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[Archived] Nicko's January Rumour Mill

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I skimmed the site and didn't spot Rovers v Huddersfield today.

Bucky might care to look at "what do you do" on ICBINF. My gripe about Football Manager is not about the calibre of its database, more that in reducing a complex industry to what is essentially a simple game played around some pretty powerful mathematics generating the outcomes, it distorts the game-players' views of football realities.

The massive costs of transfer transactions (time and disruption as well as cash leakages) are not adequately represented which is why we get the sell these 6 players and buy those 7 type comments posted from time to time. FM players are no doubt chewing their keyboards in frustration over the extreme absence of business done by PL clubs nearly halfway through this window.

And presumably FM has something to do with those who backed Ince way beyond any point of reason or intelligence.

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And presumably FM has something to do with those who backed Ince way beyond any point of reason or intelligence.

So aside from the usual suspects (the board, Ince and his cronies themselves), you're adding people who play FM to your list of people responsible for Ince's mis-management of the club, which already extends to everybody who went to the Liverpool home game. Anybody else to blame?

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I understand what you are saying.

But can you explain how the school children saying "sell these 6 players and buy those 7" is related to the vast amount of world scouting knowledge in the football manager database. This is more to do with said persons analytical and interpretational skills. You have to be an idiot if you cannot make the distinction between football manager and reality. Just because some people make these stupid comments does not mean that everybody who uses football manager is an idiot. I have already said it can be used as a scouting tool, not on its own. The fact that Everton have recently paid £30k for the database, would indicate that I am not alone in my thinking.

I refrain from making these suggestions as I realise you need more than football manager knowledge to decide whether to buy a player or not. I have only said after we have been linked with a target, whether or not he is any good in football manager. I am not recommending signings based solely on football manager. There is a big difference.

Also, I would suggest that you are wrong about Ince. In all other previous versions of Football manager Ince was a rubbish manager. In the new one he is quite good, but the game didn't come out until November and most people had already made up their minds. I still don't believe his ability (or inability if you prefer) has been proven beyond doubt. Quite a few managers have failed once or twice (Sam Allardyce for one).

One more point, the fact that in my current game I already have playing in my team quite a few players that we are supposedly interested in (Fernandez, Saivet, Chretien etc. etc.), suggets that I am not the only one playing football manager....

Maybe it is how Sam unearths his gems, afterall he loves ProZone (and I know the haphazard way that was developed)

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Lord Lucan, Tony Blackburn, David Hasselhoff and Wonder Woman had a part to play in Ince's reign of terror.

Lord Lucan was to blame for players going missing.

Tony Blackburn was brought in for his local knowledge

The Hoff - Kit man, clearly.

Wonder woman - Dunno...

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I skimmed the site and didn't spot Rovers v Huddersfield today.

Bucky might care to look at "what do you do" on ICBINF. My gripe about Football Manager is not about the calibre of its database, more that in reducing a complex industry to what is essentially a simple game played around some pretty powerful mathematics generating the outcomes, it distorts the game-players' views of football realities.

The massive costs of transfer transactions (time and disruption as well as cash leakages) are not adequately represented which is why we get the sell these 6 players and buy those 7 type comments posted from time to time. FM players are no doubt chewing their keyboards in frustration over the extreme absence of business done by PL clubs nearly halfway through this window.

And presumably FM has something to do with those who backed Ince way beyond any point of reason or intelligence.

Give it up Phillipl and just put him on ignore like I have done. He is like a dog with a bone and will come back repeating the same drivel whatever you post. If you carry on quoting him I finish up reading his bleatings anyway.

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Well that got me told. I may never post again. Although I have a feeling that anybody who plays football manager (generally the best selling of game) will agree with me. :)

Why does Al hate me?? He even ignores me. I guess I can say what I like about him. Al loves young boys (Berne)

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