Football Manager 2008

[Mr Regal]

From the team that brought us the old school Championship manager games.

My god I love these games. I am getting ready to give up a considerable chunk of my life to it.

Anyone else as insanely obsessed with the Football Manager games as me?

[Mr Regal]

Review of the game

http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/826/826874p1.html

[Impeccable]

I tend to be obsessed until the football season itself finishes.

Then I get a life.

[McDoogle]

I need someones help in this game. I have 2007 and there is a player co-owned by two teams and it said that I have to agree to terms with both teams before I can transfer him which I did, but then nothing ever happens. Both teams agree to the fee but I never hear anything afterwards. Am I missing something here?

[Danny Electric]

i downloaded the demo last week

plays really well

[Ogen]

Few stupid problems in the demo annoyed the tits out of me but it should be patched release day I'd have thought. Think I'll buy this one often don't bother and just download but have a few days off work coming up so it'll be nice to have around.

[CSL]

I'll be downloading the torrent when it's put up @ some point after Friday. Excellent games.

[Mr Regal]

I'll buy it. Can't be arsed waiting for torrents to download when so much is at stake :lol:

[CSL]

I would but the CD drive on my laptop packed in months ago and I still haven't gotten 'round to buying a new one.

:-\

[Cactus Sid]

I'm quite happy to wait til Chrimbo and ask the rents for it, haven't played the demo, but by all accounts its a cracker.

I'm happy with FM2007 still anyway, into my 13th season with AFC Wimbledon looking to finally achieve the dream....Champions League glory.

[Mr Regal]

I haven't actually played any of the Football manager titles yet. I kept getting given the Old Champ Manager ones (the franchise taken over by Eidos). But the last great Champ Manager game was made by the guys who make Football manager.

Looking over the screen shots i'm liking the way it looks. It appears to be quite tidy. White background is a winner.

Oh and McDoogle, that just sounds like an annoying glitch, these games do tend to have a few of them:mad:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Torrent is up and I've got it down.

This game is a dream

[McDoogle]

Which torrent site has it? I can't find it.

[CSL]

And it's the full game, not just the demo that came out a week or 2 back?

[CSL]

Turns out it is up

http://www.demonoid.com/files/?category=0&subcategory=All&quality=All&seeded=0&external=2&query=Football+Manager+2008&uid=0&sort=

[Mr Regal]

OK maybe I will DL it :lol:

[CSL]

Downloaded last night, got round to installing it just. Works a treat. Goodbye life.

[Danny Electric]

which one is the correct game?

[Danny Electric]

and what can i get a good torrent downloader thing?

bittorrent?

[Mr Regal]

CSL I love you in the arse for pointing that download out:love:

[CSL]

Mr. Electric: You will need to download the game (http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1388890/?show_files=1&page=3&ref=1192757675#file_list) and then the crack (http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1389233/4917486/)

And I'd go with uTorrent.

[CSL]

CSL I love you in the arse for pointing that download out:love:

You're only so happy 'cause you know it's the only place you're gonna see the Toon win some silverware in the near future :D

[Mr Regal]

Son of a bitch:mad:

With me at the helm the Toon will destroy the world of football.

Downloaded this last night when I got in drunk. 455 seeders, thought i was seeing things due to my state, i was not. It downloaded in super quick time:)

Work seems to have gotten in the way of my starting my career tough:mad:

[ct2k]

Dunno, If I buy this I may never get a job

[Mr Regal]

So downloaded i and i now have no fucking clue as to what to do????

[CSL]

Unpack everything that is in a .rar file @ the same time. You will get a FM2008.mdf & FM2008.mds.

You need to mount the .mds one using Daemon Tools (this essentially makes the computer think there is a disc in the comp)

Go to my computer and click on the 'disc' you mounted. Install.

Once installation is complete, paste the crack into your Sports Interactive/FM2008 folder in your program files.

Play.

[Danny Electric]

so yeah i've done all that

installed it

clicked on the shortcut

nothing happens :(

[Ogen]

Got it mucking about with Arsenal now then grab some shithole club and have a proper game of it. Should get a TPWW online game going meant to be much improved for this one.

[Danny Electric]

Got it mucking about with Arsenal now then grab some shithole club and have a proper game of it. Should get a TPWW online game going meant to be much improved for this one.

yeah that will be fun

[Mr Regal]

How do we go about that then?

