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                          PREMIER MANAGER 3 DOCS
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Programmer - John Atkinson
Additional Coding - Paul Atkinson
Graphics - Alex Kewin
Producer - Tony Casson
Team Data - Rob Millington
Music - Neil Biggin
Manual - Martin Calpin
Quality Assurance - Lee Campbell, Rob Millington, Sim Furniss, Mick Sheehan
and Tony Howe.



AMIGA 1200/600/500 USERS ONLY



Playing Premier Manager from floppy.


1. Insert the Premier Manager 3 game disk into the default disk drive.
2. Plug your mouse into port number 1.
3. Turn on your computer and monitor. Follow any on screen loading
   instructions.


Installing Premier Manager 3 onto an Amiga hard drive.


1. Turn on the computer and monitor.
2. Insert the Premier Manager 3 game disk 1 at the Workbench Screen.
3. Double click on the "Install PM3" Icon
4. Follow the on screen instructions.


Playing from hard drive.


After installing Premier Manager onto your Hard Drive you can place your
floppy disks in a safe place and play from the Hard Drive.

1. Go to the Workbench Screen.
2. Double click on the hard drive partition where you have installed Premier
   Manager 3.
3. Double click on the Premier Manager 3 icon.

If you experience any loading or printing problems then please read the
   readme icon on disk.

1. All you need to do is double click on that icon and you will be presented
   with a text file.



PREMIER MANAGER 3



It's there! A hat-trick of scorchers! A superb solo run from deep inside
their own half and Gremlin have completed the finest 1-2-3 of the decade.

Premier Manager 1, a weaving run down the left hand side, perfect cross and
diving header from the penalty spot! 1-0

Premier Manager 2, an over head volley into the top left hand corner! 2-0

And now Premier Manager 3, the pick of the bunch and a blistering team
effort the length of the pitch. The competition really have got no chance
now! It's 3-0 to Gremlin!

Gremlin's Premier Manager 3 manages to combine some absolutely stunning new
features with it's immensly popular and by now reassuringly familiar control
interface.

There are completely new options for setting up training and tactics, and
Assistant Manager to help with the day to day running of the club and a new
transfer system that adds realism and exitement.

We've also included the most advanced interface so far for the actual match
play. This exciting new feature means that you can actually watch a
representation of the game on screen enabling you to assess the strengths
and weaknesses of your tactics and players.

Premier Manger 3 is without a doubt the most comprehensive football
management game within its genre, others have tried to copy its style, it's
interface and and its addictive gameplay but there's only one football
management game thats stayed in the charts since it was first released and
that game is Premier Manager.

Premier Manager 3 is "the business", so get ready to kick off the new season
with the reigning champions and this years favourite for the title.



SIGNING ON THE DOTTED LINE AND CHOOSING A TEAM



Select one of the panels by clicking on it with the left mouse button A
dotted line will appear in the panel, type your name and pres return. A
photograph box and the name of a Conference League team will now appear in
the panel. You can select a different photograph or team by clicking on the
arrows on the left and right of these features to automatically toggle
through all the photographs (we've added a couple of blanks in here so you
don't have to be represented in the game by something that would frighten
old ladies and could possibly model for gargoyles at weekends) and all the
Conference teams.  Please note that the photograph option mentioned above is
not available on the Amiga 500/600 version of this game.

Two Players can play Premier Manager 3 simultaneously. After player 1 has
finished entering his/her name, choosing a photo and team, player 2 clicks
on the unused panel and enters their name and chooses a photo and team. Once
you've started the game use the spacebar to toggle between players.

When you are satisfied with your settings press the spacebar or click on
Start Game at the bottom of this screen.



PRE-SEASON FRIENDLIES



After selecting your team you will be given the opportunity to play up to
four friendly games. At this point in the game you are two weeks away from
the start of the season, the Number icons 1 to 4 at the bottom left of the
screen represent dates for the optional matches you can play before the
season starts. If you click on the Number 1 icon, you will see that the
first friendly is for Monday - week one of 1994, of you click on 2 you will
see that the date for that friendly is Wednesday - week one, 3 and 4
represent two further matches matches in the second week before the season
starts.

If you wish to play only one friendly, select a number icon and then a team
from the list to play against by clicking ono the team with mouse icon and
then click on the on/off at the bottom right of the screen. If you want to
play more than one friendly, select your friendly as described above then
click on another Number icon and select another team to play against.
Continue clicking on the icons 1 to 4 to toggle you through all the
available pages of teams Once you've decided how many friendlies you wish to
play click on the on/off switch to take you back to the Main Menu.

Friendlies can be useful, they allow you to check out your squad before the
season starts. You can then spot any adjustments and fine tuning that may
need making before the start of the season. The down side to all this is
that you won't make any money from playing friendies away from home and you
run the risk of injuries as well as players being sent off before the season
even starts.

Before you click on the Play Match Icon on the Main Menu, we strongly
recommend that you read the rest of this manual and follow the advice given.
Click on the on/off to go to the Main Menu.

The icons at the bottom of the screen, from left to right are:

1-4 - Friendlies Icons. Click on these icons to set-up friendly matches.
Fixture Icon. Click on this to check out your timetable for your team.
View Current Team Icon. Click here to check out your team and their rating.



RESULT REPORTS AND RESULTS MONITOR



Results Reports.


