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Title: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 19:56:11
Starting a game as Swindon and was just wondering if anyone else has done the same, if so who they have signed?


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: sonicyouth on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 22:32:33
I signed Bob Harris, Jordan Spence, Sacha Bastien and Samad Yesil on free transfers.

Sam McQueen on loan.

Murray is a beast.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 23:46:39
I signed Bob Harris

Nice


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 07:57:05
I get this for Christmas, haven't tried the demo yet even.

What are the differences from 2016's version.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 09:53:40
I get this for Christmas, haven't tried the demo yet even.

What are the differences from 2016's version.
Mainly subtle changes, the game play engine is smoother.
Have a read of this
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/football-manager-2017-release-features-8728633


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 09:55:45
I signed Bob Harris, Jordan Spence, Sacha Bastien and Samad Yesil on free transfers.

Sam McQueen on loan.

Murray is a beast.
I ended up getting Chelsea as a parent club, will see who they throw at me.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: sonicyouth on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 10:47:54
I've not played much due to time but it seems to be quite a big improvement, I'm in late January and joint top with Peterborough.

Norris and Delf can't score for shit.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 11:06:07
I've not played much due to time but it seems to be quite a big improvement, I'm in late January and joint top with Peterborough.

Norris and Delf can't score for shit.
As always seems like real life then!

Have there been any changes noticable in game graphics? It always ran fast and I doubt there is much they could do other than improve a few angles of view etc, the stadiums let it down a little in 2016.

Is it still hard as fuck to win games? and changing tactics for every game being much more important than consistancy of tactics again?


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 12:11:53
As always seems like real life then!

Have there been any changes noticable in game graphics? It always ran fast and I doubt there is much they could do other than improve a few angles of view etc, the stadiums let it down a little in 2016.

Is it still hard as fuck to win games? and changing tactics for every game being much more important than consistancy of tactics again?
Im only a couple of games in and the match engine has improved. I havent had a chance to play about with much at all yet.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Flashheart on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 12:13:57
Is is worth buying? FM in general seems to have become crack-proof of late.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 12:17:20
Glad to hear there are improvements, last year and the year before didn't seem much of an update at all they just seemed to make the game harder to get results consistantly.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 12:18:36
Is is worth buying? FM in general seems to have become crack-proof of late.
Yeah there hasn't been a decent crack for a few years now. I normally download the cracked version to test it and buy the real one after I have become accustomed to it, can't do that these days.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Captain Beefheart on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 12:20:33
Man desires his own oppression.

And so, I started a save where all authority over appointments and transfers were handed to Lee Power and Seamus Brady (as the game is pre-Sherwood). I've actually been relatively happy with their work; they've signed Matt Upson on a free, Max Lowe on loan from Derby and Liam Walsh on loan from Everton.

Currently sitting 4th at the end of January, one point off the top in a tight division. Obika has 24 goals in all competitions and Jordan Young has been a pleasant surprise with 5 goals in 17 games.

I can confirm that Norris and Delf remain wank in the void of virtual reality.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 12:46:21
I was tempted with Upson but it goes against the clubs philosophy of signing young players.



Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: sonicyouth on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 12:53:18
Glad to hear there are improvements, last year and the year before didn't seem much of an update at all they just seemed to make the game harder to get results consistantly.
The biggest chance in recent years has been to do with morale. If you can keep your squad morale high then you'll string together some superb results but as soon as you lose a game it's all undone


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: tans on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 16:33:09
I want to get this but i dont know whether it will run shit on my laptop


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 16:57:31
whats your laptop spec? As with the previous FM's you can chose the size of database based on PC performance.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 17:07:55
Min Spec is pretty low Tans.

Quote
OS: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64 or 32 bit)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 Intel Core AMD Athlon 2.2GHz+
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT AMD/ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 Intel GMA X3100 256MB VRAM
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 3 GB available space


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: tans on Thursday, December 8, 2016, 17:24:20
https://www.reevoo.com/p/dell-inspiron-15r-n5010-4gb-500gb-i3-370m


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Sippo on Friday, December 9, 2016, 09:48:34
Thats well shit laptop. Fucking hell Pete...


