A-Z OF FM25 SAVE IDEAS

[@jahanhussain9918]

Videos that aged well…

[@TheManagersSeat]

The clubs in the video still exist

[@gmangat5531]

The save ideas are probably still valid for FM24 saves or can be done when the FM24 database update comes out

[@Ovcas]

if the update comes..​@@gmangat5531

[@ewan6752]

Fc Vaduz was my FM24 save, its got a little easier than it used to be. As UEFA have brought in the extra places for the champions league based on the previous seasons coefficient rankings, if you do well in the conference league (quarters or semi final) you usually gain enough points to be one of the top 2 in the rankings and get the extra spot in the champions league. I never got a chance to play in the europa league once

[@TheManagersSeat]

That coefficient detail is really interesting. Thanks for the intel

[@jfmargolin1]

The FM save whisperer is back! One of my favourite parts of the FM cycle. Llama bringing colour and imagination to this amazing game, thanks so much, this is filed under ‘I’ for Inspiration.❤

[@TheManagersSeat]

I'm not sure I've read a comment as nice as that in months! Thanks for the support

[@NoLuckJKMY807]

Alternate choices: B - Bordeaux: A former Ligue 1 club which was folded at the end of 2023/24 season. D - MSV Duisburg: Former Bundesliga team who fell to the Regionalliga (German 4th tier) for the first time in its history. I - Inverness Caledonian Thistle: A Scottish professional football club fell to the 3rd tier for the first time in many years. The club is also currently struggling in terms of league and financial performances. K - Kyoto Sanga: A one-time winner of the Emperor's Cup. Kyoto Sanga is one of the smaller clubs in J1 League based in one of the largest cities in Japan. N - Negeri Sembilan FC: A former Malaysian Super League champion which is now among the clubs who struggled in the said league. R - AS Reggina: A former Serie A football club who faced bankruptcy for the second time in 2023 who is now currently in the 4th tier of Italian football. Y - Yeovil Town: Currently in the National League, Yeovil recently faced a dramatic fall from grace from the 2nd to the 6th tier in 10 years who only gained an upward trajectory by winning the National League South in 2023/24 season.

[@TheManagersSeat]

Some good choices there. Yeovil even appeared in last year's A-Z

[@gmangat5531]

Best save idea for FM25 - Save your money and wait for FM26.

[@coyootje]

Same here I think, tho I might get an updated DB for FM24 and do a challenge on that game instead :)

[@johndoe2769]

Facts

[@matthew_jw1318]

Yup, don't touch the dumpster fire unless you have GamePass. Seems SI is asking YTubers to do damage limitation on this one.

[@joaodiniz7207]

I'm having that idea since the first time they talked about it. When FM suffers major changes generally the first game with them is not the best.

[@klorell5319]

And what if enough of us do that and there is never FM26?

[@Saffrox]

I always look forward to these videos.. love some of these ideas!

[@TheManagersSeat]

Too kind. Have you decided where your next save will be?

[@Saffrox]

@@TheManagersSeat I hadn't, but Makedonikos sounds like the one. Never managed in Greece before either 😅

[@TheManagersSeat]

The 4th biggest side in Thessaloniki. Sounds like a challenge!

[@iybguzma]

Rosenborg will infact be my first team to manage on FM25, as part of what I aim will be a long journeyman save

[@RoyTheSoccerFR3AK]

Saw A and i was Confinced, a Great A-Z Video Once again TYSM!

[@TheManagersSeat]

Thanks for such positive feedback. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@Sremaleks]

A great save i did in FM24 was RFK Novi Sad in the serbian second divison, the team is from Serbias second biggest city (Novi Sad), and has never been in the top flight. A team outside Belgrade has never won the serbian championship (Red Star, Partizan and Obilic) The goal of the save is to take the power in the home league from the Belgrade clubs and establish yourself in Europe. Good luck!

[@TheManagersSeat]

How did you get on in FM24? Did you manage to win the title?

[@Sremaleks]

@@TheManagersSeat I did, but not a european title unfortunantly!

[@danfirstenberg5332]

I did Novi Sad too. Had a couple of great youth intakes and finished 4th in first year in the top division....then almost all if them were bought by big clubs. Never got near the top after that

[@testervee4110]

this was a football documentary, fantastic content!

[@TheManagersSeat]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support

[@F2PXenis]

Maybe you mentioned it for last year, but my team AS Saint-Étienne, one of the biggest clubs in France, just got back in the top flight and recently got bought by a canadian society, which could very fun for this year

[@TheManagersSeat]

They've been a great save for the last couple of years, since PSG overtook them in terms of the number of Ligue 1 titles won. Somebody needs to return Les Verts to the top of the leaderboard

[@thesteakbake]

Absolutely wonderful video, and so many amazing ideas. The perfect video ready for FM25 - top job!

