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MEGAPACK 1.4 released as of September 23, 2024. The pack now consists of over 7,650 club, nation and competition logo's, in the 1.3 updated version 800 logo's were added/updated, with special thanks for the 1.3 update goes to @Mano76jl who created almost all added logo's for the pack. Download link for version 1.4: https://mega.nz/file/eGAS3LbI#40M1ZMA4SYy05RMsMDtDRikzGyrMXKl8Cbd9IyvrHKQ

New Megapack coming out later today, some examples of newly included logo's below (I added almost 200 logo's to the pack). Please note that this is a ONE MAN PROJECT, every logo is created individually, the creation can be very time consuming. I have tried to add as many 1st/2nd Division logo's for the major competitions out there, but it could be that I missed some. If you spot any errors, missed logo's (only for the major divisions), please let me know and provide ID# and good quality image of the logo for creation.

I decided to release a (minor) last update to the 2024 skin. All improvements and some bug fixes I posted here are included. Updated the intro screen as well (always have the manager of the current Champions League winner on the cover and the previous year winning manager in the small window). Will send out download link and encryption password to all users this weekend! Given the upcoming major changes in FM25 I have not decided yet if I want to purchase this new game and will likely continue to play FM24 with data updates instead. As per SI Games latest news with Miles Jacobsen some functionality will be removed in return Women's football will be implemented. The release date has also been pushed back which raises some concerns of the state the game will be in when it will be (finally) released. I prefer not to buy and play a potentially buggy and unfinished product and as FM24 works fine for me for the time being I will play this game. Could be that when the game is released and it turns out no major issues (besides the removed International Management option and other changes made) are clear I will have a look at FM25 later on to see if I want to start skinning this new game. Please realize that even from SI Games' own comments, FM25 will be a completely new game, with a new interface, new game engine etc. So likely every skin will need to be rebuild "from the ground up" and that means A LOT of work for all skinners out there. For now this update will likely be the last one for FM2024, have fun with the game and the skin!!!

Marzano finished his first season with Bayer Leverkusen with some big successes. Winning a domestic double (Bundesliga title and DFB Pokal), while only being predicted #4 in the league. Unfortunately knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-final after two 1-0 defeats against Real Madrid.Needless to say that the board is absolutely delighted with Marzano as a new manager and likely even bigger clubs might be knocking on his door to ask for his signature I have added some screenshots showing the Bundesliga season summary, the tactic I used with Bayer Leverkusen this season which is an attacking 4-3-3, average 57% possession in the Bundesliga. Looking for someone to take over Marzano's reign, the download link to the save game for the end of the season is included too. Bayer Leverkusen 4-3-3 v2.fmf FMG Pass The Save - Season 4 BAYER LEVERKUSEN.fm

UPDATE: We had a quiet January transfer window, was able to sign Chukwuemeka from Chelsea on a free transfer, with midfield options limited I decided to pay $1.8 Million to get him right away and he has been a good addition so far. Leon Goretzka was unwilling to extend his contract and will leave in the new transfer window to make some big money in Saudi Arabia at Al-Hilal............ The team is not as "undefeatable" as in real life, but as before really nothing to complain about! Sitting in first place in the Bundesliga with only a few more matches to play. Lost 4 matches, drew 1 and won 24 of the 29 matches. 11 points clear of Bayern Munich. In the Champions League made it to the Semi Finals after getting a huge scare in the Quarter Finals against Internazionale Milan. Lost 0-3 in the away match (xG was similar but as always it's the goals that count!) in the home match Marzano was going "all-in" and with 3-0 ahead the game went into extra time. 6-1 win with 4 goals all together in the added time . In the Semi-final Real Madrid awaits so that will be a real challenge. Still competing in the DFB Pokal too (semi-finals coming up). 3 prices still up for grabs for Marzano's team. I am using the training schedules that @Markitos used in his previous save and they are working very well, much better than the ones I used prior. Marzano's team is playing attacking football with a 4-3-3, 4th highest possession% at 56% in the Bundesliga and all the other stats are pretty solid too (see screenshots) Next week will have finished the whole season and will share how Marzano's quest with Bayer Leverkusen in his first full season ended!!!

