Podcasts by 5 Star Potential | A Football Manager Podcast

That Calls For A Beier Moretti from 2023-12-11T06:29

On this week’s pod we will have our usual save updates where a lot has been happening offline and we will also be heading back to Germany for our adventures in Wonderkid-land.

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More Draws Than Ikea from 2023-12-04T09:05:22

On this week’s pod we’ll have some save updates, we’ll reach into the archives for a topic that’s a real help in game, we’re over to Argentina for our Adventures in Wonderkid-Land and Dave has a qu...

Venda Boys! from 2023-11-27T06:31:29

On this week’s pod we’ll talk more FM24, Dave & Madd have been streaming more than me which is criminal for this time of year, we’ll pop to Italy for our Adventures in Wonderkid-Land and Dav...

From Russia With Love from 2023-11-20T06:17

On this week’s pod Joe & Mad will be telling us all about week one of their long-awaited saves with Famalicao & AIK which will cover building a back room team, analysing squads & tho...

A Week Into FM24 from 2023-11-13T06:31

On this week’s pod we will probably not talk about what we’re supposed to, we’ll be popping to Italy for our Adventure in Wonderkid-Land and Dave’s going full bukkake and finishing us off at the...

FM24 OUT TODAY! from 2023-11-06T11:17:41

On this week’s pod we’ll be popping to France for our Adventure in Wonderkid-Land and I’ve heard a little rumour that Dave might be on quiz duty again. Check out the pod on youtube - https://yo...

Meaty Man Meta from 2022-04-18T10:05:29

On this week’s pod, we decided to ‘target’ the target forward role, which has seen somewhat of a resurgence with the whole meaty man meta going on in FM22. Doop also brings us up to speed with t...

What It's Like To Be An FM Researcher from 2022-04-11T07:00

If you’ve ever wondered about the work that goes into creating the virtual counterparts of your favourite players, then look no further than this week’s pod. As most of you will know, our very o...

Sam Tighe Ranks FM from 2022-04-04T12:57:07

This week we had the pleasure of being joined by Sam Tighe of the Ranks FC podcast! We chat to Sam about his FM achievements, most revered saves, favourite wonderkids & to make sure he stays...

Master Negotiator from 2022-03-28T07:00

This week we dive into the art of contract negotiations. Dave, Doop and Madd discuss the dos and donts of contracts and we get the latest as Doop edges closer to his final Champions League in th...

Versus Mode from 2022-03-21T07:00

With the new FM22 Versus Mode becoming available in the latest FM Winter Update, Dave and Madd decide to give it a go to see how much it has improved. We also hear from both lads to get the late...

The SI Interviews: Andrew Sinclair from 2022-03-14T07:00

Now that the main winter update is in the rear view mirror, we had the pleasure of being joined on the pod by Sport Interactive’s own Andrew Sinclair. He fills us in on the various roles he’s he...

Winter Update Save Suggestions from 2022-03-07T07:00

Doop has all kinds of breaking news coming from his ‘GOAT Challenge’ save, then we each bring a save idea suggestion for you to try now that the main FM22 winter update has dropped (as well as s...

Who's the Boss? from 2022-02-28T08:00

The boys are back and we have an old school save update with Matt, Dave, Doop and Madd all giving us the latest in their saves. The squad also chat about discipline in FM and how to manage unset...

Sliding Into The DMs from 2022-02-21T08:00

On this week’s pod Doop and Madd give their thoughts on defensive midfield roles in FM22, which ones work well and how to use them. Madd gives us the latest from his Northern Boys save and then ...

Midfield Triple Threat from 2022-02-14T08:00

On this week’s pod Doop regales us with the story of his North American leg of his ‘GOAT Challenge’. We pit the central midfielder, the mezzala and the advanced playmaker against one another as ...

Massive Attack from 2022-02-07T08:00

Following on from last week’s pod on defensive football, this week we shift our focus to the attack. Paddles provides an update on Northern boys & Doop let’s us know how he got on implementi...

Defensive Trio from 2022-01-31T07:00

Some might think defensive football is boring but have you ever tried it in FM? Dave, Doop and Madd get the latest in Doop's GOAT Challenge save before chatting about defensive football and tact...

The Showdown's Back For FM22 from 2022-01-24T22:46:46

We teased a special guest last week and he’s here! DoctorBenjy joins the pod for the first time in ages, where he brings us up to date with his Glory Hunter save. We then change gears to chat ab...

Hacking The January Transfer Window from 2022-01-17T09:04:30

Unlike half of the Premier League, despite some having Covid, we’ve not requested a postponement, Doop provides us with an update on goings on in South Africa before we move onto talking about m...

Mimicking Moyes from 2022-01-10T08:18:04

On this week’s pod, Paddles provides us with an extended update on what’s been happening with his ‘Northern Boys’ save, which in hindsight now sounds like the calm before the storm! We then chan...

All Of The Quizzes from 2022-01-03T13:27:43

It’s time for our own annual Big Fat Quiz of the Year, where we each put together a quiz to see who is the overall quiz master!

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From China To Essex Via Newcastle from 2021-12-27T08:00

For our final pod of 2021 we decided finish off the year with us each providing a bumper save update as it’s been a while since some of us have shared our progress, or lack thereof if you’re Pad...

Christmas Special 2021 from 2021-12-25T08:00

Welcome to the 5 Star Pod Christmas Special 2021! We decided to keep the proper shenanigans for the new year so that we could help out those that may have received the game for Christmas. We giv...

FM Christmas List from 2021-12-20T12:58:11

As we’re now under a week away from Christmas Day 2021, we decided to put together our very own FM Christmas wishlist of features that we’d like to see now that we’ve had a chance to fully delve...

Near Post Nonsense from 2021-12-13T08:00

The first major patch for FM22 dropped late last week so we decided to discuss the headline changes. Yep, that includes the question marks over what has been tweaked in relation to set pieces, m...

Youth Of Tomorrow from 2021-12-06T16:43

After a save update from Dave about his Wolves save, the lads discuss how they use their youth academies and whether they bother to plough money into them or just poach newgens from other clubs ...

Morale Manager 2022 from 2021-11-29T07:00

A huge part of FM and success is your squad morale. In today's podcast we look more in depth at how the lads manage their morale, what they do to improve it and one or two tips that you might no...

Three Little Ducks from 2021-11-22T08:00

After a couple of podcasts with special guests, it's time for a well overdue bumper save update! Dave, Joe and Doop update us on their saves from the first few weeks of FM22. Towards the end of ...

The SI Interviews: Elliott Stapley from 2021-11-15T15:35:11

It’s that time of year where we get some of the guys from Sports Interactive on the pod and ask them all sorts of questions about their history with Football Manager and the role they have at th...

The SI Interviews: CJ Ramson from 2021-11-08T11:22:14

It’s that time of year where we get some of the guys from Sports Interactive on the pod and ask them all sorts of questions about their history with Football Manager and the role they have at th...

