Looking to find your next FM save?

Spin the interactive globe and find your next save!

Hey everyone, hope you're doing well, 

Today's FM27 blog post is a full breakdown of Shuffle Draft - the new multiplayer mode in this year's game. 

Playable online or offline, Shuffle Draft reimagines the Fantasy Draft experience, introducing a new way to play FM27 that puts managerial strategy at the heart of the action. Fast paced and packed with variety, it challenges you to assemble different squads, experiment with your tactical approach, and outsmart your opponents.

Read more here, and FAQs will be shared in the replies as usual. 

Thanks all

Yes I'm aware its wonky and not perfect, I don't intend to put a paywall on anything thats my own content, I'm happy to hear feedback (the sound for some reason didn't pick up my recording of crowd/commentary noise). This is just the way I want my FM to look I understand lots of people dislike 3d graphics mods and the like but from those who do I'd like to hear more in terms of what you'd like to see.

The clocks have gone back in the UK and the leaves are turning golden yellow, so you know what that means. The latest edition of Football Manager is nearly here and after vocal discontent over Sports Interactive’s last entry in the beloved management simulation series, the anticipation ahead of Football Manager 27 is even greater.

But, does FM27 feel like Football Manager again? Are there enough additions to make it a fresh experience? Is it worth your time and money?

Art de Roche had five hours with the new game to find out.

Are you hyped by FM27? Are you looking for a new challenge ? Wanna try something different ? Join the Simulation Soccer League (SSL) !

The Simulation Soccer League is a Simulation League based on the game "Football Manager 24". However, here, you don't need money, a powerful PC, or even the game itself; a Discord account and internet access are enough!

In the SSL, you create your player with a point budget system, with more points becoming available throughout your career just by staying active.

After that, you'll be assigned to an academy with the other new recruits for one season (a little less than two months IRL) where you will play two matches per week (streamed on YouTube on Tuesdays and Thursdays). At the end, you'll partake in the end-of-season draft (MLS Style !) to join your future team for a social based-adventure ! What we offer :

• More than 230 active players on 28 different teams on a league starting its 28th season
• A totally custom-built and easy-to-use Portal to create and evolve your player each week
• A welcoming and growing community that has a true passion for football/soccer and the Football Manager game
• 2 different leagues (Majors and Minors) each having 2 divisions with a promotion/relegation system and a cup which sees all the SSL teams compete against each other with matches played on FM 24 AND commentated in English by members of the community
• A World Cup Event (WSFC) each year
• Entirely free and community ran via volunteer jobs (there is no way to spend actual money)

Here's a list of interesting links to see what we are doing in the League in General :

S26 Draft : https://www.youtube.com/live/CLPBBz-uMVs?si=-XbWTjy2mH8zZ3pi

2026 WSFC Final Video (Central Europe 4-5 Pyrénées Union) :https://youtu.be/6wTqPRtOvEM?si=jchrKDqh0ExAfehW

A regular matchday video : https://youtu.be/_D6d1Ws3Lyc?si=jNUD13EKCrUwNUnl

Members of the league and I will be happy to answer any questions in the comments !

Link of our Discord server : https://discord.gg/68vu6H3wMb

Link of our website/portal : https://forum.simulationsoccer.com/

FM27 early access is almost here. I'm not asking for team suggestions, just curious what everyone has already decided for their own first save, and why. Are you going for a big project, a small club you want to build up, or just your boyhood team?

So, if (let's face it: when) you find a bug, please report it through the official methods instead of just running here to moan etc.

If it's not placed in SI's official work flow, they may not know it exists.

Yes, it's a free play - but it's also the first time the game will be played by a LOT of people - so there's way more possibility that you'll do something someone else won't have done before and that can cause issues. Also, different PC set ups mean different issues can occur as well.

I think we all want a return to form, so ensuring they know if there is an issue will help with this.

I'm assume there will be the usual in game report pop up - and obviously there are multiple nested bug report forums on https://community.sports-interactive.com/

When I play I imagine so many extra personal stories in my saves. Like when I do a non-league to glory I will always keep 1/2 non league players in my squad for the rise even if they are well behind the curve, bonus points if they came through the youth. If a player forces a sale then I will hold a personal grudge against them and everytime I play their new club I make all my players work so much harder.

4-0 down at half-time with the current-day Manchester United team (updated squads with summer transfer window disabled).

We got absolutely SMASHED.

Half-time I brought on Mainoo for Ugarte and Dorgu for Shaw to move from FB to CWB and just a few tiny tweaks (shorter passing, but still balanaced mentality).

Got it to 4-4 and changed to attacking mentality and direct for the final winner.

Incredible.

I have this striker, Josh Philips who I signed because he had high tackling for a striker and I thought he would be interesting. However he has developed very well and would be an amazing striker except for his 8 finishing. I’m thinking of training him as a dm or cm.

With the first-look reviews etc. going out this morning, why not allow us to get in at 6pm today instead?

Judging from what I've seen, and what some of the YouTuber's are showing - Football Manager really does seem like its "back".

Can't wait!

Are we able to move saves from FM24 to FM27?

Some top teams are so hard to beat, I tend to give up on some of the away games, rest my strong players. Does this strategy sounds ok? Also don’t play strong players will keep their morale high?

I think I have never gotten a succesful appeal in 500 different cases. Why is the feature available if it is impossible?

Curious what kind of mods people actually care about. Pick the one you'd most want:

1. Visual upgrades (skins, face packs, logos, kits, stadiums, camera)

2. Speed and convenience (faster UI, faster startup, match speed)

3. Career and manager life (trophy room, career records, a life outside football)

4. Scouting and recruitment help (Moneyball-style research, finding the right players)

5. Match analysis (live stats, pitch maps, post-match breakdowns)

6. Coaching help (an assistant that suggests what to change and why)

7. Immersion (new commentary, media questions, AI dialogue)

8. I don't use mods

9. Something else (tell us below)

If you can, add a short reason and which mod you're using now (if any).

Is there a way I can work around this without having to stay up 24 hours in FM26 mobile?

In most of my saves since FM11, Mourinho seems to end up at Atlético Madrid at some point. van Gaal left Bayern Munich to AC Milan in my FM11 save as well in the 12/13 pre-season.

In one of my FM22 saves, Xavi managed Benfica and was very successful there, winning the Portuguese League a couple of times in a row and also winning the Europa League.

In my FM24 save, Arne Slot managed Man Utd and Jürgen Klopp managed Porto. I don't remember if Slot won anything, but Klopp won the Portuguese League a couple of times in a row.

Warrants a knee slide to the corner flag I reckon

I have an FM14 save I have wanted to go back to for years, but I'm on a Mac, and the original Mac version is a 32-bit Intel application that modern macOS won’t run. So every time I try to start it through Steam, I get something like, "your OS cannot run this game".

On Friday, I asked ChatGPT 6.1 Sol (medium) if it could help get it working. While initially hesitant and trying to get me to install Windows on top of my Mac, after a bit of prodding, it found a project that has done something similar: AArchX, an open-source project that runs Intel Mac software on Apple silicon.

ChatGPT built on what they have already done, investigated FM14's problems, and added compatibility fixes and a Steam launcher. The original game files are unchanged.

I've no idea if this will actually be useful to anyone else, and I've only tested it on a Mac Mini M6, but I have made it available here in case others are in the same boat (or want to use it as a base to get another version working): https://github.com/doyler442/fm2014-apple-silicon

I also research in the area and started recording the screen a minute or two into starting, so you can see the information shaping here: https://cathaldoyle.com/Open_Artefact:_United_Return#me-tube