The art of an FM Wonderkid is to find someone in some faraway land with very little PR, unearth them and then personally give them the platform to be the player you believe they can be. You’d find some unknown teenager hidden away in Belgium, Brazil or Argentina, sign him for a fee that felt suspiciously low and then spend the next five seasons watching… Read More »5 FM Wonderkids Who Actually Lived Up To The Hype
When it came to ‘sure-fire’ purchases to make for every big club on FM 07, not pulling the trigger on Darijo Srna would be complete and utter madness!
If you haven’t had to google how to spell Balazs Dzsudzsak’s name when starting up an FM 07 save, then I’m afraid you’ve lived a pretty sad life, haven’t you? What people really need to understand in the world of Football Manager, is that it really is so much more than just a simple video game – and I don’t mean that in the whimsically… Read More »Balázs Dzsudzsák: FM’s Favourite Hungarian (2007)
Sometimes you need that kind of ‘utility player‘ to provide your squad with the cover it needs to sustain its talent. And Anthony Vanden Borre is a case which blows this low-cost thinking out the water! When you think about it, the concept of a ‘utility player‘ is an inherently negative one – as it seems to suggest that the reason for one’s inclusion in the team… Read More »Anthony Vanden Borre: The Ultimate FM Utility Man (2007)
I will take personal responsibility for unearthing the gem that is Andres Guardado – arguably my greatest ever find on Football Manager 2007. And I’m claiming that! Having a good left-back or left-winger is one thing. It’s a total other thing to have one person be equally as good in both! When thinking about Football Manager patrons, it’s a real shame that Andres Guardado isn’t a name that reels… Read More »Andres Guardado: FM 07’s Left Boot of Dreams
This one is a bit niche, so I hope you do like it. But even if you don’t and I’m the only one who bought Agustin Delgado on FM 07, well then it’s a pretty smug day to be me, isn’t it! If your immediate thought wasn’t to hope on the Transfer Market and search for a transfer listed striker, then what game did you… Read More »Agustín Delgado: The Best Bargain Scorer of FM 07
One does not simply mention the phrase ‘Football Manager wonderkid’ without following up with the name: ‘Freddy Adu’. I don’t make the rules, I just enforce them. I’ve written a few FM-related posts here on Hobby FC, and I’m surprised this has taken me so long! Responsible for unearthing multiple starlets like the MLS’ Freddy Adu in their time, Sports Interactive’s ‘Football Manager’ product has been a… Read More »Freddy Adu: The Original MLS & FM ‘Wonderkid’ (06/07)
I promised myself that I’d wait a wait before doing another FM 07 article, but then I had a dream about Vincent Enyeama and that went out the window. Honestly, I dreamt about the man! Virtual man! In the hallowed halls of Football Manager folklore, certain players shine brighter than others. Vincent Enyeama, the Nigerian shot-stopper, stands as a beacon of brilliance and bargain in… Read More »Vincent Enyeama: The Unbeatable Stopper of FM 07
Listen, some of us like playing with the ball at our feet, some like to play it with their hands. And Kerlon just so happened to enjoy playing with his head (that sounds odd, doesn’t it). But let’s get our head out the sand and get on with why we’re all here, shall we? As any Football Manager player will know, finding a wonderkid is… Read More »Kerlon: FM’s Special ‘Seal Dribbler’ (2007)
Though I started playing this game in 2006, my fandom really started with Football Manager 2007 / ‘FM 07’, and I’ve struggled to have the same love for the game now as I did back then! Why was Football Manager 2007 so good? Firstly, I think there’s an innocent and nostalgia which plays a part here. The modern-day equivalents are obviously better. You can speak… Read More »6 Bargain Buys from Football Manager 2007
