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Best football manager game (not just fm)

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Seeing the LMA thread come up it got me thinking what my favourite football manager games were. LMA was brilliant as were the late championship managers and early Football managers but the most enjoyable I've ever player was Premier manager 98, now that was a game! 

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17 hours ago, foxfanazer said:

Seeing the LMA thread come up it got me thinking what my favourite football manager games were. LMA was brilliant as were the late championship managers and early Football managers but the most enjoyable I've ever player was Premier manager 98, now that was a game! 

Literally came here to say Premier Manager 98. Remember getting this for £5 when I was about 11 years old and must've spent hours and hours on it. Massimo Crippa for £300k a must, even though he always got crocked. George Weah, Ciro Ferrara, Luc Nilis and basically stacking my team with anyone four stars plus who was cheap. Add £50 to a weekly wage and they'll sign a 10 year extension.

 

I think what I loved most was the speed. You could literally do a season in 20/30 minutes, and whip through two or three seasons in a sitting. I had Premier Manager 2000, but that was glacial in comparison (still enjoyed it!)

 

I even remember going through the painstaking process of a two-player cheat, where you'd strip the best teams of their players, stuff them into your squad and take all their money, making your club rich and full of talent. There was also a random glitch there, because by about 30 seasons in second or third division teams would have about £30m in the bank.

 

 

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3 hours ago, Footballwipe said:

Literally came here to say Premier Manager 98. Remember getting this for £5 when I was about 11 years old and must've spent hours and hours on it. Massimo Crippa for £300k a must, even though he always got crocked. George Weah, Ciro Ferrara, Luc Nilis and basically stacking my team with anyone four stars plus who was cheap. Add £50 to a weekly wage and they'll sign a 10 year extension.

 

I think what I loved most was the speed. You could literally do a season in 20/30 minutes, and whip through two or three seasons in a sitting. I had Premier Manager 2000, but that was glacial in comparison (still enjoyed it!)

 

I even remember going through the painstaking process of a two-player cheat, where you'd strip the best teams of their players, stuff them into your squad and take all their money, making your club rich and full of talent. There was also a random glitch there, because by about 30 seasons in second or third division teams would have about £30m in the bank.

 

 

I loved that you could sweeten the deal by offering a player a house and car lol

 

 

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12 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

I loved that you could sweeten the deal by offering a player a house and car lol

 

 

Oh yes. I genuinely don't know if you lost any £ when you offered a house and car, but the three bed semi and the Ford Escort always went down well.

 

Did you find that some players were just unbuyable? You could offer £25m and Barcelona would say no. Was like a pointless battle making a bid on anyone not on the transfer list!

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Soccer Supremo - a football management game which bucked the trend before and since of using numbers to rate players skill (at least on the surface) and instead had a booklet describing the players in the game. Presumably all the attributes were hidden by the game so you just had a two line description of the player to decide if he was any good or not. 

 

It gave a great deal of immersion and I can still recall the names of players in my team even now!

 

EDIT - found the old manual on line - this is the starting squad you had in the game - ah the memories of Ryan Curran's late winner against Rapid Vienna to win the Cup Winners Cup!

 

 

Tony Bull (TB): an experienced central defender that joined the club as an apprentice and has held a regular place for the last 6 years. Travelled with the Northen Ireland squad to the 1986 World Cup.

Ryan Curran (RC): one of your close season buys to bolster up the mid-field. A natural right sided player who will fight 'til he drops. Four seasons with Chelsea and seven England caps.

Andy Eastham (AE): a promising outside right with a startling turn of speed. Needs to improve his final ball into the box and pick out his colleagues more accurately. Has plenty of time to develop.

Chris Fleming (CF): your regular goalkeeper that joined the club three seasons ago after six years as a 1st team player with Arsenal.

Gary Graham (CG): nicknamed the "galloping ghost" for his nose for chances in and around the six yard box. Needs to develop his skills of holding on the ball while colleagues join him. There's no substitute for experience.

Richard Holmes (RH): another close season signing to bolster last season's suspect defence which may prove embarrasing in the 1st Division. Has played at right back for Leicester and Villa for the past five seasons.

Dean Isaacs (DI): may be your midfield general for the coming season at least. Likes to roam free and sprays the ball around to some effect. However don't expect too much back tackling from him.

Chris Kelly (CK): a nice snatch from the Irish youth team, who has already played at under-21 level at left back for Eire. Still shows his inexperience but has a very promising career.

Mark Leech (ML): last year's captain, directing the team from the central defence. A tall gangling player, very dominating in the aid and leads with the authority bred of experience.

Kevin Meggon (KM): last season's regular reserve keeper who kept 15 clean sheets in 38 matches. Might be a little overawed in the 1st Division yet.

