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- WELCOME TO FOOTBALL FANATIC
- INDEX
-
- I. PREFACE
-
- 1. INTRODUCTION
-
- 2. HOW TO PLAY
-
- 3. CUPS
- EFL Cup
- Elite Cup
- Toto Cup
- World Club Cup
-
- 4. GETTING STARTED
-
- 5. IMPORTANT KEYS
-
- 6. OFF SEASON
- Transfers
- Loaning Players
- Funding Programs
- Stadium Improvements
- Friendlies
- Cards during off-season
-
- 7. REGULAR SEASON
- Cup Tied Players
- International Players
- Transfer Market
- Loaning Players
- Ticket Prices
- Suspensions
- Substitutions
- Injuries and Expulsions
- Penalty Shootouts
- Scouting
- The Chairman
-
- 8. FINANCES
-
- 9. STUCK
-
- 10. APPENDIX - TOP 48 TEAMS
-
- 11. COUNTRY CODES
-
- I. PREFACE
-
- This document should provide you some information on playing
- Football Fanatic. This is not a complete work because the game is going
- through constant change.
-
-
- 1. INTRODUCTION
-
- Football Fanatic is text based soccer manager simulation. Our
- premise is European teams have banned together to form a European super
- league. The league consists of 4 divisions with 16 teams. You play a 30
- game/32 week regular season, with a 18 week off season. There are also 4
- cups to be won (see CUPS for more information). The top three regular
- season finishers are promoted to the next division except for the first
- division, and the bottom three are relegated. Relegation from the fourth
- division leads to your termination.
-
- You are in charge of all aspects of running a football club. All
- the hiring and firing of players and personnel is up to you. You must
- select the starting 11, run practices, promote youth players, make
- treatment decisions on injured players, setting ticket prices, and much
- more.
-
-
- 2. HOW TO PLAY
-
- Footy Fanatic is keyboard driven and does not use a mouse. The
- most important keys are the cursor keys (the ones with the arrows on them),
- the Escape key (Esc, top left-hand corner), and the Enter key. Every
- screen has a highlighter that is controlled by the cursor keys. To
- execute a command highlight the option and press Enter. Some screens allow
- you to use the number keys to bypass highlighting and pressing Enter. Use
- the Escape key to exit a screen.
-
- There are to modes of play: generic and realistic. Generic mode
- will either rank and place the top 48 teams in the 3 divisions at random,
- or according to our ranking of the top 48 teams. In generic mode, Ajax
- could be the worst team in the league. The players will be assigned
- fictional/random abilities. No matter what team you select, you will begin
- in the 4th division in 16th place.
-
- Realistic mode ranks the top 48 teams according to domestic and cup
- performances over the last five years. Should you choose Ajax and play the
- realistic version, you will begin in the 1st division. Should you select a
- team that is not in the top 48, your team will be the 16th in the 4th
- division.
-
- On-line help can be accessed through the F1 key. A window will pop
- up into the middle of the screen with instructions. Some of the windows
- have more information than the window can fit. Use the Up/Down cursor keys
- to scroll. Anytime you see <Enter> in the on-line help it means press the
- Enter key.
-
- Player positions have been colour coded:
-
- red names=keepers
- green names=defenders
- blue names=midfielders
- yellow names=strikers
-
- 3. CUPS
-
- There are four cups to Football Fanatic. The following is a
- provides some information about each cup.
-
- EFL Cup
-
- - When is it played? During the regular season. Weeks 2/4,
- 7/9, 12/14, 17/19, 22/24 and the final on week 30.
-
- - Who's in it? All the teams from all the divisions.
-
- - Format? Two leg series, home and away. Final is one game on
- neutral ground.
-
- - Who moves on? Series are decided by total goals. Penalty shots
- only used if tied after second game.
-
- Elite Cup
-
- - When is it played? During the regular season. Weeks 8, 16, 26
- and 31.
-
- - Who's in it? First division teams only.
-
- - Format? One game. Final is on a neutral venue.
-
- - Who moves on? Winner of the match. Penalty shots can decide
- winner.
-
- Toto Cup
-
- Because of the high number of transfers during the off-season players will not be cup-tied during
- the off-season.
-
- - When is it played? During the off season. Round 1 on weeks 5,6,
- 7, Round 2 on weeks 9,10,11, Round 3 on weeks 13,14,15, and the
- final on week 17.
-
- - Who's in it?. 4th, 5th and 6th place finishers from each
- division plus four European guest teams.
-
- - Format? Round robin. 4 sections of 4 teams. Top 2 advance.
