […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Fifteenth Season
“Magdeburg!” Sasha said again. Heinrich had lost count of how many times she had said it like a curse word. She had at least stopped pounding the table as she said it.“It’s 2 hours by train, and the Supporters club is getting us a discount on tickets for the season. It will be fine.” Klaus […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Fourteenth Season, Part Three
“Do you ever think we are getting to old for this?” Heinrich asked around a mouthful of food.“To old for what?” Sasha asked“Being a fan? Going to every game, gathering afterwards. It was cool whenm we were younger, but-““What’s your wife been telling you now?” Paul asked.“Elise hasn’t said a thing-““That’s because she’s still mad […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Fourteenth Season, Part Two
FM24 has been out for almost a week now, and I’ve actually continued this save on it. Truth be told I am about 4 seasons ahead of where this commentary is, so I think after this season, I will just be doing full season recaps, then a short break. I do have a ‘Beta’ save […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Fourteenth Season, Part One
“Next draw, I hope we get cities I haven’t actually travelled to before,” Sasha said. She was sitting at the table, head in her hands, staring at her beer.“What’s wrong with Italy? Or Belgium, Or England?” Paul asked.“What’s wrong with Sheffield?” Heinrich asked.“What’s right with Sheffield?” retorted Sasha, finally giving in and drinking half her […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Thirteenth Season, Part Three
“You’ve turned down quite a few job interviews this season Coach,” Armin said. They were sitting in Coach Schmidt’s office, which looked pretty spare when compared to other offices he had been in.“I’ve got a good thing going here in Berlin, if I have my way I’ll finish my career here.”“How long do you expect […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Thirteenth Season, Part Two
“What is with this team…” Sasha moaned, head down on the table. The only thing particularly worrying about this situation was that she was sober. You expecting the bottom to fall out? Up,” Paul slid a plate of food under her as she sat up “No. Yes. No. They are doing good, it’s just that…” […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Thirteenth Season, Part One
“An unexpected finish from the youthful BFC Dynamo squad sees them playing in the Champions League for the first time, and their path will not be easy. Man City, Napoli, Monaco, Braga, Wolves, Villareal, Olympiacos and Djurgårdens means, Dynamo will have to be extremely good and extremely lucky to go further than the League Phase.” […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Twelfth Season, Part Three
The celebration after winning the game was muted, Bayer 04 had walked off the field, Jaissle shaking Nikki’s hand and congratulating him.Then the big screen switched to the Borussia Munchen-Gladbach-Mainz game. BMG had drawn with Dynamo two weeks prior, and then had played a listless game away at Hoffenheim the resulted in a draw, meaning […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Twelfth Season, Part Two
“This club is going to give me a complex,” Klaus said. “You sure it’s not the Indian food you had earlier disagreeing with you? Again?” Sasha asked. “Christmas season got you down?” Heinrich added to the conversation, setting a tray full of beers down on the table and handling them out. “We could win the […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Twelfth Season, Part One
“Did he even stay a calendar year?” Sasha asked around a mouthful of food? The bar was actually a bit more crowded tonight, which was odd because there wasn’t a practice, there wasn’t a game, and the weather was nice. Noone seemed to mind too much. “No, 330ish days,” Heinrich replied. “Talking about Mirko leaving […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Eleventh Season, Part Four
Coach Nicholas Schmidt and BFC Dynamo have exceeded expectations for the better part of a decade. A meteoric rise from the RegionalLiga to the Bundesliga, European Conference Football this season, a good nucleus of of players, a system that has been in place for a few years now set the table for the club to […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Eleventh Season, Part Three
“A Toast!” Uwe said, holding up his beer, and everyone followed, although more than a few of them spilled. “To Hannover, to Stuttgart, and to Union Berlin!” HE said, leaning over and making a ‘ptui1’ noise towards the floor. “Thank god you are all in the Bundesliga this year, or we’d be in a relegation […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Eleventh Season, Part Two
From the Berlin Football Daily The windows closed, what’s the grade? A look at BFC Dynamo, by Karl Hausser BFC Dynamo have built up a reputation this past ten years as the “Little Team That Could”. From a RegionalLiga club with poor finances that were compounded by an inexplicable decision by management at the time […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Eleventh Season, Part One
