Football Manager on Championship Manager Online

Dai Smout has written an entertaining article starting here on Championship Manager Online about the history of Football Manager. He has written it with plenty of  humour and with some questionable quotes attributed to me! Well worth a read though.

Rihanna singing for Microsoft

I tell you it’s true! Rihanna is singing for Microsoft!

Thierry Henry and Ireland, is it that hard?

Thierry Henry’s handball cost Ireland a place in the World Cup, the biggest event in Football. No wonder they are angry, and a lot is aimed at Henry. But what about FIFA? I watch Rugby regularly and questionable trys are put to the TV official who can review what happened in slow motion and help [...]

Drink, Drugs and Wild Sex

No wonder I am tired, that has been my week. Is it the rock star lifestyle that I lead? Well it could be, but no, the drink was coffee, the drug was caffeine, and the wild sex was the constant spring mating of birds outside my window!

1982 to 2009 World Cup New Zealand Coincidence

In 1982 I lived in England. In 1982 I launched Football Manager In 1982 the New Zealand team was coached by Kevin Fallon In 1982 New Zealand reached the World Cup Finals In 2009 I am living in New Zealand In 2009 for the first time since 1982, New Zealand have qualified for the World [...]

Historic Football Manager ZX Spectrum Video

I just added a historic Football Manager Spectrum video to my Facebook page. Absorbing for me to watch. Calm, quiet commentary, a little bit of crackle on the sound.

Celtic, Rangers and the Premier League

This has been rejected by the Premier League. It is something that often comes up. No other clubs besides these 2 have won the Scottish League for 24 years! Basically, it’s like having Chelsea and Manchester United permanently playing in League One. When you realise that, you have to have sympathy with the Old Firm. [...]

Intense Game Development

Game development goes through phases. There’s a discovery phase, when you are trying out ideas, to see if they will work. No matter how much you visualise how a game is going to work, it’s impossible to picture everything that happens until you have a prototype to test. Then you are trying to see if [...]

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