If you have this feature turned on in the Game Options you will be able to
see the result of every match being played, you can if you wish just choose
to see the Result Reports from the League your playing in. On this screen
you will be given the results of the matches, who scored, the crowd
attendance, the weather, the referees name, who was injured and who was
booked. To view all the available pages click on Next at the bottom of the
screen. To start the match click Exit.


Results Monitor.


If you have the Results Monitor turned on in the Game Options it will appear
after you've played a match. Here you can see the results of every match.
Just click on the division buttons to see the results and use the up and
down buttons on the left of the on/off switch to scroll the results screen
up and down. Click on the On/Off button to return to the Main Menu.


Note.


If you haven't chosen to play all four friendlies and you have match reports
for Friendies switched on you must click on Match at the bottom of the
screen so that PM3 can calculate the results. PM3 works in real time
fixtures and as such each match must be played so the league positions etc.
can be worked out.


Pre-Match Screen.


After you've clicked on the Play Match icon on the Main Menu you will be
presented with the Pre-Match Screen. Here you will be told which divisions
are playing, who you are playing against. Click on Match at the bottom of
the screen to play your match. This screen will also tell you if you have an
invalid team selected. If the division you are playing in isn't playing and
you have the Result Reports turned on you will be taken to that screen, if
you don't have any of the reports turned on you will be returned to the
Main Menu.



MAIN OPTION SCREEN



The icons on the Main Menu, from left to right starting from the top are:

Save/Load Game, Game Options, Transfer Market, Ground Improvements,
Sponsorship, Team Icon, Managers History, Business Case, Telephone, League
Tables, The Cups, Fax Machine, Club Finances, Play Match.

This screen is made up of all the major icons you'll need to get your
squad to the top of the Premier League. Some of the icons you'll use more
than others and you can use them in any order you wish. The following pages
will give you a full break down of what each icon does and what it can be
used for.



Main Menu Icon. TEAM SELECTION



Select the team icon to check out your squad, see Squad Analysis and
Selection for more Details on making major changes to your team. Your team
is divided into five sections, each of which has a distinctive colour. The
colours are as follows:

GOALKEEPERS - DARK GREEN
DEFENCE - LIGHT GREEN
MIDFIELD - YELLOW
ATTACKERS - ORANGE
RESERVES - RED

You will also notice that each player has an initial before their surname,
this isn't the initial of the players Christian name (if it was, it would
suggest that their parents had a somewhat limited vocabulary) it's the
position he plays. For example, G Owens doesn't mean the players name is
George Owens, it means that Owens highest skill is that of a goalkeeper. You
can if you wish play anyone in any position you like but playing a
goalkeeper as an attacker is not a wise move, although the goalie will play
in this position he will be out classed and would have very little to offer.



TEAM ANALYSIS AND SELECTION SCREEN



This screen provides you with all the information you'll need to put
together a killer squad (or just squeeze the best out of a would-be weekend
pub team). To leave any of the following screens, click on the on/off switch
at the bottom right of the screen.

The Team Selection Screen lists all the players with a full break down of
all their attributes:
HN = Handling
TK = Tackling
PS = Passing
SH = Shooting
HD = Heading
CR = Control

The numbers below these headings represent your players ability at that
particular skill, the figures are scaled between 1 and 99. So if one of your
Attackers has a score of 90 under TK it means he's one of the best tacklers
in the world. If he has a score of 10 under TK it basically means he
couldn't get a ball off a five year old.

Players, teams and members of staff are also graded in bands. This enables
you to get a good overview of abilities, strengths and weaknesses of both
individuals and the team. The grades are as follows:
1. Fair
2. Good
3. Very Good
4. Superb
5. Outstanding
6. World Class
7. Exceptional
8. The Ultimate

The first three of these bands are also graded with a star system, so a team
or player rated as Fair * would be totally hopeless. Each of the first three
can have up to five * after their rating so a team rated as Very Good
followed by ***** would just be under the banding of Superb.


Attributes.


The first four attributes mentioned earlier are basically self-explanatory
but the attributes Control and Fitness need explaining a little more in
depth.


Control.


This refers to your players ability to bring the ball under control, dribble
the ball and ride tackles. Players with greater control will be more
successful in these areas.


Fitness.


Players who are at peak fitness will have a number listed in the high
nineties, the lower this number is the less fit the player is and the more
likely they are to pick up an injury. You should monitor each players
fitness level closely, pushing a player too hard in both matches and
training can proove fatal, as can putting a player back in the team just
after an injury.


Players And Their Statistics - Team Selection.


Select a player by clicking on them with the left mouse button, this will
give you a list of the players personal stats on the right side of the
screen. This provides you with the vital information you need to fine tune
each player as well as a full break down of their training schedule, age,
wages, number of goals scored (or conceded for your goalkeeper), whether
they are insured they are insured, contract details (see the Telephone for
more information on this point) and any disciplinary points conceded.


Moving Players Around.


To move a player, highlight the player you want to move by clicking on him
with the left mouse button, once selected move to the slot you want to move
him to and press the right mouse button. The two players will now switch
places. Below your you will see a set of blank spaces, if at any point you
are unable to field a full team due to injuries or some other circumstances
then one of these blank lines can be placed into your Subs. This allows you
to field a team that does not have a full complement of players.

At the bottom of the Team Selection screen you will be given an overall
rating for the whole of your team, keep a close eye on this rating as you
buy, sell and substitute players further into the game as it gives a good
indication of your teams capabilities as a whole unit.

