New versions, development behind-the-scenes and the road so far.
What a loan actually is in a football management game, when to send one of your own players out, when to bring somebody in, six steps to agree the deal, and the mistakes that turn a sensible loan into a loss.
Read article →A board hires you for a reason and judges you by that same reason. What actually goes into the end of season verdict, how to read your targets before a ball is kicked, and what is still fixable in November.
Read article →What the youth academy actually does in a football management game, why it matters far more at a poor club, five steps to use it from season one, and how to decide when to sell the teenager who turned up.
Read article →A club's finances rarely collapse because of one bad sale. They bleed through the wage bill, the contract nobody checked and the expensive substitute. Six steps to finish the season in the black without handing over your best players.
Read article →Team selection is not a question of naming your eleven best players every week. What to check before you confirm the side, how to decide between a tired starter and a fresh reserve, and the selection mistakes that only show up in November.
Read article →What Brazilian clubs actually look like inside a management game, what changes when you take a big one, a mid table one or a small one, and five steps to choose yours without regretting it by August.
Read article →Footy Manager gives you three jobs, and each one takes something out of your hands on purpose. What the Standard Manager, the Head Coach and the Director decide, what they do not, and how to pick.
Read article →Loans, signing fees, release clauses and contract renewals explained in half a line each, plus the order to negotiate in so you strengthen the squad without wrecking the wage bill.
Read article →Why the question about the best football manager game rarely has one answer, what actually separates one simulator from another, and a two hour test that settles it before the refund window closes.
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