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October 30th, 2007 in General
Recently, I took part in an online debate questioning the ‘easiness’ of studying humanities versus the ‘difficultness’ of following a career in the sciences. The crux of the matter was that the majority of British school children were choosing the easy option, preferring to write essays... Read more
October 26th, 2007 in Strategy
I wanna play like Arsenal do! With FM08 just released and plenty of things to try and figure out on the new game, no doubt the time will come soon when people start asking for tactics based on a certain manager, team or style. I don't want to pre-judge but I'm fairly certain the favourite four... Read more
October 21st, 2007 in Editorials
While we at FM-Britain do our utmost to keep our members happy, we accept that we cannot and do not always perform to the standards we try to set for ourselves. With this in mind we decided to release the following letter from a disgruntled member. We ask for forgiveness for our failings and will... Read more
October 20th, 2007 in Players
How to set up a modern, playing keeper. Until today, the FM engine seems to know eleven football players, and there is by bad luck or destiny one very unfortunate guy who does do strange things like almost never leaving his own penalty area and catch the ball with his hands. This is probably... Read more
October 17th, 2007 in Formations
The one response that really annoys those who complain about the game is "it's your tactics". And, to be honest, so it should. "It's your tactics" doesn't solve anything. Of course, regulars around the community know the full meaning of this little epithet, but most newcomers (I deliberately... Read more
October 15th, 2007 in Strategy
Sliders and the Ambiguity of Management. Having leant towards the positivist theories of Sir Karl Popper earlier in the thread/article, I hope you'll forgive my taking a sharp U-turn into the realms of critical management theory. This is the area of management in which I earn my real-life... Read more
October 14th, 2007 in Strategy
Making Decisions As I iterated earlier, quality decision-making is the absolute key to succeeding at Football Manager. Management is all about making decisions. If you consistently make good decisions you will more often than not do well. If you regularly make bad ones you are likely to fail.... Read more
October 11th, 2007 in Strategy
Designing and Adjusting Tactics Before writing this section, I’d like to tip a nod to Kristianohr and Googen who took the ’07 theories to their logical extreme. They advocated designing 14 different tactics and alternating between them until you found one that matched the situation you were... Read more
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