It looks like The Tykes will have to fight and scrap in order to avoid relegation despite having done so well last year, but what will the next few seasons look like?
Just for fun, we simulated three seasons into the future to see how Barnsley have gotten on in that time and how they could line up for the opening day of the 2024/25 season – and the results were very interesting.
Although they narrowly avoided relegation in 2021/22 by finishing 21st, and even managed a seventh place Championship finish the following year, they finished 22nd in 2023/24 and were relegated to League 1 where they are now getting set to push for immediate promotion back to the second tier.
The football management simulation game has been wildly popular since it’s initial release in 1992 and is now played by football fans and professional players alike.
‘FM’ is also used as a player database by football clubs due to their worldwide scouting network of around 1,300 scouts which developers use to ensure full accuracy across the game.
The ‘beta’ version of the game was released last week, giving players a chance to play an early access period while the final aspects of the game are being finalised.
The full version of Football Manager is released on November 9th.
Here is how our simulation had Barnsley lining up for the opening game of the 2024/25 season: