FOOTBALL MANAGER 10

I know we are all still fighting our way through are own campaigns but the next FM10 will be out soon and I've found it at Zavvi for £17.95 if anyone is considering buying it.

http://www.zavvi.co.uk/games/platforms/pc/football-manager-2010/10053714.html

i thought zavvi had gone bust??

i can't bring myself to buy it else my life/girlfriend and job will all go by the way side while i frantically and tactically try and win the European cup with Town

If you can get it for £18 thats a right bargain. I'm still hooked on FM09 though. Just finished 2039/40 season, I beat Town 6-0 at Blundell Park on the penultimate day of the season to a) win the title for my Newcastle team and b) relegate Town from the Premiership (they've been there for 15 seasons since I got them promoted back in the early 2020's.)

Quoted from dangtfc1

Just finished 2039/40 season

Wow. Thats a hell of a lot of seasons gones by.

Not sure I should buy it or not. I've had previous versions 09 and 08 and only seem to do about 2-3 seasons and the novelty wears of. What features has this years got?

I have recently just bought Championship Manager 2010 for a whopping £2.51 as per a promotional off by them.

Bargain.

However, i won't lie to you. Football Manager beats it hands down.

im currently downloading Champ man for £2.51, but have just pre ordered FM2010, (do they bill you when the game comes out or straight away)

Quoted from topuphere666

im currently downloading Champ man for £2.51, but have just pre ordered FM2010, (do they bill you when the game comes out or straight away)

for £2.51? how?

Quoted from kamakazebear

for £2.51? how?

Before it was released on the 11th, you could go to the web site and pre-order a downloadable copy for 2.51, a bit like radiohead did with a recent album,
then you got an email giving the link to download a copy of the game

Torrents.....cough cough.

Is the new champ manager any good?

No, in truth

well that puts to bed that one then

lol, i think it was 2.51 for a reason, your better off waiting for FM2010, i preordered it with the link above

My big bro works at Game so i will be staff discounting it

I havent played a Football Manager Game since the days of this:  [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Soccer_Manager]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Soccer_Manager[/url]

I had the 98 version of Ultimate Soccer Manager was ace loved it - looks abit like the Connoco Stadium lol.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/USM98_screenshot.jpg[/img]

Quoted from 470

I havent played a Football Manager Game since the days of this:  [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Soccer_Manager]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Soccer_Manager[/url]

I had the 98 version of Ultimate Soccer Manager was ace loved it - looks abit like the Connoco Stadium lol.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/USM98_screenshot.jpg[/img]

I had that game  - it was my first

I've got Ultimate Soccer Manager layin around somewhere, what a great game.

Premier Manager for the Sega Mega Drive was the first manager game i played. Loved it at the time.

I seem to remember you could only start with a (then) division 3 team, (now league 2).

Quoted from 470

I havent played a Football Manager Game since the days of this:  [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Soccer_Manager]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Soccer_Manager[/url]

I had the 98 version of Ultimate Soccer Manager was ace loved it - looks abit like the Connoco Stadium lol.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/USM98_screenshot.jpg[/img]

Bloody loved that game was so easy to get Town in the Premier League on it too, McManaman, Gazza and Anderton all playing for mine at one point.  

Quoted from Green27

Bloody loved that game was so easy to get Town in the Premier League on it too, McManaman, Gazza and Anderton all playing for mine at one point.  

It was such a realistic game

To be fair, no management game is that realistic. I'm the manager of Gainsborough and its 2017 on my game and my strike force is Billy Sharp and Yakubu .

I dont think ill be getting the next FM 2010, Ive bought the series since 2006, and bar a few major improvements and new features the game has become a bit stale, but Im more the fantasy man where managers get to manage the stadium facilities and such, which is why I prefered Premier Manager as it gave you all control, less realistic but more fun.

I'm excited about the new game, the revised tactics (similar to that used in FM Live) will vastly improve the game imo. It's still by far and away the best footie management sim out there and I don't think I've ever known a game that can keep me so engaged for so long (currently in 2040/41 season, addictedness rating is "Congratulations from everyone at Sports Interactive. We never thought you'd make it this far".  

Quoted from 470

I havent played a Football Manager Game since the days of this:  [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Soccer_Manager]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Soccer_Manager[/url]

I had the 98 version of Ultimate Soccer Manager was ace loved it - looks abit like the Connoco Stadium lol.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/USM98_screenshot.jpg[/img]

this game was absolutely awesome!

you could do anything lol, and they had a glitch on it where u could buy every player for free if they had just been transferred lol

happy days and good times

Has anyone had the problem with any of the football manager games where you get to far into it and the next time you go on it your save has gone and it has no history of it ? happened to me on 06 07 08 and 09 i got into season 2015/2016 on the 06 game

Just downloaded the demo of it this morning, and I'm not really that excited about it to be honest... Just for a laugh I might apply for the GTFC job and see whether I can get an interview based on previous experience on Football Manager, in getting Grimsby to the Champions League final.