Love And Loathe: FM22 Edition from 2021-11-01T08:00

Now that we’ve had a week or so to get acquainted with Football Manager 2022, we picked out a few things we love and loathe so far from Sports Interactive’s latest offering. For the first time i...

FM22 First Impressions from 2021-10-25T07:00

With the FM22 Beta release catching everyone a little off guard, we decided to have a discussion about our first impressions of FM22 from the limited play time we’ve had. We also go over the sav...

International Breakdown from 2021-10-18T15:50:19

On this week’s pod, Doop provides what could be the final Achievement Hunter save update, we talk about our experiences with international management on FM over the years and Dave is on quiz dut...

Our FM21 Team Of The Year from 2021-10-11T19:47:48

As with most of the FM community right now, we’re in full on preparation mode as the Beta for FM22 is fast approaching. We have a quick discussion about the second episode of ‘In The Studio’ tha...

FM22 Headline Feature Discussion from 2021-10-04T07:58:39

As Sports Interactive dropped a video going into more detail about some of the headline features for FM22, we though it'd rude not to offer our opinions on what they've revealed so far. Dave als...

How To Pick Captain Fantastic from 2021-09-27T07:00

As things start winding down for FM21, we decided to ask ourselves how we decide on who we select as captain. Doop provides us with an update on his Achievement Hunter save, where he's edging cl...

Our FM22 Wishlist from 2021-09-20T13:19:17

As FM22 starts to get nearer we thought we best hurry up with what we'd like to see included in the new game as well as predicting what features we think will absolutely be included too. We reve...

Our FM21 Wonderkid XI from 2021-09-13T07:00

This week we talk about the identification of talent and give our collective 'Wonderkid XI' for FM21 now that FM22 has been confirmed as a thing! Conveniently, we're also running a competition i...

Leaving A Legacy from 2021-09-06T07:00

This week we switch focus to the long-term aims in Football Manager and chat about the different ways in which you can leave a legacy at your virtual club. Doop managed to tick a big achievement...

Sticky Scenarios from 2021-08-30T07:00

This week we use some real-life inspiration to see what we have or would have done in some sticky scenarios that tend to crop up in FM that really do highlight each of our individual managerial ...

Falling Back In Love With An Old Save from 2021-08-23T14:06:32

We've reached that weird limbo state in the FM game cycle where a new season has started but we don't yet have any news on the new game, sometimes it's hard to find motivation to start a new sav...

Perfecting Pre-Season from 2021-08-16T06:00

As pre-season ends and the competitive football returns, the lads celebrate our four year episode by talking about pre-season. We discuss what we do to get our squad in tip-top condition, how to...

Replacing Your Talisman from 2021-08-09T12:12:27

On this week's pod the lads ponder over how they would replace a high profile star player during the summer transfer window on FM using some recent real-life examples. Dave drops a Sporting Twit...

Highly Debatable FM Decisions from 2021-08-02T15:09:49

On this week's pod we take a look at some of those highly debatable and controversial decisions you can make in FM that can cause pitchforks to fly. We also have an update from Curty's Arsenal s...

Women's Football in FM from 2021-07-27T10:28:14

In a shorter-than-usual pod, Matt takes a look at the inclusion of Women's football in future interations of FM now that it has officially been announced by SI. There's also a quiz dedicated to ...

FM Refresher from 2021-07-19T06:00

On this week's edition of 5 Star Potential, the lads look at a number of interesting saves that you could take on in a new FM journey on an updated database. Doop gives us an update on life at I...

Scouted Football Manager from 2021-07-12T06:00

In this week's podcast, the lads discuss their scouting techniques on Football Manager and little tips to help you with your scouting and even save you some money! We also catch up on how Madd i...

Three Star Pod from 2021-07-04T22:50:58

After our two recent live podcasts, we thought it was time for a big save update! Doop, Joe and Dave give us updates on their save with Joe smashing through his Sir Alex Ferguson challenge and D...

Euro 2020 Wonderkids from 2021-06-29T08:01:19

In our second pod recorded live at Stadium:MK in Milton Keynes, the lads provide their personal experience with some of the FM wonderkids on show at Euro 2020. There's also a LIVE quiz from Curt...

Two Hundred Not Out... from 2021-06-21T12:30:40

In our two-hundreth pod, recorded live at Stadium:MK in Milton Keynes, the lads have a look through some of the old iTunes reviews as well as a freeform reminisce of some of our favourite guests...

Euro 2020 Preview from 2021-06-14T07:00

As Euro 2020 is finally upon us, we decided to take a look through the groups through an FM-tinted lense whilst also giving our predictions for the outcome of the competition. Don't miss the end...

Sir Alex Challenges You from 2021-06-07T18:38:45

In light of the Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In documentary being released on Amazon Prime, we decided to take a look at his career and what makes the Sir Alex Ferguson Challenge just so diffic...

FM Dragons' Den from 2021-05-31T07:00

With FridayNightFM returning this week, he's given us the task to pitch him a save to get him back into FM21. We also have an old school save update with Doop, Dave and Madd keeping us up to dat...

We Review YOUR Saves! from 2021-05-24T07:00

This week we hear about Dave and Curty's experience in the FM Super League ahead of the FM Streamer Showdown Season 5. We then we descend into the chaos whilst we review YOUR saves. There's also...

6 Months In... from 2021-05-17T14:32:17

Can you believe FM21 has been out for more than 6 months already?! Neither could we, so we decided to review it now that all the usual data updates and patches have been applied. Dave also provi...

Getting Strikers Firing from 2021-05-10T12:24:52

This week we return to France one final time as Madd's time with Angers comes to an end, he also informs us of what he has planned for his next save. We then take a look at the striker position ...

Our FM Hall Of Fame from 2021-05-04T07:00

With the Premier League announcing their first Hall Of Fame inductees, Dave, Madd and Doop look at various players, teams and saves which would enter their personal FM HOF. We also chat to Doop ...

In At The Deep End from 2021-04-26T11:31:46

This week we start off by peering into the first season of Curty's journeyman save where he's started off at Wealdstone. We then switch our focus to how we'd prepare for a cup final if we were i...

Recreating The 'Free Eight' from 2021-04-19T10:49:38

We have a cross-country save update from Doop this week as his time with Red Star FC might be coming to end (or not). He also goes into more detail about the MLS leg of 'achievement hunter'. We ...

Tactical Failures from 2021-04-12T12:25:52

We're back off to France again for our save focus as we end up hearing more about Doop's exploits against PSG than we do about Madd's Angers save. We then shift our eyes towards those tactical s...

How To Stop 'Being Spursy' from 2021-04-05T10:51:39

It's another Dave heavy week this week as he brings us up to speed with his new Sporting save that's he's started on Twitch this past week. We then switch gears and talk about how we would make ...

Question Time! from 2021-03-29T07:00

This week Dave introduces us to his new Journeyman save where he's started off in the doldrums of the Conference North before we dedicate the remainder of the pod to answering YOUR questions!&nb...

The Peter Taylor To Your Brian Clough from 2021-03-22T14:01:25

We head off to France for an update on Doop's current leg of his Achivement Hunter escapade, where we hear about his burgeoning Ligue Un season with Red Star FC. We shift out focus onto our trus...