Colin Niven (CN): reserve team captain (your predecessor had a thing about central defenders as captain). Another player who dominates the box in the air, but his judgement is still a little suspect. Will improve.

Barry Peters (BP): a right winger who laid on many a goal last season but is beginning to slow down which may be shown up in the 1st Division. Still has the best ball control in the club however.

Jimmy Ross (JR): a very promising youngster in the mnould of Butch Wilkins in his youth. Prefers his right foot and has a sweet tooth which can split any defence on his day. His day will come more often as he matures.

Martin Talbot (MT): has spent 8 years with the club now and is still the most dependable left fullback on your books. Remarkably quick for a player who is only 5'8" and still recovers as fast as an 18 year old.

Mick Vincent (MV): a tenacious little player who operates from the left side of midfield. Liable to get himself in trouble with the officials and has given many a freekick away outside the box. Needs to calm down a bit.

Kenny West (KW): signed to give you a bit more punch up front. Scored 23 goals for Peterborough last season in his first (and only) season with them after three seasons with Newcastle. Typical "English Centre Forward".

Colin Williams (CW): a hard tackling left-sided midfield player that played 18 games on the troy last season after signing from Sheffield Wednesday. Has 14 caps for Wales but it may be too late to add many more.

Tommy Yates (TY): has scored 215 goals in his 11 season career. Likes to run on to the ball from the left and is clinical in his finishing. Could be an important player for you if he stays clear of injury.

 

 

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Big fan of Ultimate Soccer Manager (USM 2 and 98). They got me into FM, which I found very difficult to get into and understand as a youngster.

 

But there cannot be any doubt - no football management sim game comes close to FM.

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On 26/01/2020 at 20:15, foxfanazer said:

Seeing the LMA thread come up it got me thinking what my favourite football manager games were. LMA was brilliant as were the late championship managers and early Football managers but the most enjoyable I've ever player was Premier manager 98, now that was a game! 

Yeah Premier manager 98 was the best game I ever had when I was a kid. I spent hours & hours on that game. 
 

I remember getting the one the following year and it wasn’t as good. I think you could manage an Italian in that one. 

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Interestingly (well to me), Manager games didnt seem to kick off in Oz. Id be interested to know from any of the younger OZ Foxes if they played and maybe it was just i was too old?

We did have a fantastic "Soccer" game on PS1.. cant remember what it was, but my daughter would play simply by running her player up to the opposition goalkeeper and kicking him in the shins... instant red card lol 

 

 

Edit... now i think about it... it was probably SNES, not PS1  (late 90s?)

 

Edit 2 ... What is the best Android app for dabbling in playing a manager game now?.. one that is relatively easy and intuitive?  Cheers

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1 hour ago, ozleicester said:

Interestingly (well to me), Manager games didnt seem to kick off in Oz. Id be interested to know from any of the younger OZ Foxes if they played and maybe it was just i was too old?

We did have a fantastic "Soccer" game on PS1.. cant remember what it was, but my daughter would play simply by running her player up to the opposition goalkeeper and kicking him in the shins... instant red card lol 

 

 

Edit... now i think about it... it was probably SNES, not PS1  (late 90s?)

 

Edit 2 ... What is the best Android app for dabbling in playing a manager game now?.. one that is relatively easy and intuitive?  Cheers

Football manager handheld is pretty much how championship manager was in the earlier days. Can do a season in a few hours and if, like me, you don't have the patience for the modern FM's it's ideal.

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5 hours ago, ozleicester said:

Interestingly (well to me), Manager games didnt seem to kick off in Oz. Id be interested to know from any of the younger OZ Foxes if they played and maybe it was just i was too old?

We did have a fantastic "Soccer" game on PS1.. cant remember what it was, but my daughter would play simply by running her player up to the opposition goalkeeper and kicking him in the shins... instant red card lol 

 

 

Edit... now i think about it... it was probably SNES, not PS1  (late 90s?)

 

Edit 2 ... What is the best Android app for dabbling in playing a manager game now?.. one that is relatively easy and intuitive?  Cheers

Football Manager Handheld is pretty much the only option on your phone. There are others but they all seem to have in app purchases as a way of improving your team.

 

FMH is not perfect, but it is definitely the best on that format

 

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5 hours ago, deejdeej said:

Football manager handheld 

 

1 hour ago, stripeyfox said:

Football Manager Handheld is pretty much the only option on your phone.

 

Is this Football manager 2020 ?

Nothing comes up in the play store for "handheld"

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5 hours ago, Ashley said:

LMA Manager. 

 

FA Premier League Manager 2000

 

Sir Alex Manager games

 

Loved all of the above, LMA probably the best out the lot though. They seriously need to make it again. Itll sell loads. 

LMA Manager 2003 was my favourite in the series. Always used to sign Neil Wainwright from Darlington for Leicester and he developed into a world class winger :D

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