Matthew Le God

use your scouts

Surely you can go 2 hours without one! If not you need more help than an internet forum can give. I never understand why someone would goto the concourse before the halftime whistle has blown for a drink or food let alone a fag. Just eat/drink/smoke before or after the game that you have spent £30 to watch. You won't die of thirst/hunger/cravings in the 2 hours you are watching football.

Pay the tiny amount of £5 then

Neither. His contract was not renewed in the summer.

I'm in the process of putting together a big graphics file. I will link to it when its finished.

yes, you can have team badges, comp logos, player pictures etc etc all added to the unlicensed leagues

Yes, there will be an official data update in Feb 2009 with all the Jan transfers

They were still in the games database even if no link.

Because Channon is not in the database as he is unlikely to ever be involved in football again.

Southampton F.C. Data Issues Thread - Football Manager 2009 Hello, I am the Southampton reseacher and will be paying close attention to any issues raised in this thread. I will be updating the known issues below so you know what has been noted for change already. Thankyou for reading and any help you can give with the Saints data would be greatly appreciated Matthew Le God Check below before posting! Known Issues Stern John and Nathan Dyer will be at Saints and Jordan Robertson, Alex Pearce and Ryan Smith won't be with Saints in FM09. Football Manager never includes short term loans made after the transfer deadline in August. Some links to other Southampton threads... Southampton Data Thread SI forums Southampton Good player & Team Guide on SI forums General Southampton Discussion on SI forums

Southampton F.C. Guide - Football Manager 2009 Club Information Background Name: Southampton Nickname: The Saints Founded: 1885 Home Kit: Red & white striped shirt, black shorts, red and white hooped socks Away Kit: Grey shirt, shorts and socks. All with red and white piping Rivals: Portsmouth Minor Rivals: Bournemouth Affiliations: Eastleigh, Exeter City, Quingdao Zhongneng Legends: Matthew Le Tissier, Gordan Strachan, Lawrie McMenemy Icons: Kevin Keegan, Michael Svensson, Glenn Co.ckerill, Mark Dennis, Nick Holmes, Tim Flowers, Wayne Bridge, Dave Jones, Peter Shilton, Kevin Moore, Mick Mills, Rod Wallace, Chris Marsden, Claus Lundekvam, Alan Shearer, Chris Nicholl, Jason Dodd, Francis Benali,Anti Niemi,Mark Wright,Marian Pahars, Jimmy Case Favoured Personnel: Andrew Surman, Matthew Oakley, Chris Baird, James Beattie, Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott Disliked Staff: Harry Redknapp, Milan Mandaric League: English Championship Media Prediction: 19th Team Captain: Michael Svensson Vice Captain: Chris Perry Finances Estimated Value: £14.75m Loan Debt: £19m (£190k/per month untill 2025) Balance: £2m Transfer Budget: £0 Remaining Wage Budget: £0 p/w Stadium and Training Ground: St. Mary’s, Southampton Capacity: 32,689 Expansion Capacity: 54,000 Season Ticket Holders: 9,500 Average Ticket Price: £26 Average Season Ticket Price: £470 Training ground: Staplewood Training Facilities: Top Training Facilities Youth Facilities: Excellent Youth Facilities + Youth Academy Staff Chairman: Rupert Lowe Director: Michael Wilde Director: Andrew Cowen Director: David Jones Head Coach: Jan Poortvliet Assistant Manager: Mark Wotte Coach: Dave Hockaday Goalkeeper Coach: Macolm Webster Fitness Coach: Nick Harvey Youth Coach: Stewart Henderson Youth Coach: Matthew Crocker Youth Coach: Terry Moore Youth Coach: David Puckett Physio: Mo Gimpel Physio: Andy Barr Physio: Chris Lovegrove Scout: Gavin Tait Scout: Scott McLachlan Squad Analysis Jan Poortvliet's Formation Goalkeeper Right Back Centre Back Centre Back Left Back Central Midfield Central Midfield Right Wing Attacking Midfield Left Wing Striker Poortvliet is a former Dutch international and played for the Netherlands in the 1978 World Cup final against Argentina. He likes to play "total football" in a 4231 