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B R I T I S H M A N A G E R D E M O --------------------- 1. INTRODUCTION 2. NEW GAME 3. MAIN MENU 4. MANAGING A TEAM 5. END OF SEASON 6. LICENCEWARE VERSION 7. CREDITS 1. INTRODUCTION You have been chosen as manager of a third division team in the new British League, can you rise to the challenge? Do you have the passion and ability to turn a team of slackers into a mighty force? Will you make other teams weep at the thought of visiting your stadium? Your new boss, the director of the club, has given you his orders. Take the club to the top of the British Premier League, win the FA Cup and the British League Cup. In this demo version you can only play one full season, then the game will restart. You have £500,000 at your disposal. It probably isn`t enough to buy the championship. You`ll have to use tactics and skill to build a team worthy of the Premier League title. Good luck. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. NEW GAME When you start a new game you will be asked to choose a team from the forty league sides. Once you have chosen your team you will be asked to type in your own name. You don`t have to use your own name, you can be anyone you want. You could go for Bernard Rooney, a legend in Greenock, leading Morton to glory in the 1977-78 Scottish First Division, or Alex Ferguson another Scottish legend who took Aberdeen to the top winning numerous domestic honours and even European glory in the early 1980`s. I believe he`s doing okay somewhere down in England. Once you have passed that stage, you can then select which strip you want your team to wear. There are ten different strips to choose from. Clearing that hurdle takes you to the Main Menu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. MAIN MENU At the top of this screen you will see your name, your team name and how much cash you have. At the bottom, you will see what division your in, the season number (i.e season 1, 2..etc) and the week number. You will have the following choice: A. LEAGUE TABLE B. FINANCES C. HISTORY D. SQUAD E. TRANSFERS F. SAVE GAME G. STADIUM H. FIXTURES I. NEXT MATCH 3A LEAGUE TABLE. Shows the current position of the teams, games played, won, lost, drawn, goals for, goals against, and points won. If two or more teams have the same number of points then the team with the better goal difference will take priority. If two or more teams have the same goal difference then the team who has scored more goals will take priority. Selecting EXIT will take you back to the Main Menu. 3B FINANCES. This screen displays all cash coming in and going out of the club. * Gate Receipts * The home team keeps all cash, except cup games when money is split both ways. * Club Wages * Total weekly bill of players wages. * Transfers * Total of transfer money coming in and going out. * Sponsors * When winning a trophy or being beaten, you will receive a payment from the trophy sponsors. Payment depends on which round you exit. The further your cup run the more cash. * TV Deals * Every cup game is televised. Payment depends on which round and which division your team is in. * Merchandise * Total of all club merchandise sold in the week. Usually more when your playing at home. * Improvements * Total for improvements made to the stadium. * Club Bills * Total of the day to day running, stewarding, catering etc. All details shown are for the previous weeks activities. Totals for incoming and outgoing cash are also given together with +/- profit. On this screen you can choose from the following: FINANCES PLAYERS WAGES GATES EXIT * Finances * Takes you back to the Finances screen. * Players Wages * Lists all current team members and their weekly wages. * Gates * Lists all teams played, the venue and attendances. * Exit * Takes you back to the Main Menu. 3C HISTORY. Displays all your achievements: FA CUPS WON FA FINALS REACHED LEAGUE CUPS WON LEAGUE CUP FINALS REACHED PREMIER LEAGUES WON FIRST DIVISION LEAGUES WON SECOND DIVISION LEAGUES WON THIRD DIVISION LEAGUES WON TOTAL GAMES PLAYED TOTAL GAMES WON TOTAL GAMES LOST TOTAL GAMES DRAWN SEASONS PLAYED 3D SQUAD. Displayed on this screen is your current squad, here you will see: Players name, players position (G, D, M or A), players rating (1-10), goals scored and the players value. You can have up to eighteen players in your squad. Eleven players, three substitutes and four reserves. To swap any player about, select the players name, his name will be high-lighted. Now select another player and they will swap places. The following formations are available: 4-4-2, 3-5-2, 3-4-3, 5-3-2, 5-2-3 or 3-6-1. The teams rating is calculated on the formation. Trying to use any other formation will result in a weakened side. You also have the following choices: EDIT TEAM INFO INJURIES TRAINING SUSPENSIONS SELL PLAYER EXIT EDIT. To edit a players name, select this option then