This is the guy that started it all; Kevin Toms - he wrote the original Football Manager game in 1982 and set things on their way. I wasted many a day back then playing this.

[img]http://kevintoms.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/kevnomonitors.jpg?w=225&h=137[/img]

You can even play the original 1982 version of the game in your browser:

[url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekplay.cgi?title=Football+Manager&pub=Addictive+Games+Ltd&year=1982&id=0001823&game=/games/f/FootballManager.tzx.zip&emu=3&aspect=3[/url]

Now that brings back memories.....!!! Also had a Game called "The Boss"..think it was on the Commodore 16 but could have been on my Atari 800xl

Fm2010 demo is now available at footballmanager.co.uk. Worth a try,a lot better than fm09 imo

Quoted from MaccaBilk

This is the guy that started it all; Kevin Toms - he wrote the original Football Manager game in 1982 and set things on their way. I wasted many a day back then playing this.

[img]http://kevintoms.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/kevnomonitors.jpg?w=225&h=137[/img]

Obama gets the nobel peace prize for nowt but promises. Mr Toms delivers this and gets intercourse all. Something is wrong there.

got it fo the iphone to pass journeys. Currently 7th with Town.

Anybody suggest any good coaches and behind. manager for town? Also midfield players would be nice as well.

And any decent facepacks kicking about?

Somehow managed to finish 4th in my first season with town playing hoofball. Conlon as the target man and Akpro playing off him was stupidly effective. Conlon finished League Two top scorer with 28 goals and Akpro finished with 18 goals and 11 assists. History then decided to repeat itself and I lost in the play-offs to Cheltenham

I sold Bennet, and got Weir a sunderland reserve as centre half on loan, and managed to get Kandol from Leeds, im only in November and struggling like mad! im 22nd!! only won 2 games all season!

Im 11 games in and have won three matches, why is this game so realistic?!?!  

Quoted from dangtfc1

If you can get it for £18 thats a right bargain. I'm still hooked on FM09 though. Just finished 2039/40 season, I beat Town 6-0 at Blundell Park on the penultimate day of the season to a) win the title for my Newcastle team and b) relegate Town from the Premiership (they've been there for 15 seasons since I got them promoted back in the early 2020's.)

I got to the 2010-2011 season and gave up through boredom  

Quoted from DocDock

Anybody suggest any good coaches and behind. manager for town? Also midfield players would be nice as well.

And any decent facepacks kicking about?

Danny whitikar at port vale = Great attacking mid

I have so far played 8 lost 6 won 1 (against GY reserves) and drew 1 against Crewe who scored in the last flipping minute!

am i the only one to get town promoted? lol

Leon Best and Ben May are great buys, also Ferreira ex-chelsea youth right winger, great signing for me

currently second season and 14th in league one

I havent had chaance to playit yet .. . any good?

Quoted from Wrawby_Mariner

I havent had chaance to playit yet .. . any good?

very

i have also purhased a new laptop to play it on!

Early in my second season and top of league one. Very little money. Just rejected 650k, all up front from Notts County as John wound only give me 10 percent of the cash to spend. Too easy in my opinion.

Quoted from 75

Early in my second season and top of league one. Very little money. Just rejected 650k, all up front from Notts County as John wound only give me 10 percent of the cash to spend. Too easy in my opinion.

Agreed, just been promoted to league 1 without having purchased anyone! Mr Fenty, I'm your man!

Willy Topp and Vincent Pericard hit 35 each in my first season. Finished fourth, but beat Rochdale in the play off final.

Currently top of League One, and unbeaten, after 11 games.

I was ace at '09 but im in my first season and im stuggling. I will have to make a push next season, oh and barry Conlon is excrement on my game.  

sign mettomo and bridges then

I give up!

Quoted from Lord Sommet

I give up!

Well thats a waste of 30 quid  

First think I did is rid myself of Danny Boshell and Jamie Clarke. I replaced them with proper footballers. That would be a good start for any real life GTFC manager.

Any other tips? Have invested in this time stealer to help ease my sofa ridden existence until leg works again. Struggling a bit with it, 16th at crimbo in season one.

i got rid of Stein and got Chris Casper in as manager

reduce wage bill by ridding yourself of

Heywood
Jarman
Conlon
Bosh
Clarke
to name a few

I then signed

Willy Topp
M. Bridges
Mettomo
Bopp on free transfers and Lewis Young on loan from Watford

Quoted from Wrawby_Mariner

Well thats a waste of 30 quid  

Give it a few days ill be back on it

I think this one far more difficukt than the last

I struggled on fm09 ... People i know started at teams like Man UTD offered town stupid money for excrement players then moved to town and had £5m in the bank. To me thats boring, i just played it straight off with no extra cash or f-ck all. Will do the same with this 1 when i download it

Quoted from Wrawby_Mariner

i got rid of Stein and got Chris Casper in as manager

Aren't YOU supposed to be the manager????

