Despite slowing things down a little bit and spending a bit more time on the game, I’m still playing rather quickly. I’m 19 games into the Ligue 2 campaign. A lot has happened, so I feel it’s a good point to give a little update on things. (more…)

Editing and testing has taken place, so the save is finally under way. I ended up doing the DB’s I wanted as I couldn’t wait until Claassen had released them. I ran a test over night that ran for 30 years and there were no issues. So it’s game on! (more…)

Hello and welcome to my first blog of FM17. For a very long time, I knew that Auxerre would be my first real FM17 save. The nine seasons I spent with them on FM16 ended in the worst possible way when the save corrupted. (more…)

As I weep into my beer having just watched Liverpool lose the Europa League Final, it’s time to round up my ninth season at Auxerre. (more…)

For the past couple of seasons, the owner/chairman has been looking to sell the club. There had been a few offers and they failed. However, towards the end of the season, Daniel Kretinsky made an offer for the club and after several stories popped up informing (more…)

Usually by now, I’m getting bored of a save. I have had flashes of boredom, but I feel like there’s still lots to achieve. The youth project is coming along nicely and the dream of getting a new stadium is still alive. (more…)

Last season was a great success. Winning Ligue 1 at the 4th attempt was miles ahead of what I anticipated when I started the save. This season the aim was to get out of our Champions League group and retain a top three position in the league. (more…)

Last season we won the Coupe de France and this season I wanted to see more from the youngsters and progress to the knockout stages again in the Champions League. Retaining a spot in the top three (more…)

I should apologise in advance as this update is quite long, lots of goings on this year with us being in the Champions League etc. Hopefully you still enjoy it. (more…)