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Friday, December 9, 2016, 10:15:14
Thats well shit laptop. Fucking hell Pete...
i think Pete's just quoting the games min specs, not actually his laptop.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Sippo on Friday, December 9, 2016, 10:17:31
I was talking to Pete Burns (RIP)


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: tans on Friday, December 9, 2016, 16:12:21
That is my laptop, its 5 years old, downloaded the demo and it was slow as fuck

Shall give it a miss unless i buy another one


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, January 2, 2017, 12:43:43
Finally got this yesterday so just loaded it and trying it out, the graphics do seem a bit smoother and the gameplay is a slight improvement over 2016.

Looking for some good players to sign, of course, scouted the players mentioned earlier and all come up as 3 star apart from Spence and Walsh, Spence won't join as he wants £4k a week and wont budge, made an offer for Walsh. Samid Yesil wants £7.5k a week...he can fuck off!

Luckily my rather good FM2016 tactic runs well almost out of the box in 2017 and won my first 3 friendlies 3-0 each. Obika is a beast with 5 goasl in 3 games as is Jordan Stewart so far anyway.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: harrisonaw on Monday, January 2, 2017, 13:23:17
Try and sign Joey O'Brien on a free at the start of the season got player of the season in league 1. Beat MK dongs in the playoff final. Obika and Delfouneso scored lots for me. Sold obika for 3.5m next pre season to Cardiff and signed Sam Gallagher from Southampton. Jordan Stewart is class.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: sonicyouth on Monday, January 2, 2017, 13:35:43
I'm at the start of April in my second season following a play-off victory against Gillingham, a 92nd winner(!).

Currently sat 14th and the board are delighted.

Jettisoned on a free last summer:

Delf
Rodgers
Belford
JSW
BOO
Hylton
Barry
Branco

Kasim went to Rangers on a free. Norris sold to Crewe for £350k, Goddard sold to Portsmouth for £425k.

Signed:
Doughty for £450k (player of the season so far)
Izzy Brown on loan from Chelsea
Fede from Sevilla C (free)
Omer Atzili from Granda for £120k
Dan Burn from Wigan for £800k (panic buy he's shit)
Nils Teixeira on a free
Joe Riley on a free
Matthew Pennington on loan from Everton
Charlie Colkett on loan from Chelsea
Bruno Zuculini on a free transfer (he is superb but I'm paying him £13.25k p/w, worth £6.75m though so will sell him)
Jack Harrison on loan from NYCFC
Tarek Chahed on a free transfer


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, January 2, 2017, 13:45:02
Seems to be fairly easy to get rid of players on loan but have had no perm offers for any player, slo seems to be difficult to get in new players on loan unless they are already listed for loan.

Just signed some 18 year old striker from Arsenal called Stephy Mavididi seems to have good stats, just playing the first game of the proper season vs Coventry after winning all my pre season games but long term injuried already to Young, Obika, Murray, Delph and Branco :(


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: harrisonaw on Monday, January 2, 2017, 13:51:09
Seems to be fairly easy to get rid of players on loan but have had no perm offers for any player, slo seems to be difficult to get in new players on loan unless they are already listed for loan.

Just signed some 18 year old striker from Arsenal called Stephy Mavididi seems to have good stats, just playing the first game of the proper season vs Coventry after winning all my pre season games but long term injuried already to Young, Obika, Murray, Delph and Branco :(

Have you tried offering  players to clubs? That's how I got rid of most of them. Wigan bid 600k for Barry an  Barnsley bid 400k for Rodgers needless to say I accepted  :D


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, January 2, 2017, 13:53:12
Have you tried offering  players to clubs? That's how I got rid of most of them. Wigan bid 600k for Barry an  Barnsley bid 400k for Rodgers needless to say I accepted  :D
I offered Barry, Rodgers and BOO to teams for nothing and got no offers!

1st game at home 3-1 defeat to Coventry! back to the drawing board :D


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: sonicyouth on Tuesday, February 14, 2017, 22:46:29
In happier news, I did a Lee Power and sold a 21 year old Portuguese defender for £43m to Bayern.

(http://imgur.com/C21IgwW.png)


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: mystical_goat on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 22:07:52
Is is worth buying? FM in general seems to have become crack-proof of late.

I'm still running FM14. Am up to about 2042.

