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"Football Manager 2006"

Oh yeah! Got my copy today and I must say the new features really work well!

The team talk is very effective, I was 2-0 up and it gave me the choice to say "Dont get too complacent" which really made my team defend well while also trying to get in more oppotunities for Henry and Reyes.

Theres quite a few other features like the 'Manager Snapshot' which you can view by clicking on your manager name. It has lots of info on one screen, everything you need to know like your next opponent, league position, transfer budget etc.

This game has so much depth it's unbelievable.

Go buy it.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they won't have changed it. I haven't got the game, which was why I wasn't completely ruling out them introducing a rule like this, but I'm now pretty sure it's the same situation. In the past players were just made up for teams who weren't on your database. For example, look for a random team in a certain league, and then compare the greyed out names to the players who really play for that team. They'll all be completely different.

It's just something they do to make the game a little more realistic. Say, they'll do it for a team in a country where you've not got that league open, just in case you meet that team in European competition, or in a friendly.

Yeah - that's what greyed out players are, either lower division teams who aren't in your database (you'll notice teams like Chelsea, Juventus and Real Madrid are mainly made up of real players) or regens. That's why you get them in your U-18s.

I found the exact phrase:

"Expand the FM universe

Get some bodies in your squad or snap up promising youngsters by offering contracts to your 'greyed out' players. If they accept, they'll be added to the game's bursting database. "

[URL]http://www.sigames.com/softography.php?type=view&id=20[/URL]

I guess I missed out the 'your' before 'greyed out'. So I take it you can only offer contracts to greyed out players in your own squad... Shame.

BTW - if anyone has Conferences... Could ya post a screeny of Michael Buckman? He seems imense, but isn't in my DB (however Halifax or whatever are, and I can see his stats).

Gah - I can't get Sissoko. He is a physical machine.

Just claimed this as a GAD. Not a big PC gamer but my friends keep recommending it to me.

So much so I felt inclined to get it.

My copy arrived today.

Hohoho.

Starting again from scratch, with two new games... Firstly, I'll have recommended settings - huge database, England (- league two), Italy (-seria B) and Spain (Segunda División). However, I'll be replacing the Scotland (League three) with France (Chapionnat National), as Scotland is a rather boring league, and France has a stronger division than both Holland and Germany (I also considered Portugal, but apart from Benfica, Lisbon and Porto, it's a bit boring). Secondly, I'll be having a pure Manchester United game, with the Premiership only. Yummy.

English_Bloke wrote:
> My copy arrived today.

Really? Hahaha, you ordered that ages ago! I'll make sure I never order from SR then...

I had a really interesting CL Semi Final in my game:

(1st Leg)

Man U 2 - 1 Inter


Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus

----------------------------

(2nd Leg)

Man U 3 - 3 Inter

(United go through)

Chelsea 0 - 5 Juventus

(Juve go through)


2nd legs for both games were very entertaining.

It was a GAD, so I'd be a bit of an ass to complain.

Didn't stop me though.

i know but im addicted to this game but i have completed 4 seasons on this game and i believe i have a great team at man united

Cech

Lauren
Ferdinand
Terry
A. Cole

Ronaldo
Gerrard
Lampard
Robben

Rooney
Henry

Subs:
Robinson
G. Neville
Alonso
Van Nistelrooy
Smith

i beat Arsenal in the community shield 4 - 1

henry x2
rooney
ronaldo

ledgend killer you may have a good team just a few problems:
1. Cheating is unhealthy
2. Arsenal is the best and you and the rest of the world know it
3. why choose man u when have ur teams arsenal already