Gaming Football Manager 2009

[nimic]

5 seasons already??

That's crazy, to be honest. I probably take more time playing a season than most, but I've done one and a half in ~60 hours playtime. If this was FM07 I'd have done 3 by now, maybe more. I have had some "downtime", though, where I've been in the game but have been watching a series or a movie. And I haven't played much the last week.

 

[Leg-End]

5 seasons already??

Not all on the same save though, I put it on holiday for 2 seasons on 1 save to test some stuff. So 3 seasons actually played, but I only play with match commentary at the moment so matches are done alot quicker than watching highlights.

I've looked around forums for some facepacks etc and some people have played 10+ seasons, they must be playing it night and day.

 

[Richter]

Not all on the same save though, I put it on holiday for 2 seasons on 1 save to test some stuff. So 3 seasons actually played, but I only play with match commentary at the moment so matches are done alot quicker than watching highlights.

I've looked around forums for some facepacks etc and some people have played 10+ seasons, they must be playing it night and day.

I have played 5 seasons without holidays on one save. If I include all saves I must have played about 11 seasons. Currently eyeing the United job but Ferguson is still manager 2013

 

[Richter]

I need a backup for Daniel Alves. Anyone recommend me a good right back who wont moan if he doesnt get many games? Currently loaned rafael from United but with Alves out for 2 months, Im not happy with the way he is playing.

Marco Zambelli, the Italian O'Shea. Costs almost nothing and plays for Brescia.

 

[nimic]

Currently eyeing the United job but Ferguson is still manager 2013

Wow.. that has never happened before in any FM game I can remember. He's always lasted a couple of years, then resigned or got fired. At which point Keane or Redknapp or someone would take over. Stuart Pearce, in one game

 

[Richter]

Wow.. that has never happened before in any FM game I can remember. He's always lasted a couple of years, then resigned or got fired. At which point Keane or Redknapp or someone would take over. Stuart Pearce, in one game

Just for fun added a new manager at United to check if I had a chance at the job, they hired Guordiola instead of me though...

 

[Ceks]

Can someone tell me how to apply the patch, and how to get and apply a patch with the pictures etc

 

[anything about now]

Double click the patch file and it should automatically find your game directory (if not then click browse and find it yourself). It should also detect your game version and decide whether or not it needs to be patched.

Player pictures, team kits and badges etc usually come with a readme that tells you where to put the files. For photos, you drag the folders in the zip or rar you downloaded, and place them in My Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2009/players.

 

[nimic]

Interesting. In a Blue Square Premier pre-match press conference right now, the journalist asked me who I thought would win the 2009 European Footballer of the Year. My options?

Habib Bamogo
Pascal Bérenger
Benjamin Gavanon
Nico Herzig
Michael Lamey
Marx Thorben

 

[gaz1185]

Interesting. In a Blue Square Premier pre-match press conference right now, the journalist asked me who I thought would win the 2009 European Footballer of the Year. My options?

Habib Bamogo
Pascal Bérenger
Benjamin Gavanon
Nico Herzig
Michael Lamey
Marx Thorben

I take it Arminia Bielefeld are going to have a good season!?

 

[Epic]

Is Frazier Campbell still a fat bastard like in the demo and FM 2008?

 

[Leg-End]

12 stone 12 lbs.

 

[x42bn6]

Is Frazier Campbell still a fat bastard like in the demo and FM 2008?

The Hull City Researcher redid his stats - he's been improved quite drastically. Now has a decent potential.

 

[Red Pavan]

Addictedness Rating's?

 

[Ceks]

Very! I'm loving it, but I have an assignment due on Wednesday!

Arsenal
Sold Gallas & Bendtner
Bought Balotelli, Veloso, and David Luiz.

3 games into pl season, 3 wins.

3d match engine is wicked, don't know why it gets so much stick.

