Football manager 2008

Football manager 2008

Lads (and lasses),

For my sins I am one of the NZ Researchers for the Football Manager series of games, feeding in to the guys that do Aus and the A-League.  Last year pretty much two of us covered the NZFC, the Knights and other NZ players and it almost killed us.

If anyone wants to give us a hand send me a PM as we're going to try and clean up the whole NZ player base and have a think about how we represent the NZFC and some winter football.

Particularly interested in anyone who watched Otago week in and week out in the NZFC.

As I say, send me a PM with an email address and what sides you watch and might be able to give us a hand with if you are keen.  Danny and aus folks, if you think you could do some State League work let me know as well and I'll put you in touch with the Aus researchers.

NZK & C (John), if you are on here send me an email, let me know if you are still okay to cover Canterbury and a bit more.

I'll do myself.

20 for everything except natural fitness which is a 1.

Let me know if you want the Wharfies team - I can provide some stats for the players there

yeah i'll do canterbury agian hardnews

I will happily pass on any details I have of second nationalities, dates of birth etc. I play FM2007 regularly and have updated my own version.

How come 2007 wasn't released here? will fm 2008? the only other place was of aussies on trademe or australian/nz websitesor foreign ones.

It was here, I saw it on Lambton Quay and at Queensgate.

Do enough research and I might be able to do something about finding 2008 here for you at a very good price.

I have it. It's so superb, i'm playing it right now.

Of course I think Zephyr FC and North Wellington Masters should be in there. 

Cool job!

I've not played FM for years, spent many, many, many, many etc hours playing it before we had the kids, not much time these days...sigh!

Quite fancy sparking a new season up now though...um!!  I can just hear the missus giving me grief already.

Which NW Masters side Zeph ?  You've got three now...
Hard News2007-04-12 11:57:52

I am actually playing 2007 as Watford at the moment (I always choose a random team).  Relegated from prem in first season, but promoted back with 4 games to go in second.  I have 2 games to go to see if me or Wigan win the league.

Any players from Northern premier league I can have a look

I'm Arsenal in the 2nd season and on course to win every trophy.

Im Notts County in 2nd season - now league 1
Chris James for 6k from Fulham - how unrealisyc

Zephyr... you never answered this...

If you're looking for somebody to research into the Victorian teams, let me know.

Absolutely - Sign-up here:

http://www.setbb.com/fmaus/

Then PM Christian or Roger and they'll get your details and work out what gaps they have in Victoria.

hard news, what's your sim game of choice?  fifa or pes?  personally for me it's fifa, mainly because i have yet to discover the world of customising pes.

I have come to the concluion over the years that i am rubbish at Sim games so I stick ot the tactical ones.

I might be wrong, but I think Jaza who is on here may work on FIFA so you could try PMing him for NZ /Aus stuff.

I wish Fifa would get the A-league in it. :(

Can offer you no stats, but would be internally grateful if you could keep us updated on when FM08 will be out.

any chance of the nzfc being included in FM2008?

hard news, when does work on the player database for fm 2008 start?

Any day now, and you are near the top of my list for recruits...

I've been oofficially appointed the Head Researcher for Oceania so when the database is released again everyone who has even thought of putting a hand up is getting a call.

excellent - looking forward to it!

HN I'm an old football gaming fan from the CM series days (CM 04/05 I think was the frist I playes). Am familiar wih the stats system and happy to lend a hand where I can. PM if you want my email.

Would definitely be keen to chip in as well if you need the help!

Cheers Guys.

Hopefully early next week I'll get an email out with an agenda of what we're doing.  I suspect our first activity will be to look at the NZ player base (and if anyone knows anything about islands football that as well) and work out who is in there that no longer plays and remove them, and check the data of those in there who do play but have not had an NZFC or international update for the last few years.

NZFC is tricky as the database has to be complete well before the squads are finalised so we need to keep on top of any confirmed moves like todays Manawatu ones.