Part One. I was happy living in my lighthouse, tending to my garden of vegetables and walking down by the seafront. I was happy being away from football for the first time in 52 years. On March 22, 2021, I had been out of the game for less than two years after being dismissed by Delia bloody Smith at Norwich. Not even in the kitchens. Or the canteen. In the back of her limousine. “Mr. Storm,” a voice accustomed to…
So if you’ve already got your hands on FM22 you will have noticed that one of the prominent features of this release is the shiny new Data Hub – a panel that allows you to digest a wealth of statistical information about your team’s performance with a broad range of segmentation and visualization options. Apart from proving to be a delightful step forward in aligning us as FM players with the modern realities of an ever data-driven footballing world this…
Another cycle has come and gone, but the release of Football Manager 2022 has unleashed many a fans excitement for the new game release. If you’re a newbie to the Football Manager scene, first things first: Welcome! Dive in and start your new save for your managerial career… but you might not know what to do next! Let’s take things easy and start with the basics. This article will guide you through Day One in your new save on Football Manager…
Everything you need to know to manage in the greatest league in the world, the Polish Ekstraklasa.
With the impending arrival of Football Manager 2022 and the will-it-won’t-it nature of the beta release occupying most of our minds, it’s a good time to ask some of our favourite writers here at Dictate The Game about their experiences on FM21. JohnnyGamesFM Number of hours: 1103Favourite Save: FC StockholmFavourite Signing: Vilmer Persson AhstedtMost Used Tactic: 4-3-3 DM WideBiggest Success: Promotion in our first season at Stockholm, defying all expectationsFM22 Beta Plans: Probably AtalantaOverall FM21 Thoughts: this was the best…
With a new Football Manager cycle on the horizon, members of the Dictate the Game team discuss new and expanded features they hope to see included.
Every year, Football Manager fans get two days that feel like another Christmas. The most obvious is release day, when the new game becomes fully available. But the second one feels even more special, at least to me; the day when the first trailer launches. It’s unexpected, it could happen any day, and it’s guaranteed to bring up all of the hype. It marks the beginning of the new game cycle, with all new features soon to be announced and…
It’s that time of the year again! The transfer market is in full swing, with offers coming and going, contracts getting checked and renegotiated and every bit of the off-season fun. But while it can be fun for the fans to see who their team get, it’s a really stressful part of the year for managers and DoFs, and FM is no different. Fear not, though, for the DTG team comes to the rescue, with our top tips for the…
Reading. It’s that boring thing your English teachers tried to get you into. However, I’m guessing that by now you’ve figured out, as most adults do, that it’s not reading that’s boring, it’s 19th Century novels. Any reader’s boredom often comes from the topic or style of the book or article, not the act itself. Since you’re here, I’m going to go ahead and assume football and video games are interests of yours. And since you’re reading this site you’re…
First of all: Congratulations! You worked hard to get your team to the promised land of the Top Division in your nation! That’s the good news. The bad news is you have to survive in the top division while competing with the big clubs on a shoestring budget in FM21. AND with a smaller amount of staff. AND with inferior players. Luckily, not all hope is lost! This is why we play Football Manager, to test ourselves against the big…