Saving Saves Where Your Wonderkids Get Stolen

[@cltuxunink]

if a player wants a release clause when you talk to their agent about their contract there is an option to say to the agent that you think it would be best if no terms were locked and everything was negotiable. its works a lot for me and lets you remove and exclude a release clause that would otherwise be orange and they will usually respond with asking for a higher wage

[@Marksenpai26]

True! I always pick this option beforehand because they wouldn't accept no release clause afterwards

[@awtheway8361]

Yeah 100% - remove and exclude from negotiations before contract. Sometimes still comes up but can try get around it. Give them a new contract every year before transfer windows until you can get rid of it

[@SteveAustin-zv1nn]

I always remove ALL promises too. Don't remember a player ever having a problem with it.

[@tombardsley3081]

The only thing is if the league has mandatory release clauses like in Spain

[@jonathanj3806]

​@SteveAustin-zv1nn it's rare but it does happen sometimes if a player is dubious of signing for you they will require some promises to even start negotiating wage, I always remove all of them and then if they say no I re add the ones they had 1 by 1 (starting with the ones I think are easier to achieve) until they agree to negotiate

[@casteri]

3:45 the editor writing and as "aaund" is a 10/10 decision

[@andrewcarter2411]

No one talking about the transition at 24:27 that was actually silky smooth

[@HCMCDrives]

Ah, Andy Harwood. Always pops up (one of the regen names hardcoded in the game as i think he works on the game). Seems to often be a great player, usually a LB...

[@alveio7863]

Yeah, if they are SI employees, they always keep the same position. Like Kim Christian Hoyenhall as a fantastic keeper

[@kieronparr3403]

Andy Harwood must be in every single game I start. I know it's name in the game but EVERY game?

[@alexanderlowe7741]

Always at nordjeland as well (butchered the spelling).

[@G-n0te]

@@alveio7863kim is killing it on my team!

[@mgradiant]

Also, anyone else get Nikolaj Hansen coming through some of the Danish clubs? He always appears as either a CB or DM and is a solid footballer.

[@1_Kwabena]

LOL the city save intro was hilarious I managed city the first time I ever played FM and it made me think I was good despite just starting the game 🤣

[@samsteff6396]

Andy Harwood the sometimes Swedish/English LB that always appears? Usually turns out good.

[@luscorpio3679]

Saw the second guy and immediately thought he needed a big dose of eastern european wonderkids. I've had so much success finding wonderkids from eastern Europe (the Balkans especially) with Strasbourg when I didn't have the financial power to go for those golden spoon wonderkids.

[@simplesimonhadapie]

Yeah my southend side that won the premier league and champions league had 5 Serbians in the squad and 10 eastern Europeans mostly due to not having the reputation to plunder Brazil/argentina

[@luscorpio3679]

@simplesimonhadapie i managed to sign at least one great wonderkid from every country in the Balkans except Bosnia. I somehow even found a very good 6'6" winger from North Macedonia.

[@justarandomaccount7636]

@@luscorpio3679Did you play him on wide target forward or was he fast enough to play a true winger

[@luscorpio3679]

@@justarandomaccount7636 He was fast enough to be on the wing but I used him also as Inside Forward and made him learn striker. He had a great jumping reach but wasn't accurate enough heading the ball to justify Wide Target Forward and so was the case for my other wingers too

[@ShinySwalot]

Omfg 9:20 that's my favourite club up top! For some reason PEC Zwolle always does better in FM than in real life, probably because the attributes of the players are good but irl it just doesn't gel haha Would love to know if they managed to stay there if the VVV save person reads this comment haha

[@ShinySwalot]

I have to say tho, this makes PEC one of the most but also least fun saves I do every FM cause irl they struggle and they're in like 16th place and you wanna "save" them in the video game but it's way too easy to just accidentally get top 4 with the exact same players lmao Not to mention the youth rating is high for a club like PEC so that's also an extra gateway for talent and it's just too easy sometimes xD

[@Draddar]

Excellent episode, one of the best in SYS. Touches on a lot of issues at a semiadvanced level that are often overlooked. Also: "If you are not insecure financially you're not trying" Kind of true 😅 especially in some lower income leagues.

