Me waiting for 4th November

Me telling new Football Manager players about Taribo West

When your Director of Football retires having had zero responsibilities for the past 5 seasons

What the players at my part-time club do for a living between training and matches

When you ask your captain to speak to an unhappy teammate who's complaining about lack of game time

When you're losing 1-0 in the playoff final with 10 mins left and you receive advice from your Assistant Manager

When you play Football Manager on Christmas Day, but your best player gets injured for 3 months, you go 6 games without winning, and your wonderkid hands in a transfer request

When your players find out you've set up a triple training session for 25th December

When you're boasting to your mates in front of your kids about about winning the Champions League with Ipswich

My reaction when I found these in a charity shop recently. These were the only versions of Championship Manager I owned as a kid and have since lost them. Must've put hundreds of hours into each. Couldn't believe my luck

When you're 18th in the league and apply for the managerial vacancy at the team in 4th

Me: "I've set up a solid defensive tactic to stop the opposition from creating chances" My goalkeeper in the next match:

When a player demands to know why you're not giving them the playing time you promised them

My manager in my FM24 save by the time FM25 comes out

Turning up to work on Monday after playing Football Manager for 30 hours over the weekend

When you've been playing Football Manager 12 hours a day

When playing too much Football Manager causes problems with your job/relationships/physical fitness