Assymetric Tactics, They're A Thing! from 2021-03-15T14:46:51

This week's pod has a look back over Dave, Doop & Joe's network save in Italy after they decided to call it quits as Joe has basically won everything bar the Champions League at this point. ...

Need To Get Rich Quick from 2021-03-08T16:57:29

Inspired by recent real life events, Inter now see themselves in a perilous financial situation so we thought we'd cover how we'd try to steady the ship if the club we were managing in FM starte...

Don't Look Back In Angers from 2021-03-01T08:00

We continue our trips around Europe as we return to France to hear how MaddFM's career at Angers is going. The lads also chat about the latest Winter Update with which players to look out for on...

Transfer Tactics from 2021-02-22T11:43:01

It's time to head back off to Italy for a big old update from the three-way network save between Doop, Joe and Dave. We then move onto how we each handle transfers and how our own individual app...

Morale Manager? from 2021-02-16T12:40:37

This week it's Matt's turn to be the save focus after deciding to see if he can do better than Jason Tindall at Bournemouth, if you know, you know. If you don't, you will shortly. Our Spotlight ...

Long Throws - Exploit or Advantage? from 2021-02-09T00:41:16

Following the last couple of weeks of discussion regarding set pieces, we decided to discuss whether long throws in their current guise are an exploit or an advantage. We also hear about a new n...

A Madd One from 2021-02-02T08:00

We are joined by our Irish wonderkid MaddFM on this week's pod to chat about his save with Angers. We also recap all of the action from the FM21 Season One Streamer Showdown. Dave shows off his ...

The Streamer Showdown Is Back! from 2021-01-25T08:00

This week we get an in-depth update on Curty's Villa save after an eventful end to his most recent season. In the spotlight we preview the first Streamer Showdown of FM21. There's also a politic...

Planning Matches For Days from 2021-01-18T08:00

This week we take an in-depth look into the next stage of Doop's 'Achievement Hunter' save, where he's currently in France with Red Star FC. Our spotlight focuses on how we plan for matches and ...

Bugging Me Bugging You from 2021-01-11T13:55:51

On this week's pod we take an extended look at Herb's Moneyball but not Moneyball but definitely Moneyball MK Dons save. We also discuss our own respective positions on one of the more prevalent...

Matters Of The Heart from 2021-01-04T08:00

First of all, welcome to the first podcast of 2021! This week's pod takes a look at the heart that has replaced the age-old fitness and conditioning percentages that we were all accustomed to. T...

In Memory Of Maxim from 2020-12-28T17:30:36

So after last week's bumper edition, this week you're getting something a little bit shorter than the usual pod. Sadly Maxim Tsigalko, renowned wonderkid from Championship Manager 01/02 passed a...

Christmas Special 2020 from 2020-12-21T13:20:07

It's the 5 Star Pod Christmas Special 2020! We were each tasked with putting together a quiz with the loser of each quiz having to tweet out a forfeit... We also opened our Secret Santa gifts li...

Let's Get Technical from 2020-12-15T17:00

On this week's podcast, we talk in depth again about the technical director and the advantages of using the staff role on FM21. We also talk to Doctor Benjy about his brand new FM21 YouTube proj...

Achievements: Hunted from 2020-12-07T08:00

This week's pod sees us dive in to Doop's brand new 'Achievement Hunter' style save, we also discuss the new recruitment meetings in FM21 after a fantastic article on Football Manager's Byline b...

Train Like A Fox from 2020-11-30T13:13:44

We've given the pod a fresh lick of paint and mixed things up a little, we have a bumper save update from Dave's Wolves save (we're still in shock), we go over Foxy's recent videos on training i...

We're All Madd On FM21 from 2020-11-23T08:00

Some of you seemed to enjoy it so once again this week, we're playing along our FM21 saves whilst chatting about new features we've found and the parts of the game we are enjoying, as well as do...

Now For Something Completely Different... from 2020-11-16T15:57:59

This week we thought we'd try something a little different, as we were reluctant to pull ourselves away from the FM21 Beta for obvious reasons, we decided to carry on playing whilst we recorded ...

FM21 Save Reveals from 2020-11-09T14:17:45

Finally, the day has come to reveal most (some) of our FM21 content plans ahead of the Beta releasing this week. No sneak peaks in the description this time, all we'll say is that some will surp...

Miles' Hidden Features from 2020-11-02T12:02:48

Miles has sneakily releasing some FM21 features exclusively on his Twitter and Instagram accounts so we rounded the new features he's announced this week and rated them on this week's pod in a n...

Devil Is In The Detail from 2020-10-26T08:00

As Sports Interactive have put some more meat on the bones of the Football Manager 2021 features that we're announced last week we decided to focus on them in a bit more detail now that we have ...

FM21 Features Revealed from 2020-10-19T12:04:23

DoctorBenjy joins the lads this week to have a Streamer Showdown retrospective ahead of season 8 starting this weekend. There was also plenty of FM21 news coming out of Sports Interactive HQ thi...

You Asked, We Answered from 2020-10-12T06:00

We asked the listeners for some FM related questions on Twitter for us to answer on this episode. Big thanks for those who sent them in! The lads also give us their save updates and as always we...

Busting The Net from 2020-10-04T07:00

This week the lads are joined by a legend of he FM community in the form of Daljit, better known now as BustTheNet. We go over his storied history with the Football Manager series as well as ask...

The SI Interviews: Seb Wassell Is Back Again from 2020-09-28T07:00

It's been almost a year since we last spoke to Seb Wassell, Features Designer at Sports Interactive so we thought it'd be great to have him back. Unfortunately we failed to get him to give us a ...

All Or Nothing from 2020-09-21T12:06:12

With a bit of a depleted squad, inspired by the events covered in the Amazon series All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, the lads talk about how they would approach the difficulties that Mourinho ...

The SI Interviews: Simon Tipple from 2020-09-14T19:28:25

This week we speak we dip back into our SI Interviews where we speak to Football Manager Research Co-Ordinator who lets us in on the ins and outs of his role within Sports Interactive, his weird...

Meet The FM Community's Superfan from 2020-09-07T16:16:13

This week we speak to SoccerWithBrian who we proclaim to be the FM Community's Superfan (and coincidently is our second ever American guest)! We talk to Brian about how he got into football (soc...

When Streamer Showdown Predictions Go Wrong from 2020-08-31T18:51:55

Although Season Six of the FM Streamer Showdown has been and gone, it's always fun to see how wrong we are with our predictions that were made before the draft has even taken place! We also talk...

Our First American! from 2020-08-24T15:43:20

This week we pop one of the few cherries we have left by having our first American guest on the pod! Zealand Shannon joins Matt, Dave, Doop, Joe, Herb & Curty chat about his meteoric rise as...

5 Star Potential Turns 3! from 2020-08-17T07:00

This Week 5 Star Potential officially turns THREE! Three full years of a weekly podcast, you lucky gits you. We discuss our unpopular Football Manager opinions, read through a couple of your fav...

