Play As Manager Is the wonderful new on line football manager game by Anco. You have to be a fully fledged on line game freak with particulally good football management skills to play it. Once into it you'll find that you get up half an hour early in the mornings to download the results and watch highlights of your team in action. I'm in two leagues, number 10017 as Newcastle United where I am curently in third spot.

I just joined another league as I wasn't getting enough of the drug. I'm now in 10021, but as Newcastle was taken by someone called MAC, I had to pick another team. Guess who I am?

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

Answers

I put this thread in the Championship manager catergory so I can find it again as the last P_A_M thread has done a runner.

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

Hey Rik you forgot to add that Swedish fella 'Sudden,' to the title. Ya na 'Sweden' one of the the toons favorite countries along with Finland, and the USA.

P.S. One a seperate note: Isnt it about time you allowed some girls from those countries (for a short special period like, as we also have local girls who are desperate to get into glamour) to bare all on the predicT IT part on your web site - as a special acknowledgement to the toons over seas fans? I'm sure they are sending e-mails as we speak to show the geordie lads their stuff.

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All the best in your league cup run...............

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

I'm not playing Play As Manager. Tried it for ten minutes, maybe I should give it another shoot...

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

Sudden, If you want to join in and have £8 - £9 to spare why not pick a team in league 10021. It's only about half full and all teams have similar money to start with . I'm ?????????? in that League

As for the Predic Tit girl, there's a lass from a place called Orebo in sween who wanted to be a page 3 girl, but she didn't look very Swedish and I thought I better stick to local lasses. OK you've persuaded me , the Predict It girls will go International.

-- Anonymous, April 03, 2001

DAN.... My NEW team is doing better than NUFC at the moment.In 10017 I thought I would be clever and try a couple of youngsters in defence against lowly Liverpool. The guy played 3 up front and tore me apart. he must have done his homework on my team. I am hoping that he will feel sorry for me and sell me iege for half price.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2001

Make that Zeige on the cheap.

BTW MACBETH, are you MAC in 10022?

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2001

Dorty Leeds beat me 1-0 in league 17. I got skinned, but if anything it was more of a tactical thing rather than the players playing shite which was the cause. I got cocky and pushed my anchor(or Libiero) man up, thus my defence was left exposed and they were given a lot of space to run at my back four etc. I should of followed on with my caution, which incidently has led me to the top 5 in league 20 as Ipswich - SEVEN games and counting without letting in a goal. Get doon to the virtual bookmakers and put me the 'outsiders' down each way for the league ;) A nice and easy win against the Makkkkkkkkkkkkems, 2-0. Two goals by two 'bargain basement' debutants (Wage bill NOW £93999.99 a week - beat that, or as mackkkem on 10017 might say beyt that;).

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2001

Nah, I can't get into it any more than I could CM, mustn't be me :0)

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2001

Hmm Rik. Maybe that's my ex girlfriend your talking about...she lives in Örebro. If not i could go there to check her out if you like. Ok?

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2001

This Swedish Predic Tit girl is rather nice, she's called Hannah Sundin, Ex Girlfriend?

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-- Anonymous, April 06, 2001

Hey Mr Rikster McSpewbucket,

I've just read the PAM newsgroup, and you are talking to some bloke about not liking the 2 day a week league format and that you prefer the 3 day a week league, so does this mean you are going to pack in league 17 at the end of the season??? Or what?

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2001

Not if league 17 is continued, but I am not sure if they are continuing from one season to the next.My Newcastle team in 10017 is full of youngsters , it would be a shame to see it disbanded

I do prefer the 3 day a week format to 2 days a week, and I'm doing better as Sunderland in 10022. I'm now in second place only having dropped a single point in the season.

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2001

I had a double win over the wekend. Newcastle are back to 5th in 10017. Meanwhile in 10022 my beloved makems are still second. My goals ar starting to dry up though so I'm buying Lovenkrands from Rangers.

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2001

As did T. Smith do a double!

A nice little win over LEEDS in league 10020 as Ipswich, which it happens put the unbeaten in 13 games tractor boys- into second place;

And a lovely, smooth, delightful 1-0 win against Coventry in league 10017.

Who needs LOVENKRANDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. I've heard you will be able to down load the full match instead of the highlights on the next update???

Imagine it happens on the game date of the 20th Jan, on league10017. Oh yes, the evolution equivilent of going from Black 'n' white TV to colourTV, changing from anologue TV to digital, AND VILLA wins 3-1 on this important day in PAM history ;)

-- Anonymous, April 09, 2001

Rik, how are your teams doing in your other leagues over the past couple of days, any successes?

p.s. check league 10020 on the anco site and check for the team in the 1st position, yes -trying to be subtle- thats the team thats unbeating in 16 games, through to the Semi-final in the league cup and still in the FA Cup ;-)

I see you have opened a 6 point gap on the Villa on league 10017, have you tried anything different in your tactics or something like, or owt?

-- Anonymous, April 12, 2001

As Newcastle in 10017 I'm up to forth place. Using the same formation but rotating players who have a bad game now and then and also looking out for Fatigue.

