17-03-2005 05:06									#91
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quote: Chelsea bought Dede in my game and he's valued at 20m.

See... it was smart biz. Like signing Freddy Adu.

You could probably get close to 30 mil for him now.

	17-03-2005 05:57									#92
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Yeah, but what fun is it in getting a world beater? I quite like Rasmussen and Downing... now if I could just sell Robert (who is now at the reserves).

I'm quite found of Ramussen... and Downing has had some great crosses for me this season.

When Shearer leaves, I have Claudio Lopez coming in. I've made Shearer a player/coach until he retires and I'm trying to persuade him to come back (this is 2006, btw).

	17-03-2005 07:03									#93
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What's this other football manager game that's less arcade action and more management? Alternatively could you set CM to play itself?

	17-03-2005 07:37									#94
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Theres no football manager game more management than Football Manager AFAIK. There is the Champ Manager series that carried on after Sports Interactive left, but its not half as good as FM ive heard, and I wouldnt try it anyway, its basically now a cheap knock off since SI took the database with them to make FM.

I know you could go on holiday as manager and the game would play on, with your assistant managing the team with various levels of control. Also if you get fired or retire the game carries on playing by itself if you dont apply for a new job.

	17-03-2005 08:11									#95
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger What's this other football manager game that's less arcade action and more management? Alternatively could you set CM to play itself?

Eh? I'm not aware of one.

	17-03-2005 08:18									#96
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Hm, is this the game that you need to play the matches in arcade game like fashion, or is this the one where you sit and watch?

	17-03-2005 08:21									#97
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Football Manager you sit, manage and watch.

	17-03-2005 08:25									#98
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quote: Originally posted by reds4ever You wanna see Blackburn crumble? Wait 'till the Red machine gets through with them tomorrrow!

Are they through yet?

	17-03-2005 08:27									#99
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quote: Originally posted by Maquiladora Football Manager you sit, manage and watch.

Thanks

	17-03-2005 08:56									#100
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quote: Originally posted by Maquiladora Football Manager you sit, manage and watch.

Really? I swear, yell and cry.

I'm a glutton for punishment; I owned the original Football Manager by Kevin Toms.

	17-03-2005 09:10									#101
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon Really? I swear, yell and cry.

Wow, talk about involvement

	17-03-2005 09:16									#102
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Wow, talk about involvement

It's pretty bad. I've resolved not to buy FM2005.

The last time I had a copy of Championship Manager I played 12 seasons as Fulham and didn't eat, sleep or work properly.

	17-03-2005 09:29									#103
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Whew... had to shut down my FM 2005 game for the night. I just destroyed ManU in a Champions League Quarter Final (7-3 on aggregate). I KNOW I can't match that (in between, I tied West Brom 1-1 in an EPL match). So instead of getting all pissed at not being able to replacate... tomorrow I'll start again .

quote: I swear, yell and cry.

Same here.

	17-03-2005 09:40									#104
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Do you get attached to certain players?

I kept James Flood, a lower division striker in my Fulham squad for years until he retired even though he was pretty hopeless in the P (after having been dynamite in my promotion campaigns).. He stayed happy though.

But I was rewarded, about a year before he retired, Fulham reached the UEFA cup final and injuries meant he was a sub. I was a goal down, we were playing hopelessly, and one of my forwards sustained an injury so he came on for the last half an hour.

Two headed goals from him later, we'd won the UEFA Cup - my only trophy at Fulham (we didn't have the money to do better, despite my cleaning up in the transfer market - they kept most of the money I made).

A pity that version didn't have testimonials - I would have given Flood a testimonial.

	17-03-2005 09:49									#105
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quote: Do you get attached to certain players?

Yeah, a bit . That's why I can't get Dede. Rasmussen has to be either starter or backup on the left win, dammit!

And, of course, Shearer... who is now a player/coach .

	17-03-2005 09:55									#106
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I can't wait for the version where you can accidentally make racist comments/ethnic slurs to the media.