A True Master Of Disaster from 2020-08-10T16:20:54

This week the original 'Master of Disaster' graces us with his presence! We talk to Proudie about his Pakistani Premier League victory, his time working at an actual football club as well as his...

Viking Dan's Sunday To Forget from 2020-08-03T07:00

Season 5 of the FM Streamer Showdown maybe now be in our rear-view mirror but this week we speak to 'League Champion' Viking Dan, who went unbeaten in the league stage only to get knocked out in...

TomFM's Bold Prediction from 2020-07-27T07:00

This week we caught up with the usually humble TomFM to talk about his YouTube and Twitch exploits, but then he completely derailed everything by doing something daft like claiming he was going ...

What's Going On Guys? Jack's Here! from 2020-07-20T14:41:02

It's only taken us nearly 3 years, but we've finally had a chance to speak to WorkTheSpace! We speak to Jack about joining the 100k sub club on YouTube, his return to streaming on Twitch and wha...

Our FM21 Feature Predictions from 2020-07-13T18:57:07

It's that time once again to start talking about the next Football Manager game, this week Matt, Doop, Dave, Curty and Herb rate each other's suggestions for new features for FM21, things get a ...

The Origins Of The FM Community from 2020-07-06T14:19:10

This week we disect Doop and Dave's experience in Season 4 of the Streamer Showdown, talk about the origins of the Football Manager community and Doop is back with a quiz that is prefixed with a...

Football Manager Is Still Ruining Lives from 2020-06-29T12:07:41

This week we (finally) get a chance to speak to crossfit ultra, serial email ignorer and the comedian behind the stand up show 'Football Manager Ruined My Life', Tony Jameson! Matt, Dave, Doop, ...

Rekindled FM Love from 2020-06-22T17:33:41

We've threatened to have some more guests on in recent weeks, so this week Matt, Joe, Dave, Doop and Herb are joined by James Allcott! Find out about getting his start in TV, his renewed passion...

Lost On A Technicality from 2020-06-15T16:40:13

This week's pod focuses on the 'Technical Director' staff role and how they could help you improve your staff recruitment. We also discuss the fallout of Doop and Dave's Streamer Showdown collap...

Communal Counter Attack from 2020-06-08T19:53:34

This week, we decided to build a counter attacking tactic whilst we record the pod as we know how much you love the tactical talks. There's also time for Drop to fit in one of the most embarrass...

All The Hackz from 2020-06-01T12:10:46

This week, we show little regard for your mobile data allowances with our longest pod by quite some margin. We talk about set piece 'hackz', discuss Dave and Doop's chances in season three of th...

The SI Boys Are Back In Town from 2020-05-25T18:11:40

On this week's pod we treat you to an extended interview with Tom Davidson & Dom Baker from Sports Interactive! We ask them our questions as well as yours, where we chat about how SI has ada...

FM Doppelganger from 2020-05-18T07:00

This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing another member of the FM community, FM Treq. We discuss a new competition he started up which included a professional footballer and we digest the ...

The Queen Of FM from 2020-05-11T11:51:58

This week, we had the pleasure of interviewing one of the few female members of the Football Manager community, KimmyMinx. We discuss with her how she fell into such a male-dominated space as we...

Streamer Showdown Lowdown from 2020-05-04T12:48:35

Last week we mentioned the Streamer Showdown that Curty & Herb were involved in. Now that season one is over, this week we got Foxy and DoctorBenjy on to answer your questions about the fine...

There's A Draft In Here from 2020-04-27T12:08:33

With the recent abundance of Football Manager drafts and competitions, we decided to discuss the various competitions that our lads had been involved in. We shine a light on some of drafting tac...

Tactics, They're A Thing! from 2020-04-20T10:22:21

It feels like real football has been off our radars for an absolute age already, so we decided to try and bring some normality back to your lives with a Dave-led chat (Shock) about how we would ...

C.A.L.M Down from 2020-04-13T18:00:19

This week we are joined by JimG to talk about his T-shirt fundraising for C.A.L.M that is deeply steeped in FM lore, there's also a stellar quiz from Doop too.

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10,000 Likes To Save Curty's Quiz from 2020-04-06T13:58:32

This week, with no real football events to riff off, we bring you some extended save updates to keep you in the loop whilst you're self-isolating. You also may have noticed the title, the threat...

Football Manager 5-a-Side from 2020-03-30T12:36:15

Inspired by the various top 4 and top 5 lists across social media this week, we decided to do the same but with a Football Manager twist, where we look back at the players that mean something to...

Quarantine from 2020-03-23T12:55:27

With the world descending further and further into chaos due to the 'other' c-word, we took a look at how the world of Football Manager has been affected during this time of uncertainty. Rest as...

Cure Your Football Cravings from 2020-03-16T16:11:31

With the majority of world football put on an indefinite hiatus, we decided that this week would be a great time to share some football related content to keep you entertained on those quiet nig...

The Phil Foden Experience from 2020-03-09T13:08:20

This week Matt, Dave, Doop and Herb discuss 'the Phil Foden experience' and the philosophies they implement when it comes to a star youth player's development. There's also the small matter of H...

It's A Beautiful Day from 2020-03-02T11:41:33

This week, Matt and Curty take the helm as a variety of ailments and business continues to deplete the 5 Star Squad. This week we take about our perfect FM day and even manage to get a quiz with...

PEPeration from 2020-02-25T08:00

This week's pod sees the lads discuss the ongoing FFP situation at Manchester City and how they would approach things in FM terms. It's a strange one though as it's a two-man show! Doop and Dave...

Many Money Questions from 2020-02-17T08:00

This week's pod is the third and final part of our focus on the financial side of FM where we tried to answer as many of your questions as possible. Dave delivers the quiz on behalf of Curtdizz ...

Spendin' All Yo Munay from 2020-02-10T11:24:06

This week's pod is the second of our 3 part series all about money in Football Manager. Last week it was about making money, now we chat about spending it. We cover transfers, contract negotiati...

Making Money In Football Manager from 2020-02-03T10:33:19

This week's pod is the first in a 3 part series all about money in Football Manager. First up, we chat about ways of generating more income. We also have a delightful quiz from Curtdizz until it...

Pushing Curty's Buttons from 2020-01-27T08:00

Recorded whilst Doop was running a 48 hour charity stream for Bliss ( https://www.bliss.org.uk/ ), the boys talk more about some of the changes to the Mat...

Match Engine, Engine Number 9 from 2020-01-20T08:00

After lots of discussion about the current Football Manager 20 match engine, the lads discuss the good and bad points about the 3D engine. Joe brings up the subject of the public beta, we catch ...

Captain Fantastic from 2020-01-13T12:11:08

There's a full house today as we enjoy a juicy save update and the lads chat about captains in real life and Football Manager. Enjoy!

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Pod Of The Decade from 2020-01-06T11:28:10

No Nerdphonic or Dave again, so the lads discuss a potential upcoming project within the realms of the WeStreamFM team, as well as crafting the official 5 Star Pod Premier League XI of the last ...

