Darren Smith

Darren is the co-owner of Football Manager Story. He merged with Johnny Karp in 2011 after moving from his own successful site named Allthatisfootballmanager. A football fanatic, whether it be the real thing or video games. He has been playing Fifa and Football Manager for donkey's years. Deriving from the North East Darren supported Scarborough. However turned into a dedicated Newcastle fan from the age of 7. He enjoys watching Soccer Saturday and any live games. However Football Manager is his real passion. You can contact Darren at darrensmith360[at]googlemail.com

Dec 302010
 
Darren - FM 2011 Newcastle build for the future 13/14

Hi guys, welcome back to the North East and my Newcastle story. The 2013/14 season brought great success to Newcastle and a trophy haul I will be lucky to repeat. This pre-season is all about building for the future. I have been following a few regens for two seasons now and seen them develop very quickly. Not only do I need to secure their signatures ahead of the vultures, but

Dec 282010
 
FM 2011 tactics guide - how I beat every club in the Premier League

Hey guys, I have a special post for you today and one that you won’t want to miss. I have enjoyed some great success on Football Manager 2011 with my Newcastle side. Well today I will share with you how I did it, a complete FM 2011 tactics guide on how to beat everyone in the Premier League. Formations and tactics make all the difference in FM11 and sometimes the

Dec 252010
 
Darren - FM 2011 Newcastle set up for historic finish 12/13

Hey guys, hope you all had a great Christmas day and got everything you wanted. After opening my presents this morning I have just eaten far too much and decided to use some down time for FM. Welcome back to my Newcastle story, during the last post I enjoyed the most ridiculous run that has all but won the league. Newcastle are still in all competitions and fighting towards a

Dec 222010
 
Darren - FM 2011 Newcastle's amazing winter 12/13

Hey guys, I hope you’re all getting ready for Christmas and looking forward to my favourite holiday. The snow has been falling heavy in my area and there’s only three days left at work, that means lots of festive fun and FM of course. Anyway back to my Football Manager 2011 story. We started the season very well in all competitions and could only be disappointed with one result. With

Dec 182010
 
Darren - FM 2011 Newcastle signings settle in 12/13

Hey guys and welcome back to my FM 2011 Newcastle story. After finishing the 2011/12 season with a lot of silverware, I strengthened the squad in some vital areas. Today we will be looking at the first three months of my third season. Wilshere and Inler should be set to play a big role this year, but lets see how quickly they can settle. Before I move onto the Premier

Dec 142010
 
FM 2011 - Newcastle tactics 4-4-2 and 4-5-1

Hey guys, I have been promising a post on my Newcastle tactics for a while now. Well today we’ll be looking at both my 4-4-2 and 4-5-1 formations. You can also download these tactics, but I am waiting before I write a detailed post on how I use them. After my next season I will have gathered all the information needed to tell you each Premier League clubs weakness’ and

Dec 122010
 
Darren - FM 2011 Newcastle's pre-season 12/13

Hey guys, welcome back to the north east and another installment from my FM 2011 Newcastle story. Last season rose above all expectations as Newcastle won the Premier League, Europa League and League cup. Securing a treble winning season after 2 years in charge was something I’d never even dreamed of. Now, with the excitement of last year behind us, I needed to find a way of maintaining this brilliant