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#679990 FM2022 Licensing and Real Name Fix File v4.1 for FM22.4.1 [released on 04/04/2022] - final version
SamuraiPizzaRob
Thanks - something's definitely gone weird for me, as the Brazilian clubs show up ok now, but Juventus are back to being Zebre, several Spanish clubs are back to default. Have re-followed steps but still not right; will figure it out 🙂
EDIT: I figured it out 😀
#679612 FM2022 Licensing and Real Name Fix File v4.1 for FM22.4.1 [released on 04/04/2022] - final version
SamuraiPizzaRob
Hi all - sorry if this has already been answered in the thread and I missed it, but…
I have an existing Valencia save (in third season); and I've just noticed that the Brazilian club names have reverted to the three letter defaults (SAN for Santos for example). I'm assuming the Winter Update has maybe changed something? Anyway, I have reapplied the fix following the steps ‘at the top’, and reloaded skin, but the names are still appearing as SAN, FLA etc. Do I need to relaunch the game for the fix to kick back in? I am 99.999999% sure the fix was working fine prior to today (e.g. Santos showed up as Santos).
Other clubs appear fine - Juventus as Juventus etc.
#482542 Collapse in Form
SamuraiPizzaRob
#482540 Collapse in Form
SamuraiPizzaRob
It's enough to make you paranoid about reload
Winless in six now, having been pushing for top spot, through to knockout phase of Champions League and in TIM Cup semi-final (and playing well overall)
#482537 Collapse in Form
SamuraiPizzaRob
Playing nicely in my Napoli save, good record etc etc.
Reload to carry on, form has completely collapsed in what feels like an 'over night' style - can't figure out why (yet); still creating chances but people seem to have forgotten how to score
#475423 England - English Level 9-10 SS'2018/19 Relink! (21/02/19)
SamuraiPizzaRob
If not, what info do you need? Happy to do my bit/the research if required
#435142 FM18 Touch on Nintendo Switch
SamuraiPizzaRob
Has anyone else tried FM Touch on Switch? Thoughts?
It's just over £20 via the Nintendo eShop right now (until July 16th), so I'm very tempted - I believe Game (please don't spit at me) have it for a similar price on Switch, so may trade in some old games to knock a few extra £££ off the price.
#419244 FM17 database in FM10?
SamuraiPizzaRob
#418981 FM17 database in FM10?
SamuraiPizzaRob
I much prefer the gameplay in 10 (twas a simpler time that hits the sweet spot for me personally) but would like, if at all possible, to use a more recent DB for squad updates yadda yadda
As noted, I suspect this is just a shot in the dark on my part, due to technological changes etc, but thought I'd toss the question out there
#381908 Resurrecting Il Grifone
SamuraiPizzaRob
Thanks SS! There is a theory (or 'common belief' perhaps) that Richard the Lionheart adopted the flag (and St. George) from Genoa's original - though there doesn't seem to be any specific proof to back this up (perhaps unsurprisingly given how long ago it was etc etc)
Have had a rough run following yesterday's update - will provide a proper update soon
#381784 Resurrecting Il Grifone
SamuraiPizzaRob
Preseason Problems and Positives
After taking up the reigns at Genoa C.F.C, it was time to set about moulding this once mighty club back in to a powerhouse of Italian football.
Very quickly it became clear this would not be easy – but equally not without hope.
Per the introductory post in this particular Football Manager tale, Genoa are a little light on stars.
Captain Nicolas Burdisso has been around the block, whilst striker Giovanni Simeone, goalkeeper Mattia Perin 23-year-old winger Diego Laxalt head up a small group of younger players with potential – but we’re not exactly bursting at the seams with talent right now.
Teenagers Gabriele Gibilterra and Flavio Junior Bianchi both show promise, which is going to be important giving the startling lack of first team quality players trained at the club right now – something which proved problematic when submitting my squad list for the season, with four club trained and eight nationally trained players required among the 25.
The addition of 16-year-old Brescia centre midfielded Mattia Viviani for £220,000 will also, hopefully, pay dividends down the line.
In an attempt to boost my fortunes in the short term I also opted to forgo any further spending and instead divert funds in to wages; signing former Inter, Manchester City and Roma wing back Maicon and 2005 Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldinho.
Whilst my Genoa team still lacks real star power, it at least looks like a team that can compete in Serie A, and with the board only requiring that I avoid relegation, and qualify for the First Round ‘proper’ of the Coppa Italia, I felt reasonably confident I had the squad to allow me to get my feet under the table.
