“where have you been?” My plans for #FM18

At the time of writing, I have been streaming my generic journeyman save since August but lately, I am starting to lose interest in the save. Struggling to even rebuild my squad, it seemed that LA Galaxy were set to languish in the bottom half of the Supporters' Shield (at least). I know, I could …

#FM17 Around the World Challenge #42 – Tactical Struggles

March That did not go according to plan. At least we were not getting trashed. It's clear that we are going to struggle this season as we were in the first of the three relegation spots after 7 games. Could things get any worse? April That's much better! But, overall, we were still struggling and …

#FM17 Around the World Challenge #41 – Preseason, Transfers and maybe a little bit more?

Long ass title aside... After being immersed in France with FC Metz for the last few months on my other save, it's time to travel back to Africa and get back into the swing of things. Our obscure reputation meant that we don't have a lot of options when it comes to arranging friendlies. This …

#FM17 Around the World Challenge #40 – First Stop in Africa!

Surprisingly, Mali is our first stop in Africa in this save. Sometimes, randomness can be a bit funny sometimes. Just an interesting thing I've just read: the football federation was suspended only two months ago so technically, the league, in real life, is not even ongoing anymore! Anyway, the club that we're managing this season is AS Sigui. …

#FM17 Around the World Challenge #39 – I’m Sick of Your Threats, Relegation

Onto the mundane part of my final season here in Kazakhstan: the Relegation Stage. Goal: To avoid relegation as always. And to keep things short, here's how we did. We pretty much secure survival with 5 games left to play but by then, our star striker, Patrick, decided to go into a rough patch of …