The feared Tonis Lohmus, having a chat with FootManLive

The Manager of Piraaja JK, also known as 'Don Tony', is probably the most famous manager on FML. All know him. Fewer like him. In fact, you don't have to like him, because he will always be your opponent :). Being in a different GameWorld than mine, for quite a while now, he became a bit boored after trashing everyone. But the fact is, the reset made him lose interest, as it happened to many managers, saddly.
Despite all that, I'm sure he will be caught by the game after a while, if he finds some proper competition. Tonis is one of the best at understanding the game, therefore, we were enthusiastic to have a little chat with him, after the reset.

Self Bio:
27 year-old lad from Estonia. Not so typical football lover, I rather play myself than watch my favorite teams playing.

My FML career starts back in January 2008. I started beta-testing in GW5. After GW5, I was promoted to Moderator status, and have been one till the latest restart, decided to quit modding in March 2010, as I couldn't motivate myself anymore :).

In live GW's, before the restart, I have been in Fernandez, Toms and Houghton. Last 2 were definitely the ones I dominated, didn't do so bad in Fernandez either. Toms' and Houghton's success story, of course, has much to do with my infamous 460 :).

Though I have never been banned or caught as cheating, I ain't most loved person in FML. Probably cause I'm cocky, and way too honest with my sayings :P. It's hard to be a mod and  have an appreciated success story, because a lot of people think that you take advantage of your powers :).

Currently im in Live GW Sanchez(I think) and beta GW Miller, last one is more important to me, as I don't know if i will extend my sub in Sanchez, when it runs out in may. Never say never...

FootManLive: Do you think the restart of FML was necessary, will it happen again?
Tonis: Restart was necessary, but not all changes :). Hopefully it won't happen again, but only if they have sense to launch new GW's only when really needed.

FootManLive: Whats your all-time favorite improvement on the game?

Tonis: Youth academies, but they have to improve I guess.

FootManLive: What change annoyed you most?

Tonis: That ME was changed in the way it would need teamtalks, and they havent introduced teamtalks.

FootManLive: What do you think about the GW types introduced by SI. Which one do you prefer: Classic, Ret. Stars or Fantasy?

Tonis: RS and FS are great adds, but not for me, I need Classic.

FootManLive: If you would have the power to dictate the game's development, what would you do?  

Tonis: Bring classic GW, add teamtalks, rebuild player wage demands, would bring in jadedness and reduce injuries, etc :).

FootManLive: What are the most important things to do/not do early in a GameWorld? 

Tonis: Most important is to keep low wages, but still get right players ;).

FootManLive: In FML, do you think Tactics are more important than Players?

Tonis: Now days they are quite equal, you can build decent tactics and buy players for it, or buy decent players, then build tactics for them.
In reality, manager has to have a vision. You should know how you wanna play and how to make it work. If you don't have right players you may need to tweak it a bit. Most important is that avg result wont drop.

FootManLive: Can managers still keep dominating a long period of time, after the last few Match Engine updates? 

Tonis: Sure, its possible, but you need commitment and time. But new ME brings out new talents. Some old dogs are bit tired and cant be bothered that much.

FootManLive: What was the Tactic that brought you the longest success in your career?

Tonis: Infamous box office filler 460, I have had many great tactics in different ME's, back in beta days, but 460 is The One, cause that ME lasted longer.
Story is quite simple, I didn't like plain 451s domination, cause it was so freakin' defensive :). So I put few ideas together. It worked, and I loved it. Period was January 2009 to October 2009. cca. During that, I won about 100 official trophies.

FootManLive: To you, what's most important in FML? 

Tonis: Winning and community :=).