At the bottom of the screen there are 8 icons, each one provides you with
different information and playing capabilities. The following is a break
down of what is possible after clicking on each icon.

1. Main Team Selection Icon. This takes you back to the Main Menu Selection
screen from any other screen in this section.

2. Player Tactics Icon. This allows you to change your teams formation and
the individual playing tactics of each individual player.


Individual Player Performance Briefing.


This is where you instruct each individual player. Select a player for the
list by clicking on him with the left mouse button, now move to the personal
list on the right of the screen. There are three options here, Attacking,
Passing and Defensive. Under each of these titles you can instruct each
player to perform as you wish.


Attacking.


Under this title you can alter the passing and running percentage of the
player as well as the shooting distance. If you wish to increase the passing
percentage of a player place the mouse pointer on the percentage number and
press the left mouse button to increase his passing percentage. You should
note that Passing and Running are inter-linked, if you increase the Running
percentage the Passing percentage will decrease and vise versa. If you click
on Shooting it will toggle through all the available options.


Passing.


Here you can change each players passing abilities. Use the left or right
mouse button to toggle through the available options on Distance, Pitch Area
and Height.


Defensive.


Click on Tackling to toggle either soft, medium or hard, Marking, select
zonal or man to man.

If you click on the pitch map using the right mouse button on any one of the
fifteen squared areas this will show you the position of all your players
when the ball is in the highlighted area. This should enable you to hone
your team to near perfection and maximize their abilities and perhaps cover
their short falls.

3. Team Tactics Icon. This allows you to move the positions of your main
eleven and decide who will be the Captain ot Vice Captain. To change your
Captain or Vice Captain put the mouse pointer on the Captain or Vice Captain
text and use the left or right mouse button to toggle through yuour players.
You can also decide who will take corners, kick offs, penalties and which
players will be involved in the passing and shooting of free kicks. To
change the players involved click on the numbes with left or right mouse
button to toggle through the players numbers.

To change the tactical formation of your team to one of eight pre-set
formations, click on the Tactic title with the left mouse button to toggle
through all the available options. You can if you wish change and save your
own favoured tactical set ups. To change the formation of your players
highlight a player ny clicking on his name in the list with the left mouse
button. Once the player is highlighted in the list, move to the pitch, you
can either drag the player to position you;d like him to play by holding
down the left mouse button and releasing the button at the desired position
or you can simply click on the player number with the left mouse button
once. When the player is selected use the mouse pointer to move around the
pitch and click on the left mouse button again to place the player at the
desired position.

Pay close attention to the individual players stats here, put left footers
on the left and right footers on th right for maximum effectiveness.

4. Players Match Data Icon. All your chosen eleven's personal performance is
displayed on this screen. For example:

PLAYER     RATE     SHOTS     G     TACKLES     PASSES     SV
Nostra     93%      12:5      3     14:3        10:6       0

A break down of this would be that the player Nostra's playing percentage is
93% out of a possible 100, he's had 12 shots at the goal of which 5 have
been off target. He's scored 3 goals, made fourteen tackles - 3 of which
he's won. He's made 10 passes, 6 of those have been unsuccessful. SV only
applies to the goalkeeper. It lists the number of saves your goalkeepers
made. At the bottom of this screen is a total of your teams collective data,
here you'll be given the amount of time your teams had possession of the
ball, plus the number of shots, goals, tackles, passes and saves.

5. Fixture Icon. Click on this icon to view the pending match details, here
you'll find the ratings of your team and the team you're going to play next.
You'll be able to compare goalkeepers, defence, midfield, attack and an all
over team rating against the team you're about to play. The band and star
system is used on this screen to give you a good idea how each section of
your team compares, used wisely this screen can be used to finely tune your
team to exploit the oppositions weaknesses. At the bottom of the screen you
will also see a full break down of both teams previous matches played
against each other. If this is the first time the teams have played each
other the list will contain only noughts.

6. First Aid & Physio Icon. This screen reveals your teams injuries, if
there are any, and whether they are being treated.

This is where  you decide how you'll treat your injured players. Your
Physio's can treat some of the injuries your player will incur. The better
your Physio, the more capable he will be to treat the more serious injuries.
The average Physio can only treat four players at any one time (soe of the
better Physios can treat up to eight players but the really poor ones can
only treat two players) and the treatment he can offer is cheaper than the
Hospital or the private hospital Lillishall but it is nowhere as effective.
Your Physio can treat any injuries, injuries between seven and ten can be
treated in the hospital. Treatment of over ten weeks can be treated at
Lillishall. Treatment in the Hospital or Lillishall may be costly but it is
a guaranteed method to ensure your player makes a speedy recovery.

7. Timetable Icon. This gives you a list of previous played matches, the
typeof match (Conference match, F.A. Cup match etc.), the team you played
and the score.

8. Pencil Icon. Are you sick of the top scorer in your team being called
Giggs, is your goalkeeper so bad you think he should be named something more
appropriate than Wilmott? Well here's your chance, click on this icon and
then click on the players name you want to change. Type in the players new
name and press return, the re-named player will now appear in your teams
listing.

Once you've sorted out your team, click on the on/off switch to return to
the Main Menu.



