FM Memes That Haunt My Dreams

[@FraseThatPlays]

I saw the Rapid Vienna thing when looking up past German league winners the other day. It's funny to think that, right now, Rapid have more German titles than Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig combined!!

[@Zevrael]

I, together with most German fans of football, hope it stays that way for the latter, being that they only exist because they essentially circumvent 50+1.

[@systemerror7857]

​@@Zevrael Bayer, as well as Wolfsburg, are exceptions. They're clubs that were founded as factory teams for the workers of the companies that employed them, the pharmaceutical company Bayer for Leverkusen and Volkswagen for Wolfsburg. Both of those clubs were founded over 100 years ago around the same time most clubs in Germany popped up. Clubs like Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig are not really similar because they weren't founded for that reason.

[@Zevrael]

@@systemerror7857 I know; that's why I included "for the latter", signifying I meant Leipzig and not Leverkusen

[@Zevrael]

@@systemerror7857 By the way, the city of Wolfsburg was founded in 1938 as housing for the families of VW workers. The football club came into being only weeks after WW2 ended, making it less than 100 years old (78.5 to be precise).

[@systemerror7857]

@@Zevrael Got that wrong, but the point stands that they're both clubs that were founded for working people, not as ads or publicity projects.

[@cago7960]

yooo i am the 3-3-3-1 guy, they are both wide center backs and i won laliga, thanks Z!

[@Hockeytown11]

And I'm the I GO TO BIELEFELD! guy. I'm about to be sacked.

[@mdswinner9290]

@@Hockeytown11 INIIIIIIIESSSSTAAAAAAAAA

[@defeatstatistics7413]

honestly its not far off what Bielsa did when he managed Chile (his was a 3-3-1-3 with wingbacks and basically no midfield) just don't play Jean Beausejour as a 10.

[@Sebastian-oz1lj]

can you send tactic file?

[@guacamoleunited]

That penalty clip reminded me that "Deeeeeeneeeeey!!" comes very close to an FM meme IRL.

[@angadbasandrai4814]

"Goodman" "great boss! what about a last name" "uh... badboy" "hol up... BAD...BOY? Goodman Badboy?"

[@gregorgerzson1767]

"He was such a good boy..."

[@mrcx6142]

0:40 As a Rapid Wien fan - in fact, we are the only site not located in today's Germany to have won a German Championship. Incredibly dark times, but an interesting fact nontheless!

[@farhanatashiga3721]

No clubs in the old east prussia ever did it?

[@Aylott]

Bojan played for Stoke and `pal` is a britishism for words like `mate`

[@samuelastn5090]

Actually thought that was one of the best ones.

[@ferrousallotrope]

But why Spaniard ?

[@P3TER_Official23]

I am not even English but I immediately got that

[@Carsa-is6vb]

@@ferrousallotrope Because Bojan Krkic is spanish. His dad clearly isn't, but Bojan was born in Catalunya just like his mother, making him spanish.

[@limette22]

2:01 mccootie's transfer was sponsored by safe your saves

[@olm8829]

8:09 “Also I am from Madrid, so my local club is Real”

[@xFurashux]

Network games are so fun to watch. A comeback would be great but the Dr. must be there.

[@cabageumonky]

That Iranian dude with the OP stats is low-key the single best wing back I've ever seen. Maybe even the best player. How are we overlooking this

[@ThreeRunHomer]

10:28 When a player comes out of your academy while your club is in the 8th tier of English football, and he goes on to score for your club in the Champions League … his name is Mick Powell. (If you know, you know)

[@jonathang2111]

Checking the comments for this.

[@n0body550]

Zealand is such an influence even when he’s muted you know you need *LOAANS*

[@groggsie]

I love it get a double hit from the Facebook post then the Reddit add!

