FM24 - The Head Coach

Welcome to episode 1 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 1, we search for our first job, hoping for an interview and job offer to start our career!

Welcome to episode 2 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 2, we manage the first J League games of our career in our new job at FC Gifu. Can we get off to a good start in Japan before the Japanese transfer window opens next week?

Welcome to episode 3 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 3, we're back to continue our J League 3 relegation battle at FC Gifu. We also experience transfer deadline day in Japan for the first time!

Welcome to episode 4 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 4, we're back to continue our J League 3 relegation battle at FC Gifu. We've got the arrival of a first foreign star in the free transfer window too!

Welcome to episode 5 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 5, we're back to finish our J League 3 season at FC Gifu. We've secured survival comfortably and found some form. We play our final game before looking at our season review, squad planner and what our Director of Football might leave us with next season!

Welcome to episode 6 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 6, we're back to start our first full J3 League season at FC Gifu. We've got a transfer window special as our Director of Football has been busy, before playing our first game of the new league season!

Welcome to episode 7 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 7, we're back for transfer deadline day in Japan as we hope our Director of Football holds on to our star players. We also face Nagano in the J3 league as we continue to find form!

Welcome to episode 8 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 8, we're back for two big J3 league games, as we pre-season promotion favourites Ryukyu and Iwate. Can we close the gap to the unbeaten leaders?

Welcome to episode 9 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 9, we're back for a big top of the table clash with FC Gifu against Kagoshima!

Welcome to episode 10 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 10, we return to reflect on the sale of our top scorer, followed by a busy transfer window. We also head through transfer deadline day and face FC Osaka.

This is brilliant. Can't wait to see how the season ends.

Welcome to episode 11 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 11, we return to try and secure a rare early title in a Head Coach save. Can we secure top spot in the J3 League after already wrapping up promotion?

Welcome to episode 12 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 12, we return for our final game of a successful season with FC Gifu, look at our season review messages and start deciding whether to stay or look for another job!

Welcome to episode 13 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 13, we return for a new season, still at FC Gifu after promotion to the J2 League. It's not a positive experience ahead of our opening game against Tosu though, as we experience our first problems with the Director of Football in a transfer window.

Welcome to episode 14 of my FM24 Head Coach story. We return for our annual journeyman story, combined with a Director of Football challenge. We start unemployed with no reputation or coaching badges, working our way to the top of the game with no say in transfers, contracts or staffing. In episode 14, we return after a solid start to the J2 league season with FC Gifu after promotion. We've also got transfer deadline day special though and this finish to the window is shaping up to be special!