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I dont think i've seen a thread on this yet.. So .. Has anybody downloaded the demo yet ..?  :D

Yes. I'm still not very good.

i have but i dont wanna over play it, its quite tidy

Im going pretty well on it so far I signed febian brandy on loan and he's banging in the goals

I've also signed brandy on loan. Very good player. Top at the end of the demo.

Match engine is much better and I like the way players, especially the keeper, react.

Yeh Mate ! Its much better this year . . . I didnt want the demo to end i was going so well :( For some reason ben huthinson is actually good on it ..  :eek: seems much easier than 2009 too ..

once u buy the game friday u can continue your demo game on as a full game, although they will prob have a patch to download aswell friday with more update like the tope loan etc

Is it worth getting yet or is it full of bugs as usual?

Seems good from the demo.

Would you want tope on loan?

it'll taken them 3months to sort the bug-ridden piece of shit out.

What sort of bugs are people finding?

a similar one to last year is that after 2 or 3 games 50% of my squad are injured

really?? Not happened to me.

I'm top at the end of my demo.

I have found no bugs at all, got few injuries as well, no more than we actually have in real life anyway!

F Brandy refuses to come to me on loan, even for 1 month!

Hutchinson has bagged 14 goals in the first 10 games and is way better than his level!

Playing against the Glenn Hoddle academy was a total waste of time!

I'm going to leave it a couple of months before I invest, let them sort all the teething problems out.

Do they have the BSP in the game?

did we beat you 1-0 the last time our teams met?

If my memory serves me well...  :sherlock: ..yes, yes you did. Unfortunately I did not attend that game. Whenever I attended previous games (home and away) we always seemed to win them, with the odd draw thrown in for good measure  :)

Just about to play this for the first time, can't wait!

didn't see you as the FM loving type nick :P. for swindon I sent Revell and Hutchinson packing and signed Willy Topp on a free as he was uncontracted. Also John Sutton from Motherwell for £40,000 he's a steal. Nathan Tyson is also a great loan signing from Forest and he scored 4 goals in my 7-2 win over Southampton which was crazy. Between these guys in my first 5 games theyv scored 12 goals.

First impressions, it's the easiest it's been to navigate since 01/02, and i really like it

dip in and out of it. I prefer actually playing on the xbox or summat, but kills a few hours.

Not sure about the layout yet, i'm sure i'll get used to it in the next 12 hours :D

Running the demo for the second time, tinkering with tactics and doing OK.

This time Febian Brandy signed for me on loan! also signed Javan Vidal on loan at RB from Man City, hes classy!

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Got Neil Mellor for £35k and Timlin. He scored 4 on his league debut. Get in.

I had Mellor in my first game, cost me £85k though so I had to sell a few before I got him, but he had scored 25 by January 1st so well worth the gamble.

i bought this from zavvi and got an email saying it could take 10 working days for the game to reach me due to the royal fucking mail (my embelishment, not theirs)

i feel naked and alone

Tip for anyone... buy Marlon Harewood. As FM would have you know, he's capable of playing up front alone against my defensively solid Man City team and score 4 in one game, including a 94th minute winner. I hate this fucking game.

Just managed to snap up the last copy at my local supermarket! Looking foward to a few lost hours tonight!

Honeymoon period well and truly over then Dan!  :-)

I bought it, but worried my computer my not be up to standards.

That finished as soon as she got pregnant mate! :)

I've just obtained myself a copy. Impressed with it so far.

I can't find the data editor? I wanted to edit a few things before I started a new game.

First season came 2nd. Paynter got 22 goals in 27 games, Brandy got 19, in 21.

Scott Cuthbert player of the season.

I went out and bought it last night. First impressions, I like the tactics creation/editing. Still trying to get used to the layout.

Only done my pre season so far but I've signed some decent players. I'm hoping my combination of Mellor and Mifsud up front will do the business.

i love fitton, you ask for more money and between £350k and £450k is made available into your budget

Hi Sie......havnt ever down loaded Champ manager on a pc....any tips,ime getting the game soon but dont want to bugger my lappy up.....is it fairly stable?

My tip is don't bother with Champ Manager and get Football Manager.

As long as your laptop isn't archaic it'll play no problems. Just make sure you save regularly, I've had issues from time to time with the game getting corrupt (in all versions) and if you haven't saved for a few games it can be a bit painful.

Say goodbye to any life you may have had.

Cheers.

Yep I have just done this. Now all I need is a decent left back and a playmaking central midfielder and my squad is very very strong.

Neil Mellor is definetly worth a purchase. 5 goals in 3 games and top scorer of league one.

which players would you recommend to sign for Swindon?

im getting it this morning and want to know which are the best players to sign!

Olivier Bernard - Left Back free
Takura Mtandari - Wing back free
Neil Mellor if you can get him.....in my proper game (not the demo) they want £900k for him!
Gionatha Spinesi - a 31 year old Italian Striker on a free....very good.
Willy Topp -  A 23 yo Chilean Striker, hes not bad but doesnt get much better from what I have seen.
Javan Vidal - LB on loan from Man City
David Noble - MD when hes over his injury problem
Lucien Mettomo - 32 yo Cameroon CB
Izzy Iriekpen - 27 yo CB

Theres a couple to go on with that I have signed for Swindon and have done well.

Oh and for Si

Ronnie Wallwork isnt a bad playmaker along with Olivier Bernard at LB both on frees.

i tried to sign mellor then withdrew the bid, then he goes from being transfer listed at £90k gets back into the first team and they value him at over £1mill

damn irvine!

I've already finished my summer signings and the window is now closed. I think I have some decent depth to the squad too.

a question re training regimes...

does everyone use the general training jobber or do you create your own or resource some proven one's off the net?

I've kept it on default for now. I thought I would get past the transfer window and think about it then. Maybe.

i got mellor for 60k + 25% of next sale

I use standard training regimes but havent dabbled in that yet been worrying more on tactics.

I get a fair few injuries over the season so I think my training is wrong on fitness as most are injuries in training not in games.

I don't know why but Mellor in all my games costs £900k+ hes never on the transfer list like he is in the demo. Shame cos hes not bad.

if theres one thing i cant be arsed with is traning regimes so i will either a: not bother, or b: download some from the sigames forum.

