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For Sony PlayStation 2 / PC
Game Guide by cloudyapril
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Version 1.10
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Version 1.00 18/08/09
Everything I know for my five times playing.
Version 1.10 18/01/2010
Fix table of content code
Add free good players
Add miscellaneous
Finish 2026-2027 seasons and adds info on my factile
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Table of Content
For quick navigation press Ctrl + F and type the words in the bracket.
Introduction ..................................................... (ASA)
Starting The Game ................................................ (ASB)
Strategy To Win With My Formation ................................ (ASC)
Formation ........................................................ (ASD)
Team's Strength .................................................. (ASE)
Transfer ......................................................... (ASF)
Player ........................................................... (ASG)
Monetary ......................................................... (ASH)
Mission to 8 Star Player ......................................... (ASI)
My Factile and Success ........................................... (ASJ)
Things I Don't Know .............................................. (ASK)
Errorgon ......................................................... (ASL)
Wish For Hope .................................................... (ASM)
Miscellaneous .................................................... (ASN)
Thanx'z .......................................................... (ASO)
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'Introduction (ASA)'
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Hi game lovers, I'm a football management game lover, and maybe have
leveled up as a football management game hollic. My first experience play
football management game was with ALEX FERGUSON'S PLAYER MANAGER 2002 from PSX,
then continued with PREMIER MANAGER 99 still from PSX. The third title I made
on my list when I was able to move to PS2 was a Football Management game, any
title as long as a football management game. The first and second were for FF X
and PES.
I decided to write a guide about this game since there's no one who seem
interested with this game. I've checked so many times from the first time I had
this game, and still no a guide here. I keep playing this game and looked like
I have understood almost everything on this game by myself. I'm not going to
teach you or what. I prefer to call my guide as a sharing experience of mine,
since I think I've become a quite successful manager. Enough for this I think,
let us just begin.
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'Starting The Game (ASB)'
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One thing that I don't like when starting this game is that the fact you
can manage any team on the game. I'm newcomer, I'm a big fan of Chelsea, I
choose Chelsea even I don't know how the play. That's not fair I think, I hope
the next season game will not give us that ease. Career starts from zero. Five
times I've played, and always started with weak teams from the bottom division.
I personally more satisfy leading a weak team then move to a bigger club or
turn that weak team into the best team on the game. But, whatever you choose
it's up to you, and as the true manager, those who agree with me are belong to
it. By the way you need to space your MC at least 3006 kb to save your progress.
Huh, this is the biggest save file I had so far. Wonder if there is other.
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'Strategy To Win With My Formation (ASC)'
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Here is my personal strategy with my own observation for all this my time
being a manager, and I'm sure that this is the almost right strategy. Playing
home need different playing style with playing away. This is what I know:
DIRECT/PATIENT PASS LOSS AGAINST COUNTER ATTACK LOSS AGAINST LONG PASS
Basically that when you're playing home all your opponents play with counter
attack, and when you're away they play with direct pass. So the key is to play
with long pass when home and direct pass or counter attack when away (*There's
an exception for formation*). Formation style is likely also deciding the
result, I prefer to start the match using the same style with the opponent, and
change into more offensive formation if I need equalizer goal, then change the
style if it still doesn't work. In my opinion, playing with more offensive
formation and the same style works better than playing with same formation and
more attacking / defensive style.
My experience playing home : I find out that playing home is more difficult to
win than away. Often when playing home against weaker team I draw or even
lost. This is happen when I play using direct pass, even I end up as the
champion but my home history looks sad. I once never beat when away but got
many draws and lost at home. Using direct pass actually works, but it's better
to play more defend than the opponent. If they play attack you play with normal,
if they normal you with defend, if they defend you also. This is what I've
played home before using long pass, quite work but the winning chance is
smaller than using long pass.
