Chris Fuller

Lyn On Me: Season 1, Part 1

Published on 20 May 201910 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

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!

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Lyn On Me: Introduction

Published on 16 May 201910 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

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.

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Soccer Manager Worlds: Game, Neglected

Published on 10 May 20194 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

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.

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Blog Update #2

Published on 8 May 20194 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

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…

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Floreat Salopia: Season Review 2020/2021

Published on 2 May 20199 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

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.

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

Published on 29 April 20199 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

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.

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Floreat Salopia: Season 3, Part 7

Published on 26 April 20199 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

After a fantastic February, Shrewsbury Town fans are growing ever more optimistic that 2020/2021 will be a promotion season.

It’s now up to me and my players to carry our excellent form over into March and April, and potentially overtake Coventry City and Charlton Athletic. It won’t be too easy, mind, as we face both of the top two away from home over the coming weeks.

We’ll also be looking nervously over our shoulder, with several teams primed to take advantage of any slip-ups and potentially wipe us of the top six. In a league that’s as tight as League One, there’s a very thin line between glory and failure…

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Review: Soccer Manager 2019

Published on 24 April 20197 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

Contrary to what you might think, Fuller FM is not a blog solely dedicated to the Football Manager series. Every now and then, I will also cover any other football management computer games – retro or modern – that catch my eye.

This is the first installment of a new, occasional series in which I will review a pretender to Sports Interactive’s virtual football throne. I’ll look into the background of each game, explain which features I liked or didn’t like, and then give a star rating out of 5. The top Champions League-quality games are awarded 5*, and the hapless Sunday Leaguers only get 1*.

Today, I will be looking at a free game that I have been playing on-and-off over the last few weeks. I think Rock Paper Shotgun summed it up pretty well when they labelled it “a scrappier and slimmer FM”. Welcome to Soccer Manager 2019.

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Floreat Salopia: Season 3, Part 6

Published on 22 April 20199 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

Welcome back, dear readers. It’s been over a week since I last posted an update, leaving my “Floreat Salopia” story on a cliffhanger.

After a moment of madness saw me quit out on an impending defeat against Oxford, I asked you whether I should continue managing Shrewsbury. Seven of you voted on my Twitter poll, and the result was unanimous: the show will go on!

You might remember that I made a promise in the previous chapter. I’m a man of my word, so before we can progress any further, I must replay the Oxford game until they win again, even if it massively dents my team’s promotion challenge. So that’s where we will pick up the story…

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Floreat Salopia: Season 3, Part 5 – THE END?

Published on 12 April 20199 July 2026 by Chris Fuller

Okay, so you’re probably thinking, “Hang on? The End? Already? But we’re only midway through the third season!”

I’ll tell you now that today’s chapter is not going to make pleasant reading. It’s January 2021, and results at Shrewsbury Town – who ended 2020 on such a positive note – are about to take a major turn for the worse. So much so that I am eventually and shamefully pushed to my breaking point.

At the end of this post, I will seek your feedback on… ‘what happened next’… and I will ask you, “What happens next?” Can I possibly continue as Shrewsbury manager, or is it time to call this a story and do something else?

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