formation. High tempo, quick passing football is the name of the game. Utilizing the full width of the pitch with wingers and attacking full backs. The two central midfielders are there to sit in front of the back four and break up attacks and start them for Saints. The front four positions all interchange throughout the game and the emphasis is very much on youth with good pace and movement. Goalkeepers Current number one keeper is Kelvin Davis with two young keepers; Polish under 21 international Bartosz Bialkowski and summer purchase from Tottenham Hotspur Tommy Forecast battling it out for the number two spot. Youngster to watch = Andrej Pernecky Left Backs Andrew Surman is the current incumbent of this postion in the Southampton side although naturally a midfield player Jan Poortvliet likes his fullbacks make forward runs and start moves. Rudolph Skacel has also played much of his career in forward positions but is also able to cover at left back. Youngster to watch = Joseph Mills Andrew Surman Right Backs Academy graduate Lloyd James has converted from his normal central midfield position to establish himself as the clubs first choice right back. England under 19 captain Jack Cork on loan from Chelsea can also cover for this position. Youngster to watch = Jamie Hatch Centre Backs After nearly four years without regular football due to a very serious knee injury, Michael Svensson has been made club captain. He is a natural leader and his determination to succeed in matches and return to the sport is reflected in his nickname “Killer”. Veteran Chris Perry also adds some much needed experience in a very young squad. Chelsea loanee Jack Cork and Wayne Thomas provide cover. Youngsters to watch = Oliver Lancashire and Aaran Racine Central Midfielders Possible signing of the season was French youth international Morgan Schneiderlin comfortable on the ball he like to sit in front of the defense and break out quickly. His central midfield partner is terrier like Simon Gillett who covers every blade of grass to break down opposition attacks and start his own. Providing cover is experienced former Plymouth Argyle captain Paul Wotton and much derided Anthony Pulis. Morgan Schneiderlin Left Wingers Summer free transfer signing Lee Holmes has started to reinvigorate his career which had stalled at Derby County and has claimed the left wing role. Experieced Rudolph Skacel and Andrew Surman can also play in this role but are needed in the left back slot. Youngster to watch = Jamie White Right Wingers There is a lot of competition for this place in the Saints team. Nathan Dyer and his explosive speed can be a very useful asset. Strikers Bradley Wright-Phillips and David McGoldrick can also be used in this role and interchange with the other attacking positions. Youngster to watch = Jake Thomson Jake Thomson Attacking Midfielders Adam Lallana broke into the first team and the end of last season and has since made the position just off the striker his own. A naturally gifted player he has excellent technique both in distributing the ball and running at defenders. Romain Gasmi on loan from RC Strasborg was once dubbed “the next Zidane” by coach Jean Pierre-Papin and is there to provide competition for this position. David McGoldrick can also cover for this position if needed. Strikers Last seasons top scorer Stern John would be the obvious choice for the strikers role. However academy graduate David McGoldrick or loanee from Tottenham Thomas Pekhart may suit the style better. Bradley Wright-Phillips is also a possibility for a starting role in this postion. Youngster to watch = Matthew Paterson My tips for success with Southampton Give Poortvliet's 4231 formation a try. The players in the squad suit it. Due to lack of finance make good use of the young players already at the club from the strong youth academy. Try to loan quality young players from the Premiership in problem positions such as the full back area. Make a 2/3 year plan for a promotion push, it will be hard to do in the first year.

