Graeme | Gaffer Graemo

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#FM26

A Tale of Two Cities | Same Universe – Alternate Realities: My FM26 Story In November 2023, I announced that I would be attempting to play FM24 in real time. Up until October 2025, as FM24’s cryogenically preserved lifespan doubled beyond its expected lifespan, such has been the way I have played FM over the past two years. As my love of the game grew, and I found new opportunities to play, I found myself able/wanting to go beyond the snail’s pace that I had adopted as FM24 Touch on my Nintendo Switch just wasn’t scratching the itch.

A Tale of Two Cities | Same Universe – Alternate Realities: My FM26 Story

In November 2023, I announced that I would be attempting to play FM24 in real time. Up until October 2025, as FM24’s cryogenically preserved lifespan doubled beyond its expected lifespan, such has been the way I have played…

The Summer of ‘25 | FC Basel | Season 3 | FM24 Last season was long. It was memorable, but it felt never ending at times. I didn’t realise it at the time when I signed for Basel, but when you come to Switzerland the season starts early and ends late, even though there’s 38 league games and one cup competition. It’s great to have a month between games between December and January, but when it comes down to it, it’s only about 10 days of rest really.

The Summer of ‘25 | FC Basel | Season 3 | FM24

Last season was long. It was memorable, but it felt never ending at times. I didn’t realise it at the time when I signed for Basel, but when you come to Switzerland the season starts early and ends late, even though there’s 38 league games and one cup…

How do you balance tactical structure with player freedom in your FM tactics? Have you managed to mirror a real-life coach’s approach, or do your systems evolve organically? Send your thoughts or voice notes for next week’s show

Ideal for the #FM26 Tactics Creator!

Don't hold back 👇🏻

My FM26 Notebook An Ode to The FM Notebook and how I intend to use mine for FM26 using The Bullet Journal Method.

My FM26 Notebook

An Ode to The FM Notebook and how I intend to use mine for FM26 using The Bullet Journal Method.

And so it begins...Starting #FM26 as I leave #FM24 with my trusty FM Notebook and pen and the story of how I'm going to make it happen

#WeAreTheCommunity

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On #FM26Beta-eve, the latest episode of The FM Technical Area - A Football Manager Podcast is available here on Spotify (open.spotify.com/episode/4Ndb...) and on all other podcast places too

#FM26 #WeAreTheCommunity

"'This is football, papa' - José Bordalás. Sometimes the best attack is a functional one. #FM26 #WeAreTheCommunity

The new notebook is here, so all eyes on #FM26

A big up to my new €2.5m striker 💪
Big Nick has been left on loan at Werder Bremen and will join FC Basel in June 2026

#FM24 #WeAreTheCommunity

Guess who’s back?!

Oh my 🍾

Tried it. Could never get it to work, hopefully FM26 might prove to be a fresh start

Another Week 0 College Football Game that delivers, even if Apcoa tried to stop me making it again this year 🙃

It had better. I started a RealTime FM24 save when it came out with the full intention of carrying it over year to year

I'm very much enjoying just how devestatingly good Riccardo Orsolini is in #FM24 ❤️

Back next week to kick off the 25/26 season and the countdown to #FM26. Here’s what’s lined up (so far) for the year ahead!

I caved and picked up the Argentina Anniversary Home jersey and I think it’s fair to say adidas are having a moment ❤️

We're also developing a penchant for scoring some crackers - Short Corners still proving fruitful & a switch to shorter passing (into space at times) is also beginning to click

After MD5 (as of today), we're top of the Swiss Super League and through to Round 2 of the Schweizer Cup

Welcome back to InRealTimeFM & #FM24. A little bit of catching up after I was on holiday (IRL), so here we go!
3x Swiss Super League Matches won and a new XI shines in the opening round of the Schweizer Cup

Neither fit into the Swiss Super League squad for the start of 2025/26, but both will have a big impact as we start to retool for 2026/27. Who knows what might happen in the meantime?!

#FM24

Two new signings have also touched down in St. Jakob's Park, for a total of 0 CHF

The Swiss Super League restarted last weekend (in #FM24) and we're already 3 games on.
Young Boys - Straightforward
Aarau - Nervous New (Basel) Boys
St. Gallen - The less said, the better

Should #FM26 have a ‘director-only’ mode where you can’t interfere with tactics?

Not gone ahead of myself and kept playing #FM24 in real time…and kept playing after the #FM25 announcement 😂

Always been a fan of BustTheNet (m.youtube.com/@BusttheNet) since I discovered FM content on The Deep Lying Podcast (RIP). Cleon & GuideToFm (www.guidetofm.com) have also been great reference points among many, many other fantastic creators