Football Manager 2015

Raymond Pest

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

Anyone elses heart sink when the new batch of youth team prospects are announced every march/april and there's not one player above 3 star potential?

I usually just poach everyone elses academy

The Wild Bunch

Raymond Pest wrote: »

I usually just poach everyone elses academy

I've never even thought of doing that

Do ALL academy new intakes get announced around the same time?

Raymond Pest

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

I've never even thought of doing that

Do ALL academy new intakes get announced around the same time?

South America is around September. Spain and Italy are around a week after England. English intake happens between the 1sth-14 March. Just scout everyone with a Yth contract beside them or scout everyone worth over 100k.
I found some absolute gems in league 1 and championship.
I also seem to take on most of Chelsea's youth team when they turn 20 and get released. Just keep anyone rated highly on your shortlist idefinitely

The Wild Bunch

Raymond Pest wrote: »

South America is around September. Spain and Italy are around a week after England. English intake happens between the 1sth-14 March. Just scout everyone with a Yth contract beside them or scout everyone worth over 100k.
I found some absolute gems in league 1 and championship.
I also seem to take on most of Chelsea's youth team when they turn 20 and get released. Just keep anyone rated highly on your shortlist idefinitely

Great advice - I'll have a gander when I get home so

Nolars

http://www.passion4fm.com/football-manager-2015-regens-dates/

Mars Bar

Mourinho despises me in this game!

RossieMan

There are some unknown gems in this game. I've got a guy in my Swansea team at the moment, playing in the championship and hes got 33 goals and 12 assists in 31 games.

Nani is also brilliant in the championship in 2018.

More info: i didn't get swansea relegated, i stated in league 2 and took the swansea job at the start of the 17/18 season. Easily getting promoted.

Mars Bar

RossieMan wrote: »

There are some unknown gems in this game. I've got a guy in my Swansea team at the moment, playing in the championship and hes got 33 goals and 12 assists in 31 games.

Nani is also brilliant in the championship in 2018.

More info: i didn't get swansea relegated, i stated in league 2 and took the swansea job at the start of the 17/18 season. Easily getting promoted.

You can't say that and not give us the names!

The Wild Bunch

Any way of getting money out of the chairman in the january tranny window without having to threaten to quit?

Mr Blobby

Mars Bar wrote: »

Mourinho despises me in this game!

He's absolutely brilliant! :pac:

I'm currently with Arsenal and just finished my 2nd season. This season alone I won -

Super Cup vs Bayern
Community Shield vs Chelsea
FA Cup vs Chelsea
The League (by 10pts)

And i'm now into the final of the Champions league against... You guessed it... Chelsea!.

So when Mourinho gets asked at the press conference what he thinks of my achievements he answers.

I've got to be honest, I think Blobby is a bit overrated and i'm surprised by his recent achievements

The CL final plays out and i win 6-2 with 10 men :pac:
His response..

I'm infuriated by the failure of my lads to get the job done. Arsenal were there for the taking and I still maintain that Blobby is still a very average manager. The players let me down today unfortunately

:P

Mars Bar

He said I was an average manager at best.

Nolars

Just went to play fm15. New update.
http://www.footballmanager.com/news/fm15-v1520-available-download

Football Manager 2015 version 15.2.0 is now available to download on Steam!

To download the update, simply save your current game, quit FM, then quit and restart Steam. Then launch the game as normal and this should start your update automatically.

The update includes fixes for the following issues:

STABILITY & PERFORMANCE

Fixed rare crash when continuing edited save game
Fixed rare crash during processing
Fixed rare crash when reading inbox news item
MATCH ENGINE

Improved marking at lower levels
Fine-tuned keeper positioning when an attacker is in a shooting position
Improved use of passes for players to run onto
Fixed some instances of poor goalkeeper reaction times
Fixed goalkeepers not getting back to their own goal quick enough after passing outside their area
Tweaked goalkeepers ability to turn shots behind rather than back into play
Improved movement of attackers from crossed free kicks
COMPETITIONS

Fixed players staying on international duty for too long
Fixed Mexican Cup Opening Stage win counting as two cup wins
Adjusted fixture scheduling when using the 'Use Saturday and Wednesday Matchdays' Preference
Fixed issue where the User would not be asked to set the length of pre-season training
Improved selection of teams promoted to Italian Serie C
Updated registration rules for the Asian Confederation Cup
Updated disciplinary rules for the Brazilian State Championships
TRANSFERS & CONTRACTS