Got it today off pirate bay for free, well worth it! :D

Jay Emannuel-Thomas isn't bad in the centre of the park, on loan from arsenal. Brandy and Mellor (20k and Timlin) are unstoppable up top, and Akinde from Bristol City is also a good loan signing.. Signed Godwin Antwi on a free and Thomas Butler from Swansea as well following the sale of Macca to Notts County , second in league one after 10 games, and have won 7 on the spin.

Perrier-Doumbe is a good right back, you get him for nothing.

I've currently won all my 12 league games, beat Southampton in the paint pot trophy, though I did lose to Bristol City in the league cup.

I'm loving the tactics, the more descriptive roles are far easier to understand than stupid sliders.

Someone should make a mod which automatically searches the internet for the best tactics, training and players to sign and then does it for you. Save on clicking.

http://www.truefootballmanager.com/2009/10/football-manager-2010-wonderkids-and.html

he's my first choice right back and have splashed 40k on eckersley to play left back

sadly hutchinson (who loves goals) and revell's loans have just ended so i've got billy and erm seb broomfield and the under 18's to choose from up top!

press the panic buy button!!!

I alternate between Kennedy and Quinton Fortune :D

Did you not think to get any strikers in then Wilson Bennett? Who said this game wasn't realistic?

Get fabian Brandy on loan. You will not be let down.

i did but i kept aiming too high and some of the premiership young uns don't fancy wiltshire in january it would appear. i've got ashley barnes from plymuff but shirtliff likes him only a bit more than jp (and his two star rating)

I finally dropped my first points, a 3-3 draw away to Norwich. I'm still very pleased with how I'm doing, 43 points from 15 games.

I'm going to find a tough tackling midfielder in the January transfer window. Douglas and Easton aren't really good enough in my opinion.

Is this likely to run on my nearly 4 year old laptop (if I ever get it working again)

The last FM I bought was 06. The last demo I downloaded was 09 and everything apart from the 3D match engine worked.

fm10 is a lot more friendly when it comes to hogging memory, much smoother, so you shuold be ok.

Probably the same thing again Dave.

Might get it then but need the laptop fixed first!

Any other time of any other year and I would have just bought a new one.

I started a new game and signed Mellor, Brandy, Matt Holland and Seyfo Soley. Backed up my save game when I installed W7, but didn't back up the database so can't use my save game :(

 ditto, started a game at work today and put the save on a mem stick, didint realise you needed the database also.

Try and sign leon Knight for Swindon and see what your assistant managers advice says :D

If it doesnt say 'he's a cunt' I'll be dissapointed.

shirtlif told me to take kasal off the transfer list as he still had a future at the club aparently

I sold Casal to Salisbury :)

No-one wanted him on any of my games, I also freed Easton, Aljofree, Peacock and Marshall fairly soon after starting.

i would say we're kindred spirits but i think we're just sane :)

I am not sure if there is anyone that plays FM2010 with Swindon that hasnt removed Casal from the club at least!

that's the best start,then marshall, then peacs then aljofree...whilst easton stagnates in the reserves

Exactly my process before I got rid of them! freeing up several grand a week in wages between them.

Ah fuck, I wish I'd seen that earlier.

Just found a Bulgarian right back called Ivan Bandalovski. He's ace and an absolute steal at £9k.

I just bought him on your advice Sam, cost me £40k and £2,700 a week so I hope hes worth it ;D

Do you reckon if I setup the same database (new game) on another machine could I load a saved game from another with the same database setup?

I don't really fancy bringing my desktop to Cardiff but I may have to.

I can see no reason why it wont work Si, it all works off the same database in the actual game itself.

It wont take long I wouldnt have thought as starting a new game is way way faster in FM2010, a new game takes me about 1 minute to start even with 2 leagues and a large database.

it should work, i used to play the same saved game on my laptop and PC just by saving the saved game.

if you have the same database on both machines it should work

im struggling with the data editor, ive made some changes in it just for a laugh but how do i save it as a new database, im struggling to find which directory the DB are held in.

payed a bit more than 9k but he looks handy, only 2 game sin and have beat gills 4-1 and dongs 3-1.
Got in a few transfers
Ivan Bandalovski 35k
Rohan Ricketts AM LRC  (free)
Tomasz Kupisz AM RC (loan from wigan)
Luka Senicanin FC (free) (18yr old serb, stats are great)
Jean Joel Perrier Doumbe (free)

got rid of the usual suspects aswell.

Just secured the League 1 title, I was quite a bit ahead and couldn't be bothered with the last 12 games so I went on holiday. Lost quite a few matches but still comfortably won the title :)

Think I will give myself a break from the game for a week now.

I've been doing a newcastle game at work, just finished 3rd season and broke into the top 4.

Got Jo for 5m and has on 2 consecutive seasons scored 50+ goals in all comps.
Also Hugo Almeida has done wonders for me infront of goal.

i won league 1 and then got promoted to the premiership, i've got michael owen and am currently 6th and still in the cups!

I can't find any kind of consistency.

I'm finding the ccc really difficult. Win one, lose three. Same team, same formation. Getting loads of injuries aswell.

I have Brandy and Nimely-Tchuimeni up front in my swindon team and they are awsome!

well finally started playing this and i'm only 10 mins into it and this happens.

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So wrong, but as DMR said in another thread recently - fucking soapy tit wank!

That is funny!

i find it offensive

Fuck off tans.

Reminds me of that journey up to worldnet

Ease up on the training schedules if you can, to avoid injuries.

Try and play a bit tighter. Use man marking if you can and play a bit more boring and keep possession more. If you can scrape a run of draws team morale will go up and you should get better results. That's what happened with my team. I was rooted in the relegation zone until I did this.

started a game a notts county, im in the jan transfer window and heres whos ive brought in so far, safe to say, im pretty safe sitting at the top of league 2.
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you'll notice some familiar faces. :-)

Willy Topp. Tee-hee

I signed a player just because he is called pitbull

waldo ponce

For giggles, I've reinstalled CM 01/02 and am playing it to see how dated it feels now, it was amazing at the time.

I've just signed a young CB from Celtic, looks quite promising, called Jon-Paul McGovern. I wonder what hapenned to him.

Just installed this and played pre-season. Unbeaten so far only added loanees so far, Tom Soares, Church from Reading and Akpo Sodje up front. Looks like it is going to be Church and Paynter up front for the season, they seem to be working well together. JPM is a goal machine as well!