So let me remind you and pick a conclusion when playing HOME :
PLAY USING LONG PASS AND THE SAME STYLE
or
PLAY USING DIRECT PASS AND PLAY MORE DEFEND
My experience playing away : Like I've told you before that playing away is
easier to win. Since I got destroyed many times when trying with long pass. So
my options are only two : direct pass and counter attack. Almost always taste
a winning when away. The only different whether when you need using direct pass
or counter attack is by looking the opponent midfielder's strength before the
match, so look carefully before you skip it by pressing circle button. If you
stronger than them, play with direct pass and the same style, if you weaker,
play with counter attack and the same style. Just ignore the defender and
attacker's strength. If you're equal, just look their formation. If they play
with more midfielder than you, I suggest to counter attack them. I will tell
about the formation's exception at the formation section.
So my strategy when AWAY :
PLAY USING DIRECT ATTACK AND THE SAME STYLE IF YOUR MIDFIELDER STRONGER THAN
THE OPPONENT
or
PLAY USING COUNTER ATTACK AND THE SAME STYLE IF YOUR MIDFIELDER WEAKER THAN
THE OPPONENT
* I always play with ZONAL MARKING for the defender in every match
Even using that strategy will likely give you more winning, but it's not 100%.
Looks like both tactic and luck are divided into fifty-fifty chance. I ever to
win the league unbeaten (just like Arsenal did in the real world on I forget
season), but also ever to suffer so many losses in a season. As a manager, you
cannot just sit and watch and let the game plays with the same strategy on the
whole match. There's always chance your goalkeeper have to take the ball from
the net. This is sometimes happen if you play horrible stronger team, or your
opponent gets bonus during the game like corner, free, or the most hated thing,
penalty kick. If by the chance you're unable to score equalizer goal with you
are using strategy, you must change your current formation into more attacking
formation. And if it still doesn't work change your style into attacking also.
As a manager you have to take the risk when left, equalizer goal or more goals
accepted. In my opinion, there's no different between loss with 0-1, 0-2, or
more especially on the league. And with a little bit gambling decision,
hopefully luck will be on your side ;).
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'Formation (ASD)'
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First of all I'm sorry that I'm not going to write all of the formation on
the game. I will only tell you about my formation that I've been using all this
time as I find out a hardness using any other formations. 4-3-3 is my formation
I've been using all this time. As for me this is the best formation, the most
well balance-offensive formation. I simply change the style depending on my
opponent at the beginning. Can be change with the most offensive 4-2-4 if need
goals by substitute a midfielder with a striker, or change into defensive 5-3-2
if need to secure the score by substitute an attacker with central back.
One exception using 4-3-3 is when you play opponent with 4-2-4. No matter
where you play (home or away), always play with long pass since this formation
I'm sure using counter attack against 4-3-3. Before I realize it, team that
Using this formation is the only one that can destroy me when away. Also for
both 4-4-2 compact and diamond, and use-sweeper formation, I consider them as a
normal formation.
Explanation ? Sorry I don't have. I have to admit that it's an irony for
me. I'm able to be a quite successful manager but I don't know every detail
part of the formation >_<. And the strategy above will likely only for 4-3-3 to
work at its best. Even sometimes my team still able to score more than two
goals when I change into 5-3-2.
The positioning of players I think also critical. Do you notice that your
opponents always put their best player on the right side at their position ?
For example : Ibrahimovic from Inter is always played on the right as forward.
