On this page I will detail the most important posts of my FM 2012 story and other articles I have written and believe may be important.

Current story

Here are some of the articles I think are the highlights of the FM 2012 story.

• FM 2012: Starting the game
  • Initial options when starting the game

Season 1 (2011-12)

• 2011-12 Initial Analysis: Let’s go
  • An overview of where Celtic are at the start of the game
• August (and a wee bit of July) 2011: The ball starts rolling
  • Summer 2011 transfers
• November 2011: More tactical tinkering and U19s Beat Barca Again
  • Tactical updates
• December 2011: Half way
  • Tactical success in Europe
• Celtic U19s are Champions of Europe
  • The Celtic U19s won the U19s Champions League in January 2012
• January 2012: I might’ve broken from my strategy
  • Includes the January 2012 signings and pre-contracts and why I signed them
• February 2012 – Finding our level
  • The month we went out of Europe – demonstrating where we can ‘get to’ at the moment
• 2011-12 Retrospective: Part 1-  The players
  • How did the players do over the 2011-12 season?
• 2011-12 Retrospective: Part 2 – Celticman – am I making the right choices?
  • An analysis of my own performance over the season
• 2011-12 Retrospective: Part 3 – Finances
  • How were Celtic’s finances over 2011-12?
• 2011-12 Retrospective: Part 4 – End of season summary
  • End of season summary detailing awards etc

Season 2 (2012-13)

• 2012-13: Initial Analysis
  • Looking at the season ahead
• July 2012: Pre-season ends
  • The pre-season transfers
• August 2012: Clearly I got carried away
  • I went a bit daft with transfers
• January 2012-13: Rotation and Youth development
  • A few transfers
• February 2013: How far have we come?
  • Noting how our co-efficient has changed
• Changing the playable leagues
  • Changing which leagues I have as fully playable
• April 2013: Fitness concerns
  • An interesting note about Natural Fitness
• Season 2012-13 Retrospective: Part 1-  The players
  • A look at the players performances in 2012-13
• Season 2012-13 Retrospective: Part 2 – Celticman/results
  • A look at myself and the results achieved
• Season 2012-13 Retrospective: Part 3 – Finances
  • A look at our financial performance over 2012-13
• Season 2012-13 Retrospective: Part 4 – End of Season Summary
  • A quick look around the footballing world in the game

Season 3 (2013-14)

• Season 2013-14: Initial Analysis
  • Analysing my team prior to the start of the third season
• July 2013: Is there revolution afoot?
  • I look at some of the transfers made at the start of the third season
• August 2013: Well maybe it is more evolution than revolution
  • The final summer transfers in the third season
• Why am I so inconsistent this season?
  • Looking at why the start to the 2013-14 season has been blighted by inconsistency
• November 2013: House in order but no joy abroad
  • A refinement to my strategy plus the debut of the 442 Attacking tactic
• December 2013: First steps to improvement
  • Starting on the refined strategy and the debut of the 442 Counter tactic
• January 2014: Part One – Transfers
  • A very busy January transfer window
• Changing the playable leagues (again)
  • In search of a quicker game
• Season 2013-14 Retrospective: Part 1 – The players
  • A look at the players performances from 2013-14
• Season 2013-14 Retrospective: Part 2 – Celtiman/results
  • Introspection rather than retrospection as I look at my own performance
• Season 2013-14 Retrospective: Part 3 – Finances
  • A look at Celtics financial performance and a note about finances between Scotland and England
• Season 2013-14 Retrospective: Part 4 – End of Season Summary
  • A look around the football world in my save game from 2013-14

Season 4 (2014-15)

• 2014-15 Initial Analysis
  • Analysing the club and squad at the start of the 4th season
• Pre-season 2014-15: Bringing through the youth
  • Looking at some of the summer transfers of 2014-15 and bringing through some young players

Important articles

These are articles about FM 2012 I think hold some importance for me.  They are not directly related to my story but more FM 2012 in general.

From my blog

• Tips from the tutorials
• FM 2012 Features: Squad Depth Report, Position Strength, Role Report and Boardroom Conversation
• FM 2012: My strategy for success
• How do you find new players?

From the web

• Football Manager financial guide: Part 1- How to create a stable club
• Football Manager financial guide: Part 2 – ‘youth to gold’ system
• Football Manager 2011 Guide – How to develop youth and turn prospects into stars
• Football Manager – How to find the best regens
• Football Manager 2012 Set Piece Guide – score from corners, free kicks and throw ins
• How to get the right coaches in Football Manager
• FM2012 Training And Match Preparation Masterclass
• Player Attributes Explained
• Understanding Football Formations – The 442
• FM 2012 Newgen Dates
• Player Personalities – Guide To Football Manager 2012

The Manual

• Football Manager 2012 Online Manual
  • The quintessential guide to the Football Manager world