[@codiesmith9425]

2:28 played a similar formation with Liverpool in fm23, went 3-3-4 with 2dms and MASSIVE improvements in form

[@StandardRossoneri]

Creator of the Goodman Badboy meme here, can confirm that I didn’t sign him

[@mikoajcieplik5607]

About the guy hired by a real club --> I vaguely remember similar case with Inter Baku around 2011, they also got a guy without any experience Also in Ligue 1 you have Reims with Will Still, who also mentioned FM/CM helped him choose a career path at younger age

[@pierfrancescocosta6336]

I think there was a guy in the English non-league, as well!

[@PirateDrive]

Will Still, the manager of Reims who get fined €25,000 for every match he takes charge due to him not holding a UEFA Pro Licence?!

[@mastertrams]

@@PirateDrive That fine is not unique to Reims in Ligue 1. There are a number of teams paying fines for that reason, Reims just seem to be the most high profile because he's British...

[@xfingy]

2:26 literally built that tactic yesterday, can confirm it works 100% of the time, sometimes

[@Bayside_Dream]

Yoooooo my meme made it into the video (loans bucket meme near the end)

[@Sizdothyx]

Colombia never gets good defenders but have had GOAT regens every edition. Like, actual GOAT regens: guys that win the Golden Ball and the World Player of the Year multiple times.

[@JennFaeAge]

The glitch was removed, somewhere someone is going "Damnit I wanted to sign Haaland for my Norweigan 4th tier side, you spoilt my fun" 😛

[@SuperJNG18]

That Crystal Palace save reminded me of when I got Vancouver FC to fifth place in the CPL regular season in my first FM save. Didn't get far after that, but I was just pleased as punch to have outperformed how the team actually did, in their real-life inaugural season, on my first go at this scary new (to me) video game I'd been dying to try. Enjoy that feeling! It's wonderful! EDIT: Is "save scumming" what happens when you save at optimal points and start over again when you're not doing well until you get things right? Cuz I might've done that the SECOND time I played with Vancouver FC...and we won the league in our debut season...I'm not proud, but I'm not trying to impress anybody either...come on Eagles...

[@RobertJones-ku4fg]

That Everton result is surprisingly accurate 😂

[@afcb_z8131]

I’ll never forget in fm22 when I had a regen called Brighton sithole 😂 didn’t have the ‘H’ which was a shame but still funny nonetheless

[@jasonglasser1621]

The real player that spawned Sithole being in the game as an option was an even better name - Fortunate Sithole. He was (appropriately) in Scunthorpe U18s

[@soccercrazed13]

That is a very normal name where I come from but doesn't stop it from being funny

[@afcb_z8131]

@@jasonglasser1621 that’s amazing 😂

[@codiesmith9425]

1:58 whoever put this is a legend, I am from Yate and watched him play of Saturday :)

[@isaachastings]

as an Ipswich fan... that Maidstone game will be etched into my memory till the end of time

[@gamemasteroffun]

Fun fact in my FM24 mobile save, New Caledonia made the World Cup along with curaçao.

[@DirkPSpanners]

I almost had that last one once. I think I was playing York and my first season in the 6th tier we loaned in Sam Nombe. Guy was a menace and got the league golden boot as we won promotion. Next season MK Dons refused to loan him back to me but we had just gotten like 2.5m from some sell on clause for Ben Godfrey so I rented a dump truck and spilled 500k pound coins on the doorstep of Stadium MK and kidnapped him. He got golden boot in the VN and L2 before eventually petering out at Championship level. I tried everything to get him a Prem goal after we got promoted but he always bottled it, even when I put him on penalties. I wanted it for him so bad.

[@loonyloser1733]

I've been on the other end of that 2-0 in the 90th minute in the 2nd match of my save with Hong Kong U23s (the club, not the NT), where we were 2-0 up with 90 seconds of stoppage time left in the 2nd half and drew 2-2. 😭

[@sanelemacamo2172]

The confidence of Zealand talking about Badboy while he is incorrectly pronouncing his name😂😂😂😂

[@avivrov]

what about younghusbend in the las one?

