Playing spot the ball for 90 mins #FM26

A Tale of Two Cities | Same Universe – Alternate Realities: My FM26 Story In November 2023, I announced that I would be attempting to play FM24 in real time. Up until October 2025, as FM24’s cryogenically preserved lifespan doubled beyond its expected lifespan, such has been the way I have played…

The Summer of ‘25 | FC Basel | Season 3 | FM24 Last season was long. It was memorable, but it felt never ending at times. I didn’t realise it at the time when I signed for Basel, but when you come to Switzerland the season starts early and ends late, even though there’s 38 league games and one cup…

Ideal for the #FM26 Tactics Creator!

Don't hold back 👇🏻

My FM26 Notebook An Ode to The FM Notebook and how I intend to use mine for FM26 using The Bullet Journal Method.

And so it begins...Starting #FM26 as I leave #FM24 with my trusty FM Notebook and pen and the story of how I'm going to make it happen #WeAreTheCommunity thefmtechnicalarea.wordpress.com?p=7418

On #FM26Beta-eve, the latest episode of The FM Technical Area - A Football Manager Podcast is available here on Spotify (open.spotify.com/episode/4Ndb...) and on all other podcast places too #FM26 #WeAreTheCommunity

"'This is football, papa' - José Bordalás. Sometimes the best attack is a functional one. #FM26 #WeAreTheCommunity

The new notebook is here, so all eyes on #FM26

A big up to my new €2.5m striker 💪 Big Nick has been left on loan at Werder Bremen and will join FC Basel in June 2026 #FM24 #WeAreTheCommunity

Guess who’s back?!

Oh my 🍾

Tried it. Could never get it to work, hopefully FM26 might prove to be a fresh start

Another Week 0 College Football Game that delivers, even if Apcoa tried to stop me making it again this year 🙃

I'm very much enjoying just how devestatingly good Riccardo Orsolini is in #FM24 ❤️

Back next week to kick off the 25/26 season and the countdown to #FM26. Here’s what’s lined up (so far) for the year ahead!

I caved and picked up the Argentina Anniversary Home jersey and I think it’s fair to say adidas are having a moment ❤️

Welcome back to InRealTimeFM & #FM24. A little bit of catching up after I was on holiday (IRL), so here we go! 3x Swiss Super League Matches won and a new XI shines in the opening round of the Schweizer Cup

The Swiss Super League restarted last weekend (in #FM24) and we're already 3 games on. Young Boys - Straightforward Aarau - Nervous New (Basel) Boys St. Gallen - The less said, the better

Should #FM26 have a ‘director-only’ mode where you can’t interfere with tactics?

Not gone ahead of myself and kept playing #FM24 in real time…and kept playing after the #FM25 announcement 😂

Always been a fan of BustTheNet (m.youtube.com/@BusttheNet) since I discovered FM content on The Deep Lying Podcast (RIP). Cleon & GuideToFm (www.guidetofm.com) have also been great reference points among many, many other fantastic creators

I’m fully in control of First Team Training, though at some point I might step back. Not sure I trust the AI AssMan enough

What’s your biggest pet peeve about #FM24's training?

Rennes for me. What a conveyor belt they are and there must be some satisfaction in toppling PSG 😅

This list is mine in order. But what way do you look at or use metrics in #FM24?

Breaking Guttman’s Curse

Juan Gauto ❤️💙

Fulham? Brighton? Freiburg?! Who's topping your list?

I think winning the Champions League is getting harder and harder. Getting spanked by big clubs with an abundance of riches perhaps reflects real life, but I still think winning promotion is easier

If I can do this, this might be mine in #FM24 gyazo.com/e4e2989b0cb1...

Do Schalke and Sampdoria qualify here?! 😅

Hopefully life can imitate art as many years ago I managed to get Shelbourne into the Champions League group stages

Is possession football dead in #FM24, or is there still a way to dominate with it?

Chelsea: Kings of the short corner? They should see my Basel side 🤷‍♂️

What’s the most broken tactic/style you’ve ever seen in FM history?

Community spotlight: Share an FM content creator who does great tactical breakdowns!

Would love for #FM26 to let you go from Youth/Reserve teams all the way up, instead of relying on lower pyramid/tier sides. Final #FM24 adventure though? Start in Scandinavia, Ireland or anywhere else with a Calendar Year season

Defensive football is impossible in #FM24

Wrote this about Diogo Jota and Andre Silva mailchi.mp/theanfieldwr...

An Unexpected (Evening) Adventure | FC Basel | Season 3 | FM24 June 18th, 2025. Just another quiet morning in Basel—until it wasn’t. Before my first cappuccino, I was told Lyon had made a formal approach. A jet was waiting. Shocked, flattered, and unsure, I agreed to meet them. The interview went…

Back in #FM22, this was about as exotic as I could think 😅

#FM24 #WeAreTheCommunity

Reborn on the Rhine: FC Basel’s Statistical Symphony of 2024/25 | FC Basel| Season 2 | #FM24 #WeAreTheCommunity thefmtechnicalarea.wordpress.com/2025/07/02/r...

Reborn on the Rhine: FC Basel’s Statistical Symphony of 2024/25 Undefeated domestically, glorious in Europe, and driven by set-pieces, swagger and youth — Basel’s resurgence under their measured manager delivered a season of near-perfection. But the data reveals even deeper truths about what made…

Basel 2025/26: Evolving the Empire | Squad Analysis & Transfer Strategy | Season 3 | FM24 After a historic 2024/25 season, FC Basel finds itself at a crossroads — reigning champions of Switzerland, close to European glory, and now facing the challenge of maintaining success amid transfer rumors,…

If I haven’t played FM the day before I’m due to play a match, I can’t/won’t play it because I once lost when I played a match having not played FM in a few days 😅

So far, the three in my drafts queue aside 😜

Where to begin with this one?! 🤔