The FM Technical Area - A Football Manager Podcast
95 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA weekly Football Manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo
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Ep32: Rebuilding a Winning Squad
July 05, 2020 17:45 - 35 minutes - 68.2 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, we're looking at rejuvenating a winning squad. Successful times for clubs often arise when players are in their prime collectively. Sustaining this period is difficult, as other challenges rise up and luck can run out. So, when the time comes to make changes, timing is crucial. Squad Building is a natural part in any team’s cycles, but with established hierarchies and intricate dynamics, changi...
Ep31: Retraining Positions
June 26, 2020 08:48 - 30 minutes - 58.2 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, we're looking at retraining positions, a familiar topic of conversation amongst FMers as the years go by. When gaps begin to appear in a team, finding a player to fill them is not always straightforward. What may seem to be a logical choice may not be a seamless fit. Even in the Transfer Market, finding a fit may be unrealistic/unachievable. It could even be there’s a player in your squad who y...
Ep30: A Manager in Focus - Marco Rose
June 19, 2020 18:32 - 37 minutes - 71.2 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Back to a usual feature of the pod, this time we’re heading to the Bundesliga and a manager who’s winning plaudits from his own fans and peers thanks to the way his first season has gone (adjusting to the pandemic nature of football aside) - Marco Rose. His development as a manager, style of play and successes to date mean he could be a man many of us could take some inspiration from as we engage with FM ...
Ep29: Tactical Periodisation
June 12, 2020 16:36 - 30 minutes - 57.9 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Back to normal programming this week, and after facing months of issues with Training Programmes & Fixture Congestion, it's time I sink my teeth back into a dedicated podcast on Tactical Periodisation. Sources: https://trainingground.guru/articles/tactical-periodisation-man-who-taught-eddie-jones https://trainingground.guru/articles/graeme-murty-how-rangers-use-tactical-periodisation https://www.skysp...
Ep28: The Rise of the New Club - Moneyball & Analytics
June 05, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 79.3 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Part 3 of 3 in the mini-series on the pod, the focus is on The Rise of the New Clubs, clubs who have gotten clever in order to buck the trend of the rich rising to the top, clubs evolving and changing in order to reach new heights. Part 3 we focus on the Moneyball & Analytics methods clubs are using to fuel their rise to the top, after diving into Part 1: Affiliates & Networking & Part 2: the use of B-Tea...
Ep27: The Rise of the New Clubs - The B Team
May 29, 2020 11:01 - 52 minutes - 99.1 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Part 2 of 3 in a new mini-series on the pod, the focus is on The Rise of the New Clubs, clubs who have gotten clever in order to buck the trend of the rich rising to the top, clubs evolving and changing in order to reach new heights. Part 2 we focus on the club's using the B-Teams to grow sustained success, after diving into Part 1: Affiliates & Networking & before finishing off with Part 3: Moneyball & A...
Ep27: The Rise of the New Club - The B Team
May 29, 2020 11:01 - 52 minutes - 99.1 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Part 2 of 3 in a new mini-series on the pod, the focus is on The Rise of the New Clubs, clubs who have gotten clever in order to buck the trend of the rich rising to the top, clubs evolving and changing in order to reach new heights. Part 2 we focus on the club's using the B-Teams to grow sustained success, after diving into Part 1: Affiliates & Networking & before finishing off with Part 3: Moneyball & A...
Ep26: The Rise of the New Club - Part 1 - Affiliates & Networking
May 22, 2020 10:38 - 45 minutes - 86.3 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Part 1 of 3 in a new mini-series on the pod, the focus is on The Rise of the New Clubs, clubs who have gotten clever in order to buck the trend of the rich rising to the top, clubs evolving and changing in order to reach new heights. Part 1 we focus on the affiliate links between clubs, before diving into Part 2: The B Team & finishing off with Part 3: Moneyball & Analytics over the next 2 episodes. Sour...
EP25: Symmetry vs Asymmetry
May 15, 2020 10:06 - 49 minutes - 94.8 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Humans love symmetry. Psychologists believe we're more attracted to symmetry than asymmetry. The same applies in football. We confine tactical shifts to crude shapes: 4-4-2, 4-3-3, etc. However, when we look under the hood of the game, symmetry is an ideology, not what really happens. In a sport where asymmetry really rules, it's time to get under the hood and look at what we can do as FMers. Sources Her...