[@thargoff]

And Malakai Reeve!

[@tylercady3985]

4:35 I can only assume you're talking about Everton. Or at least thats where we're heading

[@DeathByKappa]

You're last comment of the video made me think about a player I had on fm23 a left back called Matt something or other. In real life he was a promising Welsh youth international who had a bad injury and ended up playing for a university side. I signed him for Solihull Moors in the national league. He played for me for 8 years til we made it to the Premier League as my starting left back the whole way up the leagues even when he "wasn't good enough" he was always my most effectual player on the left and had really good dead ball attributes so I kept him. In the Premier League I replaced him for like the third time and this time it stuck. But in the second half of the season when my first two LB's were out injured I played him for 3 games and he scored a freekick in his last game for the club. I was so emotional.

[@Oi-mj6dv]

FM should be renamed to: kid observer simulator

[@Varasalvi2]

I haven't been sick enough to have to skip work for at least 10 years. I'm a peak human specimen when it comes to not getting sick. My boss doesn't know that though, as far as he knows i'm sick every few months. Those are my i want to chill and play video games days.

[@thomasfrost3087]

Had something vaguely similar happen recently re the Rochdale one. Was 4-1 up in the 90th minute. We drew. Pain 😭

[@spsawyer22]

I deleted a whole save last year due to losing a FA Cup game in similar fashion. Up 3-0...give up an own goal in 85th minute, pen in 90th, a great solo goal to be fair in the 93rd, then a free kick rebound in 95th. Put all the players on the transfer list and resigned...then deleted the save. Was 6 seasons in a park to prem with Bath.

[@UwUriel36]

You had zealand on the tautom town...you had the "younghusband" and another one who scored a brace and assistes in a single match

[@3scafl0wn3]

the video title just reminded me of " I Would Like to See the Baby "

[@OleAasheim]

Wait, Z, you didnt know, but in your "One Fun Save for Every European Country" with Llama he told you this. Gotta listen man! ;-)

[@MrJagger112]

Oh pls Z! You're an excellent singer. You singing "Loans" is another wonder of the world.

[@zayanfik3453]

Zealand there’s no way you’re wearing a Geylang International jersey😂😂😂

[@ghost.8836]

If Zealand ever managed a club in real life he should go to Turkey

[@edi0157]

