Gods of War | Marathon

S1-03 It’s a marathon, not a sprint. The age old football cliché that many a manager says when they have poor starts to the season in an attempt to try and appeal for more time in a job or it can also be said when the manager wants the fans to remain realistic after a …

Gods of War | The Arrival

S1-02 The arrival of King Cassander to the throne of Macedon was littered with rumours that himself and his father (General Antipater) were somehow involved in Alexander the Great’s death to see him then become the king. Though, it is more likely that Alexander died of natural causes. Ten years into his reign, he united …

Gods Of War | In The Beginning

S1-01 In the beginning the ancient Greeks believed that the universe started with Chaos. But, not ‘chaos’ in the way the word is used or means today which is to describe ‘complete disorder’ but think of it more of a gaping void in space or as it is put in the book, Mythos- The Greek …

Bari Ballers #8 | La fine é vicina

La fine é vicina - The end is nigh (according to google translate anyway). Yes, the end is certainly nigh or to be more precise the end is now, as this will be the last blog of my #Bari Ballers save before I try to construct some plans for the arrival of Football Manager 2021. …

Bari Ballers #7

Hello and welcome back to another update from my Bari Ballers save. If you missed the last update you can read it here. This post will be a brief update on my 5th season with the Galletti. We finished last season in a very respectable 7th place which would normally equate to some form of …

Bari Ballers #6

We've came to the end of our 4th season in charge of the Galletti and our second season back in the Serie A. Last season we finished 10th and although the board were happy for us to avoid relegation again but my personal aim was to finish in at least 7th as that is where …

Bari Ballers | Transfer Special 2022/23

Hello and welcome to another post from me - @Now&ThenFM. If you missed my last update you can read it here. To summarise the last post we finished 10th in our first season back in Serie A which was brilliant, given how the bookies and that 'nobody' (Del Piero) decided our fate was destined to …

Bari Ballers #5

"Newly promoted Bari, will find it hard to compete in the Serie A after an unexpected promotion, which no doubt pleased the De Laurentiis family and their faithful fans but I'm afraid it will be short lived especially if they try to continue their brand of football that they displayed last season" -Del Piero (Sky …

Bari Ballers #4

Welcome back to another Bari Ballers update from me @Now&ThenFM. If you missed the last update then you can find it here. We were doing well in Serie B in my second season in charge of Bari and were sitting in 3rd at the turn of the year with some impressive displays but I was …

Bari Ballers #3

In the last update we finished the first season as Champions of Serie C/C and winners of a cup. If you missed how we managed to do that then you can find it here. Coming into our second season (2020/21) we had to prepare for our Serie B campaign where we are tasked by the …

Bari Ballers #2

Ciao e Benvenuto (Hello and Welcome) to the second post on my new save with Società Sportiva Calcio Bari from me, @NowAndThenFM. If you missed the first post then you can find it here. We were sitting at the top of the table and I was highly confident of securing promotion to Serie B, so lets …

Bari Ballers #1

Hello and welcome to my new post from me, @Now&ThenFM. I am currently in my 4th season with Belgrano and honestly, I've lost interest but I do plan on writing a post about the 3 seasons I have had since my first and only post this edition of FM. I haven't touched the save in …

Club Atlético Belgrano – El Pirata #1

Hello and welcome to my new blog for Football Manager 2020 where I've headed to South America and more specifically Córdoba in Argentina. The city is in central Argentina and is roughly 435 miles from Buenos Aires and is home to Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba, Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba and Club Atlético Belgrano. Julio …

The Lioness of Italy – Brescia #5

Hello again, welcome to the next instalment of the Brescia save from me, @NowAndThenFM.  If you missed the end of season 6 then you can read it here. This will be the mid-season review of season 7 as we head into the Serie A campaign as defending champions and we get to wear the scudetto …

The Lioness of Italy – Brescia #4

End of Season Review 23/24 Ciao! Last time I left you at the end of December 2023 where things were looking good for la Leonessa as we were still in all competitions, if you missed it you can read it here. Going into January I should have been really excited due to how well the …

The Lioness of Italy – Brescia #3

Mid-Season Review Hello again, I'm back with my third installment in as many weeks of 'The Lioness of Italy - Brescia'  Football Manager 2019 save, it'll also be my first post being part of the FM -Base blog team, which I am delighted about and it gives me more encouragement to continue blogging. If you …

The Lioness Of Italy – Brescia #2

Following on from my first post(here), summarizing 5 seasons in charge of  Brescia and after the fantastic response to it, I have decided to introduce you all to my current first team squad who start our 6th season. This post will hopefully get you all familiar with my current first team playing squad plying their …

The Lioness of Italy- Brescia

Ciao e Benvenuto (Hello and Welcome) to my first ever blog post from me - Now & Then FM. I have decided to write about my save with Brescia Calcio purely because it is the most enjoyable save I have had in years. If you don't already then follow my twitter @NowAndThenFM. I tweet out a …

Football Manager for Grown-Ups

10 Tips for getting more FM time when you grow older Written by Now&ThenFM The carefree days of staying up all night (literally) playing Football Manager for hours on end, pausing only to have a toilet break or consume some food purely just to keep your energy levels up and not having to answer to …