Then it will be just like real football management.

	17-03-2005 09:57									#107
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Yeah... I'm doubting that happens . Marc just wouldn't go for it, I'm sure .

	17-03-2005 10:03									#108
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quote: Originally posted by Agathon I can't wait for the version where you can accidentally make racist comments/ethnic slurs to the media. Then it will be just like real football management.

Does the current version of the game include random generation of young players coming up the farm system?

	17-03-2005 10:08									#109
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Does the current version of the game include random generation of young players coming up the farm system?

Yes.

	17-03-2005 18:46									#110
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quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Does the current version of the game include random generation of young players coming up the farm system?

You can even add your own picture, we even have a 'poly member in the official database. *

* not me

	17-03-2005 18:59									#111
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Talking about player loyalty...

In CM 96/97 I had James Lambert who I brought to Chelsea from Reading. I played him at the left side of a back three in 3-5-2. He was young and playing next to Dessailly seemed to pay off, soon he was Chelsea Captain, had great stats and was playing really well and really consistently, then when I was England manager as well and he came straight into the England starting line-up as Captain, from which position he lifted the world cup in 2002.

	17-03-2005 19:08									#112
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ps. I'm also in the "not buying it it's too addictive" camp.

	17-03-2005 19:24									#113
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quote: So much for the plonker who said Olympiakos were a good team. 4-0 now and they're 7-1 down in the tie.

I didn't watch yesterday's match, but it's no surprise to me. Olympiakos is used to flunk away games in international matches. No sweat; as I said, I 'm a Panathinaikos fan, so if my post brought Olympiakos bad luck, then I should do this more often.

This of course doesn't change my opinion that Newcastle was bad in the first leg.

As for Olympiakos, they have only one win in the last 6 matches. That team is old and tired, they have no reliable substitutions and they did no transfers at all this winter. They are still on top of the Championship, just because our team is really mediocre as well. But we are more fresh and we play them in our home in 3 weeks, so we should come out on top at the end. At least our Championship has more suspense than the English Premier League.

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	17-03-2005 19:47									#114
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quote: Yes.

But are the players randomly generated youngsters or are they regenerated retired players with random new names? I know there were a lot of people calling for a change to the former.

quote: Originally posted by axi At least our Championship has more suspense than the English Premier League.

Thats about all thats exciting about it.

	17-03-2005 23:51									#115
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quote: But are the players randomly generated youngsters or are they regenerated retired players with random new names? I know there were a lot of people calling for a change to the former.

Randomly generated youngsters. And the generation has been fixed a bit in the last patch, so they are just as good as some retired players.

	18-03-2005 02:08									#116
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quote: Originally posted by Dauphin Doesn't gloating require some to gloat over? Do we have any Tottenham who? fans at Poly?

I'm a Spurs fan, but I don't post here anymore. This post doesn't exist.

Damn you Agathon. And damn those criminally insane geordie footballers too.

	18-03-2005 02:10									#117
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Haw haw .

And we have an outside chance of getting to the 6th spot in the table. We have a game in hand and are only 6 points shy of Bolton who currently occupy that spot. With the way everyone ahead of us is playing, we may have a shot.

	18-03-2005 10:35									#118
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So.. Middlesborough are gone from UEFA after Sporting took care of them. Newcastle as the only English team left in the UEFA tourney, IIRC.

	18-03-2005 10:52									#119
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Middlesborough didnt do too badly to say its their first time in europe. Job and Nemeth were awful, Downing was quality again.

Steve Mcclaren as England manager cant come soon enough.

Newcastle are 7/2 favourites for the the Uefa cup, Sporting and Villarreal 4/1. Chelsea 3/1 favourites for the CL, Milan 7/2. Not been a bad year so far for English club football.

	18-03-2005 10:54									#120
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Well Boro was also without like 9 players who were injured. That hurts, though they were already down 3-2 before going to Portugal.

Yeah, England has done well this year in Europe. It's surprising, really .