Increased number of transfers from abroad for some nations in Eastern Europe
Fixed issue where the user was forced to offer a new contract when purchasing a percentage of an agent owned player already at their club
Fixed issue where the user could not respond to an agents negotiation for an agent owned player
Fixed rare issue where a future transfer incorrectly got the transfer date 1/1/1900
Fixed MLS teams signing too many Goalkeepers
Improved MLS squad building
Improved MLS AI decisions in Expansion draft
Improved MLS AI trade negotiation
Fixed MLS Re-Entry Draft 2 pick duplication
PLAYER HAPPINESS

Fixed David Villa and Frank Lampard being unhappy as soon as they join up with NYCFC
Fixed rare examples of unhappiness chats going straight to blank screens
Ensured promises made to players when convincing them to join your club are displayed
Reduced chance of tutoring agreements breaking down leading to disliked person chats
Ensured promise to ‘Win Silverware’ lasts long enough to be upheld for cup wins
Fixed club underachieving chats happening to often to individual players
FINANCE

Fixed wage budget slider being blocked by Premier League FFP rules when adding money into transfer funds
Fixed inactive clubs being over valued
Adjusted wages club can offer after promotion
PROGRESSION

Fixed overuse of ‘Eneko’ and ‘Osia’ as first and second names for Spanish newgens and fixed names in existing saves
Fixed coaching badges being forgotten whilst being learnt
MEDIA

Fixed rare problem where inbox news items no longer appeared
Fixed instances of code in news item
Fixed rare case of sacking news item not being displayed
Fixed instances of deadline day repeating
Fixed instances of subscriptions being reset
Fixed competition win news item referencing wrong competition
Fixed news item offering user option to discipline AI player
Fixed instances of winter break questions being asked incorrectly
Fixed instances of incorrect news items regarding Nations League
USER INTERFACE

Can now assign players outside the match squad any starting 11 position or spot on the substitutes bench via their Pkd menu on the Tactics Overview
Fixed issue where User would be stuck on the MLS Draft Combine screen
EDITOR (STANDALONE)

Fixed allowing User to choose file save location
Fixed files can be extracted in to the game from chosen save location
Fixed various save corruption and ‘disappearing’ fmf file issues
Fixed nations failing basic rules verification with no edits made
Further error message improvements
Fixed Future Fee incorrectly added in to edited loan
Fixed Kit Selection panel now displaying
Fixed edited prize money being paid out correctly
Fixed some registration dates not being extracted correctly
Fixed some edited competitions not being scheduled correctly
Fixed Add Language to Local Region
EDITOR (IN-GAME)

Fixed crash on ‘Trained in Nation’
Fixed User can now edit Match Fitness and Condition on Player Profile screen
Fixed editing language proficiency
Fixed editing International retirement

The Wild Bunch

Nolars wrote: »

Just went to play fm15. New update.
http://www.footballmanager.com/news/fm15-v1520-available-download

The Lampard and David Villa one :D:D

A_Sober_Paddy

Nolars wrote: »

Just went to play fm15. New update.
http://www.footballmanager.com/news/fm15-v1520-available-download

Fixed edited prize money being paid out correctly

This one just saved me a lot of work with the in game editor ha ha to give all the clubs their prize money on my edited LOI DB

Lord TSC

Mars Bar wrote: »

He said I was an average manager at best.

****ing Van Gaal, who didn't register a single game at United in my game, still takes credit for my successes 6 years on....

Speckydodge

For some reason my footy manager will load but when i try to play a game it crashes and i get a message saying 15.2.of583900 (update) has stoped working. i then get a message saying 1% complete instuation then pops up saying servers too busy to handle request. If any 1 knows how i can fix

yankdotcom

Mars Bar wrote: »

Mourinho despises me in this game!

he loves me but nearly every other manager hates me.i guess this is the price you pay

The Wild Bunch

Is just my laptop or is anyone else finding this years game ridiculously slow to load up initially, saving, and loading screens in between matches?

Nolars

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

Is just my laptop or is anyone else finding this years game ridiculously slow to load up initially, saving, and loading screens in between matches?

I find it slower than fm14 alrite, but its not to bad with a good few leagues. Im rocking a i5-3550 & 8gb ram. I don't even have it installed on my laptop it would drive me to madness.

threein99

The Wild Bunch wrote: »

Is just my laptop or is anyone else finding this years game ridiculously slow to load up initially, saving, and loading screens in between matches?

My 3 year old laptop is under a bit of pressure playing this years, the slow saving issue was fixed in the previous update.

A_Sober_Paddy

threein99 wrote: »

My 3 year old laptop is under a bit of pressure playing this years, the slow saving issue was fixed in the previous update.

