Well as we know Football Manager 2009 (FM09) is due to be released in roughly four weeks so to celebrate here at thefootymanager.com we have decided to have a little competition. We have three copies of the new game to give away to the fantastic readers of the site.
How can I participate?
Well that is the easy part. All you have to do is comment in this article what you are looking forward to most in Football Manager 2009. It can be three words, a sentance, a paragraph it’s totally up to you. We’ll then randomly pick the winners from the comments in this thread and notify you by email if you are one of the three lucky winners!
Please notice that:
- participants can post comments until the 13th of November 2009. The comments will be closed on the 14th of November at 00:01 GMT.
- the winners will be determined by a random generator;
- make sure that you fill your e-mail in the comment field correctly, so we can contact you afterwards.
What can I Win?
Football Manager 2009′s match engine has seen more testing than ever before having been extensively beta tested in Football Manager Live for the past year.
The famous Football Manager match engine can now be viewed in full 3D with motion captured animations for the players. Sports Interactive has been working on the 3D match engine for nearly 3 years with the support of SEGA Japan’s Virtua Striker team who provided the motion capture data and some of the animations. You can now watch your matches in 3D from multiple camera angles and re-watch any part of the match by fast forwarding and rewinding the action using a new match time bar that flags the key moments in the game. The old 2D view of the match engine is still there, especially for those people whose computers aren’t powerful enough to take advantage of the 3D views.
As a result of usability testing on Football Manager 2008, this year sees widescreen support for the game for the first time, as well as lots of tweaks to the user interface for easier navigation.
Football Manager 2009 is fully updated for the new 2008/09 football season with all the latest league, club and player data, featuring over 5,000 playable clubs from over 50 countries, and around 350,000 players and staff from around the world, drawn fresh from the famous Sports Interactive database.
Sports Interactive have worked hard to reflect the greater impact the media has been having in recent years on the world of football, in the in-game dealings with the press. The game now features more news stories, more detail and greater media interaction than ever before, creating an even more realistic simulation of the football world.
When Will I Get My Prize?
Well the game is being released on the 14th November so we’ll select the winners and get the prizes sent out on that day. You should get the game through your letterbox on the 15th (the day after release) just in time for the weekend of FM09 abuse.
So spread the word of the competition to your friends, other websites and most importantly comment yourself to be in with a shout of winning.
The competition has now closed folks so the winners will be hearing from us in the next 24 hours!
Good luck, thefootymanager.com Team!
UPDATE – Congratulations to Paul Murrey, Carl Lightfoot and Frank Keegan our competition winners. Look out for more competitions in the near future.
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looking forward to press conferences , improved media interaction , decimal point system of player rating….and becoming the next alex ferguson!….another decade of united domination beckons! messi to old trafford!
Everything, the new mathc engiene as well as all the new players, theres nothing more gratifiying than midtable mediocrity with my beloved Southampton
this year i am looking foward to the 3D gameplay and the realistic finances but overall i am looking to play my most favourate pc game again cant wait plus its released on my birthday
can’t wait until november é_é
The revamped and more realistic transfer system is what i’m looking for the most. I’m curious to see how well the 3d engine works too.
I’m really looking forward to the new 3d match engine !!
Yeeeeees! at laaaaast..! Let´s get ready! Call ur job, family, friends and girlfriend and tell them that u´ll be unavailable for several weeks!! hahahahaha..!
What am i looking forwards to most…..? Getting a Nuclear Holocaust supply of food and toilet roll in, locking the house, drawing the curtains, saying ‘ttfn’ to my girlfriend, installing FM09 and deciding that long hobo beards look cool too right? As i prepare for 12 solid months of frustration, sweat, tears and self-harming as i try and take some lowely confrence south team to champions league glory!
BRING ON THE GOOD TIMES!
Sorry… i forgot to say what i look forward to most in FM2009… that would be in this order:
1) the 3D matches
2) improved transfers
3) improved training options for youngsters! finally they can learn preferred moves of their own!!
4) the press conferences
im really looking forward to the 3d matches!!
i’m looking forward to once again becoming the no:1 manager in the world as this is my ambition every year, to out-do fergie, wenger, capello and all these other pretenders. all i can say is… bring it on.
Best game ever!!
Looking forward to this. The fourth chance to get Southampton back in the big time!!!
I’LL WIN
EVERYTHING
Everything about the game!!!
