Playing FM22 online with a (remote) friend

So I've setup an online FM22 game - and he's in as a manager also. We're both on and works fine.

1. Random question: how do I set the game up (how should he jump into the game) when I'm NOT online (i.e. we want to play a slow game whenever each of us can) - is that the default way it is setup? To confirm: both of us don't have to be online at the same time for the game to work.

2. Assuming the above is true, how do the dates / "continue" bits work - e.g. are we out of synch from a date perspective and it sits on "waiting" for 1 player at a next milestone and waits for other player to catchup?