FM19 Guide | Starting A New Save

FM19 Guide | Starting A New Save

If you’re anything like me, you’ll get to a point some time when you’re thinking about starting a new save in FM19. Recently, I was missing English football, having started my first save in Italy, and wanted to start a save in the Championship. While this is a guide for starting fresh, there are a lot of similarities to starting at a new club, so this post will be useful to those players also. Starting out well at a new…

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FM19 Guide | Adjusting to Promotion

FM19 Guide | Adjusting to Promotion

Recently I wrote an article showing how to start a new save well, if you missed it you can check it out here. With a strong start in the league, I decided to continue my Brentford save and see where we ended up. After an expected finish of mid table, we won the league, finishing with 88 points. Here’s my guide to adjusting to promotion in FM19. After the success I’d had, I decided to give it a go in the…

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FM 2020 Special: Dictate The Podcast #17 + The Northman

FM 2020 Special: Dictate The Podcast #17 + The Northman

In this weeks FM 2020 podcast, we’re joined by the usual gruesome twosome of Dom and Guy, as well as Pelham and Paul aka The Northman! Paul joins us to talk about Football Manager 2020. With the new video released by the Football Manager themselves, we discuss we discuss our plans for the game. If you’ve not heard of Paul, check out his twitter and YT here: FM19 | How to use data to improve your save Mason Bradshaw |…

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Using data to improve in FM19

Using data to improve in FM19

Data is a powerful tool in the world of football. It can be even more powerful when utilised within Football Manager. This makes using data in FM19 essential. FM is essentially a huge database of attributes and statistics, which can be manipulated and analysed to produce better results for your team. In this post I’m going to outline my tips for utilising this data to improve your save.

Marseille- the most fun team in FM19?

Marseille- the most fun team in FM19?

If you’re looking to squeeze out a bit – or a lot – more fun in Football Manager 2019 before FM20 comes out, Marseille could be the perfect team to coach. They have so much attacking flair and some exciting young talents, but you’ll have to be man enough to deal with the unpredictable Mario Balotelli. Read on to find out why Marseille might be the most fun team to manage in FM19. No pressure You play in a competition…

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Dtg Writers Cup! Group Stage

Dtg Writers Cup! Group Stage

Welcome back to the DtG Writers Cup! Firstly, in this tournament, each person was assigned two letters to build a squad. Secondly they have been pitted against each other with some interesting results! After week one we had 4 games but as its been three weeks we’ve finished EIGHT matches to share with you in this article! Some will be more detailed than others but we’ll try and cover the important bits. Part 1: ( http://dictatethegame.com/2019/08/02/fm19-writers-cup-season-1-introduction/ ) Week 2 Fixtures…

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The Sweeper Keeper in FM19 – Running with the Wolves #3

The Sweeper Keeper in FM19 – Running with the Wolves #3

Just as Roma was not built in a day, you cannot create a successful tactic in one season. Especially not without taking into account the input of the innovations that came before. My 4-2-3-1 tactic is no different. It took me a few months of experimenting with various tactical setups and teams to arrive to its current form. In my second season as AS Roma manager I am about to take a brave new step into the future. But first…

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Football Manager Predicts English Premier League

Football Manager Predicts English Premier League

Who will win the league? Will it be Liverpool, City? Who will go down? In this instalment, Football Manager Predicts the English Premier League. Using an updated database, it will be interesting to see what Football Manager predicts will happen in the Premier League. Obviously, player attributes haven’t been adjusted. That will happen in Football Manager 2020, which is to be announced towards the end of this month.