I created the World's Greatest Manager

[@Priceinator11]

Gutted for Mike. Those newgens are so disrespectful, didn't realize the legend they had.

[@olsenfernandes3634]

The guy has 11 motivating

[@alifikmal4955]

​@@olsenfernandes3634😂😂😂

[@kakuite]

I bet the reputation had a lot to do with it though. His reputation wasn't high enough early to get big clubs notice him

[@Robi2009]

That's another idea for a video: two twin managers - one with rubbish reputation but great attributes, second - great rep but rubbish att. And check which one does better in 40+ years

[@TomFM]

You're probably right, I should have checked the reputations! I like that video idea too

[@dzoniii]

@@TomFM was thinking the same thing get him 5 star rep and start as free agent and compare results.

[@emilbirk6144]

I thought this as well, it’s quite difficult to get from being a non league manager to being a manager for the best side in a country

[@dannywelbz3650]

So one is frank lampard ?

[@gandalf_thegrey]

POOR MIKE I cant believe that losing the dressing room in Liverpool broke this mans heart

[@niall_connolly]

This is basically just Roy Hodgson's actual career

[@guilhermeribeiromichelino3852]

So Roy is the perfect manager?

[@niall_connolly]

@@guilhermeribeiromichelino3852 Exactly

[@BabyEnglandArchive]

@@guilhermeribeiromichelino3852Must be.

[@hieutruong7456]

@@guilhermeribeiromichelino3852well nobody spend almost 50 years in management by being crap

[@Luis0310]

Challenge idea: you always manage the Team that plays against a certain Team (For example Tottenham) and try to make the other Team lose as many games as possible

[@TomFM]

Destroying Spurs. I like it!

[@szymbert8643]

@@TomFM we've gone through enough. do arsenal

[@cund-e5q]

@@szymbert8643 na funny to see u lot fail even more lol

[@williamhamson]

​@@TomFM Daniel Levy is already doing this challenge

[@gandalf_thegrey]

@@szymbert8643 Nah mate, Tottenham is perfect for that.

[@lucaspb25]

this should be a series, and at the end compare and see which manager was the best

[@frederik1627]

+1

[@TomFM]

Who should be the next manager?

[@Leggo-oq6je]

@@TomFM Vincent tan I reckon

[@dzoniii]

@@TomFM do same experiment and start him as free agent and 5 star rep manager to compare careers.

[@crozor1493]

Carrer of the worst manager?

[@axelgonzalez2806]

I was so happy when Mike won Serie A. Maybe he didn't have the best career ever by that point, but by God, he deserved that title. Cheers to Mike.

[@gabrielpessoa9585]

I've been watching your videos to practice English, as a Brazilian I really like football and your videos always caught my attention, but this one was different, I was really fascinated with stroytelling and I would really like the idea to become a series on the channel. Hugs from Brazil, stay well and stay healthy

[@donelece]

Same here! Tamo junto.

[@ArianZ9]

some help is to not say "hugs" but instead love when saying "love from your country" so like "love from brazil"

[@TheAndriThor]

I belive Ricky Tomlinson is a Liverpool fan … so even more sad

[@tegarachsendo9730]

​@@ArianZ9does it mean abraçoes in portuguese? I think it's more common there

[@ArianZ9]

@@tegarachsendo9730 Yeah most likely

[@thebrudderz]

Love this experiment. Could we start him off in a "good" or "great" club in a country with lesser reputation, to give him a chance to accomplish winning a league earlier in his career? Also make sure that the important manager traits stay 20/20?

[@mastertrams]

Here's an idea: Create the best backroom staff you can get, place them in a National League N/S club, and see how long it takes them to win a Champions League? Alternatively, create the best backroom staff, and just see where their careers go.

[@Vxmpiez]

Challenge Idea: Bring back Yugoslavia as a nation, and a league system to see how they will do in the modern day world.

[@idzan-private]

This is something that I'm working on in my new custom database edits, having issues with creating league now, some problems with rules (non-EU members limit is broken after 2 seasons, no clue why). And yes, it is for my tests, include all the best ex-Yugoslavia clubs, but with team stats updated like more cash, best players which went trough academy or played in last 5 years, some teams got new stadiums (or temporary ones for UCL/UEL/UECL matches like returning NK Rijeka back to "new Kantrida stadium" which is in planning or "new Maksimir", which is also in planning, for GNK Dinamo and NK Lokomotiva Zagreb), some are moved to new built stadiums like NK Osijek to "Pampas Stadium" which is IRL in final states of building before moving there at start of next season before IRL dates. If it all goes to plan, will release it to public with next FM update, and by then it will work fine with league (hope so, edits of club finances, stadiums and players is easy, really, league edits made me angry as all swear word broke loose)

[@voetbal12]

This guy really doesn't appreciate how difficult it is to win trophies. Unless you're at the big club (e.g. Inter - where he won it in his first year), winning silverware is very hard!

