Soccer(Football) Primer.

jtb · 02-19-2005, 02:46 PM

I am intrigued by The soccer sims but have no idea of how the game is played, nor the little nuances. I s there any site or publication expaining the game and also the way leagues are constructed (Premiership ETC.)
Thanks.

Steve Kuffrey · 02-19-2005, 04:11 PM

http://www.footballmanager.net/base_content.html you can find info about FM2005 here.

21C · 02-20-2005, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by jtb

I am intrigued by The soccer sims but have no idea of how the game is played, nor the little nuances. I s there any site or publication expaining the game and also the way leagues are constructed (Premiership ETC.)
Thanks.

I'm only guessing about which country you want info on but the English leagues are explained here:
http://www.nozdrul.plus.com/zfeweb/england/pyramid/

All other countries can be found here:
http://www.rsssf.com/country.html

About the playing of the game and the nuances, you could try here ( or try Googling to get more ) :
http://www.faqfarm.com/Sports/Soccer/

Good luck with it all.

flash04 · 02-20-2005, 05:50 AM

here's a great site http://www.thedugout.net

dougaiton · 02-20-2005, 06:49 AM

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All other countries can be found here:
http://www.rsssf.com/country.html

Nice site, but the Scottish info is out of date. Try also www.football365.com and www.soccernet.com (ESPN's site).

dougaiton · 02-20-2005, 06:52 AM

dola,

Any individual qs I'm sure you could ask here.

On another note, if you want to listen to games to get the feel of them, www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/ is free and has archived games as well as all the Premiership games live.

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/sportsound is the same but for Scottish football.

jtb · 02-21-2005, 01:08 AM

Thanks everyone. You guys are great!

The Funk · 02-21-2005, 08:02 AM

You might have a little trouble getting five live commentary. I'm in Germany this year and every time i've tried to listen to a match through the website i've got a "this webstream is only available for uk users" comment. But I could well be doing something wrong.

Also the best experience is perhaps to download the FM demo from the website. It lets you play until about february (about 6 months game time) and that should give you a good opportunity to begin to grasp the basics of the game. Just be warned, FM isn't a quick sim type game, it's very engrossing and takes a while to get through a season but I don't think the fans would have it any other way.

02-19-2005, 02:46 PM	#1
jtb All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 595	Soccer(Football) Primer. I am intrigued by The soccer sims but have no idea of how the game is played, nor the little nuances. I s there any site or publication expaining the game and also the way leagues are constructed (Premiership ETC.) Thanks.

02-19-2005, 04:11 PM	#2
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dougaiton Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Location: Posts: 3,414	dola, Any individual qs I'm sure you could ask here. On another note, if you want to listen to games to get the feel of them, www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/ is free and has archived games as well as all the Premiership games live. www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/sportsound is the same but for Scottish football. __________________ tThis shower of clowns My park-adjusted, historically split Born in '69 league file! (also at Joe's wonderful site +BBSC)

02-21-2005, 08:02 AM	#8
The Funk All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Watford Posts: 903	You might have a little trouble getting five live commentary. I'm in Germany this year and every time i've tried to listen to a match through the website i've got a "this webstream is only available for uk users" comment. But I could well be doing something wrong. Also the best experience is perhaps to download the FM demo from the website. It lets you play until about february (about 6 months game time) and that should give you a good opportunity to begin to grasp the basics of the game. Just be warned, FM isn't a quick sim type game, it's very engrossing and takes a while to get through a season but I don't think the fans would have it any other way. __________________ Talkin' 'bout the issues but keepin' it funky!

02-20-2005, 05:50 AM	#4
flash04 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 23	here's a great site http://www.thedugout.net

02-21-2005, 01:08 AM	#7
jtb All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 595	Thanks everyone. You guys are great!