What's new in Gaffer's Desk
Every rule change and new feature in the free football manager Gaffer's Desk, each linked to the matching guide.
- 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.
- Line-up
Fitness becomes a rotation question: the play style decides how much fitness a match costs (attacking the most, defensive the least). Below 55 fitness there is an injury risk, shown with ⚠.
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