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The ManageFC tactics board showing a formation laid out on the pitch

Under the Hood

Formations and matchups — what the five shapes are really worth

The tactics screen offers five formations, and none of them is simply the best. Each one is measured against the opponent's shape and is worth up to four percent of a team's strength. Here is how the matchups work and how to use them.

5 October 20263 min read

The ManageFC dashboard with the time-skip control and the next fixture

Under the Hood

What happens when you press +3 days

The button you press most in ManageFC moves your whole world forward. Here is exactly what it does, day by day and week by week — and why it always stops on the day of your next match.

2 October 20262 min read

The ManageFC stadium at night above a city, the opening image of the ManageFC blog

Updates

Welcome to the ManageFC blog

Why we started writing, how the development diary is organised, and what you can expect to read here every week — from match-engine deep dives to the decisions we got wrong.

1 October 20262 min read

The ManageFC dashboard of a newly founded division 3 club

Guides

Your first season in division 3 — a practical plan

You have founded your club, picked your world and arrived in division 3 with a squad of 23. Here is a practical plan for the first 245 days — what to check on day one, how to keep the board happy, and the mistakes that sink new managers.

1 October 20263 min read

The ManageFC wallet screen showing the cosmetic currency

Design Notes

Cosmetics without pay-to-win

ManageFC is free, and during the open beta nothing can be bought. When payments arrive, everything for sale will be cosmetic. The rules we have set ourselves for the in-game currency, loot boxes and collectibles — and what will never be for sale.

1 October 20263 min read

A calm ManageFC dashboard with no countdown timers or reward tracks

Design Notes

Designing against FOMO

Most modern games are designed to make you afraid of missing out. ManageFC is designed the other way round. The specific choices we made — and the one place where we have not fully lived up to it yet.

1 October 20262 min read

The ManageFC finance hub showing weekly income by stream

Under the Hood

Where the money comes from — TV, prizes, the gate and sponsors

A club's income in ManageFC comes from four places, and they scale very differently as you climb the pyramid. A practical tour of TV money, prize money, gate receipts and sponsorship — with the real numbers.

1 October 20263 min read

The ManageFC live match viewer showing the pitch, players and possession bar

Under the Hood

How a match is simulated

What happens between kick-off and the final whistle in ManageFC: how the engine turns your squad, tactics, condition and morale into a minute-by-minute match — and how player ratings are worked out afterwards.

1 October 20263 min read

The new ManageFC homepage with a floodlit stadium, a globe and the feature cards

Dev DiarySeptember 2026

A new front door, and a blog

September ended with a new homepage, a fresh look at what a first-time visitor needs to know, and this blog. Where the story stands today — and what we are working on next.

1 October 20262 min read1

The ManageFC wiki article about formations and how they match up

Dev DiarySeptember 2026

Rewriting the guide and wiki with real numbers

A guide is only useful if it is precise. In late September we went through the player guide and the wiki chapter by chapter, replacing vague advice with the actual numbers the game uses — and removing every sentence the game did not support.

1 October 20262 min read

A floodlit ManageFC stadium, the building at the centre of the club's new 3D home

Dev DiarySeptember 2026

The dressing room, and knowing when to start over

In late September the dashboard gained a 3D dressing room with kits painted in your colours. Then we built a walkable club building around it — and two days later knocked it down, because the idea itself was wrong.

1 October 20262 min read

The ManageFC tactics board in 3D with players placed on the pitch in the club's colours

Dev DiarySeptember 2026

3D where it helps — the season rail and the tactics board

After the stadium, we asked a stricter question: where does 3D actually help you understand your club? Two answers shipped in September — a season you can see at a glance, and a tactics board you can move by hand.

1 October 20262 min read

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