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Episode 100 – The First Ever FM Show Phone-In Special! We've hit the century mark! To celebrate our 100th episode, we did something a little different – The FM Show Podcast's first-ever phone-in special! This episode is all about you, the listeners. We handed the mic over to the Football Manager community to hear your hottest takes, boldest saves, …
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Making the Football Manager Documentary with Director LOUIS MYLES The FM Show Podcast Episode 99 Do you remember when Football Manager released a feature length documentary? On todays show, we interview the director of that very film.Football Manager An Alternate Reality was a feature length documentary that interviewed many famous Football Manager…
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Which Football Manager Role is Best (and Worst) with SECONDYELLOWCARD ​ Its finally happened, TJ has taken a day off. Up steps Second Yellow Card to take on joint hosting duties with RDF Tactics. On this episode the pair discuss under used roles in Football Manager, and as a homage to TJ, they use them with Sunderland. If you've enjoyed todays show…
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My Mate Is An FM Cult Icon HARRY ROBINSON The FM Show Podcast Episode 97 On todays episode of The FM Show, we're joined by one of the producers of one of the biggest podcasts in the game. We're proud to welcome Have A Words, Harry Robinson to the show. Whilst the main part of the show may revolve around Harrys FIFA career, the moment of realisation…
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Football Manager Needs To Be More Simplistic The FM Show Podcast Episode 96 With Football Manager 26 potentially 6 months away, TJ, RDF Tactics and Si Maggio take some time to ponder on what the next instalment of the game might / might not include. We speculate on the upcoming release of the next Football Manager title, emphasizing the need for be…
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The Great European Competition Debate The FM Show Podcast Episode 95 In todays episode, the team tread into unfamiliar territory, real football chat. Arron is against the idea of the winners of the Europa League being given a Champions League spot (maybe cos he's an Arsenal fan and it could be Spurs?) TJ, Si and Arron also discuss the implications …
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He Played OVER 400 Football Video Games to find the Best and Worst - Author Richard Moss The FM Show Podcast Episode 94 In this episode of The FM Show, host Tony Jameson and co-host Si Maggio welcome Richard Moss, author of 'A Tale of Two Halves: The History of Football Video Games'. They discuss the journey of writing the book, the depth and varie…
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How Football Manager helped change Chesnoid Gamings life - The FM Show Podcast Episode 93 On this episode of The FM Show Podcast, we welcome Chesnoid Gaming to the show who is a multi game streamer with a truly inspirational story. Due to a long standing medical condition, Chesnoid isnt able to work a regular 9-5 job, so therefore used his time to …
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How To Build A Nation SECOND YELLOW CARD The FM Show Podcast Ep 82 On todays episode, we welcome back one of The FM Show's Hall of Famers, its Second Yellow Card. Second Yellow Card is one of our all time favourite guests, so its a pleasure to be able to welcome him back to the show for this episode. The natural starting point of the conversation i…
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The Football Neutral JIM SMALLMAN The FM Show Podcast Episode 91 On this weeks episode of The FM Show, we welcome a former comedian, author, podcaster, blogger and current International Talent Scout for WWE, Jim Smallman. Tony and Jim have known each other for many years, and on todays episode they regails tales of comedy, watching non league footb…
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Football Manager Community Needs More Collabs BIGROBBO14 On todays episode, we welcome a rising star in the Football Manager content creation community, BigRobbo14 to The FM Show. We talk about how BigRobbo14 has used TikTok as a platform for growth, and the importance of authenticity in engaging with audiences. The conversation also touches on the…
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The Original Football Manager Creator KEVIN TOMS Football Manager, as many of you know, was first produced in 1981 by a computer programmer named Kevin Toms. In this episode we delve into the origins of the game, the evolution of gaming technology, and the challenges faced in game development. Kevin shares insights into balancing complexity and sim…
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How To Master Youth Only Challenges In FM w/ Clayts On todays episode of The FM Show, Clayts joins us for the first time to discuss his current Youth Only save that he's been recording for YouTube. We talk about constructing narratives within the game, how we fall in love with certain players, and why oh why is there a ruggishly handsome Welsh newg…
