Championship Manager/Football Manager

[redheart]

I have not played the football manager games in a long time but with lockdown I was thinking of getting back into it.

 

So what should I do?

 

Download a snide version of Football Manager 2019 or 2020? If so from where?

 

or download Championship Manage 01/02 with a 2020 data  update?

[cloggypop]

Football Manager 2020 is now on Game Pass for PC. 

[cloggypop]

Dirt cheap version of Football Manager Touch 2019 (3 and a half euro) 

 

https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-touch-2019-pc-eu-steam-cd-key

[redheart]

4 hours ago, cloggypop said:

Football Manager 2020 is now on Game Pass for PC. 

What is game pass?

[redheart]

4 hours ago, cloggypop said:

Dirt cheap version of Football Manager Touch 2019 (3 and a half euro) 

 

https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-touch-2019-pc-eu-steam-cd-key

If I buy this can I install on more than one machine?

 

Will I get database updates etc

[cloggypop]

13 minutes ago, redheart said:

What is game pass?

Subscription service from Xbox. It's for Xbox, PC or both. 

 

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass

 

Wouldn't join it just for Football Manager but nice bonus for those already on it. 

[cloggypop]

21 minutes ago, redheart said:

If I buy this can I install on more than one machine?

 

Will I get database updates etc

It's a Steam key so you can install it on whatever computer you have a steam account on. 

 

No idea on updates, probably but not sure. It's the touch version so not the full, manage absolutely everything version. 

[Guest]

4 hours ago, cloggypop said:

Dirt cheap version of Football Manager Touch 2019 (3 and a half euro) 

 

https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-touch-2019-pc-eu-steam-cd-key

Been looking everywhere for something like this, shame it's just the reduced touch version but can't plain for less than the price of a beer.

 

I think it's out of stock at the moment.

Edited April 18, 2020 by Shooter in the Motor

[cloggypop]

Most recent version on IPtorrents is 2017.

 

 

[Allan]

The touch versions of Footy Manager are shit.

[redheart]

Ok if I buy Football Manager on Steam is the game data saved in the cloud so that If I am playing on my PC and later move to my laptop the game will restart at the same point?

[cloggypop]

22 hours ago, redheart said:

Ok if I buy Football Manager on Steam is the game data saved in the cloud so that If I am playing on my PC and later move to my laptop the game will restart at the same point?

Should do. It has steam cloud save. 

 

Here's how to get Championship Manager up to date 

 

https://champman0102.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3863

[cloggypop]

And cheapest full Steam version of Football Manager 2020 

 

https://gg.deals/game/football-manager-2020/

[redheart]

I know how to do the CM01/02 and updates.

 

I am playing a demo of Football Manager 2020. Fuck me its detailed. If it got any more detailed I would be doing meal plans and tax returns for the players!

 

The in game highlights are nice though if unconvincing

[Bobby Hundreds]

On 19/04/2020 at 17:46, redheart said:

I know how to do the CM01/02 and updates.

 

I am playing a demo of Football Manager 2020. Fuck me its detailed. If it got any more detailed I would be doing meal plans and tax returns for the players!

 

The in game highlights are nice though if unconvincing

Is the lockdown on it.

[johnsusername]

My favourite was 97/98. Got a bit too detailed after that. 

 

Tbh the original Football Manager in the Speccy was about my limit. 

[Guest]

Football manager 2020 on PC for £19.99...

 

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/football-manager-2020-pc-3454707

[Karl_b]

I've gone back to FM2013 for a network game with a few mates. We all took on a Championship team, 3 out of 5 of us were sacked by Christmas including me losing the Cardiff job. I got the Watford job after my mate was sacked and have turned them from relegation candidates to mid-table safety in no time. It's a lot of fun but I remember why this wasn't my favourite version.

 

I also bought FM20, when it was on offer for £25 a few weeks back, and went straight in with a custom database for a new Wakefield City team. It was a bit of a steep learning curve having not played for about 5 years, there's so much extra stuff. It's a nice interface though and quite intuitive to play, even with the extras.

 

The Wakefield game is quite easy so far, it's clearly designed to let you fly through the lower leagues and I won the Vanarama North with ease and am unbeaten halfway through my first season in the Vanarama National. They've got big financial backing so you can pick up a few players who could play at League 1/2 level if you splash the cash. I mostly picked up some free transfers and loans for the first season and then went in on 4/5 bigger players after promotion, including Adam Lewis, who is the best player in the league.