[@TheManagersSeat]

Thanks Steak. Although we all know P is for Portsmouth, don't we?

[@thogro99]

Much appreciated FM Llama!!!!

[@TheManagersSeat]

Hope you liked it

[@benjaminimre8300]

What a great video ❤️enjoyed every minute of it. Keep up the great work 👍

[@TheManagersSeat]

Too kind. Thanks for the support

[@aronaranyossy]

Well done on the pronounciation of Újpest! Funny enough, the club is going through a huge rebuild in real life :)

[@TheManagersSeat]

I will admit, I had a bit of help with the pronunciation!

[@aronaranyossy]

@@TheManagersSeat as a Hungarian I appreciate the effort :)

[@rightwingghost]

Excellent video, well researched and well-edited.

[@TheManagersSeat]

Thanks for taking the time to leave such a positive comment. Have you got an FM25 save lined up?

[@rightwingghost]

@@TheManagersSeat not sure I'll be getting it but if I do I'll be referring to this video.

[@TheManagersSeat]

Let's hope the game is exciting, once it's released

[@Rickus316]

Definitely one of my fave videos for fm 👌 although I have some huge reservations about fm 25 atm

[@TheManagersSeat]

There's a lot of apprehension about the game, but SI have not really told us anything yet. We're not worried until there is something more concrete to be concerned about Thanks for the support on this video - it's hugely appreciated

[@MrMrVictory]

Nice ideas... for March next year.

[@TheManagersSeat]

Or for the updated database

[@sakutaro9300]

Omiya Ardija also has a women's team called VENTUS, so it would be interesting to watch them play there as well. Omiya Ardija is also the former club of Norio Sasaki, who was the manager when the Japanese women's national team won the World Cup.

[@TheManagersSeat]

That is interesting. Do you know whether Red Bull are associated with the women's team?

[@sakutaro9300]

At a recent supporters' meeting, Mario Gomez stated clearly that "we are committed to women's football," however, the WE League, Japan's women's league, to which Omiya Ardija VENTUS belongs, has just begun the 24-25 season, so this season is considered a transitional period, and real changes will likely not be seen until the 25-26 season.

[@ianvissers7376]

i did a save with nac breda great club in the dutch first division (got promoted this year so in the second division this year) won 3 conference leagues in 10 years absolut beast save and tacticts now 20 years into it and got 9 eredivisie titels and 3 conference and europa leagues so yeah great save and a fun idea

[@TheManagersSeat]

That sounds like a great save. Have you ever looked up what NAC stands for? It's quite the mouthful!

[@StimulusShortsYT]

Can't wait to start testing these out in the game next month 😍

[@dyl650]

I'm 14 seasons in with AFC DWS, started in the 7th tier in the Netherlands and have just qualified for the league phase of the Europa Conference League. Hoping to win their second Eredivisie title in future (they first won it in 1964, the last team to win that don't play in red) and then the European cup

[@TheManagersSeat]

Sounds like a bit of an epic save. Congrats

[@lss8007]

Great video!!! 👏👏

[@Krimapolukrima]

Makedonikos is my local team ,i did a save with them this year and i loved it

[@TheManagersSeat]

Did you manage to win them any trophies?

[@Krimapolukrima]

@@TheManagersSeat i won multiole league titles and 3 champions league

[@TheManagersSeat]

@@Krimapolukrima Wow. 3 Champions Leagues is impressive. PAOK will not have been happy with that!

[@rucdoc]

Woooooo save ideas

[@TheManagersSeat]

And probably not the last for FM25!

[@adzter96]

For D, the Double Pentagon/Hexagon (with OFC) challenge (will need some custom made leagues and competitions) Win the men's and women's champion's league in each federation, if you want to make it harder you can add both Club World Cups, even harder each the 12 international federation trophies and the men's and women's world cups.

[@TheManagersSeat]

Not a save for the feint hearted then!

[@gaborzomborszki-takacs2041]

I: Inverness CT... if you know what I mean ;)

[@TheManagersSeat]

Super Caley would be another great option

[@andreanecchi5930]

I have never done a save in France, I decided to try to make a long save with nimes

[@TheManagersSeat]

That sounds intriguing. Good luck in your save

[@TheRadPlayer]

If memory serves, Jarun was where the Croatian FA were set up post-independence.

[@TheManagersSeat]

That is incredible knowledge!

