Official Football Manager 2005 Topic

[lanky316]

I don't get bored whereever I am, basically because once the game get's stale I have the option to move on. I'm at Spurs, I win the CL 3 years running, I sport Man United languishing in League 2, hmm I'll move and try and build them to their past glories and so on.

[supergrass]

Once I get into a game and start to mould my own squad I can't stand the idea of having to go back to square one and do it all over again. So if I start a game I usually follow it through for a good decade or more.

[therockbox]

Some games I can stay with for ages, others I give up with after a season. My longest game was with Reading which lasted until 2011, but when I had to reformat I could never be arsed to start it up again.

[TMM]

Grrr...just won promoted to the Premiership with Wigan via the play-offs, and now all my players think they're superstars!

Ellington (who is earing £9,250 per-week) now wants £46,000! Jimmy Bullard, Ian Breckin, Marcus Stewart, Gareth Whalley, Leighton Baines, they all want shit-loads of money! Bastards. Thing is, my assistant manager is telling that they are all players who can easily be replaced, so fuck them, I'll see how we're doing (and each player as well) by December and see who deserves a new contract.

[TheArsenal]

Ermmmm......remember the promise you made me Monkey Man!!

[TMM]

Ermmmm......remember the promise you made me Monkey Man!!

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Shhh...

Besides, there was no promise...it was a 'maybe'...

[Dan]

Grrr...just won promoted to the Premiership with Wigan via the play-offs, and now all my players think they're superstars!

Ellington (who is earing £9,250 per-week) now wants £46,000! Jimmy Bullard, Ian Breckin, Marcus Stewart, Gareth Whalley, Leighton Baines, they all want shit-loads of money! Bastards. Thing is, my assistant manager is telling that they are all players who can easily be replaced, so fuck them, I'll see how we're doing (and each player as well) by December and see who deserves a new contract.

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Ellington is worth 8million on my game (in 2009) and is in the England squad, great signing for me, keep hold of him at all costs.

[TMM]

Well my board FINALLY decided to give me some money to spend, and I have £12.5m burning a hole in my pocket, and I need some good quality players who would be willing to come to a newly promoted club. I need a goalkeeper, defenders...ok anyone would be good.

[The Kraig]

You get tired of winning, so go to .....Arsenal. Makes sense 

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Edited June 20, 2005 by The Kraig

[Dan]

You have to give him a good chance.

He went shit in my second season (first in the prem) but I stood by him and now I'm getting the benefits?

[Guest Leeleemu]

Whats your longest running game ever on FM2005?  My usual games last about 2 seasons, but i've stuck with my current Villa game and I'm now in 2013.

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[Guest Pirate Chasin' Booty]

You always buy the same players? whats the point?

[botchedpiledriver]

I tend to never buy the same players again. If I find some unknown young english player in the lower leagues and he becomes a star, I'll never buy him on another game. Likewise for big money signings too. I try to make every game as different as possible.

Edited June 20, 2005 by botchedpiledriver

[FLiam]

On the longest game question.

Mine is like a season and a half.

I hate this game.

[Guest The Real Deal]

Mine is round 2008 - 2009 with none other than Aston Villa. However my current Everton game is going well just started season 2007 - 2008.

Buying the same players over and over again, is boring. I really see no point in starting a new game if you're going to buy the same players once again, sure you'll have a different transfer budget and all but seriously.

[Big Red Fury]

Mine is round 2008 - 2009 with none other than Aston Villa. However my current Everton game is going well just started season 2007 - 2008.

Buying the same players over and over again, is boring. I really see no point in starting a new game if you're going to buy the same players once again, sure you'll have a different transfer budget and all but seriously.

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[Jonny D]

My longest game was up to 2015 before I got bored, and I've done a couple others past 2010 as well.

I do occasionally buy players that I know are from previous games, but I'll only sign them if I need them, and have a weakness in that positiom. I won't go out and sign all the future world stars just because I can.

[Thomas]

Buying the same players in new careers is as bad as starting new careers.

Once you get bored of your current job, APPLY for a new one. Multiple games ruin everything. That's why I'm better than everybody who has ever posted in this topic.

Edited June 21, 2005 by Thomas

[Guest Thomas Jefferson]

Here's a question.

When I was at Gainsborough, I sold four players and got 9K. My transfer budget also said 9k.

Now, at MK Dons, I sold one player for 50K and my transfer budget says 1K.

Why the difference?

[Dan]

If you check on the finances page, it tells you how much of transfer revenue you will be given.