News From The Terraces - January 2007
Site Of The Month
Caleyjag, most famous for being the former owner of sortitoutsi, has released his latest site, entitled MYFMCV, which aims to be a hall of fame for the FM Community. All you have to do is upload a screenshot of your successes in FM2007 and you'll be given a certain amount of points and be added to a league table where you can compare yourself to other Football Manager Fans from all over the world.
Have you got what it takes? Prove it!
Article Of The Month
Footygamer have a very interesting article this month looking at the release of FM Handheld 2007 for the PSP, and how it compares to CM01/02, a game, which has somewhat of a cult following within the community. Could the new game be the answer for those people still religiously playing CM01/02?
Download Of The Month
Rosenborg, author of the Shoot and Groove skins for FM2006, has this month released his first skin entitled "Siple". It offers a very sleek transparent alternative to the default FM 2007 skin, with a cleaner alternative top navigation bar.
Guide Of The Month
The author of Blog FM has taken a lot of time out this month to experiment with the "board request" feature. In particular requesting for more funds and the myth that the "issue an ultimatum" button is nothing more than an alternative to the resign button. Visit the site to find out more about his experiment and the groundbreaking results.
Challenge Of The Month
Throw In have a brand new save game challenge, in which you are challenged to take high flying Portsmouth, who find themselves in second place come Christmas 2006, and continue their good form right through to the end of the season and try and finish as high as you can, whilst in direct competition with other members of the Throw In forums.
Top Tactics
Wwfan's now famous tactical insights are currently being revisited by FM Britain. With five a total of five parts appearing over the past month, and even more expected over the next month, FM Britain appears to be the best place to go for tactical help so far in 2007.
Funnybone Of The Month
How much do you know about the Football Manager series? I'm guessing you think you know a fair bit, you may even consider yourself to be a Football Manager expert. However this month Blog FM have taken a tongue in cheek look at "fifteen things you never knew about Football Manager".
Story Of The Month
Following the Italian football scandals earlier in the year and Juve's subsequent demotion to the Serie B, one could well find themselves heading over to Turin in quest of a new and exciting challenge. Mike from Footygamer has done just that and is currently indulging in a lengthy story concerning his "Troubles in Turin"
New sites this month
Quite a few new sites have appeared this month, here's a brief look at some of the top ones:
FM Updates - 'The Home Football Manager Data Updates". This site hopes to bring together the updating community and bring you all the latest news on all the best data updates from around the internet.
Crazy Team Talk - Crazy Team Talk is a new Football Manager Blog with strong views concerning the community.
Pitchside - This is another FM Blog with strong views on not just the community, but Football Manager as well. The site also boasts an overview of the South American leagues in FM2007.
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