- Top 8 are divided into 2 divisions. Another round robin. Top 4
- move on. Last 4 play one more round robin.
-
- Final two play one game for Toto Cup.
-
- All matches are played on neutral venues. Two stadiums per group. If your
- stadium is selected you will earn some extra money.
-
- World Club Cup
-
- - When is it played? Week 17 of off season.
-
- - Who's in it? Top finisher from the 1st division, and an
- international squad.
-
- - Format? One game.
-
- - Who moves on? Seek help if you can't figure this out.
-
- In Cup matches, if the final result after regulation time
- cannot decide a winner, the teams will play two additional 15
- minute halves. If there is still no winner then the game will
- be decided by penalty shoot-out.
-
- When viewing cup results you may come across something such as:
-
- Team A (2)+ 3:3 (2) Team B
-
- (2) and (2) mean that after regular time the game ended in a 2:2 tie. 3:3
- indicates the score after extra time. The "+" designates that Team A won
- the penalty shoot-out.
-
-
- 4. STARTING A NEW GAME
-
- When you begin a new game, half the story of how you became the
- manager ("How it All Began") of the club comes up. Esc exits.
-
- The first step is to select the team you wish to manage. Use the
- Up/Down cursor keys to scroll through the available teams. The bottom
- left hand corner will have a partial listing of the teams, the top right
- hand corner will show the team's national flag (indicates what country the
- team is from), and the right hand side will list the players on the
- highlighted team. <Enter> to select a team.
-
- The next step is to select the scenario you wish to play. Football
- Fanatic can be played with realistic team rankings or generic rankings.
- Every time you begin a new you will have to chose between real and generic
- rankings. The real ranking options seeds the first 48 teams (first 3
- divisions) by UEFA's rankings of the top European sides over the last 5
- years. Teams in the last division are chosen randomly. Generic ranking
- will either place the top 48 teams in the first three divisions at random,
- or seed them according to our ranking system. Highlight choice <Enter>.
-
- Now enter your name (team's present manager will already be
- entered, <Backspace> to erase it), sex (m or f), and currency ("d" for
- dollars, or "p" for pounds). Once this step is completed, a series of
- messages will appear:
-
- 1. stating the team you work for, length of your contract, and goal
-
- 2. outline your sponsors, their contribution, and length of
- contract
-
- 3. list of foreign players on your club (if any)
-
- 4. how much you have to pay in mandatory league fees
-
- This should get you started. The rest of the document will not
- be as detailed, but should be helpful nonetheless.
-
-
- 5. IMPORTANT KEYS
-
- The following is a list of screens and the keys that perform a
- function:
-
- Main Squad: I - 4 page report on the highlighted player. Page
- up/down for other pages.
-
- U - make notes on a player, page 3 of player info
-
- S - sorts players by goals, form, skill, energy, games,
- salary, value, and age
-
- B - places best eleven in starting line-up
-
- TAB - displays command keys (left hand column)
-
- Left/Right - toggles team's player stats
-
- Reserve/
- Main Squad: I - 4 page report on the highlighted player, Page
- Up/Down for other pages
-
- V - places best players into main squad (when highlighter
- is on reserve side of screen)
-
- O - reserve squad information (when highlighter is on
- reserve side of the screen)
-
- Youth Team: I - 4 page report on the highlighted player, Page
- Up/Down for other pages
-
- Formations: B- places best players in starting line-up
-
- Contracts: I - information on highlighted player
-
- S - sorts players by value, skill, salary, goals this
- season, games this season, goals for club, games played
- for club, age, position
-
- Transfer List: I - information on highlighted player
-
- S - sorts players by position, skill, rating, value, age,
- goals, games, and country
-
-
- 6. OFF SEASON
-
- Do not rush through the off season. This is often the best, and
- sometimes only, time to make changes.
-
- Transfers
-
- During the early weeks of the off season, the transfer market is
- loaded with players that might help your club. By the end of the off
- season the market is bogged down with players nobody wants and players no
- one can afford. Players can be bought and sold throughout the off season.
-
- You can attempt to buy players directly from a team, but these
- players will be more expensive that a similarly skilled player on the
- market. Use the search options on the Scouting & Transfer screen to find
- player not on the market.
-
- You can place up to 10 (ten) of your players on the market at one
- time. Once you place a player on the transfer market, he will be removed
- from your roster. If he is not sold by the end of the off season, and his
- contract has expired, it will have to be renegotiated should you choose to
- keep him.
-
- Loaning Players
-
- Players cannot be loaned, nor will players be offered on loan,
- during this time.
-
-
- Stadium Improvements
-
- The off season is the only time you can upgrade your stadium and
- surrounding facilities.
-
- Friendlies
-
- Before the first week of the off season you can how many friendlies
- you wish to play. These matches will be played during the off weeks of the
- Toto Cup.
-
- Cards during off-season
-
- There is no carry over of cards during the off-season. If a player gets a red card in a friendly or
- Toto Cup mtach he will be sent off, but he will be available for the next match.
-
- 7. REGULAR SEASON
-
- The regular season lasts 32 weeks, and consists of 30 games.
- During this time, the Elite and EFL Cups will be played, as well as, the
- EFL qualification tournament. For info on cups see CUPS.
-
- Cup Tied Players
-
- A player is considered cup-tied if he played a cup game in the
- regular season (EFL or Elite Cup) for a team other than his current team.
- Footy will let you know when you have a player in this situation by giving
- you a message and in the squad screen he will have a white lowercase "c"
- next to his name.
-
- International Players
-
- A player is considered an international if:
-
- 1. he was not born in a European Community country (excluding
- Norway, Switzerland and Iceland), or
-
- 2. he is European but his country does not have a club in the EFL.
- Note, the definition of a domestic player can change from year to year as
- teams get introduced or dropped from the EFL. It's a good idea to know who
- will join the EFL in the next season, so you can buy international player
- which next season will be considered domestic, or
-
- 3. he was not born in Europe
-
- Transfer Market
-
- The transfer market works the same way as it does in the off season with
- one exception: players cannot be bought or sold after the 24th week.
-
- Loaning Players
-
- You can have up to 4 players out on loan at one time. You can loan
- players, and receive players on loan, up until the 25th week.
-
- Ticket Prices
-
- Ticket price will affect attendance. To change a ticket price highlight
- the price you wish to change with the Up\Down cursor keys. The Left\Right
- cursor keys will raise or lower the price.
- Your ticket price should reflect the division you are playing in. Ticket price will also affect the
- number of season tickets sold.
-
- Suspensions
-
- If a player receives two yelow cards in a match he will be credited for having received 1 yellow
- and 1 red, not 2 yellow cards.
-
- The following is a break down of suspensions; who suspensions are earned and their length.
-
- 1 match suspension - after a player's 3rd and 5th yellow card of the season and 1st and
- 2nd red card
- 2 match suspension - after a player's 7th and 9th yellow card of the season and 3rd and
- 4th red card
- 3 match suspension - after a player's 11th yellow card of the season, 4th red card and
- every subsequent red card
-
- Transfered players take their card and suspension count with them when they go to a new team.
-
- Substituions
-
- Up to three players (non-keepers) may be substituted. Keepers can only be changed once.To
- make a change you must first make the request. It may be a few minuted before you have the
- chance to make the change. Players who have been taken out of the game cannot re-enter later
- on in the same match. Remember the number of internationals you are allowed to field. You
- cannot substitute cup-tied players in cup matches.
-
- S allows you to change player positions. Player positions can be changed at any time during a
- match. Keepers cannot be moved.
-
- Injuried and Expulsions
-
- Seriously injured players may be subsituted immediately if you have not used all your substituions.
- If your back-up keeper gets injured a defender will be placed in goal. Expelled players cannot be
- substituted. Expelled keepers will be replaced by a defender on the field.
-
- Penalty Shootouts
-
- You will select 7 players to take the shots. If the game is not decided by the first 7 shooters, they
- will be recycled.
-
- Funding
-
- The ammount of money placed into a program is directly related to its success. The more money
- it gets, the more successful it will be.
-
- Scouting
-
- Your league scout is looking for bargain players. Make sure that he is looking in the right places.
- If you're looking for a 75-class player, the Serie D is probably not the best place to find him.
-
- Your international scout will more often than not find good deals. Once these players spend some
- time in the EFL their value will often go up a great deal.
-
- You will have between 2 and 4 weeks to sign these players found by your scouts. So if you don't
- have the money to buy a player don't worry. You will have a chance to raise the money.
-
- The Chairman
-
- What a guy. Different chairman will have different personalities. Make him happy and he will cut
- you some slack. Irritate him and it won't matter how well you do. You can almost count on him
- to throw you some extra cash at the end of the season.
-
- 8. FINANCES
-
- There are several sources of income, and many expenses. Do not run
- the club into bankruptcy. Need money sell a player or ask the chairman for
- a loan.
-
-
- 9. STUCK
-
- If you get stuck somewhere, hit the Escape key. Remember this is a
- beta version. It has not been fully debugged. We are releasing the beta
- version because so many people have asked to have a peek at Football
- Fanatic. If the game crashes and/or stalls your system please don't send
- us flame mail.
-
-
- 10. APPENDIX - TOP 48 TEAMS
-
- Serie A Serie B Serie C
-
- Juventus Fiorentina B M'Gladbach
- Ajax Man United Arsenal
- AC Milan Steaua Celtic
- Barcelona Panathinaikos Newcastle
- FC Porto B Dortmund PSV
- PSG Rangers Hajduk Split
- Anderlecht At. Madrid Brondby
- Spartak Moscow Club Brugge AEK
- Bayern Munich Alaniya Metz
- Real Madrid Feyenoord Rapid Vienna
- Auxerre Liverpool Fenerbahce
- Parma Ferencvaros Sporting
- Real Zaragoza Monaco Dinamo Moscow
- Benfica Nantes Werder Bremen
- Dynamo Kiyv Grasshoppers IFK Goteborg
- AS Roma Internazionale Bordeaux
-
-
- 11. COUNTRY CODES
-
- AFG - Afghanistan
- ALB - Albania
- ALG - Algeria
- AND - Andora
- ANG - Angola
- ARM - Armenia
- AZB - Azerbaijan
- ARG - Argentina
- AUS - Australia
- AUT - Austria
- BAH - Bahamas
- BEL - Belgium
- BEN - Benin
- BLR - Belarus
- BOL - Bolivia
- BOS - Bosnia/Hercegovnia
- BRA - Brazil
- BUL - Bulgaria
- CAM - Cameroon
- CAN - Canada
- CAP - Cape Verde
- CHA - Chad
- CHI - People's Republic of China
- CHL - Chile
- COL - Colombia
- COS - Costa Rica
- CRO - Croatia
- CUB - Cuba
- CYP - Cyprus
- CZE - Czech Republic
- DEN - Denmark
- DMC - Dominica
- DOM - Dominican Republic
- ECU - Ecuador
- EGY - Egypt
- ELS - El Salvador
- ENG - England
- EIR - Republic of Ireland
- EST - Estonia
- FAR - Faroe Islands
- FIJ - Fiji
- FIN - Finland
- FRA - France
- GAB - Gabon
- GER - Germany
- GEO - Georgia
- GHA - Ghana
- GRE - Greece
- GUA - Guatamala
- GUB - Guinea-Bissau
- GUI - Guinea
- GUY - Guyana
- HKO - Hong Kong
- HUN - Hungary
- ICE - Iceland
- IND - India
- IRA - Iran
- IRQ - Iraq
- ISR - Israel
- ITA - Italy
- JAM - Jamaica
- JAP - Japan
- KAZ - Kazakhastan
- LAT - Latvia
- LEB - Lebanon
- LIB - Liberia
- LIE - Liechtenstein
- LIT - Lithuania
- LUX - Luxembourg
- MAC - Macedonia
- MAL - Malta
- MAL - Malawi
- MAR - Marroco
- MEX - Mexico
- MOL - Moldova
- MON - Mongolia
- MOZ - Mozambique
- NEL - Netherlands
- NGR - Niger
- NIC - Nicaragua
- NIG - Nigeria
- NIR - Northern Ireland
- NKO - People's Republic of North Korea
- NOR - Norway
- NZE - New Zealand
- PAK - Pakistan
- PAN - Panama
- PAR - Paraguay
- PER - Peru
- PHI - Phillipines
- POL - Poland
- POR - Portugal
- RKO - Republic of South Korea
- ROM - Romania
- RSA - South Africa
- RUS - Russia
- SAN - San Marino
- SCO - Scotland
- SER - Serbia
- SIN - Singapore
- SLO - Slovakia
- SLV - Slovania
- SPA - Spain
- SRI - Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
- SUI - Switzerland
- SUR - Surinam
- SWE - Sweden
- SYR - Syria
- TAI - Taiwan
- THA - Thailand
- TOB - Trinidad and Tobago
- TRK - Turkmenistan
- TUN - Tunisia
- TUR - Turkey
- UKR - Ukraine
- URU - Uruguay
- USA - United States
- UZB - Uzbekistan
- VEN - Venezuela
- VIE - Vietnam
- WAL - Wales
- YUG - Yugoslavia
- ZAI -Zaire
- ZAM - Zambia
- ZIM - Zimbabwe