Main Menu Icon. THE BUSINESS



1. Job Centre Icon. Click on this icon to view the available members of
staff you can hire to join your work force. All the staff available are
rated using the banded and star system exactly the same as the players, the
higher their rating - the higher their wages are but you can rest assured
that they'll be more effective than someone with a lower rating. To hire an
individual simply click on their name using the left or right mouse button
and their name will appear in the list of your employees.

It's worth your while to kep checking the Job Centre from time to time
throughout the game to check for better qualified members of staff. if you
wish to fire a member of staff who is performing badly, select theer name
from the list by clicking on it, the computer will ask you if you're sure
you want to sack the individual, if you're sure you want to sack them type Y
for yes or N for no. The employees name will now disappear from your
employees list. To replace existing staff with better qualified staff you
must first fire your existing member of staff. For example if your head
coach is graded as Fair** and you want to set a head coach on with a grading
of Good*, you must first fire the head coach with the grading as Fair**
before you can set the better coach on.

If you choose to sack the employee he will disappear from your employees
list, care should be taken when doing this because when you hire or fire
staff you will have to pay them roughly two months wages.

From time to time you may also apply for the managers job with another team.
You'll find this information on the Fax Machine (see Fax Machine for further
details). At the bottom of the Job Centre screen the name of the club and
the division they play in will appear as below:

TEAM               DIVISION                  A
Chesterfield       Division 2                N

To apply for the job, click on the letter N to change it to the letter Y. If
you are successful in in your application for the new position you will be
offered a contract by the club. If you are unsuccessful you will receive a
fax informing you to that effect.

You should use a certain amount of caution when applying for other jobs
because if you are constantly turned down for every job your directors will
begin to loose confidence in you. You may find that it's your job that's up
for grabs.

While you're at the Job Centre you chould at the very least hire an
assistant manager, a head coach, a physio and a scout. This will become more
relevent as you use the other icons on this screen.

2. Assistant Directors Icon. This is where you find out how well you are
doing with your football managerial skills. You'll see your ratings for your
managerial skill plus the directors and supporters confidence.

You can also apply for money from your directors. Click on Apply For Money
and type in the amount you require and press return, you will be told if
your application has been accepted or declined. This is a good way to get
some fast cash for "that player" you've been after or to build new
facilities but don't be surprised if you get turned down if you apply for
vast amounts if the directors confidence in you is low.

if your club is so poor or you wish to spare yourself the embarrassment of
coming bottom of the league again you can hand in your resignation, click on
Hand In Resignation and confirm this by pressing either Y or N. If you
resign you'll have to start fom scratch.

3. Insurance Case Icon. An important factor when managing a team, you can
insure your player against any injuries obtained on or off the field. There
are three groups of insurance available.

Group one: The cheapest but ensures that the players will get their wages
paid by the insurance company when they are injured.

Group two: As above but with the added bonus of paying for their treatment
as well.

Group three: Includes all the benefits of group 2 but you wil receive a cash
limp sum as compensation for any player who is injured. You'll also get
compensation if the player retires due to injury.

4. Youth Team Icon. Your youth team coach will look for suitable prospects
from his team to promote. Click on any mouse button on the Tyoe Of Player
Required text to toggle through all the skill available. The list at the
bottom of the screen will list the attributes the Youth Coach can search
for. For example if Handling isn't available don't waste time asking him to
find a player with that attribute.

5. Training Icon. This is where you decide how you are going to train each
individual player, each player is listed along with his stats - this is to
aid you with your training techniques. You decide which attribute and how
hard you're going to train each player. If the player is a striker and is
training low on handling, not reccommended for strikers, and you want to
train him hard on shots, click on handling under the TRAIN title till the
text toggles to shots then click on low under the INTENSE title to toggle it
hard. You cn change a players training anytime you wish but be careful about
training players too hard for too long, they may receive injuries while
training, which will waste all your previous training sessions with the
player.

For training to be successful it is wise to hire specialised coaches from
the Job Centre. This type of coach can boost your teams ability at a
particular skill, if a coach has the letters PS in brackets after his job
title it means that the coaches special training skill is passing. Hiring
coaches with special training skills can greatly improve your players
ability at that skill.

6. Scout Icons. You can have up to four Scouts working for you at any one
time, that's if you can afford the wages. Under the Scout Report Title
you'll find a set of instructions you can issue to your Scout, to change the
instructions click on the text to toggle through the instructions. Your
scout(s) can be instructed to perform the following tasks:

Spy On Opponents Tactics: This is an excellent feature, it enables you to
see your next opponents tactic, stats of all their players and each players
position when the ball is in any of the fifteen areas on the pitch. Click on
any of the areas on the pitch to view the opponents position, use this to
check out their formations in attack and defense. Utilise this information
when you set your team tactics up.

Report On Club And Players: Select a Division and Club and your scout will
do the rest, he'll check out the club and give you a comprehensive break
down of each player within the club you've selected. To select a division
and club simply click on the text to toggle through the divisions and clubs,
the number of divisions your scout can search depends on his rating.

Search For Type And Rating: Set the skill, Rating and Foot by clicking on
the text, then select the division and the scout will search for the
attributes you've outlined.

Negotiate Free Transfers: Select this for your scout to check the selected
club for free transfers tosave you money, the scout will search the whole
division.



TELEPHONE AND FAX MACHINE



Main Menu Icon. TELEPHONE



Here you can call every player n your team as well as calling every club in
England to loan or buy any player.