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What Makes or Breaks your Football Manager Save? The FM Show Podcast Tony is not having a nice time in Finland on his journeyman save. Everything started well, but then there was a transfer ban. A transfer ban he claims he knew nothing about. So what next for the journey save? Does he stick with it in Finland, or does he look to seek pastures new a…
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When Fiction Meets Reality - The FM Show Podcast Lets get one thing straight from the off, the cancellation of FM25 has definitely not affected us in any way shape or form. On the other hand, because of the cancellation, this episode has happened. I think its fair to say that this episode is full of 'Patreon Energy'. We bounce around ideas from the…
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Should Football Manager Be More Competitive? The FM Show Podcast In this episode, we dive into the question: Should Football Manager be more competitive in the drafting world? We talk about how the game could level up and bring even more excitement to players. Plus, we talk about our new community challenge and how you can get involved. Get. Involv…
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Premier League Star plays Football Manager for first time - Steve Sidwell talks FM24 & Football Former pro footballer Steve Sidwell joins us for chat about his Football Manager 2024 Twitch stream with Tony Jameson, his real-life experiences in the game, and his thoughts on legendary managers like Arsène Wenger. Support us on Patreon and join the Th…
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Football Manager 25 is cancelled. In this episode we discuss our thoughts, and those of some of the community. We talk about what this might mean for the Football Manager franchise going forward, and whether this is all doom and gloom, or whether there is some positives to be found in this situation. If you've enjoyed todays show, please leave a li…
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Where's FM25? Where is FM25? Many people are wondering why Sports Interactive (SI) hasn't released any promised gameplay footage, as they have gone completely silent. This has left us with an emergency podcast trying to figure out what has happened ourselves. Some fans fear the worst, while some fans are taking a more pragmatic and holistic approac…
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Bang Average Football Developer Ruairi Dorrity The FM Show Podcast Episode 80 On todays episode of The FM Show Podcast, we welcome Game Developer Ruairi Dorrity onto the show talk about his game, Bang Average Football. Si has been creating content about this game on his YouTube channel, and TJ thinks it could be right up his street. Arron returns t…
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Real Life Tactics In Football Manager FMTREQ The FM Show Podcast Episode 79 FM25 is still a far away dream for some. For some, FM24 has gone stale. And for Si Maggio, this is the most depressing time of the year. However, if you're an optimistic person, you'll be delighted to hear what FM Treq has to say on this weeks episode as we talk about how h…
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What Are Our Biggest FM25 Worries? The FM Show Podcast Episode 78 MCKINSFM FM25 is fast approaching, although it also feels like its taking forever. RDF Tactics is back on the show, along with Si Maggio joining regular show host Tony Jameson, and we also have a returning guest, the wonderful, McKinsFM. Its been about a year since we last had McKins…
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Premier League & EFL Recruitment Expert shares his Football Manager tips - The FM Show Episode 77 Welcome everyone, to a very special episode of The FM Show where we're joined by an actual real life EFL Recruitment Expert, Andy Watson. Not only is Andy an expert in recruitment, particularly around the Brexit rules with regards to Work Permits, he u…
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New Years Resolutions In Football Manager Episode 76 Happy New Year everyone. Hope you've all enjoyed the festive season. TJ and Si Maggio are with us today to discuss their New Years Resolutions in Football Manager. Tony has an update from the Pentagon Challenge, which may, may not be a surprise. Si outs his wife as a fruit cream eater. And there'…
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. TJ and Si Maggio are discussing the famous Bottom At Christmas Challenge on todays episode. They also chat about some of the other challenges that have been posted out on SortItOutSI. TJ and Si also talk about the potential for rebuilds within the top divisions of Europe, particularly Spain where TJ hasnt manag…