Lampard from Chelsea is always played on the right in the center before they
sign new better player. Maybe not when playing against our team, but try to
check other match after the match. Surely they do. Also notice the match that
the attack always starts from the right side even the map shows left. So
basically put your better players on the right, and not better players on the
left. But you should know that players have different role on its position, I
mean about AT, CS, AM, CM, etc. AT and CS may be the same as forward but
actually having different role. It doesn't really a matter if you play with two
forward or one, both AT or CS, or one AT one CS is ok. But if you play with
4-3-3 or 4-2-4 you should read my note, placing one CS at center and two AT
side in 4-3-3 is better, in 4-2-4 of course two CS at center. And this is my
formation with player's positioning:
o o o
AT CS Best AT
o o o
CM CM Best CM
o o o o
LB CB Best CB RB
o
GK
* Best I mean is your best player on your team, of course better if on the game
I don't have any winger or side midfielder in my squad coz I don't need them,
very sorry to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi ;). I also replace one of my
CM with a DM if I able to find a good DM (like Denilson from Arsenal, I got him
by bosman). Also, having an attacking midfielder is quiet important since they
have better chance of scoring a goal than CM and DM as long as they don't be
set as corner kicker. But I keep wondering why my AM never as productive as the
others, I once bought an AM coz he scored 21 goals on last season. A season I
play him, only four he made. I also ever to play M. Essien (LM) as central
midfielder on the left, and he produced a fine performance as he had eight form
almost in every match. Actually, we can play any player everywhere, like
playing Winger on one of the midfielder, but since winger rarely having eight
form and terrible tackling, I prefer side midfielder if I have to. You also can
play a goalkeeper as a forward, but will you...?
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'Team's Strength (ASE)'
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Team's strength is determined by the players on your squad. It's easier to
strengthen a weak team than make strong an already strong team. Players with
good attribute and has many stars are those who have higher probability pump up
your team. The first time I started to manage Darlington, their players have
only four stars, then I always signed more than four stars player when I need
new players. Quiet hard to attract them until I played on Championship Division.
A season ago my team having 82 Defense, 81 Midfielder, and 86 Attacker with no
one players having less than six stars and always on Premier League. So, based
on my experience, always try to sign players with at least six stars, of course
players with seven stars and good attribute always take priority. If by the
chance your chairman feels delighted about your new signing, you have higher
possibility getting boost on your team. When I signed B. Ferguson from Glasgow
Ranger my midfielder got boosted from 70 to 78, also when I signed Wayne Rooney
from MU my attacker was pumped up from 81 to 87. But, like I've told you it's
hard to strengthen again especially if your team have reached above 85. Even on
my game Barcelona did to make their defender 92. Cool man !!! So far my best
team's strength only reach 88 D, 86 M, and 88 A. I also experienced that my
team didn't get any boost even I signed a better player, a better player
getting from bosman also not always grant a boost. I don't know why, I think
player's age also take a role here. Other way to boost your team is by having
young player on your team, most likely their attribute will become better by
the end of season (having Lv 8 training center will give you better chance). I
think that team's strength takes second role after strategy in a match then
followed with player. So having strong team will give better chance of winning.
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'Transfer (ASF)'
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Signing and selling players is what I like from football management game.
Signing new players is the instant way to boost your team. A better attribute
player with more star is needed to boost the team, even sometimes same star
with better attribute also work, this is for those who play from the lowest
division where no player with more than four stars willing to join unless you
offer a crazy contract. And this is what I find out when selling a player :
Select him off from your starting eleven and substitute when you decide to sell
a player as this can make a different result to your team's strength. I once
did this, I sold my team's star player C. John (CS). First I sold him while
he's still in my starting eleven, resulting my attacker's strength got
subtracted from 80 to 74, I had to reset coz I didn't want to loss that much,
the second time I sold him while he's not in my starting eleven and substitute,
resulting no subtraction. I don't know this is right thing or just my lucky.
Also selling players above 33 years old will give less chance of subtraction.
Now I almost never sell my players unless I find a much more better players
since my fund is already on a safety run. What I've been doing is sign the
better player first then sell my player. I ever to try selling first resulting
in subtraction then sign a better player and got no boost. Ah very cheating I
think. Now how if I have to sell a player and need no sign a new player? I
simply select him off from the starting eleven and substitute and hope he move
with no subtraction. If he does, I just reset the game and not to sell him
until I need new one (let him warm the bench). Note that even a player is
getting old, as long as he's the only player who have the most star and good
attribute you'll still get a subtraction ( even when he retires ). So sign a
new nearly same attribute player first before he gone. I once experience a
very weird thing about transfer, I signed a new RB with six star and a very
good attribute by bosman. I got no boost okay no problem. By the January I got
an offer for him, okay I accepted it since I set his value fourth times of his
default value. But what I got is not only so much money but also a subtraction
to my defender even I did select him off from my starting eleven and substitute.
