CHAMPIONSHIP MANGER
BY DOMARK
PAGE 1 STARTING UP
1)LOADING THE GAME
AMIGA
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Insert program disk (1) in to the drive DFO and follow on-screen instructions.
If you have an external drive insert Season disk (2) in drive DF1 and follow
on screen instructions...........
ATARI ST
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Insert program disk (1) into drive A and follow on-screen instructions. If
you have an external drive insert disk (2) in drive B and follow on-screen
instructions...............
IBM PC
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Insert program disk (1) into drive and type EUROPE at the prompt and follow
on-screen instructions.........
PAGE 2 STARTING UP (cont)
THE PRINTER OPTION
If you have a printer connected, point and click on Printer On from the
menu that appears.
NEW GAME/LOADING A SAVED GAME
The next menu gives you the chance to start a completely new game or load a
previously saved game.
1. NEW GAME
You will be asked how many players are to participate (maximum four).
Each then chooses a club (click on a club name), his/?her personality
and second name. Next, you are asked to inseret a blank disk,
(see Formating a Blank Disk). This disk is known as the Season Disk
since it will contain data relevant to the season currently being
played.
If you insert a previously used season disk, the previous season data
will be erased (see Main Menu).
2. LOAD SAVED GAME
Insert your season disk as requested. Play resumes at the main menu
(see The Main Menu).
3. FORMATING A BLANK DISK TO SAVE A GAME
To create a saved game you will need to format a blank disk,to do this
follow the instructions below.
Amiga
Insert Workbench disk DFO. When loaded eject disk and insert a blank
disk in DFO,click on DFO disk then click on menu bar with right mouse
button to highlight Disk, then highlight Initialize on the pull down
menu.
Atari ST
Insert blank disk in drive A,from the TOS scren click on floppy disk
A. Move the pointer onto File and click on OK. Select double sided and
click on format.
PAGE 3 THE MAIN MENU
The following options are available from the main menu screen.
CONTINUE SEASON
Proceeds to the next set of fixtures.
VIEW TABLES
A variety of club/player tables to look at.
Notes:-
.In the case of league division tables click on -DIV or + DIV to
change division.
.When viewing the manager rankings table, click on -SCR or + SCR to
display a different portion of the table.
When viewing the Domark Trophy group tables click on -SCR +SCR to show
other tables.
.Click on PRT from the league table to print out the league table
being displayed(if printer option was selected-se start up).
PAGE 4 THE MAIN MENU
.Click on a players name to revial his factfile (see player factfile).
.Click on team name to call up squad details screen (see squad details).
FIXTURE INFO
Gives information about the past results and forthcoming fixtures you
can also see which teams have been sent into Europe..
CLUB DETAILS
Allows access to any of the 80 clubs`squad details (see squad details).
MATCH REPORTS
Check out the match statitics for recent matches and in each competition.
FIND PLAYER
Gives the facility to help find a player to buy (see transfers).
BOARD/RESIGN
Find out the boards level of confidence in you and resign if you cannot
take the pressure......
MANAGER JOBS
Allows you to add another player to the game and see which managers
are facing the axe.You can also see which manager jobs are available.
NATIONAL SQUADS
Displays the latest England,Scotland,Ireland,Wales and Northen Ireland
senior and under-21 squads....
CHANGE PICTURE
Choose a new back-ground picture or change the colour and brigthness
of the present one....
SAVE GAME
SAVES AS A CURRENT STATE OF PLAY TO DISK.......
PAGE 5 THE SQUAD DETAILS SCREEN
The squad details screen and the options available from it. Give detailed
information about each club-ranging from the ten year history to it`s
current playing staff.....