[@DubberRucks]

It sounds like some serious Lollujo type advice lol that was my first thought when Z said that. 😂

[@reueldcosta2628]

The best way I have found to keep your best players at the club is to give them an appraisal every June. Renew their contract give them a 10-20% appraisal. They always end up signing and it deters other clubs to pay their release clause

[@BaiDobchan]

You are losing guys to 70M clauses? Try managing in a smaller country and see how your top players get poached for peanuts. Takes a lot of negotiation for something to go over 10M.

[@blahblah8471]

If you reject an offer and they get hissy about leaving, make the promise of you only sell them above a certain value and then after set his asking price to 0. You only get offers of 0 and the player will drop the promise after 2-3 transfer windows

[@BaiDobchan]

@@blahblah8471 That was what I did in FM22, but eventually it became unsustainable with good players, unless you are doing really well. 50k salary in England is way better than 10k in eastern Europe, for starters. They usually run down contracts and is way better to sell them.

[@LiftandCoa]

I just rejected a 4.5 million offer for my starting centerback in the finnish top division and think ive made the biggest mistake in my football manager career. Could have kicked started me into making it through the Quali of European competition where the big bucks roll

[@aaronnilestoussaint5672]

@@LiftandCoa yeah the way FM works is best to just sell the player the amount of WKs or replacement makes it not worth it. What makes me more upset is a club like City buys a guy off you just to not start him and he sits on the bench and than gets TL because the club never needed him to begin with.

[@Oakster_2]

Love SYS so much, would be great to see new episodes drop more often (again)! :)

[@TH1RDP3RSON]

19:44 Losing in the Carabao cup final 2-3 to Forest haha. Can't take the spursiness out of the game

[@Colley32]

The loan song always gets stuck in my head to the point that I regularly get the message. ‘You can only have 5 loans in your match day squad.’

[@DubberRucks]

So I take it you use that advice then? A lot? 🤔 😂👍

[@johnmacdonald1929]

When a player has a release clause that is limited in yellow. You can put it up to the maximum and lock it, offer a contract and if he agrees, you can then up it to the maximum again and offer more wages. Repeat until the release fee is high enough that you wouldn’t mind loosing him or you reach your wage cap.

[@martinkronborgbreum]

This video is pure class. Great job.

[@i.blomen]

"ah time to watch the new Zealand video" *my team somehow catches a stray 1 minute into the video*

[@Olipakerranoiva]

The surname Harwood is the coolest surname in the English language and it also makes me think of the Battle of river Plate since the three British cruisers in that battle were commanded by Comodor Henry Harwood and he was able to fore the German panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee flee to the port of Montevideo and later he managed to fool the captain of Admiral Graf Spee to believe that British battlecruiser HMS Renown and aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal had arrived to blockade Admiral Graf Spee in Montevideo which resulted capetin Langsdorff scuttling his ship

[@bf4lvr]

Bro knows his history

[@hdrch_krb]

Funnily enough in EVERY SAVE there is a English/Swedish Leftback, usually from Malmo, who’s named „Andy Harwood“ 😂. Maybe someone working at SI, a little „easter-egg“.

[@manekax98]

​@@hdrch_krb Its The developers name ! Just like a guy in The USA named Over some thing , and a striker um France, always um Auxerre , for several fm's that iv notes this

[@stephenkrus]

Solid tips and advice Mr. Zealandiñho 👑

[@SongofIceandTea]

If only Zealand used his ability to saves FM25 we won't be stuck with FM24 until next year

[@arijntroost608]

At this point Zealand is getting closer to saving all the saves.