I kept Swindon up in the CCC, finished 15th but from about 10th downwards there was only 5 points in it.

Emmanuel Sarki has been immense on the right wing, sign him if you can. John Ruddy is a useful keeper and young, but it appears he wants to leave. I've slapped a £5m price tag on him in the hope someone is stupid enough to pay it.

I also somehow managed to get Jonathan Dos Santos who isn't the best stat wise, but seems to play well as an attacking central midfielder. He seems to be improving even with my crap coaches and standard training schedule.

I was going to do some work today but I think I might spend all day playing FM again.

playing as notts county is great fun., my squad at the moment is one that can easily compete in the championship (im in league 1 atm)
I'll get some screenies when ive finished the season, but i have cuthbert and morrison as my CB's Beckford and Jutkiewicz as by strikers

I absolutely dicked League One but Championship isn't so easy.

im ripping league 1 to shreds With only leeds ahead of me, the gap beween 2nd and 3 is 15 points, and the gap between me an leeds is a mere 2points. I'll be happy with 2nd place.

Came 2nd in League one in the end. heres my wheeling and dealing in the summer transfer window before i start in the championship
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[url width=900 height=719]http://i857.photobucket.com/albums/ab131/djchubbs_2009/squad.jpg[/url]
and my first game in the championship
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Your budget sickens me.

it is nice!!! supprisingly i am keeping quite a tight ship, all expenditures under control.
I feared this may happen, but im struggling in the championship so far won my first 3 games, then drew 2 now its win 1 loose 3. lost 5 on the bounce now,

Try toning down the mentality of the team. Go defensive away from home and standard at home. Maybe until you start winning a few.

In the championsip , struggling a little bit. Any tips?  :(

Sack the manager.

Bastard Fitton sold him for a snip at £700k. Wanker.

I am in October and in 4th. Tom Soares signed on loan from Stoke and was immense but now the loan has finished and he won't return. So I've signed Jones, an 18 year old Midfielder from Man U who is decent. Have sold Easton to Barnet for 18k and Peacock to York for 20k.

On a seperate note, I have just ordered a Macbook Pro, will this game run ok on a Mac and will I be able to play online with it?

Just downloaded a database from the FM base webstie so that i can play down to the tenth tier of english football . Started a game With Swindon S

MAC system requirements:

Intel processor, OS X 10.5, Nvidia Geforce 7300 GT/ATI X1600Radeon, 1GB RAM, 2 GB Hard drive space

should be ok then. Cheers.

Linkage please.

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=1117

There you go !  :D

You will be impressed real player names, kits ect ..

Just started a game with Aldermaston in the Wessex league Div 1

Value 30k. Stadium capacity 500 :)

Might be a while before I am dominating Europe.

How are you getting on red , im doing great with marine . Signed Matt Hewlet and Jon Stevenson !

I think i might build a team of swindon rejects ...

That has the makings of a truly shit team.

got bored of notts county, currently on the look out for a new job

Yes but I am marine , and i signed matt hewlett purley on merit  :D

[url width=800 height=600]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jamiethon/1234.jpg[/url]

Absolutely MASSIVE!!!!

I love this patch, it gives the game even more longevity!

I am manager of Chard Town and running away with the Western D1 league after a few shrewd signings!

What an awesome patch, might have to buy the game to play that.

18 season tickets :D

where do you put the DB?

my documents/sports interactive/fm2010/editor data. Or something like that.

When I try and download the patch I just get a message saying I've exceeded my daily download amount?!

Can someone upload it please?

just sign up, takes 2 secs

http://download880.filefront.com/nyywln350mmg/14851703/England-to-Level10_Super-Bladesman_Build+041.zip

Nice one BR :)

started a game on the demo as lillestrøm, i like the new layout. takes a little getting used to but feels much better. i just need the snow to melt so i can go buy the full game. it's £10 more expensive via steam and it won't work on mac anyway

I think i know the answer, but will that patch work on fm08?

cant get this to work, extraced into editor data but nothing appears

You might need to remove the stuff that is already in that folder.

ive sorted it

No.

Get v2010 Dave, it's so much better

I've started a game as purton....ohh arh.

Nowt wrong with Purton.

was gonna try bassett but gone for SSM

Except it's full of inbred hicks and it's got the Royal George

The patch is great and all that .. but when i wnt to take over as poole manager i was saddened to see their was no charlie austin  :cry:

On mine it has Charlie Austin, hes in the reserves but not very good.

really.. oh he must be on there somewhere !!  ???

i got bored, my lap tops not good enought to run it smoothly

My Laptops not good enough :(

This is great.

The transfer window never closes, players cost nothing and have no salary and so I just keep getting as many players as I want.

Squad management..... fuck that.

nor mine. well, i could play with one active league and a small database but that'd suck...

Hey SI , who did you sign in your first season in the championship cus i think im gonna go down  :( :eek:

Try Simon Poulsen, danish left iwnger who is shit hot...Thomas Peckhart and a spanish CB called pichu atienza. Im in my first season in the Champ and currently just outside the play-offs

is there a way of asking a player to accept second nationality? i've got a player who "sees no benefit" in taking norwegian nationality despite the fact it would be clearly useful to me

thank's for that ... outside the play off's in your first season how did you manage that?  :eek:

My better signings as follows:

GK - John Ruddy
RM- Emmanuel Sarki
FC - Claudio Pitbull

Manuel Coppola needed some time but grew into the defensive central midfielder role I played him in and clubs are sniffing around him now, so may be another good option.

All were free transfers.

Thanks for that SI , didnt manage to sign any of them though .. Got amr zaki at the start of these season. He's been total wank and now he's thrown his toys out of the pram and is leaving on a free to austria wien at the end of the season. Cunt although the midfeild paring of Nicky butt and jonathan dogulas seems to be florishing. At least im out of the relegation zone now ! and above bristol c  :nod:  :D

hello tef

i've downloaded the latest patch for 2010 but i simply can't work out how to get it to update

please help me

Do you not haver steam installed?

It does updates for you

did you download the executable? if you did you just open it up and hit update (make sure FM is closed down)

I'm hovering around the play off areas in January. Fitton has just accepted a 650k bid for Cuthbert on my behalf. Stupid Fitton.