Tried FM17 but it was all clunky on my late 2011 2.4ghz i5 MacBook Pro, plus on '14 my Chelsea team have dominated world football for nearly thirty years now.

Also I'm quite into 'Project Highrise' on Steam.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Barry Scott on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 22:28:50
I'm still running FM14. Am up to about 2042.

Tried FM17 but it was all clunky on my late 2011 2.4ghz i5 MacBook Pro, plus on '14 my Chelsea team have dominated world football for nearly thirty years now.

I feel ya.

I'm still on 2006. Lost a save game up at about 2040, but started again from an old save at 2024. 23 seasons of every trophy every season, apart from losing an FA cup. 436 game unbeaten run at the moment and generally win the prem by about game 27/28.

And my under 18s went last season without even conceding a goal.

(http://i.imgur.com/jZuNAM3.jpg)


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: mystical_goat on Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 22:48:15
Now that's something else!

Mine has longevity, but how have you done that with Swindon?! What's the ground capacity? I've moved from Stamford Bridge to the 60,000 'Zola Stadium' but for the last 10 years any expansion or move to a new ground has been blocked. Also about once every ten years I don't win the Prem and have about a 70% success rate in the Champs League.

I built the strongest winning team I could to begin with, now I'm generally trying to put out the best and youngest XI and squad that I can. So when a player hits 28, I start to think about selling or giving contracts of restricted length. If anyone can play in my starting eleven into their thirties, they really are a legend. Aaah, Zoltan Kovacs.........


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Leggett on Thursday, February 16, 2017, 10:36:47
Still running FM15, though tempted by 17 for 20 quid on Steam at the minute.

5 games into the 31-32 season, having won the Premiership for 5 of the last 7 seasons, and no lower than 2nd for the last 8. My youth intake is dire, but the facilities are top notch which is annoying. Trying to sift for gems in others trash is a ballache!


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Private Fraser on Thursday, February 16, 2017, 10:47:19
Trying to sift for gems in others trash is a ballache!

Sounds familiar.   :hmmm:


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, February 16, 2017, 10:50:47
I started with Swindon for one season got fed up with the tight purse strings so I leaked a meeting to the press and was sacked so I took on the Stevenage job in the National League.

Took them up to the Premier in 7 seasons and won the FA cup, stayed there till the 20-21 season with a couple of titles and mostly top 4 finishes, had a brand new 25,000 seater stadium named after me.

After you win a European trophy the budgets you get given are huge, even at Stevenage but keeping star players happy is another story and all want to move to bigger clubs after a year or so.

Sold a few young stars for £25m+ and got fed up so restarted with the database update with Swindon again and taking it gently with LP :D


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, February 16, 2017, 11:34:10
Started the new game pretty well, sat in 2nd place with Obika on 5 goals and Ajose already on 12 goals.

Settled in with a form of 4-3-3 formation I have been tweaking a bit.

(https://s4.postimg.org/3xfvyqzi5/Untitled.png)

(https://s11.postimg.org/k9gennrsz/Untitled.png)


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, February 16, 2017, 11:43:51
wish i had more time to play FM these days. The last one i played religiously i started with Swindon and ended at Sevilla in 2065


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, February 16, 2017, 11:50:24
wish i had more time to play FM these days. The last one i played religiously i started with Swindon and ended at Sevilla in 2065
Being at home recovering from my treatments helps my game time a lot!


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Barry Scott on Thursday, February 16, 2017, 19:12:09
Now that's something else!

Mine has longevity, but how have you done that with Swindon?! What's the ground capacity? I've moved from Stamford Bridge to the 60,000 'Zola Stadium' but for the last 10 years any expansion or move to a new ground has been blocked. Also about once every ten years I don't win the Prem and have about a 70% success rate in the Champs League.

I built the strongest winning team I could to begin with, now I'm generally trying to put out the best and youngest XI and squad that I can. So when a player hits 28, I start to think about selling or giving contracts of restricted length. If anyone can play in my starting eleven into their thirties, they really are a legend. Aaah, Zoltan Kovacs.........

