World Football Thread V

[C0ckney]

thor, you been to the new stadium yet?

i was there for the first ever game at 'the new stadium' (which is, i'm sorry to say, its actual name) aka the white rock, a 1-1 draw with fulham.

[child of Thor]

no it looks nice though - good for morale

I attended one match at the vetch ages ago(when i was still living in Wales) and i liked that place - full of atmosphere+history. But from what i understand of it this new place will help the team move forward with its better facilities and larger capacity etc.

That one swans match was the only football match i've ever been to though, i'm not much of a follower of sports(i've played plenty at various levels tough).

I haven't even been to the millenium stadium yet either(but the Arms Park was a great venue for rugby) - plastic welshman syndrome on my part i suspect

Still swansea have been having a great run, especialy since this is there first season in the division. 7-1 against Bristol city! thats a crazy score

[Lawrence of Arabia]

****ING ARSENAL ILS ME FONT TROP CHIER CES CONS.

[reds4ever]

Rooney is turning into a prize pr1ck! Sorry, *HAS* turned into a prize pr1ck!

[duke o' york]

What, at the age of three? He's always been one, and worse, he's an ex-blue prize pr1ck! Yack!

[reds4ever]

I thought it may be just a phase because of his age but he's getting worse. I fear he's being 'indulged' by a kindred spirit.

The drunken old tramp is not the best role model for how to control temper tantrums!!

[Footie Mad]

Rooney reminds me to much of Shearer with the constant whining and bad manners.

[C0ckney]

well it wasn't like watching brazil, but we managed to beat those swiss part timers!

[reds4ever]

What is it with Arsenal and Europe? You're awfull!

[C0ckney]

well yeah it wasn't a great performance, but we had enough chances, and we weren't helped by an outrageous sending off just before half time

[child of Thor]

It looks like Rooney may be the next 'Gazza'. another amazingly talanted world class guy who just cant handle the fame of being too good too young
A shame as i had high hopes for him(and englands football team) early on when we first started to see him in action.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Btw, thought you'd like to know that SI Games has released the beta demo of Football Manager 2006! It's on the SIGames.com website.. if you can get on .

A list of changes from SI:

*Half Time Team Talks - Interact with your team at half time, or with individual players. Can you turn a 1-0 loss into a 2-1 win with your comments?

* Unhappy Player Interaction - How do you cope when one of your players is unhappy with their role in the team? You now get the chance to talk to the player and try and find a solution to his unhappiness.

* New Training Module - Much easier & quicker to use, the all new training module give your backroom staff a real purpose in the game, with much more obvious effects on the players.

* Referee Profiles - An easy way to see how harsh the ref for your next game is likely to be, with profiles and league tables.

* "Basic" and "Advanced" player positions, with the advanced positions with their own special screen in the game, with also reveal the players preferred moves.

* Manager Contracts - The SI community have been asking for them for years, and now they are in. Interact with your board, negotiate your transfer budgets, and your wages.

* Virtual player contracts - Have you ever spotted a "greyed out" player making up the numbers in your squad who could actually make a difference? Ever tried to manage a lower league side and find that you can't sign enough players to even make up the squad for the season? Well, now you can, by offering the "virtual" players contracts, and letting them live their virtual dreams of becoming professional footballers.

* Snapshot - a great new screen in the game that gives you a homepage of all of the info that you need as a manager - budgets, forthcoming fixtures, a competition overview, team stats and lots more.

* Man Of The Match news - A new regular news item giving feedback on the man of the match for youth & reserve games, as well as key first team matches.

* Increased Tactical options - You can now tweak those tactics even further, with options for players to interchange positions, more specific target man instructions and even wasting time! * Key highlight replays in match engine - Want to see match highlights over and over again? Key highlights are now instantly replayed for those managers who want to pick every move apart. * Formation panel on match screen - An easy way to see the formations of both your team and your competitor at the same time without having to pause the match, updated live.

* New shirt graphics - Thought the team kits looked good in FM2005? With thanks to the FM community, and especially Jesper from fm.lemonish.net, they now look even better. And with licenses galore, there will be more real life kits in FM2005 than any previous Sports Interactive football title.

* Match Commentary revamp - Heaps of new commentary lines used in match for added atmosphere and detail to identify what's happening on the pitch.

* "Player Form" & "Player Stats" screens - More pertinent information regarding a players form and match stats, presented in a user-friendly manner.

* "Quick" tactic mode - Now you can shout from the touchlines to make small or full tactical changes without having to stop the match.

* Improved match engine realism - Working with Ray Houghton, the ex-Liverpool and Republic of Ireland player, SI have analysed every area of the match engine looking for areas to improve the engine to make it the most realistic experience ever.

* Injury module revamp - No more "physio reports" needed after injuries as the physio's now come to you. Full feedback on injuries, including various treatment options.

* General UI improvements - Improvements to the user interface make it easier to find your way around the game and reduce the amount of mouse button clicks.

* Ticker Bar - Not only can you gain score updates during matches but a configurable news ticker bar updates you on news from around the globe, or just locally if you prefer.

* Media overhaul - Loads more information is now given through news items using an all new "player bio" system, this is inclusive of, but not limited to, club landmark year news, better feedback on your start as a manager, more celebration of success and much more info about players in media items.

* Full Time Team Talks - With the addition of Half Time team talks to Football Manager 2006 , Sports Interactive felt it only fair to add full time team talks to allow you to comment on team or individual performances at the end of the match to the players. How will they react?

[alva]

Used to love the CM series but it just has gotten too big imo. After reading that list, it is starting to sound like a full time job, not a game.

[reds4ever]

I agree with Alva, I used to play them on the old 8 and 16 bit computers. The way it is now it's just like having a job inputting numbers into Excel. Too much like hard work IMO.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Bah... if you want a simple game play Pong!