Quoted from BIGChris

Aren't YOU supposed to be the manager????

he's just the coach BC

I meant assistant .....................and thats 4000

I thought this was a non football area?

PC ganes arent football

its a management simulation

Quoted from Wrawby_Mariner

PC ganes arent football

its a management simulation

Did you type that with your gloves on?

i never look what im doing in fairness

Can you use the key code on more than 1 PC ?

Quoted from lukeo

Can you use the key code on more than 1 PC ?

When you install the game, disconnect your internet and you won't have to enter a key. This works on whatever "version" of the game you have.

I was going to sell it on now I've installed it on my PC  

Quoted from lukeo

I was going to sell it on now I've installed it on my PC  

You will need the DVD inserted to start the game unless you get a crack from gamecopyworld but I would not condone that sort of thing. That or you could mount the image via Daemon tools or similar. (hyperthetically of course).

you can use it on 3 pc's

So, is FM10 better than FM09?

Errrr yh

Been on it once or twice, not a big football manager fan if i am honest and think they're both average  

If anyone else here is playing Football Manager 2010, don't sign robert enke. He never moves off the line and his one-on-ones are awful.

Bad taste wrawby.

Give me some names to sign for town pre season please ... I'm excrement at this game  

Lewis Young - loan from Watford

he failed his medical ... I've brought in 1 centre back, left back, left winger (3 month loan) 2 centre midfielders (1 season loan) and 2 strikers  

Alou Cisse

Prijovic from Derby. 27 league goals by Feb in my first season

Started a new game as Grimsby on it - have to say I really don't like the new layout but hopefully I'll get used to it after a few hours gaming.

Got shut of Hegarty (Northampton on a free) and I'm trying to offload Northy and Heywood. Nobody is biting though.

Brought in Lewis Young and Aleksandar Prijovic on loan (Prijovic at your recommendation, Chris!), Matt Watson from Carolina Railhawks (to replace Boshell as tough centre mid) and Sean Doherty on a free (tricky left winger).

Hoping to sign Willy Topp as well and then I'll be sorted for the season. Expectations are low so the only way is up!

took over sheff utd, 3 days later i declared interest in the wednesday job

needless to say i didn't last long...

I started a game with Grimsby, I'm about 11th mid-november but ridiculously inconsistent

Signed:
Riccy Scimeca (cardiff)
Maxime Chanot (free)
Eric Lichaj (Villa loan)
Ibrahima Thiam (quality player- free)
Jeremy Helan (man city loan)
Ibrahim Sissoko (free)
Julio Eduardo Santa Cruz (blackburn loan, my top scorer with 11 goals)
Tristan Plummer (bristol city- loan)
Donal McDermott (man city loan)

Only got rid of Stockdale I think, nobody else will sign my crap like Hegarty, Heywood, Clarke, Boshell, Jarman, Forbes etc. I'll make a concerted effort to get them out in Jan  

I have signed Christian Gyan, Ibrahim Sissoko for my centre mid, Willy Topp upfront and then in Januray signed Gareth Ainsworth to play right wing. Only got rid of Heywood and Proudlock.

Making a small profit of about 50k a month atm.

I am 2nd in the league, 2 points behing Notts County with 16 games to play. 8 points clear of Bury in 3rd though.

Promoted in my first season in the play offs after a thriller against rotherham. Went 3-2 down with 2 minutes of extra time left but turned it around to win 4-3 with the winner coming from Ryan Bennett.

Fenty then sold Bennett for £600k in the summer. Currently 7th in League One after about 10 games.

Sold Clarke, North, Boshell Jarman & Heywood early on and only have Stockdale and Widdowson as regular starters from current squad although Sweeney is on the bench as is Akpro

Quoted from BIGChris

Promoted in my first season in the play offs after a thriller against rotherham. Went 3-2 down with 2 minutes of extra time left but turned it around to win 4-3 with the winner coming from Ryan Bennett.

Fenty then sold Bennett for £600k in the summer. Currently 7th in League One after about 10 games.

Sold Clarke, North, Boshell Jarman & Heywood early on and only have Stockdale and Widdowson as regular starters from current squad although Sweeney is on the bench as is Akpro

I bet Neil wishes it was as easy as that.

I downloaded the demo and was doing pretty well up until the demo ran out.

Can anybody tell me if I can continue the saved game on the demo when I have installed the actual game I've just bought.

BTW got it for £17 on play.com. Think it is a promotion only for today.

I dont know about continuing the save game or not but I think Play.com has been selling the game at 17.50 from the start.

May be wrong.

I'm selling 2009 and 2010 if anyone is tempted to buy either of them, £5 for 09 £15 for 2010