Football Manager, Part I

[diplomatique]

Just ordered it today and expect it to arrive in the next couple of days. When I get it . . . what should I do? Do I need to download updates or anything?

[ibreak4coffee]

Just ordered it today and expect it to arrive in the next couple of days. When I get it . . . what should I do? Do I need to download updates or anything?

Definitely download the latest patch (WWSM 5.0.3 or FM 5.0.3). It fixes a series of bugs, and lets you start with updated rosters.

[Bonji]

Well, I've played my first few games as Liverpool's boss and things have been going well. Landon Donovan is one of my star forwards and he slots into my tactic developed at Barca nicely. I think the attacking form of soccer will turn the Premier League a little upside down. I'm also looking for success in the Euro Cup and domestic cups.

Hey Liverpool...Hey Liverpool...Hey Liverpool...

[subbuteo]

Donovan is at Liverpool in my game, too. He's a stud for them.

[Cannon]

Definitely download the latest patch (WWSM 5.0.3 or FM 5.0.3). It fixes a series of bugs, and lets you start with updated rosters.

Actually 5.05 is the current FM version. I don't know if they ever released that fix for WWSM. If not then, I'd suggest getting FM and not WWSM.

BTW, there is a bug with managers getting worldclass status too early. They are looking at fixing it for FM06.

[diplomatique]

Actually 5.05 is the current FM version. I don't know if they ever released that fix for WWSM. If not then, I'd suggest getting FM and not WWSM.

BTW, there is a bug with managers getting worldclass status too early. They are looking at fixing it for FM06.
I ordered FM. I dislike getting anything football related that has been bastardized for Amerricans and given the horrid "soccer" term.

Thanks to everyone for the advice on patches.

[subbuteo]

the same term invented by the English?

[Bonji]

Cisse is the man for Liverpool in 2008.

[Cannon]

Well, I've played my first few games as Liverpool's boss and things have been going well. Landon Donovan is one of my star forwards and he slots into my tactic developed at Barca nicely. I think the attacking form of soccer will turn the Premier League a little upside down. I'm also looking for success in the Euro Cup and domestic cups.

Hey Liverpool...Hey Liverpool...Hey Liverpool...

In my current Wolves game, Leverkusen keep Donovan and sell Ponte. Donovan continues to be a great starter for them for years but Ponte gets the EPL title in his first year at Liverpool. :eek: ;)

[afgrijselijkheid]

ok i am entering my third season with AJAX on FM05 - the second season was my best ever on any of these games; eredivisie champs, dutch cup champs uefa cup champs

attacking 433 w/ double #10's

GK: stekelenburg, adin brown

D: escude, heitinga, grygera, maxwell, seitaridis, de jong, kruiswijk, maduro

M: van der vaart, sneijder, gokdeniz, pienaar, guarin, o'brien, obodai

F: rosenberg, kerzhakov, rosales, mitea, soetaers, mokoena, de ridder

also, freddy adu got plenty of playing time at the end of the season, usually as a LW or AM - soetaers (17 goals! as a platoon player), mitea (8.5 avg. rating!), sneijder (19 goals!) and van der vaart have blossomed away from the nasty ronald koeman :D

for this season we picked up kone from roda on a free and bought alex from psv for 11M euro (grygera sold) - i expect to make a run at the CL this season and then have to sell stars like sneijder, maxwell and pienaar in the summer

[Bonji]

I just beat Chelsea 3-1 to get into the 6th round of the FA Cup. I'll face Arsenal. Additionally I'm six points behind first place Chelsea in the league. There are 9 games left so it is going to be a tough championship to win. Fulham and Tottenham are between me and Chelsea but only by 2 points and I have a game in hand. It should come down to me and Chelsea.

I've made it to the second knockout round in the UEFA Cup. I just beat Genk in the first knockout round 4-1.

In the January transfer window I signed Xisco from Mallorca. He's already slotted into my formation well and scored a couple goals, one the game winner.

[afgrijselijkheid]

In my current Wolves game, Leverkusen keep Donovan and sell Ponte. Donovan continues to be a great starter for them for years but Ponte gets the EPL title in his first year at Liverpool. :eek: ;)


manU buys donovan immediately in every game i run

[kcscsupporter]

manU buys donovan immediately in every game i run

funny, arsenal always buys him in mine. one time they even paid something like $32 million.

[TheImposter]

funny, arsenal always buys him in mine. one time they even paid something like $32 million.
He's with ManU in my current game, but in the first FM2005 game I played I bought him when I was with Nottingham Forest -- he ended up not liking me (as did another top guy, Hatem Ben Arfa), and Liverpool came and snatched them from me on the last day of the January window on a guaranteed release clause. I got him back less than a year later when I took the 'Pool job!

[diplomatique]

Being a (VERY) Newbie, I have only one complaint at this point: there is no way to make yourself a woman in the game. I know I'm a bit of an anomaly: being a 19 year old American girl who likes football (and even calls it football)and wants to play a football computer game . . . but it's a little disconcerting seeing "Mr." in front on my name.

[Bonji]

Being a (VERY) Newbie, I have only one complaint at this point: there is no way to make yourself a woman in the game. I know I'm a bit of an anomaly: being a 19 year old American girl who likes football (and even calls it football)and wants to play a football computer game . . . but it's a little disconcerting seeing "Mr." in front on my name.
You might be the first woman to play this game. :) Welcome to the club.

[JohnR]

I know I'm a bit of an anomaly: being a 19 year old American girl who likes football (and even calls it football)and wants to play a football computer game . . ..

OMG, the bigsoccer.com fantasy has come to life! Expect to be stalked. Or at least, the recipient of several marriage proposals.

[DutchFootballRulez]

diplomatique: you have a PM. Lots and Lots of PMs.

LOL :D j/k.

[Bonji]

Gentlemen, she's in Denver...hands off. :D

[Cannon]

Being a (VERY) Newbie, I have only one complaint at this point: there is no way to make yourself a woman in the game. I know I'm a bit of an anomaly: being a 19 year old American girl who likes football (and even calls it football)and wants to play a football computer game . . . but it's a little disconcerting seeing "Mr." in front on my name.

Your not the first distaff member of the FM community. Others mentioned it but somehow the guys...emphasis on guys...at SI never got around to making an option to fix it. Basically all the text in the game would have to be rewritten to work for both sexes and I guess they decided that you and the 3 other women who actually tried the game weren't worth the effort. ;) :D