 

[Spammy]

1st season just finished. Finished 6th with QPR after being 1st/2nd all season. However I won the playoffs, beating Cardiff in the final despite their best efforts at cheating (they played 8 minutes if injury time when there was only supposed to be 4!) So now I'm in my prime, transfer window has just opened and I've got 2 or 3 quality players coming on a free plus £11m to spend, my squad needs about £20m of investment just to stand a chance at surviving the prem and my board wants me to easily escape relegation!

The funniest thing though is what's happened to West Ham. They've put ALL their players on the transfer list because they are fecked financially. Parker, Ashton, Faubert, Upson etc all gone for pittance and they got relegated. Should be fun being West Ham!

 

[x42bn6]

1st season just finished. Finished 6th with QPR after being 1st/2nd all season. However I won the playoffs, beating Cardiff in the final despite their best efforts at cheating (they played 8 minutes if injury time when there was only supposed to be 4!) So now I'm in my prime, transfer window has just opened and I've got 2 or 3 quality players coming on a free plus £11m to spend, my squad needs about £20m of investment just to stand a chance at surviving the prem and my board wants me to easily escape relegation!

The funniest thing though is what's happened to West Ham. They've put ALL their players on the transfer list because they are fecked financially. Parker, Ashton, Faubert, Upson etc all gone for pittance and they got relegated. Should be fun being West Ham!

I suppose when you have the likes of Quashie on your wage list, you are messed up. :-/

Hilarious review from IGN, which highlights why Americans should never review "soccer" games: http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/936/936295p1.html

I know this game has flaws, but:

I couldn’t imagine why anybody would prefer Worldwide Soccer Manager to FIFA 09 or Pro Evolution Soccer 2009.

Way to miss the point!

 

[The Flying Potato]

I suppose when you have the likes of Quashie on your wage list, you are messed up. :-/

Hilarious review from IGN, which highlights why Americans should never review "soccer" games: http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/936/936295p1.html

I know this game has flaws, but:



Way to miss the point!

Oh my god! Why was he basing it on the likes of FIFA? Does he not know the difference between those games and manager games?

2.0/10 (Terrible) What a joke.

 

[nimic]

That's brilliant. Take a look to the right, where it says "IGN Rating 2.0".

Right under that it says "IGN UK Rating 9.1".

 

[Carl]

That's brilliant. Take a look to the right, where it says "IGN Rating 2.0".

Right under that it says "IGN UK Rating 9.1".

 

[TakeMeHome]

Marco Zambelli, the Italian O'Shea. Costs almost nothing and plays for Brescia.

Signed the russian anuykov instead. Good player.

With 2 games to go Ive won la liga and made some good signings for next year. Brilliant game this and the 3d match engine isnt as bad as some people make it out to be.

And massives offered me 12 million for Henry I want 15mil plus Garrido

 

[nimic]

With 2 games to go Ive won la liga and made some good signings for next year. Brilliant game this and the 3d match engine isnt as bad as some people make it out to be.

Exactly, it's what I've been saying all along. It's hardly good looking, but then neither was the 2D engine. It shows what it needs to show. I've no doubt that they'll continue working on it for the next few games either.

I haven't played it for more than 10-15 minutes at a time the last week, though. I think I played it too much right when it came out (i.e all the time). I'll be back

 

[BAMSOLA]

Exactly, it's what I've been saying all along. It's hardly good looking, but then neither was the 2D engine. It shows what it needs to show. I've no doubt that they'll continue working on it for the next few games either.

I haven't played it for more than 10-15 minutes at a time the last week, though. I think I played it too much right when it came out (i.e all the time). I'll be back

Yeah but the point is does it show you anything that you wouldn't know with just the 2D engine. The answer is no. For me this is the first version that I've had problems running, not because of graffics but because of the stupid interface(courtesy originally of steam even after uninstalling).

The game doesn't work on my system and freezes mid match, i blame the 3D engine which I have no interest in using. I hope they take it out next version(which I will illegally download) or offer a version without it.

 

[The Flying Potato]

Yeah but the point is does it show you anything that you wouldn't know with just the 2D engine. The answer is no. For me this is the first version that I've had problems running, not because of graffics but because of the stupid interface(courtesy originally of steam even after uninstalling).