Just One More Game... from 2019-12-30T21:43:59

No Nerdphonic or Dave this week, so Curty takes the host's chair! This week the boys discuss when they've snuck in Football Manager at times when maybe they should have been prioritising other t...

A Spot Of Bother With Squad Numbers from 2019-12-23T08:00

In a bid to be slightly festive we were suprised by Joe with some not-so-secret Santa gifts before we discuss a topic that divides more people than political opinions, Squad numbers. Don't fret ...

Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance from 2019-12-16T15:57:59

As we get ever closer to the festive period where FM20 may well grace a stocking or two, we decided to cover all the things that we do right at the start of a save, we've got the usual save upda...

Here Comes The Money Ball from 2019-12-09T08:00

It's a triple threat this week as Dave, Joe and Doop talk moneyball! With a weekend trip to Swindon, Doop gives us the low down on his intriguing new save and we talk squad numbers in the quiz. ...

Grass And Gear Invasion from 2019-12-02T13:13:06

We are joined on the pod by Tony and Dan, both halves of fellow FM podcast Grass 'n Gear. With both being veterans of the FM community we discuss their saves new and old as well as their approac...

Hot Flushes About Hotfixes from 2019-11-25T14:07:22

Now that FM20 has reached full release, we talk about how that went from an outsider's perspective. We talk more in more depth about how our saves have gone so far and Doop fills the quizmaster ...

You Can Never Have Too Many Save Reveals... from 2019-11-18T08:00

This week... THE QUIZ IS BACK! We also have a big ol' update of all of everyone's saves so that you're all well up to speed before the full release of FM20. Oh, did we mention the quiz is back?<...

The SI Interviews: Nic Madden from 2019-11-11T10:34:41

This week's pod brings you the third and final exclusive interview that we recorded at SI Towers during the capture event back in October. This time round we speak to Nic Madden, Match Lead at S...

The SI Interviews: Seb Wassell from 2019-11-04T09:59:15

Following on from last week's pod, we have the second of three interviews with Sports Interactive staff. This time we speak to Seb Wassell about his role as Features Designer, how his role has c...

The SI Interviews: Neil Brock from 2019-10-28T16:58:28

This week features the first of three interviews with members of staff from Sports Interactive. Our interview with Neil gives You an exclusive peek behind the inner workings of the Sports Intera...

Mr & Mrs FM from 2019-10-21T10:56:57

As FM19 draws nearer to a close, we asked our wives and partners questions relating to FM and our content before guessing what they said. It gets messy, very quickly.

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Walk A Mile In Ole's Shoes from 2019-10-14T12:29:56

This week we blur the lines of real football and Football Manager by discussing what each of us would do were in we Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's position at Manchester United. It's also Doop's turn to...

Bring Back Curty from 2019-10-07T08:56:33

This week we talk about how we think the Development Centre might change the way we play Football Manager and whether we will adapt our approach to youth development because of it. There's no Cu...

Fox Out The Box from 2019-09-30T06:06:48

This week we discuss some more of the new features FM have dropped for us this week. We're also joined by special guest FoxInTheBox as we give our thoughts on our favourite FM19 bits. 

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dom from 2019-09-23T00:00

This week we have a rather large treat for you all, we had the pleasure of being joined by Tom Davidson & Dom Baker from Sports Interactive to discuss the headline features for FM20 that were annou...

FM20 Save Reveals from 2019-09-16T00:00

EXCLUSIVE NEWS! STOP THE PRESSES! On this week's pod we reveal our save plans for #FM20... sort of. Some of us have settled ideas that have been in the works for a while, others are a little less ...

International Duty from 2019-09-09T06:00:15

Real life club football is having a break this week so we thought we'd talk about international management in FM19, our experiences on managing a nation and what SI can do to improve the experience...

Don't Call Us A Cup Team from 2019-09-02T06:00:25

It's all about cup competitions in this week's pod! The lads discuss how they set up for cup competitions, if they practice penalties or if it's just another reason to rotate. 5 Star Potential is...

Yes Ndidi from 2019-08-26T07:00:25

This week's pod sees the discussion of set pieces. Do we run special tactics to score goals, do we stick with an exploit and who should take the set pieces? Curty aka Honest Chris also gives us a F...

To Be Frank from 2019-08-19T00:00

Following on from last week's discussion about last minute transfer dealings, we chat about how we'd react to a 4-0 drubbing on the opening day of the season in Football Manager 2019. We just about...

Transfer Window Shopping from 2019-08-12T00:00

As the transfer window closed just before the season started, we decided to talk about our approaches to transfer windows in Football Manager, whether we do our business early doors or if we cannot...

A Proudie Disasterclass from 2019-08-05T00:00

Welcome to the Proudie disasterclass, where we get a chance to catch up with the man, the myth and legend of one of the hottest saves current available for Football Manager community consumption! W...

101 Degrees from 2019-07-29T00:00

As we move into the next century of podcasts in the midst of a UK heatwave, we have a tactical focus on Carlo Ancellotti's Milan side that had great success on the European stage during the early 2...

Quiz Of The Century from 2019-07-22T00:00

To celebrate our 100th episode we some Football Manager content creation stalwarts to take on a rag-tag 5 Star Pod team in a quiz where the rules are not entirely set in stone, despite Curty's best...

Full Steam Ahead from 2019-07-15T00:00

This week we focus on the Steam achievements that are available in Football Manager, by featuring a bit of top trumps that we may or not make up the rules for as we go along... Doop steps in as qui...

Never Look Back from 2019-07-08T00:00

This week we discuss going back to clubs & players that you've previously had success with on Football Manager, whether this ever actually works out or is destined to fail to live up to what you ac...

Miles Jacobson For A Day from 2019-07-01T00:00

Imagine what you'd do if you were Miles Jacobson for a day and could ANYTHING you wanted to Football Manager... That's what we discuss this week. We also have yet another great quiz for Curtdizzle ...

The Future Of The 5 Star Pod from 2019-06-25T00:00

We're joined by Herb this week as we peel back that illusive fourth wall. Letting you all in behind the scenes of the 5 Star Potential podcast, we discuss where we take things after nearly 2 years ...

New Technology! from 2019-06-17T00:00

This week Dave takes over hosting duties as Matt is on hiatus. The lads talk about the news that Football Manager will be available on Xbox Game Pass and via Google Stadia, there's a short Q&A, the...

U20s World Cup Wonderkids from 2019-06-10T00:00

The U20s World Cup 2019 is well underway so we took the opportunity to take a look at some of the prospects currently showing off their wares on a global stage, albeit at youth level. We have littl...

Dave's Got Problems from 2019-06-03T00:00

With Dave having had trouble trying to replicate Nuno's tactic at Wolves, we thought it'd be a good idea to have a tactical think tank and share it with all of you as others have also had issues wi...

5 Star Potential Podcast Awards 2019 from 2019-05-27T00:00

You are cordially invited to listen to the inaugural 5 Star Potential Podcast Awards! These are awards about your favourite creators on a variety of different playforms that have been voted on by y...

