Championship Manager 03/04
 

Anybody bought this game yet?

I have an although its really really good it just hasn't gripped me like say 01/02. Can't really explain why either everything points to it being superior. :-\ The realism doesn't seem quite as good - Shola Ameobi scoring 5 goals in the Premiership?! OK i'll hold my breath for that one. And Paolo Wanchope scoring 4 goals in two consequtive games amused me too.

Won Premiership in first season as Newcastle and now 3rd or something a third through the second.

Any opinions?

Yes, bought it :shifty:

Its amazing, ok, the realism leaves a bit to be desired (i.e just signed Saviola for Liverpool :D) but I still love it, and the editor is great.

there's something missing.

i'm still playing the old one but with the add on

I'm gonna pick it up sooner or later since my CM4 CD snapped in the drive last night :mad: :cry:

:( I destroyed my 01/02 disc when I sneezed on it.

I think amazon are selling it new for 19.99 or used for 12.99

It's the sh</>it. Adam - Breaking that CD was the best thing you could have done pal.

He speaks the truth

Yeah I got mine off amazon its 17.99 plus postage and packaging :y:

Came next day too so I saved like !5 quid.

I haven't played champ since September :o

But I was doing so well :cry:

http://www.btinternet.com/~adam.kirk/Pics/UnReal.JPG

:rofl:

I tried to sign Alan Smith at the January window and offered up to £20 million and got knocked back. So Leeds went into administration and I took him for £250,000 (and I probably could have got him cheaper!) :D

Ah ha ha yeah I got Smith for free when Leeds when into administration and Robinson for 1mil.

*Bump*

How's everyone doing then? I picked it up for Christmas and am liking it so far...though Wolves still can't keep a f</>ucking clean sheet :mad: (Camara can't stop scoring though :$ )

Where does the media interaction come in? Cause I haven't seen much so far apart from declaring interest in a player. I did get a pat on the back from the marketing director for signing a Korean player though since it'll boost merch sales in the far east :love:

*Waits for Leeds to go into administration*

I've been playing the 03-04 much more than the last 1 - Took Everton to the uefa cup final (lost to real madrid 1-0 and didn't play any real big teams be4 that) and I just beat Arsenal 5-0.

*bump*

Guess i'll post about my game in 00/01,only i've updated most of the teams.

Currently Villareal for some reason,4th in La Liga at Christmas,though the only big team i've played so far is Deportivo away,where i led 2-0 before falling 3-2 behind and then getting a last minute equaliser.:D

*Finished 6th in 2nd season* :cool:

Bastard board won't give me any money :mad: :'( so I'm having to rely on freebies and unwanted players :$

Still though, top after 4 games having just tonked Villa 4-1, and into the 1st round of the UEFA cup after knocking Southampton out of the Intertoto :love:

I should probably continue my amazing Torquay career

lol i still haven't played Champ for bloody ages.

I'm starting to miss it :'(

Its still quite buggy, not quite as bad as CM4 was but it still aint great in that respect.

All in all though its still a fine game, but personally I prefer 01/02, I can't quite put my finger on why, maybe its just the good memories that came from that game.

If you don't have CM4 and can't be bothered to update your old databases manually CM03/04 is still worth a squirt though.

No only bad thing I find with the game is occasionally, if you make a subsitution, you end up with the player still on the pitch, but kind of lying on the floor.

Also, just knocked CSKA Sofia out of the Uefa Cup with Torquay :cool:

Yeah i ran away with the division 3 league as hull city. I'm 5th in division 2 now having started off terrible with like no wins in the first 8 games. I'm on the back of a 14 game unbeaten run now though with 6 games of the season left. I'm trailing the leaders walsall by 8 points

I am the man.

Last season I won the League Cup with Torquay (explained on the old board)

Anyway, this season, 3rd round of the League Cup, away to premiership Wolves, we win 4-1.... even with 10 men. 'Ave It.

Well it is realistic :'(

Very :shifty:

I just hammered Everton 6-3 at Goodison

Wait what am I talking about, realistic? Lee Naylor's one of my best players in the game :| :lol: :cry:

Bah, new clinical striker I just bought is flopping badly :mad: At least I got drawn against a team of part-timers in the UEFA Cup :D

What division are you in with Torquay Sid?

Anyway,keep on not saving,which looking back was kinda stupid having drew away at Real Madrid,beaten Deportivo at home and then beaten Valencia away.I guess i was so mad after losing to the side second from bottom.

At least now i can choose between signing Guti and Frank Lampard,but i don't know who:( So if anyone responds by the next time i'm on about which one i should get i'll go with their/the majority's opinion.:D

I'm in Div 2, I've played 1 Full Season, and if I remember correctly its February in my second season. I'm 5th in Div 2 with 4 games in hand, which if I get 10 points from I'll go top, and if I get 6 points I'll go second.

Actually it's December

Just knocked Man U out of the League Cup on Pens :cool:

I'd lean towards Lampard, assuming you want him in a 4-4-2

Yeah it's a 4-4-2,both are out of favour and interested in moving to me atm.I sort of have one centre midfielder going back to just infront of the back 4 and the other just normal with my 2 wide players,Zenden and this amazing Italian called Di Michele,to go forward,with the Italian sort of going in behind the attack from out wide.

I'll probably go with Lampard,what with him being the man right now and so i wouldn't be the only Englishmen at the club.

Well Lampard just scored an overhead kick against me, so I would choose him.

But we still beat Newcastle 4-2 in the first leg of the League Cup Semi :D

RIGHT.

Reccomend me some world class players for if you're a uber team, like united, and some good unknown talent for if you're a jobber conference team, like morecambe :mad:

Stuart elliott from hull city, tottenham paid a million for him when i was still in div 3.
Michael Micindoe from doncaster

I am currently looking at a pic of Ronaldinho,dunno if he'd say no to United again but he should do ok for Morecambe.

Drew 0-0 at Newcastle, into the League Cup Final for the 2nd year in a row :D

Any particular positions or just in general?

*Checks game*

Tuncay is an uber-forward for Newcastle in the game I'm playing right now. Lucio (at Leverkusen to start) is a farking great centreback too. Should be able to pick them both up for less than £40m

Yes, Tuncay is unbelievable. Lucio has a release clause of like 11.5 million or something, and was just voted World Player Of The Year, bloody good prospect.

I am the man....again.