The game doesn't work on my system and freezes mid match, i blame the 3D engine which I have no interest in using. I hope they take it out next version(which I will illegally download) or offer a version without it.

You can just switch back to 2-d...

 

[Sam]

I used to be a HUGE FM fan, I'd litterally sit in class thinking about who to sign etc, but then I just got bored and went of it about 2 years ago. So my question is, is this version going to get me back into it, and is it worth getting?

 

[Spammy]

I got the buzz back with this version and I've only done one and a bit seasons.

 

[BAMSOLA]

You can just switch back to 2-d...

I can but even that doesn't work properly as the game will suddenly lose 2d perspective and simpley describe the action evertime I make a change. Not to mention the fact that I cannot even load the game at the moment due to feckin steams even after i've deleted it.

They fecked up big time with this game.

 

[Richter]

Yank reviewing FM2009. Priceless

http://pc.ign.com/articles/936/936295p1.html

 

[Crustanoid]

I haven't bought FM since the 07 version (which I still enjoy playing). Is it worth getting this one?

 

[nimic]

Yeah but the point is does it show you anything that you wouldn't know with just the 2D engine. The answer is no. For me this is the first version that I've had problems running, not because of graffics but because of the stupid interface(courtesy originally of steam even after uninstalling).

The game doesn't work on my system and freezes mid match, i blame the 3D engine which I have no interest in using. I hope they take it out next version(which I will illegally download) or offer a version without it.

IMO if you're admitting that you're going to be illegally downloading it then your opinion doesn't really matter, does it? Don't get me wrong, I've downloaded plenty of games, but if you do then your complaints are worthless.

 

[Twisted_Woody]

Is this the worldwide version of FM?

http://pc.ign.com/articles/936/936295p1.html

 

[x42bn6]

Is this the worldwide version of FM?

http://pc.ign.com/articles/936/936295p1.html

Worldwide Soccer Manager is Football Manager rebranded in the US and Canada. Same code, different name.

I suppose they'd be fined for a misleading product if they tried to sell "Football Manager" in the US and Canada...

 

[Addict]

Somebody tell me some class youngsters

 

[x42bn6]

-10

Anderson - Man Utd
Balotelli - Inter
Bojan - Barcelona
Dos Santos - Tottenham
Fiorillo - Sampdoria
Galvan - Cruz Azul
Kroos - FC Bayern
Pato - A.C. Milan
Pjanic - Olympique Lyonnais
Saivet - FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Sakho - Paris Saint-Germain
Vela - Arsenal