Tactical Prep Like Pep from 2019-05-20T00:00

As City wrapped up the Premier League title by the skin of their teeth, we decided to take a look at the tactics they've used through the season and try to suggest ways of replicating them in FM19....

Building Your Backroom from 2019-05-13T00:00

On the pod this week, we discuss how we approach putting together our team of backroom staff and how we utilise them or not in some cases... we also have a tough quiz regarding comebacks that even ...

Failed Wonderkids from 2019-05-06T00:00

If you remember the wonderkid hall of fame you'll be a big fan of this week's episode as the lads select their failed FM wonderkid XI! We cover over some of your suggestions and we still have time ...

It Started With (A) K.I.S.S... from 2019-04-29T00:00

This week we have a wonderful trip down memory lane, until Joe goes and shoves us all under the bus with his lovely little game involving Championship Manager/Football Manager nostalgia. If you saw...

Easy Like Sunday Morning? from 2019-04-22T00:00

The TwitchCon lurgy has caught up with some of the pod regulars but we managed to find Doop hidden in a cave to help out! We discuss the difficulty level of this year's Football Manager, drop some ...

The Drop On Klopp from 2019-04-15T00:00

With the ranks depleted by a trip to TwitchCon in Berlin, we call on friend of the pod DoctorBenjy as well as WeStreamFM new boys Proudie and Herb to fill the void. You'll get to know the new recru...

Opinions Are Like Arseholes from 2019-04-08T00:00

Now that we've just about reached the half way point of Football Manager 2019's lifespan, the lads take a look through some of the more 'interesting' reviews of the game on Steam... Doop reveals so...

Tactics Like It's 1999 from 2019-04-01T00:00

Thanks to a great suggestion from an avid listener we decided it would be perfectly timed to talk about recreating real-life tactics in Football Manager, with the inaugural entry being that of the ...

Living The Lower League Life from 2019-03-25T00:00

As some of the lads have started saves with lower league teams recently, we decided to shed some light on our experiences outside of the top few divisions. There's also a marvellous non-league them...

Tactical Journeys from 2019-03-18T00:00

With everyone present and correct, this week the boys revisit a topic that they covered before FM19 had even been released, starting tactics from scratch! We had little time for a Q & A but there i...

New Host Who Dis from 2019-03-11T00:00

Dave takes the hosts chair once again as the lads discuss when is the right time to move on the players that are no longer spring chickens and Curty hosts an excellent quiz with a big twist... Intr...

A Player Role For Every Hole from 2019-03-04T00:00

In Episode 80 of the pod the gents have a chin wag about the 03/04 data created by TheMadScientistFM, as well as covering your thoughts about favoured role combinations for FM19. There's still time...

Need To Update This from 2019-02-25T00:00

With main host Nerdphonic on a swanky trip abroad, the Maltese Magician Dave Azzopardi takes the hosting role. This week the lads chat about the imminent winter update for Football Manager 2019. Th...

Number 10 Love In from 2019-02-18T00:00

As we all forwent spending a romantic evening with our better halves on Valentine's Day to record this week's pod, we decided to have a bit of a love-in regarding the number 10 role and the differe...

Bielsa's Spies from 2019-02-11T00:00

In light of Marcelo 'El Loco' Bielsa's spying antics at Derby the other week, one of our lovely listeners shared an article about replicating this approach in Football Manager, so of course we had ...

Too Much Of A Good Thing from 2019-02-04T00:00

As we've all felt a little disengagement with Football Manager over the past few months we figured we'd have a chat about what we think lead to 'FM burnout' and the ways we've tried to reinvigorate...

Network Saves Are All The Rave from 2019-01-28T00:00

There's been a bit of a theme around Football Manager network saves at WeStreamFM Towers this week so we thought what better than to discuss our thoughts and experiences by sharing them with you lo...

#74 - Not A Wrestling Podcast from 2019-01-21T00:00

This week the gang delve into the Sports Interactive forum and pluck out some feature requests that the public at large would like to feature in future editions of Football Manager. There's also th...

#73 - Brazil Takes A Backseat from 2019-01-14T00:00

This week we had planned something entirely different but that's the great thing about tangents I guess! We have a discussion about the different atmosphere surrounding FM19 since launch where for ...

#72 - New Year, Old Us from 2019-01-07T00:00

We ring in the first pod of 2019 with the same old shenanigans! We focus on mentoring groups, personality types and leadership courses in the team meeting, we manage to squeeze in one of your quest...

#71 - The Last Pod Of 2018 from 2018-12-31T00:00

In this final 5 Star Potential podcast of 2018 we decided to get a little bit meta by having a team meeting about team meetings! There's the usual Q & A and Curty is back in the quizmasters seat to...

5 Star Potential Christmas Special 2018 from 2018-12-25T00:00

Welcome to the 5 Star Potential Christmas Special! Featuring most of our guests from this past year, Curtyu returns to the quizmaster's chair to host a bumper edition of Curty's quiz! 5 Star Pote...

#70 - Twas The Night Before The Christmas Special from 2018-12-24T00:00

We've decided to pull double duty this week, not only are you getting a regular 5 Star Podcast into your ears on Christmas eve morning because it falls on a Monday BUT you're also getting a proper,...

#69 - Filling Your Faces With Filth from 2018-12-17T00:00

This week's pod gets down and dirty with the dark arts of Football Manager, chatting about all the naughty ways you can get your own back when the game decides your team of wonderkids will not be s...

#68 - MLS Mayhem from 2018-12-10T00:00

As Teach has recently begun his FM19 journey in the MLS, the rest of us were intrigued by how different things are stateside so we decided to have a chat about it, especially as we often get asked ...

#67 - We Three Kings from 2018-12-03T00:00

The 5 Star camp has been wiped out by a whole heap of illnesses this week, fortunately Foxy was fighting fit and joins 'survivors' Dave and Matt to give a bit more of an in-depth review of FM19 now...

#66 - You're In The Spotlight from 2018-11-26T00:00

This week we've decided to mix things up a little and tweak the format, we have rarely featured other community content on the podcast but that changes this week, where we debut our new 'Spotlight'...

#65 - Acrimonious Sackings from 2018-11-19T00:00

With the first Premier League sacking of the 2018/19 season happening this past week at Fulham, the lads explore how they would deal with the situation if they were to replace the outgoing manager ...

#64 - Sports Interactive Sponsorship from 2018-11-12T00:00

On this week's pod we discuss SI's move to sponsor FIFA YouTubers as a method of marketing Football Manager 2019, Curty returns to the quizmaster chair with a delightfully thematic quiz and we also...

#63 - An FM19 Guide For Newbies from 2018-11-05T00:00

With the full release of Football Manager 2019 has finally been unleashed into the wild, this week's fab foursome focus on the new recruits to the FM series by giving suggestions and tips to those ...

#62 - The Fox Is In The Box from 2018-10-29T00:00

This week on the pod we are joined by special guest FoxInTheBox to talk about what tactics we've found to work well on the FM19 Beta, he also retells the epic tale of his Football manager 2018 save...

