Month: October 2022

Setting up Screen Flow in Football Manager

Published on by Chris Fuller

Back in the days of Championship Manager, the game used to automatically show you the latest results from major competitions such as the World Cup and the Champions League. Some of you probably miss that now, though you can still set that up manually on Football Manager 2023.

Hidden in the game settings is an underrated feature called ‘Screen Flow’. It can look daunting at first glance, but this guide will take you through every step of the process.

Screen Flow can also be a useful tool for finding exciting young prospects before other clubs snap them up. Tracking the statistics of various continental and international youth competitions can alert you to some potential starlets who you might then want to send your scouts to look at.

This guide was written specifically for FM23, but it also works on FM22, FM21 and FM20. If you are still playing FM19 or an earlier version of Football Manager, the instructions are slightly different, so please refer to this guide instead. Continue reading “Setting up Screen Flow in Football Manager” →

FM13 In 2022: The Best Players In The World?

Published on by Chris Fuller

And now it’s time for something a bit different on Fuller FM. Today, I’ll be revisiting probably my favourite FM game of all time – Football Manager 2013, which just so happens to be celebrating its 10th anniversary next week!

My longest and probably best ever save was on FM13. Starting at my hometown club Romford in the lower reaches of English football, I played on up until 2043, when I led Dagenham & Redbridge to domestic and European glory… but I’m not here to talk about that!

In this mini-series, I’ll be looking at the state of the FM13 game world at the end of the 2021/2022 season, and how things compare to the present day. For the opening installment, I will look at the nominees for this year’s Ballon d’Or, and see what happened to them in this virtual universe… Continue reading “FM13 In 2022: The Best Players In The World?” →

Retro Review: Ultimate Soccer Manager 98

Published on by Chris Fuller

It’s time for another Fuller FM ‘Retro Review’, where I replay a classic football management game from years gone by. I’m particularly excited about this, because it’s an absolute doozy!

Today, I will be looking back at a game that many people who grew up in the late 1990s still remember very fondly. This was regarded as a serious contender to Championship Manager, even daring to go places where Sports Interactive would not.

We’re going back to the year 1998 – a time when northern punk anarchists Chumbawamba were getting knocked down (and getting back up again), and when Dennis Bergkamp was doing Dennis Bergkamp things. This is Ultimate Soccer Manager 98. Continue reading “Retro Review: Ultimate Soccer Manager 98” →

Blog Update #6

Published on by Chris Fuller

As the final whistle blows on Football Manager 2022, it’s time for another blog update right here on Fuller FM.

It’s become an autumn tradition for me to finish each game cycle by updating you on everything I’ve written on the blog this season. I’ll also deliver my final thoughts on FM22 – and I have a lot of them – before looking forward to the release of FM23. Continue reading “Blog Update #6” →

Hale End Heroes: The Final Whistle

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Welcome to the 20th and FINAL chapter of my Football Manager 2022 story with Arsenal.

In this series, the aim was to win either the Premier League or the Champions League with a team consisting mostly of graduates from the Arsenal youth academy.

I will finish this story off with the 2025/2026 season review, before looking at how all our homegrown stars have developed over the past five years. (HUGE spoiler alert: if you haven’t read Season 5, Part 4 yet, you might want to do that first!) Continue reading “Hale End Heroes: The Final Whistle” →

Hale End Heroes: Season 5, Part 4

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It’s all or nothing for Arsenal, as the fifth season of my academy challenge comes to an end.

After a seven-game winning streak, Arsenal are top of the Premier League table by two points, with just eight matches to play. If our Hale End heroes can hold their nerves, we will be champions for the first time in 22 years. We’re also gunning for continental glory, having reached the Quarter Finals of the Champions League.

Can Arsenal finally end a long wait for a major title – or is there yet more heartbreak to come?

Continue reading “Hale End Heroes: Season 5, Part 4” →

Hale End Heroes: Season 5, Part 3

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After four years of frustration and near-misses, is this the season where Arsenal finally claim a Premier League or Champions League title?

We made a fine start to the 2025/2026 campaign, sitting just four points behind leaders Manchester United at the end of December. Today’s chapter will take us through the next three months, which includes two big title clashes with Liverpool and Manchester City, plus both legs of our Champions League knockout tie against Roma.

And with a new youth intake on the way, we’re also going to have a look at how our best newgen prospects have developed. We’re all especially excited about Fallon…

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…no, not THAT Fallon. Continue reading “Hale End Heroes: Season 5, Part 3” →