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It's here...

It's 286 pages packed to the gills with knowledge, screenshots, and general information. Designed for both first time players and experts with years of experience, the Guide is your tool for truely understanding all facets of Football Manager 2012. Written by the staff of FM-View, the Guide is 100% free. That's right - no payments, no "premium content" - just straight knowledge comming to you in a tight little package. 100's of hours of research have resulted in the Guide being as through as possible - but do not think that this is over - far from it, in fact.

The Guide is intended to be ammended, and supported by other articles covering a range of topics. New formations, tactics, and styles of play will allow us to add to the Guide to make it as complete as humanly possible. And, as with everything FM-View does - those too will be 100% free.

Bet you are wondering what this 286 page beast of a Guide actually contains - well, here's a peek into the Guide's inner workings:

Introduction
Pre-Game Setup
Taking On A New Job

The Tactical Framework
Definition Of Terms
Formations
The 4-4-2
The 4-5-1
The Back Three
Asymmetrical Formations
Philosophy
Strategy
Positions
Roles
Duties
Positional Analysis
Set Pieces
Touchline Instructions
Advanced Concepts In Pre-Game Tactics

Development
Friendly Matches
Backroom Staff
The Assistant Manager
Coaches
Training
Building A Scouting Network
The Physiotherapy Department
Youth Development

Morale
The Importance of Morale
Team Talks

Negotiations
Buying Players
Free Agent Signings
Loans
Contracts
Agents
Agent Offers

Media & Interactions
Press Conferences
New Job Conferences
New Signing Conferences
Pre & Post Game Interviews
Mind Games
Player Interactions
Player Absences
Board Room Interactions
Stadium Issues

GFX & Downloads
How To Install Graphics
The Ultimate XML Guide

Now, here's the deal - this beast is 100% free. But, we scratch your back, you can now scratch ours. FM-View is, and always has been, advert free. We do not shill products, or force you to click through a series of pop-ups. But FM-View costs money - and we are now asking for people that feel so inclined to scratch our back. There is an option to donate some coin to the site. This money will be used exclusively to pay for site costs - anything left over goes to prizes for contests that we will host. No staff member will be getting a new laptop, paying their BT bill, or anything else. We at FM-View are against making money off of the backs of people, and with our increased expenses, we consider this the best way to get much needed cash into the site so it can be self-sustaining - anything left goes straight to prizes. Don't forget, you are not required to put down anything - the Guide is 100% free - we are just saying "hey, if you can, and feel so inclined, please feel free"

Right - done with that bit - remember to check back here to get your supplemental articles for the Guide. Click the link and get the Guide - with our compliments...

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