Finding a formation and tactics that worked proved tricky however, and led to four straight defeats during the preseason as I tinkered with various combinations in a bid to find something that worked.
Ultimately things have settled with back three – with Armando Izzo currently playing in the middle of the trio in a ‘cover’ role whilst first choice Ezequiel Muñoz continues to recover from injury – and wing backs whilst I operate a 2-1-2 style formation to complete the look.
Defensively it has smoothed things out for me, with Maicon and loanee Edenílson (playing out of position down the left) both making solid starts to the campaign proper.
Where things have stumbled is in the final 25-ish yards of the field.
In our first competitive game, a Cup game against Bari, Mauricio Pinilla found the back of the net but we still required penalties to dispense with the Serie B side – not helped by Izzo being sent off in extra time for a second bookable offence…
Likewise the first Serie A game saw some nice build up play, but few chances as we were out shot 17-3 and had a man sent off (Luca Rigoni) on the stroke of half time; though a late header from Burdisso did salvage a point at the Olimpico.
The tinkering does mean my squad aren’t more than around 50% familiar with our tactics right now though, providing some hope that when Ronaldinho regains match sharpness and Simeone finds some form we will be alright.
The return of Miguel Veloso, who broke his leg in the preseasons, should provide a timely boost in around January time – at least that’s the theory.
Oscar Hiljemark has also been solid coming off the bench in both games, so it’ll be interesting to see what he can do in the next game with Rigoni suspended. At 24, and with a full transfer to Genoa already agreed for next season when I started the game, Hiljemark could be an important player for me over the coming seasons.
Right now I see the pros and cons as follows…
PRO: Some good players under 25, some good build up play, ability to play in an ‘attacking’ style. All in all it adds up to hope for the future.
CONS: Squad depth is still an issue, especially in some positions (left wing back for example). Lack of scoring chances is also a concern, though hopefully a temporary one.
Next up – Cagliari.
#380212 Resurrecting Il Grifone
SamuraiPizzaRob
It was time to try someone new. It was time for a fresh challenge.
Not unlike previous saves on old versions – such as Dortmund on FM10 – the idea of taking charge of a club which has tasted success in years past but had fallen on ‘hard times’ appealed to me. It always does. The ‘hero’ who resurrected X Club and rekindled the glory days yadda, yadda, yadda.
Likewise – and I know I’m not alone here when it comes to Football Manager players, as dorky as it undoubtedly sounds – location matters.
Would I actually want to live there? Like, in real life. Yes, incredibly dorky to consider such things in a game but it helps whittle down potential candidates and invariably leads me to coastal clubs or ones situated in areas of great beauty (Freud would probably say this indicates my need to escape my home town. Freud would be correct).
Equally, as fun as it is having millions of pounds at ones disposal from the off, it does wear thin quickly when you feel you can just throw money at a situation and so I opted for a team of modest finances but with significant potential (at least, I hope&hellip
So here I am, the new manager of Genoa Cricket and Football Club (or Genoa C.F.C, or just Genoa) in Italy’s Serie A.
Genoa are still classed as one of the most successful teams in Italian football, with no less than nine championships to their name – however the last of these came in 1924 and the only things of note Genoa have won in my life time are the 1988/89 Serie B title and the 1996 Anglo-Italian Cup…
Even European football has been lacking for I Rossoblu (The Red and Blues), with just one Uefa Cup and one Europa League appearance in their 119 year history*
* Granted European competitions were not what they were today when Genoa won the 1898 Campionato Italiano Finali, and they should have secured a Europa League place in 2014/15 but due to an administrative error and not meeting UEFA’s stadium requirements the place was passed to Sampdoria….who share a ground with Genoa…go figure…
Part of the challenge here is that, despite it’s scenic location, I know very little about today’s Genoa team. Captain Nicolas Burdisso and forward Goran Pandev are names I recognise, but otherwise I am learning everything about the team as I go.
Thankfully my assistant manager’s report has already taught me we lack leadership among the squad, as well being lazy and unable to jump very high…
The first weeks of the preseason will undoubtedly be rife with flicking through scout reports and sorting out my staff – to ‘add to the realism’, new staff can only be found via the Job Centre whilst player searches will rely on my own scouting and that of my, err, scouts.
No fiddling the filters to only show players with high stats in certain categories. If I’m going to go all in, then I might as well do it properly.
I expect things at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris to start slowly as a result of a) my own ignorance and b) a squad which in real life is only marginally above the relegation zone – but at least we have a cool nickname: Il Grifone
Move over the phoenix – The Griffin shall rise again!