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The Unofficial Football Manager Guide
October 21, 2011, 4 Comments

Packed full of advice, knowledge, and screenshots, the Guide is a 100% free, 287 page beast of knowledge - it's got ever ...

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A Guide to Simple Tactics
July 4, 2011, 1 Comment

Creating tactics in FM causes much discussion across many a website, the bad thing is how generic the newest threads are ...

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Making Setups – My Opinion
July 1, 2011, No Comments

For me I find there is a lot in making a successful and dominant defence. One of the most important factors for me is th ...

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A look at the Advanced Playmaker Role
June 30, 2011, No Comments

Of the many roles in Football Manager, the one that seems to cause the most discussion is the advanced playmaker. A role ...

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Set Shape or a load of hard work?
June 29, 2011, No Comments

I have been around the scene now for a couple of years, everyone seemingly playing the same way of finding a tactic and ...

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The Nike Defence
June 27, 2011, No Comments

For so long in Football Manager now it has been the norm to use a flat back four. As the game evolves the effective use ...

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Development of Match Preparation by Validicus
May 4, 2011, No Comments

Validicus takes a look at how Match Preparation is handled in FM2011 and how SI can improve it in future editions to mak ...

Tractor Boy’s Top Loan Signings
January 17, 2011, 1 Comment

Searching for the loan signing to make your team better? Tractor Boy looks at the top loan signings for Championship ...

FM2011 FMV Review
November 3, 2010, No Comments

Zabier has finally got his hands on a review copy of FM2011, and so he gives us his thoughts on the new features, the ol ...

What’s in Jose’s mind?: An article explaining the mysteries of Mourinho’s tactics
August 8, 2010, 1 Comment

Jake13 writes an article examining how Jose Mourinho makes his team play. He examines all of the positions, which will g ...