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Above relegation zone with Ole Kristian Selnaes

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 02:38 AM PST

Hi my dear readers, Today's post is the last in this year. It's number in the total blog history is 633. I want to thank everybody who likes reading my blog which is visited by more than 10000 people daily. Want to congratulate all of you with the happy New Year! Now some good Forest story news! I have already played a half of the 2nd season in FM 2013 and managed to climb up with Forest to the

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FM 13 Best Directors of Football

Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:24 PM PST

The new staff role added to Football Manager 2013 arose the highest interest after the game's release. A director of football can be responsible for the following actions: Assign scouts; Bring youth players into the club; Hire or sack staff; Work over club transfers and loans using three lists: Transfers Targets, Unwanted List, Development List. As for me the last one seems really valuable

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Decent football but lack of points in PL

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 01:10 AM PST

Hi all, The first screen shot may look shocking: just 3 points after 8 matches and the bottom line in the table. A failed start? I would hurry with opinions. Read the post carefully till the end. Forest matches The confident victory over Q.P.R. - my former club in FM 12 – is not a single one. I can also boast two wins in the Carling Cup where away 2:0 against West Brom especially valuable.

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Football Manager Digest #4

Posted: 23 Dec 2012 12:24 AM PST

My weekly digest about Football Manager 2013. The most interesting news, the most helpful information all over the Web. The top news of the last week is the 13.2 update for Football Manager 2013 of course.  It adds a Dark skin, 2 new FMC challenges. But the most important is that it applies quite many match engine changes which are hotly discussed by many gamers in the corresponding Match Engine

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Football Manager 2013 Tactics

Posted: 19 Dec 2012 10:06 PM PST

Finally I am ready to present my Football Manager 2013 tactics which helped me to take the 3rd Championship position with Nottingham Forest and promote to the Premier League in the first FM 13 season. I called it Triple C because it consists of 3 very different tactics: Control (4-2-3-1) Counter-attacking (4-1-2-1-2) Classic (4-4-2) So now you should see why I selected the name for my

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You may call it a squad revolution

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:57 PM PST

Hello my dear readers, I made a lot of transfers selling and buying players before Forest's start in the Premier League. However, I am not sure if I can call it a squad revolution because the skeleton of the squad remained. I didn't sell anyone who can be confidently considered as one of the first eleven players. First news before transfer window Huge amount of promised money for TV rights make

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Football Manager Digest #3

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:34 PM PST

My weekly digest about Football Manager 2013. The most interesting news, the most helpful information all over the Web. A trustworthy gaming web site GameSpot has given The Game of the Year award to Football Manager 2013! Tactical guide for beginners. One of FM-Base community members gives decent advises about creation of tactics in FM13. DF11 Facepack. One of alternative facepacks was

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Forest squad analysis after season 1

Posted: 13 Dec 2012 09:34 PM PST

It's always important to analyse squad before getting going with a transfer campaign. Currently you may see from the Team Report below my team has many holes and weaknesses. As an additional information, I'd like to provide you with information about wage of all my players. It's obvious that some of top earners doesn't deserve to be in the squad: Positional analysis GK Loaned Jan Lastuvka has

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Promoted or not promoted into Premier League?

Posted: 10 Dec 2012 09:47 PM PST

This is the question which answer you may know scrolling down the post quickly. Though I advise you not to do that because I described all the Championship playoff matches in a consecutive time manner and with some kind of tactical analysis. Read my post continuosly. Please :) Playoff semi-final #1. Peterborough – Nottingham Forest Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson tends to play wide diamond 4

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Football Manager Digest #2

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 06:47 AM PST

My weekly digest about Football Manager 2013. The most helpful and interesting information about the game on the Web of the last week. Understanding your Tactic – The Discussion. One of SI Games forums moderators Cleon shared his experience regarding his tactics in FM 2013 used for Tottenham. It's a very detailed thread containing tons of information and personal ideas. Must read. Going against