Same just responsive of mouse and clicking is just so slow at times

Dolph Starbeam

Sold a reserve player last summer, he was a pretty decent forward but had only played twice for my senior side and spent 3 seasons out on loan, there was about 4 players ahead of him in the squad plus another 2 in the reserves that had much better potential so I decided to sell him. Grand, Hull paid 6mil for him after I offered him out.

Out of nowhere Halilovic, my star player becomes unhappy and wants a talk, I promise him I am spending money to bring in better players, I had already plans to sign 3 players with great potential and signed another very good player in January. At this stage I'm top of the PL, into the last 16 of the CL, League Cup final in a few weeks and still in he FA Cup.

Just after the the January Transfer Window closes Halilovic comes wanting a transfer away because I broke my promise and the whole squads moral then becomes miserable and the board demand I attend a meeting to see what is going to happen, the very next day he broke his foot in training and is out for 4-5 months now. What a mess.

Won my next game and thankfully with the media and a team meeting the squad moral is a bit better. What a shambles just because I sold 1 reserve player.

Also Team Meeting are crap, I tell them what them what I want and everyone's moral rises, then I say that's exactly the reaction I was after and everyone's moral goes back to where it was. Head wrecking.


Rant over.

Mars Bar

YayaBanana wrote: »

Also Team Meeting are crap, I tell them what them what I want and everyone's moral rises, then I say that's exactly the reaction I was after and everyone's moral goes back to where it was. Head wrecking.
.

Thought that was just my game!

ElChe32

After 7 season with Milan, 5 Serie A, 2 CL and 1 World Club Cup, I was fired because I "lost the dressing room". My GK was homesick, told him I'd try sign a player from his old club to keep him happy....signed one the next transfer window..he still moaned, I told him he could leave so..team not happy, 2 wins follow, team unhappy, board sack me.

Shower of ungreatful bastárds!
I restored AC to their former glory!
I MADE THE BBC!

Mars Bar

Rooney is my captain but he wants to do **** all of his responsibilities. Won't even welcome a new player despite being honoured to have been asked.

yankdotcom

this is why i manage teams like accrington stanley,no egos and the board are happy as long as you dont finish in the bottom half

TimRiggins

Just finished my first season with Villa, in June now, decent first season finished 12th, only signed Balanta, Grealish was brilliant, 14 goals from the wing.

Have Thiago Motta, Will Hughes, Danny Ings and Elmahomedy signed for next season.

Mars Bar

Juventus bought Tom ****ing Cleverley off me and went and won the Champions League!! They have an amazing squad and Cleverley is somehow in the mix.

toxicity234

Well lads Bought the game on Saturday evening.
Did my normal took over Liverpool.
Start out with Pre Season 433 and got beating 6-5 in my 1st game.
So went feck it. So started 4 2 3 1. With two defence midfielder. Won the next few games One-nil.
So Normal i last about 12 game and then get the fired the 1st time around.
But started the season with a few easy game and got a few wins under my belt.
Got Real Mad in Champion League group and they hammer me 8-1 and 6-1.
But i was happy out and its was coming to Christmas and i was un-beating in the league. But Chelsea, Utd, City, Arsenal and Spurs and Everton over december and early January. When injury struck Maro,Danny and lambert(he rubbish) all injury for 4 to 6 weeks.
So Fabio got to play and stay on for the Christmas. He was on fire. Scored 7 goals over the Christmas and new year and set up another 2.
Got into the new year unbeating in the league and 4 points ahead of chelsea. Only let in 9 Goals so far and 3 or them were againist Chelsea and 2 againist utd.
Ok Lads. I wondering if the game is too easy?? Normal in my 1st game i getting hammer my derby and I’m banging my head off a wall in frustration but this is just going great.

hots

toxicity234 wrote: »

Well lads Bought the game on Saturday evening.
Did my normal took over Liverpool.
Start out with Pre Season 433 and got beating 6-5 in my 1st game.
So went feck it. So started 4 2 3 1. With two defence midfielder. Won the next few games One-nil.
So Normal i last about 12 game and then get the fired the 1st time around.
But started the season with a few easy game and got a few wins under my belt.
Got Real Mad in Champion League group and they hammer me 8-1 and 6-1.
But i was happy out and its was coming to Christmas and i was un-beating in the league. But Chelsea, Utd, City, Arsenal and Spurs and Everton over december and early January. When injury struck Maro,Danny and lambert(he rubbish) all injury for 4 to 6 weeks.
So Fabio got to play and stay on for the Christmas. He was on fire. Scored 7 goals over the Christmas and new year and set up another 2.
Got into the new year unbeating in the league and 4 points ahead of chelsea. Only let in 9 Goals so far and 3 or them were againist Chelsea and 2 againist utd.
Ok Lads. I wondering if the game is too easy?? Normal in my 1st game i getting hammer my derby and I’m banging my head off a wall in frustration but this is just going great.

