hjsbaker
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I've been a long time fan of the series, playing since Championship Manager 01/02 with a lot of breaks inbetween. I recently started playing CM0102 again but it wasn't really scratching the itch, I still wanted some of the modern features.

 

Loads of people seem to warn me off playing FM26, so I was wondering what's the best one to play? I have FM2012, 2014, 2021, and 2022. I'm not opposed to buying another one if needs be.

 

Ideally I want the latest transfers etc. and best balance of experience. What does everyone enjoy playing the most? Is it even possible for example to play FM2012 with the latest transfers/players?

 

Thanks for your help

PoorJack
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By hjsbaker 25 March 2026 - 14:59 PM UTC 

I've been a long time fan of the series, playing since Championship Manager 01/02 with a lot of breaks inbetween. I recently started playing CM0102 again but it wasn't really scratching the itch, I still wanted some of the modern features.

 

Loads of people seem to warn me off playing FM26, so I was wondering what's the best one to play? I have FM2012, 2014, 2021, and 2022. I'm not opposed to buying another one if needs be.

 

Ideally I want the latest transfers etc. and best balance of experience. What does everyone enjoy playing the most? Is it even possible for example to play FM2012 with the latest transfers/players?

 

Thanks for your help

 

 

Who's going to update the latest transfers for FM2012? 

This is like… who's going to produce and sell phone cases for iPhone 4 in 2026? 

 

May try the demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3551340/Football_Manager_26/ 

 

 

hjsbaker
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Well, considering there’s a whole ecosystem dedicated to updating CM0102 with the latest transfers and personnel regularly I thought that may apply to a particular FM title as well. 
 

If not, no biggie. I’ll just try out FM26. But a lot of people seem to be saying not to. 

PoorJack
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By hjsbaker 25 March 2026 - 15:15 PM UTC 

Well, considering there’s a whole ecosystem dedicated to updating CM0102 with the latest transfers and personnel regularly I thought that may apply to a particular FM title as well. 
 

If not, no biggie. I’ll just try out FM26. But a lot of people seem to be saying not to. 

 

 

Well, you're the manager in the game… making decisions to splash your transfer budget and sign a player. But, you can't decide whether to try a new game? 

 

The demo is free… what's the concern? 

 

Anyway, may watch some gameplay in YouTube, and have better ideas about FM26 first. 

 

Bielsa is a legend
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go straight to FM24, avoid FM26 as its not finished and bug ridden

 

with FM 24 there is the best skin, Flut and lots of other features that are not in FM26

hjsbaker
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Thanks for actually responding to me and answering the question.  Appreciate it.

Bielsa is a legend
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By hjsbaker 26 March 2026 - 16:10 PM UTC 

Thanks for actually responding to me and answering the question.  Appreciate it.

 

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