What patch? What update? What does it do?

Signed Gary Alexander for 10k. Scored and grabbed an assist in the first half of his debut. Signed Hutch for the season and Swindon are now his favourite club!

Now Fitton has sold O'Brien from under my nose for 1.3 million. I probably would have accepted but it would have been nice to be given the option.

Managed to stay up on a dramatic last day on wich i ended with a thrilling 1-1 draw with bristol c wich ultimatley secured my saftey .. pondering who to sign now.  :nod:

I have started 2 brand new games, one as Chard and one as Supermarine and Charlie is not to be seen in either of the games.

On Mine he is on loan at AFC Wimbledon from Swindon.

Here..,

makes things better

nope, it was a weird non executable file

i'll try again until i find the exe one

try the PC link here

http://www.footballmanager.com/index.php?p=patches

i think this must be the bargain signing to end all bargain signings :)

[url width=900 height=693]http://jpwalsh.www.idnet.com/berge120.png[/url]

bennett, use the torrent download, i found the same problem with the mediafire/fileshare one.

both pc downloads give me some form of crazy file to download, nowt exe about them

i will do seb, unless you want to look for me? :)

Is it an .XML file?

If anybody has problems with this download PM me with your email address and I can send you it.

Its a small zip file about 358k but expands to 16mb.

Are you talking about patch 10.2? The exe is available here :

http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=176713

theres a torrent link direct from the sigames page bennett
http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=176713
click the link titled PC 10.2 Torrent Link (Boxed)

Am I the only one who can't stand managing Swindon Town?  For some reason it doesn't feel right, especially once I start signing new players etc...  Having difficulty finding a game I can get into, just starting out with Bradford.  Febian Brandy is an awesome loan signing, probably cut it in any league up to League One...  his pace gives me the horn.

I've signed Jason Lee for my inbreds...he's 38 now.

i'm conceding a lot of late goals, anyone got some tips on how to prevent this?

get in some players (nb defenders) with higher concentration

improve stamina via training

minimise creativity of defence and CM's, play narrow, adjust mentality

maybe sacrifice a striker for a def/mid if you're in the lead, though probably only wise if you have a striker who can hold the ball up

i find not going too defensive helps also, can be counterproductive to sit deep and only defend

Just won promotion with my purton side. Upto level 9 now.

Jason Lee left, signed Big Trevor Benjamin. He really his shit. Didn't score once in 9 games! My other striker Vasilev, on season long loan from reading, got 23 in 25.

marcos aurelio is a goal machine. signed him on a free at the start of my second season and has scored more than a goal a game over two seasons now. around £4k p/w wages.

Just won promotion to the prem via the play-off's ! In my 4th season now .. ! YOU REDS P.S Guillermo Molins is a god

Has anyone else managed to take town to the prem yet ?  8)

Well Chuffed/ FM2010 Wouldnt work on my computer, thought it was cuz the graphics card was shit, Got someone to look at it and got just needed a direct x updgrade from Microsoft which came out in August. This stpped me using FM2009 as well so been stuck with 2008. Got 2010 to work now so will play the demo and buy it at the end of the week. Get in!

I'm not sure that I like this one, it doesn't feel right for some reason. I might even go back to my FM2009 game.

I just can't stop playing 2006 (as i always tell everyone). I'm only in 2017, but i wonder what happens when you get to 70 or so? Do you die eventually? Do you get forced to retire a a certain age? I want to find out when i have the time to play it.

this is probably the best regen i've found in any of the games

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Dunno

I got to 2028 then my laptop fucked up and wont play 06 anymore.

I once played CM01/02 to the end. You get to the year 2052 and the continue button just blanks out and thats it.

yup, although i cheated, i went into editor and game andrew fitton sugar daddy status, inturn he gave me 2.5mill to spend in my first season

Are many people playing as lowly non league teams? I'm currently Wootton Bassett, won the league and the Wiltshire cup in my first season, then went on a 6 game winning run in the division above (Hellenic Premier?), but now cannot win for shit! My team/tactics have completely gone to pot, despite over running teams during my unbeaten run. Surely it's not a case of completely changin my tactics?
Anyway, i found a few gems (Non league standard atm, but they're youngen's). If you're struggling for players, then search for the likes of Marvin Williams, Richard Doughety, Peter Rapson, Jefferey Imunia, Preston Edwards, Richard Gunn and Serge Mokofo. They all came from Blue Square Prem/South/North sides, so they should be about.

Anyone think i can beat the drop ?  :cry: Table looks like this ..

C Palace - 36
W Ham - 36
___________
Wigan - 33
Swindon - 30
Derby - 13

Four games left against Crystal Palace , Arsenal , Chelsea , Man U

Im doomed :'(

Doomed you are indeed!

Beat Crystal palace , then stole a shcok 1-0 win against chelsea ..  :eek: a glimmer of hope yet ?

Save and Reload!

Just got hammered by arsenal , but crystal palace have lost three on the trot and have chelski away on the last game of the season i think it's safe to say i dont have to cheat now :) The reds are staying up the reds are staying up and now your gonnna believe us the reds are staying up ! .. btw does anyone know how to post screenshots ? .. !  :D

Got smashed 6-1 last game of the season but it didnt matter as i managed to beat the drop by 1 point :) after cystal palace were dijointed agaisnt chelsea  8) :D

not seen this before, is it a new feature?

[url width=900 height=697]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/jehst/2ndnationality.png[/url]

It's a bit more detailed, but taking a new nationality has been around for years.

[url width=900 height=697]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/jehst/gutted.png[/url]

gutted. so close to a perfect season :(

Just started a new game with Swindon fully updated, patched up and with a new skin to boot. Playing only down to league 2 though cos' my PC is getting a bit too old for all the hefty processing of too many leagues and players.

might give norwegian league a go.

They either need to drastically improve the press conferences or get rid, they are boring, predictable and pointless.

Agree, crapest part of the game!

just set your assistant manager to do them

I don't trust the assistant to say something stupid and upset the team though.

you should be able to set up standard responses... for instance, i never comment on particular things. otherwise, the press conferences can be useful for improving morale.

Am I alone in thinking that this game is actually a bit shit? It is so inconsistent at times that it is doing my nut in.