select a players name. You will now be able to enter a new name for the player using the keyboard. TEAM INFO. This displays details of your next opponents. You will be shown both yours and their league statistics. Also given are your own and their totals for strength in attack, midfield, defence and goalkeeping. INJURIES. If a player is injured, his name will be shown together with the number of weeks he will be out. This information will also be shown after every match. If a player is injured his position (G, D, M or A) will change to I. TRAINING. This is a vital part of management. If your team are not training their abilities will be affected. To put a player on training, select this option. The current training for each player will be shown. Select the players name and their training will change. Each player can have training on an individual skill like passing, control or shooting. Goalkeepers can have handling or diving, etc. SUSPENSIONS. If a player is suspended, his name will be shown together with the number of weeks he will be out. This information will also be shown after every match. If a player is suspended his position (G, D, M or A) will change to S. SELL PLAYER. If you decide to sell a player, select this option. Now select a player and any offers will be shown. If you want to accept an offer, select the teams name and the player will be off. To turn down all offers, select decline. EXIT. Takes you back to the Main Menu. 3E TRANSFERS. If you feel you have to strengthen your squad this is the place to go to. This screen will display all players available to buy. The details shown are: Players name, players ability rating, the division he is currently playing in and his value. To bid for a player select buy, then select the players name. You will then be shown another menu to choose your bid. To increase your bid select +£100. To decrease your bid select -£100. Once you are happy with your bid press the right mouse button to enter the bid. Next you will be shown a list of offers from any other interested teams. The selling team will accept the highest offer. You can keep buying players until your cash runs out or there are no more players or you have a full squad. Selecting EXIT will take you back to the Main Menu. 3F SAVE GAME. Only available in the full version. 3G STADIUM. On this screen you can increase your stadiums capacity or change the ticket prices. The stadium name and current capacity will be shown at the top of the screen. CAPACITY. When this option has been selected you will be given the choice of increasing the capacity by 5000. This usually takes about five weeks to complete. TICKETS. This option allows you to increase/decrease the price of your tickets. The average ticket prices are as follows: Premier League : north & south stands - £14 east & west stands - £13. Division One : north & south stands - £11 east & west stands - £9. Division Two : north & south stands - £8 east & west stands - £6. Division Three : north & south stands - £5 east & west stands - £3. Selecting + increases the ticket price and selecting - decreases the price. If you charge to much the fans will stay away, costing you money. Although it is possible to increase the price and punish those stay- away fans during a wicked cup run. Also, if you charge much less than the standard prices you will probably have a bigger attendance. Selecting EXIT takes you to the Main Menu. 3H FIXTURES. Details the seasons fixtures for your team together with venue and which tournament (i.e League, FA Cup or League Cup). Also shown is the results of any games that have been played. Selecting EXIT takes you back to the Main Menu. 3I NEXT MATCH. Listen to the buzz of the crowd as the teams kick off! Your fixture is shown at the top of the screen along with the time. At the bottom half of the screen are the rest of your leagues matches and their current score. During the game you will be shown shots at goal, penalties etc. Hear the crowd roar as your star striker runs through and smashes an unstoppable shot into the back of the net and bows to take the applause!. To make a substitution during the game, press the mouse button. You will then be presented with your first eleven players and any remaining substitutes. To change a player, select the name of the player you wish to remove. His name will be highlighted. Then select a substitute. They will then swap places. Selecting EXIT takes you back to the match. At the end of ninety minutes you will be shown the attendance of the match then the final results. If you are playing in a cup match and the scores are equal, extra time will be played. If the scores are still equal at the end of extra time the teams will enter a penalty shoot-out. Listen to the crowd roar as a player misses his kick! The teams will take five penalties each. If after these five kicks the scores are still the same the teams will play sudden death