Tag: squad analysis
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Retirements, Rejections and Returns
James Sedor sat in his office with the Director of Football Carlos Rosende and Head Scout Jesús Seba, as they began to strategise for the upcoming La Liga 2 season. The board had allocated €2.1 million with approx. €14k in wages, they had okayed Carlos to adapt these budgets as the recruitment staff wanted. “We…
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Guide to the 98/99 DB – The Dream of the Return: TSV 1860 München
We continue with our search for the most fun saves in the MadScientist’s 1998-99 Database and this time it will be quite the trip. Last we left, we joined Guy Roux at Auxerre to understand just how big a pair of shoes we would have to fill if we were to take over the French…
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Guide to the 98/99 DB – Massive shoes to fill: AJ Auxerre
It’s time to hop back on The MadScientist’s time machine and take a trip to the 1998-99 season. This time, we leave the heights of the Premier League and move to the league of the recently crowned World Cup winners. French football is living an unprecedented golden age, and so is our recommended club; however,…
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Guide to the 98/99 DB – At the Crossroads: Blackburn Rovers
A new year, and a new Football Manager, but we are lucky enough to get the same treat: The MadScientist is bringing another of his brilliant retro databases. This time we’re setting the time machine to 1998 to relive the 98-99 season. If you’re absolutely lost for team pickings, be it because it was before…
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un’estate italiana / chapter one
“Come inside, I’ll show you something you’ve never seen before”, said the old man I was interviewing. The year is 1997 and I’m in the town of Las Acequias, just under 40 km away from the city of Rio Cuarto, in Argentina. The old man invited me to his home, asked me to sit down…
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un’estate italiana / chapter zero
Notti magicheInseguendo un goalSotto il cieloDi un’estate italiana “Magic nights, chasing a goal, under the sky of an Italian summer”. For a World Cup that was played two years before I was even born, I sure know those lyrics by heart. The thing is, there is something truly magical about Italia 90. It’s hard to…
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Guide to the 92/93 DB – Bravely and (Un)Responsibly
Our search for the best saves on The MadScientist’s 1992/93 Database for Football Manager 2022 carries on, diving into the story of some of the most interesting teams and players of the era and telling you why you should manage them. We leave continental Europe and fly back to the British Isles; this time we…
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Guide to the 92/93 DB – Magic Even When There is No Hope
The Guide to The MadScientist’s 1992/93 Database for Football Manager 2022 continues to dive into the story of some of the most interesting teams and players of the era, looking for the best saves to enjoy the database. This time, we move over 1,000 kilometres across central Europe to the shores of the Main in…
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Guide to the 92/93 DB – Quiet People and Fine Wine
We continue in our search for the best saves on The MadScientist’s 1992/93 Database for Football Manager 2022, diving into the story of some of the most interesting teams and players of the era and making the case for a save with them. We leave England behind and sail through the Channel and around Finistère…
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Guide to the 92/93 DB – I love you, Irishman
The Guide to The MadScientist’s 1992/93 Database for Football Manager 2022 lands in England, as we continue to dive into the story of some of the most interesting teams and players of the era looking for the best saves to enjoy that piece of artwork of a database. For our third episode, we zero into…
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