News From The Terraces - November

There has been plenty to talk about in the FM Community this month as you'd imagine. Football Manager 2007 has now been released on PC / Mac, and the community are using the game wisely to provide some excellent content and downloads for your FM pleasure. Here's the pick…

Article of The Month - The Unseen Scene
FootyGamer take a look at exactly how in depth the Football Manager Community has become, and points you in the direction of some areas that you may or may not have been aware even existed within the FM scene.
(Read the full feature)

Download - Starting FM In Future Years
Ever wanted to start you version of FM in the future just to see what would has happened? Well, you can now with the FM Portal's brilliant saved game file downloads. Skip to any year all the way up to 2021. Are Manchester United in the Conference? Have Accrington Stanley conquered Europe yet?
(Find out…)

Goal Kick Talks Tactics - The 4-4-2 Formation
4-4-2 is the most popular tactic in football history but has a number of different variations. In these three features GoalKick look at three alternative 4-4-2 set-ups and discusses the pros and cons of each.
(The Attacking 4-4-2)
(The Wide 4-4-2)
(The Simplistic 4-4-2)

Stuck For Which Country To Manage In?
FM-Style give you a brief but informative guide as to which league might suit you most depending on what you are looking for from your FM 2007 career.
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Starting Off Unemployed!
Lots and lots of FM players like to add realism to their career by start unemployed and finding a job in the depths of the football world - exactly how a new manager would. This nice little list-style feature comes to the aid of every player struggling to get employment by citing a list of clubs that are unmanaged at the start of FM 2007. Time to start updating that CV.
(View this feature)

SortItOutSI - Story Of The Month
SUSIE, as they are better known in the community, have an official story of the month online. And it's a well-written and brilliantly illustrated piece following the trials and tribulations of one man in charge of Scottish club Glasgow Rangers.
(Read the full story)

FM Graphic - Romanian Players Guide
Recently we featured a Romanian Manager Travel Guide on the site giving you a brief insight into life as a boss in the country. If that tickled your fancy, then this is sure to as FM Graphics go into a bit more detail on some of the hot-prospects in Romania.
(Click here to visit the guide)

Site of The Month - The Caley and Cleon Show
The Caley and Cleon Show is a great site with a mixture of things to suit all your FM needs. The site itself is based around a downloadable podcast hosted by community stalwarts Caley and Cleon, but also offers much more including news, hints and tips, downloads and their very own brand-new forums.
(Check it out)

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