-9

Aaron Valencia
Acapandie A.J. Auxerre
Acosta - Sevilla
Adams - Atletico B
Adan - Castilla
Adrian - Deportivo
Adrien - Sporting CP
Alamo - Tapachula
Alex Teixeira - Vasco
Altidore - Villareal
Andrade - Cruz Azul
Ansaldi - Rubin
Appiah - AS Monaco FC
Araujo - Chivas
Arias - Chivas
Asenjo - Valladolid
Ayew - Olympique de Marseille
Bale - Tottenham
Banega - Valencia
Barazite - Arsenal
Barreto - Danubio
Baxter - Everton
Beevers - Sheff Wed
Begovic - Portsmouth
Ben-Hatira - HSV
Bender - 1860 Munchen
Benzergo - LOSC Lille Metropole
Bernardo - Cruzeiro
Blanco - Pachuca
Blanco - Lanus
Boeteng - HSV
Borges - Saprissa
Bostock - Tottenham
Boucher - Havre Athletic Club
Boudebouz - FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Brahimi - Stade Rennais F.C.
Brosco - Roma
Bruna - Liverpool
Buonanotte - River
Cala - Sevilla Atletico
Camacho - At. Madrid
Campoli - Lazio
Candeias - Porto
Carrico - Sporting CP
Cassio - PSV
Castillo - Santos Laguna
Choco - Atletico Paranaense
Choupo-Moting - HSV
Crisantus - HSV
Coeff - Racing Club de Lens
Coutinho - Vasco
Cristaldo - Velez
Dalla Valle - Liverpool
David Rochela - Deportivo B
Davila - Chivas
De Gea - Atletico B
Delfouneso - Aston Villa
Delle - FC Metz
Di Maria - Benfica
Diaz - River
Douglas Costa - Gremio
Dzagoev - CSKA Moscow
Ekdal - Juventus
Ekici - FC Bayern
Enoh - Ajax
Eramus - Feyenoord
Erick Flores - Flamengo
Escudero - Villareal
Esparza - Chivas
Evans - Man Utd
Evseev - Hannover
Fabio - Man Utd
Faccioli - Lanus
Faraoni - Lazio
Fazio - Sevilla
Feghouli - Grenoble Foot 38
Felipe - Palmeiras
Felipe Monteiro - Udinese
Fenin - Frankfurt
Fischer - Stuttgart
Fleck - Rangers
Forestieri - Genoa
Fossati - Inter
Fraga - Morelia
Gerson - Gremio
Glen - Hearts
Gomez - Arsenal de Sarandi
Grenier - Olympique Lyonnais
Guilherme - Almeria
Guzman - Morelia
Haruna - AS Monaco FC
Hazard - LOSC Lille Metropole
Helan - Stade Rennais F.C.
Helder Barbosa - Porto
Hobbit Bermudez - Atlante
Holtby - Aachen
Howedes - Schalke
Hummels - FC Bayern
Iago - Juventus
Ibrahim - Sporting CP
Jibril - Hearts of Oak
Joas Carlos - Atletico Paranaense
Kadar - Newcastle
Kadlec - Sparta Prague
Kakuta - Chelsea
Kalouda - CSKA Moscow
Karadeniz - Besiktas
Kenia - Schalke
Khedira - Stuttgart
Kolodziecziak - Racing Club de Lens
Kroos - Rostock
Lallana - Southampton
Lambo - FC Dallas
Lansbury - Arsenal
Laurito - Udinese
Le Tallec - Stade Rennais F.C.
Lewandowski - Lech
Maidana - Spartak Moscow
Makaridze - Dinamo Tbilisi
Manco - PSV
Manon - Pachuca
Mantsur - R. Madrid C
Mattock - Leicester
Mauricio - None
Mazzola - Independiente
Merida - Arsenal
Millan - Colo Colo
Monzon - Boca
Moralez - FC Moscow
Moreno - Almeria B
Musacchio - Castilla
N'Gog - Liverpool
N'Gossan - ASEC
N'Koulou - AS Monaco FC
Nainggolan - Piacenza
Naki - Leverkusen
Necid - Slavia Prague
Nemeth - Liverpool
Neymar - Santos
Ninis - Panathinaikos
Noir - Boca
Nordtveit - Arsenal
Nsue - Mallorca B
Ochirosii - Steaua
Oliva - River
Opare - Castilla
Oscar - Sao Paulo
Osei - Kessben
Ozil - Werder Bremen
Pacheco - Liverpool
Paloschi - Parma
Papadopoulos - Olympiakos
Parejo - Castilla
Paulo Henrique - Santos
Perez Tariffa - Argentinos
Perez - Chico FC
Petrucci - Man Utd
Piatti - Almeria
Pichu Atienza - Atletico B
Polenta - Genoa
Poli - Sampdoria
Prudnikov - Spartak Moscow
Rafael Carioca - Gremio
Rafael Forster - Internacional
Rafhael - Figueirense
Raggio Garibaldi - Genoa
Ramsay - Arsenal
Rapnik - Hearts
Rausch - Hannover
Risse - Leverkusen
Rodriquez - Boca
Rodriquez - Independiente
Rose - Tottenham
Rossi - Juventus
Ruben Ramos - Atletico B
Salazar - Chivas
Sankhare - Paris Saint-Germain
Santon - Inter
Saunier - FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Savio - Brescia
Schouw - Ajax
Schwaab - Freiburg
Sergio Mota - Sao Paulo
Shea - FC Dallas
Sidnei - Benfica
Sinclair - Chelsea
Situ - Racing Club de Lens
Smolov - Dinamo Moscow
Sneijder - Ajax
Spence - West Ham
Stancu - Steua
Suchy - Slavia Prague
Sukuta-Pasu - Leverkusen
Sunny - Valencia
Taarabt - Tottenham
Tafer - Olympique Lyonnais
Taison - Internacional
Tales - Internacional
Teaudors - FC Sochaux-Montbeliard
Thiago - Barcelona B
Thomson - Southampton
Tiago Luis - Saontos
Tore - Leverkusen
Torje - Dinamo Buc.
Traore - Arsenal
Trecarichi - Sevilla Atletico
Trellez - Velez
Tuia - Lazio
Ustari - Getafe
Vidal - Leverkusen
Villaluz - Cruz Azul
Walter - Internacional
Welbeck - Man Utd
Wijnaldum - Feyenoord
Willian - Shakhtar
Wilshere - Arsenal
Yildirim - Bursaspor
Yoon Bit-Garam - Boo-Kyong High School
Zuculini - Racing Club