I actually have a comeback story like that that stuck with me, though definitely not that extreme. This was happening in FM23, my very first FM, I had started a save with my favourite irl team, FCSB of Romania. Heading into the third season it was going well, we had won the title in both previous seasons, made the Conference League RO16 and the CL group stage respectively. Now we were in the CL playoff once again against Dinamo Zagreb. First leg was an absolute drubbing at home, 0-2 the final scoreline. Battered and bruised but not out, we move into the away leg. It was a less spectacular game with 2 injury subs in the first half (one for each side, ours was a slight one but it was in the 14th min) but eventually in the 58th min they find a cross in that they duly head home, 3-0 on aggregate it is. In the 64th minute my ST picks up a slight injury too and time was running out anyway so I make my last subs replacing him with a certain Andrea Compagno. For context, Compagno is a 28 year old target man type (17 jumping reach ffs, 15 heading) that used to be my starter (and he used the starter for the irl club until the owner started singling him out for “bad performances” as he does and his form did end up falling off a bit this season, eventually he got sold to China this winter for a massive loss) until the second half of the last season when I replaced him with Ianis Stoica, the dude that was playing ST for me in this game until the injury. Stoica is a mobile 21 year old now that the game thinks has amazing potential. Indeed, in game he came out of the back of a great loan in the first season to score 33 goals for me in the second so the dude has earned his place, irl though he was constantly out on loan because he isnt exactly setting the world on fire, he left on a free this winter. Compagno even made me promise not to sell him when I offered him out once. Yeah, I am probably weak in the eyes of you all but if I hadnt bowed down what I am about to tell you would have never come to pass. And also I have played him so much that he is a team leader now so yeah. Well, the 66th min comes around and we have an attack. Sorescu (RB) throws the ball in to Pitu (RW) who gives it back immediately. A cross to Compagno ensues who heads the ball into the back of the net. Maybe there is still hope? Just 3 minutes later, we attack once again. My LW (Coman, my club captain) drops back to get the ball after my BBM got outmuscled before passing back to my LB and breaking free to receive the ball in the box near the goalline. He does a short pass to a Compagno that somehow found himself free to poke the ball in from 2 yards out. Wait, what???Imagine if we actually do this. Then the 78th min highlight happens. It starts with one of my CBs having possesion in the center circle. He passes it short to my DM . He releases Pitu in with a long ball down the right. He takes a touch before immediately passing to Compagno who is free once again and brilliantly finishes as I fall to my knees in front of my PC screen attempting to process what is unfolding before my eyes. 3-1 on the day, 3-3 on aggregate, definitely game on now. I praise the comeback and go back to cautious. A few minutes go by and then Dinamo starts generating highlights. Free kicks from 30 meters out are put into the box only for the headers to hit the post, my CBs seem to lose their heads for the first time ever and give away the ball stupidly a few times, I celebrate every time we get back possession like I am bloody San Marino playing France or something but we hold. I sub out one of the CBs that annoyed me with the newly-gained sub. Extra time was more even but at that point I was scared to go for it, I would absolutely take penalties now. And penalties we did have, though not before my captain Coman is forced off with a major injury too as we finished the game with 10 men through no fault of our own. Time for the pep talk. I don’t even remember what I told my players but quite a few did not respond well. It is what it is. Dinamo goes first. Penalty 1….was actually not the best shot but my keeper somehow fumbles it. 1-0. Compagno steps up to take ours, he actually misses with a weak shot down the right. The second series…they take a brilliant penalty, 2-0. Nothing the keeper could do about that. We do the same, 2-1. Series number 3 now. They score with another awesomely taken penalty, ours is saved once again. 3-1 with two more penalties on each side to go. Now we are really in trouble. Penalty number 4 for them…is saved!!!! It is actually saved! A good shot placed to the right but a great save by my GK, could we make yet another comeback here? Our penalty….is a goal too!!!! It went in off the post but they all count now don’t they? COME ON LADS! If we make this comeback once again we will be absolute heroes. However, they can still win if they score their final penalty…and they do, my keeper goes the wrong way. We are sent to the Europa League after all but what a match that was. We actually technically out XG ed them, it was 1.04-2.46 in our favour. I ended up playing for a couple more seasons, never again reaching the CL before I stopped due to a combination of computer issues and the absolute amount of time it takes to play through a season (maybe I didn’t optimise stuff like detail level and leagues loaded right tbf, as I said I was new), might start playing again when I can get that fixed

[@Chengyuan79]

Nice story. Thank you. 👍

[@edi0157]

@@Chengyuan79 you are welcome, glad you enjoyed it. Shame we didnt end up winning on pens after all that but at 3-0 I didnt even believe we stood a chance anymore so the fact we managed to pull it back like this is insane

[@AndreaChiarolini]

For the meme at 9:30 Trust Lukas Vorlicky. Trust him. He saved me from relegation to serie C almost alone. Vorlicky is a GOD to me now.

[@pierfrancescocosta6336]

Se solo non fosse stato martoriato dagli infortuni, probabilmente si sarebbe già affermato anche nella vita reale... 😅😓 Comunque, sono curioso di vedere come se la caverà a Praga!

[@unthoughtwords]

09:30 shoutout Adil Aouchiche! Midfield engine of my treble winning Swansea team!

[@KristofferHKT]

In my IK Start save i signed a south african named Lucky Shithole

[@axemanjim81]

Dude you missed the context of that Maidstone result - Maidstone really did win 2-1 at Ipswich in the FA Cup in January, and did so with their only 2 shots on target!

