The Stadium Naming Game: How to Become a Virtual Legend

As a data geek who’s spent years dissecting football algorithms, let me tell you—getting a stadium named after you in Football Manager isn’t just about winning trophies. It’s about strategic legacy-building. Here’s the cold, hard math behind it:

1. The Boardroom Calculus

Your 10-year tenure at Wimbledon (congrats on those Premier League and UCL titles!) means squat if the financials don’t add up. Boards approve naming rights only when:

• Club reputation hits “World Class” (check your stats).
• Current stadium is older than 20 years (yours was built in-game in 2020? Too fresh).
• Your managerial legend status triggers the “Favored Personnel” flag (keep grinding those press conferences).

2. The ‘Mystery Son’ Glitch

Those Chinese-named English regens (looking at you, “Liu Jie”) aren’t your secret love children—they’re FM’s quirky name-generation algorithm at work. Pro tip: Check their “favored personnel” tab. If you’re not listed, DNA tests won’t help.

3. The Goalkeeper Unicorn

That 20-year-old keeper with maxed-out physicals? Textbook case of over-training bias. Rest-heavy regimens boost physical stats but leave technical skills in the dust (hence his “trash” other attributes). Sell him to PSG for €80M before they notice.

Final Play: Want your name in neon lights? Win back-to-back Champions Leagues, wait for your stadium to hit vintage status (minimum 2040), and pray the board doesn’t rename it after some crypto sponsor instead.