Fixed PA's

195 - Fabregas - Arsenal
195 - Messi - Barcelona
189 - Aguero - At. Madrid
188 - Ben Arfa - Olympique de Marseille
188 - Benzema - Olympique Lyonnais
187 - Zapata - udinese
186 - Guardado - Deportivo
185 - Hamsik - Napoli
185 - Lloris - Olympique Lyonnais
185 - Nasri - Arsenal
185 - Obertan - FC Girondins de Bordeaux
184 - Giovinco - Juventus
182 - Walcott - Arsenal
181 - De Silvetri - Lazio
180 - Acquafresca - Inter
180 - Adu - Benfica
180 - Destro - Inter
180 - Gourcuff - A.C. Milan
180 - Marcelo - R. Madrid
180 - Marin - Gladbach
180 - Mazzarani - Udinese
180 - Nani - Man Utd
179 - Garay - R. Madrid
179 - Kuzmanovic - Fiorentina
179 - Tremolada - Inter
178 - Capel - Sevilla
178 - Richards - man City
177 - Caceres - Barcelona
177 - Corradini - Grosseto
175 - Assulin - Barcelona B
175 - Babel - Liverpool
175 - Bendtner - Arsenal
175 - Carlos Eduardo - Hoffenheim
175 - David Luiz - Benfica
175 - De Ceglie - Juventus
175 - Fatic - Inter
175 - Henrique - Barcelona
175 - Hulk - Porto
175 - Javi Martinez - Athletic
175 - Jovetic - Fiorentina
175 - Menez - Roma
175 - Mikel - Chelsea
175 - Radu - Lazio
175 - Rossi - Villareal
175 - Sanchez - Udinese
174 - Granero - Getafe
174 - Guilerme - Cruzeiro
174 - Pique - Barcelona
173 - Bozaglo - M. Tel-Aviv
173 - Marquinhos - Palmeiras
172 - Aissati - Ajax
172 - Breno - FC Bayern
172 - Denilson - Arsenal
172 - Fornaroli - Sampdoria
172 - Higuain - R. Madrid
172 - Rakitic - Schalke
172 - Renato Augusto - Leverkusen
172 - Turan - Galatasaray
171 - Cerci - Roma
171 - de Guzman - Feyenoord
171 - Eder - Frosinone
170 - Bakar - AS Monaco FC
170 - Cardoza - Boca
170 - Cascio - Cisco
170 - Ceravolo - Reggina
170 - Chantome - Paris Saint-Germain
170 - Criscito - Juventus
170 - Dessena - Sampdoria
170 - Diogo - Olympiakos
170 - Faty - Roma
170 - Greco - Roma
170 - Jo - Man City
170 - Joao Moutinho - Sporting CP
170 - Kabore - Olympique de Marseille
170 - Lanzafame - Palermo
170 - Lucas - Liverpool
170 - Mata - Valencia
170 - Matuidi - A.S. Saint-Etienne
170 - Nlundulu - Portsmouth
170 - Paonessa - Bologna
170 - Remy - OGC Nice Cote d'Azur
170 - Santacroce - Napoli
170 - Sulejmani - Ajax
170 - Viola - Reggina
170 - Zarate - Al-Sadd
169 - Leo - Gremio
168 - Castro - Leverkusen
168 - Di Gennaro - Genoa
168 - Foti - Sampdoria
168 - Gervinho - Le Mans Union Club 72
168 - Kalinic - Hajduk
168 - Lupoli - Fiorentina
168 - Schneiderlin - Southampton
168 - Siligardi - Inter
168 - Tasci - Stuttgart
168 - Tissone - Udinese
168 - Tosic - Partizan
167 - Drenthe - R. Madrid
167 - Dzsudzsak - PSV
167 - Golasa - M. Haifa
167 - Keirrison - Cortiba
167 - Moreno - Shakhtar
167 - Ramires - Cruzeiro
166 - Fellaini - Everton
166 - Song - Arsenal

 

[Addict]

Legend!!

 

[nimic]

I'm playing my Maidenhead game, in March 2010, and I saw United (which of course is underperforming in the league) beat Rangers 2-0 in the CL. Clicked in the game to see the scorers, and there was an unfamiliar name there. Ivan Carlsson. Never heard of him, so I figured he was some youngster given a chance.

Well. Sort of.



Came for free from some random Swedish club in January.

 

[UBERScholes]

Sell Carrick, sign Carlsson

Still, only 10 Bravery?

 

[Nucks]

I'm playing as FC Ingolstadt 04. Started in German Bundesliga 2. Expected to get relegated came third my first season and got smashed in the first leg of my promotion playoff. I gave my boys the hair dryer at the end of the game and the entire first team lost confidence in me.

That summer I sacked the lot of the feckers and brought in a full team of 17-18 year old regens. I figured I'd have a perfect chance to develop them all over two seasons so I planned to stay in the 2nd division for 2 more seasons.

Won the 2nd division the second season going away and in my first season in the 1st division I am in 4th place, 2 points from 3rd at Christmas. My entire team with the exception of my two central midfielders and keeper have 4 star ratings so I think I must have lucked out with my 5-3-2 tactic. I'm winning games with as much as 75% possession.

I'm also shockingly really enjoying the 3d engine.

 

[nimic]

Remember that IGN review that gave FM 2.0 score, while the UK review had given it 9.1? Well, it developed a massive shitstorm.. and it worked!

US, December 5, 2008 - We missed the mark -- that's the only way to explain why we've pulled the U.S. review of Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 off our site.

After seeing the community feedback and having more editors look at the title, we agree with the readers that our original review didn't give Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 a fair shake. Unfortunately, our critical analysis of WWSM '09 focused more on what the author wanted it to be rather than what the product actually was. We review games at IGN based on their own merits, and agree that it was unreasonable to compare WWSM '09 with action-oriented sports titles like FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer. Because of the unfair comparison, we have deemed the review unacceptable and have removed it from the site.

We extend our sincerest apologies to both SEGA and our readers for the mistake and confusion. Look for an updated and more accurate relation of IGN's view of WWSM '09 sometime in the near future.

Jeremy Dunham
Games Editorial Manager, IGN.com

 

[Xander45]

Just read the review, heres the link if you missed it

http://videogames.yahoo.com/pc/worldwide-soccer-manager-2009/review-1271725

Twat, "I couldn’t imagine why anybody would prefer Worldwide Soccer Manager to FIFA 09 or Pro Evolution Soccer 2009. " Because they are two completely different genres of game! One is a sports game, the other is a management simulation.

The graphics don't matter, never have. I spent many days watching circles play against each other and still got excited if it scored from 40 yards.


Just a question for the Americans amongst us, do they have American Football sims, or Ice Hockey sims similar to this over there cause i can't think of any other reason how this guy is so far off the mark?