Ok, sit tight. I’ll write a pretty comprehensive list of things I’ve done, many of which I hope are applicable even in latter versions of fm. And I’ve never wrote so much about it all before, so it’d be nice to spew it out. :toocool:

Well for a start 2006 was easier for the lack of realism, so certain things are a piece of piss. I imagine generating money is just as easy though, but I’m just guessing.

What you’ve done, is clearly more admirable though, I won’t sugar coat it, although my previous post tried to, but there’s an element of cheating there, not so much now, but years ago there was. I don’t lose, because for long periods, a long time ago, I’d continually play the same team until I beat them and learnt how. I do still rage quit and I do go on holiday for a day when playing teams I know are a challenge - and my assistant manager always wins - with 442.

The CG is 60k currently and pretty much always at capacity. Every season I get a 3500 expansion, so I want it to be the biggest and have the highest average in time.

The A.I. would appear to stop you winning so comprehensively in more modern versions, but even in mine you can feel it happening. It’s why I used to cheat. I’d be on an immense streak and I’d be losing to some shit cunt outfit without so much as a whimper, so I started replaying those same games in real time and adjusting settings around my one and only formation until I work out how they tear me a new one. Now, because of that, I can generally get most teams cracked pretty early and can overcome an opposition lead fairly easily if I really have to.

What I do is similar in a way to you. Although I like to sell by 25 if I can. If not I may just hang onto them until they’re of no use and rotate them in and around the team.

The way I did it, was focus on money, getting it in that is. In January, every season, I search for players out of contract at the end of the season and under 25, any that have reasonable worth, or might be worth something at the end of the following season, I offer a contract to simply sell on asap. It’s free money and most will never even kick a ball for me, although might provide good backup. Sometimes they're ok, but mostly if they have no compensation, it's easy to sell them for a few million in the Jan window or next season.

Then I almost exclusively buy youths - and I can’t see any stats for these youths, but there’s a trick in finding out how god they are. I sign youths in 3 ways. Firstly the second we get a new batch of youths I go into EVERY SINGLE TEAM in the PL and champ U18s and offer contracts to all those that have value (and my assistant says are varying degrees of good - more on this shortly) or set reminders for 17th birthdays (more on this in a moment).

They only show a value for about a day, so it's easy to see the gems - this is also true for all other leagues. You have to go into each team, as player search only shows a fraction of the players in the game.

I secondly spend hours going through most teams youths on the continent and offer contracts to the best.

The way I judge quality is I offered a contract to the best scout in the game as my assistant manager, then when I offer a contract to a youth if it says "not worth while" they'll probably be shite, but if they look ok (after I request a scout report) and the compo figure seems high, I'll get them anyway as I might flip them for £1m or more in a few seasons to a championship side at worst.

If my assistant manager says "is a talented youngster” when I offer the contact, I’ll push the boat out. If I see the words “has considerable talent" I have kittens as they'll likely be world class. If he says, “needs work before ready for first team football” they’ll be good to great and I’ll be able to flog them in 3-4 years for good money or use them in my team.

Many players won’t be interested. This is not because they love their club, it’s because they've only just moved to the respective clubs and need a season to settle, or to become 17.

So the good ones I set a reminder for the day of their 17th birthday and/or the end of the following summer window and offer them double to triple what they request. Maybe it’s a bug, but I don’t think it is, but the club’s who own these kids, only offer them pro terms on their 17th birthday and therefore you can too, and they’re open to a move, unlike when they were 16.

Then whenever there's any youth internationals I go into every team’s under 21/20/18 and try to sign any new sub 17 year old players, see what my assistant manager says (obviously for all youths so far mentioned I can’t see their stats) and set reminders for their 17th birthdays if they can't or won't sign.

Essentially I have 100+ players in my team and bring in about £100-£200mm in fees every season. I have a £2b budget. The only players I sign who aren’t youngsters are exceptional players I’ve missed (and aren’t yet ridiculous money) or Brazilians as they can’t be signed until they’re 18 - obviously.

I buy fuck all at a high price, it's all youths growing up. I might some times be forced to buy if I can shift a key player at a great price, then I might be forced to spend £10m-£20m bridging a gap - although this is rare, I generally have a youth or 2 ready to step up immediately.

I try to shift most players by 24-25 as I normally have loads waiting in the wings that already play in most cups and are likely to be future world class players or thereabouts.