Waaaaahh a cheeeaatiiing. Again, I signed new Rumanian AT with seven stars to
greet Wayne Rooney's retirement. Finally I sold him coz he produced not very
good season. Really with no subtraction when I sold him, but when I loaded the
game next day I had to admit that the game doing cheat to me. My Attacker got
weaken from 86 to 81, reset do nothing even for many times, and finally became
77 with Rooney's retirement. Goddammit, I have to start again my dream to make
my team over 90. Now I'm on investigating to find out what things actually
affect on that part. So far I only could say ERROR. Also one problem now that
It's really hard to kick a player out of my team since they want a better team,
they reject to move to Real Madrid, MU, Liverpool, Juventus, or other big team
in the reality. How come they deserve a better team while they're on the best
team in game ?;)
* Seven stars player not always grant a boost at young or average/bad attribute
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'Player (ASG)'
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There are six section in player factile :
1. Overview : Simply about player in general, contract, and
characteristic
2. Attribute : How good or not a player is
3. Performance : The track record of a player in a season
4. Experience : How much the experience a player gained, experience needed
to level up, the strongest and weakest skill
5. Role Skills : Individual skill.
6. Team Skills : The player's role on team.
The important thing that needed to be checked in player's factile is the
team skills on free, corner and penalty kick. Set the corner kicker who has
highest level and passing attribute. If you play AM, don't set him, let other
do coz they more likely to score a goal from a corner kick. For Free kicker I
choose those with highest free kick level and strong shoot. AT, AM and Winger
are those with the criteria. Penalty just like Free kicker, better set it for
your forward to make them easier be the top score. Even on my game it makes
adjustment automatically. I really don't care much about the level on role
skills as long as they have good attribute. And this is my criteria of a player
on each position:
Forward : High in speed, shooting, finishing, heading, and control
(+ dribbling for AT). Attack vs. defend also important but you
won't be able to check it unless he's yours.
Midfielder : High in stamina, tackling, and passing (from AFPM2002)
Defender : High in strength, speed, tackling, heading and marking
(+ passing for side back)
Also try to keep your boy's morale in high (preferably above 80) as it I think
affects during a match. They play not best, forward will lesser scoring a goal
and GK will often take the ball between the pole. If their morale drop (for me
less than 60) just offer them new contract. But if you intend to kick someone
out, let him stay immoral since a player with low morale will easier to leave
when an offer come.
Here I add some good players that available for free at beginning of the
game and they are vary from the least good to more than good. If you play with
big or famous team or at least with team which has good players some of the
players below may look like a rubbish or unworthy. But for those who play with
a weak team, everyone even for the least good may be a help.
