ImmersiveYour Director of Football. With opinions of his own.
The Director reads your save, forms opinions about it, and argues with you. He sits in the game on F7, over whatever screen you're on.
The mod is free and always will be. Membership pays for the hosted version of the chat, and for what comes next.
"Left-back is the fire we need to put out first. Tyrick Mitchell has carried nearly all the minutes there, Borna Sosa has barely featured, and Nathaniel Clyne is 34 and out of contract in June."
What he does
FM gives you a Director of Football. He does almost nothing.
The Director makes him real. He reads your save: your squad, your scouts' reports, the league table, the wage bill, the contracts running down, the kids coming through, who other clubs are bidding for. He forms opinions about all of it. He pushes back when you chase a striker who doesn't fit the way you play. He remembers what you told him the club was supposed to be, and holds you to it when you drift. And he argues the way the man in your save would: a DoF with 4 for Analysing Data talks from his gut; one with 18 for Judging Player Ability is sharper, and much harder to talk round.
Your squad
Depth by position, who's ahead of whom, contracts running down, who has nobody behind them, and where you sit in the league.
Targets, judged by your philosophy
Every target scored against what your club is for, not a generic rating. A verdict on each: sign, scout first, stretch, or no. With the reason, and the reason is arguable.
The market
Deals in progress, interest and bids for your players, scout reports and assignments, spend, fees received, net spend. All from the save.
The chat
Ask him anything about the club. In character, in your currency, a man speaking rather than writing.
How it works
Install, play, press F7
- InstallOne folder into your FM folder on Windows, one double-click on a Mac.
- PlaySave whenever you'd normally save. The weekly autosave is plenty.
- Press F7No terminal, no Python, no spreadsheet exports, no second plugin, no pressing a key on every screen you visit. It reads the save and keeps up on its own.
It doesn't cheat
He only knows what your scouts know. If you haven't scouted a player, he hasn't seen him, and he'll say so instead of pretending. Attributes reach him through the same fog of war you play with. Nothing is read out of the game's memory; nothing hidden is revealed. Half the point of a Director of Football is that he is sometimes wrong, and you have to decide whether to trust him anyway.
Talking to him
Four ways to reach a model. Pick one in Setup.
The Setup tab in the panel offers four, and you pick one; nothing is edited by hand.
Hosted by ImmersiveFM
Nothing to set up. Link your Patreon, paste one code into the panel, done. First Team and above; Free Agent and Squad Player members get the first 10 questions on me.
Your own API key
Paste a key from console.anthropic.com. Pay Anthropic per question. Unlimited, and nothing touches my server.
Claude Code
If it's installed and logged in on your machine, one click. Unlimited.
Another model
Any service that speaks the OpenAI chat format, or a local model through Ollama or LM Studio.
Questions
Questions players ask
Is The Director free?
Yes, the mod is free and always will be. The chat needs an AI model: with your own API key, Claude Code or a local model it costs nothing from me. The hosted chat, with nothing to set up, comes with membership on Patreon from £6 a month, and everyone gets the first 10 hosted questions free.
Which versions of Football Manager does it work with?
Football Manager 27 and Football Manager 26, on Windows and on Apple silicon Macs, on Steam. Linux and Steam Deck run the Windows version under Proton but are barely tested; Intel Macs will not work; Game Pass and Epic are untested.
Does he cheat or see hidden attributes?
No. He knows what your scouts know. If you haven't scouted a player, he hasn't seen him and says so. Nothing is read out of the game's memory and nothing hidden is revealed.
Which AI models can he use?
You pick one of four in the Setup tab: hosted by ImmersiveFM (a code from Patreon, nothing else to set up), your own Anthropic API key, Claude Code if it's installed and logged in on your machine, or any service that speaks the OpenAI chat format, including local models through Ollama or LM Studio.
Does my save file leave my computer?
No, never. When you ask a question, the question and a short text briefing built from your save go to the model you chose. There is no telemetry, usage ping or crash reporting. The full list of what leaves your machine is on the download page.
Does it change my save?
No. The Director reads the save file about half a minute after you save, and never writes to it.
How do I open him in the game?
Press F7 (fn+F7 on a Mac), or click DoF in FM's top bar. The panel opens over whatever screen you're on.
Does it work with Calm Dark?
Yes. They share the same loader, and with both installed his verdict on each player sits in Calm Dark's player profile. Each works on its own too.
Membership
The mod is free. Membership pays for the hosted chat.
Every hosted question costs real money to answer; that is what membership covers. Annual pledges: twelve months for the price of ten.
Calm Dark, my FM27 skin
Neutral charcoal instead of FM's purples and club colours, fewer boxes, denser tables, and a player profile redrawn as one screen. With The Director installed, his verdict sits in the profile header.
See Calm Dark and download it