Great start, as I say, not so much a playmaker as a man who makes the whole team tick and gives shape. It does suggest you might go a wee bit more counter attacking, as per the Dutch.
There's a certain group of lads who do mate, not sure these boys on here are being serious mind. Closest I have been to relating a game to real life is my Mario impression which ended in me having a pint with Danny Baker dressed in a Free Willy costume after 3 bags of 1Up 'shroomies in Leidseplein.
Pretty sure some pro teams actually use the Football Manager database as a preliminary scouting tool. Admittedly they won't buy just off the back of it but I'm sure I read a high profile manager admit they use it for ideas and to create a pool of potential players. The money the game brings in to the producer allows them an unrivalled scouting team you'd be shocked...
Then he's an idiot, there is already a much more in depth scouting database that most of the top flight European clubs use. It's a real life online database which updates daily and accurately.
David Moyes at Everton... http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/everton-signs-football-manager-database http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/everton-to-use-football-manager-for-scouting/014112 That's taken me by surprise.
Hahaha trust Bri to know this! Moyes, FFS obviously had to be him didn't it. Explains a lot really, especially Steve Round, he acts like he won his 'qualifications' in a church raffle.
Got a lot of time for your resident stat man, amongst growing his herbs and smoking his herbs I'm baffled he's got the time!
There was a link to it on an article I read about a year ago which I can't find. The site itself can't be found on search engines so could do with finding the article. Was on a Sunderland fanzine site as I recall but just can't find it. The site list it's clients too.
I'm a home carer for someone with Mental care needs so a lot of sitting down doing little. Some say it's not a bad life but I'm sooo board fella. Nowt I can do for the moment though. My ladies getting better slowly but just takes time, hope to be looking to get back into work next year some time. My mental health problems don't stop me working at the moment, however, it does stop employers hiring me. Equality my arse.
I know what you mean, I have to lie like **** on my CV. Normally ex forces lads would just put HMAF & include a copy of their service record. If you don't they inevitably ask why. At the bottom of mine it says 'discharged due to psychological reasons' or some such MOD drivel. And I can hardly tell them I was a ****ing mercenary for five years can I? I mean, these human resourses ****ers might be a bunch of ****s but they're not daft. You tell them you worked in 'security' in war torn countries & they just press you on the issue.
It's a nightmare fella, I can hardly lie can I? That way I've no defence if I hit a really Manic period and become a liability or a bad depressive period where I can't even get out of bed. I basically have to sit and acknowledge that potentially I'm a human time bomb, doesn't matter to them that it won't happen at all whilst I'm medicated. I interview very well and never ever had a problem nailing a job until I was diagnosed. Now I rarely get to interview stage. Disclosure is a ****er Billy. Nowt but a thorn in our side thanks to mental health taboos.
Mate, I've been up in front of more shrinks than you could imagine. Handing me cocktails of drugs like prozac, fluoxitine, tamazapam, blah, blah, blah, getting nowhere. And then I just bump into a person who is like a breath of fresh air you know? Helped me with a **** load of problems without even knowing it. I'm content atm, at peace in the main. Sure I still have the odd nightmare & still kick off at times but when I'm with her I feel a different man.
Gerrin mate, same here. I spent my life in pubs getting pissed up and running riot but my lass has changed everything, Just needed that kindred spirit. Can't say I'll not go off on one again and there has been a few incidents but on the whole I'm a changed man, she's helped me to cope with maintaining the discipline needed with my condition. She ****ing saved me fella. Putting my life on hold for her care needs is the very least I can do and I'm happy to do it as long as it's needed. She's amazing. But then back to work so we can start a family.