This is fucking well infuriating:

[url width=800 height=600]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v490/jamiethon/wtf-1.jpg[/url]

Okay, I've just got home with my new copy of FM2010, apart from patch 10.2.0 is there anything else i should download? Graphics packs maybe? though I don't really want anything unnecessary, which will slow the game down

There is a patch allowing you to play all teams down to the 10th tier. Probably a necessity for an Oxford fan ;)

New 10.3 patch is out today, Nice to see they have given Swindon a balance of £10million with a transfer budget of over £2million.

Only 2 things that are odd, Caddis is on loan from Celtic and Pericard is still at Carlisle, But Ward & Sheehan are included in our squad.

New patch.

I've just got Swindon into the prem with the 10.2 patch

Arrrrggggghh

hmm... i have installed the new 10.3 patch.. I have transfer fund of 50k, no caddis and pericard has joined.

strange, i want 2m !!

Nope, no Caddis and a budget of £50k in my 10.3 patch as well, dissappointing.

No millions, no Caddis, no Jean-Luc Pericard.

Austin has improved a bit since the last patch though.

When a new patch comes out for some reason it enables any databases that have been edited in data editor, so pride of wilts must have made a database previously making STFC's finiances a bit better and with the new patch its enabled/merged these changes which is why he has swindon with a lot of money.

Just installed via Steam.

Here goes...

Shit like that is why there used to be many broken items around my computer. I'm not trying to out do you here, but i once lost by several goals to a team with zero shots on target. I recall it being a peno and an OG.

austin is shit on on the new patch, even with finishing 15 he cant score for shit, paynter on the other hand is a goal machine 23 goals in 21 games.

Addicted already.

Got some odd results in pre season. I dominated but only beat the local non league teams by a goal or 2.

Austin got 1 in pre-season, Paynter 4, Brandy 1, Pericard, Ward 0

Jay Emmanul-Thomas was my top scorer in pre-season all headed goals at the back post coming in from the left wing.

Also got in Jordan Spence, Miguel Comminges and Jay Spearing in on loan. Timlin out to Peterborough. Macklin, Kennedy, Hartmann and what not out on loan.

Battered Gillingham then they went 1-0 up, battered them some more and went 1-1 with a goal from Austin (who i only played because hes good in the real world) battered them some more than they went 2-1 up. Got back to 2-2 with a Paynter penalty.

Went 1-0 down to Charlton in the LC. Then 1-1 Austin, then 2-1 with a Paynter penalty, then a Frazer Richardson own goal - then Sam Sodje sent off topped off with Alan O'Brien getting injured after I had already made my 3 subs.

Realistic or WHAT!

My computer went in to meltdown and I feared my promotion chasing season in the Championship was lost (had to re-install windows).

I have somehow recovered the save game data using some software so hopefully I will be ok.

I only bought 2010 because my laptop died and got re-built and wouldnt run my 2006 game in the year 2028.

drew with MK and just beat Southampton 2-0. Saving now before it gets too late. Work tomorrow!

scored 11 in 16 on my current game with the new patch (although i'm not playing as town)

Making fashionably late seem like premature ejaculation, I've taken the plunge and bought FM2010. Dispatched today, hopefully delivered tomorrow (you know what the postal service is like)

I got bored of my 2009 game after 9 years of Swindon mediocracy (albeit Championship mediocracy, with a new chariman with a bit of money who doesn't like me), so not sure who I'll manage in 2010. My bro-in-law has a dutch/belgian game going, I might follow his lead and go all continental. Woop.

first season done.

Won the piss poor paint pot and L1, was neck and neck with Norwich for ages. Level points, them with a better GD by 1. Won my last 3 whilst they got a win, draw and win.

Walsall won the play offs! beat Leeds on penalties in the semi final and beat Charlton in the final (who beat MK in the semis)

I've gone for Odd Grenland in the Norwegian Premier League. running the english, scotish and belgian leagues too, my laptop doesnt seem to be struggling so i might start again with a bunch more leagues added.

I thought the paint pot was a pointless competition?

It is.

fjortoft's cousin plays for odd, magnus myklebust

Did you feel dirty when you celebrated after winning it? :D

I didnt celebrate.

Liar.

I bet you clenched your fist and did a little 'yes', at least under your breath.

I didnt.

I did however get annoyed when Hull were announced as my parent club. Who have they got in their reserves, two goal keepers and Ian Ashbee, brilliant.

If you think the paint pot trophy is pointless, wait until you find out that football manager isn't real.

I thought my wages didnt match up!

Now I know why, I can see why you're an accountant.

I'm going to have to start a new game because my other one is corrupted. Oh well.

I've not been allowed champ man/football manager for years, apparently it causes me to stop working/washing/dressing/recognising my lady.

I'm probably better off without it.

So says your Mrs.

In this instance I think she's right.  I'm probably better off showering, dressing and going to work than sitting naked in my own filth trying to get Dagenham and Redbridge in to the Champions League.

The words of a defeated man. Sad.

Defeated? Absolutely.  But better off for it.  If I was left to my own instincts I'd probably be dead by now.

or less brainwashed

at least you'd be happy.

about to start a game in the finnish 1st div as JIPPO. :-)

haha, suits you Seb.

I'm now playing an unremarkable but solid 4-4-2. Not scoring much but I've only conceded once in 5 games.

Given the serious lack of talent in my squad I thought I would bore the opposition to defeat. It seems to have worked so far.

As I was saying...

Fucking Scott Murray.

help.

mixed start to the championship. I think its 2 wins 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Austin has 10 in 9 though, including a hat trick when I was 2-0 to Nottm Forest.

However, I seem to let in alot of goals within 2 minutes after I score any tips to stop this and improve concentration?

Amphetamines?

Stop playing gay nerd games?

why'd you delete your post magic?

started a game as town on the new patch. mid-october i am first in the league with 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

i've signed:

stephen darby from liverpool on loan
jermaine wright (dm) on a free transfer
adam rooney (st) from inverness ct for £325k
paul dickov (st) on a free transfer
chris james (amrlc) on a free transfer
matt holland (dm) on a free transfer
hamed kavianpour (am/fc) from steel azin for £110k

i didn't????????

where is it?

How'd you get that sorta money sonic? I've just started a game and got told that £60k was all I'm getting!

i asked for more transfer funds and fitton duly accepted!

Unfair. My fitton is a stingey twat!

