FootballManager &mdash; Bruno's ramblings https://infosec.press/brunomiguel/tag:FootballManager A blog where I ramble about... well... stuff. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:41:17 +0000 🎮 My first journeyman save on Football Manager in a while https://infosec.press/brunomiguel/my-first-journeyman-save-on-football-manager-in-a-while <![CDATA[I'm a Football Manager player. You probably already read a blog post I published about this game series. Despite playing the game for years, I haven't done a true journeyman save. I've had saves where I start in the lower division available in a country and take the team to win the Champions League, but not one of these. I attempted to do one a while back but stayed at the first team I managed - task failed successfully. !--more-- I'll explain what a journeyman save is for those who don't know. You create a save game where you start unemployed, apply to whatever manager roles are available, and manage whatever team offers you a contract (if you get more than one offer, you are free to choose whatever team you prefer). If you want to terminate your contract and/or apply to another team, you are free to do so. Of course, you can do this in any save, but most players start with a team and keep managing it. For this save, I loaded Germany, Belgium, England, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands, and Sweden's main divisions. I would've loaded lower divisions from these countries with more RAM and a faster CPU because I would've had a very slow gaming experience if I had done it with my current hardware. Loading several countries forced me to start as a professional manager (you can start as an amateur manager if you choose to), or I would have stayed unemployed for a long time, and I didn't want that. There were a few teams with no manager, including Ajax. I applied to all of them, but Mechelen, from Belgium, was the first to offer me a contract and accept my terms. The team is weak, but thankfully, the other teams from the league are not world-class, so I've managed to stay in first place with eight games played so far. As with every weaker team I manage, my strategy is to get players without a contract and on loan from other clubs. To earn revenue, I try to win as many trophies as possible and sell performing players so that I can then replace better players on free transfers or loans. Keeping the wages in check is another thing I have to do, or the club's finances will suffer. This season's objective is to finish in a position that allows me to play European football, hopefully in the Champions League, and at least reach Belgium's cup semi-final. I know these are hefty objectives, but I play to win as much as possible. I already secured some players on loan that improve the squad quality, and I have two future free transfers that will also increase the grade of the attack, an area the team lacks in quality. #FootballManager #FM #Gaming]]> I'm a Football Manager player. You probably already read a blog post I published about this game series. Despite playing the game for years, I haven't done a true journeyman save. I've had saves where I start in the lower division available in a country and take the team to win the Champions League, but not one of these. I attempted to do one a while back but stayed at the first team I managed – task failed successfully. I'll explain what a journeyman save is for those who don't know. You create a save game where you start unemployed, apply to whatever manager roles are available, and manage whatever team offers you a contract (if you get more than one offer, you are free to choose whatever team you prefer). If you want to terminate your contract and/or apply to another team, you are free to do so. Of course, you can do this in any save, but most players start with a team and keep managing it.

For this save, I loaded Germany, Belgium, England, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands, and Sweden's main divisions. I would've loaded lower divisions from these countries with more RAM and a faster CPU because I would've had a very slow gaming experience if I had done it with my current hardware. Loading several countries forced me to start as a professional manager (you can start as an amateur manager if you choose to), or I would have stayed unemployed for a long time, and I didn't want that.

There were a few teams with no manager, including Ajax. I applied to all of them, but Mechelen, from Belgium, was the first to offer me a contract and accept my terms. The team is weak, but thankfully, the other teams from the league are not world-class, so I've managed to stay in first place with eight games played so far.

As with every weaker team I manage, my strategy is to get players without a contract and on loan from other clubs. To earn revenue, I try to win as many trophies as possible and sell performing players so that I can then replace better players on free transfers or loans. Keeping the wages in check is another thing I have to do, or the club's finances will suffer.

This season's objective is to finish in a position that allows me to play European football, hopefully in the Champions League, and at least reach Belgium's cup semi-final. I know these are hefty objectives, but I play to win as much as possible. I already secured some players on loan that improve the squad quality, and I have two future free transfers that will also increase the grade of the attack, an area the team lacks in quality.