[@fhlostonparaphrase]

A couple of things spring to mind: the loyalty and ambition stats play into a manager's choice (thinking about his start) AND the hidden temperament stats; professionalism, temperament, sportsmanship etc. If you went for "default" stats, I would guess those would end up at flat 10 on all of those. I've done some experimenting myself, hiring staff as coaches/assistants with high ability stats, giving them all the courses and seeing them picked up by other clubs as managers (some are ex-pros with high reputations which help with catching the eye of clubs) A lot of the time they do well for themselves, but it seems to me that managers/staff with lousy temperament that makes a lot of noise, do poorly, which makes sense. I myself really like to have very good players with low ambition at my club (I tend to play underdogs), since they tend to bitch less about moving to "bigger"(higher paying) clubs.

[@Zakandtheboiz]

I actually live like 30 mins away from the walks (Kings Lynn Town stadium!) It is actually quite large for the league they are in. Big up the lynnets

[@BobWithAVeg]

How much of a difference could a perfect coaching team make, alongside a perfect manager?

[@jeffreyboggleton]

As a Barnsley fan, I was delighted to see Sheffield Wednesday lose 5-0 on aggregate to Crawley in League Two. Deserved.

[@bigman38234]

Hello Jeff, it's isaac George

[@СтаниславРыжаков-м1й]

Idea: To compare two managers. The first manager with all attributes equal to 1, but with a favorite cheat tactic (for example any tactic from Fmscout). The second manager with all the attributes of 20, but with the usual tactics. Who will be more successful?

[@motolaniolumideokunowo2246]

This obviously means stats alone are the KEY 🗝 to success... By the, What was his hidden attributes looking like... I mean professionalism, pressure, business, resources, hardness in training etc... Nice Video TOM...👍🏼

[@Pengu1nRL]

I can't believe it, been loving this channel lately and for you to just use my home town of Kings Lynn is mental lmao

[@monarch7012]

I love seeing managers' careers like this, please make this a series

[@h1kup]

Be interesting to see what would change if he had started at a big club

[@seanchandley1604]

As seen with Sheffield Wednesday here I’ve noticed that some Ai teams get relegated from the championship retain most of their team and then struggle and end up getting relegated again to league 2 and even sometimes the national league. Preston got relegated in season 1 on my Celtic save retained most of their team didn’t get promoted from the playoffs season 2 and then got relegated to league 2 in season 3 it’s like momentum has massive effects on the Ai

[@GamerFlair]

The Liverpool players probably turned round after he ranted at them and quipped back "You spent 7 years at Inter and only won one trophy, your shit mate."

[@Notoriousssgaming]

This was one of the best videos I’ve ever seen for football manager. Absolutely loved it!

[@TomFM]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stevenalper3890]

i wouldn't mind seeing another one of these starting with a different club (maybe wrexham?). You could call him Mike Bassett Jr.

[@hemibehmoaras3505]

Didn't knew about the movie and the series. Already binged all! Thanks for the amazing video and the suggestion

[@thehawaiianpunch1769]

I love these long term simulation videos. I’m wondering if you could do a video where you give a tiny league outside of Europe a lot of money like in South East Asia or the Caribbean. I don’t know it’s possible but I think it would be funny

[@MrJerryCola]

11:40 I think you meant Gary Neville. Haha

[@TomFM]

Ooops...

[@notadogFrFr]

As my grandpa would say to the liverpool players "De jeugd van tegenwoordig... Vroeger was alles beter!" Really fun rollercoaster this video was! Ty tom very cool!

[@NathanHeaver]

how about series pick a starting club and when loose a match switch clubs and keep doing that and see where you end up at the end of the season or beyond.

[@RatoneroGris]

Shout out to King's Lynn, playing as them!

[@bradleygregory6280]

The linnets are big

[@Pengu1nRL]

fuckin up the linnets

[@naymarshy1]

Mike Bassett.. oh the memories.. give him another shot… we can’t let it end like this..

