Articles by: FM-Britain Staff

Understanding the 4-4-2 Diamond

Understanding the 4-4-2 Diamond

0 by / on June 3, 2011, 9:00 am / in Formations

DEFENCE Despite the fact that there are four ways to play a diamond formation on FM, the differences between them are few and usually subtle. As a starting point, one thing each of them do have in common is a back four in defence. The defence will generally have more protection in the middle than with a flat 4-4-2, especially […]

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Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-13: FM Live Starting Strategies

Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-13: FM Live Starting Strategies

by / on September 30, 2008, 5:23 pm / in Podcasts

Sports Interactive have just announced the release dates of the first 14 FM Live gameworlds that will be launched at the end of this month. With so many people looking to prepare their quest for global supremacy, Jordan & Millie discuss strategies from the onset of playing FM Live. Both have been involved with the Beta for quite a while […]

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Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-12: Revolutionary Features of FM2009

Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-12: Revolutionary Features of FM2009

by / on September 10, 2008, 5:05 pm / in Podcasts

Sports Interactive sported Che Guevara on their main website touting the release announcement of FM09 giving us a hint that the new edition of the series will undergo a “revolution” of sorts. After much speculation it has in a very big way and become a huge talking point around the scene. We will discuss all the announced features, our thoughts […]

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Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-11: FM Live Pricing Debate

Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-11: FM Live Pricing Debate

by / on August 27, 2008, 4:44 pm / in Podcasts

Jordan & Millie are back on the podcast after the summer holiday period and there sure are a great many developments happening in the Football Manager scene! Sport Interactive have finally started their official launch of FM Live with 14 starting gameworlds scheduled to be activated in October. With it’s pre-order phase just started and the announcemnt of it’s pricing […]

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Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-10: Is The FM Community Dead?

Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-10: Is The FM Community Dead?

by / on July 9, 2008, 4:31 pm / in Podcasts

In the lull between Football Manager game releases, it’s almost inevitable that many people have already become bored and have discussed topics to death… but is there a bigger problem that many community sites are failing to address? Often sites come and go, yet there are a few that have been able to last - what are they doing right […]

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Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-09: Tactics & Training Linkage

Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-09: Tactics & Training Linkage

by / on June 25, 2008, 4:21 pm / in Podcasts

Jordan rides solo this episode and discusses first impressions of FM Live with our special guest. Our primary topic though is part of the “FM09 wishlist” series and focuses in on linking training to tactics. Are attributes too randomly allocated to regens? Should managers have the option of instilling certain PPM’s onto players? Does footedness matter when placing central players […]

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Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-08: International Management

Get Sacked Podcast Episode 1-08: International Management

by / on June 18, 2008, 4:14 pm / in Podcasts

After a week’s hiatus, Jordan & Millie are back with a brand new episode that deals with the international management side of FM. How does it work and how can it be improved? In addition, we’ll recap the group stages of Euro 2008, surprises & disappointments as well as a tirade about referee decisions and the Laws of the Game. […]

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