Name / Age / Nation
Goalkeeper (GK)
- S. Westerveld / 33 / Holland
- P. Enckelman / 31 / Finland *
- A. Negri / 27 / Brazil
- A. Arason / 33 / Iceland
Defender
Center Back (CB)
- P. Christanval / 29 / France
- C. Bocanegra / 29 / United States *
- A. Goma / 35 / France
- M. Metzelder / 26 / Germany
- S. Henchoz / 33/ Switzerland
Right Back (RB)
- S. Carr / 31 / Ireland *
- T. Helveg / 37 / Denmark
Left Back (LB)
- Alejandro / 26 / Paraguay *
- Paito / 26 / Portugal *
- Diogo Luis / 28 / Portugal
- D. Bernard / 28 / France
Left Wing Back (LWB)
- Alex / 25 / Japan *
Midfielder
Defensive Midfielder (DM)
- Ednilson / 25 / Brazil
- A. Cisse / 32 / Senegal *
- J. Jarosik / 30 / Czech Republic
- G. Torrado / 29 / Mexico
Central Midfielder (CM)
- D. Beckham / 33 / English
- Ajide / 22 / Nigeria *
- S. Farci / 23 / Italy
Left Midfielder (LM)
- V. But / 30 / Russia
- Q. Fortune / 31 / South Africa
Right Midfielder (RM)
- S. Die / 30 / Ivory Coast
- J. Dorothee / 26 / France
Left Winger (LW)
- H. Kewell / 29 / Australia
- Denilson / 30 / Brazil
- L. Donovan / 26 / United States
Right Winger (RW)
- S. Semenenko / 27 / Russia *
Attacking Midfielder (AM)
- J. Veron / 33 / Argentina *
- Roman / 30 / Argentina (Riquelme right ?)*
- A. Ortega / 34 / Argentina
- J. Skoko / 32 / Australia
- H. Yakin / 31 / Switzerland
- S. Olembe / 27 / Cameroon *
- A. Svensson / 31 / Sweden
Attacker
Central Striker (CS)
- J. Angel / 32 / Colombia
- K. Bobson / 27 / Holland *
- S. Franco / 25 / France *
- Luizao / 32 / Brazil
Attacker (AT)
- A. Aramu / 22 / Italy *
- Edson / 24 / Portugal *
- D. Moore / 22 / English *
- P. Wanchope / 32 / Costa Rica
- L. Durrenco / 25 / Portugal
They with * are players signed by me. Again if you play with a good team, all
of them will join you happily, but if you play with a weak team you may try
for several times. When they refuse for the first, keep signing them and they
will give up and willing to join you. But don't too triger happy signing them
especially those with above average attribute. Even with Darlington I manage
to negotiate with Beckham, I don't sign him coz he ask £ 205,000 wage per week.
I can use that amount to pay a player's wage for the whole season. I'm going to
tell you my experience. The first time I play this game, actually I was with
Wycombe. I didn't know anything except doing matches. I signed every good
player I spotted and because of their wage my club's fund was minus around
£ 200,000. And I was sacked eventough I manage to bring them on second position
with five matches remain. Glad there was Hull City as the only available club.
So if you start with a weak, just don't too horny to sign the best even they
are free. Take them with average attribute and wage.
** I say they are good because of their attribute is average to above average
for free
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'Monetary (ASH)'
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Lack of money ? Sorry but never experience it. Surely it's very easy to
get money. Take advantage from your boys. Just set their value at least twice
of the default. And set to a horrifying cost if he's your favorite boy. When I
signed young G. Assulin from Barcelona (if I'm not mistake), It cost me only
around less than £ 3 Million. But after around three to five season, his
attribute was totally wow, then I set the value for £ 25 million. Eh Barcelona
came with offer. See I got a clear £ 22 million only from a player. Again, it
cost me around £ 4,5 million to get R. Garcia from Atletico Madrid and
Barcelona came again with £ 26 million even I set him for £ 25 million. Chelsea
also came with £ 32 million for My C. Acuna but sorry he's my real boy. See,
how easy it is. Just double the value for every player especially those under
30. But note that it'll take longer for that offer to come. If the players
really having a good attribute maybe only in a half or a season for the offer
to come. Just be patient.
Second way is by developing (ah, what is the proper word) the goalkeeper
in your squad. Have at least four GK, one best in your starting, one almost
best for substitute, and two young GK (under 20). Have Lv 8 training center or
at least with goalkeeping primary bias. Sometimes (for me almost always) that
young GK become your best GK over your current best GK in around 3-5 years.
Doubled, tripled, or quartled their value. And hopefully a greedy team will
make an offer. My best seller for a GK is so far only in £ 19 million. Why I
recommend GK is that since there's no GK strength on the team. So, how best
your GK you sell there'll be no subtraction to the current strength as for
other position sometimes subtract the position related team strength.