You might have jsut found a tactic that works well for you? I found this years impossible with a couple of teams and then found a nice level in my main save now. It does help that you've started with pool first, drop down to a midtable prem team or lower league or something for more of a challenge

Irishcrx

I think I'm in 2021 now, having brought Carlisle to the dizzy heights of a champions league win last season and 2nd place finish in the premiership I felt it was time to move on when Manchester Utd came banging on my door, they finished 5th last season and Liverpool are dominating , they went unbeaten last season...being a Utd fan I had to say yes and attempt to knock them back off their perch.

Strange thing , Utd sack Meno Menezes and hire me , Carlisle then hire him replace me and despite spending 100 million upon taking over he has destroyed the foundation of the team 10 games in and they are mid table. I signed two of my ex Carlisle players a RWB and a striker John Burns who is Lionel Messi quality , 42 million pounds it cost with a year left on his contract but he's worth it, gave him the number 7 jersey.

One CB was my only other signing , I think I can get better out of this team than the last manager so have set about getting the players into my system, strangely enough it's a similar system to the current LVG/UTD a 5-3-2 with WB based on ball retention and attacking football...but hey , who can argue with 3 back to back promotions and a Champions League winning system. Sure enough even though the players aren't completely up to speed tactically we are top of the table ten games in with only one loss coming away to Chelsea, and we were robbed in that dominating the game.

Looking forward to how this one pans out.

PS Mano Menezes stop ruining my ****ing Carlisle team with your crap defensive narrow ways , that's why Utd sacked you and got me.

hots

Irishcrx wrote: »

I think I'm in 2021 now, having brought Carlisle to the dizzy heights of a champions league win last season and 2nd place finish in the premiership I felt it was time to move on when Manchester Utd came banging on my door, they finished 5th last season and Liverpool are dominating , they went unbeaten last season...being a Utd fan I had to say yes and attempt to knock them back off their perch.

Strange thing , Utd sack Meno Menezes and hire me , Carlisle then hire him replace me and despite spending 100 million upon taking over he has destroyed the foundation of the team 10 games in and they are mid table. I signed two of my ex Carlisle players a RWB and a striker John Burns who is Lionel Messi quality , 42 million pounds it cost with a year left on his contract but he's worth it, gave him the number 7 jersey.

One CB was my only other signing , I think I can get better out of this team than the last manager so have set about getting the players into my system, strangely enough it's a similar system to the current LVG/UTD a 5-3-2 with WB based on ball retention and attacking football...but hey , who can argue with 3 back to back promotions and a Champions League winning system. Sure enough even though the players aren't completely up to speed tactically we are top of the table ten games in with only one loss coming away to Chelsea, and we were robbed in that dominating the game.

Looking forward to how this one pans out.

PS Mano Menezes stop ruining my ****ing Carlisle team with your crap defensive narrow ways , that's why Utd sacked you and got me.

Have you many 'current' players still with Utd in 2021? Always like to hear who stays/goes

Drexel

TimRiggins wrote: »

Just finished my first season with Villa, in June now, decent first season finished 12th, only signed Balanta, Grealish was brilliant, 14 goals from the wing.

Have Thiago Motta, Will Hughes, Danny Ings and Elmahomedy signed for next season.

Im playing as Stoke and have been trying to tempt him to move. I offered 15million and villa wanted 80! Grealish got unhappy but he never asked for a transfer. He is tearing the league up for them now.

Irishcrx

hobbit of the shire wrote: »

Have you many 'current' players still with Utd in 2021? Always like to hear who stays/goes

Em who's still there , De Gea , Rojo , Shaw , Januzaj , Mata are the only current team members left I think..

hots

Irishcrx wrote: »

Em who's still there , De Gea , Rojo , Shaw , Januzaj , Mata are the only current team members left I think..

Januzaj and De Gea complete beasts I assume? Januzaj seems to get sold early in my games

Mars Bar

hobbit of the shire wrote: »

Januzaj and De Gea complete beasts I assume? Januzaj seems to get sold early in my games

It's Dec 2016 in my United game and he has asked to leave for Juventus twice. I had to guarantee him CL football to get him to stay.

Christy Browne

Where's the cheapest place to get this lads?