I'm shit at this version...need to find my mojo.

[Ogen]

All quite simple I do believe but er I'll let someone else work out the details on that. Still waiting to be properly gripped by it all.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

A few national teams have been greyed out because of licences. Just delete a file called fake.inc and they return to normal :)

[Mr Regal]

What do you mean greyed out? And is that all deleting that file does?

It's lame that no EPL players have their pictures and that......well kind of lame :lol:

Still sucking pretty bad at this version:'(

[#BROKEN Hasney]

What do you mean greyed out? And is that all deleting that file does?

It's lame that no EPL players have their pictures and that......well kind of lame :lol:

Still sucking pretty bad at this version:'(

Look at Germany, all their players are fake.

All that file does is have a list of teams they're not allowed to include and thats all the file does :D

[Mr Regal]

So we need to get a TPWW league up and running....I've never played on line though, so not sure how it works. i will have a look tonight maybe. or if anyone else knows how to set it up get to it :mad:

On a related note they are actually developing an mmo football manager game for release early next year.

[CSL]

What do you mean greyed out? And is that all deleting that file does?

It's lame that no EPL players have their pictures and that......well kind of lame :lol:

Still sucking pretty bad at this version:'(

SIgames.com forums, SortitoutSI, FMFormation etc have tons of facepacks, logos, kits etc. I only need a few La Liga clubs and SPL clubs to have all the players you could need.

[CSL]

Example

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/von_muff/owen-1.jpg

[Ogen]

Despite losing all the time and my job almost gone with Villa I reckon I'm starting to get to grips with things preformances are improving ( I say as I trail 2-0 to Bolton :$ )

[Ogen]

Had a chat with some people who play online also, basically person with best computer/net connection hosts it as that pc will do all the processing. Sort of thing need to set aside a good few hours to get it all started up with everyone wanting loads of transfers and that and then it shall speed up when the transfer window is gone.

[Mr Regal]

And is it worth playing on line in their opinion. I will now way have the best puta so i won't even bother.

Would be good to get a league going though.

[Mr Regal]

Example

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n38/von_muff/owen-1.jpg

Owen:love:

He was shit tonight like.

btw www.4five1.com have a match player up now and have most the matches on. have to have 20 posts on the forums to watch. Just watched the Toon spank Spurs 3-1 and it was the Sky sports feed with audio:y:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Well, if we can sort it out I can host it. got a 3ghz dual core with 2gb ram and a 24mbit/1.5mbit connection.

[Mr Regal]

That sounds awesome and powerful....i don't actually know if it is...but it sounds awesome.

Umm, so how do we go about this then. seperate thread for those who wanna or just say in here?

[Ogen]

I here I suppose and yeah I've no idea what kind of computer I have its white and the internet isn't slow. 3 or 4 people probably optimum anymore would get messy me thinks.

[Mr Regal]

Ok well so far it is

Mr Regal
Ogen
Hollywood Hasney

Anyone one else wanna throw down, speak now or forever hold you peace.

[McDoogle]

Im down.

[Mr Regal]

Mr Regal
Ogen
Hollywood Hasney
McDoogle

[Ogen]

I'm in for sure gonna have to redownload it though I seem to have some odd buggy version

[Ogen]

Actually its 4:40am and I'm up for work at 7 reason I'm up is playing poker and thats worked out quite well tonight so I'll buy it and piracy be dammed.

[Ogen]

Best off waiting for the first patch before we start though I'd imagine that should be very soon and it'll no doubt kill all the pirate copys until a new no cd crack comes out.

[Ogen]

4 in a row sure why not

[Ogen]

Actually Hasney your also a filthy pirate have you finished a season in your game and if so has the game made a mess of the Euro's? Its a problem with some downloads thats on my game any links to a better copy?

[Mr Regal]

I almost got through the first season...got sacked:mad: I was just getting the hang of it as well. Went on a 7 game unbeaten run with a couple of 4-3 victories.

Gonna start a new game and apply all my training and tactics from the start and sign a real leader too.

[McDoogle]

If you use a 4-4-2 attacking formation, the wings have the arrows going up obviously meaning the wings attack up more. When I make a custom formation how the hell to I get those arrows to make my players move in that direction?