I got a sugar Daddy Fitton. Makes it a little more realistic.

Did you alter than using the editor?

yeppers

thats the good thing with swindon, as sonic said, either adjust your budget, or ask for more.

I got £60k too. I thought I would ask for more in the January window should I need it. In my previous game I didn't have much of a budget in the Championship because I think I spent more in my League One season.

i got to the premiership in consecutive season with fitton as a sugar daddy.

Forgot to mention:

Fred Sears>Febian Brandy

Surely using the editor is cheating just a little??

well i've just restarted the game. still only got a £60k budget, and fitton wont increase it. grrrrrrrrrrr!

not sure if it had any effect but my excess transfer budget was being used for wages, so i had £0 for my transfer budget when i asked just before deadline day.

i don't have sugar daddy enabled or anything either.

makes no difference. for fucks sake, this is winding me up. just for shits and giggles i went down the ultimatum route, the fans backed me, the board didnt.

I started a new game with sugar daddy enabled but still only got £60k and the board wouldn't give any more.

it might be linked to reputation or something.

What role are people playing Austin in? I'm finding his stats are going up nicely, still on the general training and no good coaches. I'm only allowed a combined total of 5 coaches in the first season so have left it all alone for now. I'm considering making tailored schedules for individual players in the first team though.

austin is very inconsistent for me, seems to only like playing as a poacher (in the wizard tactics thing). one match he'll score a hattrick, the next he'll get subbed off at half-time.

I play him as a poacher too, but usually run with ball sometimes instead of often. Sears has been keeping him out of the side though.

Think I may need him to stop playing with back to goal, which seems to be a move of his. It kind of counteracts being a poacher and the other moves of beating the offside trap and shooting first time.

I find (and have done in all the FM games) that the striker who plays on the left hand side of the front two scores more.

Has anyone come across a trick to score from corners? I think I may have found a bug in the game.

yeah, there is a bug - it's been well reported/discussed on the official forums.

Is it by taking them short? or making sure you hit the first defenders head?

it's the short option, sort of. even though my corners are set up for greer to attack far post, i occasionally see my short option/lurk outside area player bang one in

quite pleased with this result

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Pack out the 6 yard box but leave one player to lurk outside the area. The kicker should take the corner to that player, if not you can tell him to put it in the 'penalty area'. The computer just doesn't mark this player at all for some reason which usually means a free shot. Given that the computer doesn't learn from the error I think it's a bug.

The other 'bug' I've noticed with corners is that the computer got a few chances by passing it to a player short (in nearest the corner of the 18 yard box) who somehow loses a marker on a regular basis. I seem to have stopped these opportunities by setting a player to close down the corner. Dunno whether it just puts them off but it somehow works.

I only browse the official forum now and again. It's got to so much information overload I tend to ignore it and try my own things now. I've found by implementing changes one at a time you can work out which parts are working and which parts are not.

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used a tactic off the si forums and tweaked it game-by-game. i g

holy moly you scored a lot.

i bought fm10 about a month ago but haven't played it for more than an hour. downloaded tactics suck big hairy dog balls though

i decided i fancied a game with lots of money and some easy games. so, Notts County, using the 1.02 update! :P

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my transfers so far.

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and my squad. not too shabby at the moment, ade panicbuy-e is quite good, annoyingly lee hughes isnt too shabby either. he's on the transfer list though, as he's a cunt.

after 4 games i'm top by a point, woop! only scored 5, but i've only conceded twice. However, my main achievement has been first of all, pitching Leicester out of the League cup 3-2 (thanks to a Lee Hughes 94th-minute winner. Then, in the second round, taking Cardiff into extra time at their stadium, where mr Lee Hughes poped up in the 108th minute to score the winner to make it 2-1 to me. lovely! :D

I play him as a complete forward and he's scored 12 goals for me before xmas in the first season.

He's been out injured for the past 5 months in my game, which was more than annoying.

Not as annoying as being top of the league and playing Brighton who are in the relegation zone. No matter what I did my team forgot how to defend. 5-5, what a dodgy game.

10 more games to go. The next fixture is against Norwich who are pushing Leeds for 2nd place, so roles reversed. Maybe if I lose it, it might make us win tomorrow?

...and i've just dumped Fulham out of the League Cup on penalties. yaaaaaaaaaaay!

The stupid shots/goals ratio as showed by Bangkok on page 15.....it spoils the game for me and I am falling out of love with it quickly.

not noticed it in the new patch jj

I have only started one new game and only 5 games into it so I am not sure about that yet mate, will have to play a little more, but I know that my favoured formation does not work as well since the patch.

Just finished 3rd in the French league with Montpellier. Pre-season prediction 19th and relegation.

You have to look at the clear cut chances stat more than the shots stat really.

What about one on one's where they kick it directly at the keeper.

Again and again and again and again and..............

Having said that, I don't seem to be having much of a problem with it on the latest patch.

Just been promoted in my first season with 8 games left to play :)

Ask your player to place shots in the corner. Worked for me.

Or if they play as a deeper striker power their shots, if it's on target it'll go in more often or get a rebound opportunity.

I love paddy Kisnorbo

83 000 Attendance! Wow, we must have gained a few fans.

It was the play-off final at Wembley, pretty sure that would be a similar Championship play-off attendance in real life.

IIRC there was just under 90k when we played Leicester at Wembley, in real life.

Yeah Langers

Playing fm08, as barcelona. Pissed the league by over 15 points, but annoyingly lost the champions league final to real madrid 3-2, after being 2-0 up :(

Messi is annoyingly mediocre too

today i just got town in the premier league, and i got a message saying the directors are prepared to give me 500m for new players and a new stadium.. clicked "accept" 

up popped

"APRIL FOOL"

ha ha ha

Does anyone have a massive player database? i wanna start as a blue square south team, and need as much help as i can get :P

I'm in 2021, Town have been in the premier league for four years and finished fourth last year. through to the knock out stages of the Champions League now!

Did you manage to get that life you were after?

I periodically update my progress here, but of course i'm still stuck in fm2006. I have over £750m transfer budget (2023) and some of my wonder kids, mainly because i buy anyone who looks any good at less than 17, are immense.

Got a 20 year old D/WB/MR 20's all over the shop, ghosts past many players every game at MR (he's like Messi without the goals), value £24,000,000 currently (cost £130k comp at 16 from some shit chilean team). Just turned down a £88m bid from Real Madrid.

