This your weekly dose of news, notes and strategical insight into the universe of Football Manager Live. The show covers all the latest developments in FML, happenings in and around the gameworlds, how-to tips and the featured community blog of the week, answering listener submitted questions – strategy, tactics, opinions and issues on the minds of FM Live managers. On this installment of the podcast…

“Studio” Guest:
Nik Reeves-McLaren of Frecheville Blades & Sharp GW Moderator

Topics of Discussion:
The differences between Beta and Live GWs – a moderators viewpoint.
FML support and the influx of tickets at the launch of a gameworld.
Short-term mentality problems and outcry to switch GWs this early in release.
Overview of Federations: What happens if the FA you’d like is full?
FM Live’s main strength – the community and spirit of good-natured competition,

Strategy Corner:
Gearing your selected federation structure to managerial approach.
The pros/cons of having a small squad compared to a large squad.

How-To Tip: Creating a youth team and using squad tabs.

Featured Community Site: A Moderator’s Life fmlmod.blogspot.com

Listen to the show right now: [podcast]http://www.fm-britain.co.uk/podcasts/02extra111108.mp3[/podcast]

If you would like to submit a listener question, have your FML blog/site featured or can suggest any topics you’d like to hear discussed on the show – don’t hesitate to e-mail Jordan at jordan@getsacked.net or post in the podcast section of the FM-Britain forums.

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About the Author // Jordan Cooper

Jordan is our resident Football Manager Live expert, the co-founder of Game World One and the force behind FM-B’s community building efforts. The long-standing host/producer of the Get Sacked! podcast, it’s quite hard for him to go unnoticed in the Football Manager scene – from helping out hundreds of FM/FML users on Twitter daily to writing thesis-length posts on every community forum. Through his former days as a professional poker player, he is an expert at game theory concepts, probability and optimal decision-based strategies.