[CSL]

Right click, drag.

[Cactus Sid]

I'd be well up for it, but the Uni connection is a bitch and won't let ya download it or play online games or anything which is a right shit.

Anyone know of a torrent where I won't need a password to get it?

[CSL]

You shouldn't need a password to download it from Demonoid. They started allowing the newer torrents to go up for non members.

[Ogen]

Just a thought but Mr McDoogle ain't you in North America? Just can't see that working out timezone wise for this really :$

[Ogen]

Also beta of the patch is being released in the next few days full version in a couple of weeks.

[Ogen]

Also beta of the patch is being released in the next few days full version in a couple of weeks.

[Rob]

Downloading now

[McDoogle]

Right click, drag.

THANK YOU.

[Mr Regal]

I am hoping for a good first season now, anyone found any decent youngsters to sign yet....looking at you CSL;)

[Ogen]

Brazillian youngster centre back Breno I think its spelt wonderkid and gets a work permit bit pricey though paid 9million euro

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Actually Hasney your also a filthy pirate have you finished a season in your game and if so has the game made a mess of the Euro's? Its a problem with some downloads thats on my game any links to a better copy?

Yeah, you can just download the other crack though instead of the whole game again

http://www.demonoid.com/files/details/1396451/481278/

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I am hoping for a good first season now, anyone found any decent youngsters to sign yet....looking at you CSL;)

Craig Cathcart from Man U I got for 2.8mil and he's been a star. Luis Jimnez isn't a kid really (23), but he's awesome. 2.1 mil from Temana.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Oh, and Francesco Bolzoni, 18, DM, 5mil from Inter.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

One more, wrap it off with a striker (but he plays on the wing too)

Henri Saivet, 16, 4 mil, Girondins Bordeaux. Already bagged 40 goals in a season in the championship :D

[McDoogle]

Stop stealing inter's players.

[CSL]

Edison Cavani
Baba Collins

[CSL]

Rafinha too

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Edison Cavani
Baba Collins

Yeah, I got Cavani. How much did he cost you? I had a Chelsea game running and he wouldn't go for less than 23 mil... :(

[Mr Regal]

I am so super shit at this game it's starting to depress me. I thought I had got better and worked a few things out....alas it seems I am still bo shank:'(

[Impeccable]

I will download the game and join the league should there be one.

[Mr Regal]

I am not joining shit until I get a handle on this bitch:mad:

[Russenmafia]

Also beta of the patch is being released in the next few days full version in a couple of weeks.

im not buying the game till this patch is out. My mate bought it and he says the game is that bugged its unplayable. The worst bugs seem to be that your team can't close down the opposition at all. And also after doing one season in the SPL the fixtures do not regenerate meaning you can't do a second season.

[CSL]

Yeah, the closing down thing is a big problem. Ditto goes for the disallowed goals thing.

[Ogen]

Not heard of that SPL bug at all I know the cracked version has ridiculous bugs in it like that he hasn't used a no-cd crack has he? Closing down bug is terrible though patch is basically first coming out to fix that I think.

[Mr Regal]

How is everyone getting on with this?

I am still gash at it. got half way through the second season with newcastle and got my ass sacked :'(

A lot of the time the opposition seem to be moving all over the place and lightning quick where as my guys are plods 90% of the time:mad:

And why he fuck do defenders and midfielders only close down for 1 of the ninety minutes of most games:mad:

I have had some awesome results beat liverpool 5-0 sunderland 4-0 then my team go on a losing streak stop bothering to defend properly grrrrrr it's frustrating:mad:

Any tips for improvement here people?

[CSL]

Stop using the crack. If you use YASU with this game, it negates the need for a crack, therefore meaning you can apply patches etc which fix a lot, including the dreaded 'No closing down' stuff.

[Mr Regal]

Ok, I have YASU and it is cloaking Daemon. How the hell do i stop using the crack? Do i have to install the game again? I took the crack out and the game didn't work, put it back in and the game worked but i couldn't get the official updates.

*EDIT*

Ok got it working with YASU and no crack, I guess I just download any patch and it should work.....right?

[Danny Electric]

So yeah where do I get the official updates from and how do I use Yasu instead of the crack.

[CSL]

You will have to un-install the game (unless you still have the original .exe file) Just re-mount the image after you've uninstalled to re-install.