[@TheAndriThor]

11:41 he lasted longer then Phil Neville ….uh …that would be Gary Neville …..and….uh…..never forget

[@forrestvisuals269]

I live directly facing kings lynns stadium. Incredible scenes this season

[@marlonherr8013]

1:20 Hitchin Logo looks like the one of Norwich

[@Nigel4]

You could create the world’s best player manager, best player and manager stats as an 18 year old and see where his playing and then management career takes him

[@f1peter27]

Great video! Could we maybe see a 50-year sim between Mike Bassett starting at the lowest ranked team in the World vs the World's worst manager (1's for everything) starting at Man City? Maybe also an average manager (10's) starting at an "average" club?

[@77adhe]

Even if Man City didn't have a manager they would still be top of the league..

[@77adhe]

That freak Haaland dude

[@SasukeUchiha-eq7xe]

i love these style videos so happy to come across you great content❤

[@Koschi24]

As a Schalke supporter and kid of the clubs city I had my laugh at 7:36 :D

[@carlkontermann5637]

Legend! Best FM content i have seen so far❤

[@philipsteirich1918]

Hello Tom, I have an idea for an experiment. You create a Wonderkid Striker and leave it as a free transfer. As soon as his club loses in a knockout game he has to transfer to this club for the next season. According to the motto "If you can't beat them, join them".

[@RichardLEH_]

i wish you could give managers a OP Tactic and then set them of on there journey, but i dont think thats possible, Tactics make the manager not the Stats

[@jasoncullen2041]

That ending had me in hysterics

[@speedphlux]

Attributes could've been distributed a tad better, so that the 200/200 cap doesn't start dropping in such matter, which is why he prolly lost the confidence of the players at Liverpool. He had pretty low Motivation (11). I wouldn't "spend" points on things that are irrelevant to a manager. Like GK Coaching.

[@AshNott]

Elite Film Mike Basset England Manager is unmatched

[@SafcAidanc]

Do a video locking the worlds best staff at one club. Manger HOYD DoF Physios Scouts Sports scientists ect ect Lock them all at one club so they can’t leave and see how they do. 20/30 staff members all at one club with 20s everything

[@mitchyman0745]

Mike bassist England manger is such a good movie

[@MrApps87]

Stepney Plummer is a hell of a good newgen name.

[@jeverydk]

Try a game where you nuked the reputation of a club. Like Tottenham. See how the players react, if the club relegates and see how long it takes for them to regain their former glory.

[@FozzQuaker]

It's the first time I've seen Darlo gain Promotion in one of your videos lol

[@willandnewt5170]

Mike is basically roy Hodgson

[@Jensito22]

Hey quick feedback: I personally dislike the jiggling movement when you showed the table. Made ich hard for me to Fokus. Maybe I'm alone with that but just wanted to give some input. Keep up the great work

[@kurtavergonzado575]

I feel like many aren’t noticing The production quality of these videos, well done!

[@TomFM]

Much appreciated!

[@Hashmir87]

Was i the only noticing he became director of football aswell, I think the manager abscense is explained

[@gm2407]

How many managers that start out so low in the game get a shot at the Premier League or any major top flight league? Can't be many. With the exceptional abilities it is how I would expect the career to go based on results.

[@grizzlie18]

It would be interesting to create another one, everything the same, but put him as a coach of the PL team in the first season.

[@palmares14]

Amazing video!

[@Atuliba]

Nice vídeo TOM!

[@coiiind5234]

We need a series like this but it’s Ted Lasso

[@qwertymklop4857]

Big up the Banbury getting promoted

[@tempzin1]

I always manage kings lynn i think the name is cool

[@Pengu1nRL]

im from kings lynn, and we arent that cool other than the name lol (also pog hunter x hunter)

[@tempzin1]

@@Pengu1nRL why is that?

[@chriswhaley3529]

I liked this video, but, I noticed that his stats diminished over time. I think you should do this again but freeze his attributes and see how well he does

[@cmdplays7882]

Lovely start at the linnets my goats

[@SerMeneros]

AI doesn't care about attributes all that much, reputation plays biggest role. That's the main reason why your coaches/assistants always offer garbage staff members in monthly meetings. Your team can have really good staff (like 12-15 range in lower leagues) and staff recommends staff with 6-10 range just because their reputation is like 2-3 star instead of your 1-2 star guys. It's also reason why some top teams can have utter shit staff members. It also affects other way too, your team can be in Championship league, but staff from league 2 don't want to transfer to you because your teams reputation is lower than the league 2 team they currently are in. It's one of those things that irks me in this game quite bit.

