December 2014 - Fixtures
Now with 2015 rounded off, we sit 4 points clear at the top of the table, booked a place in the Europa last 32 and remain in both domestic cup competitions. So it is going pretty well. My tactics are set and working pretty well, I rotate between two asymmetric 4-1-4-1's and a 4-4-2. Pretty similar to the instructions above.

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I have a few ideas going into the transfer window. With Gary Mackay-Steven and Ciaran Clark joining I really have no need to pay £40k p/w for rotation players that I have no intention of signing. They could be gone despite impressive bit-part performances. A few youngsters will also go out on loan, and there has been interest in Virgil van Dijk from Arsenal in particular.

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05 Nov 2014 20:47:55

By Dan | On 05 November 2014 - 13:03 PM

Looks like they've patched the away form now, great run mate and 9 games without conceding! No surprise seeing you top of the SPL! Always the way with Celtic I doubt you'll lose a title! hopefully sneak through the CL group!

Yeah thankfully. However I did like getting some bogey results at the begining. It reflected real life atm. Thanks as always Dan.

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05 Nov 2014 20:46:14

Looking good so far, might give it a go. Never tried MLS, so I'll probably fuck it up but I like the idea of building a full squad.

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05 Nov 2014 20:43:37

By Johno | On 05 November 2014 - 13:00 PM

Hope you can get a draw at Nou Camp

Thanks man. Hopefully I can pull it off.

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05 Nov 2014 12:47:30

Not like Mr Lawwell. I used this money to secure some January signings, I was hoping to make a bid for Jason Denayer but Man City said he is not for sale. However I did confirm the signing of both Gary Mackay-Steven and Ciaran Clark for £775k. I also brought in 4 scouts and both Damian Rodden and Bobby Mimms to help with the coaching set up.

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September - November 2014 - Fixtures
So we had a great run of form that took us to 7 wins in a row in the league, conceding just once. This was abruptly ended by two former Celts, Barry Robson and Niall McGinn who secured a win for Aberdeen at Pitodrie. We progressed in both the League Cup and Scottish, and even put out Rangers.

The Champions League went pretty well so far. We have picked up an impressive 7 points in a tough group with a game to go, a game that decides if its to be the glory of the last 16 or not. Unfortunately that fixture will take place at Camp Nou. The defeat to Napoli at home put a real dent in our progression hopes. However I do see a good Europa League run coming.

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04 Nov 2014 17:21:37

By Johno | On 04 November 2014 - 14:36 PM

Superb result over Barca

Cheers man. Went 1-0 up, tried to hold the lead. They pushed up and I kept hitting them on the counter.

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By Mark! | On 03 November 2014 - 18:15 PM

How did you get Rene?

Also, have you ever found a decent facepack for the Celtic coaching staff?

Offered him £5k/week, definitely worth it.

Just use the megapack on here, also they have a pack with the youth players somewhere.

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03 Nov 2014 17:54:42

By Mark! | On 03 November 2014 - 17:29 PM

What's your coaching set up like?

I cannae believe how gash Johansen's passing is

Pretty much the Celtic set-up with Rene Meulensteen and Joe Corrigan, going to add more at the end of the season.

Aye his passing should be a bit higher that 10, however his pass rate and average rating has been pretty good so far.

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03 Nov 2014 17:11:54

Everybody loves a tactical win but I think I have broke the match engine. We hit them on the counter for every goal, I went for a deep 4-2-3-1 on the counter and I pulled it off. Could be a one off or a new Champions League tactic. Craig Gordon had a blinder keeping out 11 shots on target.

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By avi | On 01 November 2014 - 18:22 PM

I will be following this looks good.

Good to hear mate!

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02 Nov 2014 08:06:57

By Dan | On 01 November 2014 - 18:05 PM

Good luck as always buddy

Cheers Dan

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01 Nov 2014 06:38:41

By George14brfc | On 01 November 2014 - 00:50 AM

Good luck mate! Good start to the season despite a few losses! Tough group 3rd would be a good result!

Thanks mate. Worked out pretty well that we lost a few, making it feel more like reality arm. With the inconsistency the first few weeks.

Aye I would be very happy with 3rd, but Shakhtar are no mugs.

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By Johno | On 31 October 2014 - 20:57 PM

Tough group As long you do well with your homes games then why not 2nd

Why not go for 4-5-1?

Some crazy results in the league eh? Loss to St Johnstone and Dundee?

I think my target is 3rd spot, the Shakhtar games will be vital in getting anything out it. I think I'll keep it the way it is but drop another CM back to the DM spot and go on the counter.

I think it's down to the whole tactical familiarity thing. Results have started to go a bit more as expected, as it has become fluid. But I'll save that for the next update.

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31 Oct 2014 20:40:41

Well my less-is-more theory from FM14 was well and truly thrown out the window here. I went from using 3/4 team instructions to 9, I'm hoping to drop a few after a few more games. I am loving Kris Commons in the Raumdeuter role, he has managed to hit 11 in 9 so far this season.

The thing that annoyed me with this years was the squad starting with absolutely no tactical familiarisation, so they are professional footballers yet don't know what a 4-4-2 is?

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31 Oct 2014 16:06:16

New FM, new Celtic career.
Long Term Goals
- Win 10 in-a-row
- Compete in the Champions League last 16 regularly
- Create a predominately Scottish/Irish squad
- Have a player win the Golden Boot

Short Term Goals
- Tie down my key players on long term deals
- Sign Super John Guidetti on a permeant deal
- ~~Qualify for the Champions League Groups.~~

June - August 2014
Mixed start to the season, done well to qualify for the Champions League, but inconsistent league collected 9 points in 5 games – a single point behind St Johnstone and ICT who have 10.