[@thargoff]

He did get it...

[@LordWay]

You forgot about younghusband and malakai reeve both got a prem send off after being at the club since non league

[@antoninblouin2713]

The transfert glitch has been fixed 😭

[@EnigmaSwiss]

I love you Zealand

[@s4mu3lj4m35]

Cheers for reminding me of that maidstone game Z. Weekend ruined

[@ralv]

Zealand Get KEEEPS

[@MindlessPrimate]

I gave up fifa a two week ago after seeing you play it and i dont want to go back

[@Milak96]

In last meme review Z forgot about Taunton legend Younghusband😢

[@FifaAdddict]

I went 1-0 down to spurs from a maddison goal came back 2-1 after olise and eduoard scored and another match where i drew 2-2 with spurs after maddison scored first then richarlson then mateta got a double in 2 minutes.

[@hptk3560]

i acc found a wonderkid that's 14, didn't even know that could happen.

[@camero3266]

You heard about Taunton towns troubles

[@Bejrika]

8%?? PATHETIC, I haven't seen my family in days because my Middlesbrough save is going so well!!!

[@jeffjeff3340]

I was playing fm with schalke last game of season I was 1st level on points with 2nd and 3rd lost 5-0 from 5 corners and got a red card for an outrageous foul in the 4th minute than lost in the playoff match

[@lisaruhm6681]

2:35 isnt that basically what city did in cl last season?

[@DrZaius3141]

Less impressive, because it wasn't a turnaround at the end of a match, but I once had my team score in the 12th, 12th and 15th minute. Both goals in the 12th minute were by the same player.

[@kieronparr3403]

I call BS on crystal palace guy. I can smell save scumming anywhere

[@daviebananas1735]

Is that a question?

[@kieronparr3403]

@@daviebananas1735 no it was errant question mark

[@augustomourao2486]

This glitch never worked for me

[@akosnemeth6436]

I had a crazy save on the mobile version with United of Manchester. Signed Jason Blyth on a free. He managed to get top scorer in Every. Single. Division. from Vanarama North to Premier League. Attributes are overrated.

[@oadah7989]

3:30 he has a saudi name but plays for Iran 😃😃

[@dtw_1995]

I'm trying to use that 6 month instalment glitch thing to sign a guy I have on loan who I couldn't afford otherwise, and I can't seem to get it to work. Anyone got any advice? (I know it's basically cheating, but it's only myself I'm lying to!)

[@raulalonso7560]

How do you get a match ban?

[@feva6774]

you didn't mention goodman mosele 😢

[@stiankarlseneggen7376]

Motherwell have won the Copa del rey😅

[@lisaruhm6681]

Why would Iniesta go to a city in germany, that doesnt exist?

[@byggs129]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZPKpGuNd5yAp9U De Gea Scored on overtime in the last minute of the season!

[@jonisilk]

I have a coupe of players that have come up the divisions with me, all the way to the Prem. I signed David Amoo on loan from Liverpool when I was in L2 with Accrington Stanley. - he scored 47 goals that season as we went up as Champions. Signed him on a free when they released him in the summer... 9 years later, he's the clubs record scorer with around 200 goals, he's got a League Cup winners medal, and he's coming off the bench for me in the Europa League QF, in our second season in the top flight. He was my fourth choice striker at this point, but I couldn't let him go. I've also had a young striker come through my youth set up in my first season at Wrexham and go straight into the first team and carry me with his goal to the Prem, becoming the first choice striker for the Welsh team, buy the age of 22.

[@pert-smith]

Blielfeld doesn’t exist. How could Iniesta go there?

[@Hockeytown11]

IDK how but when I find an interesting player in free agency, I HAVE to sign them!

[@daddybark_4951]

wow second

[@GamingWithToimen]

first

[@freefromnuts7889]

I've got a player from national league and we are in our second season in the championship but the team can't go up we would never get a point, two more years and he will play in the prem with us!!