You have to place YASU in your Daemon Tools folder (has to be 4.10)

Run YASU and cloak.

You can find the beta patch on the Sports Interactive forums (SIGames.co.uk or something) Proper version should be out in a week or so.

[CSL]

Ok got it working with YASU and no crack, I guess I just download any patch and it should work.....right?

As long as you're not using the crack, it should be fine.

[Mr Regal]

I am still so super gash at this game. I have dowloaded the new patch so it is working better, but i am still poo :'O(

How is everyone else doing? any tips for sucess? can get on a really good run, but then things fall apart horribly. Quite frustrating. spend a lot of time on tactics and getting them right for each match which is even more annoying:mad:

[McDoogle]

Does anyone else have a problem with their defense never closing down the strikers or anything ever?

[Mr Regal]

Everyone has. You have to download the patch from the SI Forums...actually the full patch huld be out now...gonna check.

If you are using the cracked verion of the game the patches won't work though...you have to use YASU. CSL posted the intructions just a couple pf posts above this one.

I have finally got my head around this and am starting to pick up results that are actually down to my tatics :y: I have to say watching the match in full on high speed helps a lot...it allows you to really see what is happening and make changes accordingly.

btw Andy Carroll of NUFC is fricking awesome if you play him right.

[McDoogle]

Does anyone know if you have the chance to become manager of an international team?

[Mr Regal]

You do yeah...infact i heard you can start as one. Don't know how though cos i'm all about the leagues.

I'm in 5th place with Newcastle in january at the moment:y:

Are Chelsea completely infuckingvincible in anyone elses league?

[CSL]

Yeah, you can start as an international manager or apply for a job when it becomes available.

[Mr Regal]

Here is a link to the official patch torrent incase some haven't got it yet.

http://torrents.sigames.com:7000/torrents/fm2008_801_boxed-pc.exe.torrent?F847BD1F00D65AC7A94D5358D3E2EAF0B671D63A

has a data base up date with it.

[Ogen]

Can someone upload the original .exe? Don't want to have to redownload all over again.

[Mr Regal]

If you just re install it should be fine.

I am getting on well with the game now. I have a good tactic that works, my players are gelling well and I have an awesome striker who the fans love. Also I have a load of youngsters that seem to be developing into good players.

Anywho....on line game gonna be a goer or what?

[The Mackem]

Our lass bought it for me a week or two back, think she wishes she didn't now.

Anyway, in charge of the mighty Sunderland and finished 5th last season one point of the Champions League fourth place. The League was incredibly open. I started the run-in in 10th place but Defoe was available in the January transfer window and well he kicked arse. On the last day of the season, I started in 7th but was playing Man City who were 6th beat them and 5th must have drew.

I had Jonny Evans for the whole season but have not managed to sign him this season :(

Besides the lads I started with I've signed Defoe, Kewell, Sol Campbell, Benayoun, two Dutch fellas whose contracts ran out (Janssen and Sikora), Vagner Love (having problems settling :( ).

Took a gamble on some kids - Wellbeck from Man Utd the only one I can remember and an Aussie keeper from Liverpool is joining in the next January transfer window. It's a really scouting intensive game, I find, especially if you want to get to players before they get to ridiculous values.

Anyway second season and I'm in the UEFA cup because of that I am 5 games off the normal PL pace, down in 15th. Frustratingly this season I drew 3-3 at home with Chelsea (Vagner Love hat-trick) was leading most of the game but they are just too damn good. Drew with Newcastle even though they had a defender sent off! Doing well in the UEFA Cup beat Fenerbache at home in the first group game.

The board expectations have risen sharply and I don't know if I'll be able to keep them happy. They want me to challenge for the title in the next two seasons which would be possible I guess but too many clubs go in for the same player. Blackburn got relegated in my game and I really wanted David Bently (hence Benayoun as a replacement) but the bastard went with Reading or Wigan. I think the only player I have came out on top with in that type of situation is Defoe when Pompey wanted him as well.

Craig Gordon is good on the game just so happens that he is injured at the moment, I guess Darren Ward has the chance for a few games to keep in happy. The Sunderland players are all decent to start with I found although their star ratings are that good and nobody except for Stokes is expected to progress much.