It's me V you soon isn't it? Have you new tactics?

I see your trying to offload your dross onto the toon fan who's taken over Darlo. I'll fettle yer , hehehehee

As for my other side in 10022 (Sun***land),'ve slipped a bit to third after playing top of the league Leeds. Still only 2 points off the top though.

Looks like the next upgrade of the game has many features that we sugested on the newsgroup. I also want to suggest to the programmers that you can change the name of your team and relocate them. Then I'll become NSUFC, play in purple and orange stripes and relocated out of SOL into Ralph Gardner park in North Shields.

-- Anonymous, April 14, 2001

I've havent really changed my tactics around that much since I began playing PAM. And no Mr Rikster, I'm not going to spew out the classified tactical information with this Villa 3-1 revenge match coming up soon;)

Anyway you already have an outline of my tactics, yet I dont have an outline of yours. BUT Mr Smith IS LEARNING FAST.

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Have I like shite tried to unload the dross on to another Geordie Bro, heh, heh, heh, the bloody cheek (ROB LEE anyone?). Infact probably helped us both out, he gets a premier player for nowt- some personal tips etc., and I cut my wage bill.

-- Anonymous, April 15, 2001

shite man how can I forget,

I've just been given 'Manager Of The Month' in my 10020 game after going unbeaten for 16 games and taking over at the top for a brief period........... I'm now second top with a game in hand, the award curse strikes again.

AND,

Cheers for the assasination attempt of my 'respected image' on the PAM newsgroup Mr Spewbucket. ;-)

I'm now classed as a second hand car salesman who is a mackem!

Not a good image when your trying to sell your dross genuinely for reasonable prices eh?

I'm now stuck with unwanted goods.

-- Anonymous, April 15, 2001

Well it's the eve of the lercall Derby and I couldn't resist a few dorty tricks. I'm sure you'll get your own back after you beat my youngsters playing 4 = 5 - 1 with lualua upfront on his own, McManaman and Solano playing as wingbacks and Amorusu playing in the hole ... ooops giving tactics away.

W'll be marras again next week , whatever the score.

-- Anonymous, April 15, 2001

Eh!

What derby on PAM? I dont play you for eight games or something man?

-- Anonymous, April 15, 2001

P.S. Hey I hope you are not refering to the Mackem match, and calling me a wearside valley SOLution??

-- Anonymous, April 15, 2001

I'm having problems downloading the softwear, something about an uninstall shield being in use. Any suggestions?

-- Anonymous, April 17, 2001

Sorry T Dan, I am getting confused with reality and PAM.

Gibbo, shame you cant get the software loaded, probably something to do with your UNI's firewall.

As for the game, both my teams are now in second place in theior respective leagues.

League 17 I am second, as NUFC, Sunderland are second bottom hehehehhe

League 22 I am second as S*******D (soon to be renamed North Shields United,) where as Newcastle managed by MAC (not our Macbeth) are bottom. I've tried giving Mac some tips but he ignores me, probably thinking that I'm a SBB in disguise.

This series of results, proves to me what I've always suspected. I would be an excelllent football manager. So move over OBR, Young Rik is the man for NUFC (or NSUFC)

-- Anonymous, April 17, 2001

Rik, so are you saying that PAM is not real????

I dont believe you.....

-- Anonymous, April 18, 2001

Dan, what are you doing up at 5.43 in the morning? Not checking out the 5 am run time game for your Ipswich team are you?

-- Anonymous, April 18, 2001

Gibbo, I've had that uninstall shield message when installing software at work, it's caused here when you are trying to install onto NT4.0 and don't have LOCAL Admin access rights....

-- Anonymous, April 18, 2001

So gav - I now have the option of using 2000 or NT. Perhaps I should check it out again. hang on, brookside's on - erm bye!

-- Anonymous, April 18, 2001

Errrr, thats right, I went for a 6mile run, a session of weights lasting 2 hours, then played tug of war with two horses, which for a change I lost.

Rik lad, I had to feel like I had to earn the right to watch the mighty Ipswich win 2-0,

All this just to see the tractor boys lead the league with 53 points, 26 games played etc.

-- Anonymous, April 18, 2001

Rumour has it Leicester are about to sack Peter Taylor after a bad run of games, and that Smith has been lined up as his replacement. Meanwhile the mighty maKems are still on course for a champions league place.

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2001

At the last minute Mr Geordie a number of clubs have secretly joined the chase.

'It is a well known fact that my client Mr Smith likes a challange, so the third placed leicester may not be his destination'

As his mentor used to say, watch this space.

-- Anonymous, April 26, 2001

Mr Smith after taking over at Maine road is flying up the league and has had 5 straight wins . Next game is against Rik Del Geordio's MaKems, who have just hammered Liverpool 5 - 0 and are still in second spot. The tension before the game, which will be played on Friday is killing me.

-- Anonymous, May 09, 2001

Rik whats it like to be beaten off the T. Smith Man City machine 1-0??

Does it really hurt?

What did you feel when Mr Huckerby tapped in the winner???

P.S I'll be playing you in 10017 soon too, so perhaps a quick sharp double is on the cards? ;)

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2001