How To

Step-by-step ManageFC how-tos built on the real rules of the game: build a team on a budget, manage fatigue, develop young players, read scouting reports, handle the wage bill and choose a formation.

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The injuries screen listing the squad's current knocks and recovery times

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Injuries: how they happen and what you can do

Injuries are rolled once per match per player, and the biggest lever is you — who plays tired, and who runs to ninety minutes every single week.

26 October 20263 min read

The press conference screen with the three tone choices for an answer

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How to answer the press without making it worse

Optimistic lifts the dressing room, realistic builds the club — and the same line after a defeat reads as noise. The three tones, and when each one pays.

22 October 20262 min read

The club's facilities, each with its level, its effect and the next level to build

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Five facilities, ten levels each: what to build first

The training centre, academy, medical centre, scouting network and analysis centre now start from nothing and climb ten levels. What each one does for your club, and an order that works for a small one.

13 October 20262 min read

The board screen with its four objectives and the confidence indicator

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How the board judges you (and pays or charges for it)

Objectives you choose, one confidence score that moves on results, and a transfer budget that swings from −20% to +20%. What the board is actually watching.

13 October 20263 min read

The finance screen with the bank panel open and the loan numbers on screen

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When a bank loan is worth it (and the ten-million cliff)

At the reference level the bank lends 100,000 to 50M in one go, and the rate jumps from 12% to 18% one cent above ten million. How to borrow without burying the club.

12 October 20263 min read

The substitution plan panel with its ordered rules and trigger conditions

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How to write a substitution plan that fires

Rules only start firing around the 46th minute, one per five-minute segment, five per match. How to order a plan so the right change happens at the right moment.

11 October 20263 min read

The tactics screen with the set-piece panel and the four specialist duty slots

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Your captain, and the four set-piece takers

A captain on the pitch is worth 1.5% to the whole side, and a badly chosen penalty taker leaves goals on the table. The small appointments that quietly pay.

10 October 20263 min read

The training screen with the week's session, the intensity picker and the squad's condition

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How to plan your training week

We settle training once a week, in one batch — and the minutes your players actually play move their growth more than the session you pick. A plan for the week.

9 October 20263 min read

About How To

How To is the practical side of the blog: step-by-step answers to the questions managers ask most — how to build a team that competes on a small budget, how much fatigue really costs, how young players grow, what a scouting report reveals, how to keep the wage bill under control after a promotion and how to choose a formation the match engine rewards.

Every number in these posts comes from the rules the game actually runs on, not from guesswork. When a rule changes, the post changes with it. For the full reference behind each topic, follow the links into the wiki and the player guide.

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Injuries: how they happen and what you can do

How to answer the press without making it worse

Five facilities, ten levels each: what to build first

How the board judges you (and pays or charges for it)

When a bank loan is worth it (and the ten-million cliff)

How to write a substitution plan that fires

Your captain, and the four set-piece takers

How to plan your training week

About How To

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Economy

Account

Support

How To

Posts

Injuries: how they happen and what you can do

How to answer the press without making it worse

Five facilities, ten levels each: what to build first

How the board judges you (and pays or charges for it)

When a bank loan is worth it (and the ten-million cliff)

How to write a substitution plan that fires

Your captain, and the four set-piece takers

How to plan your training week

About How To