Best sell - Paul McShane £7million - was chuffed although on the flip side it takes a lot of money to replace with a good defender but he wasn't worth £7million. Bolton asked me to name my price and I did.

Board decided to increase the capacity of the Stadium of Light by 16 000 seats and I requested the academy be improved because the Under 19's are bringing through crap at the moment - would rather produce talent then have to pay for it.

yeah so errm playing this a lot recently.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Getting a new comp put together in the next couple months then I'm going to be all over this. Going to work my way from non-league crapola all the way to the top :cool:

[The Mackem]

I've been planning that but holding back until after some exams.

[CSL]

Playing atm. The beauty of cancelled lectures

[Mr Regal]

I have been into xbox lately so haven't touched this, gonna pick up my old game with....verona. Tomi Ameobi top scorer ftw!

[Disturbed316]

Bought this for the 360 on release a couple of weeks back, takes abit of getting used to navigating round the menus using a controller rather than a mouse, but its still an awesome game.

[The Mackem]

Still not finished the second season with exams and crap. Up to January though, in 8th place, through to the League Cup Semi-Final and still in the UEFA Cup. Bought a Cameroonian defensive midfielder from Villa who had only recently got him from France called Jean II Makoun - scored on his debut in the FA Cup and he kissed the badge (hoorah).

[Londoner]

Can't even run this on my comp cause the minimum specs go up each year, last one i could play was fm2006 but that was shit. Luckily didn't find this out the hard way(abotu not being able to run fm2008 i mean) like i did with fm2007! I'm still playing cm 01/02 lol. Still far more fun!

[McDoogle]

Ive got another question. So Marco Materazzi has retired from my game and I want to make him a trainer. Once he retires though the name dissapeared. Is there a pool where I can look for people to hire?

[CSL]

If you searched for him and he's not there, he's gone for good. Not everybody in game decides to stay in football after they retire. You can search for staff though, it's in the same place you search for players, just a different option

[The Mackem]

Ive got another question. So Marco Materazzi has retired from my game and I want to make him a trainer. Once he retires though the name dissapeared. Is there a pool where I can look for people to hire?

In his personal section, where it tells you his general happiness etc, it would have said something like 'Wants to become a coach when he retires' if he is a coach now. Did you notice this before he retired?

[McDoogle]

Yea it did say that, and when I went to player interaction and told him he'd be a good coach he agreed. I just never know where to go find staff. If it's the same place as players but a different option as suggested earlier than im an idiot.

[McDoogle]

This is by far the most addicting and fun game ive played in years. I love it.

[The Mackem]

ummm yeah it's in the same place just a few rows down.

[Rob]

I pretty much don't piss about with coaching or anything and I do fine.

[The Mackem]

I'm beginning to think that my youth team coaches are holding back the youngsters developing in my under 18's and I think if you had shit coaches, players stats wouldn't improve much if at all.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

In all my years of playing Champ Man/Football Manager I've never once had a decent player come through the youth system :$

[McDoogle]

Ive had several, Pele, Bolzoni, Balotelli and more. I do think the trainers make the difference, and you should make your own youth training regiments for them to follow for their specified position.

[McDoogle]

Does anyone know how to put a minimum release clause in contracts?

[Rob]

In all my years of playing Champ Man/Football Manager I've never once had a decent player come through the youth system :$

Seriously? You must be well shit at this game now then. :p

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Not really, they bring out a new one every year after all :p

And usually I just do a Wenger and buy other teams' kids :$

[Danny Electric]

I finally gave up on the PC version, my computer just wasn't fast enough.

So I have it on my PSP, different version but still enjoyable.

At the moment I have nearly got Stafford Rangers promoted from the Blue Square Premiership.

[Russenmafia]

I am managing Ross County in the Scottish Second Division. Lost in the play offs to Ayr in my first season so missed the chance to go up. Kept pretty much the same time, sold most of my reserves to free up the wages (wage budget of 7k a week) and signed some big loan signings. Fingers crossed I go up this season.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Getting a new comp put together in the next couple months then I'm going to be all over this. Going to work my way from non-league crapola all the way to the top :cool:

IT BEGINS :cool:

[Mr Regal]

I earned a new two year contract with newcastle for the first time after a good second half of the season...then my laptop fucked up and i lost all that progress :'(