Football Manager 2008

[The Future]

I was managing England and had the following as staff:

Ryan Giggs(Coach)

Carlos Puyol(Coach)

Rafael Benitez(U-21 Manager)

Jose Mourinho(Assistant Manager)

I'll post the screenshots a bit later.

[DavidMarrio]

Well i lost in the FA Cup semi final and currently the table is looking like this

3rd: Everton Played 34- 63 Pts

4th: Newcastle Played 34- 62 Pts

5th: Spurs Played 34- 56 Pts

6th: Man.Utd Played 31- 55 Pts

7th: Me Played 33- 55 Pts

8th: Man City Played 34- 52 Pts

Here is our fixtures;

Villa: Birmingham H, Man.Utd A, Fulham A, Sunderland H, Reading A

Everton: Chelsea H, Derby H, West Ham A, Newcastle H

Newcastle: Derby H, West Ham H, Blackburn A, Everton A

Spurs: Bolton A, Man.Utd A, Arsenal H, Fulham A

Man Utd: Villa H, Blackburn A, Wigan A, Reading A, Spurs H, Chelsea A, Middlesbrough H

Man.City: Birmingham A, Arsenal A, Fulham H, Sunderland A

With a few big games between each other i need to capitilize and also hope Man.U drop points in their games in hand with me about to play Birmingham

[shaneo]

As of January 2011,

1. Man Utd - Me (via Fergie)

2. Arsenal - Hitzfeld (via Wenger)

3. Chelsea - still Avram

4. Man City - Sven

5. Spurs - Marcelino (via Ramos to Fernandez)

6. Villa - Paul Jewell (via O'Neill)

7. Newcastle - Kevin Keegan (how unrealistic )

8. West Ham - Alan Curbishley

9. Liverpool - Javier Aguirre (via Rafa)

10. Portsmouth - Mark Hughes (via Harry)

11. Reading - Steve Coppell

12. Sunderland - Roy Keane

13. Wigan - Steve Bruce

14. Blackburn - Mike Newell (via Hughes, Mark Bowen, then Hughes again)

15. Everton - Dominic Kinnear (via Moyes)

16. Fulham - Roy Hodgson

17. Bolton - Big Sam (via Gary Megson)

18. Southampton - Aidy Boothroyd (via Joe Kinnear)

19. Leicester - Ian Holloway

20. West Brom - Tony Mowbray

Not too many changes so far. Wenger and Benitez are at Barca and Inter respectively, doing very well for themselves, while their old teams arent doing that well (Arsenal have come close, but just havent won anything really since Wenger left.)

Who are the new super powers in everyones games nowadays? Real are still knocking about at the top, and so are Inter. Barca, not so much these days, nor Milan. Lazio seem to be the main rivals to Inter now. In fact, Italy is being a bit weird, in that Inter are fifth, behind Lazio, Parma, Udinese and Catania.

In Spain, the main players are Murcia (wtf?) Vallodolid, Ossasuna and Real. Weird stuff.

[Lord Nibbler]

Just for kicks, give us your game's Premiership managers, and their predecessors. In December 2013, after 15 games, from top to bottom, mine are:

Not gonna mean much, since it's 2034.

2033/2034 season final standings:

01. Portsmouth (second consecutive Premiership title)

Managed by England's brave John Terry. Previous managers include Gareth Southgate, Gary Neville and Patrick Vieira.

02. Newcastle (third consecutive runners-up, they won it 11 times between 2012 and 2025. Twice European Champions)

Managed by Jonathan Spector. Previous managers include Alan Pardew, Pierluigi Casiraghi and Roy Hodgson.

03. Arsenal (just one Premier League title since 2006, two European Championships)

Managed by Steven Taylor. Previous managers include John Terry (pre-Pompey), Gary Neville (post-Pompey) and Patrick Vieira (post-Pompey)

04. Liverpool

Managed by Gareth Southgate. Previous managers include Jose Mourinho, Raul and Jim Magilton.

05. Man. United (relegated in 2022, promoted the next year. Relegated again in 2026, promoted the next year)

Managed by Joe Little. Previous managers include Mick McCarthy, Roy Keane and Steve McClaren.

06. Wolves

Managed by Robbie Simpson (Joao Moutinho is his assistant). Previous managers include Joe Kinnear, Iain Dowie and Gary Neville (pre-Pompey)

07. Sheff. United

Managed by Paul Robinson (Not that one. Or the other one. This one.) Previous managers include Mike Newell.

08. Leeds

Managed by Christoph Metzelder. Previous managers include Christian Worns and Steve Staunton (twice).