To call a player from your team simply click on his name, this will provide
you with a full break down of of the players attributes, abilities, training
schedule as well as his contractual status and state of mind. If a players
Morale is low you can offer him a bonus to boost his Morale level, this is
useful if your team has been losing quite a lot lately. You cn also sack a
playe from this screen if you wish but don't do anything you may regret
later. To sack a player click oon the Sack The Player text, the computer
will ask you if you're sure, enter Y for yes or N for no. The number before
each players name indicates the length of his contract with your club, you
should check this before you play your first match and at the beginning of
every new season. If a player has a nought before his name it means he has
no contract with your club (e.g. 0: Nostra   881178), you should call this
player and offer him a new contract if you wish to keep him. A player may
turn down a contract if it's not to his liking. Offer the player a new wage,
contract and signing fee, how much you give him is up to you, click on the
text and enter what you are willing to offer and press enter after entering
each of the required categories. Don't always give the player what he's
asking for, being a "soft touch" won't help you one bit, always haggle for
the best deal. If you don't keep an eye on the length of your players
contracts youcould find yourself without your star striker or cat-like
goalkeeper after a couple of matches into a new season.

Use the leaf tab on the right hand side of the pad to toggle through all the
[ages in your phone book. If you wish to call a club click on their name or
use the touch pad on the phone by clicking on the numbers to call the club.
A full list of the clubs players will be listed, the players strongest
attribute will be list, the players strongest attribute will be listed
before their name (e.g. TK: Nostra). If you wish to loan or buy any player
in the club you've called click on their name, the computer will ask you if
you want to Loan or Buy the player, enter L for loan or B for buy. If you
choose Loan the computer will ask you the number of weeks you wish to loan
the player and press return. If you are successful the player will be loaned
for the number of weeks you have requested but don't be surprised if you're
in the Conference League and giggs refuses to be loaned out to you. You can
only loan two players at any one time. If you select to buy the player you
will either be told that the player is not for sale or to make a bid for the
player. Enter the club fee, player fee, wage and length of contract and
press return., the player will if any or none of your offers have been
accepted. You can re-bid if you wish but it could prove to be an expensive
way to buy players.



Main Menu Icon. FAX MACHINE

Click on this icon to view news updates and information concerning grants,
fines, injuries, transfers, offers and tax bills. If someone wishes to
contact you they will leave a Fax for you. The words FAX IN will appear on
the fax every time a new fax has come in.

the fax machine also gives information on forthcoming fixtures as well as
the results from the last round of league matches as well as a break down of
your last match. You will also get faxes from other managers wanting to
speak to you and from players who have been injured while training.

Click on the buttons to view Match, News, Fixtures or Results. To leave the
fax machine click the on/off switch on the bottom right of the Fax Machine.



Main Menu Icon. SPONSORSHIP



Clicking on Sponsorship icon on the Main Menu wil take you to your ground.
At the bottom left of the screen you see sponsor boards under which you'll
find details of the sponsor. To toggle through all the available sponsors
click on the left and right arrows at the side of the sponsors boards. The
information under each board is important, it tell you where the advertiser
wants to put their board (ptch or covering), the number of boards they want
to place, how much they're willing to pay and how many weeks they want to
advertise. Some of the sponsors will be offering a oone-off lump sum whilst
others will want to pay weekly. If you need a quick injection of cash, take
the one-off payments. Weekly payments offer more over all and will give you
a steady cash flow.

To fill your advertising boards, click on the sponsor board and if there's
enough available space the boards will be placed. To scroll round the ground
use the stadium icon on the right of the screen, the numbers on this icon
represent the numbers of free boards you have at that end of the ground. At
the side of the stadium you see a text information box, this will tell you
whether the free boards are for pitch or covering.

Your advertising boards can be increased by building covering on your
stadium (see Grand Improvement), this enables advertisers to place their
boards on the eves of the covering. It's worth noting that the ends of the
ground that face your home supporters are the most desirable and the
easiest to fill. If you are just starting out it is unlikely you'll have
enough sponsors to fill all your available spaces but as you become more
successful you'll find that competition for space increasing.

To exit this screen, click on the red arrow on the bottom right of the
screen.



Main Menu Icon. GROUND IMPROVEMENTS



Ground improvements are now a necessity rather than a luxury, this screen
allows you to improve your ground and enjoy the full benefits of a fully
modernized ground. Caution should be used here, can you afford to build the
covering? Or would the money be better spent by putting in seating on the
terracing or that "must have defender"? The choice is yours.

Use the pointer to click on the picture of your stadium, once you have
selected an area of your ground to improve, you'll know that its selected
because the red arrow will be pointing towards it. You can decide if you're
going to increase the capacity, build covering, add seating or facilities.

Once the part of the ground is selected, click on the ground information box
on the bottom left of the screen, to toggle through all the available
choices. All the information you'll need will be supplied in this box, how
much the improvement will cost, how long it will take to build and how much
it will increase your crowd capacity by. If you want to build an improved
terrace, big car park or supports club click on on the trowel and work will
begin on your selected improvement. When work like building covering, new
terraces or fitting new seating is under taken the capacity of that area of
the ground will be reduced to 12% of the normal capacity until the
improvements have been completed.

The following is a small break down of each improvement you can make:


Terracing And Seating.


