Football Manager 2014 Discussion

[KyzBP]

Looks like their support team is now looking into the download issue, hopefully will be resolved today.  Here is the message.

Hey guys I am looking into this, just made a change and am testing it now, anyone reading this who has had a SUCCESSFUL download please post, as far as i'm concerned it's not working for anyone right now and it would be useful to know if it is infact working for some people.

If you are still having problems, please don't continue to post in here, I am aware of the problem and will post an announcement in the next few hours when I believe the problem has been fixed

As always apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Thanks for the update.  I was just looking at that thread.  They must have just posted that.  Since I play at the lowest level most of my players don't have pictures associated with them so the Facepack really helps with immersion.

[vyshka]

For domestic competitions, I believe they are always listed in order from top leagues down to lower.

[Grim.Reaper]

 :Psi me folks reporting success with the download now, maybe I'll try again tonight....

[KyzBP]

:Psi me folks reporting success with the download now, maybe I'll try again tonight....

I'll start my download now.  I'll let you know.

[Grim.Reaper]

:Psi me folks reporting success with the download now, maybe I'll try again tonight....

I'll start my download now.  I'll let you know.

Great

[KyzBP]

Just an in-game update:

I created a blank, fictional team using the pre-game editor.  After filling the empty staff positions (my board doesn't believe I need a Keeper Coach or a Physio  ???), I picked up 18 of the best players you can get for free...or so I thought.  We started our climb out of the Skrill South (England) by going 5-0 in our first 5 games.  I also managed to pick up the Manager of the Month award.  Ahhh, life was good, I was a genius.  Unfortunately the month of September seems to have other plans for my team.  We've just dropped the last 2 games, picked up two crucial injuries, and I'm about to call up two 16 year olds to cover the for the wounded. 

The download is crawling along but it is still moving.  ;D

[Grim.Reaper]

Hmmm...you have me now considering starting in a lower league...might be fun to help grow a lower team.

[KyzBP]

Hmmm...you have me now considering starting in a lower league...might be fun to help grow a lower team.

It's a little more forgiving than the upper levels but it has it's own set of challenges.  I just seem to have a lot more fun trying to take an obscure team up the ranks than I do starting with one that's already filled with good players or is financially secure.

If you want a really challenging and lengthy career, load this into your game: Adding England Lower Leagues.  It's available in the Steam Workshop.  It adds 3 more lower levels to the English leagues.  You'll literally be signing guys who work in your office or bag your groceries.

[Grim.Reaper]

Don't think I want that much of a challenge:)

[vyshka]

Just an in-game update:

I created a blank, fictional team using the pre-game editor.  After filling the empty staff positions (my board doesn't believe I need a Keeper Coach or a Physio  ???), I picked up 18 of the best players you can get for free...or so I thought.  We started our climb out of the Skrill South (England) by going 5-0 in our first 5 games.  I also managed to pick up the Manager of the Month award.  Ahhh, life was good, I was a genius.  Unfortunately the month of September seems to have other plans for my team.  We've just dropped the last 2 games, picked up two crucial injuries, and I'm about to call up two 16 year olds to cover the for the wounded. 

The download is crawling along but it is still moving.  ;D

To try and cover the flaws of my backup gk while the starter was recovering from his hamstring pull I switched to a 3-5-2, and proceeded to win all my league games in September going 4-0 and won the manager of the month award in skrill north. Now in mid-October we are sitting mid-table with 16 pts from 10 games, but only 3 points out of a playoff spot. We have made it to the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup, meeting the 1st boardroom goal for the team. The holiday season is coming up, which always is a brutal schedule, but hopefully we will come out of that mid-table or better.

[vyshka]

Hmmm...you have me now considering starting in a lower league...might be fun to help grow a lower team.

It's a little more forgiving than the upper levels but it has it's own set of challenges.  I just seem to have a lot more fun trying to take an obscure team up the ranks than I do starting with one that's already filled with good players or is financially secure.

If you want a really challenging and lengthy career, load this into your game: Adding England Lower Leagues.  It's available in the Steam Workshop.  It adds 3 more lower levels to the English leagues.  You'll literally be signing guys who work in your office or bag your groceries.

The Skrill regional leagues are bad enough. Going even lower must be really painful. :)

[Grim.Reaper]

Have you guys ever used the fmscout tool?  Seems interesting and could give you a lot of info...although not sure if would be considered cheating:)

[KyzBP]

Just an in-game update:

I created a blank, fictional team using the pre-game editor.  After filling the empty staff positions (my board doesn't believe I need a Keeper Coach or a Physio  ???), I picked up 18 of the best players you can get for free...or so I thought.  We started our climb out of the Skrill South (England) by going 5-0 in our first 5 games.  I also managed to pick up the Manager of the Month award.  Ahhh, life was good, I was a genius.  Unfortunately the month of September seems to have other plans for my team.  We've just dropped the last 2 games, picked up two crucial injuries, and I'm about to call up two 16 year olds to cover the for the wounded. 

The download is crawling along but it is still moving.  ;D

To try and cover the flaws of my backup gk while the starter was recovering from his hamstring pull I switched to a 3-5-2, and proceeded to win all my league games in September going 4-0 and won the manager of the month award in skrill north. Now in mid-October we are sitting mid-table with 16 pts from 10 games, but only 3 points out of a playoff spot. We have made it to the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup, meeting the 1st boardroom goal for the team. The holiday season is coming up, which always is a brutal schedule, but hopefully we will come out of that mid-table or better.

Because I still have problems understanding which formations work best for which situations, why is a 3-5-2 better at covering for your GK then, say, 5-4-1 or even 5-1DM-3-1?

[vyshka]

Just an in-game update:

I created a blank, fictional team using the pre-game editor.  After filling the empty staff positions (my board doesn't believe I need a Keeper Coach or a Physio  ???), I picked up 18 of the best players you can get for free...or so I thought.  We started our climb out of the Skrill South (England) by going 5-0 in our first 5 games.  I also managed to pick up the Manager of the Month award.  Ahhh, life was good, I was a genius.  Unfortunately the month of September seems to have other plans for my team.  We've just dropped the last 2 games, picked up two crucial injuries, and I'm about to call up two 16 year olds to cover the for the wounded. 

The download is crawling along but it is still moving.  ;D

To try and cover the flaws of my backup gk while the starter was recovering from his hamstring pull I switched to a 3-5-2, and proceeded to win all my league games in September going 4-0 and won the manager of the month award in skrill north. Now in mid-October we are sitting mid-table with 16 pts from 10 games, but only 3 points out of a playoff spot. We have made it to the 4th qualifying round of the FA Cup, meeting the 1st boardroom goal for the team. The holiday season is coming up, which always is a brutal schedule, but hopefully we will come out of that mid-table or better.

Because I still have problems understanding which formations work best for which situations, why is a 3-5-2 better at covering for your GK then, say, 5-4-1 or even 5-1DM-3-1?

I haven't tried 5 in the back. My thought would be they run into your wall of players further up the pitch if you are running a 3-5-2 than a 5-4-1. That and I have more midfielders than defenders :)

[KyzBP]

Have you guys ever used the fmscout tool?  Seems interesting and could give you a lot of info...although not sure if would be considered cheating:)

I've been tempted to try it but my favorite part of the game is trying to uncover the hidden gems myself.  I tend to overload my U18 or U21 with prospects in hopes that one or two may end up either contributing to the Senior Squad or, better yet, have one of my free signings attract the attention of a larger, wealthier club. $$$  :).