Tag: FM 2012

It’s taken a while to find the time to finish off the English Hero achievement, but this Christmas holiday finally saw my Stalybridge Celtic side promoted to the Premiership. As expected winning the Championship was beyond us and in the early part of the season it didn’t look like we’d be getting anywhere near the […]

If you’ve been promoted straight up the leagues in successive seasons and you have a small club like Stalybridge Celtic then you’ll be disappointed to learn that any money you manage to generate is swallowed up by the requirement to expand the stadium for entry to the next league. A slight wage budget increase was […]

Winning promotion from the npower League 2 was a real step up in difficulty over the Blue Square Premier on my journey to get the English Hero achievement in Football Manager 2012 with Stalybridge Celtic. I had to ditch a number of players in order to free up their wages for new signings. I also […]

Step two of the English Hero achievement in Football Manager 2012 was to win promotion from the Blue Square Premier. I kept the majority of my good performers at Stalybridge Celtic from the BSN promotion and signed a few new faces. Once again I recommend putting all your resources into wages and only sign free […]

So I decided to try and get the English Hero achievement in Football Manager 2012. The challenge is to take a team from the lowest league in England all the way to the top league. I picked Stalybridge Celtic in the Blue Square North and embarked on an epic journey to take them all the […]

You’ve got a lot to juggle as a football manager and there are times when FM 2012 can be unforgiving. You need to think about your approach and style for each aspect of the game to make sure your club runs smoothly and you achieve your goals. Handling the Press The press can be a […]

You’ve put together a strong team, you’ve trained them up, set a formation and tactics and told them what you expect to see; now all that remains is for them to go out onto the pitch and bring home the victory. If everything has gone according to plan then match day should be an enjoyable […]

There are a few significant tweaks and additions in Football Manager 2012 and the team talk system is one of the biggest. You’ll find that the match screen is much the same as previous releases and you have a wealth of options to track your team’s performance and try to influence them. If you set […]

Looking for the best wonderkids in FM2012? Hunting for those awesome young players who are destined to be the superstars of tomorrow? Well my list of the best young players in Football Manager 2012 is finally done, at least the first draft anyway. These players all appeared when I set up a game with the […]

Buying Players Buying players in FM 2012 can actually be frustratingly tough. The addition of agents certainly makes the process tougher than it was before. The first thing to do is identify the roles you need. Don’t be swayed by your own desire to sign a top name striker if you don’t really need one. […]