Pretty much every team in the PL (and most European leagues) is riddled with my players. This season I've signed 51 players (for £44m total) and sold 59 for £177m.

I do want to try a newer version, but I hate losing with a passion now and can’t deal with the non-wins! Plus, it’s just a bit of occasional fun now, I only play it for a few hours each month and I could imagine a new one being a blackhole for my time, as this once was.

tl;dr cheaters prosper.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: sonicyouth on Thursday, February 16, 2017, 19:21:38
You'd hate FM17.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: SuggWillSugg MBE on Thursday, February 16, 2017, 22:06:29
or set reminders for 17th birthdays (more on this in a moment).

Out of context this is not a good statement.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: DiV on Friday, February 17, 2017, 06:30:57
Still running FM15, though tempted by 17 for 20 quid on Steam at the minute.

5 games into the 31-32 season, having won the Premiership for 5 of the last 7 seasons, and no lower than 2nd for the last 8. My youth intake is dire, but the facilities are top notch which is annoying. Trying to sift for gems in others trash is a ballache!

If you buy it let us know.
Trying to buy Motorsport Manager but the transaction won't go through. Searched the error message online - seems a common one, all the online advise hasn't bloody worked.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Friday, February 17, 2017, 08:38:51
Wow Barry that was a rant and a half :D

I like the new FM17, its more consistant in many areas than before but budgets are tight, its much more about team bonding, praising players and fitness rather than tactics so that in itself adds a bit extra variety to the game.

I have yet to go more than about 15 games without a random defeat to a lowly league side and its very difficult to keep clean sheets, especially back to back clean sheet, I don't think I have ever kept 3 in a row so far.

I always get in a good tactitian and motivator, with a good eye for player ability when I bring in a new assistant manager and let him handle all pre, post match and HT talks but I choose team and tactics.....my God I seem to be Tim Sherwood!

Budgets seem tight and transfer fees excessively high even for lower league players, I still go rooting round lower leagues for gems and try and buy for free or very cheap, sometimes taking the risk on foreign youngsters who have high potential when scouted but normally its English, Scottish and Irish players, there are so few Welsh and Norn Iron players who are any good in the game but Scotland is a treasure trove of future stars for me.

hat tactics are you playing Sonic? do you stick with one and go with it through thick and thin or do you have a home and an away tactic? or mix and match?


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: sonicyouth on Friday, February 17, 2017, 11:05:36
I use 4-1-2-2-1 so a holding mid, attacking wing backs (Thompson still doing a great job at 30 for me), midfielders bombing forward, inside forwards and a sort of target man in the middle. I play on the counter unless I'm a favourite, it's been very mixed. Highest finish I've managed is 12th


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Friday, February 17, 2017, 13:45:24
Fairly similar to me then, I can't get any good results unless I play a form of 4-1-2-2-1 even though I prefer 4-4-2 and have players better suited to it.

Still dabbling with tactics though, Turned down 2 bids from Cardiff for Kasim and Thompson in the first season, both over £1m each player as I only get 60% of transfer revenue thanks LP!

Murray is awesome but on massive wages and attracking interest from Villa so any bid I will take to free up wages, Obika is a good target man too, Conroy excellent in defence so far but Branco is shocking as is Rodgers.

See Williams...even I can win matches with this team (Murray excepted as he is still playing for us in this database version).

Fitness and team bonding is the key.

I tried to replicate in a different save game the real Swindon tactic of not pressing but keeping possession and playing short passes, not shooting often from distance etc and I got stuffed 3 matches in a row!


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: mystical_goat on Friday, February 17, 2017, 15:53:33
If you buy it let us know.
Trying to buy Motorsport Manager but the transaction won't go through. Searched the error message online - seems a common one, all the online advise hasn't bloody worked.

I got this a month or so ago - similar feel to FM if you're a fan.

I had a good first season, then cocked up the contracts of my drivers for the second and was left with a great car, team of engineers etc, expanded offices and facilities - then basically three learner drivers as my team. Not a hope in hell and turned to Project Highrise instead (I'd really recommend that game), followed by a FM14 rejuvenation.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: mystical_goat on Friday, February 17, 2017, 15:55:51
Out of context this is not a good statement.

