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Soviet Surge | Part 39 | CSKA-Sofia #2: Completing A Massive Rebuild
Half a season in Bulgaria had seen Vladimir Latunov spark a major upturn in CSKA-Sofia’s fortunes, taking them from eighth to finishing fourth in the summer of 2039. However, plenty more work was ahead as he looked to bridge the gap to the top three and Ludogorets, who’d won the last 14 titles!
Trotters Talent | Part 50: Bolton Wanderers: Most Reputable Club in the World
The summer of 2043 saw Bolton Wanderers become the most reputable club in the world on the back of winning their second Champions League and wrapping up an 8th consecutive Premier League title.
Soviet Surge | Part 38 | CSKA-Sofia #1: Reunited With A Legend
Fresh from wrapping up an 11th national title, Russian manager Vladimir Latunov was back on the move in December 2038. He moved from Belarus to Bulgaria as he swiftly took the reins at CSKA Sofia and didn’t waste any time stamping his authority on his new club.
Trotters Talent | Part 49: First Trotter Talent Wins FIFA Best U21 Player
Another undefeated start to the season saw Bolton Wanderers sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League heading into 2023. Despite a few injury issues, the team was absolutely on fire as it looked to bag an 8th successive Premier League title.
Soviet Surge | Part 37 | Dinamo Minsk #2: Battling with Brest
Having been sacked by Torpedo and moved up in the world to Dinamo Minsk, Vladimir Latunov’s young side had enjoyed a great start to the 2038 season. They sat top of the Belarussian Highest League, just one point clear of nearest challengers Dinamo Brest with 14 games remaining.
Trotters Talent | Part 48: Cruel Injury Hampers Brilliant Left-Back Signing
The summer of 2042 began with two long-time Trotter Talents departing as Luke Johnson and Luca Godden both left when their contracts expired.
Soviet Surge | Part 36 | Dinamo Minsk #1: 16-year-old Star Striker
Russian manager Vladimir Latunov had worked wonders to steer Torpedo Zhodinov clear of relegation, only for them to promptly sack him when he began looking elsewhere! However, he soon gained an upgrade when he took the reigns at divisional rivals Dinamo Minsk.
FM Guide: How to Find the Best Wonderkids on Football Manager
My number one rule on FM21 is to never trust my scouts (unless they tell me a player is really, really bad). For that reason, I use a wide range of tactics for finding the best new players from all around the world on FM21.
Trotters Talent | Part 47: Ridiculous Goal and Assist Records
Bolton Wanderers started the 2041/42 campaign in sensational form, only dropping four points after 20 matches. And they were led by 21-year-old Turkish striker Onur Kocaaslan, who bagged 35 goals by the mid-way point of the season and was eyeing up the club’s all-time league goals in a season record!
Soviet Surge | Part 35 | Torpedo Zhodino #1: A Relegation Battle and Shock Ending
Fresh from wrapping up a 10th top tier title in Eastern Europe with Slovenian side NK Celje, Russian manager was back on the move in his Soviet Surge. His 12th club in 11 countries took him to Belarus with Torpedo Zhodino.
Trotters Talent | Part 46: Bolton Hit Whole New Levels
The big focus of this Bolton Wanderers save has been producing our own talents through the youth academy. The summer of 2041 saw the very first product of the academy hang up his boots as former captain Nigel Turner, who came through our 2021 intake, retired after 653 appearances, including 444 league games for Bolton.
Soviet Surge | Part 34 | NK Celje #2: Battling Slovenia’s Big Boys
Russian manager Vladimir Latunov had overseen an impressive turn in fortunes for his new club NK Celje. The Slovenian side finished just outside the relegation zone in the 2035/36 campaign, but sat top of the league unbeaten mid-way through the current season.
Trotters Talent | Part 45: Premier League Domination
This Bolton Wanderers side has become absolutely exceptional, which was highlighted by them remaining unbeaten and dominating the Premier League with a 19-point lead at the midway point of the 2040/41 campaign.
Soviet Surge | Part 33 | NK Celje #1: An Immediate Positive Impact
The summer of 2036 took nomadic manager Vladimir Latunov on to his 10th club in an 11th Eastern European country on his Soviet Surge adventure.
Trotters Talent | Part 44: Magnificent Germán Martínez
n ridiculous fantasies that we could feasibly take over our favourite club and work wonders. For example, even if Bolton Wanderers appointed Pep Guardiola tomorrow morning it’s unrealistic to think that in 20 years time he would have not only won the club’s first league title but also the Champions League.