penalties. After the match is finished you will be shown any injuries or suspension to your players. Then you will be taken to the Main Menu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. MANAGING A TEAM The first thing you should do is have a look at your team and then goto the transfer market. Are there any players you can buy? Try to avoid buying players from higher divisions. They will only cost you in the long run by having high wages. Keep looking and you will probably get a good player from your own division at a reasonable price. Once you are happy with the squad of players you have put them on training. Each player can train on different skills. Keep an eye on which training works. Different methods can work on different players though. Also before each game you should have a look at the opponents details. Try and cancel out their strengths and exploit their weakness. The key to having a successful team is balance. There is no point in having a brilliant attack while your defence is total mince. Same applies if you have a cast iron defence and don`t lose too many goals, if you don`t have good strikers you won`t win many games. Keeping an eye on your finances is a good idea. If you seem to be losing money try selling a few players, if you have a big squad, to reduce the wage bill. Experiment with the ticket prices and see which prices the punters are willing to pay. Increasing the capacity of your stadium shouldn`t be a priority until you have reached the first division as by then you will be almost filling your stadium, depending on how good your team is. Watch how much money you lose when you play away and how much you gain when at home. If your losing more than you gain, your in trouble from the boss! Your attendance at each match depends on how well your team is doing in the league. If your winning most games your gates will steadily increase. Should you chance increasing the ticket prices? But, if your losing a lot of games the fans won`t want to come and watch. Should you then decrease the price of tickets in an attempt to woo the fans? The choice is yours. If you have been drawn against a good side in the cup, don`t worry too much. You should make a decent amount of cash from the game even if you do lose. But, usually teams play differently during a cup match. Is it the romance or excitement the cup brings, or the lure of cash? Whatever, there is a good chance of beating a better team so get your tactics right and you won`t go far wrong. On the other hand you will probably get thrashed about 6-0. That won`t please the boss! Lastly, keep looking for players. Theres always room for improvement and thats a good thing. It improves the team, you win more games, the gates go up, you make more money, you buy better players improving the team again etc... Its a vicious circle but highly enjoyable. Especially when you thrash your nearest rivals in a top of the league clash! Also, it`s a good idea to have a few spare players in case of injury or suspension. I had both my keepers injured in the two games before a cup semi final. Oh, bugger!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. END OF SEASON Once all games have been played and trophies won or lost the season ends. As this is the demo version, it`s also the end of the game. The league works on a one up-one down basis. The winners of each league get promoted, except the winners of the Premier. The teams who finish bottom of the league get relegated, except the losers in the Third Division. At the seasons end, you will be shown the final league table. Selecting EXIT will take you to the honours list. This screen displays the winners of the FA Cup, the League cup and all the leagues. Also shown are the teams who are relegated. When the next season begins your players ability may be different so have a look and swing that axe if you must. You never know it may just be whats needed to bring success back to your club. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. LICENCEWARE VERSION The full version includes: Load / save facility Unlimited career Team Editor - This is a separate program which was included with the game to enable players to edit team names, stadium names, stadium capacity and stand names. The new data can then be loaded into British Manager. This version can be obtained by sending £2.95 + 50p p&p to: 5th Dimension Licenceware 1 Lower Mill Close Goldthorpe Rotherham South Yorkshire S63 9BY England Tel/Fax: (+44) 01709 888127 Website http://www.ware5d.demon.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. CREDITS CODE : Gordon Miller GFX : Gordon Miller SFX : Gordon Miller HOURS AND HOURS OF PLAYTESTING: Michael J. Campbell ---------------------------------------------------------------------- G. Miller, Schoolhouse, 3 Cavin Rd, Castlemilk, Glasgow, Scotland, G45 9TX. ----------------------------------------------------------------------