My other RB, that actually plays at DR, is also 20 and is worth £19m (cost £275k comp at 16 from Boca). My main striker is 23 and worth £27m, averages a goal a game over a season, £2m comp from Hertha @ 17. I sold my 2 main centre halves, one for £79m to Juve at 25 (got him on a free at 17) and the other for £38m to Real at 26 (£5.5m from Everton @ 17).

They were worth , £22m and £19m, the best in the game, but now my youngsters are almost as good (I only conceded 11 goals last season). I'm like a player factory, at one point i had 120 players on the books, i had a clear out that season and received £270m towards my silly transfer fund.

I also went 111 games unbeaten, which is why i think i'm starting to get bored. Although i spend hours and hours and hours scouting. It's says i've played for 41 days and some hours.

I work part-time in an off licence, serving about 3 customers an hour. FM passes the time

nice stuff barry. i had some great games on fm06, lots of awesome brazilians.

i'm in 2014 with swindon on fm10. currently sat top of the premier league after 30 games in my third season of premier league football. qualified for the euro cup last season after winning the league cup/finishing sixth but lost to napoli in the first knockout round whilst suffering a patch of poor form.

got a very young team though, so can only improve. i also just managed to sign igor akinfeev on a free transfer :0

Yeah, youth is ace. I spend masses of time finding talent and offering them contracts at 16. If they won't accept it's normally because they're 16, so i set a note to remind me the day they turn 17, then offer again and they accept! (I just offer 20% or so more than they ask for, unless other big clubs are also competing, then i'll offer then 5-20 times what they ask for.)

My trouble is, i'm obsessed with youth and making money, i won't even sign amazing players on freebies if they're over 23 (I turned down Fabregas at 27). I have to sell before 25 or i fear i won't ever get rid. If i sell players below about 23, i will only sell if they give me 50% sell on clauses, just in case they turn into gods. I'll even sell them for pennies provided i get 50%. Sold a DC to Inter for £6.5 + 50% and they just sold him for £22m, so sometimes pays big.

I just sold a shit hot 18 year old ST to Lazio for £12m + 50% and i think he'll turn into a fucking legend. Mainly because they bid that up front with no negotiation when he's only worth £5m and he cost me £1.2 in compo at 17, which is always a sign of greatness in my experience.

I had to sell though, because i have 10 or so strikers 18 or under and some of them are gonna be gods. I have an 18 year old Argentine FC who i bought, sorry stole, from Boca at 17 for £1m comp (which is massive for comp in South America). He was offered contracts by about 30 clubs. He asked for about £475pw, so i gave him about £5k pw and maximum bonus. Needless to say he joined and he's gonna be scary good.

I miss FM06, my saved game nearly 30 years in didnt survive the laptop re-build :(

thats the way to do it, i play in a similay way, but i have age brakets for each position as in once at a cirtain age i get rid and wont sign.
GK- Aslong as stats are still good i'll sign at any age(but normaly no older than 30)
CB- Wont buy over the age of 27 if i have them at the club once they hit 30 i look to selll them.
MID- wont buy over 25/26 years old, and again will sell as above
ST- wont buy over 24/25

The above is just a guide, if someone special comes up on a free then i will go for it, i like to keep my squads average age at abour 25. One thing i have learned is you needs one of two older guys in there for experience.

Believe it or not i've pretty much only just realised that.  :-[

Only because I'm playing amazing at the moment and the average age i ended last season with was 21 (my lowest ever, but it was easier than many other seasons). I have my first player over 30 for about 10 seasons (Brazil Captain and my Captain has been with me since he was 18 and has a record of something like 70 goals in 99 apps for Brazil) and my 28 year old DMC. (Portugal's Captain - DC, DMC, MRC and they always play him at centre half, his shittest position, especially as he gets 20+ goals a season from midfield.) I deduced it must be the only reason. Plus no cunt will take them off me!

Ok, I've got a question for you... I have created a team (Sparta Swindon), home kit burgundy, away kit black and white, however the clubs main badge colour and home match text colour is black and white, whereas the away match text colour is green and dark green (the keeper's away kit colours) why is it doing that?!? Can anyone help me (if it makes sense to anyone :P)

i got it wrong earlier, it's 2015 but i managed it with one game to spare

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average age of 23 :)

Just fired up CM01/02 in a desperate act of procrastination, started off with Swindon and ran through a whole season quickly as anything, I forget how quick the old games were.

Result of the season? Lost in the playoff final. Fuck off CM you horrible, horrible bastard.

:)

^

The database editor can be fun. Can it not, Mr. Waits.

no database editing here.

although i didn't make the tactic myself, i adapted it from one from the SIGames forums and it's evolved over time.

Anybody play it?

yep

Yaaaaay. Have you played as swindon? :D

http://thetownend.com/index.php/topic,36313.0.html

I prefer the original.

What the oldest one? The oldest one i've got is 1999.

1982

Oldest football game i've played is Chris Kamara's soccer on the PS1  ;D

CM01/02 is the best, everyone knows that.

That must be ace.

Actually I've mainly played the bbc port which is more like 83/84.

I've got Swindon to the Prem but I'm terrible.

I've really struggled since I updated to the 10.3 patch, I've read that it's difficult to get wingers playing well.

I'm very, very annoyed right now.

No manager can say that, Town in Prem = legend.  Shame it's a only game.

I won the premiership with swindon and got to the champions league 1/4s.

I'm now playing a dorchester town game, FM2010  :love:

My fm is fucked can't even start it :(

I have a pretty good tactic on 10.3 patch thats a 442 with wingers that works quite well, got me into the prem in 3 years with only a few signings, I am struggling in the Prem a little but thats because I am persevering with the same squad that got me up and not forking out for new players, rather than the tactic letting me down.

i had carrick and owen my first premiership season, then cast them aside and moved onwards and upwards. i've moved to a new stadium cleverly called "the swindon stadium" and i dominate europe.
hurrah!

My first season I didn't buy anyone and used the squad we have now with Pericard, Dossevi, Caddis etc etc exactly the same squad and I won the division easily but had to buy a couple of players each promotion but Mr Fitton is not fortcoming with much cash for me!

