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Comment on FM12: The Sir Alex Ferguson Experiment by Neil Broadhurst

Neil Broadhurst — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:20:28 +0000

As an Accrington Stanley fan I think this is a brilliant experiment. Sir Alex has just bought a share in Stanley. Please see http://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk

Comment on FM12: The Sir Alex Ferguson Experiment by Franco

Franco — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:39:44 +0000

You and roughly 4/5 of the people who play this game have done something similar many times over – what’s your point? You’re a human player, you’re supposed to overachieve! Anyway, this was an intriguing experiment and it would be great to see how other AI managers do.

Comment on FM12: Interceptions – The Art of Modern Defending by Paine

Paine — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:38:47 +0000

Nice piece, interception is the stat I always have a look at, great defenders have to be great interceptors, mental attributes like positioning, anticipation, composure etc. are vital for the scope, acceleration has a role as well.
By the way, this blog is growing well and your posts definitely deserve more attention.

Comment on FM12 Versus Real Life: Peter Crouch & Juan Mata by Steve Odom

Steve Odom — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:44:19 +0000

The lower number of passes could be due to the shorter game. If you watch it in full, in FM, a game lastst about an hour.

Comment on FM12: Making 4-4-2 Current And Effective (by Forza) by Bradley Paterson

Bradley Paterson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:10:49 +0000

Love the theory behind this tactic however it would be nice to be able to download it, or recreate this in FM11 (I know this is old, however I hate STEAM).

Can you please provide the details behind this tactic;

- Team Instructions,
- Player Instructions,
- Modifications to the FM Defaults,

The reason for the detail request is I like to play a solid defensive game, however you can’t downgrade a FM12 .tac file into FM11.

If possible can the “numberedsliders2012_eng_v1.zip” panel (Numbered Sliders) be applied to screenshots so I know the specific clicks on the slider shows for when I attempt to recreate this tactic in FM11

Regards

Comment on FM12: The Sir Alex Ferguson Experiment by Dan Lake

Dan Lake — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:12:35 +0000

You’re right, there is a loyalty attribute assigned to each person in FM2012 and it’s likely to have had a hand in him remaining at Accrington Stanley for the experiment’s duration (unfortunately, as a casual bystander there are no news items saying “x rejected the offer of managing y”) – but I wouldn’t mind betting that our Sir Alex’s reduced reputation also played it’s part.

Comment on FM12: The Sir Alex Ferguson Experiment by Dan Lake

Dan Lake — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:52:36 +0000

I’ve had quite a few requests to re-run the experiment with other managers – watch this space!

Comment on FM12: The Sir Alex Ferguson Experiment by jbjensson

jbjensson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:51:45 +0000

Not played 2012 but isn’t there a loyalty attribute which meant he didn’t want to move even if approached.

Comment on FM12: The Sir Alex Ferguson Experiment by @SiClifford

@SiClifford — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:32:06 +0000

What a great concept.

I just tweeted in response to Marc Vaughan posting a link to this, about the idea of doing it with other managers to compare performance and settle the argument who is the best!

Will Jose be able to do it without money? Would Wenger build a youth team at Stanley? Does AvB have the youth to match the greats? Can Capello cut it in club football?

Think it would be a fantastic comparison.

@SiClifford

Comment on FM12: The Sir Alex Ferguson Experiment by Ian

Ian — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:21:29 +0000

That’s nothing: I took Crewe, a similar team with no money, up to the premier league in 6 seasons.