[@dawnfyre3337]

I don't think I've ever had a long-time save where I didn't have a strong Balkan/South American core in my teams. Croatia, Serbia, Uruguay and Colombia (and when the money starts flowing Argentina and Brazil) always produce afordable talent.

[@Jackfortyfour]

Not Zee bringing up my first trauma with that leerw jab 😭😭😭

[@highfocus9189]

the quote killed me xD

[@DubberRucks]

That loans song is a certified banger, Zee! Spotify when? 😂

[@dryxgaming9161]

Finally, a new Loan Song to brighten our mind

[@SeranaTheStudent]

LOA... whoa with the spectacles dude.

[@SimonMinall-Burdett]

Life is random sometimes, I was actually learning about South Tyrol recently and its history! The first language there is mostly German and not Italian. Its arguable it shouldn't even be part of Italy. But thats a debate for another time somewhere else.

[@DubberRucks]

That sounds like the sort of content Z would make a big deal out of in one of his ism vids. 😂

[@CoolHandFlash]

I wish Noiselund would throw together a Loans song for you. The RLM songs he does are so great.

[@Bunniejasmine]

the most concerning part of the first save is that youssoufa moukoko can play defensive mid in it

[@spida1690]

When Zealand and Tom upload on the same day!

[@itsizqie5836]

Zealand normal videos intros : 🙂 Zealand SYS videos intros : 🙃💃 🤪😾

[@BaraahaMalatov-t8p]

Looking forward to your next video!

[@zombiefootballhighlights7015]

In my save I took over AC Milan in 2030 after managing Brazil and Inter Milan had won the league consistently from 2023-2029. AC Milan were not doing so well financially. What I did was scout wonder kids and signed them for small amount and kept them at their teams for the remainder of the season. After the 2029-2030 season I won the league and the following season I received offer for team giants like Theo Hanandez 34y/o(18m), Rafa Leao 31y/o (80m), Joao Pedro 29y/o (75m), Willian Pacho 29y/o (80m), and Ryan Gravenbech 28y/o (60m). When my wonderkids return that season their values sky rocketed and I won the league and champions league with them while having over 300m as my transfer budget. While playing the game one should not fear to sell as long as you keep an eye out for the GOAL 50 best wonderkids and signed the ones from smaller teams.

[@matijasabanovic8254]

Zealand giving shout out to Balkans, big respect

[@almos94]

Waaaaait a minute! I also see Andy Harwood in my current save, and I reloaded a few of my saves and all the saves have an Andy Harwood and all of them are super brutal wonderkids! What the Z is happening in FM?!

[@FraseThatPlays]

The 4-2-2-2 could still work vs the big teams but needs more support roles. 1st thing I'd do is get one AMC on support and get the DMd playing as DMs.

[@nathanfinch8775]

return of sys is much needed!

[@aitch5621]

the 13:25 submission is definitely Pep Guardiola...

[@jameswg13]

Me seeing a Südtirol save makes me happy. Ive had that issue with no money. I won the champions league with them before i won serie A

[@reverendroar]

Zealand can save our saves but he can’t save FM25

[@Banananis]

In Belgium it's sooo difficult to handle with the money

[@DarkHorseFM2024]

I found the video I’m watching for lunch. 😄😂

[@zanamandaza]

The KKD sounds like a competition founded by David Duke

[@Nufcfm24]

What is the best way to find wonderkids in the future as I don’t know how to find them from the smaller leagues e.g. Croatia Serbia etc

[@sanderwilhelmus6525]

Scout their nations U19 and 21. To top it off, those clubs that have good players are worth scouting an general as well. I believe secondyellowcard has some videos about it.

[@house382]

Feels like this whole SYS was just for the Loans remix.

[@reverendroar]

24:37 Zealand sounds more and more like Tom Jones every time!

[@Frostwriter111]

Tom Loans?

[@Wojtinho]

Love the videos, but I have a genuine question: Do you plan on changing your logo & face packs anytime soon? I assume it comes from around 2020, since Inter Milan still has the old logo and Cole Palmer has his photo from Manchester City days. Quite a time has passed, therefore comes my suggestion.