Ep24: Financial Manager 20
May 08, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 89.9 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Finances are a dirty word in FM circles. While Transfer fees may be exorbitant, wage demands verging on ridiculous and the Bank Manager personally knocking on the door, the key to your success as a Manager could come with the numbers on every payslip to the players in your squad. This week, we look at these numbers and discuss what the experts say when it comes to balancing the books at your club. Source...
Ep23: Attributes - Beyond the Numbers
May 01, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 91.8 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Attributes are perhaps the most determining factor in FM, but how often do we think beyond the numbers? Thanks to a Twitter suggestion, we delve beyond the numbers to understand how they work together, why Hidden Attributes are important to be kept hidden and how deciding on a formula for your squad building can be the key to your success. Sources: Guide to FM (https://www.guidetofm.com/players/attribut...
Ep22: Manager in Focus - Gasperini & Atalanta
April 24, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 104 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Before the season was suspended, Atalanta were becoming the talk of Europe. Their 8-4 aggregate win over Valencia brought their high scoring exploits onto Europe's biggest stage, while Gasperini's side continue to outscore all of their domestic rivals, all on the back of roughly Cristano Ronaldo's wage for 6 months! How has Gasperini done this, and how could we do the same in FM? Sources: Click here for ...
Ep21: How Do I Live Without You?
April 17, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 82.1 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. With the rumours of Harry Kane's departure from Spurs, and the interest I've had shown in some of my players, I have the fear I'll be losing some of them and I don't know how I'm going to cope. So, I asked the community and delved into the research to see how others have coped when they've lost their stars. Thanks to everyone who got involved with the pod this week! If you've enjoyed the podcast, why no...
Ep20: Goal Drought
April 10, 2020 11:49 - 44 minutes - 83.4 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. The goals have dried up (they weren't really flowing in the first place) and results have started to fall away as our dreams of CL football next season suddenly seem to be moving further and further away. I've enlisted the help of the community, their advice needed to overcome this challenge I'm facing! Thanks to everyone who got involved with the pod this week! If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not le...
Ep19: Rate My Training
April 03, 2020 11:38 - 40 minutes - 76.9 MBWelcome to the Technical Area, your weekly FM podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. With all the extra time I've had on my hands to play FM, Training is something I've begun to dedicate more time to, as well as to place more emphasis on players' training ratings. So, with this new focus, I've dedicated a whole pod to my Training Approaches, the Training Ratings and overall influence on the team's playing philosophies. Thanks to everyone who got involved with the pod this week! If you'...
Ep18: Where do I start & how do I end it?
March 27, 2020 15:56 - 39 minutes - 73.4 MBWelcome to Episode 18 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, Charlie Tango & blackseafm sent in two suggestions I couldn't not feature: Short-Term Saves & Ending Your Time at a Club. Guido Merry also chimed in with his feelings on both. It was an interesting topic to delve into, which hopefully helps anyone in similar positions! #TheTechnicalAreaChallenges: https://twitter.com/FMTechnicalArea/status/1242847073168474117 Shrewnal...
Ep17: Let's Be The Community
March 19, 2020 12:41 - 42 minutes - 80.9 MBWelcome to Episode 17 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, it’s all about the Community. With so much darkness in the world, the FM Community has shone bright, so I wanted to take the time to celebrate each and every one of you who takes the time to talk FM in the world. There's also a brief run through of the League of Ireland clubs, just in case you wanted to move to Ireland for any future FMing. If you've enjoyed the podcas...
Ep16: Interseasoning
March 13, 2020 15:13 - 27 minutes - 52.8 MBHello! Remember me? It's GG here, and The Technical Area is back with Ep15! I've had to wait to play FM before I could pod about it, and now that I have, I wanted to come on and share my thoughts with you on where things are in my save. So, between one season and the next, what do you do to spend the time? If you have any questions you want a podcast dedicated to, send them this way! See the view from The Technical Area as some sort of FM Customer Service as you will... If you've enjoyed ...
Ep14: Can you keep the same tactic all season?