I've used a number of tactics from the forums and tweaked them according to my team and in my last season (2016/17 I think) I won the treble. I'm looking forward to FM11 \o/

I've just picked this up again, about a month and a half in, not doing too shabbily, I have editted Dossevi onto the team, signed a couple of free transfers, Daniel Rijaard at RB and Rogvi Holm at CB (a faroe islands international, swit-swoo!!!)

after six games in the league i'm 2nd, won 4, drawn 1, lost 1, scored 13, conceded 5. Austin has 5 in 7 games, Pericard 4 in 4. a good spread of scoring across the team so far as well, which is nice! the loss was 2-0 to Franchise, 2nd game of season, in a game i dominated but couldn't score. i've beaten Yeovil and Southampon 4-0 each as well, which is nice!!!

Okay, so I'm still on CM01/02, sue me.

I'm managing St. Pauli, we just became a PLC. So, so wrong.

Dont worry Nemo im playing 01/02 again.

Currently in my first season with Bradford. 2nd in the Championship at the moment.

I signed Steffen Iversen, dont bother. 38 games and 3 goals.

What a cunt

go to www.fm-base.co.uk and download the latest unofficial transfers patch.

WTF i won the FA cup final against Wolves.

They get into europe and i dont??

I won the league too

Is that in Cm01/02 tans cos that game was bugged to hell.

god hates you, simple as.

Yeah jj 01/02

Cunts

01/02 with a June 2010 database.

Cracking.

Currently taking Wootton Bassett up through the ranks. I believe i am now 2 divisions below the football league after 4 promotions in 4 seasons! You Blues!

Started a new game with the Town using a database update from the SIGames forums. Looks pretty accurate.

I am in possision of a database which a few guys have main replicating the 95/96 season, if anyone wants it PM me with you email addresses and i'll forward you the email.
At first looks its extremely accurate.
A chance to re-write history

anyone know when 2011 is out ?

2012

Yes please mate, i'll pm you now.

stared a game in 95/96 as newcastle...just signed a 22yr old robert pires and a 16yr old Stevie G.
I might just go through all the young kids and sign them up.

Twas my plan too!

love it, half way through the season
4th Place Pl21 W11 D6 L4
Beardsly  even at 34yr old has scored 25 in 29 and Les Ferdinand 23 in 30.
No big 4 in the top 4 Man City are religation candidates.
This is great

29th Oct

Seb, can you email it to me? sonicyouth at idnet dot com

done mate

i would love a link to the 95/96 database?  any chance of a PM?

many thanks :)

Chubbs, I've PM'd you my email address. If you send it to me I can upload it to my rapidshare for people to download.

done sam,

thats a good idea as im off on holiday in a few hours. (literally not in the game)

What formations/tactics do people play in the premier league?

After winning league 1 and the championship in successive season I'm really struggling and it doesn't help that I'm struggling to bring in anyone decent. Just signed Zayatte in the January window and he's considered a coup for the club. Kamil Zayatte for fucks sake!

For some reason I cannot get any formation to play except for my 4-4-2 with attacking wingers in wide midfield positions.

It is getting me good results with fairly good players (not too bad with poor players either) but I like to vary it a bit and play some other formations but they just don't seem to work since 10.3 patch.

Sounds a bit like a tactic I haven't used since winning league 1. I'll give it a go.

Reading various stuff on the net, the 10.3 patch doesn't favour wide formations too favourably.

I never move from the 4-4-2 with attacking wingers.

Won L1, Won the Play Offs in the Championship, Finished 11th in the Premier, Finished 4th in the Premier - currently 2nd!! around December time.

Although I havent touched the game in months.

Chubbs' file for anyone who wants it:

http://rapidshare.com/files/416679737/season_9596.rar.html

unzip it and place in the my document>sports interactive>fm2010>data editor.

if you're using the 10.3 patch they reccomend when you get to the add a manager part do nothing and save the game, click next it will error and crash, reload fm10 and load last game and you shuold be good to go.

Update, i have now signed a 21yr old david beckham, 19yr old Schevchenko, 27yr old Kancheskis (sp), 26 yr old Henning Berg.
And a few unknown 15/16 yr olds such as rio ferdinand, matty upson, and gudjonsen (sp)

and i also came a across a supprise, they have left charlie austin in the game, haha

i'm guessing not, but would this work on fm08?

Thats what i'm stuck on, 08.. my computer can't handle 09+  :( won the prem' with Swindon  :D ain't played it in a while though!

so Dossevi was in blistering form, up until the end of January, when Blackpool (!) came in with a £1m offer, and fitton accepted it without consulting me. humph.

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enjoyed that, beat Milwall 1-0 at their gaff last game of the season (Austin in the 90th minute)

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thats my squad, had a couple of loan players in who've gone back to their clubs, and Thomas Dossevi moved to Blackpool for £1m after 24 games (11 goals, 7 assists, 7 MoM, 7.75 rating, almost all from the right wing, that'll do nicely!)

Does any one have a any swindon graphics for fm10 ie player cut outs or the three news 10/11 kits cant find them anywhere
tried FM BASE AND SORTITOUT.SI

any hekp would be great cheers

Deano!!

I've got the September version - have guided Town to first in November, just dumped Man City out the League Cup too 8) .

Anyone still play this, or you all on 2011? The missus was watching some shite on the tv, I was bored so started a new game, had a decent preseason, then got hammered 4-1 by gillingham :-/ they had 6 shots, I had almost 18. They got every break, one goal came after a clearance from Douggie hit Ferry's back and bounced over Greer's head and Jackson did him for pace, another as my other CB went down injured, long ball from midfield and Jackson again did Greer for pace. Pissed me off, I'd made sure Greer wasn't marking him, sods law it was him and not the nippy lad I got on loan from Chelsea. The other 2 were counter attacks, I hit the post 3 times. Sigh.

Beat Plymouth 2-1 in the league cup, then beat Dongs 3-2 at home. Huzzah!

Still playing! Lost in the playoff semis to Leeds, in the 10/11 season I'm top. Doing well. Offered the Bolton job, turned it down. Now been offered the Newcastle job, I'm sorely tempted...

I'm still on 2010.

2019 current the Brazil national coach and have a brilliantly very Brazilianed name brazilian called Alan Patrick!

im playing 2011 just finished second season finished 11th in the championship auto promotion first season in 2nd