Even in context it reveals a deep level of geekery, determination, hard work and, ultimately, sadness and an unfulfilled life.

I am a part of this too.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Leggett on Saturday, February 18, 2017, 18:28:49
(http://i688.photobucket.com/albums/vv247/leggett84/fm01.jpg)

Nice to see the away fans have plenty of seating at Vicarage Road in 2032   :D

Just survived the club being taken over for the second time, some chap bought the club for £130m-ish when I got them to the Premier League, and it was valued at £1.05bn when the new guy came in, 10 years after he bought it.



Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, 17:13:01
Bump:

Football Manager 2018, had a whole day playing it now and it seems much easier to get a good run going, sold Vigs for £2m to Newcastle and bought lots of foreign freebies in and can't stop winning.

Tried to emulate Flitcrofts tactics but tweaked it to an attacking 442/424, Conroy, Preston, Koyle, Anderson and Hussey are the only players playing regularly from the real team and they are all very good in the game, Taylor is pretty good too but I couldn't fit him into my tactics.

Vigs is the best player but I sold him to fund new players, got in Matt Macey on loan from Arsenal to replace him and Eddie Nketiah from Arsenal on loan is a good goal scorer with a goal every other game.

Some nice improvements this time, better replication of stadiums and graphics improved plus a few other small things which enhance the gameplay.

(https://s14.postimg.org/e89fclqcx/Untitled.jpg)


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Thursday, January 4, 2018, 12:28:18
I must dig out my laptop so i can play this.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, January 4, 2018, 12:57:37
I must dig out my laptop so i can play this.
Its definately an improvement on last years, smoother.

I still can't seem to lose!

(https://s14.postimg.org/mt37nk9vl/Untitled.png)


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Batch on Thursday, January 4, 2018, 13:12:41
I hereby award you manager of the month.
HTH.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, January 4, 2018, 13:16:39
I hereby award you manager of the month.
HTH.
It does help but I have 2 already thanks ;)


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, January 4, 2018, 13:25:49
Thanks for that, I just lost to Cheltenham! damn manager of the month curse!


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Batch on Thursday, January 4, 2018, 14:02:25
welcome.

it's Cheltenham, what did you expect?


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, January 4, 2018, 14:06:32
welcome.

it's Cheltenham, what did you expect?
TBF a win, but thats not the Swindon way is it? :D


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Leggett on Thursday, March 22, 2018, 12:37:42
Still plugging along on FM17, just finished 28/29... I left Swindon in 19/20 to manage Wolves, who were freshly relegated from the Prem, won the Championship with them, in a 4 year span in the Premier League I took them to 4th and into the Champions League, I left them as the owner was a prick. Went back to Swindon, saved them from relegation from the Championship, then took them up into the Premier League, and I've just been relegated with them... and now Wolves have offered me an interview to be their manager again ;D :D half tempted to go back and see how long before I then go back to Swindon again, ha!


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Thursday, March 22, 2018, 12:46:34
FM2018 is an improvement over 2017 definately, I didn't think there was much between 16 and 17 though.

Graphics are much better and gameplay and shouts to players suring games etc.

The only thing is there is a bit of a flaw in the game engine that means its almost impossible to lose if you play 343 with 2 wingback and 3 strikers.

They keep trying to rectify it with updates but if you chose that tactic you can win most games by several goals.

If you ignore this then its fair improvement.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Leggett on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 08:45:00
I started a game as Supermarine, after 3 seasons (and 2 playoff losses :cry:) I got offered the Ebbsfleet job in the Vanarama National. Predicted 15th, I won the league. Predicted to be relegated, I won League Two. Predicted to be relegated again, I'm currently 1st in League One in January... I'm not spending money on players, wages are low, I'm enjoying this! Just played Arsenal u23s in the Pointless Trophy, played as much of my B team as I could, played against a team with over £170m of first team Arsenal players, and beat them on penalties :D :smugfu:


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 08:58:27
I wish i had the time to play this these days.

I remember a few years back before children i played a game with Sevilla for around 50 years.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 08:59:02
i've got the mobile version or 2018 on my phone but its almost too easy and not enjoyable.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Leggett on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 11:37:37
The benefits of working lates during the school term!