09. Stoke

Managed by Ricardo (the current Real Betis keeper). Previous managers include Slaven Bilic and Alan Curbishley.

10. Burnley

Managed by Dario Simic. Previous managers include Alan Pardew and Luis Figo.

11. Tottenham

Managed by Christian Worns. Previous managers include John Terry (post-Arsenal, pre-Pompey), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Paolo Maldini.

12. Fulham

Managed by Steven Nelson. Previous managers include Marco van Basten.

13. Bolton

Managed by Steven Pressley. Previous managers include Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ally McCoist.

14. Blackburn

Managed by Gary MacKenzie. Previous managers include Phillip Cocu and Hristo Stoichkov.

15. Everton

Managed by Giovanni Tucci. Previous managers include Gary Neville (post-Arsenal) and Steve McClaren.

16. Middlesbrough

Managed by Erik ten Hag. Previous managers include Tony Mowbray.

17. Cardiff

Managed by David Vaughan. Previous managers include Phillip Cocu, John Terry (pre-Arsenal) and Paul Jewell.

18. Aston Villa

Managed by Gavin McDonald. Previous managers include Juande Ramos and Mark Hughes.

19. Man. City

Managed by Bradley Allen. Previous managers include Dirk Kuyt, William Gallas and Fabio Cannavaro.

20. Sunderland

Managed by Luis Figo. Previous managers include Raimond van der Gouw, Mick McCarthy (right after Keane) and Gareth Southgate.

What? Chelsea? Relegated in 2028 and again in 2030. Finished 6th in the Championship last year. Managed by someone called Andrew Bentley. Previous managers include John Terry, Alan Smith and Sol Campbell.

[The Future]

I had Ade Akinybi manage Nigeria to the World Cup Final where they lost to me as England, he then quit and took over at Sheffield whom he took to the UEFA Cup knockout leg.

[stokeriño]

Fucking hell, John Terry gets around a bit.

[Matt]

Just for kicks, give us your game's Premiership managers, and their predecessors. In December 2013, after 15 games, from top to bottom, mine are:

Not gonna mean much, since it's 2034.

2033/2034 season final standings:

01. Portsmouth (second consecutive Premiership title)

Managed by England's brave John Terry. Previous managers include Gareth Southgate, Gary Neville and Patrick Vieira.

02. Newcastle (third consecutive runners-up, they won it 11 times between 2012 and 2025. Twice European Champions)

Managed by Jonathan Spector. Previous managers include Alan Pardew, Pierluigi Casiraghi and Roy Hodgson.

03. Arsenal (just one Premier League title since 2006, two European Championships)

Managed by Steven Taylor. Previous managers include John Terry (pre-Pompey), Gary Neville (post-Pompey) and Patrick Vieira (post-Pompey)

04. Liverpool

Managed by Gareth Southgate. Previous managers include Jose Mourinho, Raul and Jim Magilton.

05. Man. United (relegated in 2022, promoted the next year. Relegated again in 2026, promoted the next year)

Managed by Joe Little. Previous managers include Mick McCarthy, Roy Keane and Steve McClaren.

06. Wolves

Managed by Robbie Simpson (Joao Moutinho is his assistant). Previous managers include Joe Kinnear, Iain Dowie and Gary Neville (pre-Pompey)

07. Sheff. United

Managed by Paul Robinson (Not that one. Or the other one. This one.) Previous managers include Mike Newell.

08. Leeds

Managed by Christoph Metzelder. Previous managers include Christian Worns and Steve Staunton (twice).

09. Stoke

Managed by Ricardo (the current Real Betis keeper). Previous managers include Slaven Bilic and Alan Curbishley.

10. Burnley

Managed by Dario Simic. Previous managers include Alan Pardew and Luis Figo.

11. Tottenham

Managed by Christian Worns. Previous managers include John Terry (post-Arsenal, pre-Pompey), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Paolo Maldini.

12. Fulham

Managed by Steven Nelson. Previous managers include Marco van Basten.

13. Bolton

Managed by Steven Pressley. Previous managers include Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ally McCoist.

14. Blackburn

Managed by Gary MacKenzie. Previous managers include Phillip Cocu and Hristo Stoichkov.

15. Everton

Managed by Giovanni Tucci. Previous managers include Gary Neville (post-Arsenal) and Steve McClaren.

16. Middlesbrough

Managed by Erik ten Hag. Previous managers include Tony Mowbray.

17. Cardiff

Managed by David Vaughan. Previous managers include Phillip Cocu, John Terry (pre-Arsenal) and Paul Jewell.

18. Aston Villa

Managed by Gavin McDonald. Previous managers include Juande Ramos and Mark Hughes.