#FootballManager #FM #Gaming

]]> https://infosec.press/brunomiguel/my-first-journeyman-save-on-football-manager-in-a-while Fri, 16 Feb 2024 00:12:29 +0000 🎮 My favorite game series https://infosec.press/brunomiguel/my-favorite-game-series <![CDATA[FM24 screenshot of one of my saves centersmallOne of my saves on FM24, using the game mode that allows you to create your own team. I started on the lowest Portuguese division available in the game./small/center I've been playing Championship Manager and, after that, Football Manager since 1995 or 1996. The name change was due to a fallout between Eidos and Sports Interactive around the mid-2000s, with the latter launching the Football Manager series after the event and the one that became successful. The new Championship Manager and its inferior gameplay disappeared into the annals of history. My first game of this franchise was Championship Manager 2. A neighbor knew my parents had bought me my first computer, asked me if I had some floppy disks, and then made me a copy of the game. !--more-- This was the first game I installed on that computer, I think. It was awesome because I loved football (soccer), especially the tactical and managerial side of the sport. I spent countless hours playing it, particularly during easter and summer vacations. On some days, I would only stop to eat, go to the bathroom, and sleep (late at night, mind you). I was hooked! From then on, I played every Championship Manager title until the fallout, and every Football Manager game released since then. As I type this, Football Manager 2024 (FM24) is running. The versions released since 2020 also helped me distract from the pain and pass the time on those nights - and there were many of them! - I was kept awake by even more intense pain than usual. The last one I'll play Football Manager 2024 will be the last of this generation (FM25 will employ the Unity engine) and probably the last one I'll play. I'm sad about it because I enjoyed this series for over two decades, and it brings me pleasant memories. But its price has increased, and I can't afford it anymore. I'm only playing FM24 because it was my wife's and my sister-in-law's fortieth-birthday present. It's the end of an era for me. Everything comes to an end eventually. Maybe that will be an opportunity to try the games I bought and got from giveaways over the years. #Gaming #FM24 #CM2 #FootballManager #ChampionshipManager ]]> FM24 screenshot of one of my saves One of my saves on FM24, using the game mode that allows you to create your own team. I started on the lowest Portuguese division available in the game.

I've been playing Championship Manager and, after that, Football Manager since 1995 or 1996. The name change was due to a fallout between Eidos and Sports Interactive around the mid-2000s, with the latter launching the Football Manager series after the event and the one that became successful. The new Championship Manager and its inferior gameplay disappeared into the annals of history.

My first game of this franchise was Championship Manager 2. A neighbor knew my parents had bought me my first computer, asked me if I had some floppy disks, and then made me a copy of the game.

This was the first game I installed on that computer, I think. It was awesome because I loved football (soccer), especially the tactical and managerial side of the sport. I spent countless hours playing it, particularly during easter and summer vacations. On some days, I would only stop to eat, go to the bathroom, and sleep (late at night, mind you). I was hooked!

From then on, I played every Championship Manager title until the fallout, and every Football Manager game released since then. As I type this, Football Manager 2024 (FM24) is running. The versions released since 2020 also helped me distract from the pain and pass the time on those nights – and there were many of them! – I was kept awake by even more intense pain than usual.

The last one I'll play

Football Manager 2024 will be the last of this generation (FM25 will employ the Unity engine) and probably the last one I'll play. I'm sad about it because I enjoyed this series for over two decades, and it brings me pleasant memories. But its price has increased, and I can't afford it anymore. I'm only playing FM24 because it was my wife's and my sister-in-law's fortieth-birthday present.

It's the end of an era for me. Everything comes to an end eventually. Maybe that will be an opportunity to try the games I bought and got from giveaways over the years.

#Gaming #FM24 #CM2 #FootballManager #ChampionshipManager

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