As always I’ve disabled transfer budgets in the first window so nothing happened in that front. However I did manage to ring in Rene Muelensteen and Joe Corrigan to improve the coaching set up.

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Champions League Group

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29 Oct 2014 10:13:21

With FM14 I could play without opening steam (online or offline), however the equivalent file that I used for that won't work for FM15. I find steam offline can be unreliable sometimes and still wants to update.

Does anyone know how I can fix it to just run FM without steam?

#209609 FM15 BETA Release Beta Feedback Thread

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28 Oct 2014 19:57:00

Gave up after a few try's, results were mental. The tactic screen is horrible. Hopefully they can get it fixed for the full release and but the bullet and fix this tactic screen.

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28 Oct 2014 19:22:02

Cant play this until the full version has been released. The match engine is piss poor atm, I'm expecting big improvements for the full release!

This will give me time to really evaluate the squad and have a good hunt for players before starting my save. Hopefully something has been done with the horrendous tactics screen too!

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28 Oct 2014 12:55:07

Finally managed to get a signal and use my phone as a router to download FM15 beta (thank you Vodafone Eurotraveler). Just loaded it up and having a look around. First impressions, I like the sidebar but it'll take getting used to. I hate the new tactic layout (if anyone knows hot to make it more like previous versions, help a brother out).

Back to the point, started a game with Celtic. Not sure if I will post any of my progress until the full game comes out, depending how bad the bugs are I guess. A quick glance over the squad and it looks pretty good, too many loans for my liking, but I'm here to build my empire. I have a great core to work with; Craig Gordon, Mikel Lustig, Virgil van Djik, Scott Brown, Kris Commons, John Guidetti (if I can keep him).

Immediate targets: Tie down Brown and Commons on new deals to see them finish their careers at the club. Set up both 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 formations that suit the players I have at my disposal. Transfer budgets are disabled in the first window, might however have a look at the free market.

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#209456 Tactics Screen

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28 Oct 2014 12:21:38

Will it be possible to make the tactics screen look like the one in FM14, which was pretty perfect. This new layout for it is just awful.

#205046 Your plans for FM15

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By Dan | On 09 October 2014 - 10:38 AM

You and your Celtic saves eh!

By Shedender | On 09 October 2014 - 17:08 PM

Sean loves his Celtic saves so he does.

That I do lads!

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By Crane | On 09 October 2014 - 10:30 AM

And scored 171 goals in his career.

Clough was a prolific striker.

Might be better to do some actual research into it, rather than just listing a few strikers who became bad managers, and forgetting about the good ones.

I never claimed to be an encyclopaedia, as the opening post said "(or I may be wrong completely)". I wasn't stating it to be correct anyway, nor writing an essay on it, just looking for others opinion on it.

The managers that I mentioned were just ones that stuck in my head.

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09 Oct 2014 10:06:01

By Franck | On 09 October 2014 - 10:02 AM

Fergie was a forward in his playing days.

My mistake, I had always thought that he was a CB for some reason.

#204223 Your plans for FM15

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09 Oct 2014 07:47:36

1. Celtic
As we're going through a period of 'transition' it will be a challenge to compete in the CL groups. League should be a walk in the park (unlike real life). Lots of deadwood so room for a squad revolution. Wont start until the end of the first season though as I tend to take a few restarts to get a save going that I like.

2. Aston Villa
Really like the look of their squad this year. Still go the youthful element to it but added (not the greatest) experienced players. I feel the squad had room for a good long term transfer strategy. Europa League in 4/5 seasons?

3. Celtic - Post January Update (depending on transfers)
If we actually manage to bring in some quality players that improve the squad then I'll start a new game if not I'll continue with the original.

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09 Oct 2014 07:24:15

While working today a thought crossed my mind, and since most of the people I work with are not big football lovers (yet) I figured I share my ramblings here. Also I couldn't find any articles online about it.

Is there a relationship between how successful a manager is and what position he played?

Having thought about the most successful managers I can think of are either defenders or more defensive midfielders. Alex Ferguson, Jock Stein, Fabio Capello, Louis Van Gaal, Bob Paisley, Walter Smith, even David Moyes (pre-Utd fall guy). They all had one thing in common, none of them ever score more than 50 career goals.

On the other side of this we have the likes of Ole Gunnar Solsskjaer, Ally McCoist, John Barnes. All prolific goal scorers. Obviously there are some exceptions (or I may be wrong completely).

Could it be that more defensive players see more of the match and therefor learn more about the game?

#204048 Football Manager 2015

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08 Oct 2014 12:51:17

Thanks lads.

I really like this sidebar also the vague ratings is a great concept.

#203999 Football Manager 2015

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08 Oct 2014 09:04:25

Could someone post a link to the FM15 features. I'm working away atm and youtube is blocked on the browser. The internet is pretty (very) slow and I can't find anything on it for the life of me.

It would be massively appreciated.

EDIT: A screenshot of the new interface would also be fantastic.

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03 Sep 2014 17:50:55

Away to work for the next 12 weeks. I'll have plenty of spare time on my hands at night but not the greatest internet access so at very most it'll be yearly updates or even 2/3 seasons at a time.