Having once dropped out of university largely due to its mystical powers, the plight of the Football Manager addict is one we have deep sympathy for.
Check out this FM 2015 user for instance. For reasons only he can compute, 58 actual days of the game (that’s 1000 virtual ones) were left in ‘holiday mode. For anyone not familiar with the game, this is when you simply allow the match engine to do its things without your input at a faster rate. The overall results were surprising to say the least.
Whilst the familiar names of Ronaldo and Messi still popped up on a list of Champions League individual records, the duo grabbing the most goals in a season and in one game respectively, current Premier League clubs giants such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool disappeared from their status as dominant clubs, in their place? Step forward the new giants of Burnley and Sheffield United.
Stats show The Blades emerged with 167 Premier League titles to the Clarets’ 138 over the period, with Burnley just coming out on top in the Champions League with 42 victorious final appearances as opposed to Sheffield’s 41.
Detailing his epic findings on his Reddit Page, the mysterious FM obsessive, known only by his avatar name ‘gamer Lorf_Yimzo’, calculated his ‘overall best’ finding with the use of a handy points system.
Drumroll please….
Most Successful Club: Sheffield United (2752.5 pts) (Honorable Mention: Burnley – 2749.5pts)
Most Consistent Club: Burnley (982 PL seasons) (Honorable Mention: Arsenal – 905 PL Seasons)
Highest PTS/Seasons Ratio: Stoke City (3.407) (Honorable Mention: Sheffield United – 3.114)
Worst FA Cup Final Record: Cardiff City (0-12) (Honorable Mention: Forest Green – 0-10)
Best PL Season: Sheffield United – 101 pts
Have a look at the rest of the findings here.