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'Mission to 8 Star Player (ASI)'
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The maximum star for a player in this game is seven, so far I never find a
player with eight stars in my scout list even the scouter has reach 100 % on
every bar. The only way to get eight stars player is by level them up by
yourself coz player will not level up at other team. Now I'm leveling W. Rooney
up and he's been reaching 78 % (he had reincarnated into A. Williamson). Thing
to note that leveling player up is very longer than the staff. I, myself still
on process, but I've been leveling some six stars player into seven. And I
think I know how to do that efficiently. Here's better preparation to do it:
- Lv 8 coach, so there'll be eight slots to train your boys
- Lv 8 training center with 95 reliability
Now if you don't own lv 8 coach, you can simply level him up. It's easy. I
was able to level up my coach from lv 4 to lv 8 in less than four a half season.
Here's what to do:
- Spread the training, don't focus on same one
example : you have four slots, use it for speed, shooting, tackling, and
stand off. Just don't spend them all for speed.
- Don't train already maximum
example : your coach has reached maximum lv 8 on speed. Don't select speed
on the slot as it won't give exp. to the coach.
- Follow the training center primary and secondary bias (if any)
example : you have outfield as primary bias. So try to select outfield
training first.
- Prioriate training with highest characteristic of your coach
example : your coach has higher willpower and intelligence. Prioriate
training with both characteristic.
- Check often
Just take a glimpse to your coach everyday and when the maximum exp. he
could get is lesser, surely one of the slot you choose must has reached to
its maximum. Change. Or if not, your training center's efficiency is
decreasing. Try to always keep it above 90.
- Upgrade new training center
Yah, take money but surely fasten. Try to upgrade the training center with
your coach level progress. Or at least every two level up if you're on thin
budget.
To haste, you can sign new coach with better characteristic. If you start from
the lowest division, better chance you'll get average coach with yellow bar
characteristic. Sign new one with green bar. But I'm sure you won't find lv 8
coach as staff you can hire is affected by your current level. Also try to
sign staff between 30 - 40 years old so you have more time to use his usage.
Funny experience, I signed a 56 years old coach. In less than two weeks he said
sorry to retire (gulp...).
Okay, now you have lv 8 coach and lv 8 training center. Here's what to do:
- Sign lv 7 player (object)
You can start with any lv star player, but since it's nearest so better
start with it.
- Focus the training on object
This'll be a training-sacrificial on the team. Prioriate the training for
the object skill that hasn't reach to maximum. Ignore the other player even
they get 0,0 potential point.
- Focus on one training for object
Different to the staff, for player it's faster to focus on one training.
You have eight slots. Pick one training and empty the other.
I'll draw it to ease the explanation. Imagine we are in training screen.
Goalkeeper ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Defender ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Midfielder ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Attacker (*) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
* The training you choose
It may kinda awkard training but this is the fastest if way if you really
want to do this.
- No selling
Don't sell object even he's veteran. Keep him on the team and do the
training routine. Don't get panic when he decides to retire, when he retires
and says goodbye puppurun, then vanishes from your squad on new season. Sign
him again on the transfer from manager submenu, your retire player is reborn
to teenager as a free player with different name and basic attribute. At
other team they do the same but instead of being free player on transfer,
they still brooding there. This is also give you advantage if you want a
player like C. Ronaldo, Ronaldo da Lima or whatever lah. Their cost is pain,
but if you wait them till they 35 or more their cost is nothing, last
problem is they want to join you or not. You may not see C. Ronaldo name
again but surely it's him.
This is just my personal challenge. But having eight star player in the team
surely help to maintain the team's strength. If you experience with PM99 I
think you'll understand. And I have a vision that if every player on the squad
have eight stars maybe I can get my team over 90. Huff.. still need a century
maybe.
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'My Factile and Success (ASJ)'
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This is what also initiates me to write a guide about this game, this is
what I've got being manager using strategy above. And I did it in a clear game
save, I mean is play the whole season without reset any result. My save game
before was full of cheating. I lost on the final and keep reset until I win.