[Kevin D]

2 hours ago, Karl_b said:

I've gone back to FM2013 for a network game with a few mates. We all took on a Championship team, 3 out of 5 of us were sacked by Christmas including me losing the Cardiff job. I got the Watford job after my mate was sacked and have turned them from relegation candidates to mid-table safety in no time. It's a lot of fun but I remember why this wasn't my favourite version.

 

I also bought FM20, when it was on offer for £25 a few weeks back, and went straight in with a custom database for a new Wakefield City team. It was a bit of a steep learning curve having not played for about 5 years, there's so much extra stuff. It's a nice interface though and quite intuitive to play, even with the extras.

 

The Wakefield game is quite easy so far, it's clearly designed to let you fly through the lower leagues and I won the Vanarama North with ease and am unbeaten halfway through my first season in the Vanarama National. They've got big financial backing so you can pick up a few players who could play at League 1/2 level if you splash the cash. I mostly picked up some free transfers and loans for the first season and then went in on 4/5 bigger players after promotion, including Adam Lewis, who is the best player in the league.

 

You should have been sacked at Cardiff much sooner.

[Pidge]

Like looking in a mirror.

[Lee909]

So i bought the latest game and im just having a play through waiting for a transfer update before starting properly

 

Anyone got any tips on keeping players fit and fresh

 

I'm fucking around with Barcelona and planned on gutting the big expensive players but i can't shift Messi as nobody will pay his wages. So i restarted as he was throwing a strop and have just asked the board to sort a deal which i don't think they will do as the top wage i can offer is over 200k a week less than the 850k he is asking for, on top of massive bonuses, so i expect to lose him on a free. 

 

Anyway, i only have a fairly small squad and very little money so saved it for January and i plan to go after some Bosmans and its quite a good crop at the moment. I downloaded a tactics and training pack from one of the sites and its fine but im really struggling to keep the players fresh enough. 

 

 

So any tips on keeping them fresh and any cheap players worth a look. Even some youth players im looking at valued at under 1ml the clubs are demanding 25ml + and a 40% sell on clause

[Allan]

40 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

So i bought the latest game and im just having a play through waiting for a transfer update before starting properly

 

Anyone got any tips on keeping players fit and fresh

 

I'm fucking around with Barcelona and planned on gutting the big expensive players but i can't shift Messi as nobody will pay his wages. So i restarted as he was throwing a strop and have just asked the board to sort a deal which i don't think they will do as the top wage i can offer is over 200k a week less than the 850k he is asking for, on top of massive bonuses, so i expect to lose him on a free. 

 

Anyway, i only have a fairly small squad and very little money so saved it for January and i plan to go after some Bosmans and its quite a good crop at the moment. I downloaded a tactics and training pack from one of the sites and its fine but im really struggling to keep the players fresh enough. 

 

 

So any tips on keeping them fresh and any cheap players worth a look. Even some youth players im looking at valued at under 1ml the clubs are demanding 25ml + and a 40% sell on clause

As a very quick tip, if your players are knackered after a game, just pop the starting lineup on rest for a day or two. Select the players that need to be rested and just assign them rest using the right click menu.

 

 

Longer term, you'll need to sort out training plans and adjust the training intensity depending on the condition of players.

 

[Allan]

I set myself a general training schedule to just use the most basic training routines, and then fine tune a little depending on fixtures in the week/month.

 

 

 

Players do still get tired, so giving them a day's rest does help. 

 

Morale is huge in this game, so keeping players happy and doing Team Bonding and Community Outreach is important and will lift morale a touch.

 

Match Preview and Match Review sessions are important too.

[Allan]

Also, stay on top of coaching assignments. Don't overload individual coaches with too many assignments, but also try to have a couple for each category at least to keep on top of their workload, as this will have an impact on the quality of training.

 

Check in on your Medical Centre too, and make sure you have the best physios/sports science bods you can get that have high fitness coaching stats.

 

Get this fella in to head up your physio department - Lieven Maesschalck

 

[Bjornebye]

I've got the new one but struggling to get into it, I've done a season with Pompey, then Newcastle then two with Liverpool but I just don't enjoy it as much as the older version (last version I had was 2014)