Poll: The official Football Manager 2008 thread

Would you buy FM09?

  • Yes definitely

    Votes: 145 40.3%

  • Perhaps, depends on the reviews/bugs

    Votes: 102 28.3%

  • Definitely not

    Votes: 113 31.4%
  • Total voters
    360
Bennah said:
Hi there,

What skin is that? I like it a lot how it blends all the screen together. Just got the standard skin at the mo, could do with a change though. New patch, new look :)
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turnstyle 08

cant remember where i got it from sorry. prob Susie or if i find it ill post it again.

It was the least buggy skin i found. I liked Swite and also the other one posted here earlier but both lil buggy i think.
 
syke said:
Bit of RAM will help that.
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Will have to get a single stick of 1GB, it does'nt like running 2 sticks at once for some reason. I might just wait untill I get some cash together and get a new one.

Loaded up the editor last night to get rid if RA as chairman. I did take a long while to save the database :p
 
Noto said:
turnstyle 08

cant remember where i got it from sorry. prob Susie or if i find it ill post it again.

It was the least buggy skin i found. I liked Swite and also the other one posted here earlier but both lil buggy i think.
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Cheers, downloading it now. Hopefully it will freshen up the game.
 
Well I find 8.0.2 patched FM08 to be as good as FM07 was, it's very well polished off. If they can make FM09 and keep the same level of quality as this patched version has then yeah it's a definite buy, but if we have to wait 6 months for a patch that makes the game playable to a good degree, then no (FM07 and FM08 both were very much bugged until their second patches 6 months after both of their releases).
 
Bennah said:
Will have to get a single stick of 1GB, it does'nt like running 2 sticks at once for some reason. I might just wait untill I get some cash together and get a new one.

Loaded up the editor last night to get rid if RA as chairman. I did take a long while to save the database :p
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It is worth it. :p

flibby said:
Well I find 8.0.2 patched FM08 to be as good as FM07 was, it's very well polished off. If they can make FM09 and keep the same level of quality as this patched version has then yeah it's a definite buy, but if we have to wait 6 months for a patch that makes the game playable to a good degree, then no (FM07 and FM08 both were very much bugged until their second patches 6 months after both of their releases).
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Was it two patches for FM07 as well?

Tell you what was buggy! FM05. There were 5 patches for that I believe. FM05 5.0.5. :D
 
OK. Time for another bedtime story. :D

CA/PA goes from 0 (think Arsenal at the weekend ;) to 200 (think Man Utd at the weekend ;)). I think most/all players have a definite value for CA so 138 or 187 as the researchers/head researcher for the club a particular player is at decide the player's current ability level.

Now PA can be a different story. If a player is still young and upcoming then the researchers might not be sure what exact value to give him. So they may give him -7 or -8 for a fairly promising youngster. -9 for a pretty good player and -10 for someone who is going to be bloody amazing. When that player grows up a bit and develops his PA will go from a -X value to a xxx value so from -10 to 189 say.

This SI Games link explains the -1 to -10 ranges. A player in the -8 range will end up on your game with a PA of between 130 and 160.

http://www.sigames.com/the_bootroom.php?type=view&article_id=1051

So yes 200PA is a must for a super player. I think you will find that if you want to give a player 20 in all or most categories you will need a PA of 200. I've found that the PA acts as a barrier to how high his individual stats can go.
 
As said, yep 200 is the highest.

When creating a youngster, if you set their stats to say 16-19's, they wont stay as that. Under 18's will most generally be 13-16 max.

If you set most of the stats to 13-16, at potential, they will most likely reach 20.
 
syke said:
As said, yep 200 is the highest.

When creating a youngster, if you set their stats to say 16-19's, they wont stay as that. Under 18's will most generally be 13-16 max.

If you set most of the stats to 13-16, at potential, they will most likely reach 20.
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That's so BORING! Simply give them a CA and PA of 200, make all their stats 20, even the ones they don't need and make them natural in all positions. :D

Then get them to play for a crap club so that they can single-handedly take the club to the top of the footballing world. Otherwise known as Zimmerframes Utd. ;)
 
MarcLister said:
That's so BORING! Simply give them a CA and PA of 200, make all their stats 20, even the ones they don't need and make them natural in all positions. :D

Then get them to play for a crap club so that they can single-handedly take the club to the top of the footballing world. Otherwise known as Zimmerframes Utd. ;)
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Wont work afaik.. since someone will make a big offer (say 4million) to the small club and your chairman will accept on your behalf ;) i doubt even 100 liking to the club will save u there
 
Into my second season with Charlton, after winning the Championship with 110 points. Bogdan Stancu scoring 49 goals!

Second season in Premiership started well, 4 straight wins with 0 conceded, which is weird considering I lost probably my second best player of last season in Jonathan Evans (on loan from Man Utd) who played central defence and I havent really replaced him as I couldn't afford anyone with a transfer budget of £5.5 million which was particularly cruel and could only afford get 2 half decent wing backs (which I really needed) in Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Iban Zubiaurre. I feel like im cheating somehow but im really not!
 
MarcLister said:
The crap club bit was a jibe at a certain Fulham fan. ;)
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:p.

Ive just sorted out a game, with a team ive created, and added two players of my own. Put them at about 140 CA, and their stats were reduced to 16 and under. But, potential, all are mostly 18-20.

Team is immense.

Just signing a lot of youngsters atm, many of them look to be very good.
 
I really don't understand this game. Ive taken Darlo to the Championship in two seasons, however ive been stuck there for two seasons now, and no matter what i do im always involved in 6+ goal thrillers, usually on the wrong end. Last season i scored 100 and conceded 90, finishing mid table. No matter how i change my tactics it always happens.

Not sure what to do :(
 
Bloody hell thats some going. 100 For and 90 against :p

What are your team tactics like?

Has it been happening with the same group of players of different players?
 
Generally the same group of players. Its a fairly skillful group of players, good pace throughout the team. I'm playing a 4-4-2, with the wingers arrows pushed right up, team instruction wise I'm playing slightly attacking, given the players some creative freedom as they're a skillful team, with generally short passing. Also using a playmaker.

One thing i did think was that both my CM's were creative attacking sorts (Ionescu and Barazite) so this new season i got a tough tackling ball winner to replace one of them in the middle of the pitch, but alas, nothing.

One thing that has become apparent is every team i play seems to have a buffon'esqu keeper, whereas mine might as well as not be there, they score so easily. Also conceding a lot of goals from outside the box.

So frustrating
 
Patch 8.0.2 Marc.

I'd take screenshots of anything that may be of use?

I'm not sure if you'd recognise any names but my starting 11 atm is

GK - Z Barrett
DR - S Francis
DL - C Dickinson
CB - S Walton
CB - A Cordos/E Sabic
MR - K Majkowski
ML - C Cristea
CM - K Osei
CM - A Ionescu
ST - K Musasa
ST - L Dalla Valle
 
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