Finally I got unpleasant moment when my game could not be loaded or damaged
alias corrupted after reset the final match. Well now I never reset any result
during play, at least it teaches me to be a sportive (trauma actually).
I've been on 2026-2027 season now. Already 20 years on club.
Club : Darlington from English Division 2 (club's fund above £ 200 million)
Experience points 793,605
Team managed 1
Career earnings £ 22,017,832
Manager of The Year 14 times.
Performance :
Played : 1075 Won : 783/72% Drawn : 143/13% Lost : 149/14%
Won 35 trophies, and they are :
- D2 League ( 1 ) 2009
- D1 League ( 1 ) 2010
- Championship Division League ( 1 ) 2011
- Premier League ( 10 ) 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025,
2027
- European Cup ( 1 ) 2013
- European League ( 6 ) 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2026, 2027
- English Cup ( 8 ) 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2027
- English League Cup ( 7 ) 2014, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2026, 2027
This is record I made so far, sadly the game couldn't remember as everything
is reset when new season come.
- Won Premier League Unbeaten with 36 wins and 2 draws (craziest season)
- Won Premier League with seven matches remain, finally beaten by other club
when they able to win Championship Division with eight matches remain
- Make my best AT ( Ibrahimovic's reincarnation ) scores 77 goals in a season
- Make my best AT C. Acuna scores 71 goals in a season
- My team scores 205 goals in a season
I'm not trying to show you how selfish am I but how proud am I. I'm sure there
are many people with better medals and sharper records than me. This is only to
show you that the strategy above works like the trophies I've acquired.
Just in case to override your mind and doubt I've uploaded videos on youtube.
- My latest factile by the 2026-2027 season ends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR96pY87aeM
- My best so far record with my team scores 205 goals and one my AT scores
77 goals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1J8qC_YXh8
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'Things I Don't Know (ASK)'
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Surely I've been enjoying this game but there are things that I really
don't know what are they. And this is the list I don't know on the game:
- Symbol on the bottom left corner, there are triangle with command mark
inside, red number that always shows zero, two face opposing arrows red and
green, and white number that usually change.
- Maintain player's aggressiveness. I think that aggressiveness is likely link
with chance of scoring goals. Check C. Ronaldo's factile as he has above 90
and make him as a goal killer from midfielder area. Almost every of my
player having around 50, even I signed with 99 they become 50 or sign a
goalkeeper with only 12 they become 50. Huff...
- Calculation of Potential Point
I don't know the exact calculation, what I know is the higher the faster it
levels a player up.
Hopefully there'll be somebody with explaining.
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'Errorgon (ASL)'
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La weirdo yaw. Here are the errors I found on the game:
- Stadium upgrade
Get nothing but spend the money, I know this in my first game when I was
managing Hull City. My fund was over £ 500 million and I didn't know how to
spend it. I built Lv 7 Stadium. Surely when I checked in the Stadium menu it
shown 80.000 capacity but the average attendance still the original capacity
(25.404) even in every match after. Still wondering, I upgraded my stadium
in my second game and it just like that. So, just don't use your money for
stadium unless you don't know how to spend it.
- Team's Strength
I don't know this is the right thing to do or not to include it here, but
since I was often cheated by the game. So...
- Freeze Game
Occurred in my third game when I was managing TSV Munchen. By the 1 June or
when transfer window opens, the loading screen never ends with stop screen.
I've waited almost five minutes and surely it's freezing. Jam. It makes me
paranoid to move to German League and other league which only have two
division.
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'Wish for Hope (ASM)'
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This is only my hope for the next season game.
- Give viewable match even only for highlight again
Just as a comparison, when I played PM99 from PSX I was totally impressed.
This is great that there's highlight menu that allow us to watch
the goal or some opportunities plus with commentary just like on TV. Surely
I don't see the power of PS2 on this game. The match only view from radar.