The better they are the more likely they are to be full with your fans, a
covered terrace with seating and good facilities is more appealing than a
windy concrete terrace with food a dog would turn its nose up at. If you add
seating to any area you can charge a little more for it ad if you're feeling
flush you can also improve the seating from wooden to plastic.


Covering.


Even the most basic covering is more likely to entice more fans than and
open area and it has the added bonus of increasing your advertising boards
thus increasing your revenue.


Facilities.


This will increase then amount of miscellaneous sales you make at each game,
hats, scarves, inflatables etc.


Supporters Club.


There's nothing worse for a hard-core supporter than having to wait in the
rain with those who only come to matches once every blue moon. Building a
Supporters Club will ensure that your hard-core fans will ome and watch
every match regardless of the weather or how bad you're playing.


Under-Soil Heating.


This will stop those winter games from being postponed, this will leave the
end of the season less congested.


Floodlights/Scoreboard.


These are general improvements to the overall quality of your ground.


Car Park.


Expensive and not much to look at but it will make your ground more
accessible to a larger amount of people and will increase the attendance.


Safety.


This will improve the safety rating of your ground. the FA are incredibly
strict with regard to the safety of every ground, they are also keen on
fining those who ignore it. A visit from their inspectors occurs at least
once a season and they can prove costly, you've been warned.


Changing Your Ground Name.


To change the name of your ground, click on the existing ground name and
then enter a new name on the dotted line and press return. You can also
change the four area names of the ground by clicking on them with the right
mouse button.



Main Menu Icon. CLUB FINANCES



Everything you'll need to know about your clubs finance and a few things you
wish you hadn't (like the debt for that midfiel player and the interest on
your last loan). This is where you'll find out if your teams glory is
matched by your money management.

The icons at the bottom of the screen will give you access to the following
information. From left to right:

1. Daily Bank Statement Icon. This icon will give you a full break down of
your daily bank statement.

2. Yearly Icon. Click on this icon to view a yearly bank statement, you can
then assess how successful you are as a financial manager by comparing your
income and spending.

3. Loan Icon. Bank Loan Information, how much you have in your account, a
yearly balance and the interest rate you are being charged for any
outstanding loans. It also shows you how much you've loaned and when it's
due back.

4. Apply For Loan Icon. Click on this to apply for a loan. Type in the
length of time you wish to borrow the money for, then press Return and enter
the amount you wish to borrow and press return again. You'll then be told if
your application was succesful or not. It's important that you know now when
the interest loan expires, you will be expected to make the repayment in
full plus the interest. This is where learning to budget comes into its own,
borrowing money has never ben cheap.

5. Club Wages Icon. View all your players and staffs wages at a glance, are
you over paying anyone? This is where you'll find out if you are paying for
a striker who hasn't scored for years too much or a coach who is nothing
more than a vat of lard.

6. Club Tickets Icon. Here you can change the price of the tickets for
league and cup matches on both the terraces and the stands. Click on the -/+
buttons to change the price up or down. You can also see which is the most
popular, the seating or the terraces with the flow charts at the bottom of
the screen as well as a season average.

7. Pitch Board Icon. A full break down of the advertisers who use boards at
your ground, how much they're paying how many weeks they've booked for.
Click on this again to toggle through North, East, South and West. Click on
any of the other icons to leave this screen.

8. Ground Info Icon. This lets you known the full details of your ground.
The improvements that are being made and how long they will take to complete
as well as the current status of your ground. You will also see an overall
rating as a percentage. The better your ground the higher your rating.

To return to the main menu click on the on/off button on the bottom right of
the screen.



Main Menu Icon. THE TRANSFER MARKET



This is where the main transfer action takes place. Here you can off load
the dead wood and sign up new player to strengthen your team. As the season
progresses you'll find that the number of players decreases towards the
middle of the season. So you have a choice of buying early or strengthening
your team towards the end of the season, there are players available
mid-season but good ones tend to be few and far between.

1. Scroll Icon. This allows you to scroll the screen up and down if there
are more player for sale that the screen can show at any one time.

2. Stats Icon. This sorts the players into their catergories, click on this
to toggle through all the catergories (i.e. passing, shooting, handling),
this saves you time when you're looking for a player with a certain
attribute. To view a players personal and his club details select him by
clicking on his name with the mouse pointer and his details will appear at
the top of the screen. These details are important if you want to buy a
player and they fore-arm you with the details you'll need to make a bid.

To select a player you just highlight him by clicking on his name and then
click on the buy icon.

3. Transfer Buy Icon. Once your player is selected an youo're sure you want
to buy the player player click on this icon and let the bidding commence.
The players details will still be at the top of the screen and these will
give you a good idea of what you should be offering. Befor you make a bid
you should check how much your directors have allowed you to bid, this
information is displayed in the bottom left of the screen. If the Directors
think you're making an unwise move the allowance will be a big fat zero,
even if they do give you some money it may not be enough to actually buy the
player. Care should be taken here, because if you open the bidding for a
player you can bet your bottom dollar that other clubs will take an interest
and if you don't have enough of the folding stuff to out bid them the player
will be bought by someone else. It's like cutting off your nose to spite
your face.