January 27, 2020 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBCan you keep the same tactic all season, or od you need 2 or 3?
Ep15: Can you keep the same tactic all season?
January 27, 2020 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBCan you keep the same tactic all season, or od you need 2 or 3? We're back! The podcasting Dry January is over, and thanks to the unlucky gambler, we've something to talk about! If you have any questions you want a podcast dedicated to, send them this way! See the view from The Technical Area as some sort of FM Customer Service as you will... If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! P...
Episode 13: Community Control
December 19, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThis week, I handed control over to the Community, so I was at the mercy of your questions...
Episode 14: Community Control
December 19, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBThis week, I handed control over to the Community, so I was at the mercy of your questions... If you have any questions you want a podcast dedicated to, send them this way! See the view from The Technical Area as some sort of FM Customer Service as you will... If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twitter (G...
Episode 12: Game Plans - The Low Block
December 13, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBGegenpressing. Tiki-Taka. Total Football. Catenaccio. The Low Block. (Yep, it's up there)
Episode 13: Game Plans - The Low Block
December 13, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBGegenpressing. Tiki-Taka. Total Football. Catenaccio. The Low Block. (Yep, it's up there) If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twitter (GG/TTA) Electronic Dance Music (Happy Background Summer Party Sport Club Short) - P5 Music by Pond5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-technical-area/mes...
Ep12: Youth Development
December 06, 2019 18:00 - 32 minutes - 61.9 MBWelcome to Episode 12 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, Youth Development takes centre stage. Given how central this can be to our continued success, I felt it’s time we had a chat about it. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twitter (GG/T...
Youth Development
December 06, 2019 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBWelcome to Episode 11 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, we’re keeping up with Ep10's Training Regimes by turning our focus to the Youth Development side of things. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Sources: https://stmarysmusings.sbnation.com/2018/1/8/16855500/does-the-southampton-way-still-exist https://www.irishti...
Ep11: Training Regimes
November 22, 2019 18:00 - 28 minutes - 54.4 MBWelcome to Episode 11 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, it’s all about Training Regimes. Given we now can train our players in a more detailed & holistic manner, I wanted to dive in and see what ways training can be done. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site!...
Training Regimes
November 22, 2019 07:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBWelcome to Episode 10 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, we’re back to more of our usual content theme with a look at Training Regimes. 12 months ago, we began a new era of FM, an era when Training evolved. Initial enthusiasm quickly waned as the Assistant Manager’s to-do list added another duty. For those who immersed themselves into the process, there was a rewarding option as theories and schedules were experimented with ...
Ep10: A Manager in Focus - Chris Wilder
November 15, 2019 18:00 - 33 minutes - 63.3 MBWelcome to Episode 10 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, all I want to talk about is Chris Wilder. A potential Manager of the Year, his innovative style of play with Sheffield Utd has the pundits talking, so we take a look at his example and how it could be followed in FM. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please ...
A Manager in Focus: Chris Wilder
November 15, 2019 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBWelcome to Episode 9 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, we’re trying something different, and although there’s a lot of attention on this man, it’s no wonder when you watch his latest side play. Chris Wilder has been winning, deservedly, many plaudits for how his Sheffield United side have taken to life in the Premier League. Sitting comfortably high in the table, their story is well worth looking into, while trying to look a...
Ep9: Coaching Criteria
November 08, 2019 18:00 - 30 minutes - 58.1 MBWelcome to Episode 9 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, Coaches are the focus. Finding the best coaches is obviously what we all want, but what criteria do people use? It’s time we had a chat. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twitter (GG/T...
Coaching Criteria
November 08, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBWelcome to Episode 8 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Behind every great manager, there's a great staff, so in FM it's no wonder we look for the best staff in the game to make our success sustainable through their talents, knowledge and efforts. Thanks to all those community members who got involved this week! We hope to hear from even more ahead of Ep8! If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your...
Ep8: What FM has taught me
November 01, 2019 18:00 - 11 minutes - 20.9 MBWelcome to Episode 8 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, I want to share with you the lessons FM has taught me. The game is a great learning tool about football, so I felt this was a good week to share my own lessons from FM. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our sit...