THE SQUAD LIST
The following abbrevations can appear to the far left and right for each
player name:---
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| IJ | CURRENTLY INJURED
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| SU | CURRENTLE SUSPENDED
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| U | UNHAPPY
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| R | TRANSFER LISTED BY CLUB
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|1-14| PICKED FOR MATCH-DAY
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| C | OUT OF A CONTRACT
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| R | TRANSFER LISTED BY REQUEST
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To the immediate right of each name are letters indicating the position:-
G= GOALKEEPER
D= DEFENDER
M= MIDFIELD
A= ATTACK
L= CAN PLAY ON THE LEFT
R= CAN PLAY ON THE RIGHT
C= CAN PLAY IN THE CENTER
Clicking on a players name will cap up his factfile screen(see the factfile).
PAGE 6 OPTIONS
The following of these options are available:-
Player names displayed in cyan indicate players who were promoted to the squad
at the start of the season from the youth team....
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| TRANS| Displays the recently bought/sold players for the current season.
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|STAFF | Details of the backroom staff and also gives the facility to
-------- dismiss someone (see backroom staff).
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| LEAG | A chart showing the club`s league position after each league match.
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| FIXL | Displays the club`s fixture list.The next fixture to be played
-------- is highlighted in green...
PAGE 7 OPTIONS
Clicking on the past oppents name will cal up the match stats screen for game.
PAGE 8 OPTIONS
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| ACCS| A run-down of the club`s income and expenditure over the last week.
------- Computer controled-clubs are unlikly to allow you to access this
confidential information.
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| INFO| Leads to general iformation screen from here you can click on:-
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|PRINT| To print out your squad a current transfers and results...
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|HIST | To display the clubs achievments over the last 10 years...
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| RECS| To display club`s records (eg biggest wins).
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| DISP| A table showing the seasons disiplinary points accumulated
------- by each player.......
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|GOAL | Goals scored by each player this season....
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PAGE 9 ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
If the club is computer-controlled one more option is available:-
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|TEAM | Displays computer team,it`s tactics and style of football.
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|PREV | Calls up the last match stats (see team and tactics).
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|OPPS | If you are about to play a match,this option will call up your
------- oppenents` squad screen from which you can view there team...
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|DEFS | Displays a table showing the players in the squad who can play in
------- the deffence,together with their strenghts and weaknesses,and a
current season`s average match rating.This list is shown in
order of last season`s average match ratings....
PAGE 10 ADDITIONAL OPTIONS
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| MIDS| As above but for the midfields........
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| ATTS| As above but for the attackers........
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| CLR | ETC These icons are associated with team selection and
------- described under `TEAM TACTICS`.....
FOR CLUBS WITHOUT A MANAGER
TEAM AND TACTICS
Immediately before the match the squad details screen is displayed allowing
you to select/adjust your team,it`s tactics and style of play.The screen
can also be called up from the main menu ....
TEAM SELECTION
(i) Click on a shirt number.
(ii) Click on the player who is going to wear the shirt.
TO UNSELECT A PLAYER
(i) Click on CLR.
(II) Click on the shirt of the player who you,want to deselect.
TO SWAP PLAYERS SHIRTS
(i) Click on the first shirt number.
(ii) Click on SWP.
(iii) Click on the second shirt number.
PAGE 11 TACTICS/STYLE OF PLAY
Click on TACT from the squad details screen to display the tactics editor
screen........
The diagram assumes play goes from left to right(leftback is positioned
at the top left)..
TO ALLOCATE A PLAYER
(i) Click on the shirt number
(ii) Click on the position icons (eg for right back click on DEF and on
RIGHT).......
NOTE:-You cannot have more than a certain number of shirts allocated to a given
position.If you try to allocate a shirt to a position you may get a
``position occupied``message.
To avoid this,use the SWAP WITH facility to swap positions around
achieve the desired information.....
TO SWAP THE POSITIONS OF TWO SHIRTS
(i) Click on the first shirt number
(ii) Click on SWAP WITH
(iii) Click on the second shirt number
PAGE 12 TACTICS/STYLE OF PLAY
TO SELECT THE CAPTAIN
(i) Click on the shirt number of the player who is to be captain
(ii) Click on CAPT
TO USE THE PREDIFINED TACTICS
There are a number of predefined tactics available..