Update on Marzano's first full season with Leverkusen! I play all games in "extended" mode, no holidays, and play every match with full management (no "instant results") @Markitos signed some very promising talent, they all joined after end of season. I did feel some experienced players needed to be brought in though. As always I tried to make sure to be and stay sensible. I signed a good relatively young goalkeeper (Marco Carnesecchi, 8.5MM from Bologna), Defender (Raphael Varane, FREE), Defensive Midfielder (Yves Bissouma, FREE), Brahim Diaz (transfer listed by Real Madrid and a relative bargain for 38MM. Best addition to the squad was for sure Leon Goretzka (FREE) who is bossing midfield every week. Unfortunately we were unable to keep Florian Wirtz at Leverkusen, when Chelsea came knocking on the door and offered a total of 155MM and Florian indicated he was expecting to leave we made the decision to "cash in" and we were able to attract all the mentioned players with the funds available. These additions added more depth and experience and we mixed the match squad up regularly, rotating the team and playing some of the promising youngsters whenever possible . As mentioned Marzano adapted a solid 4-3-3 (quite a lot of changes from the 4-3-3 that @Markitos used, made some tweaks to the tactic after a short run of consecutive defeats (against RB Leipzig 1-2 and 0-3 at home against Bayern München). The game against Bayern was a very even match with xG very similar, but somehow they ran away with a 0-3 win............................................For the rest there was absolutely NO REASON to be sad. The team worked together and play is flowing really well. I have always felt completely in control, the one defeat at RB Leipzig was the only one where I was outplayed. In the Champions League results were even better, Leverkusen won all first 6 matches in a row, most notably a 3-1 win against Manchester City and a 2-1 win against Real Madrid. The match against Sampdoria at home for the Champions League was a special occasion for Marzano, he forced himself not to cheer even though he humiliated his old team with a massive 7-0 result. Qualification for the next phase was easy after this. I'm now in a short break at the end of December and when looking back Marzano has just renewed his contract with Leverkusen. Leading the Bundesliga with only 2 defeats so far and beautiful attacking football made the board ecstatic and eager to keep him for as long as possible at Leverkusen. Below some screenshots, to get an idea on the progress and tactical set up (lots of individual tweaks added where Inside Forwards take on defensive duties when out of possession and mark the oppositions WB/FB as an example). Will take a short break and continue my quest on Sunday!

I can take the next season, no worries. Have been looking at changing up tactics and seeing if I can succeed with a more classic possession based 4-3-3 with Bayer Leverkusen

All good! Download link and encryption password sent! I'm in Western Canada so sometimes I am not able to respond immediately

Never had this screen before (staff reactions to add posted for open positions) decided to edit it Default screen: New (edited) version:

I have been working on some small additions/changes that a user requested, nothing major but it gives all users some more options. a) I created a small modification so more options for the player profile views are available. Credit for the "Profile YACS" option goes to "YACS" who implemented this in his 2019 YACS skin. Credit for the "Profile FME" for FME Zealand, used in FME 2023 skin. The other player profile view was the one I used in older versions of the Champions League skins. Screenshot shows new drop down with the added 3 options: b) There is an option now to have a "cleaned up" titlebar where additional icons (club logo and nationality logo) have been removed All of course depending on personal preferences which options are chosen, but for users who would like to change this around I decided to make this available. Again credit to "YACS" and "FME Zealand" for the 2 player profile designs (2nd and 3rd in the screenshot), these designs are NOT my work, I only implemented their code to show properly in my skin. PM me if you would like to get any of these options and I will send them with a PM or email.

BUG since version 24.3.0 was implemented. The attached panel needs to be copied into the "panels/news_item_panels" BUG: FIXED: staff meeting agenda news panel.xml

I just finished working on an update for the skin which is now ready for download. The updated version includes more animations in screens (manager/player/staff pop-up and lots of tabbed containers now). I added a "results" tab in the club overview just beside the "results and fixtures" tab, where you get more detailed information on the recent results of the last 5 matches played. Added functionality in the tab bar: a "bookmark" option so you can select and save favourite screens for quicker and easier access to them in addition an "ID" button that will show a pop-up in the header with the club/player/manager/non player "ID" numbers (no need to change it in preferences anymore), click once to show it, click again to hide it, The updated skin also includes some other graphical improvements and minor bug fixes. The earlier posted improvements and bug fixes are all included in the updated version! The update is available as a full download and "update only" (for update only: it includes "graphics", "settings" and "panels" so needs to be extracted in the main folder of the skin (not in the panels folder directly). See screenshots to get an idea of some of the changes made: