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___ / / _________ ___THE___ ___ ___ _______________ / / / _____ / / _____ / / \ / / / _____________/ / / / / / / / / / / / /\ \ / / / / / / / /____/ / / /____/ / / / \ / / /____________ / / /________/ /________/ /__/ \__/ /__________ / / /________________________________________________/___/_ /_________________________________________________________/ ________________________________________________/ / /___________________________________________________/ 07/6/92 STARRING->PYTHON...POB...GAURDIAN...BAGPUSS...STUKA...SAT-MAN.<- --------------------------------------------------------------- CHAMPIONSHIP MANGER BY DOMARK FULL MANUAL SUPPLIED BY I.C.C. TYPED IN BY--->>POB<<--- THE LOONS... PAGE 1 STARTING UP 1)LOADING THE GAME AMIGA ----- 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 -------- 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 ------ 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:--- ______ | IJ | CURRENTLY INJURED ----- | SU | CURRENTLE SUSPENDED ------ | U | UNHAPPY ------ | R | TRANSFER LISTED BY CLUB ------ |1-14| PICKED FOR MATCH-DAY ------ | C | OUT OF A CONTRACT ------ | R | TRANSFER LISTED BY REQUEST ------ 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.... ________ | TRANS| Displays the recently bought/sold players for the current season. -------- |STAFF | Details of the backroom staff and also gives the facility to -------- dismiss someone (see backroom staff). -------- | LEAG | A chart showing the club`s league position after each league match. -------- | 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 _______ | 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. _______ | INFO| Leads to general iformation screen from here you can click on:- ------- |PRINT| To print out your squad a current transfers and results... ------- |HIST | To display the clubs achievments over the last 10 years... ------- | RECS| To display club`s records (eg biggest wins). ------- | DISP| A table showing the seasons disiplinary points accumulated ------- by each player....... _______ |GOAL | Goals scored by each player this season.... ------- PAGE 9 ADDITIONAL OPTIONS If the club is computer-controlled one more option is available:- _______ |TEAM | Displays computer team,it`s tactics and style of football. ------- |PREV | Calls up the last match stats (see team and tactics). ------- |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... _______ |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 _______ | MIDS| As above but for the midfields........ ------- | ATTS| As above but for the attackers........ ------- | 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 10³ 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 :- __________ | - | To decrease the activated digit by ¹ ---------- | + | To increase the activated digit by ¹ ---------- |A DIGIT | To activate that digit ---------- |FACTFILE| To display the player`s factfile ---------- | DONE | When you have finnished ---------- THE BOX ABOVE ABOVE CONTAINS ALL THE RESPONSES TO YOUR ACTIONS -------------------------------------------------------------- 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:- ________ | ADD | To shortlist the player. -------- | BUY | To buy the player. -------- | STA | For transfer listing,fining etc -------- | 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. 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