19. Man. City

Managed by Bradley Allen. Previous managers include Dirk Kuyt, William Gallas and Fabio Cannavaro.

20. Sunderland

Managed by Luis Figo. Previous managers include Raimond van der Gouw, Mick McCarthy (right after Keane) and Gareth Southgate.

What? Chelsea? Relegated in 2028 and again in 2030. Finished 6th in the Championship last year. Managed by someone called Andrew Bentley. Previous managers include John Terry, Alan Smith and Sol Campbell.

Now thats what I'm talking about. Leeds, Champions of England in 2035!

[Cabral_]

Burnley above Blackburn... made me smile

[Lord Nibbler]

Fucking hell, John Terry gets around a bit.

John Terry's managerial career:

He played for Bristol City between 2015 and 2017 when he quit to take the QPR job. Lasted 9 months before moving to Derby where he spent 5 months. Moved to Charlton and spent 4 years there before joining Cardiff. Left to take the Chelsea hot seat after 3 years, but lasted less than a year. He spent even less time in his next job at Wigan before joining Arsenal. Left Arsenal after a year and a half to take the Lyon job. After Lyon he spent a year in charge of Sporting before returning to English football. He lasted just 100 days at Tottenham before he took his current job as Porstmouth manager.

Now thats what I'm talking about. Leeds, Champions of England in 2035!

They won the FA Cup in 2033 and went on to beat Portsmouth in the Charity Shield. They also won the Intertoto Cup in 2034.

Internationally, England won the European Football Championships in 2020 (under manager Stuart Pearce) and again in 2032 (managed by current manager Adrian Boothroyd). They also won the FIFA World Cup in 2018 (managed by Paul Ince, who was sacked the very same day), 2022 (still managed by Stuart Pearce) and 2030 (also under Adrian Boothroyd).

Wayne Rooney is the all-time top goalscorer with 67 goals, guess who's manager of the U21 squad? If you said John Terry, you're capable of identifying an obvious pattern.

[9 to 5]

Burnley above Blackburn... made me smile

:@

[therockbox]

What is it with FM and Boothroyd? In every game I have that lasts more than a couple of years he always becomes England manager, even though he never achieves anything at club level.

[DavidMarrio]

I keep getting linked with tons of jobs lol

Been linked with:

Liverpool job twice before they hired Schaff (Got sacked than linked for 2nd time) and now hiring Mar

Udiense job i got linked with after they sacked their manager

Zaragoza job been linked with cause they don't want to resign Irueta

Man.Utd job got linked with same reason as Zaragoza

With 2 games left here is the table (Everyone has finally played the same amount of games lol)

3rd: Newcastle 68 Pts

4th: Man.Utd 65 Pts

5th: Everton 64 Pts

6th: Me 62 Pts

7th: Spurs 57 Pts

Spurs are well and truly ruled out of getting Uefa Cup spot and Arsenal have claimed the title with 2 games left with them being 7 pts ahead of Chelsea.

Newcastle: Blackburn Away, Everton Away

Man.Utd: Chelsea Away, Boro Home

Everton: West Ham Away , Newcastle Home

Aston Villa: Reading Home, Sunderland Away

Looking at those fixtures i have the easiest matches possible and really should get 6 points from them two games. This is where i need Everton or Man.U to slip up because well if Newcastle were to be the team to slip up i won't really be able to get into Champions League so hopefully Newcastle wins them two games and Man.U loose to Chelsea and i should get Uefa Cup spot and maybe Champions League on Goal Difference

[Lord Nibbler]

What is it with FM and Boothroyd? In every game I have that lasts more than a couple of years he always becomes England manager, even though he never achieves anything at club level.

Well they only ever seem to appoint English managers, and there aren't too many to go around.

[DavidMarrio]

Well i got into Europe just not the European competition i wanted as i finished 5th by +2 goal difference which is a bit of a killjoy but hey i'm in Europe i met my target that i said to the board i'd qualify for European football and i'm quite pleased considering a run of bad form almost cost us it but right at the end great set of fixtures helped us.