[@danfirstenberg5332]

If you can get a database, Bursaspor would be a great team to play as. Dropped into the 4th tier of Turkey now, so would be a great rebuild option

[@chantetm4405]

another idea for s: Sønderjyske in Denmark. The club from Southern Jutland got promoted to the top division this past season after 2 seasons in the second tier, and has seen some success in recent years, winning the Danish cup in 2019-20. The club has been a part of a number of incredible players' careers, including Roma striker and last season's LaLiga top scorer Artem Dovbyk, Sociedad's record transfer Orri Oskarsson, and Benfica and Danish national team player Alexander Bah to name a few. The club also has a strong Icelandic presence, with at least one Icelandic player in the side since the mid-2000s. Can you finally bring a league title outside of Copenhagen and Northern Jutland for the first time, while still preserving the Icelandic impact on the club?

[@TheManagersSeat]

You had me at 'Icelandic player' Thanks for such a great suggestion

[@JohnBarnes88]

God damn that Patrick Thisle kit is sexy!

[@12obbo]

Well done for not saying Bordeaux for B

[@TheManagersSeat]

A bit too obvious that one, although it will be popular in FM25 if a database is created

[@EspressoCatPlays]

Ajax would be fun or build a nation with First Vienna. I was think maybe doing a regonaire with Truro City (did a regonnaire with Guiseley on FM24) signing only players from Cornwall region. Scottish Queens Park would be fun..So many cool fun saves

[@TheManagersSeat]

You do love those old clubs!

[@FMGNG]

So many great ideas in there, really spoilt for choice

[@TheManagersSeat]

Apologies that Dundalk were overlooked! Maybe next year?

[@FMGNG]

@@TheManagersSeat hopefully will make it to next year 😂

[@TheManagersSeat]

I'm sure that benefactor is right around the next corner....

[@adzter96]

Another O option. Orlando Pride. They weren't even tipped to make the playoffs, they missed them lasg season. They're now 3 games away from an unbeaten season (which would be the 1st ever in NWSL history), already equalled the most points and wins in an NWSL season, equalled the most clean sheets in an NWSL season and currently have the longest unbeaten run in NWSL history at 24 games (1 game is from last season), they also have the greatest women's player of all-time in Marta (although she could retire quickly in game, women play longer normally but idk if FM will account for that hopefully they will), can you match that season.

[@TheManagersSeat]

That is excellent information. We'll do a separate video on save ideas for the women's game once there is confirmation of which leagues will be involved

[@nevski142]

Great work 👌👌

[@TheManagersSeat]

Thank you! Hope you enjoyed it

[@nevski142]

@TheManagersSeat I'm abit torn atm on my save it's either a German Journeyman stating at either Hannover,Kaiserslautern,Nurnberg or Fortuna Dusseldorf and just see we're it takes me in Germany or starting in Either Norway Sweden or Denmark and go from their and do a journeyman save in Europe

[@TheManagersSeat]

Both sound like a lot of fun, although I am partial to a Nordic save

[@nevski142]

@TheManagersSeat the Rosenborg save is good I did one with them on this fm such a good save

[@TheManagersSeat]

@@nevski142 Did you restore them to their former glory?

[@Hibsey12]

Just won the Croatian league with Lokomotiva Zagreb, Marin Soticek and Fabijan Krivak carried us

[@jasonwong2242]

Can you do a best save idea for women's football? Really have no clue what clubs might have a fun story. But apparent it's for next year.

[@TheManagersSeat]

It's on the list to do - although as you say, we'll probably delay it a bit now

[@TheGordybear]

Djordic and Gyidetti also represented both sides of Glasgow

[@TheManagersSeat]

Excellent knowledge. I remember Guidetti having a spell at Celtic but had no idea Djordic spent time at Rangers

[@TheGordybear]

@@TheManagersSeat in loan, yeah

[@Robbie883]

The Austrian team you should take to glory is floridsdorfer ac

[@TheManagersSeat]

I think Zealand has already told their story

[@Robbie883]

@@TheManagersSeat of course I forgot about Zealand leading them to glory

[@TheManagersSeat]

He did a great job. They'd have definitely appeared in a save ideas video by now if he'd not made them so famous

[@ThePlayaJohn]

I’m gonna be managing in the northern Irish 3rd tier a team called Oxford Sunnyside

[@TheManagersSeat]

Sound like a real challenge. In an FM a long time ago, I managed a team in Northern Ireland called Oxford United Stars - I wonder whether the two are linked?

[@Simon.Thornley]

Save ideas ahoy!

[@TheManagersSeat]

The first of many

[@lcfcfan1655]

Hi quick question to anyone who can answer, ive registered 8 home grown players to my team, and I have a team number of 23 out of 25 selected, but when I buy a new foreign player, and I go to the contract discussion, all the options go red, and it doesn't allow me to change anything, it doesn't even give me a confirm option, all I says is walk away, can anyone tell me why I ain't allowed to buy any more players, or is it simply I've reached the max number of over seas players I can buy, or is it something else ( as this has become rather annoying), hope someone can offer some advice.