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Welcome to another exciting episode of The FM Show Podcast. Many of us are eager to set our out-of-office replies and head off on holiday for the festive season; however, Omega Luke and Omega Dad emphasize that we should refer to this as simulating rather than holidaying! TJ and RDF Tactics engage with the Omega Luke and Omega Dad (aka The Omegas) …
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The Ultimate Christmas Wishlist For A Football Manager - The FM Show Podcast #73 As we approach the Festive season, TJ, Si Maggio and RDF Tactics prepare their Football Manager Christmas Wish Lists. As you'd expect, some of the ideas are really sensible and well thought out, whereas some are, well, lets just say, you'd be forgiven for thinking that…
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We've unvaulted this Patreon exclusive with Zealand for you all to enjoy. Whats that, you wanted more from Zealand? Well thats good. Cos we did an extra Q&A with him after the public episode ended, which you as Patreons get exclusive access to. Let us know if this kind of content is more to your liking that the extra episodes that we've been doing.…
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Jack Coles Head of Recruitment Lincoln City The FM Show Podcast #72 Have you ever wondered how close to realistic recruitment is on Football Manager? In this weeks episode, we talk to Jack Coles who is the Head of Recruitment at Lincoln City to see if he can give us any professional insights into how we can improve our in game recruitment. If you w…
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Is It Time For A Football Manager Convention? The FM Show Podcast #71 Welcome to another episode of The FM Show. Now that the dust has settled on the Nottingham Comedy Festival Live show (which is available to watch on Patreon), TJ got thinking about whether we could go one step further as a community. Could we create a Football Manager Convention?…
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Can Kids REALLY Help You Win Anything in Football Manager? The FM Show Episode 70 Welcome to another fantastic episode of The FM Show. RDF Tactics returns to the hsow this week after a week in Croatia at Dinamo Zagreb. Si Maggio has had a cold. TJ has been slowly making his way through South Africa in the Pentagon Challenge, and there was a live sh…
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Exclusive First Look at CM94/95 in FM24 THEMADSCIENTIST Welcome, everyone, to the weird and wonderful world of The Mad Scientist. Retro Database extraordinaire, and on todays episode we get an exclusive look at his latest retro database, the 94/95 database. This is the year when Blackburn won the Premier League. Zinedine Zidane had hair. And Italia…
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I NEED To Understand This Game The FM Show Episode 68 MooonoStreams Mooonostreams makes her debut on The FM Show in this weeks episode. Monqiue is a Dutch streamer who talks to us about how she got into the game. The frustrations she's found within the game world (and of course, social media). And the pride she feels for womens football making its …
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New Save Ideas To Keep You Occupied Until FM25 with @FMLlama The FM Show Podcast Episode 67 As Football Manager 25 isn't going to be released until March 2025. we've invited our very special friend, FM Llama onto the show to give us some save ideas that will tide us over for the next 6 months. Let us know in the comments if you've decided to start …
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FM25 Is Delayed AGAIN The FM Show Podcast Episode 66 Bonus Episode You will all have heard the news by now that SI have announced the delay to FM25 from November to March. TJ, RDF Tactics and Si Maggio have managed to quickly get round the table to react to the news that broke earlier today to give their thoughts. Where does this leave Sports Inter…
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FM25 Must Have These FM Console Features - FM Console Episode 65 The FM Show Podcast Welcome to another episode of The FM Show. This week TJ, Arron and Si sit down with the 'hawk tuah' guy of the FM scene, FM Console. Whether that means he's the flavour of the month, or just someone who likes to spit on things, you'll find out in this episode. You'…
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How We Choose An FM25 Save - The FM Show Podcast Episode 64 As FM25 approaches, Tony, Si and RDF attempt to decide what their save on the new game might be. Will it be a Build A Nation? Will it be a journeyperson save? Or will they try Womens Football first of all? There is also a little moment where the boys reminisce about injuries that stopped t…
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What Would You Remove From FM25? The FM Show Podcast - Episode 63 Following our recent discussion about removing attributes from Football Manager, TJ, RDF Tactics and Si Maggio have an apology to make. Of sorts. In this episode, we discuss what features the team would remove from Football Manager if they know that they would be coming back in a bet…