Soviet Surge | Part 32 | FK Radnicki #6: Diego Maradona Joins Serbian Title Battle
After deciding to stay with a club for more than two years for the first time in his 15-year career, Russian manager Vladimir Latunov was reaping the benefits at FK Radnick 1923 Kragujevac.
Trotters Talent | Part 43: 20 Year Reflection
In 20 years, we’ve transformed Bolton into five-times winners of the Premier League and Champions of Europe with a billion pounds in the bank balance.
Trotters Talent | Part 42: A Stunning Season and the Best Regen Ever
Bolton Wanderers’ brilliant start to the season had us fighting surprise package Everton at the top of the Premier League. Both teams had strikers in ridiculous form, with our Onur Kocaaslan’s 25 league goals usurped by Mario Ricca’s 28. After 18 games!
Soviet Surge | Part 31 | FK Radnicki #5: Milosevic the Goal Machine
Vladimir Latunov was preparing for a third season at FK Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac, which represented the first occasion in his 15-year career that he’d stated with a club for longer than two years.
Trotters Talent | Part 41: The Best Debut Ever?
Embarking on a 20th season in charge of Bolton Wanderers, I’d taken the club from the fourth tier of English football and financial ruin to four-time national champions and being absolutely minted in the last 19 years.
Soviet Surge | Part 30 | FK Radnicki #4: Chasing European Qualification
A strong start to their first season in the Serbian SuperLeague saw FK Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac sitting fourth heading into 2035, despite the media expecting them to finish 12th.
FM Experiment: Who Does Football Manager Think Will Win Euro 2020?
With Euro 2020 finally kicking off today, I ran an experiment to see how Football Manager 2021 sees the tournament playing out. To warn you, there are some pretty drastic results…
Trotters Talent | Part 40: “Big Six” Side Gets Relegated in 2039!
Our third defence of Bolton Wanderers’ Premier League title had started pretty well as we sat two points clear of free-scoring Manchester United. We also had another Champions League first knockout round clash with Real Madrid to look forward to.
20 FM21 Wonderkids Who Could Shine At Euro 2020
With Euro 2020 less than a week away, I thought it’d be prudent to have a look at current in-game wonderkids who could be set to make their mark on the international game this summer
Soviet Surge | Part 29 | FK Radnicki #3: Punching Above Our Weight
After dropping to a second tier league for the second time in his career, Vladimir Latunov swiftly led his new FK Radnicki 1923 Kragujevac side back to the top of Serbian football.
Trotters Talent | Part 39: Transfer Record Smashed!
As Bolton Wanderers’ young squad flourished, the club was becoming an increasingly dominant force in the Premier League. The 2037/38 campaign saw us only lose once until the final two games of the season in wrapping up a third successive title.
Soviet Surge | Part 28 | FK Radnicki #2: Smashing all the Records
At the three-month winter break in the Serbian season, FK Radnicki 1923 remained unbeaten and top of the Serbian First League.
Improving the World’s Worst National Team | Part 5: A Surprising Euros Qualifying
Can you improve the world’s worst national team with a better youth rating and youth recruitment and a star teenage striker? The answer appeared to be yes, as Andy Selva had used those factors to lead San Marino to the 182nd best team in the world.
Trotters Talent | Part 38: Bolton Wanderers Legend
Bolton Wanderers’ second Premier League title defence was off to a superb start as they headed into 2038 unbeaten. They were also looking forward to an exciting first clash with Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Jadon Sancho: Statistically England’s Best Attacking Option for Euro 2020?
English football has long-maligned players that ply their trade abroad. For whatever reason, we’re more than happy for leading players from other countries to come to the Premier League, but if our players do the reverse then they’re immediately treated with scepticism.
Roy Hodgson: A Journeyman Career All FM Players Would Be Proud Of
Fred Everiss became manager (well, secretary-manager) of West Bromwich Albion way back in 1902. English football’s longest-serving manager of all time was still in charge at The Hawthorns when Roy Hodgson was born on 9 August 1947.
Soviet Surge | Part 27 | FK Radnicki #1: Free-Scoring Start to Life in Serbia
A crazy conclusion to the Slovakian First Division saw Vladimir Latunov lift his eighth national title on his Soviet Surge with FC Nitra. That success meant he was back on the move with a tenth club in nine countries across Eastern Europe.
Trotters Talent | Part 37: Youth Development Hits New Heights
The good people of Bolton had yet more reason to celebrate in the summer of 2037 as their Bolton Wanderers heroes sealed the unlikely feat of defending their maiden Premier League title.