[@GGTALKSPOD]

Hey have u ever done a podcast before

[@TheManagersSeat]

Done a few. In fact, recording one this weekend!

[@GGTALKSPOD]

@@TheManagersSeat nice 1 I just done my first 1 last and got a couple more booked in, I loved it, would u be interested in becoming a guest on my gaming podcast talk about ur love for fm and all things gaming

[@JMThought]

Excellent as ever :) But not a single women’s side? Is this just because the leagues aren’t announced yet? Will you do a women’s football video? Feels like the most obvious places for new save ideas seen as no one has managed any of them yet in FM.

[@TheManagersSeat]

Impossible to include any women's teams until we get some clues as to which leagues will be included in FM25. The only leagues I would bet my house on being included would be the top divisions in France, Spain and England, plus the USA. I'd rather wait until we know more and make a separate video, rather than include ideas that may not be playable

[@JMThought]

@@TheManagersSeat makes sense :) I look forward to hearing more from SI and the Manager’s seat!

[@TheManagersSeat]

We're ready whenever SI are!

[@JMThought]

@@TheManagersSeat *checks roadmap*

[@astralchimp]

It will probably look hyper new for the bairns and shite to everyone else

[@MurphFM]

Managerial Giants such as WAYNE ROONEY.....

[@TheManagersSeat]

If you know, you know ;)

[@callumhayes7502]

Alright Llama :)

[@TheManagersSeat]

Sorry Cal - more saves to tempt you!

[@benficademacaufan]

Can’t wait for fm25

[@TheManagersSeat]

That makes two of us

[@matthew_jw1318]

Why? What so far says it is going to be anything but a buggy mess?

[@TheManagersSeat]

@@matthew_jw1318 What evidence is there that it will be a buggy mess?

[@frederiko.8461]

Any Ideas for Denmark?😊

[@TheManagersSeat]

Absolutely. The obvious candidate for a rebuild would be Akademisk Boldklub, a side from Gladsaxe, near Copenhagen. They are 9 times Danish champions, but haven't won it since the late 60's and are currently in the third division For an even tougher challenge, check out Young Boys FD, who I nearly included in this video. They were formed by the Danish version of the YMCA in Silkeborg. As the name suggests, the club has links to the Church. In Scandinavia, the YMCA is known as KFUM, and KFUM Oslo recently made it all the way to the Norwegian top division. Could you do the same with Young Boys FD?

[@timf2241]

I am still playing FM 22

[@TheManagersSeat]

Most of these clubs should still be available in older versions of the game I think

[@danigeo247]

XEREZ MENTIONED

[@makeyourplay]

I imagine the X shortlist was very, very short

[@latebloomer5607]

Excellent video wrong title. Should read A-Z of FM24 Save Ideas in 2025.

[@alifadham1222]

🇲🇾🔥

[@CJSkirving]

Only 4 months to go

[@TheManagersSeat]

I'm just starting my FM25 save now, using a database update

[@CJSkirving]

Think I'll do the same now :)

[@TriedButLostTriedButLost]

me managing ajax in fm24 right now

[@TheManagersSeat]

How's it gone? Have you won a champions league?

[@TriedButLostTriedButLost]

@@TheManagersSeat 1st season I won the league and Europa league. 2nd season lost the league by goal difference knocked out the champions league by psg in r16. But I have bought roony bardghji, thiago almada,johan bakayoko daouda guindo aswelll as keeping most of the ajax talent like borges,hato,bobby etc season 3 is early on

[@TheManagersSeat]

Good luck in season 3. You can always keep us updated in the discord: discord.gg/N5zpaKFURU

[@TriedButLostTriedButLost]

@@TheManagersSeat i joined but the verficqtion button isnt working

[@TheManagersSeat]

Apologies for that I've refreshed the link. This should work discord.gg/7JtWxp7DfZ

[@markwright9788]

so building a nation Bulgaria it is then

[@TheManagersSeat]

Winning the Champions League with a Bulgarian side would be a superb achievement

[@Pvrge.]

More like FM24 save ideas for 2025. No reason to pay 45$ for an inferior product to the one that you already own.

[@ReissRichards-j9u]

3 seasons with ajax won champions league beated arsenal juventus madrid peg Liverpool all close games

[@ReissRichards-j9u]

17 fm on console

[@nickberry1773]

Has anyone ever won champions league with vaduz surely impossible

[@TheManagersSeat]

We've not heard of anyone. Surely, there must be somebody out there....?

[@nickberry1773]

@@TheManagersSeat I bet the fm content people wouldn't try that as a challenge

[@Mebsuta]

This video was 1 number away from being great.

[@TheManagersSeat]

We should have included 1.FC Koln!

[@Zeqhcostar]

Bro just use Malaysia cheat code

[@robg8307]

L is for ladies, w is for women