Football Manager 2016

[FestiveJack]

Will be getting this. Probably.

[TMM]

I'm loving my game on FM15, in 2025 with Portsmouth and hoping to win the Premier League after taking them from League Two to the top just like I did AFC Wimbledon in the same save. I'm still loving it, still fresh, still a challenge. That said, I know I'll get FM16 on release day.

[TMM]

Ha, as predicted, I got it today!

Seen as the FM15 thread has kinda been taken over by FM16 chat, figured I'd bring this back up.

One thing I've immediately discovered that I find kinda cool is the game allows you to keep managers you've replaced on as Director of Football (for new game starts). I just started as Arsenal and they asked if I wanted to keep Arsene Wenger on, I said yes and he's DOF, which is pretty cool.

[Liam]

Ha, as predicted, I got it today!

Seen as the FM15 thread has kinda been taken over by FM16 chat, figured I'd bring this back up.

One thing I've immediately discovered that I find kinda cool is the game allows you to keep managers you've replaced on as Director of Football (for new game starts). I just started as Arsenal and they asked if I wanted to keep Arsene Wenger on, I said yes and he's DOF, which is pretty cool.

That's a nice touch, especially because it feels like it happens more often than it used to.

[stokeriño]

Plus if you're playing the game with the view that you're taking on the role of a 'club' rather than a 'manager', it side-steps what I've always felt to be an irritating loose end.

I.E. If I am playing a game 'as Chelsea' rather than 'as myself', then I don't want Mourinho to turn up as the new manager of Manchester City the following season. In a perfect world I would play as the existing manager, I guess, just to avoid that. But making him DoF works well to keep him effectively out of the game without, you know, killing him off.  

[Arjen Robben]

Match engine this year seems a bit unforgiving, in as much as my players are finishing every match in the low 60's percentage wise for the condition. Not far off that after about 60 minutes even.

[Dan]

Apparently this is a random occurrence. Neat.

[TMM]

3 minutes ago, Dan said:

Apparently this is a random occurrence. Neat.

Ok that is pretty cool. I know you said random but I wonder if that is how they got around the prospect of having to somehow recode the entire season organisation and it is a regular occurrence?

[Baddar]

Big McHugeLarge though...

[Benji]

11 minutes ago, Dan said:

Apparently this is a random occurrence. Neat.

How the fuck is someone in 2019 already?

[Dan]

Looks like he's managing in India. They only play like 6-8 games a season.

[Gazz]

Completed it.

[9 to 5]

5 minutes ago, Gazz said:

Completed it.

[Gazz]

I love new FM moans.

'In theory, my tactic should dominate but I keep losing'.

I mean, in theory, Jose Mourinho's tactics should dominate according to Jose Mourinho.

[Arjen Robben]

On 29/10/2015 11:11:22, TMM said:

One thing I've immediately discovered that I find kinda cool is the game allows you to keep managers you've replaced on as Director of Football (for new game starts). I just started as Arsenal and they asked if I wanted to keep Arsene Wenger on, I said yes and he's DOF, which is pretty cool.

Where does the option for doing this come up in setting up the game? Never noticed that there

[TMM]

22 minutes ago, Arjen Robben said:

Where does the option for doing this come up in setting up the game? Never noticed that there

Literally just start and then the board in their "welcome to the club" meeting will ask if you want to keep the previous manager or on let him go for a clean slate. I assume it can't just be for Arsenal

[Arjen Robben]

I think it must depend on age and/or time spent at the club? Cause I just tested it by starting as Boro and it never mentioned anything about Karanka moving to Director of Football. So I added a new manager as Arsenal and the welcome message says: "Upon Arsene Wengers departure, the board decided that the loss of his experience and loyalty to the club could be remedied by promoting him to Director of Football. However the board will, if requested, remove him from his newly-appointed role."

[King Ellis]

10 hours ago, Baddar said:

Big McHugeLarge though...

Mason Ryan, Football Manager.

[Arjen Robben]

Would love to see a fight between Mason Ryan and Ryan Mason

[Chris2K]

This is the first FM game I've got for 4 years. I've started a game with Bath City, taking on my usual task of managing the club nearest to me. Won our first friendly 4-0 against the might of Bridport, both my new signings scored so I'm happy. I'm only on the Touch version though, I'm not up to dealing with the thought process required for the full game yet.