The Football Manager Diaries
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Read amusing, fictional accounts of Football Manager's diary. Vinnie Tatcher is an amateur footballer, journalism graduate, Middlesbrough fan, and Football Manager lover. His passionate blog, FM Diaries is a love letter to the earlier days of the Premier League, 4-4-2 long pass tactics, and the concept of defensive football.
A New Blog! About why I haven’t blogged about FM in a while, and about what to blog about when I do.
The Football Manager Diaries
3M ago
Dear readers, It’s been too long since i last put out any kind of blog post up here, although there are a few reasons behind this, some of which are simpler to explain when compared to others. I should also mention that my main Leicester City / Operation Suffoco save file became corrupted, which have ..read more
The Football Manager Diaries
5M ago
Friday 4th November 1998 Caio Diario, No one really prepared me for how competitive the Premier League really is. Fast paced, hard tackling, high tempo, and direct, with teams willing to run at the oppositions defense and win at all costs. It’s impressive. I grew up watching English soccer, always intrigued about how heavy and ..read more
The Football Manager Diaries
5M ago
Wednesday 1st July 1998 Dear Diary, The club have been generous – maybe too generous – in their transfer budget that they’ve given me. As an unknown manager from a country in South America that’s famous for beef exports and Ruben Sosa, the fact that they’ve given me such a large transfer budget puts more ..read more
The Football Manager Diaries
6M ago
In this third and final part of the Operation: Suffoco, this blog will explore the rules and guidelines of the save; layout the objectives of the save; give insight into the manager and his tactical style and preferences, and hopefully address any other subjects affiliated with the concept of the Suffoco and the game will ..read more
The Football Manager Diaries
6M ago
In this blog post, I’ll be exploring a couple of different subjects in the hope of adding context and perspective to the Operation: Suffoco save. And whilst I’ll be giving information where possible, I’ll also be posting a lot of links which I think you should explore. I’ve included them because not only do I think ..read more
The Football Manager Diaries
6M ago
Ever since getting back into Football Manager properly back in 2020, my interest in tactics and on field styles of play – especially from the mid 90s and 2000s era of both the Seria A and the Premier League – has always gravitated towards rudimentary style of football that have overachieved. These tend to be ..read more
The Football Manager Diaries
6M ago
When it comes to writing blogs, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start and how to get it off the ground. Other times finding the right angle is something happens naturally within a couple of minutes of an idea. This particular entry lies somewhere in-between, although it is with a heavier heart than usual ..read more
The Football Manager Diaries
6M ago
Friday 30th August 2007 Dear Diary, As we moved through the divisions when playing in the lower leagues, I’d always promised myself that I’d stay as faithful and as loyal to the players as possible, in an effort to show my appreciation for how they’ve carried and represented the club. Reshaping the squad season after ..read more
The Football Manager Diaries
6M ago
Saturday 17th August 2007 Dear Diary, Not really too sure where to start with this one. I can’t tell if I should continue the make the most my role at rotherham – building a squad bringing together some the best British talent coming through various youth systems, and sticking them into a fluid yet conservative ..read more
The Football Manager Diaries
6M ago
Wednesday 3rd July 2007 Dear Diary, Despite Mihailo’s Pjanovic’s three minute double for Aston Villa at the end of the game, contributing to a 3-2 for the home team, the lads have managed to sneak into the last European place – technically Cup Winners Cup – meaning that The Millers are in Europe for the ..read more