Good to see ex cov player Lee Fowler back in the football league at Crawley. He's been around several clubs but it's the 3rd time Dean Saunders has signed him, if Saunders didn't leave Doncaster for Wolves 2 seasons ago then Fowler would have been playing Championship football last season. Always remember my Championship manager 00/01 team playing all the youngsters/fringe players with Fowler, Pipe, Pead, Delorge, Shilton - good memories!
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Lee was one of my best friends when he was at cov. Bit of wild kid but calmed down over the years. I still keep in touch with him via twitter and went the nuneaton game other month with him Im happy for lee
Nice one mate, I've always followed his career and good to see he's doing well. Was gutted for him when Saunders left Doncaster 2 days after he signed Lee! Hope he helps Crawley say in League 1 and then signs for them
I remember watching a few youth team games when Lee Fowler was with us and he always looked the best player on the pitch, if maybe a bit small I always thought he looked like a class footballer.
Possibly sound like an old codger, but my favourite ever football game, even today, is Kick off 2 for the Amiga. Fantastic graphics, real player profiles and supposed realism of PC games presently are no match for the superb breakneck gameplay, skill required and sheer addictiveness of KO2!When I played years ago on my Amiga my favourite players were Scott Stamps - I think he was from Torquay and Martinez, Seba and Diaz and from Wigan. Always used to win the League with them.
Possibly sound like an old codger, but my favourite ever football game, even today, is Kick off 2 for the Amiga. Fantastic graphics, real player profiles and supposed realism of PC games presently are no match for the superb breakneck gameplay, skill required and sheer addictiveness of KO2!
I think I had it on my 8-bit Atari! It was great, but Sensible World Of Soccer proceeded to blow it out of the water when it came to the Amiga. That game was indredible. I used to love playing in the Israeli league and getting into Europe. Noel Whelan was always a key signing for them, about 950k and scored goals for fun in that league. Also a Ghanaian MC called Oddi. The genius of that game was that you could tell each player exactly where on the pitch they should be depending on where the ball was-similar to a system actually used by legendary Ukranian manager Lobanovsky in the '70's. It gave you tactical flexibility that FM only bettered around 2003. Also, the variety of leagues on offer is still better than FIFA today!
As far as early managerial games, Football Director 2 on the Spectrum was good in the '80's.
I think I had it on my 8-bit Atari! It was great, but Sensible World Of Soccer proceeded to blow it out of the water when it came to the Amiga. That game was indredible. I used to love playing in the Israeli league and getting into Europe. Noel Whelan was always a key signing for them, about 950k and scored goals for fun in that league. Also a Ghanaian MC called Oddi. The genius of that game was that you could tell each player exactly where on the pitch they should be depending on where the ball was-similar to a system actually used by legendary Ukranian manager Lobanovsky in the '70's. It gave you tactical flexibility that FM only bettered around 2003. Also, the variety of leagues on offer is still better than FIFA today!
As far as early managerial games, Football Director 2 on the Spectrum was good in the '80's.
DAVID COLLINS - was a fake player (10k) scored in every game!
I think Taribo West was on a free then as well....he was 30 going on 65 though
Sensible Soccer was always my favourite.
non management wise my favourite football game would have either pes 2,3,5 or 6 - just magnificent and still put fifa to shame to this day.
You can still get it as well, all with updated players. It's on the web somewhere.Oh definitely. Loved sensible soccer. My mate and me were actually talking about this the other day and I said it was my favourite game ever!
PES 5 was great. I'd say that PES is the better game but FIFA is the better experience.
Champ Man-wise, on 93-94 I always signed Chris Jackson from Barnsley for 6k - he'd score 40+ a season regardless of the division, and I'd also splash out on Trevor Putney from Orient who was tremendous. I think it was the 00-01 version that I'd buy Scott Huckerby from Telford in the Vauxhall Conference and he'd get over 100 goals a season - he was way too overpowered, but it sure was good fun!
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