Football manager 2016

I've just been relegated :D

Seriously, having a difficult time. Loving the game though there are so many improvements. I think I may have come across a chairman bug though and am currently passing save game files over to SI to look at. He keeps selling my best players from under me..
 
haha.. Poor Chelsea.. No, Ayr in League 1 in Sunny Scotland. I got them into the Premiership in 2022, then got pushed back in the Champ in 2023 :D

Thoroughly enjoying the challenge.

It's not worth leaving your wife over though.. Maybe that's a bit extreme ;)
 
There have been a few people expressing their displeasure at the amount of injuries but SI say that if anything their model is little more lenient than real life. There are quite a few things you can do to limit injuries, or bad ones at least but some are just bad luck obviously.
 
There are lots of ways of developing hot prospects and now there's an added 'bonus' in FM16. Now when the regen is created there is a possibility that the player's potential ability has a random potential factor added to it. This means that instead of having that player capped you have the ability to improve them via game time and intensive training.

The original ways of development still stand too, but this depends very much on your club. You need the best training and youth facilities you can afford. You need the best junior coaching budget and the best intake. You also need the best coaches. All these options will improve the quality of your development.

If you are a lower tier club and have mediocre facilities then you need game time. The best way generally is to loan the player out and have them develop at a club with good facilities.
 
davisdavid said:
Still wish all PA was flexible both up and down. Vardy and Kane are prime examples, I suspect on FM13/14 and maybe even 15 they were both pretty average, PA should have a range of 30/40 depending on how you employ them etc and if they hit form like Vardy has.
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This has been implemented in 16, or something like it at least.
 
davisdavid said:
Thought they had a maximum but that it wasnt flexible as in the player could only ever reach say 160 though he may not if not played, but if you take Vardy again he could have a PA of 160 but in reality once he hits it he should have the chance to hit 165 if you set the training right etc. Think a fully dynamic player PA would make focussing on homegrown youth so much more rewarding
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It's actually a little confusing if you ask me. The maximum PA is capped yes, but in reality, I think the max PA has been adjusted upwards to take into account this random factor. So if a player was 170 out of 200 in FM15, he may well be 180 out of 200 in this game. But that's only with certain regens apparently, and not all players. I've not yet found a player with this ability.
 
Space Monkey said:
Just bought this, can't wait until it arrives (along with my tablet) looks like the best version in a while?
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Unquestionably the best version I've played. There appear to be a lot of fundamental changes under the hood and it just has a better, more fluid feel to it. I seem to remember saying this last year, but oh boy it is tough in the lower leagues...
 
syke said:
Anyone got a game going with the 8 year save uploaded above?

@Space Monkey - let us know when you receive/get FM running, still very tempted!
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Out of interest why don't you just choose your club of preference and holiday for 8 years? Although I suppose you could get the sack :D I didn't think about that.

I've a save from 2022 or thereabouts. Ayr in the Scottish Premiership, so it might not appeal :D It's also 120mb+
 
I think we need a database guide. It can be very confusing. My first save I was using 105,000 players with only two nations selected. But this current save is 6 nations and 70,000 players.

I must admit, I can't say I notice much in the way of speed difference computing the turns between the two. The reason for more nations and less players was because I was told by SI that affiliate clubs require the different nations loaded. I was unable to get any feeder clubs in my first save with England and Scotland running. This time round I've England, Scotland, some European and South American nations loaded. It's important for me to have access to feeder clubs because I am starting at the bottom and trying to work my way up.
 
By the way if people are fed up with the lack of variety with the regens there is a fabulous hair mod out on sortitoutsi that completely changes the look. It's a must have.
 
Has anyone seen any benefit to intensive language training? I've sent several chaps off to learn Engrish. Some learn quicker than others and some courses are more expensive than others.
 
Anyone had any regen wonderkids yet? I've got my Nuneaton into the Champs and have managed to find a couple of freebies who I sold on the following season for a big profit. But they are certainly nothing that special compared to the type of 17 year old I've been used to at a higher tier. Overall I'm finding this year's release more difficult, but more rewarding.
 
It's really, really difficult, or is it me? I go sacked as Stockport manager in my first season, then got a job with Nuneaton and have done well. But am now stuck in the Champs. It's 2022 currently and it took me 5 years to get them to that level from the lowest playable tier. I've done okay this season, considering the injuries and the fact my chairman likes to sell my best players from underneath me! It looks like I'm going to finish around 10th. But god knows how I am supposed to get promotion.
 
NooBish AbbZ said:
Now, promoted, and getting absolutely smashed. Like, destroyed. Tried various different tactics, 4-5-1, 5-4-1, 4-3-3, 4-5-1, 4-3-2-1, counter, attacking, defensive, counter again. Nothing is working. Played 27, won 1, drawn 4, lost 23.... I think 12 points or so til team above me in 23rd, and about 18 points from safety with 19 games left.

Think I may be going back down :p
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My best tactic so far is a 4222 using wingers. I'm focussing on short passing play and retention using the width of the pitch. It's definitely working, but I sometimes lack consistency and that is what I need to work on.
 
Consistency is the biggest issue for me. Hidden attribute too so you wouldn't necessarily know but this can explain why some players with amazing stats under perform.
 
No1newts said:
Really getting into my Wimbledon save, 13 games in I'm 4th 4 points off top, I've developed a tactic for them and it's basically 90's Newcastle :D

Each match is end to end insanity, I've tonked two of the top three 6-0 and 5-1 but then lost to Mansfield and Oxford 5-3 6-2 :p

For a while I tried a more sensible tactic and got two 0-0 but it was boring so embraced the crazy gang spirit again :D I think my mistake is playing slowest defenders sometimes as with my high line they get picked off. When I play the right defence though I get some huge results (beating Plymouth 5-1 away)

It's stressful at times being 3-0 up and chucking it away but so much fun!
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I like to play higher up too. If defenders are generally slow you could teach them to stay back at all times via PPM and/or you can individually assign stay back roles. Works for me, sometimes..
 
Start at the very bottom and work your way up ;) It's taken me an absolute age to get where I am now. 2023 season, still not quite up in the BPL. But started right at the bottom and have some cracking players. My best is an American defender who I contracted on a free transfer and had to wait three seasons for his work permit! He is now of international quality, and is likely to become world class in his own right when he matures. He is currently just 19. I've no idea why he was a free transfer :eek: in the first place. But I've given him a £40 million release clause just in case ;)
 
I'm in first place in the Champs in my 2023 season with Nuneaton! Might finally get into the Premiership after all this time. Been a difficult ride. I have a 5000 capacity stadium :eek:
 
Have you guys been able to get senior affiliates? I've played two clubs in FM16 over about 15 years, and I can't get a senior for love nor money. Very frustrating! I started out right at the bottom too, and now in the BPL without any affiliation :-(
 
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