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, 11:44:00
The benefits of working lates during the school term!
So i decided to start a game on my phone and because of my previous success with the likes of man city and Leicester i've unlocked "sugar daddy"
Just started a new game with Swindon and my transfer budget is 14 million. :-) :-)

im going to do a notts county


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Leggett on Saturday, September 1, 2018, 12:43:27
Got Ebbsfleet promoted to the Championship, at which point the owner stops funding the team...  :headhurts:


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Saturday, September 1, 2018, 12:47:20
I am using the real Swindon squad and designed my own tactics based upon our real tactics and I am running away with the league with no defeats in 20 games. Perhaps PB has got something right ;)

Matt Taylor has scored a lot of free kicks, so maybe its not ALL true to life!


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Monday, September 3, 2018, 09:31:58
Got Swindon to the prem with consecutive promotions. (this is on Mobile so very dumbed down version)

Money has been pouring in every year, with my first season in the Prem i was given 70m odd to spend.

Notable players in mt squad include:

Jordan Pickford (free transfer but massive wages)
Jonathan Tah
Mateo Kovacic
Jonjo Shelvey
Alexandar Mitrovic
Keshi Anderson (doing a great job i may add)

Take it all with a pinch of salt. Its extremely un-realistic but great way to pass the time for a bit of fun.




Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Red Frog on Monday, September 3, 2018, 10:59:44
Got Swindon to the prem with consecutive promotions. (this is on Mobile so very dumbed down version)

Money has been pouring in every year, with my first season in the Prem i was given 70m odd to spend.

Notable players in mt squad include:

Jordan Pickford (free transfer but massive wages)
Jonathan Tah
Mateo Kovacic
Jonjo Shelvey
Alexandar Mitrovic
Keshi Anderson (doing a great job i may add)

Take it all with a pinch of salt. Its extremely un-realistic but great way to pass the time for a bit of fun.

Glad you added that bit. You had me there for a while.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Monday, September 3, 2018, 12:07:04
Glad you added that bit. You had me there for a while.
I unlocked the sugar daddy achievement on a previous save so i had a constant steam of money. I would put in a board request for more money and 9/10 times it was accepted.
I started in League 2 with a kitty of 14mil


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, September 3, 2018, 12:12:16
I love the improvements in 2018 PC version, a lot more difficult with moodier players and lack of funds (with Swindon) its more about man management and motivation and keeping the players happy.

The tactics seem much easier to tweak to get the best out of the players too.

FM2019 comes out 2nd November, I wonder if there will be many new improvements/changes.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Chubbs on Monday, September 3, 2018, 12:16:13
I love the improvements in 2018 PC version, a lot more difficult with moodier players and lack of funds (with Swindon) its more about man management and motivation and keeping the players happy.

The tactics seem much easier to tweak to get the best out of the players too.

FM2019 comes out 2nd November, I wonder if there will be many new improvements/changes.
Its one of those games that's becomming almost impossible to improve. I know its said every year but to keep it a football management game, there are limitations.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, September 3, 2018, 12:20:47
Its one of those games that's becomming almost impossible to improve. I know its said every year but to keep it a football management game, there are limitations.
Very much so, its small tweaks to gameplay, in match interactions, graphics and other minor details.

Otherwise it is pretty much there, some ground graphics could be better if you are picking holes in anything, being closer to real life but otherwise there cant be THAT much they can improve upon.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Flashheart on Monday, September 3, 2018, 12:23:47
The match graphics could do with a lot of work, but I suspect they want to keep it friendly for lower-spec machines. I think they could try and offer different graphics options, though.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, September 3, 2018, 12:27:21
Its not too bad with settings on ultra in 4k, its fairly smooth and the animations arent too bad compared to 2 games ago TBH.

The trouble is all grounds look fairly similar and the lower league grounds look more like Championship level ones.

The only other improvement really is that there are a LOT of high scoring games, I have had 6-6 draws and often have 3 or 4 6-0 and 7-0 wins also 5-3 is a common result, which isnt that often in the real world.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, September 3, 2018, 12:28:25
And with that, in the game I am playing right now Swindon just won 5-3 away at Bury.


Title: Re: Football Manager 2017
Post by: Peter Venkman on Monday, September 3, 2018, 12:30:06
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