[@Icaptainmole]

Fun video

[@Taalsman]

Just curious, did you just boost his stats to 20 and started or did you do something specific at the start of this? Would like to try this myself honestly.

[@John-hh8lq]

CHALLENGE: Put the top 20 Football clubs in the world in one league for one season and see who wins... BUT.... remove all goalkeepers!

[@Ozzy734]

love you

[@elfyn2005]

love you too

[@tigerlux714]

Another great video

[@owariwallas]

Very good vid and idea

[@yournan-dm1hq]

i noticed that when Mike was managing Kings llyn in the national leauge that BOLTON got relegated

[@FunkBallGX]

I believe this means the assistant managed the team, not the manager.

[@jayhuahua]

Whenever I try and do a manager sim they just retire within like 5 years haha

[@zeuscronusson7353]

you can freeze the abilities of any player/manager after you put all to 20

[@jamesgalt2810]

one day we will see chester get some love

[@kylerobinson5650]

Can you please find out if England under Mike played "4-4- Fucking 2"

[@andyc484]

If your gunna make him 200 then freeze the att at 20 and if notice it go down edit it back up! So frustrating!!!!

[@DM-vo2ke]

Think this just shows how underbaked staff are with the exception of training. Great managers like this should be getting the maximum out of their team in most seasons and overperforming in lower leagues especially. Highly rated DOF and TD should be signing great players with the odd dud and then always good staff for the TD. Would open up some more scenario based saves where the DOF signs all the players for example

[@zmad1913]

How did you make the 'spectate' the manager?

[@alvinbackryd9595]

What game is this?

[@meccu19]

How did you edit parameters?) I want to try for fun

[@angelaperez5248]

Nice! ✅✌🏼

[@llSuperSnivyll]

3:00 What happened to Bolton?

[@FifaAdddict]

I just realised ted lasso is mike basset

[@benjiron5810]

Gary Neville not Phil Neville

[@BobTC22]

Should have set his preff formation to 4-4-f*****g-2.

[@giorgosgeorgiou9205]

Still cant beat my carlisle road to champions League

[@ssbooth]

King's Lynn getting relegated the moment he leaves them and gets promoted with Sheff Wed 💔

[@Robi2009]

Maybe you set him to Loyalty 20, that's why he won't move clubs 🤔

[@TomFM]

I purposely set it to 1 lol

[@jasonwong2242]

@@TomFM He actually moved quite regularly, often leaving a club after less than 2 years in the job for the higher division. I had done an experiment tracking 10 managers and one of them with 20 loyalty just sat at chelsea for 15 years and won 0 pl still never get sacked

[@GoblinSack]

another Brighton masterclass

[@senorsoupe]

I'm kinda sad that his preferred formation wasn't a Four-Four fucking Two

[@MertynHajek]

Yo Tom, any special reason why everyone in your experiments are born on 14th March? I always freak a little because thats my birthday 😅

[@TomFM]

We have the same birthday! Happy Birthday for 12 days time!

[@MertynHajek]

@@TomFM Yeah I was thinking if we have the same birthday 😅. Happy future birthday too Tom! And keep up the content, this video was especially soo good, but all of the recent vids are very great!

[@askoldkeithsson845]

I have an idea to shake up the leagues and champions league as the same few teams dominate, so for the top 5 leagues 1: Switch the prize money in the leagues so the teams at the bottom get the most and the teams who qualify for the champions get no prize money 2: Punish teams for winning, if you win the league or champions league you lose your best 2 players for free If you win a domestic cup or the europa league you lose your best player Qualify for the champions league lose your best player Plus sack the manager and give any team who lost a player a 6 month transfer ban so they cant buy anyone in the summer So a team who win the league, champions league and a domestic cup would lose their best 5 players for free and their manager and have a 1 window transfer ban This should even the leagues up alot

[@asdf14051]

3:39 BATH CITY 3RD IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE!!!!

[@faintey6256]

As someone who lives in Reading PREMIER LEAGUEEEEE33

[@skrrub4956]

Justice for Mike Basset

[@loganadams1205]

Mike aka Mr. playoff

[@pepejr10king]

In the frame 11:12 we can see penaldos oponentes in the camel league😂

[@themarshbar8182]

Love me some mike Bassett the series killed me

[@mrchrischamp1]

My poor poor wednesday 😭😭