(i) Click on TACT
(ii) Choose the new tactics from the sub-menu which appears
TO CHANGE STYLE OF PLAY
(i) Click on STYLE
(ii) Choose the new style from the sub-menu which appears
TO PUSH A PLAYER FORWARD
(i) Click on the shirt number of the player to be pushed forward
(ii) Click on the FORW box
a right-facing arrow appears on the diagram
NOTE:- You can`t push your sweeper or goalkeeper forward........
TO PULL A PLAYER BACK
(i) Click on the shirt number of the player to be pulled back
(ii) Click on the BACK box
a left facing arrow appears on the diagram
NOTE:-you can`t pull a sweeper or a goal keeper back
TO STOP A PLAYER BEING PUSHING FORWARD/BACK
(i) Click on the shirt number of the player
(i) Click on the NORM box
NOTES:- pushing a player forward means he will be spending more time
in a more forward position and less in a defensive position
SAME APPLY TO PULLING A PLAYER BACK
PAGE 13 TACTICS/STYLE OF PLAY
TO MAKE A SUBSTITUTION/TACTICAL MOVE
In the case of two human controlled-clubs playing,click the left mouse-
button or hold down ``H`` for a home substitution/tactical move or
click the right mouse button or hold down ``A`` for a away
subsitution/tactical move.
In the case of a human controlled- club playing a computer team,click
any mouse button for a substitution/tactical move.
A menu then appears letting you make a tactical move/sub,see your oppents
team or view the match stats screen....
1.TO MAKE A SUBTITUTION
Select the``tactical move`` the tactics editor is then displayed
(i) Click on the shirt number of the player to be removed
(ii) Click on the SWAP WITH
(iii) Click on the shirt number of the player to come on( 12 or 14)
the diagram confirms the substitution............
PAGE 14 TACTICS/STYLE OF PLAY
TO MAKE A TACTICAL MOVE
Select``tactical move``
The tactics editor scrren is then displayed
Adjust your tactics descibed in the ``Team and tactics``
TO SPEED UP THE MATCH
Use this option when you are 6-0 down with 20 minutes still to go
hold down the SPACEBAR and then the minutes will go quicker.....
THE MATCH STATISTICS SCREEN
The match statistics screen gives you information about each team`s
performance and all so tells you how well idividual players played.
Each player is given a match rating from 1-10. These are shown to the
right of each player`s name.
Additionally, the following abbreviations may appear to the immediate
right of each player`s name:
PAGE 15 TACTICS/STYLE OF PLAY
IJ= PLAYER WENT OFF INJURED
C= THE CAPTAIN
SO= PLAYER WAS SENT OFF
There may also be a small number displayed to the right of the rating
of the player (eg T. COTTEE IJ 10�
This indicates the number of goals the player has scored........
Use the these to judge the overall teams performance.
Finally the attendance is displayed at the bottom.
Click on PRT to print out the screen. click elsewhere to continue
PAGE 16 BUYING PLAYERS
THE PLAYER SEARCH
The player search facility is designed to help you find player`s to buy.
It is called up by selecting ``find player`` from the main menu.And
clicking on ``player search.
You will be presented a series of menu`s asking you to specify the
required position(s), attribute(s), value range(s), search division(s),
A list will be displayed, Clicking on a players name to display his facts
click on -SCR or +SCR to show more of the list and click on RECS
repeatedly to see if any of your scouts recommend any of the players
displayed............
THE SHORTLIST
The shortlist is a list of possible buys drawn up by the manager...
PAGE 17 THE SHORTLIST
To view the shortlist, click on ``find player`` from the main menu
and then on ``the shortlist``.......
Click on a player name to display his factfile and click on ADD..
To remove a player from your shortlist, call up your shortlist
click on DEL and then click on a name of the player you want removed..
THE TRANSFER LIST
The transfer list is a list of players who are for sale
Call it up by selecting ``find player`` from the main menu
and then clicking on the ``transfer list``.
The list will be displayed. Click on a player name to display his facts.
