Guide & news
Learn how Gaffer's Desk works – screen by screen, with the real values from the game. When a rule changes, the guide is updated and the change is listed under “What's new”.
What's new
- Overview
New: squad posters and share cards. Results, tables, titles and your stadium can be shared as images.
- Training
“Rest” now gives +30 instead of +20 fitness per day.
- Squad
New match practice rule: players aged 24 or older with fewer than 5 appearances in a season (league, national cup, Global Championship) lose 1 strength at season end. New signings need proportionally fewer appearances.
- Youth
Prospects develop more realistically: at 15 they reach at most 40 % of their potential, at 19 72 %, and the full potential only at 26.
- Youth
New Youth menu: develop prospects in the youth squad, promote them to the first team from age 17 and steer scouting by region, position focus and budget.
Squad
SquadYour full squad with every player value.
Line-upFormation, starting eleven and playing style for the next matchday.
Match planThe match is simulated in the daily calculation - here you decide in advance what should happen during it.
TrainingTeam training, individual training and the squad values.
YouthLook after your youngsters here: scout prospects, take them into the youth squad and bring them into the first team.Matchday
OverviewYour home screen with the essentials at a glance.
Daily bonusOnce per matchday three face-down cards are waiting - you turn over one of them.
Club lifeOnce per matchday a little story happens at your club - you decide how to react.
Opponent dossierWhat can be seen about your next opponent from the outside - so the tactical sliders are not guesswork.
Press conferenceBefore every matchday the press asks a question. Your squad hears the answer too - and the opponent is reading along.
Match analysisEverything about a played match: stats, ratings, heatmap, pass network, shots and possession.
League & tableTable, matchday fixtures and top scorers - for every country and league.
PredictorPredict the league matches of your league and compete with the other managers.Club
StadiumExpand the stands, keep them in shape and upgrade the facilities.Stadium facilitiesSix facilities, each level 0–5. Every level costs budget once and then ongoing upkeep.
Transfer marketBid for players, auction your own, sign free agents.
FinancesBudget, matchday balance, loans and sponsors.
Planning dayThe break between two seasons - set the course for the new campaign here.Competitions
CompetitionsNational cup, Global Championship and cups you create yourself.
Gaffer's Nations TrophyThe tournament of national teams. Whoever was most successful in their country gets to coach a nation for a season.
Achievements & statsYour trophies, record and club chronicle.
HistoryThe memory of the game world: final tables, cup finals and records of past seasons.Media & community
Replay archiveKeep replays for good - with a title and your own note.
Editing studioCut your own video from saved replays - to share with friends or on social media.
Sharing & social mediaTurn your successes into pictures and videos for WhatsApp, Instagram, Discord and more.
Sticker albumPixel trading cards of moments from the game world - just for collecting, with no effect on matches.
Club museumYour trophies in an exhibition of your own that every manager can visit.
Season yearbookA booklet for every completed season of your club (Premium).
ForumA community forum for all managers - organised into areas and boards.
Invite friendsInvite friends - if they stick around, you both get a day of Premium.Try it yourself: found your club for free in your browser.
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