Football Manager ZX Spectrum

Grombleton

Surrounded by <div>s

Dec 31, 2011

7,356

• Dec 3, 2014

• #21

Just won playing as Brighton.

Totally unrealistic.

 

kevtherev

Well-known member

Feb 28, 2008

10,449

Tunbridge Wells

• Dec 3, 2014

• #22

If you hit the return button on THE BOSS, when the opposition were attacking, it just cancelled that action and move onto next sense. Went a whole season without conceding a goal.....Bit like this season but in reverse.

 

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portslade seagull

Well-known member

Jul 19, 2003

17,617

portslade

• Dec 3, 2014

• #23

Blimey used to have that ... the trouble trying to load it as well attempting to get the sound level right used to drive me mad

 

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thedonkeycentrehalf

Retired

Jul 7, 2003

8,630

• Dec 3, 2014

• #24

gripper stebson said:

If you are a youngster addicted to FM15 have a look at this... it's where it all began.

So many wasted summer holidays

http://torinak.com/qaop#!manager

... and '99' to continue.

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Nothing worse than a JCL - the original on the ZX81 was where it started for me

 

The aloof gatekeeper

Active member

Oct 11, 2011

256

• Dec 3, 2014

• #25

When you're getting turned over you can't hit 'Break' then type GOTO 5570 (or somesuch) to bang a few in the opposition net.

Bit of an oversight.

 

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chez

Johnny Byrne-The Greatest

Jul 5, 2003

10,042

Wherever The Mood Takes Me

• Dec 3, 2014

• #26

I loved football manager but my favourite two on the spectrum were "Football Director" & "The Double".

 

Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP

Jul 5, 2003

61,772

Location Location

• Dec 4, 2014

• #27

I just stuffed Blackpool 4-2 (having been 4-0 up). All I did was press 99 a few times.

I must be Mourinho or something.

 

gripper stebson

Well-known member

Jul 27, 2004

6,657

• Dec 4, 2014

• Thread starter
• #28

For some Spectrum Football Manager memories try my comedy pilot from a few years back. Dougie actually has a framed picture of Kevin Toms on his wall that sadly never featured!

Start at 12.55

http://vimeo.com/40612124

 

Mattywerewolf

Well-known member

Mar 7, 2012

894

Saff of the River

• Dec 4, 2014

• #29

Shockingly realistic. Took a 3 nil lead into half time and ended up drawing 3-3 with Blackpool. Gate receipts of £5,000. Didn't give actual attendance figures though.

 

Badger

NOT the Honey Badger

NSC Patron

May 8, 2007

12,783

Toronto

• Dec 4, 2014

• #30

KJP said:

I had a great Atari one which you started as any team but always started division 4, it let you do one transfer a week, which would basically be a random player shows up and you can swap him with a current player I think

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So THAT'S where Brighton's transfer policy comes from.

We had some cracking football manager games on the AMSTRAD 6128, I can't remember what they were all called but I'm pretty sure we had a pirate copy of Football Director, probably copied on to TDK D90.

 

John Byrnes Mullet

Global Circumnavigator

Oct 4, 2004

1,190

Brighton

• Dec 14, 2014

• #31

big nuts said:

That or The Double were the best management games for me.

I also remember Tracksuit Manager which was based around being an International Manager.

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Yes the double was top notch and I managed to win it with Leeds United, never got a chance to manage the Albion.