Raymond Pest

Whats the general consensus on the new patch. I'm not sure if the tactics have dramatically changed but the games gone a bit weird, strikers missing sitters, so many shots going off target now.
I never had an issue with injuries before but I'm starting my 3rd season and updated to the new patch I signed Barbosa for 30 million and he broke his leg on his first game in a friendly. 7 midfielders out injured for the opening game of the season, had to raid the out of contract players to make up the numbers

Lucas Hood

Christy Browne wrote: »

Where's the cheapest place to get this lads?

http://www.instant-gaming.com/en/470-buy-key-steam-football-manager-2015/

tipp2014

Very frustrating, Brief Outline of career

Season 1 Nottingham Forest won play offs
Season two: doing well in 13th Nov in PL board not happy sacked. Took charge of Valencia finished 7th in la Liga

Season 3: Took over Sheff Wed in November

Now that brings me onto Sheff Wed promoted season before, Stuart Gray left for Newcastle. Predicted finish was 20th average squad but i bought a few nice players, Anyway I took over early days they were 8th punching way above weight, Min expectation was that I finish in respectable position, Anyway after a god season I was in contention for 6th on final day but finished 8th . Lost 4 of last 5 games vrs united, city, liverpool and arsenal. Still a great season but I get sacked because of poor results What is that about? A newly promoted side predicted to go down and I finish 8th, and get sacked. Got Ashley Young on free and signed Phillipe Senderos but still a great achievement but got sacked, was looking forward to building on that

tipp2014

Any of ye know of a solid defensive formation which works against better opposition

TimRiggins

tipp2014 wrote: »

Any of ye know of a solid defensive formation which works against better opposition

4-3-3 with one holding as Anchor man, and I have a Ball Winning Midfielder and a Roaming Playmaker.

Irishcrx

hobbit of the shire wrote: »

Januzaj and De Gea complete beasts I assume? Januzaj seems to get sold early in my games

Yep , Januzaj develops into a great player , again like someone else said he tends to throw his toys out of the pram a little. Asked me to leave for PSG last night because we don't have champions league football , told him to shut it and we'll have it next year.

Mata is a beast , his record at Man Utd over the years is fantastic , 33 now in my game but still a key part of the team. De Gea is the best GK in the game and still only 30 now! Rojo also very good , Shaw isn't great and will probably ship him out in the summer or use him only as a back up.

threein99

hobbit of the shire wrote: »

Januzaj and De Gea complete beasts I assume? Januzaj seems to get sold early in my games

Rafael and Rooney were the worst for throwing the toys out the pram, Rooney has been rotting in my reserves for 18 months after his last strop (earning 250 grand a week :mad:) I sold Rafael to PSG

Mars Bar

threein99 wrote: »

Rafael and Rooney were the worst for throwing the toys out the pram, Rooney has been rotting in my reserves for 18 months after his last strop (earning 250 grand a week :mad:) I sold Rafael to PSG

PSG come in a rake of times for Raf. I have kept him though and bought Coleman and rotate them.

I have way too many central defenders. Smalling, Evans, Jones, Rojo, Blackett and Alvarez Balanta!

threein99

Mars Bar wrote: »

PSG come in a rake of times for Raf. I have kept him though and bought Coleman and rotate them.

I have way too many central defenders. Smalling, Evans, Jones, Rojo, Blackett and Alvarez Balanta!

I replaced him with a guy called Makaye from Brazil, I only bought him as back up to Montoya who I originally signed to replace Rafael, but Mayake is a beast.

Luka Jovic is a bargain as well from Red Star

Mars Bar

Yeah I've seen Jovic's name around.

threein99

Mars Bar wrote: »

Yeah I've seen Jovic's name around.

I got him for 1 million rising to 4.4million, he current has 25 in 27 games

Iago

Raymond Pest wrote: »

Whats the general consensus on the new patch. I'm not sure if the tactics have dramatically changed but the games gone a bit weird, strikers missing sitters, so many shots going off target now.
I never had an issue with injuries before but I'm starting my 3rd season and updated to the new patch I signed Barbosa for 30 million and he broke his leg on his first game in a friendly. 7 midfielders out injured for the opening game of the season, had to raid the out of contract players to make up the numbers

I love Barbosa, not least because as soon as I took all the money and ran he stopped playing




I had to put up with Chelsea winning the league 3 years in a row at the start while I built my squad and cash piles.

Since then

4 league titles in a row
back to back Champions Leagues
a Club World Championship
couple of FA and league cups


Nearly time to retire and start again with a much lower team.

SureYWouldntYa

Really trying to resist the temptation to download genie scout, it's such a cheat but it's so hard sometimes to find players in the lower leagues