What FM has Taught Me
November 01, 2019 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.68 MBWelcome to Episode 7a of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. With only 12 mins to spare this podcasting cycle, Ep8 has been pushed back so instead this week, we've an unorthodox release with a short feature on the lessons we've learned from FM. Thanks to all those community members who got involved this week! We hope to hear from even more ahead of Ep8! If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your social...
Ep7: Transfer Systems
October 25, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 67.9 MBWelcome to Episode 7 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, we talk establishing a Transfer System. With clubs having obvious plans and others not doing so well in the market, I wanted to put down some good approaches for preparing for any FM save. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod ...
Transfer Systems
October 25, 2019 05:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBWelcome to Episode 7 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. Back to normal and bitten by the podcasting bug again, in this latest episode we start to ramp up the planning for FM20 beginning with some initial Halloween inspired Transfer Horror stories before taking the chat to developing your own Transfer System approach. Thanks to all those community members who got involved this week! We hope to hear from even more ahead of Ep8! If you've...
Ep6: Centre Pieces, Corner Stones & Hidden Gems
October 22, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 63 MBWelcome to Episode 6 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, it’s all talk about Centre Pieces, Corner Stones & Hidden Gems, the players who keep us loading FM every time. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twitter (GG/TTA) Electronic Dance Mus...
The Centre Pieces, Cornerstones & Hidden Gems
October 22, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBWelcome to Episode 6 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. After unexpected circumstances delayed the pod, we try to keep up to the high standards of FM content in the past weeks, GG goes searching for some players who you should consider for your FM20 adventures, whether they're in need of new scenery, going under the radar or about to burst into the big time, there was a difficult time in narrowing down the lists! Thanks to all those co...
Ep5: FM20 Preview - The A Leagues
October 11, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes - 71.4 MBWelcome to Episode 5 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, it’s an FM20 preview of the A Leagues, a place worth your consideration ahead of FM20. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twitter (GG/TTA) Electronic Dance Music (Happy Background Summ...
A Gaffer Abroad: The A Leagues - An FM20 Preview
October 11, 2019 06:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBWelcome to Episode 5 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. After some "highly successful" FM content in the past weeks, GG goes abroad again to seek potential landing spots to recommend to you ahead of FM20's launch. This week, a focus on a non-European adventure takes us to the interestingly similar A-League & MLS, where league structures, roster rules and twilighting European talents have gone to pasture. If you've enjoyed the podcast, ...
Ep4: FM20 Preview - Europe
October 04, 2019 17:00 - 27 minutes - 51 MBWelcome to Episode 4 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, it’s a whistle-stop Tour of Europe as we visit some of the teams worth considering for an FM20 save. If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twitter (GG/TTA) Electronic Dance Music (Happy ...
A Gaffer Abroad: A Flying Tour of Europe - An FM20 Preview
October 04, 2019 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBWelcome to Episode 4 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, GG goes abroad to seek potential landing spots to recommend to you ahead of FM20's launch. This week, a focus on Europe takes us from the traditional stops to some of Europe's less spoken about leagues and some of the great FM challenges they can present! If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The mo...
Ep3: Find My Beta
September 27, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes - 70.5 MBWelcome to Episode 3 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, I want to talk about that FM20 Beta. It’s good, but just what are my thoughts? If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twitter (GG/TTA) Electronic Dance Music (Happy Background Summer Part...
Ep2: The Virtual Tinkerman
September 20, 2019 17:00 - 29 minutes - 54.9 MBWelcome to Episode 2 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. This week, it’s the Virtual Tinkerman. Stick or Twist? Let’s find out! If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twitter (GG/TTA) Electronic Dance Music (Happy Background Summer Party Sport Club Short)...
Ep1: My Way
September 13, 2019 17:00 - 26 minutes - 49.6 MBWelcome to Episode 1 of The Technical Area, a weekly football manager podcast brought to you by Gaffer Graemo. I'm back! I needed time to reset and the pod is back with me, I've just given her a fresh lick of paint and I'm hoping to go back to do these things My Way! If you've enjoyed the podcast, why not leave a positive review, or share on your socials with your followers? The more views, the better the pod! Please like, review & share the pod & check out our site! Get in touch on Twi...