Josef K Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I apologise if this has been mentioned before but does anyone still play Football Manager and is it still addictive. I used too play Championship Manager at first and it was addictive for me, if i was on a bad run i used to say “right I’ll have one more game”. Then it was “I’ll stay on it until i win a match”, time would fly and id think id only been on it an hour but itd been 5hrs my Ex used to check to see if i was still alive. The Ex(we didn’t split up because of the game) used to say “I’d be mumbling In my sleep about the game and the formation i was going to play”. I do have to admit i would’ve sooner stayed in playing the game than having to go out with her family. I think i must’ve stopped playing football manager in the early 2000’s when they brought training training in to the game, i couldn’t be bothered with all that hassle. I was a 25/30yr old armchair Football Manager Fan, or as my lad says “a saddo” but i enjoyed it at the time. I don’t know what FM is like nowadays but i have been tempted to have a look, or even see if there is a football manager podcast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, Josef K said: I apologise if this has been mentioned before but does anyone still play Football Manager and is it still addictive. I used too play Championship Manager at first and it was addictive for me, if i was on a bad run i used to say “right I’ll have one more game”. Then it was “I’ll stay on it until i win a match”, time would fly and id think id only been on it an hour but itd been 5hrs my Ex used to check to see if i was still alive. The Ex(we didn’t split up because of the game) used to say “I’d be mumbling In my sleep about the game and the formation i was going to play”. I do have to admit i would’ve sooner stayed in playing the game than having to go out with her family. I think i must’ve stopped playing football manager in the early 2000’s when they brought training training in to the game, i couldn’t be bothered with all that hassle. I was a 25/30yr old armchair Football Manager Fan, or as my lad says “a saddo” but i enjoyed it at the time. I don’t know what FM is like nowadays but i have been tempted to have a look, or even see if there is a football manager podcast. Yeah I used to love it and it was the same for me the more involved the game became I t wasn’t for me. I have loaded the odd football manager game onto my phone although still good not quite as addictive as they used to be. Now you’ve reminded me I my go and get the latest one and see what it’s like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I used to love playing it and wasted many a hour playing it. Its so addictive. I have purposely not played it for years because I know how it ends up! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Roughyed Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 Used to play it on a quiet night shift.... took Oldham to being the kings of Europe. There may of been some mild cheating involved.... 1 2 With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Decimus Posted February 5, 2022 Share Posted February 5, 2022 (edited) Nothing compared to Ultimate Soccer Manager 98! I did play Championship Manager games, but like so many games nowadays it would take less time to actually manage a top flight club than to play it. On a slightly separate note, does anybody remember the RL Manager game where they included line outs as a statistic? Edited February 5, 2022 by Maximus Decimus A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie RL Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 I enjoyed it back in the day (1990s?). My son put a version on my laptop last year but i found it far too involved and complicated to now enjoy playing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef K Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 Are there any free Football Manager games for iPhones ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef K Posted February 7, 2022 Author Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 05/02/2022 at 23:35, Maximus Decimus said: Nothing compared to Ultimate Soccer Manager 98! I did play Championship Manager games, but like so many games nowadays it would take less time to actually manage a top flight club than to play it. On a slightly separate note, does anybody remember the RL Manager game where they included line outs as a statistic? RL manager, is that the game were you could see players training through the window. You’d receive letters off fans. You could also drink tea with you finger, and play with those ball things on your desk. Then at some point it would freeze ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Decimus Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 6 hours ago, Josef K said: Are there any free Football Manager games for iPhones ?. The Chairman one is quite enjoyable to a point, there's a free version and a cheapish paid one. Takes up your life though A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Decimus Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 6 hours ago, Josef K said: RL manager, is that the game were you could see players training through the window. You’d receive letters off fans. You could also drink tea with you finger, and play with those ball things on your desk. Then at some point it would freeze ?. I'm not sure, IIRC it was called Super League manager and I don't think k was that fancy. I just remember they included lineouts and shockingly unrealistic scores like 57-39. A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 I’ve been a Football Manager game lover right back to the early games on the Spectrum (which were pretty dire). As a commuter I last played a regular one about 5 or 6 years ago on the mobile and took a local non league team all the way to European glory. Don’t think I could play one now due to all the depth involved unless I found myself with a hell of a lot of time to kill! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie RL Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 On 07/02/2022 at 13:02, Gerrumonside ref said: I’ve been a Football Manager game lover right back to the early games on the Spectrum (which were pretty dire). As a commuter I last played a regular one about 5 or 6 years ago on the mobile and took a local non league team all the way to European glory. Don’t think I could play one now due to all the depth involved unless I found myself with a hell of a lot of time to kill! Spot on. Too much depth and time taken now. Life was much simpler with ZX81. Spectrum added some nice to handle complexity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punter Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 07/02/2022 at 06:39, Maximus Decimus said: I'm not sure, IIRC it was called Super League manager and I don't think k was that fancy. I just remember they included lineouts and shockingly unrealistic scores like 57-39. Yes it was called super league manager was on the Amiga. Also was a game called Wembley rugby league which seemed brilliant at the time but now looks terrible haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Decimus Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Punter said: Yes it was called super league manager was on the Amiga. Also was a game called Wembley rugby league which seemed brilliant at the time but now looks terrible haha. Still probably the best RL game I've played! 1 A Widnesian in Ireland blog What is the best system for Super League? An honest appraisal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 13 hours ago, Punter said: Yes it was called super league manager was on the Amiga. Also was a game called Wembley rugby league which seemed brilliant at the time but now looks terrible haha. I had Wembley Rugby League on the Amiga too. I always remember the Wembley logo on the box: https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/details.php?id=1803 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 On 13/02/2022 at 21:34, Charlie RL said: Spot on. Too much depth and time taken now. Life was much simpler with ZX81. Spectrum added some nice to handle complexity. Had Football Manager on cassette and you could break into the code by pausing it and then change the team and player names to ones you actually wanted. I really was a fun and happening child. 1 2 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef K Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 I wonder if they hold a Football Manager / Championship Manager competition. With being clueless about anything technical i wouldn’t know if that was possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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