Boring if I have to say. I want to see how fast my player runs (maybe like
Sonic), how beauty their dribble, or how arrogant their tackle. I hope the
next will add viewable match hopefully like FIFA or PES match.
- Music
So quiet, there's only a choir by supporters during a match. But since we
have more day than match so please throw some spirit music.
- More detail factile
Add player's visualization like face and height even only fantasy. So will
be more interesting when checking player's factile like oh this is Zlatan
Ibrakadabra, or oh this is Sergio 'Kun' Aguero ;).
- Number
Hey, this is what I like also. Giving number to my players while in this
game it auto decides, how come my new signing goalkeeper got number 10. Or
to one of my defender.
- Club Record, League Record, and World Record (in game) Menu
Club Record : 1. Contain things like most expensive selling and buying
2. Best and worst position in a season
3. Most goal scored and conceded in a season
4. Most and fewest attendance
League Record : 1. Contain most expensive and cheap transfer in and out in
League
2. Most winning streak in a season
3. Team win the league and domestic cup most
4. Team most scored and conceded goal in a season
World Record : 1. Contain the best world's player in ten year
2. Most expensive player in the world (in game)
And all that record will never vanish even after the season ends or the
player is retire. And the record will be replaced with the new one when new
record is hatched.
- Managing team's strength
Directly increase and decrease the team's strength when a player in or out.
Also add goalkeeper strength. Make player fitness affect the team's
strength just like in PM99. So, manager will use his brain more to select a
player on his starter.
I'm not insulting this game, I just want to give some put in for the
better upgrade for next season game. However, even with some lacks it has I
still like to play this game. That's all just my fantasy.
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'Miscellaneous (ASN)'
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1. Maximum Goal
For unknown reason somehow looks this game limit the party at eight, I never
experience my team scores more than that. I once hit eight goals when the
minute just reach 60 and no more goals were scored unless for my opponent.
Also check other matches as sometimes there is a team that manage to have
that party. I have been experiencing this goal party for several times and
never exceeded than eight. In conclusion is when you manage to bombard eight
goals in a match, it means that your team is on the very best performance.
2. Overpower Veteran
Players who play on non-league team (like Benfica, Rotterdam, Basel, etc)
will likely not retiring even they already more suit as a manager. Like in
my game there are some players who still play even they have reached 52. And
many of them above 45.
3. The Special One (J. Mourinho)
I accidentally made this guy appeared in my first game when I was with Hull
City. I didn't know exactly but I remembered I dominated Premier League and
chained the title for many times. Then on the starting of the next season
he was appointed by Newcastle and he did really The Special One as he broke
my chain. Beat me in English League Cup also. But glad the next season I
beat him on the title run also in European League Final. What I can remember
is that Newcastle totally become serious challenger to me and really
consistent in every season. I still trying to figure out how to trait my
this favorite manager to appear again in this game. But still couldn't do it
even I hit three chains. I hope it wasn't just a luck.
4. Manager of The Year
Reach 100 for the chairman confidence to guarantee achieve the Manager of
The Year Award. I also experience still got this award even I just reach 90.
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'Thanx'z (ASO)'
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Everything here is originally by my experience. If you happen to give me
some put in, corrections, or anything that improve just mail me at
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However, I am not really master the game at all so if you want to ask, I would
recommend you to open the topic at gamefaqs message board for Premier Manager
09 so if by the chance I'm unable to answer, somebody who better than me or
maybe the real manager would able to help you. Of course I will auto add those
who help me in my thanx'z.
So far thank you for :
- God for all its creation
- My PS2, I won't be able to play this game without it ( most people forget )
- Zoo Digital Publishing for the PM09 game
- www.gamefaqs.com for posting my guide
- PM99 & AFPM2002 for the experience so I'm not totally newbie manager in game
- My likeness to football management games
- The reader
Credit to :
- Raul Perez Acuna for faster " Mission to 8 Star Player " and some of free
good players and some infos too.
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