E49: What happens in Australia, stays in Australia. Or is it Turkey?

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01/07/22 • 70 min

It's a fresh helping of The Football Manager Football Show as we move through the end of December, through the month of January and into transfer-window territory in Turkey.

Just when you thought a winter break would serve your players well, it turns out that injuries, the African Cup of Nations, suspensions and a slip in league form are starting to take their tolls.

One of our managers has been informed that his recent run of results could result in a club exit while the other is drafting in reinforcements.

There are goals galore in the sixth round of the Turkish Cup as forgotten players get their chances, discover form and reap the benefits. Wonderkids finally get a break before their tags wear off and one club player's just gone and scooped himself a major award.

We're also (thankfully) able to register an extra player or two for the latter part of the season and we break down the change in league rules for Turkish football heading into the 2022/23 season. Will we be around to see it through is another thing.

And if we thought January was going to be tough, February looks like it's throwing up four cup games and four league games in quick succession so squad depth is going to become a real factor.

As always, you can join the conversation or come say hi on Twitter, we're @FMFShow.

Note that this episode contains strong language from the start.

It's a fresh helping of The Football Manager Football Show as we move through the end of December, through the month of January and into transfer-window territory in Turkey.

Just when you thought a winter break would serve your players well, it turns out that injuries, the African Cup of Nations, suspensions and a slip in league form are starting to take their tolls.

One of our managers has been informed that his recent run of results could result in a club exit while the other is drafting in reinforcements.

And if we thought January was going to be tough, February looks like it's throwing up four cup games and four league games in quick succession so squad depth is going to become a real factor.

As always, you can join the conversation or come say hi on Twitter, we're @FMFShow.

Note that this episode contains strong language from the start.

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E48: Times are tough in Turkey-town, and a happy new year!

It's our final episode of 2022, just in time to ring in the new year as we hit the Christmas season in Turkey!

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E50: F%k the draw, f%k Kevin Phillips and f*%k Gwyneth Paltrow, again

Well hello there episode 50 of The Football Manager Football Show!

We're hitting the end of January and cruising into mid-February in this week's show. There's the frustrating impact of the African Cup of Nations, there are unhappy campers being registered and deregistered for the second half of the league season and the next round of European cup competitions and then there's the looming transfer deadline day.

Someone's picking up a season-ending and possibly career-altering injury. Someone's getting knocked out of the cup. Someone's saving penalties to beat the band. And for some reason, Kevin Phillips becomes part of the conversation when the gin and whiskey run into the very wee hours of Thursday morning this week.

As always, there's strong language throughout the podcast, but please don't let that put you off as we mark reaching 50 episodes of your favourite (or maybe second-favourite) Football Manager podcast.

Follow along on Twitter or drop a tweet to @FMFShow to say hello.