Van Der Vaart pipped Drogba and Adebayor to the English Footballer of the Year which has pleased me and he and Martin Laursen are in the team of the year

Here is the table:

Domestic Cup and Domestic Leagues:

FA Cup Winners: Manchester Utd beat Chelsea 4-2 after Extra Time

League Cup Winners: Manchester Utd drew with Arsenal 1-1, Won 4-2 on Penalties

Championship Winner: Wolves, 2nd Place- Crystal Palace, Playoff Winner- Southampton

League 1 Winner: Leeds, 2nd Place- Bristol Rovers, Playoff Winner- Millwall

League 2 Winner: Wycombe, 2nd Place- Peterborough, 3rd Place- Rotherham , Playoff Winner- Notts County

Conference Winner: Torquay, Playoff Winner- Aldershot

Relegations:

Premiership: Birmingham, Reading, Derby

Championship: Norwich, Coventry, Blackpool

League 1: Brighton, Yeovil, Hartlepool, Bournemouth

League 2: Mansfield, Rochdale

European Leagues:

Serie A Winner: Inter

Bundesliga Winner: Bayern Munich

SPL Winner: Rangers (By Goals Scored)

La Liga Winner: Sevilla

Dutch League Winner: FC Utrecht

Ligue 1 Winner: Lyon

European Competitions:

Uefa Cup Winners: Fiorentina drew 0-0 with Shaktar, Won on pens 4-2

Champions League Winners: Arsenal beat Real Madrid 2-1

[The Kraig]

Premiership managers in my game right now (just beginning season 2011-12) have been:

Arsenal: Arsene Wenger (left for Inter), Sven Goran-Eriksson (retired), Arsene Wenger again.

Aston Villa: Martin O'Neill (left for Fulham), Michael Laudrup (left for Barcelona), Stale Solbakken.

Birmingham: Alex McLeish (left for Rangers again), Steve Bruce again.

Blackburn: Mark Hughes...he's still there.

Charlton: Alan Pardew (left for Southampton), Steve Coppell (sacked), Gareth Southgate (sacked), Oguz Cetin (left for Chelsea), currently open.

Chelsea: Avram Grant (left for nothing), Oguz Cetin.

Crystal Palace: Neil Warnock (sacked), Sean O'Driscoll (sacked), Steve Cotterill.

Derby: Paul Jewell...he's still there.

Everton: David Moyes (left for nothing), Kevin Keegan.

Fulham: Roy Hodgson (left for nothing), Martin O'Neill (sacked), Javier Aguirre.

Ipswich: Jim Magilton...he's still there.

Liverpool: Rafa Benitez...he's still there.

Man City: Sven Goran-Eriksson (left for Arsenal), Uwe Rosler.

Man United: Sir Alex Ferguson (retired), Roberto Mancini.

Newcastle: Kevin Keegan (sacked), Victor Fernandez.

Portsmouth: Harry Redknapp (sacked), Kjetil Rekdal.

Reading: Steve Coppell (sacked), Nigel Gibbs (sacked after one month), Paul Ince.

Sunderland: Roy Keane (left for nothing), Dominic Kinnear.

Tottenham: Juande Ramos...he's still there.

West Ham: Alan Curbishley (sacked), Felix Magath (left for Sevilla), Johan Neeskens.

Interestingly, Aidy Boothroyd left Watford for New York Red Bulls! Yeah!

[Hobo]

To join in this fun, I return to my longest running game where I am currently at Arsenal and it is the year 2017 from FM07

The Premier League

Oct. 12 2017

Arsenal - (Me, Armin Veh, Camacho, Wenger, Javier Aguirre, Wenger)

Chelsea - (Quique Flores, Neil Dewsnip (caretaker), Frank Lampard, Mickey Adams, Rafa Benitez, Martin O'Neil, Fabio Capello, Jose)

West Ham - (Falko Gotz, Steve Clarke, Michael Laundrup, Thomas Schaaf, Pardew)

Man Utd. - (Roy Keane, SAF)

Man City - (Tony Mowbary, Paul Jewell, Louis Van Gaal, Stuart Pearce)

Liverpool - (David Bacon, Thomas Doll, Alan Pardew, Gordon Strachan, Rafa Benitez)

Ipswich - (Leory Rosenior, Phil Brown, Jim Magilton)

Newcaslte (Miguel Nadal, Adie Boothroyd, Marco Dommenichi, Paul Le Geun, Lippi, Roeder)

Derby - (Phil Brown, Martin Allen, Phill Brown, Ian Dowie, Mark Wright, Billy Davies)

Sunderland - (Paul Doolin, Didier Deschamps, Louis Van Gaal, Steve Clarke, Roy Keane)

Spurs - (Hristo Stoichkov, David Bacon, David Platt, Harry Redknapp, Martin Jol)

Everton - (Edmund Becker, David Platt, Joachim Low, Steve McClaren, David Moyes)

Coventry - (Steve Tilson, Mike Newell, Steve McClaren, Mark Hughes, Falko Gotz, Mickey Adams)

Pompey - (Karl Robinson, Steve McClaren, Tony Adams (Caretaker), Mike Newell, Paul LeGuen, Macelo Lippi, Harry Rednkapp)

Nottingham Forest - (Steve McClaren, Eric Gerets, David Bacon, Colin Calderwood)

Wigan - (Chris Hutchings, Martin Ling, Falko Gotz, Paul Millar, Aide Boothroyd, Paul Jewell)

Boro - (Gareth Southgate)

Charlton (Clayton Blackmore, Mike Newell, Curbishely, Falko Gotz, Ian Dowie)

Bradford - (Martin Ling, Sammy Lee, Dave Penny, Leory Rosienor, Colin Todd)

[Adam]

Southgates been there a while, he won anything yet?