Yes its great

Lallana is one of the best young English players on the game

I have only just got back from work

If true that 4 Premiership clubs want him then it can only help drive the price up

Care to explain why they are inept? Have you seen last years league table?

His point is not an issue When in TV view you can see things like match stats, player ratings, formations etc by using the match day info button in the top right corner. You can then move these panels around the screen and don't have to leave the match pitch or any action.

Cannot launch the FM Gold Demo? 1. I'm getting a message which says: "Failed to setup graphics system" Please see the following thread for further details: http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=54801 2. The game freezes when I select 'Submit Team' or try to 'Continue' the game when in a match. Potential workaround: - Run the game in Windowed Mode or a lower resolution To do this: - Go to the Preferences screen ('Options' -> 'Preferences'). - Go to the 'Display & Sound' section. - Under 'Display Mode' select "Windowed" and confirm your changes. Status: - We are currently collating information from users about this problem so that we can investigate this further. 3. I'm getting a message that says: "The application failed to intialize correctly (0xc0150002)" Potential workaround: - Install the .NET Framework Version 2.0 re-distributable package from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Status: We are still investigating the cause of this issue, but some users have reported solving it by installing the package above. 4. I'm getting a message that says: "This application has failed to start because d3dx9_37.dll was not found." Potential workaround: - Install the Microsoft DirectX re-distributable package from here: - Web Installer: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en - Full re-distributable: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en 5. I am having problems getting the demo to run on the Mac Potential Workaround - If you are using a non-standard zip program on the Mac it may be causing a problem. - Uninstall what you have and delete the following directories if they still exist (by right-clicking on them and selecting 'Move To Trash'): \\Applications\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009 \\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009 \\\Library\Caches\Sports Interactive \\\Library\Caches\Preferences\Sports Interactive \\This will ensure there are no files relating to the demo left on your hardrive. On Mac OSX 10.5: - Unzip the "Setup FM2009 Demo.zip" package by right-clicking on it and selecting 'Open With' -> 'Archive Utility'. On MacOX 10.4: - Unzip the "Setup FM2009 Demo.zip" package by right-clicking on it and selecting 'Open With' -> 'BOMArchiveHelper'. Installer issues 1. I'm geting a message that says: "The installer cannot run on your configuration. It will now quit." Potential workaround: - Open the downloaded "Setup FM2009 Demo.exe" in a compression utility such as WinZip, WinRAR, 7-Zip or similar. - Extract the contents to a folder on your computer (e.g. create a folder named "FM2009 Demo" on your desktop and extract to this). - If you have any of the above installed, they also usually let you right-click the exe and choose 'Extract'. - Make sure you preserver the folder structure when extracting (most of them should do by default). - Open Windows Explorer and go to the folder where you extracted the demo contents. - Go into the folder named "Windows" (You're now in something like C:\Users\myuser\Desktop\FM2009 Demo\Windows\). - Right click the file "Setup FM2009 Demo.exe" and click "Properties". - Click on the tab named "Compatibility". - Click the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for" - From the drop-down choose "Windows XP". - Click "OK" to close the "Properties" dialog. - Now try to run "Setup FM2009 Demo.exe" from the "Windows" folder where you extracted the demo. Status: There are some compatibility issues with the installer we use for the game and the Windows XP 64-bit operating system. Other issues 1. The game's keyboard is too responsive and overly sensitive making typing difficult. - This appears to be a problem on some machines, but not all. Status: - This issue will be fixed for the patch. 2. I am experiencing a high volume of injuries when playing the demo - Some users are suggesting there are too many injuries occurring. Status: We will be comparing the injuries statistics with the latest data we have from physioroom.com and if we find there's an imbalance we will address this for the patch. 3. Commentary shows goal is scored before ball crosses the line. - Sometimes the commentary bar flashes showing a goal before the ball crosses the line. Status: - This issue will be fixed for the patch. 4. I'm getting a message that says: "Direct Sound error -2004287480" when entering a match. Potential workaround: - Update your sound card drivers or disable in game sound. - To disable sound: - Go to the Preferences screen ('Options') -> 'Preferences'). - Go to the 'Display & Sound' section. - In the 'Sound Settings' area, deselect 'Play Sounds' and confirm your changes. 5. The mouse cursor's left-click behaves as a right-click once I've used CTRL+click on my Mac trackpad. Potential workaround: - Use an external mouse with left and right mouse buttons. Status: - This issue will be fixed for the patch. How To Guides 1. How to update your Java The installer we use makes use of Java and therefore it's important to ensure you have the latest version, particularly if you are experiencing problems during the installation process. You can download the latest version here: http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp 2. How to find out your DXDIAG information You may see us asking for your DXDIAG information. DXDIAG provides us with information about your machine so that we can identify what operating system version you are running as well as what type of graphics card you use amongst other things. Using this information we can find out whether your system meets the minimum specifications as well as checking to see what drivers you have installed, which may help us diagnose your issue. - Click Start menu, choose Run - Type 'dxdiag' without the quotes and press enter - Once it has completed and DX Diag is showing, click "Save all information" - Save the text file (e.g. to your desktop) - Quit dxdiag, open the saved file in Notepad - Go to the "Edit" menu and choose "Select all" - Then go to the "Edit" menu again and choose "Copy" - Provide this information in the thread you posted in where it was requested by pasting the contents in the post (press the "Ctrl" key and "V", or choose "paste" from the "Edit" menu in your browser) Minimum Specs What are the minimum specifications? PC System requirements: Operating System & CPU: Microsoft Windows Vista (2.0GHz CPU) / Microsoft Windows XP (1.4GHz CPU) Graphics Card: 128MB Nvidia FX 5900 Ultra, 128MB ATI Radeon 9800, 128MB Intel 82915G/82910GL or greater Memory: Microsoft Windows Vista (1GB RAM) / Microsoft Windows XP (512MB) Mac System requirements: Operating System: Mac OSX 10.5.5 Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 / ATI X1600 RADEON Memory: 1GB RAM Useful Links It's important to maintain your system and keep it up to date by downloading and installing the latest system updates and drivers for your hardware. This is good practice to ensure the maximum compatibility, security and performance of your system. Microsoft Windows Update (XP and Vista) Ensure your operating system is up to date with the latest Service Pack and updates for your system. 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SuperMikey, When in TV view you can see things like match stats, player ratings, formations etc by using the match day info button in the top right corner. You can then move these panels around the screen and don't have to leave the match pitch or any action. As for Lallana, he has very good potential on the game and will become over time an amazing player.

My laptop isn't letting me see the 3D engine. It did during beta testing Can some post a few screenshots of a Saints home game please? Showing stadium and view of players.

Goto Options > Preferences > Display & Sound > Display Mode Hope that helps

Andrew Giallombardo doesn't play for Saints any more. Wayne Thomas got injured during this season so his injury was never going to be included.

I think there is. We all work to guidlines about how good a squad can be and thus hard to over/under rate teams. As for individual players remember it is down to personal opinion also for non Saints players the researcher for the teams sees them play alot more than you as they are likely to be season ticket holders. What do you think about my data club/players in general good/bad points?

Virgin Media on monday and Saints TV will have better highlights

I'm sure you could have guessed they'd be good anyway