Something a little bit different The door to the conference room opened, but only a few people inside stood as he walked in. Today was a casual day, slacks, nice shirt sports coat. He took a seat at the end of the table, and poured himself a glass of water.“The answer,” he said, after taking […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Tenth Season, Part Three
The plan, like all plans, was not the same at the end as it was at the beginning. We were solidly midtable, and while we made some moves in the transfer window, I spent more time fighting off transfers for my players, Petrov in particular, than I did scouting and signing. Unfortunately, I do not […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Tenth Season, Part Two
“What is with this team?” Hans asked. “Have we turned the corner, so to speak?”“Yes.”“No.”“Maybe,” Hans looked over the top of his mug, and found Sasha, Ulrich and Joachim staring back at him. “I don’t want to get my hopes up. Again,” Sasha said. “Land of perpetual disappointment, Population you,” Joachim replied, smiling at her. […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Tenth Season, Part One
Dinner was overpriced, but as he wasn’t paying, he didn’t care too much. If he was still hungry on the way home, he’d swing by the pub and grab a sandwich.“The board and I have concerns.” Hans Biermann was a small man whose waist was expanding as fast as his hair was thinning. A Long […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Ninth Season, Part Three
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Ninth Season, Part Three “We stayed up, right?” Sasha asked after finishing her beer.“We did,” Heinrich replied around a mout full of food.“Why does it feel like we did worse this season.” Sasha said, putting her hands under her chin.“Because Gomes went to Brentford for 3.4 Millon?” Uwe replied?“Because […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Ninth Season, Part Two
The pressroom had a few more bodies in it these days, which wasn’t a bad thing really. The tone of the last couple had been a bit more…challenging, especially after the loss against Bayern, but with the January transfer window coming up, and the rumors floating around, there was reason for it to be crowded. […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Ninth Season, Part One
“We have a problem,” Robert Vittek, the teams technical director, had walked in before he had finished knocking. Coach Schmidt had a mouthful of sandwich, and after giving his senior administrator a look made a motion for him to sit down.“We have a whole slew of problems,” Schmidt said, wiping his mouth and sitting back. […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Eighth Season, Part Three
“I can’t believe we sold Luca,” Sasha was sitting at the table, head in her hands.“Are you mad they sold him, or only sold him for-” Lars was asking before he was interrupted.“5.25 Million!” She all but yelled. The rest of the table sat and drank their beers, the tables around them ignored her outburst, […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Eighth Season, Part Two
The conference room was crowded. It was the first time in a long time that almost everyone on the staff of the club, including the scouts, were back in Berlin. Christmas had come and gone, the transfer window had closed, and Coach Schmidt had called everyone together, if only to put faces to names in […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Eighth Season, Part One
This is going to be a slightly different format, as usually I go thru the summer signings and post screenshots, but for some reason I do not have them for Season 8. I do have a save game at the end of season 8, and will post screenshots of the players then. Thanks for reading! […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Seventh Season, Part Three
We survived. Not because we did well, any other season and the 38 points we achieved would have left us close to if not in the relegation playoffs. No, we survived because Augsburg, Regensburg, Koln, Hoffenheim and Mainz all had horrible seasons as well, and we lucked out by having our last 8 games playing […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Seventh Season, Part Two
“We need a miracle to stay up…” Heinrich said. The bar was quiet, the weather had a lot to do with that, a colder winter and recent snowfall had caused many people to stay indoors. “We have two in Regensburg and Augsberg. Augsberg has 7 points, there’s no way they are staying up,” replied Heinrich. […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Seventh Season, Part One
The press room wasn’t as full as it could have been, which on one hand was a good thing, a full press room often meant something had gone either very right (a rarity, but it happened from time to time), or something had gone very wrong. A somewhat full press room, that was OK by […]
Der Bär Wird Wieder Brüllen, The Sixth Season, Part Four
Five thousand BFC Dynamo fans were on their feet, screaming and yelling as loudly as they could. Most of the thirteen hundred Dusseldorf fans that had travelled for the game were already making their way to the exits.“Why hasn’t he blown the whistle?” Uwe yelled, looking at his watch.“BLOW THE GODDAMNED WHISTLE REF!” Sasha screamed. […]