I come in here and moan about poxy late goals that cost me a fair bit, so I thought I should come in and say how bloody lucky I was today. Facing Chelsea at home, who have been dominating the division this year and are 11 points clear-theyve scored in every single game this season as well. So, during the course of this game I had one attempt on goal, it was off target and so good it wasnt worthy of being a 'key moment' so I didnt see it on the pitch. Chelsea had 17 shots at goal, with 10 on target. 20 corners and 13 free kicks, yet failed to score and my keeper won man of the match. Ridiculous, but for a change it was a plus for me.

[Hobo]

Southgates been there a while, he won anything yet?

No. Nothing.

[fourstarfizzle]

So after winning 5 Spanish 1st Division titles, 3 Champions Leagues and 4 Spanish Cups, and bringing in all the big boys like Silva, Aguero, C.Ronaldo, etc. I decided to leave the golden joys of Barcelona and head to my homeland. I had made a vow the only team in England I would leave Spain for was Liverpool. However, an opportunity arose, and a job at Tottenham helps me get my foot in the English door for the first time.

Here's the review from the start of 2012/13 Premiership Season:

Arsenal - Now: Pat Rice / Previous: Arsene Wenger (Replaced me at Barcelone)

Aston Villa - Now: Gregorio Manzano / Previous: Christoph Daum (Sacked), Ruud Gullit (Sacked), Mircea Lucescu (Sacked), Martin O'Neill (Sacked)

Bolton - Now: Sam Allardyce / Previous: Gary Megson (Sacked)

Chelsea - Now: Paul Jewell / Previous: Ottmar Hitzfeld (Resigned), Avram Grant (Resigned)

Everton - Now: Michael Laudrup / Previous: Steve Bruce (Sacked), Paul Sturrock (Resigned), Roy Hodgson (Retired), David Moyes (Resigned)

Fulham - Now: Stuart Pearce / Previous: Sinisa Mihajlovic (Sacked), Paul Sturrock (Left for Everton), Roy Hodgson (Left for Everton)

Liverpool - Now: Mark Hughes / Previous: Rafa Benitez (Went to R. Madrid)

Man City - Now: Paul Simpson / Previous: Mark Hughes (Went to Liverpool), Sven-Goran Eriksson (Left for Sweden job)

Man Utd - Now: Alex McLeish / Previous: Louis Van Gaal (Went to At. Madrid), Steve Coppell (Sacked), Alex Ferguson (Resigned)

Middlesbrough - Now: Gareth Southgate / Previous: NOne

Millwall - Now: Kenny Jackett / Previous: None

Newcastle - Now: Kevin Keegan / Previous: None

Plymouth - Now: Tony Mowbray / Previous: Paul Sturrock (Went to Fulham)

Portsmouth - Now: Mark Bowen / Previous: Steve Bruce (Sacked), Thomas Schaaf (Went to Espanyol), Harry Redknapp (Sacked)

Reading - Now: Adrian Boothroyd / Previous: Steve Coppell (Went to Man Utd)

Southend - Now: Steve Tilson / Previous: None

Sunderland - Now: Roy Keane / Previous: None

Tottenham - Now: Me / Previous: Roy Hodgson (Resigned), Sven-Goran Erikkson (Resigned), Juande Ramos (Went to Bayern Munich)

West Ham - Now: Alan Curbishley / Previous: None

Wigan - Now: Thomas Schaaf / Previous: Thomas Doll (Went to Getafe), Steve Bruce (Went to Portsmouth)

And likewise, Southgate has won fuck all in my game too

[The Future]

Having a fun little battle with United as we keep trading 1st and 2nd place in the league, I thought I'd bottled it when I drew with Blackburn,Newcastle and lost to Wigan but United lost to Leeds and Chelsea so now I am right back into it.

Tomas Pekhart has emerged out of nowhere and relegated Berbatov to the bench.

I have Keane,Defoe,Berbatov,Iversen,Pekhart as strikers and Berbatov is earning big money, do you reckon I should sell him?.