#61 - SI's Curtis Morton Is In Town! from 2018-10-22T00:00

The Football Manager 2019 Beta has finally reached our shores, and just in case you hadn't already been treated enough we have a 6-man show this week as Dave, Matt, Tobes, Curtdizzle and Joseph are...

#60 - Before The Beta Drops from 2018-10-15T00:00

Who else feels like a kid on Christmas Eve? (Other equivalent religious celebrations and festivals are available) We're reaching fever pitch here at WeStreamFM towers as the Football Manager 2019 B...

#59 - Training Talk from 2018-10-08T00:00

Now that the dust has begun to settle on the Football Manager 2019 features that Sports Interactive released last week, we've all had a chance to digest and consider how we plan to use them within...

#58 - SI Announces FM19 Headline Features! from 2018-10-01T00:00

This week we had the pleasure to be joined by TWO guests to go through the nuts and bolts of SI's feature announcement for Football Manager 2019! Much excite! We squeeze in a couple of your questio...

#57 - FM19 Predict-A-Feature from 2018-09-24T00:00

As Football Manager 2019 is getting tangibly closer, we decided to take a stab at predicting and discussing some possible features that might be included in this year's game. As Curty swanned off o...

#56 - Just Launch It In from 2018-09-17T00:00

As Football Manager 2019 reaches ever closer, the lads take a look at how Sports Interactive have launched previous games and put forward their suggestions for future releases... There's enough for...

#55 - Are You For Villarreal? from 2018-09-10T00:00

This week we take the team meeting in a slightly different direction. With Joe sharing his FM18 Villarreal tactic with Dave and Curty, we decided to compare notes on the Pellegrini-inspired system ...

#54 -SI's Social Media Storm from 2018-09-03T00:00

In this week's edition of 5 Star Potential we discuss Sport Interactive's social media presence after a few members of the community got a little hot and bothered over some of their recent activity...

#53 - New Save Inspiration from 2018-08-27T00:00

To start of the second year of the podcast, we decided to think of ways that might inspire you to start a brand new save, covering many different avenues for inspiration! We manage to squeeze a que...

#52 - Where's Our Present? from 2018-08-20T00:00

On this anniversary podcast, we hand over control to the listening faithful and dedicate this podcast to answering your questions but don't you worry folks, there's still plenty of time to quiz Cur...

#51 - RIP Managerman from 2018-08-13T00:00

Now that the Football Manager 2019 cat is out of the bag, the lads discuss what little info has been given to us so far, covering the change of branding and what it might mean for the series going ...

#50 - The Big Five Oh! from 2018-08-06T00:00

We made it to 50 episodes! Hoorah! To celebrate this half-century the lads discuss their approach to scouting, with specific attention paid on how we each go about finding those ever elusive wonder...

#49 - More Superstitions Than Stevie Wonder from 2018-07-30T00:00

This week Teach returns to deliver his opinions on your Football Manager superstitions and bug bears along with the rest of the gang! There's time to get your questions answered and your answer que...

#48 - So You Wanna Build A Tactic? from 2018-07-23T00:00

Following on from last week, the lads chat about how they go about building a tactic in Football Manager, there's plenty of time for a Q and A, Joe steps into the quizmaster role for the first time...

#47 - The Original FM Bottlejob from 2018-07-16T00:00

This week Doctor Benjy comes to collect his hattrick ball with his third guest appearance on the pod, the gents talk through their first steps when they get their feet under the virtual desk of a n...

#46 - This May Not Age Well from 2018-07-09T00:00

The 2018 World Cup continues to roll on, with plenty of teams both under and overachieving the lads discuss how they go about bouncing back having failed to meet high expectation or reacting to an ...

#45 - VAR VAR Vroom from 2018-07-02T00:00

With VAR taking some of the World Cup's limelight, we asked whether you lot if you'd like to see it be included in Football Manager 2019 - we digest and discuss your thoughts. We get through a few ...

#44 - Set In Our Ways from 2018-06-25T00:00

This week we are graced by greatness, as Doctor Benjy of Youtube fame dropped by to share his FM opinions! The discussion this week focuses on how we might deal with those pesky teams that love to ...

#43 - My Violin's Smaller Than Your Violin from 2018-06-18T00:00

As the 2018 World Cup has now started, our team meeting this week focuses on who we'd pick for England against Tunisia, if we were to be managing them on Football Manager. Curty puts on a fantastic...

#42 - Butch Viking from 2018-06-11T00:00

Things get all kinds of out of hand this week, coincidentally the lads chat about controlling the dressing room when it comes to selection headaches... There's a raucous edition of Curty's quiz thi...

#41 - A Clanger Or Two from 2018-06-04T00:00

This week the gang reflect on the calamitous acts of Liverpool's goalkeeper in the 2018 Champions League final by recalling their experiences with goalkeepers in Football Manager 2018. There's quit...

#40 - The Steven Reid Treatment from 2018-05-28T00:00

Now the 2017/18 season is far away in the rear view mirror, the team discussion focuses on in who deserves an attribute upgrade and who should suffer the demoralising impact of a downgrade? There's...

#39 - Too Posh To Push from 2018-05-21T00:00

Now that the domestic football season has ended in England, the 5 Star Pod lot look at how they'd approach an end of season run-in, Doop adeptly steps in for absent quizmaster Curtdizzle, where you...

#38 - Affiliate Your Boots from 2018-05-14T00:00

After some really good feedback on last week's pod we decided to use your points once again to inform the team meeting about Affiliates and what they can be used for! As usual, things get a little ...

#37 - Bug Bears from 2018-05-07T00:00

This week we've taken the opportunity to react and respond to the constructive suggestions from you, the listening public! In the team meeting we use points that you guys have raised as your bug be...

#36 - A Role For Every Hole from 2018-04-30T00:00

Following on from last week's pod we expand upon the brief mention of roles in the team discussion, we reveal your thoughts on whether the player roles are too restrictive in Football Manager 2018 ...

#35 - Retro Reminiscing from 2018-04-23T00:00

This week the lads go on a trip down memory lane taking a look at their favourite things from previous CM and FM titles before the reminiscing gets a tad derailed by a couple of frustrations with t...

#34 - Don't Call It A Come Back from 2018-04-16T00:00

The boys are back in town! For the first time in what feel like forever, Teach, Doop, Dave, Curty and Matt have a chat about the news of Football Manager Touch coming to the Nintendo Switch, the te...

#33 - The Doctor Is In Session from 2018-04-09T00:00

This week we are joined by very special guest DoctorBenjy to discuss whether Football Manager has the potential to be a certified E-Sport following a the FM creators cup & the #FMWEC being held at ...

#32 - Easter Treats from 2018-04-02T00:00

What do you mean an Easter themed FM Podcast?! Yep! The lads chat about the in-game Easter eggs that SI have included over the years as well as a surprisingly adult conversation about some of the i...

