Author: Chris Fuller

Lyn On Me: Season Review 2019

Published on by Chris Fuller

We’ve now come to the end of Marit Enstad’s first season as manager of Lyn 1896 on Football Manager 2019. Having taken the reins following the former Norwegian champions’ promotion to the 2. divisjon, could she make an immediate impact and take them further up the leagues?

This post will recap Lyn’s fortunes in the league and the Cupen during the 2019 campaign. As ever with my end-of-season reviews, I’ll also provide some player statistics and reveal who won the club’s awards (SPOILER: one player claimed a hat-trick). I’ll then detail my initial plans for the winter transfer window before finishing up with a general look across the Norwegian leagues.

There will be obvious spoilers below this line. If you haven’t caught up with the full story yet and want to do so, then you can find Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 in the links provided. Continue reading “Lyn On Me: Season Review 2019” →

Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 4

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We’re getting to the business end of Marit Enstad’s first season in charge of Lyn 1896. Lyn are still right in the mix for promotion to the 1. divisjon, but the sale of a teenage starlet behind the manager’s back has rather soured the mood at the Bislett.

Will the good times return during the final 10 matches of the 2. divisjon campaign? Can Lyn qualify for the play-offs or even go up automatically, or will they have to settle for consolidation? Take it away, Marit… Continue reading “Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 4” →

Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 3

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Welcome to the latest part of this new Football Manager 2019 adventure. Lyn have enjoyed a decent start to the 2. divisjon season, which you can read about here in case you missed the previous chapter.

Today’s installment will take you through the middle part of the 2019 season. That will include the mid-season break and transfer window, where there’s a possibility that a couple of the club’s hottest prospects could be poached by bigger Norwegian clubs.

Speaking of that, Marit Enstad’s already taken steps to try and stop that happening with one of them, haven’t you, Marit? Continue reading “Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 3” →

Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 2

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Welcome back. It’s good to see that so many of you are already following along with this new Football Manager 2019 story. As much as I enjoyed managing Fiorentina, and as much as I enjoyed managing Shrewsbury Town (okay… for the most part), this is already shaping up to be my most enjoyable career on FM19 yet.

In the previous chapter, we met the Lyn 1896 squad for the first time and unveiled no fewer than a dozen new faces. Today’s installment will take you through the first seven matches of Lyn’s first season back in the 2. divisjon, and the opening stages of the Cupen.

I’ll now pass you on to manager Marit Enstad as the 2019 season begins in earnest… Continue reading “Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 2” →

Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 1

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Hello there, ladies and gentlemen! My name’s Chris, and I’m delighted to welcome you to the start of a brand new Football Manager 2019 adventure on Fuller FM. We’ll be following Lyn 1896 as they try to rise up the Norwegian leagues under new management.

If you missed the introductory post, which explains a little about the club’s infrastructure and history, you can go back and read it here.

I’ll now pass you on to Lyn’s new manager Marit Enstad, who will talk you through pre-season and the winter transfer window before giving you a mini squad report. I’ll jump in occasionally with some out-of-game comments [you’ll see them in square brackets], but for now… take it away, Marit! Continue reading “Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 1” →

Lyn On Me: Introduction

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Welcome to my third Football Manager 2019 story on Fuller FM. Following my previous exploits with Fiorentina and Shrewsbury Town, this will be my main save for the rest of FM19’s life cycle (if not beyond).

In “Lyn On Me”, we will follow the progress of Lyn 1896, who play in the third division of Norwegian football. More than 50 years have passed since Lyn were last crowned league champions, but they’re looking back up again after some difficult times.

This preview post will give you some more insight into the club and its illustrious history. You will also be introduced to the manager who will be tasked with taking them back up the leagues. Continue reading “Lyn On Me: Introduction” →

Soccer Manager Worlds: Game, Neglected

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You might remember that I reviewed Soccer Manager 2019 – a free-to-play single-player game currently available on Steam and other platforms – a couple of weeks ago. That game wasn’t very good, but plenty of you seemed to be interested in my review, which attracted nearly 100 unique views in its first 24 hours. For a relatively new blog like Fuller FM, those numbers are quite impressive.

Today, I’m going to be looking at the multiplayer game that spawned SM19. Soccer Manager Worlds is one of the biggest online football management games around, with over 1 million users logging in every month. I myself have been playing that game since 2007… but not anymore.

This is the story of what happens when a video game developer horribly neglects its most popular title. Continue reading “Soccer Manager Worlds: Game, Neglected” →

Blog Update #2

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It’s now just over six months since Football Manager 2019 was officially released. At the halfway stage of FM19’s life cycle, I think it’s time to give my thoughts on how this season’s game compares to previous titles.

I will also use this update post to quickly talk about the two FM19 careers that I’ve covered on this blog – “Shades of Deep Purple” and “Floreat Salopia”. Both those careers ended after only a few seasons apiece for rather different reasons, but you may be interested to know that I’ve got a longer-term adventure in the works.

There’ll be more details on the newest Fuller FM story later, but first, here’s my honest assessment of FM19…

Continue reading “Blog Update #2” →

Floreat Salopia: Season Review 2020/2021

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Shrewsbury Town had lost in the League One play-offs three years in a row before the 2020/2021 campaign. This time, I was even more determined that we would be celebrating promotion to the Championship come May. As it transpired, Salop were involved in one of the most dramatic finishes to any EFL season.

As with all my season reviews, I’ll start off by taking you through our results in League One and the cup competitions, before looking through various awards and statistics. This will inevitably be another long post, but I would appreciate it if you read until the end.

Oh yes, and if you’ve not gone through Part 8 yet, then PLEASE read that first. I’m honestly not exaggerating when I say it’s THE most important chapter in this story.

Continue reading “Floreat Salopia: Season Review 2020/2021” →

Floreat Salopia: Season 3, Part 8 – PROMOTION OR BUST

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The longest, most hectic season of my tenure at Shrewsbury Town is coming to a dramatic conclusion. With just one match to play in the League One season, we still have a chance of securing automatic promotion to the Championship. (On that note, if you’ve not read Part 7 yet, then you really should.)

I’ve already had two failed attempts to take this Shrews team into the second tier. If we were to fall short again, having been in such a strong position only weeks ago, I’m not sure I would have the stomach to grind through another campaign in League One. As the title says, it really is PROMOTION OR BUST. Continue reading “Floreat Salopia: Season 3, Part 8 – PROMOTION OR BUST” →