[@burner8959]

Maybe not so mush a wonderkid treasure trove, but a pool of decent players with potential are MLS academies. If you go to MLS academies and check out their 18yr olds and up, you usually can sign them on frees with very little if NO compensation to the MLS club. My save now I started at St Albans and moved to St VV in Belgium and both my starting CB's are from MLS academies. Plus I just sold another academy CB for $30 mil. My starting right back is from a MLS academy and he's close to $20 mil value. MLS academies are like cheat mode. Even if you are a lower leaguel club, they generally want to leave for almost any club abroad.

[@SamHartles]

I got the exact same LB Andy Harwood from FC Norsdjelland too. Payed around £8m for him and he’s brilliant

[@earl.c]

I wanted to play something easy so I decided to do Galacticos Manager. After two straight UCLs and 100+ points, they all take turns complaining about playing time. What should I do 😂😂😂

[@ollieduracell]

Saving all the saves!

[@krisvestergaard2414]

My danish feelings was hurt, when you said get rid of Grønbæk

[@FaraazAhmad]

I dont wanna be caught watching Z sing loans

[@1986fritzthecat]

*me with this starting to play in another tab* "hmm, wow, syria, thats a bold start"

[@wmeira1103]

every single save I play there is an amazing Ande Harwood, very blonde, left back and usually English playing on another country (US, for example)

[@TempestDK]

I have similar problems with my local team Fremad Amager in the danish super league. I have won the trophy 16 years in a row, and get to at least UCL Quarter Finals every year. But as soon a one of the bigger clubs comes knocking, my players refuse to stay. And The clubs generally are NOT paying me 70 mill. ... often waaaay less. But I have found that most of them are willing to give me 40-50% profit sell on clause. So I grab those, and hope that Liverpool can sell in the player for 200 mill. later. Also I have found that the American Academy system (all amateurs) is a literal goldmine, The amount of money I have made from scouring the academy clubs there and stealing the best/most promising players, have probably netted me more cash than any wonderkid I have ever gotten my hands on. By now, I have most likely poached over 50 young players from there, and made several hundreds of millions of dollars on them. If you are a smaller club, and have the possibility to send scouts there, then find all the academy clubs and get team reports on them. You will find so many high potential players for free, and most would probably like to go to smaller clubs around the world.

[@Sollzythekid]

My parlay just hit..... I bet Zealand would sing about Loans🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@danjames2494]

If you can’t get Haaland scoring with City then FM just ain’t for you

[@FPsychologist1]

Bro chill out who gives af

[@andresgirardo8481]

That was a Tom Jones esque version of "loans".

[@andreanecchi5930]

I think people don't have patience and want to win everything right away, it took me 18 seasons with Cliftonville before winning my first Champions League

[@punkrokkme7]

3rd save was 100% a troll lmao

[@lescorlett4133]

Buy low, sell high. It's all about making money and progressing.

[@giosanfilippo]

13:03 This is the real deal

[@adlchapman]

To the person that had that Venlo save Colombia Serbia South Africa Slovenia Slovakia There should be some great gems in there for you I've got Willem to the last 3 eredivisie titles a conference league and 2 bekkers and Colombia and South Africa specifically have both funded the club through sales and have a strong influence in the squad

[@dannycoyotez]

2:25 Forza Violaaaaa🟪

[@Liam301987]

Is there an Andy Harwood who works for FM? The amount o times I get a newgen who's a world class wonder-kid is ridiculous, usually a LB too!

[@Hyde_Hill]

I searched high and low and couldn't find anywhere where it keeps track of how many foreign wonderkids you have already signed and what the cutoff date is for said year. Especially in the first season this is confusing as did it count those made by the club before I loaded the save or not? How does it count future transfers? Etc. Anyone know? Makes managing England in the first year especially a bit of a pain.