If you do have enough to bid with, then enter the amounts you think will
interest the player and press return after each entry. The bidding details
will now be displayed in the centre of the screen, your bid wil be
highlighted. if your bid is top of the list you can if you wish stick with
your first bid, to do this simply press return at the enter point and your
offer will stay the same. If you're bottom of the list and you still want
the player you simply enter a new figure at each entry point in the hope of
out bidding other clubs. Don't be surprised if some clubs raise the stake at
the very last bid, this is what happens in real life so you need your wits
about you if you are going to buy somoe top class players. You get the
chance to bid for the player for times, at the end of the bidding you see a
table with your bid highlighted plus information on who's bid was accepted.

4. Sell Player Icon. If you wish to off load players with two left feet or
need to make some quick cash by selling your star player click on this icon.
A full list of your players will be displayed, select the player you want by
clicking on him. You must have at least fifteen players before you can sell
any players and you cannot sell players who are on loan or players you've
bought recently. Once you've selected a player you'll see the bidding for
that player displayed in the top centre of the screen. If there is more than
one offer on the screen choose one from the list by clicking on it. To
accept the offer click on the TICK icon at the bottom of the screen once
you've highlighted it, click on the cross icon to turn down all the offers.
The player may also turn down the offer if he wishes (poor wages, lower
division club are just two of the reasons he may turn down an offer) and you
may have to sack him if you want to get rid of him that bad. There is also
the chance that no-one will bid for him as well.



Main Menu Icon. MANAGER'S HISTORY



This is where you get a break down of your career and the clubs, plus a full
history of League and Cup tables. From left to right:

1. Manager Icon. This gives you your personal history as a club manager and
your teams performance stats.

2. League Icon. Your clubs history, the position, wins, losses, draws and
points are all listed here.

3. English Cup Icon. A history of the F.A. Cup, League Cup and the Charity
Shield.

4. European Cup Icon. Click on this icon to reveal the truth about your
quest for the cups....Sad isn't it.

5. Previous Div Champs Icon. Click on this icon to view the previous
champion of each division, continue to click on this icon to toggle through
all the available screens.

6. Previous Cup Finals Icon. As above but all the previous Cup Finals.

7. Prev. Matches Icon. A full history of previous matches played is
displayed when you clisk this icon. Continue to click on this icon to view
all your clubs previous results. All the clubs you've played against will be
highlighted.



Main Menu Icon. LEAGUE TABLES



This is where you get to see the hard facts about your team, your ground and
the referees! These screens give you a whole range of statistics for your
team and ground, will you be basking in the radius of your glowing monitor
or will you be making excuses.

Clicking on the following icons will give you access to the following
information on the highlighted team. From left to right:

1. League Table Icon. This shows the league your playing in and your
position and the number of points you have or maybe don't. (Press F1 to F5
to select the division).

2. Home Away Icon. This shows then league split into home and away results,
this makes it easier to assess any team's form. (Press F1 to F5 to select
the division).

3. Form Chart Icon. The graph charts your performance throughout the year
and gives you a colour coded comparison wth the team in the division.
Yellow=Win, Green=A Draw and Red=A defeat. (Press F1 to F5 to select the
division).

4. Position Icon. This graph indicates on the highlighted teams league
position match by match.

5. Ground Icon. This gives you information on your ground and information on
your current highlighted team.

6. Team Timetable Icon. A ful timetable of all the games the highlighted
team has got to play, once you've played a few matches the results will be
stored here. Click on this icon to toggle through all the pages available.

7. Top Scorers Icon. A list of all the top scorers in the division you are
playing in, this is useful for head-hunting a star striker. (Press F1 to F5
to select the division).

8. Referees Icon. A run down of all the referees in the division plus stats
for age, red and yellow cards, matches refereed and the total disciplinary
points. This informationshould help you to decide whether to go for
leg-breaking tackles inthe next match and if you'll get away with it or not.
The only thing you don't get info on is if the ref needs glasses.



Main Menu Icon. THE CUPS



This is where you'll find all the information of the upcomming Cup matches.
Each competition has it's own icon and to view all the available pages of
information click on the chosen icon to toggle through all the available
pages of information. If your team is playing in any compeition the fixture
will be highlighted.

All the competitions use the World competitions rules. For example, the
Champions Cup is played on a league basis after the first round. The icons
from left to right are:

1. The FA Cup

2. The League Cup

3. The European Cup

4. The Cup Winners Cup

5. The UEFA Cup

6. The Charity Shield



Main Menu Icon. PLAYING A MATCH



Click on the whistle on the Main Menu to start the end to end action

You've hired the staff, sorted the finances, studied your players stats and
hopefully picked your best eleven and a few subs just in case. This is where
you see your hard work come to fruition. If your team is invalid (this can
happen if one of your chosen eleven has left because he didn't have a
contract eith you or a player is injured) you'll be taken to the team
selection screen to reorganse your team.

Once your team is valid you'll be taken to the match screen. There are four
icons here.

1. Player Display Icon. Click on this to toggle though the player
representation choices.

2. Ball Icon. Click on this icon to toggle the ball on or off,

3. Tactic Icon. Click on this icon to change tactics, view player tactics
and compare stats with the team you are playing. The action pauses when you
click on this icon.

4. Match Speed Icon. Choose the speed of the match by clicking on the
following icons, >> to speed the game up in units of ten or click on > icon
to increase in single units. Clicking << or < will decrease the speed. To
pause the game click on || to pause, click on this icon again to continue to
play, or press P on the keyboard to pause.

You'll also see your top eleven listed and your oppositions top eleven. In
the bottom left hand corner there is a text commentary of the game. When a
player is in possession of the ball his name will be highlighted, keeping a
close eye on this and the commentary will give you a good idea of a players
abilities.