Click on -SCR or +SCR to show more of the list,of the players displayed.
BUYING A PLAYER
To buy a player you must have his fact-file screen displayed.
PAGE 18 BUYING A PLAYER
APPROACHING
Click on BUY to approach the player. You will then be informed how much
money you have availableand asked to confirm that you want to approach.
The club then decides if it is willing to release him, and if it is the
player decides if he wants to join you.
If the player is at a human-cnotrolled club, a menu will appear allowing
you to accept or refuse the approach.
You cannot refuse an approach to a player who is out of contract.
OTHER BIDDERS
Any other clubs who have the player on their shortlist are given a
chance to join in the bidding.In case of Human-controlled clubs, a
menu appear giving you the chance to approach the player.
If he is interested,then you will be able to bid for the player
NEGOTIATING THE FEE
Assuming, the player is not on a free transfer, the clubs then agree
a fee for the player.
Firstly each of the bidding clubs makes an offer.
Secondly, the selling clubs sets an asking price
The pocess is repeated until:-
a)A fee is agreed.
b)No agreement is reached after several rounds of negotiations.
If no fee has been agreed and the player is out of contract, the
inderpendent tribunal set the fee.
THE NEGOTIATIONS SCREEN
The negotiations screen is used for setting player asking prices,making
offers and negotiationing player`s contract.
YOU CAN CLICK ON :-
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| - | To decrease the activated digit by �
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| + | To increase the activated digit by �
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|A DIGIT | To activate that digit
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|FACTFILE| To display the player`s factfile
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| DONE | When you have finnished
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THE BOX ABOVE ABOVE CONTAINS ALL THE RESPONSES TO YOUR ACTIONS
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THE PLAYER STATUS MENU
The player status menu is called by clicking on STA from any of your
own player`s factfile screens (see~~The Player Factfile``).
THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE:-
LIST HIM
This puts the player on the transfer list. You must decide on asking
prices for him. As a guide, look at the coache`s estimation of
his value - shown on the factfile screen.
PAGE 19 THE PLAYER STATUS MENU
REMOVE FROM LIST
Removes the player from the transfer list.
NOTE:- If the player is out of contract he has the right to refuse
coming off....
REVALUE HIM
Allows you to change the valuation of a transfer listed player.
Display switches to the asking price screen from which
you can his valuation........
NOT FOR SALE
This option prevents approaches to the player from other clubs(ie they
are told he is not for sale at any price).
ALLOW APPROACHES
Click on this to reverse the effect of not for sale,this allowing
clubs to approach him again........
PAGE 20 THE PLAYER STATUS MENU
FINE HIM
If you feel the player deserves a fine, then this option will dock
a week`s wages (you can only dock 1 week at a time).
INSURE HIM
Insures the player against injury. You will be told the cost per week
of insuring him, and then asked for confirmation.
UNINSURE HIM
Removes the insurance.
INCREASE WAGE
Gives you the chance to increase the players weekly wage.
Display switches the wage negotiation screen from which you adjust wage.
RENEW CONTRACT
Allows you to negotiate a new contract for the player, If he is out of
contract.
Display switches first to contract lenght negotiation screen, And
then to the wage negotiation screen.
PLAYER REQUESTS
Your player`s may make a request to leave(if not tranfer listed) or
to stay(if transfer listed), at any time during the season.
A menu will appear giving you the chance to accept or decline his
request.
You cannot refuse a player`s request to leave if out of contract.
THE PLAYER FACTFILE
The player factfile displays details about a player`s abilities, status
and recent history. It is also used for buying,transfer listing the
general manager interaction.
The options are available:-
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| ADD | To shortlist the player.
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| BUY | To buy the player.
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| STA | For transfer listing,fining etc
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| HIST | By clicking on this icon. The appearances made, goals scored and
-------- average match rating are listed season-season.Also shown are the
career totals of those details. In the case of 1 screen not containing
all the infomation available, Clicking on MORE shows the reminder.....
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