Have we kept up our form since offering our Assistant Manager a two year contract? Have we made excellent use of our newfound wealth? Have our new signings gone from strength to strength?

Oh yes. How very, very yes. We're top of the league, still on an unbeaten run and we're even starting to play some prettier football.

Ben Watson is well on course to become a club legend.

Two massive matches await us today,. First up we go way to the second placed team in the division. Can we maintain our four point lead at the top? And then we travel away to ex-Premier League opposition for a potential place in the second round of the FA Cup and record gate receipts.

Watch this episode for comedy defending, our third new goalkeeper in six months, and a lot of gratitude for you convincing me to make the right call about our assistant manager.

Ditch the FM23 match engine and play the game in a whole new way! How far can you take a team in Football Manager by completely ignoring match tactics, training and team selection? Let's find out...

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In this new series I'm going to show you how to play Football Manager as the Director of Football. I'm ditching the match engine and focusing on scouting, recruitment, data analysis, unearthing bargains and embedding a club DNA. Does putting total faith in our assistant manager actually work?

* No match tactics
* No team selection
* No training
* No team talks

And secondly, there are the Nine Rules of Moneyball:

1. Promote youth ahead of transfers
2. Only buy players aged 20-25, with decent data sample size
3. Shop outside the usual markets - transfer listed and out of contract players, low reputation leagues
4. Improve defence before attack
5. Always improve the weakest area of the team first
6. Don't buy strikers unless absolutely necessary
7. Sell players at their peak age
8. Always be scouting for replacements
9. Sell any player if a club offers more than they are worth

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A couple of people have asked if I could share the views I'm using for the Director of Moneyball save. As you wish!

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Here you'll find the filter I used to find my Assistant Managers, the Player Search view I'm using to ensure new signings match the club DNA, the Squad View that helps me to assess performance, and the Schedule view to show which formation we've lined up with in each match.

Enjoy!

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About Me:
I'm Kirk Sheridan, a VTuber who is searching for the greatest stories within the best games in the world. And where better to start than with the storytelling sandbox of Football Manager.

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Video recorded and edited with:
* Animaze
* OBS
* Vegas Pro

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