#31 - The Highlight Of Your Week from 2018-03-26T00:00

Teach steps in to fill the hosting seat this week, where the lads chat about what highlight settings they use and why as well as revealing the results to the poll put out last week. Curtdog deliver...

#30 - No Substitute from 2018-03-19T00:00

This week we've lost one of our stars but we try our best to reach our full potential! The gents chat about our latest poll which covered defensive setups, Curty provides an excellent quiz that has...

#29 - Intake Some Youth from 2018-03-12T00:00

The boys are back in town to have a chat about all things youth intake, we reveal the results of this week's poll, Curty delivers yet another controversial quiz and we manage to sneak in a question...

#28 - Winter Update Wonderland from 2018-03-05T00:00

With the much anticipated winter update now out for Football Manager 2018, the boys talk about how it impacts their saves which quickly leads tangents elsewhere! The results of the poll are reveale...

#27 - Exploit This from 2018-02-26T00:00

This week we talk Football Manager match engine exploits and whether they should be used to your advantage or not, things get a little heated to say the least! If you like passion, you'll love thi...

#26 - Striking A Balance from 2018-02-19T00:00

in light of this week's poll, the chaps talk about their favoured Football Manager strike partnerships. Doop steps in to fill the quiz void left by Curty (who's currently surveying the cider situat...

#25 - All Aboard Curty's Rustle Bus from 2018-02-12T00:00

The regular lads are joined by supersub FridayNightFM to discuss how you manage star players pushing for a move away from your club. There's another challenging but equally fantastic quiz by Curtdo...

#24 - Assist Me In Assisting You from 2018-02-05T00:00

As we discuss staff responsibility, Curtdog has an epiphany when it comes to Stuart Pearce's influence over his Nottingham Forest team. We give an honest and frank answer to a question very close t...

#23 - The Window Slams Shut from 2018-01-29T00:00

The chaps discuss how they approach a January transfer window on Football Manager from a number of perspectives, there's a transfer-themed quiz from Curtdog and we reveal the results of the poll as...

#22 - Family Matters from 2018-01-22T00:00

This week we promote a faithful listener's question from the youth academy and drop them straight into the first team because it was so good, the gentle folk of the 5 Star Pod discuss the balancing...

#21 - Pesky Player Pursuits from 2018-01-15T00:00

The usual 5 are finally back together! The lads discuss how they pursue players who they really want to sign but aren't initially interested, intertwined with the usual tangents, Curt dog returns t...

#20 - And The Winner Is... from 2018-01-08T00:00

The results are in for the 5 Star Potential FM Player Of The Year! Doop steps in for an absent Curtdog to deliver a fantastic FA Cup themed-quiz and we have a chat about why we love or hate certain...

#19 - New Year, Same Old Tangents from 2018-01-01T00:00

Happy New Year to all listeners of 5 Star Potential! We kick 2018 with a chat about our longest unbeaten runs that goes a little sideways and also put forward our nominees for the inaugural 5 Star ...

#18 - 2017 Christmas Special from 2017-12-25T00:00

Merry Christmas to one and all from 5 Star Potential! This week we have a Christmas themed quiz, an almost Christmas themed team meeting and a barely Christmas themed wonderkid to have a goosey-gan...

#17 - The Weatherman Says It's Raining from 2017-12-18T00:00

The regulars are all back this week to take a look back at FM18 now that it's been out for a while! There's a HUGE potential entry to the wonderkid hall of fame, Curtdog tries to claim back his qui...

#16 - Parental Advisory from 2017-12-11T00:00

Things got a bit more saucy than usual this week so the parental advisory sticker is firmly stuck on! Friday Night FM steps up to the plate once again to offer some excellent advice on defensive se...

#15 - Super Subs Galore from 2017-12-04T00:00

We have super subs Viking Dan and FridayNightFM in the house this week to keep the full complement up after Curty and Dave decided to swan off for a week! That doesn't stop the quiz from happening ...

#14 - Brexit Enthusiast from 2017-11-27T00:00

There's controversy all over the shop in this week's 5 Star Potential Podcast but there's still time to have a chat about some of the more famous Football Manager challenges that there are about th...

#13 - Unlucky For Some from 2017-11-20T00:00

The boys have another tactical chat as it went down so well last week, more wonderkid hall of fame wonderment and another quiz with a controversial moment that Curty has to deal with! 5 Star Poten...

#12 - Tactical Think Tank from 2017-11-08T00:00

This week the lads have an in-depth tactical discussion about what they've been experimenting with tactically so far in FM18, another wonderkid is scrutinised for a position in the 5 Star Potential...

#11 - You BETA Believe It from 2017-11-01T00:00

The FM18 Beta has finally landed and the boys run the rule over what they've played so far, we announce the winner of the giveaway for a free copy of Football Manager 2018 & there's another stellar...

#10 - Man Down from 2017-10-25T00:00

We discuss the final FMTV videos that Sports Interactive have let loose into the wild with the release of the Football Manager 2018 Beta getting ever closer, we chat about our save plans for FM18 &...

#9 - Sports Science, Bitch! from 2017-10-18T19:28:59

IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THE GIVEAWAY, ALL THE SOCIAL LINKS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DESCRIPTION! This we have another chinwag about the new FM18 features, another wonderkid gets lead to the slaughter &...

#8 - Dynamic Chatter from 2017-10-11T00:00

Good Football Manager 2018 news everyone! We have a more detailed natter about the new dynamics feature that Sports Interactive have developed as well as a quick new camera angle discussion. As per...

#7 - This Is No FM18 Diss Track from 2017-10-04T00:00

As there's been no Football Manager 2018 news this week... BIG LOLS ALL ROUND! The gents discuss the FM18 feature video that Sports Interactive released last week as well as running the rule over a...

#6 - Not Angry Just Disappointed from 2017-09-27T00:00

Lots of stream save news to catch up whilst discussing Sports Interactive's current 'marketing campaign' for Football Manager 2018. We have a butchers at another Wonderkid and decide whether he's a...

#5 - Two In A Bed from 2017-09-20T00:00

The lads discuss the Football Manager event held at the National Videogame Arcade in Nottingham and what first got them into the world of Football Manager. Doop has returned from his long and dista...

Kentucky Fried Benteke from 2017-09-11T00:00

Doop is still away but we're getting used to Viking Dan's pillaging! The boys talk favourite ever FM tactics and it's a close call for this week's wonderkid as he faces strong arguments for both si...

Down To The Deach from 2017-09-04T00:00

It's Doop's turn to take a break for summer this week, despite his absence we have a chat about transfers in Football Manager as well as being treated to a transfer window-inspired quiz for Quizmas...

The Wanderer Returns from 2017-08-28T00:00

5 Star Potential is a Football Manager podcast brought to you by the boys of #WeStreamFM and is broadcast live on Twitch over on the #WeStreamFM Twitch channel on Sundays at 9pm! This week we disc...

Viking Invasion from 2017-08-21T00:00

This week we chat about the impending release of Football Manager 2018 & deliberate over whether another wonderkid of Football Manager's past gets allowed into the 5 star potential wonderkid hall o...