A big thank you!

Hi all, I would just like to say a big thank you to you all who followed my Football Manager 2017 posts. It all started at the beginning of October 2016 when I published a post about teams to manage in FM17. I think some of them would be really good teams to play within …

FM17 | 24 years with Reading FC

It was a pleasure, isn't it? If you read the previous part of my Football Manager 2017 save with Reading you know I decided to end this journey at the end of the 2039/2040 season. As we started in 2016, this save lasted for 24 virtual years. We started as an average Championship team and …

Rangers: Road to the UEFA Europa League Final 2020

Road to the UEFA Europa League Final 2020 Football Manager 2017      Foreword Two successful domestic seasons have passed following the move from TSG Hoffenheim to my boyhood club – Glasgow Rangers. My initial remit was to stabilize the club, build a strong group of Scottish nationals, with the view to developing and nurturing …

FM17 | Reading FC | Dear Danny Loader…

"Dear Danny Loader,  It's been a long journey. Twenty-two years together. It was great and you were an incredible player to work with.  It all started in June 2016 when I became a new manager of Reading FC. I promoted you immediately from the U18s to the First Team despite you were only 15 years …

How I prepare for a Champions League final

Introduction When it comes to a game of the magnitude of a Champions League final, arguably the biggest fixture outside of the World Cup final, I tend to put a bit more effort into my preparations. Rather than wholly rely on my scout reports, I will also watch a couple of my oppositions recent matches. …