Championship Manager ?s

[Marquis de Sodaq]

Originally posted by Sten Sture
Be aware that the game treats an excessive number of transfers and tactics changes very negatively,

Ah, I finally landed two transfers (one senior squad, one reserve), and some of the regulars got all upset about it... Does their morale improve again after a while?

I wanted to start with a good team until I can learn what's going on. I thought that starting with talent would at least make figuring out what goes wrong easier. Maybe I'll get sacked and have to take a job at NEC, instead.

[Sten Sture]

Most will get over it, but sometimes a player has a poor attitude and will get upset at all sorts of things and is detrimental to the team. If a guy gets mad, or is unfit, or whatever, make a note of it in the space provided under manager notes/comments.

Two reference pieces are much more valuable than the manual - big surprise - what game comes with a decent manual:

both of these are available at www.sigames.com and I thought that other tips at the site's forum actually reduced my enjoyment of the game...

Marc Vaughan's General Guide to CM3 (01/02)
and a Community forum Hall of Fame section thread by GeorgeMcD titled "Help with editing tactics"

both of these have a lot of things I don't agree with, tactically, but are a good starting point without ruining the fun of trying different things in the game.

Do be aware that there are random attribute numbers assigned to lower level players, so a players that is good in some other guys game may be crap in yours - but generally I hate player naming anyway and guys that take ManUtd and buy all of the best players are totally missing out what I find to be fun in the game.

Cheers

[Kropotkin]

So you're talking CM! WOW worth looking into this forum after all (actually I slipped ).

Haven't played it much lately. After I won everything with Cardiff within seven years it wasn't a challenge. Waiting for the new CM4 though. That'll be a blast. Planning to buy a new computer just to play CM.

[Maquiladora]

Yeah im waiting for CM4 too, primerally internet play. The internet option was pretty flakey on CM3, with 56k anyway, dropping off the host etc. And SI have stated that it WILL be almost the same speed to playing over a LAN on CM3, even with 56k.

Yeah ive mostly worn out this CM now, after countless all night sessions with Donny Rovers, starting up another long term game doesnt interest me(yet).

[Sten Sture]

Kromag-kin, I did poach a couple of GAIS lads in a Leigh RMI game: I felt kinda bad about it.

[Kropotkin]

What players? I never managed to play with GAIS, to much emotions...

[Footie Mad]

Originally posted by Kropotkin
Haven't played it much lately. After I won everything with Cardiff within seven years it wasn't a challenge. Waiting for the new CM4 though. That'll be a blast. Planning to buy a new computer just to play CM.

Yeah yeah do it with a conference team then. Or better yet show the real worth of youre cm-skills here .

[Kropotkin]

I've won with a conference team as well. 8 years for the champions leauge title. Just didn't win everything that time around as I missed out on the UEFA-cup victory to Roma. Conference cup, Fa trophy, Fa cup, leage cup, intertoto cup, champions leauge, Super cup, charity shield, World cup for clubs and that World championship-game in Tokyo, conference, div 3,2,1 and Premier but no UEFA-cup. Didn't want to lose the leage just to win it.

It was back in the days when 4-1-3-2 was the tactics of the Gods!

[Footie Mad]

Since you seem well versed in the ways of CM I suggest you join one of our online leagues with swedish players. The link above is to the community site. We have a very good time and can be found on Mirc-channel #cmonline on quakenet. Im known as FÃ¥nen.

[Sten Sture]

Originally posted by Kropotkin
What players? I never managed to play with GAIS, to much emotions...

One was Josefsson, can't recall the other right now.

It was a couple of seasons into the game, so I don't recall if they were originals. I think in that game that the GAIS coach took over the National team after Tommy Soderberg??

You had better take 3 pts this weekend if you want to catch Trollhättan.

[Kropotkin]

Jonny Josefsson, yes he's a "original"... And yes we need three points! The 6-0 slaughter of Skärhamn in one half the other day feelt nice though.

Wille: Well, I can't really. I have a lot of techincal difficulties with CM as it corrupts my save-games all the time and I can't seem to find away round it. Thus I prefer to stay away from the game altogheter (I'm like a sober alcoholic, one sip and I'm lost) until I can afford a new computer.

Strange, I got to the website and for some reason I understood that FÃ¥nen was you in a instant.

[Sten Sture]

what happened to my reply thread... curse of poly...

In brief :

GAIS wins again 7-1.
My other CM GAIS steal was Jörgen Hellqvist, I think.

And in CM I play a 3-5-2 formation, what about you guys, other than the aforementioned 4-1-3-2?

[Kropotkin]

Often a 3-3-2-2-tactic (3 central defenders, a DMC and two Defensive midfielders that runs and makes crosses, two midfielder that tries to run into the penalty area and two strikers).

[Maquiladora]

Two things i avoid when making a tactic, over-complicating it and using the exact same tactic for 2 seasons running.

I play a straight 4-4-2, of course theres alot more to it than those numbers.

[Kropotkin]

I've always thought that 4-4-2 sucks gigantic elephant balls in CM, maybe you've learned to use it in a good way. And yes, there's not a good idea to have the same tactics for long as the computer cracks it. I usually have a back-up tactic for away games against Roma and if my ordinary strategy failes.

I and a friend came up with a really good one with the name Kilkenny delight (for inspiration) that was a bit like my 3-3-2-2 but changed into 3-3-1-2-1