Football Manager ZX Spectrum

[Grombleton]

Just won playing as Brighton.

Totally unrealistic.

 

[kevtherev]

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.

 

[portslade seagull]

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

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

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.

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

 

[The aloof gatekeeper]

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.

 

[chez]

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

 

[Easy 10]

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]

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]

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]

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

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]

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

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

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