Dictate the Game Podcast 15 | Interview with Dave Azzopardi

Dictate the Game Podcast 15 | Interview with Dave Azzopardi

This week on the Podcast, a slightly smaller crew of producer Dom and Guy (FMVars) talk to Dave Azzopardi; a fantastic content creator for Football Manager, Watford fan and youth football coach. He’s a researcher for Football Manager, specifically at Watford FC. His job is to record the players statistics and the clubs finances to ensure the game matches the real world accurately. He also recently started a fan site; Talking Wolves. This was a fairly lengthy interview, as Dave…

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Mason Bradshaw | Livin’ the Dream | #6

Mason Bradshaw | Livin’ the Dream | #6

Livin’ the Dream is the third and final installment following the journey of Mason Bradshaw. His most recent role was with Braintree Town FC, in the Vanarama South, where he managed to keep them up. He’s now down under managing Sydney FC, living on the harbour with his wife Sophie, and young daughter, Vicki. In this installment, Mason jets back down under after his Christmas break back home. We hear from new signing Dax McCarty and Andrew Smith reflects on…

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How to make FM19 interesting, with FM20 just around the corner

How to make FM19 interesting, with FM20 just around the corner

Every summer, we usually find ourselves asking the same question; this year it is ‘How to make FM19 interesting?’ Each year, there comes a time when many Football Manager fans find the game growing a little tiresome. Usually after having sunk hundreds of hours into the annual title. This year, I’ve racked up around 400 hours on FM19 across various versions. I have found myself in that slump more than once. Therefore, my only have been taking a little break…

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How many player instructions to set in FM19?

How many player instructions to set in FM19?

The tactical depth in FM19 is simply phenomenal. You can get so immersed in the new roles and sorting out your defensive width, while forgetting about all the other parts of your tactic. Don’t forget player instructions in FM19! When it doesn’t work, some people will go straight to Miles Jacobson to lament how the new features don’t work.However, we’re not like that. These issues test all of our patience, though; no one’s more than mine. You want to know…

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Dictate the Game Podcast 14 | Transfer Deadline Day + New Roles in FM 20

Dictate the Game Podcast 14 | Transfer Deadline Day + New Roles in FM 20

Your hosts this week, Eric and Pelham (FM Tahiti) are back with another DtG Podcast! CLICK HERE TO WATCH We’ll be wrapping up the English transfer window! As a result, we’ll give you the top five teams in terms of transfer window success according to Dictate The Game and where we think the top six will pan out based on new additions. Plus, what are you looking for in terms of role tweaks in FM 20? Eric and Pelham will…

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Nine football league teams to manage in FM20

Nine football league teams to manage in FM20

If you’re feeling anything like me, after racking up over 600 hours on this iteration of FM, you’re starting to get what me and my friends call “FM Fatigue”. With the new Football League season beginning last weekend, it’s easy to look ahead to the next iteration of Football Manager. Here are my top picks for football league teams to manage in FM20.

Mason Bradshaw | Livin’ the Dream | #5

Mason Bradshaw | Livin’ the Dream | #5

Livin’ the Dream is the third and final installment following the journey of Mason Bradshaw’s football manager career. His most recent role was with Braintree Town FC, in the Vanarama South, where he managed to keep them up. He’s now down under managing Sydney FC, living on the harbour with his wife Sophie, and young daughter, April. In this update, Mason will play more league games, Mason writes a new blog post about the countdown to Christmas and there’s a…

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Five teams we can’t wait to try in FM20

Five teams we can’t wait to try in FM20

Welcome back to the Dictate The Game Podca… oh wait, sorry… wrong intro. Anyway, are we all getting a little bored to with FM19 now? I know I am. It always gets this way this time of year. You kind of feel like you’ve done what you want to do in the current version of the game. Now, you’re looking new and exciting types of saves to try or new databases to sort out… You’re just passing the time until…

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Dictate the Game Podcast 13 | Brand New Website + First DtG Cup Matches

Dictate the Game Podcast 13 | Brand New Website + First DtG Cup Matches

Join Eric, Dom, and Ben this week for episode 13 of the Dictate The Game Podcast! We’re all really excited to have been able to bring you the brand new Dictate The Game website this past week. In this week’s podcast we’re going to take a deep dive into the new Dictate The Game website. In addition, the first group state matches for the DtG Writers Cup are underway! We have results and predictions for the tournament! We have matches…

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