Just above the text commentary is the match clock, after 45 min you'll be
taken to the Half Time Tactic screen.



HALF - TIME SCREEN



Here you can make substitutions, change tactics and view present match data.
You will also be taken to this screen if any of your players are injured
during a match to make the necessary substu\itution.

The first five icons in the list below function exactly the same as their
counter-parts mentioned in Team Selection. From left to right:

1. Main Team Selection Icon. This takes you back to the Main Team Selection
screen from any other screen in this section.

2. Player Tactics Icon. This allows you to change your teams formation and
the individual playing tactics of each individual player.

3. Team Tactics Icon. Change the tactic Formation of your team.

4. Players Match Data Icon. All your chosen elevens personal performance is
displayed on this screen.

5. Fixture Icon. Click on this icon to view the pending match details, here
you'll find the ratings of your team and the team you are playing. Plus a
weather report and details on the referee.

6. Visiting Team Match Data Icon. All the opponents chosen elevens personal
performance is displayed on this screen.

Once you've made all the changes you want and purchased your pie and Bovril,
click on the on/off switch to play the second half of the match.



END OF THE SEASON



At the end of each season you'll receive full report screens on who has been
promoted and relegated. Who won the Cups and the runners up, plus the
manager of the year, the League Manager of the year and the Golden Studs
Award for the best player.

Just before you start a new season you also see an end of season manager
report, this give you all the stats on your performance.



HIRING AND FIRING: NEW CONTRACTS



If your current team hasn't performed particularly well, or you've run up a
large overdraft, then there's every likelihood that your current team will
sack you. However, if you've performed well there is a strong likelihood
that other teams will offer you a position in their club.

At the bottom right of this screen there may be a list of other clubs you
can choose to sign as well as your own club, to view what the clubs are
offering click on the club name. Take note of the contract length and the
signing bonus, if there's a zero on the contract length it means you can
enter the length of the contract yourself (between one and five years),
click on the contract length text and enter a figure. Once you've decided
which offer, if there's more one, your going to take click on OK to continue
the game.



HINTS AND TIPS



Change your teams formations to counter your opponents tactics and take
advantage of their weaknesses. Don't play the same formation week in week
out.

Buy players who are out of contract by telephone. Note that you can only buy
players who are not in the teams first fourteen.

If you are promoted to the next division always increase your safety rating
by at least one star.

Try your directors for money before applying for a costly bank loan.

Try and get all your young players to sign a contract for the maximum five
years.

Don't apply for a job with other clubs unless your manegement rating is
quite high, if you do your directors confidence will decrease making it
harder to get money from them as well as the possibility of you getting the
sack.

Keep a watchful eye on how many players and members of staff you have on the
payroll, excess baggage is costly.

Save your game before an important match, this will give you a chance to
re-think your tactics if you get a good thrashing.



Main Menu Icon. GAME OPTIONS



1. Pitch Icon. Select this icon to set up your game options, here you can
decide how many League Reports and Cup Reports you want to receive. You can
also set which View Screens you want to view plus the graphics for the in
game matches. To change any of the settings click on the options to toggle
them on or off. This is where real statistics junkies can see reports for
every single game. If this is the first time you've played Premier Manager
it's a good idea to just receive the reports that concern teh league you are
in, you can always turn all the report back on as you become more familiar
with the game. Any match reports you have turned on will appear before you
play your match.

2. Music Note Icon. This option screen allows you to change the colour of
the background screen and the highlight bar you use within the game. To
change the colour value click on one of the colour coders (R,G or B) and
enter a number (0 to 255, enter any number between these values) and press
return, once you've entered all three figures the colour will change
accordingly. To change the Highlight Bare click on it to toggle through the
available choices. You can also change the mouse pointer and turn the sound
effects on or off by clicking on the text to toggle through the available
options.

To return to the Main Menu screen click on the on/off switch on the bottom
right of the screen.



Main Menu Icon. SAVING A GAME AND TACTICS



Amiga Version Only.


This screen allows you to save a game or your tactics and load these from
floppy or hard disk. Please ensure that you insert a floppy disk into your
disk drive before you select this option from the Main Menu. If you are
playing on an Amiga 500/600, click on the icon from the Main Menu, at the
save screen put your save disk in the drive and click on the DIRECTORY OF
DF0 text at the top of the screen using the right mouse button.

Format: PM3 uses a special formatting method to save all the match data to
floppy disk. You must use this to format your floppy disk before you can
before you can save a game or tactics to floppy. As mentioned above, insert
a blank disk into the drive before you choose this option, DO NOT FORMAT ANY
OF YOUR GAME DISKS. Click on the icon and follow any on screen instructions.

To save a game click on the Save Icon (you can use the first two slots for
floppy disks and all eight for hard disk drives) and follow the on screen
instructions. To load a game click on the Load Icon and select a game to
load from one of the slots and follow the on screen instructions.

To save a set of tactics click on the Save Tactics icon, to load tactics
click on the Load Icon and select a game to load from one of the slots and
follow the on screen instructions.The same rules apply to tactics as
mentioned above in saving andloading games. At the top of this screen you'll
see the text DIRECTORY OF DF0, this is the default save directory for floppy
disk users. To change to another directory click on the DIRECTORY OF DF0
text to toggle through all the available directories.