[@VyCanisMajoris3]

13:03 As a man city fan... This is fucking hilarious lmao

[@eendman6416]

always a wonderfull to hear an american try to say dutch words/clubs

[@ajaladaniel8890]

Andius Woodius 😅

[@stein6570]

Just curious, but is there way to success in late fm without stockpiling wonderkid? I just think it not really fun and interesting to stockpile regen wonderkid.

[@andrewe.8365]

A fun one is using a team with only players over 30

[@jj16240]

LMAOOO I sent the wrong save, classic (yeah it was a journeyman save)!

[@IamSooScared]

First guy plays in Italy, you can get only 1 (or 2) english players per year, why would he only scout in the UK? 😂

[@luscorpio3679]

True too, especially with how confusing the italian non-EU rules can be. UK players with a second nationality are such a blessing

[@gurkenuser5869]

I want more fm24 streams

[@lyonkennedy4892]

How do I submit a save to be saved?

[@knappster1754]

Wonderkid farm and a bucket of loans.

[@eXistenZ15]

Joke is on Z, there is no money in the jupiler pro league

[@thestargamerw]

Me after watching SYS. Time to plat FMMM

[@Mrmayhembsc]

Hay Utrecht are current 2nd IRL !!!!

[@dileum2015]

SAVING YOUR SAVES

[@domingod74]

How do I sendo my save 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@stephenkrus]

I think I'll play FM Touch first... if I'm experienced enough, I'm moving to BigBoi PC version.

[@joaquin4681]

how do i partake in SYS?

[@notcontentwithlosing]

why the hell is the VVVVVVV-VENLOOOOOOO so fucking Limburg. It could be a carnaval song.

[@aarongulliver1234]

I wish we could poach youth players before they get youth trials like the AI can do every bloody season!

[@noobletzzz1267]

Great

[@macplatinum9325]

Have a left back in my save also named Andy Harwood

[@Hyde_Hill]

Apparently he is a hardcoded new gen that is often a left back.

[@tjm1151]

a wonderkid I bought in my scunthorpe save for 1.6 million received an offer of 195 million from man city, I rejected. Am I cooked?

[@timmoore8623]

Loans and wonderkids comment

[@mertcanylmaz6005]

are there any ways to improve sponsorship incomes?

[@lucariokidondemand]

12:59 If you manage Man Shitty and still appear in SYS, honestly, quit FM. If you struggle with one of the richest and most stacked team in the entire world (if we ignore Real Madrid), just quit.

[@daviscesaretti7884]

Woah bro , just chill , every big team in real life has a moment of struggle , see what man city is doing for example , you don't have to be that rude

[@dojajaje]

18:08 wth is that, bro looks south-asian and he plays for my national team, fm is bugged

[@thegreathadoken6808]

People are so reluctant to sell players and I understand why, but watch any club who climbs the league pyramid who isn't stuffed with money. They do it by buying good players low, and selling them for profit, then repeating the process. Guys, until you get to the very top of the sport, you need to be selling your best players for big money and replacing them with the best, most efficient priced player you can find, pocketing the difference, and using that difference to improve the squad elsewhere.

[@pasindupriyananda9098]

Nacho wonder kid get stolen 20 un certain one

[@buttex56]

Hey the z,can you do a video with facepacks

[@Absamfreak]

I playing club from Scotland, airdrieonians f.c. I used playing with no club from first year. I changed the club from small club to be a big club in Scotland. but the problems always Big Club who always playing in Champion Leagues stolen my wonderkids all the time. England, Germany & Spanyol they have money n our wonderkids only think if they move can win Champion League. LOL

[@stephenkrus]

Buy Low/Sell High aka. #Arbitrage is the name of the game.

[@merlin_494]

I swear Swidersky always end up being really good or really bad in my saves, I never managed to have one where he was just decent Great player for inferior leagues tho

[@sxeptic-_-6413]

Bro has 40 mil and is complaining about not getting more money from his board lol.