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DOCTORBENJY & WORKTHESPACE The FM Show Podcast Episode 62 Football Manager 25 might be delayed, but we've got a heck of a show today. Work The Space returns for his third appearance, and making his debut, is none other than Doctor Benjy. As RDF Tactics is having computer trouble, Si Maggio steps in to support TJ in hosting the show, and what a show…
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What's the Future of Football Manager with @lollujo and @Secondyellowcard? The FM Show Podcast Ep 61 Last week Sports Interactive dropped a Development Blog that caused a bit of a stir. FM25 will be delayed. International Management has been removed. As have players weights. Joining TJ and RDF Tactics on this weeks show, are none other than Lollujo…
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The FM Show Podcast Episode 60 - We Represented England At FIFAe World Cup - SECONDYELLOWCARD On todays show, we have not one, but TWO international managers! RDF Tactics and Second Yellow Card have recently represented England Gaming at the first ever FIFAe World Cup featuring Football Manager. It was an incredible week, filled with loads of stori…
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The FM Show Podcast Episode 59 - Should we be nostalgic for older FMs? - MBREEZYFM Welcome to another fantastic episode of The FM Show Podcast. RDF Tactics camera is still smoldering after last weeks show, so joining TJ and Si Maggio today is streamer, YouTuber and host of the United Front Podcast (a podcast about Man Utd and West Ham, not right wi…
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The FM Show Podcast Episode 58 - Does this completely change Football Manager? Welcome to another episode of The FM Show, with Tony Jameson, RDF Tactics and Si Maggio. On todays show, the team talk about new saves. Arron is salvaging Newcastle following their relegation to the Championship. Si is currently at Athletic Bilbao where he can only sign …
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I Put TOMFM In A Podcast Episode - Episode 57 The FM Show Podcast Welcome to another fantastic episode of The FM Show. TomFM joins us this week to talk to us about his life as a full time creator having recently hit an incredible milestone of having a Football Manager video reach 1 MILLION views! Tony is ill by the way during this record, so its wo…
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The FM Show Podcast Episode 56 - We Tried FM Mobile Hands up, who has actually played FM Mobile? We know its very popular, but TJ and RDF Tactics have never played it. Therefore, on todays episode, we do a deep dive into FM Mobile. What do we think? Is it good? What can be improved? Will we keep playing after this one week trail? Also, we say hello…
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The FM Show Episode 55 - Why You Should Do A Network Save THEUNITEDCITYFM Welcome to another fantastic episode of The FM Show Podcast. Sadly, Arron has a slight family emergency to tend to, so isnt able to join TJ on this weeks show. However, we are joined by the nicest person in the FM Community, its TheUnitedCityFM. TheUnitedCityFM (aka Kev) talk…
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The FM Show Podcast Episode 54 | The Future of FM ZEALAND This week, we're absolutely delighted to welcome the biggest Football Manager creator, Zealand, on to The FM Show. Zealands YouTube channel blew up so much that he's now making travel documentaries based on Football Manager. He makes guides, tutorials, streams, and is one of the most promine…
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The FM Show Podcast Ep 53 | Summer Save Ideas FMLLAMA On this weeks episode, TJ and RDF Tactics welcome FM Llama back to the show to give us some new save ideas for those who are maybe thinking of a new challenge before the end of the FM24 game cycle. FM Llama is the man of a thousand saves, so surely something will take your fancy from his suggest…
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The FM Show Podcast Episode 52 - Why we still NEED challenge mode in Football Manager SI MAGGIO Welcome to The FM Show Podcast, your weekly Football Manager podcast hosted by Tony Jameson and RDF Tactics. This week, we're joined by the wonderful, Si Maggio. Following on from last weeks episode with Doop, we continue the discussion about FM25. We al…
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The FM Show Podcast Episode 51 - FM25 What We Know So Far Football Manager 25 is here! Sports interactive dropped a Development Blog that outlines what is in, and more important, whats not in, FM25. Joining Tony and RDF Tactics today is co-host of 5Star Potential podcast and Twitch Streamer, Doop. We've had Doop on our Patreon Christmas show, and w…
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