Month: July 2022

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It’s time to kick off the second season of my Arsenal series on Football Manager 2022. My main objective in this series is to win either the Premier League or the Champions League with a squad consisting mostly of Gunners academy graduates, such as Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka.

The Gunners made steady progress in my debut 2021/2022 season, finishing 4th in the Premier League to secure Champions League qualification. However, a disappointing end to the campaign hints that there is a lot of room for improvement. You can read the full story so far by revisiting Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

Now, with the summer transfer window open, the great Arsenal rebuild can finally get started! It’s time to shift some of the deadwood… and unveil my first major signings! Continue reading “Hale End Heroes: Season 2, Part 1” →

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How time flies! This is only the third chapter of my new FM22 series with Arsenal, and already we’re coming to the end of the 2021/2022 season!

Today’s installment is a bumper one, as we go through the January transfer window, meet my first youth intake, and recap the entire second half of the season. Can I lead Arsenal to a top-four finish and put us back in the Champions League? Can we lift the EFL Cup, or even the FA Cup? And most importantly of all… will we finish above Tottenham?

Obviously, if you haven’t read Part 2 yet, it might be a good idea to catch up on that first. Continue reading “Hale End Heroes: Season 1, Part 3” →

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The weather may be hotter than Granit Xhaka’s temper, but there’s always a good time for Football Manager! So sit back, grab a cool beverage, and enjoy this second chapter of my new FM22 series with Arsenal!

My main goal in this series is to lead Arsenal to Premier League or Champions League glory – with a core of academy players in the team. Everything is explained in Part 1, in case you missed that.

Basically, I will be sticking to some rules that will make this save more challenging – and put greater emphasis on youth development. The main rule is that I must always have at least one academy player in the starting line-up (this limit will increase by one before each new season). I can also only sign players who are aged under 19, have British/Irish nationality, or were ‘homegrown’ at Arsenal.

Today’s installment will take us through the first half of the 2021/2022 season. Will this new era at the Emirates get off to a strong start, or will AFTV be calling for my head? Let’s find out… Continue reading “Hale End Heroes: Season 1, Part 2” →

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Welcome to Arsenal… and to the start of a brand-new Football Manager 2022 series right here on Fuller FM!

Yes, for this save, I will be pushing Mikel Arteta out of his Emirates hotseat and taking charge of my beloved Gunners… but there’s a twist.

The end goal is to win either the Premier League or the Champions League – with a team consisting mostly of Arsenal academy graduates. Can I complete the challenge before FM23 is released, or will I fail as miserably as Unai Emery?

This first chapter will explain all… Continue reading “Hale End Heroes: Season 1, Part 1” →