Life in Football Manager

For those who read the SI games forum or The Bootroom Fanzine you may have noticed a guy that goes by the name of Kipfizh, a guy who loves to tinker around with the FM data editor to see what it throws up. The Bootroom features just two of his tales, one of which he has created a side in the lower leagues and watched them grow in holiday mode for around 50 seasons and another were he has set himself the challenge to get all 20 of the Premiership managers sacked in one season. Kipfizh managed 1o managers and on the SI games forum they are running the challenge to beat him, so I thought I would have a go and see if I could beat 10 sacked managers. So I will tamper with each Premiership team or managers to force them out, the rule is basically I can’t use the same technique more than once below I have set out what I am going to do to force the managers out.

Arsenal: Are losing players fast, players are leaving the squad as they have agreements with other clubs that are picking up players one by one throughout the season. In the final weeks of the season they will be losing players to rival teams, the fans will hopefully be in uproar.

Aston Villa: The board and fans have lost confidence in the performance of Martin O’Neill hopefully this will see the Villa get rid of the Irishman.

Birmingham: David Suvillan the chairman at Birmingham has had all his Chairman skills put to 1 apart from Business which is at 10, so that he can wheel and deal a new managers.

Blackburn: The Rovers boss has developed a dislike for management, he now believes he is looking for a career move either as someones number two or even scouting. Only earning a £1 a week can he afford to stay at Blackburn?

Bolton: Chris Evans, the Bolton ass man has grown in statue and looks like he could be the next person to take over when Gary Megson departs. Where as the big guys who tend to bully themselves through the league have been given a height and weight reduction so that gusts of wind will see them falling over.

Chelsea: Chelsea have had too much money for sometime, so I have taken it all away and reduced the prices of the tickets to go and visit them at Stamford Bridge. I have also taken down any ambition that Grant had and made him more a controversial figure.

Derby: Derby ever since being taken over by there own Americans are no known throughout the world, as a result I have risen their reputation, plus the signing of Mears and a lawyer that didn’t read the small print has seen them in a mess as Derby also have to pay Preston £50,000,000 per game for 38 games.

Everton: With Everton I have changed all the teams preferred tactics to anything with 3 at the back and messed around with the tactical attributes to make them flamboyant, defensive players

Fulham: Roy Hodgson behind closed door is earning £100,000 to manage Bolton, but he has only got a year on his contract, with his ambition raised can Fulham afford to keep him on?

Liverpool: Liverpool have a great spine to the squad and many people believe we are no better then the likes of Spurs without our main players so Gerrard, Torres, Kuyt, Crouch, Carragher and Kuyt have all there attributes set to 10 unless they are lower then 10 they will stay the same.

Manchester City: It is common knowledge that when signing players for his Manchester City side he visited the local Blockbusters store, but what he didn’t count on was that he would get his true inspiration from the top shelf. The players were all found to have had sexual enhancing drugs, meaning a worldwide ban for the year for all new players including Micah got in with the wrong crowd. (Disclaimer:- This is all fictional :D)

Manchester United:Alex Ferguson should have retired along time ago when he said he would, so I have set his year of birth to 1921 making him 85 and hopefully forcing a retirement.

Middlesbrough: Boro have a tenancy to get results against teams like Arsenal, meaning they are definitely the team to beat? So all clubs in the Premiership have become fierce rivals to Boro, meaning that every defeat will hurt . Morale is low as a result and squad rotation comes into play.

Newcastle United: Keegan loves his attacking football, so why not let the defenders get in on the action? I have set it so that the Defender prefer getting forward whenever possible.

Portsmouth: Redknapp is forever known for his dealings in the transfer market, so where would he be without that talent? He has lost any skills in spotting players or man management. His team talks are a mess and it looks like he might be using the “do it for the fans” line.

Reading: Coppell in a surprise move has took on duties as the England manager while staying contracted at Reading. As a result to try and get some of his Reading guys into the England side he has began to work them like Donkeys in training. He has lost any ability to mark but still prefers to sit back, like all England managers he shouldn’t have any tactical knowledge.

Sunderland: Roy Keane in a bid to stay in the top league in England has taken a win at all costs attitude, meaning that he has lost any Professionalism or Sportsmanship if he ever had any. Increasing is Reputation abroad may tempt some clubs to look for him overseas where as his Home reputation is down.

Tottenham: I like Ramos as a manager, think his style of Football great to watch sometimes, so I think he should be somewhere better then Spurs, so I will raise his reputation to the max and loyalty down to the rock bottom.

West Ham United: Training facilities have been set as low as they can, meaning that the players will not be able to develop through the season, but also the first team will be prone to injury, a drinking binge by the Physio means that he is unable to treat the players very well anymore.

Wigan: Because of the state of the JJB pitch Wigan have been forced to move to Southport to play at Haig Avenue. With only 1660 available seating thats how many fans will only get to see Wigan play probably very close to the attendance before they reached the Premiership. Both Chairman and Manager hate each other can it work in Lancashire? Both hate Wigan, can this reunite the two?