Nearly Everything, ranging from the 3d Match Engine (seeing how beautiful that goal actually was…) to proper press conferences and telling that stupid journalist what you really think
Bring on FM09!
Imporved media! The NEW press conferences is an exciting feature in my eyes.
Not to mention the 3D match engine too!
looking forward to the 3D matches ,i love football
3D matches ,new press conference,new players in teams , transfers etc
i love football manager games
I want to get FM 2009 with 3D match, improved media, realistic finance, female managers, and more…
more than fifa manager, championship manager, and other else…
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009 be the best . . .
Well, I’m looking forward to FM09 taking over my life, keeping me away from friends and social gatherings, not getting me laid, keeping me up 24/7 so I’ll probably end up with some wierd unknown sleeping disorder, do bad at school and probably get fired from my part-time job.
Omg, wonder what FM2010 can do with me
Thank you Sports Interactive, I may have to sue you!
- Cheers!
I have even booked the monday and tuesday off work after the friday release date so i can become totally absorbed in the game for a short wonderful time!! The girlfriend was non too impressed?!!
This will be the best game in the world because if fm 06/07/08 are good just think what fm 09 will be with the 3d version and with multiplayer this will just kick ass big fan Sports interactive are just the best for releasing this game wonderful and can’t wait
The best manager game on the planet cheers kidda
This is going to be so awesome and very realistic
TO THE BEST GAME IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am extremely excited about 3D Match Engine, this feature will add a lot more realism to the game and you’ll able to see whether a decision should of been a Red Card!
Also being able to have press conference is great. Previous games just ask a single question which isn’t realistic and because this game will have press conferences it’ll it a lot more fun!
Finally be able to have youth days will let you choose what youth players you get not just randomly generated players. This will improve the chance of you get great youngsters
everything here we come homework gets pushed aside
Its gunna be great how much money can I blow as man city
Footy Footy Footy here we go my 3-4-1-2 will be put to the test again
i have a joke before spurs began to win games
Q: whats the different s with spurs and a triangle?
A: at least a triangle has 3 points
Q: whats the different s with Sheff utd and a teabag?
A: at least a teabag can stay in the cup for longer
FM09 will rock
its gunnas b awesome , arsenal arsenal arsenal
i cant wait to see all the new features of the game
the media influence on players…. as the media has become an integral part of footballers lifestyles look at cristiano ronaldo
honestly i cant wait to play wit berbatov at man united as he is a fantastic player
discoverin the next wonderkid and adding him 2 my squad as well as retaining the champions league wit man united
one thing that im not lookin forward 2 is the 3d match engine… football manager is known for its unique portrayal thru the 2d match engine which was the classiest feature i hav ever seen in a manager game. this will put it in competitn with games such as fifa manager which have been utilizing the same engine for years… and sega graphics are not up 2 the mark. i really enjoyed having a complete overview of the game and will continue to use 2d in fm09 as well….it was the games trademark, and why i play it over other manager games.
everything . fm09 – bring it on!
i cant wait for the new football manager overall the new players updated the new 3d matches the great new transfers the new richer updated clubs its gonna be great thanks
I can’t wait for the new live matches.
im looking foreward to the 3-d matches and the press!
To see if the makers have taken the advice on from last time and if the transfers, media interaction and board interaction have been improved on from last time.
Also the new wonderkids.
Im looking forward to seing if i can do better the Juande Ramos and have a better start with any team then he has with tottenham hehe
I’m looking forward to the 3d match engine and trying to get Nottm Forest into the Premier League!!!
Soooo looking forward to being my beloved Man City!
All that money!! What shall I do with it?!
haha
I’m looking forward to the ‘re-worked transfer system’, hate having to pay such high prices for players…
I’m off work with a broken arm – this is a great time to play FM09 while my wife is at work! No grief just pain relief
This game is my dirty secret – if anyone knew i have been playing the football manager game since 1994, they would just laugh at me! mwaahh!
Mostly looking forward to actually being a female manager – ROCK ON PEEPS! Hmmm Let’s see how many sunday hours this game eats up for moi!
P.S Good to see other female users playing this game.
both the match engine and the player depth
improved club squad depth
The transfer system and the press conferences are an amazing feature that I cannot wait to look forward to!
I’m defo lookin forward 2 the 3d matches, adds more realism and tacticians like myself can work out wot 2 do next lyk reall managers