18 Teams I’m Eyeing Up for the Rest of FM 21
We’ve reached the mid-way point in the Football Manager 2021 cycle, which means there’s probably plenty of people keen for a new challenge and looking for a new save to take on for the next six months.
Soviet Surge | Part 26 | FC Nitra #4: Epic Title Battle
Newly promoted FC Nitra had taken the Slovakian First Division by storm in their first six months back in the league. The club sat pretty in second place and found themselves in an unlikely title battle with Slovak giants Zilina and Slovan Bratislava.
Improving the World’s Worst National Team | Part 4: Greatest Results in Sammarinese History
San Marino’s new-look young side had a somewhat chastening experience in World Cup Qualifying. But they had shown plenty of promise and there were several exciting youngsters establishing themselves in the national team.
Trotters Talent | Part 36: Bolton vs. Barcelona
A maiden Premier League title defence hadn’t started overly well but a strong end to 2036 saw Bolton Wanderers slash the gap to early pacesetters Arsenal and Tottenham.
Soviet Surge | Part 25 | FC Nitra #3: Into the Slovak First Division
FC Nitra won their fifth Slovak Second Division title with an unbeaten season in Vladimir Latunov’s first season in Slovakia. Now, heading into the 2032/33 campaign, the challenge was to strengthen the side and develop some exciting youngsters to step up to the top tier and move into European football.
Improving the World’s Worst National Team | Part 3: World Cup Qualifying
Andy Selva had led his new-look San Marino side to Nations League promotion with a ream of exciting new Sammarinese youngsters.
Trotters Talent | Part 35: FIFA Best Under 21 Men’s Player
Bolton Wanderers had become Champions of England for the first time in their history in the summer of 2036. This confirmed our turnaround in the club’s fortunes, rising from League 2 to the best team in the country in 16 years.
Soviet Surge | Part 24 | FC Nitra #2: Chasing An Unbeaten Season
Vladimir Latunov had made a great start to life in Slovakian side FC Nitra, the ninth club and eighth country in his Soviet Surge.
Improving the World’s Worst National Team | Part 2: Promotion Party
This Football Manager Challenge began as a YouTube save that, frankly, I didn’t have the time or dedication to continue recording. It came about in light of a BBC article that questioned how you could save improve the world’s worst national team, but didn’t answer the question.
Trotters Talent | Part 34: Premier League Title Challenge
Bolton Wanderers were challenging at the top of the Premier League after a great start to the 2035/36 campaign. Their strong form, with just two league defeats, had been inspired by exciting summer signing Germán Martínez, who already had nine assists, and star striker Guilherme, who had 14 goals in 21 games.
Soviet Surge | Part 23 | FC Nitra #1: A Different Kind of Challenge
After tasting success in more than half of the countries across Eastern Europe, Russian manager Vladimir Latunov, with all due respect, took a major step down in quality in the next leg of his Soviet Surge in the summer of 2031.
Trotters Talent | Part 33: Bolton Wanderers’ Best-Ever Signing?
Bolton Wanderers fans had a summer to remember in 2035 as their heroes lifted the club’s first-ever European trophy. The young Bolton side also upgraded to the second tier of continental competitions for the next season by finishing fifth in the Premier League.
Soviet Surge | Part 22 | Shakhtar Donetsk #2: Amine Gouiri Signing Aids Title Fight
An unbeaten start to the Ukrainian Premier League had Vladimir Latunov in prime position to win a seventh national title in his Soviet Surge – in which he was bidding to win all 13 leagues in Eastern Europe.
Trotters Talent | Part 32: 15 Year Reflection
After 15 years in-game at Bolton Wanderers, I thought it’d be good to reflect on our time at the club and have a look around the world of football in 2035. So read on for our best players, competition histories, manager updates, and the best regens in the world!
Trotters Talent | Part 31: Glorious Guilherme’s Goalscoring Exploits
Heading into 2035, Bolton Wanderers were absolutely flying in the Premier League. They found themselves in the top five, with the best defence, a 100% home record, and the league’s top goalscorer in the excellent Guilherme.
Soviet Surge Part 21 | Shakhtar Donetsk #1: A Jousse-y Start to Life in Ukraine
After success in winning the national title in six of the 13 target countries in his Soviet Surge journey, Russian manager Vladimir Latunov landed one of the biggest managerial roles in Eastern Europe in the summer of 2030.
Trotters Talent | Part 30: Guilherme Goes AWOL Then Goal-Crazy
We’ve hit the big three-oh mark on this blog save, which takes it to the joint-second longest series we’ve run on the FM Addict blog. And that longevity has seen Bolton Wanderers develop into a club heading in the right direction in the summer of 2034.