most of the manager games i've seen use fake players, and you make the club. Trophy Manager has a pro/rel pyramid for a ton of countries including the U.S. The top division is aptly named "Major League TM". i'm sure numerous other manager games use a similar naming convention.
I play Trophy Manager. I have tried many of the other ones mentioned in this thread though found that I like TM much better.
i play trophy manager and buzzerbeater, though thats basketball. i tried sokker and hattrick, but they just moved too slow for me. i like the 2-4 games a week of the other teams. i also like the division sizes in trophy manager better.
Still playing CM 03/04. Speaking of which, does anyone know how to remove/deactivate a league (i.e., so that its matches are no longer fully simulated)? The game is playing more slowly than I'd like.
You should just go to Game Status screen and put the details of specific competitions to minimal or off. Can't remember exactly.
I help run our own, non web based, but text based. Haven't really ever tried the other managers out though.
I play: http://footstar.org - A very nice game where you control a single player. You train up his skills and watch him grow into a star. There is also a 2D match viewer. I am Shay Robertson (712). Feel free to contact me if you join. http://pmanager.org - Great game made by the same people as Footstar. http://hockeyarena.net - Best hockey game on the internet. Games played every night, lots of good competition. http://sokker.org - Amazing tactical game, and lots of fun to watch your matches. http://hattrick.org - meh.
Wow, I have played most of these games but I miss one of the best games I have played: OnlineFootballManager.co.uk The reason is that it is an original Dutch game that have just launched. Maybe that is the reason so many Dutch coaches travel around the world to do their coahing job In Holland about 200.000 people play it daily! Now they have launched an international version. In www.OnlineFootballManager.co.uk you choose to manage a real team from one of 35 leagues all over the world. All leagues are updated precisely and if you choose to play in Spain, you can become the manager of Barca, Real or any other team. This game is not as 'deep' as FM but the fact that you play against at least 12 other human managers in a real league and a match is played every day (one day is one week in the league) makes it worth to play. The feedback of the results is fabulous. A brilliant newspaper and a scoreboard where you can watch the game minute by minute. Transfers are possible and give an exta dimension. I would say.. dont disappoint yourself and give it a try. We could set up a Bigsoccer league? Anyone?
I play ManagerLeague Here are some aspects of the game... - complex game simulator, contains events so you can change tactics/players in match depending on any trigger you want - team training, individual player training, training camps - staff (coaches caretaker physio scout) - upgradable stadium (70000 seats, youth academy, 2500 vip boxes, shop, restaurant, training facilities, heating, scoureboard, lighting, parking, advertising space) - 2 championship matches/day (from monday to friday) and to training sessions - 250 friendlies per season - 2 custom cups in week-ends - a 17yo player from youth academy every season - a competition like ''Champions League'' called MLCL (managerleague champions league) - soon we hope for a new competition like Europe League - The game graphics it's going to be developed a lot Try it you don't have anything to lose ManagerLeague
I play dugout-online Dugout-Online is a football management game where you take charge of a small and unknown club. Your goal is to bring that club to the top and win the World champions' cup! It won't be easy though, and you'll have to use your management, trading and tactical skills to the best of your ability if you want to stand a chance amongst thousands of other managers from all over the world. The game is actually never-ending, so all the data is passed from the season to the season. If, for example, you win a title in some lower division, your club gets promoted to a higher one, if you win a cup then you'll be defending the title next season and so on. There is senior and youth leagues as well as cups for both teams. Players have talents that defines how good the player can be. The tactical options are way better than any other game i have played. The new engine is a bit complex but it makes the game more fun as the outcome can change due to skills, tactical formation and some randomness.
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