The Footy Manager

Posts by: Niall

Liverpool season ticket holder & writer of Football Manager related gibberish for many a year. Watcher of sport, PES Ninja (PSN Network ID = Chatmandu) and all round fool.

The Town

Oct 21

Ben Affleck’s latest directorial effort is a solid one. He makes good use of his name in showbiz to put together a great cast and weave an entertaining story with no shortage of the elements of what a good heist film should be. The Town centers around a group of friends who rob banks and cause mayhem in the town of Charlestown. When the gang’s leader, Doug MacCray (Affleck), gets too involved with a witness to one of their robberies (Hall) things get heated within the group as well as outside it, as the FBI begins to crack down on these robberies. The Town, while never skimping on the high quality, fast paced, action, ends up being a strongly character driven story, making it a good heist film to watch, while also delivering a substantial amount of intelligence that many films of this genre lack. Read More…

The Social Network

Oct 21

How can a movie about the creation of Facebook and the legal battles that followed it be interesting enough to warrant a two hour film? When you attach talents to the project like David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin the question is how could this movie not be interesting enough to warrant a two hour film? From the dark and elegant mind of David Fincher, the genius behind movies like Fight Club, Seven, and Zodiac, and the intelligent writing ability of Aaron Sorkin, the creator/writer of the multiple Emmy award winning series The West Wing, comes The Social Network. Read More…

Football Manager 2011 announcement

Aug 11

Well finally after a few weeks of pretty amusing rumours on Twitter SI have pulled together a video of Miles Jacobson (studio director at Sports Interactive ) outlining a few of the new (& pretty exciting) features that FM11 will have.
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Inception

Jul 30

I walked into the cinema knowing relatively nothing about this film, and I walked out…knowing even less. From the moment it begins to the moment it ends, you will be wondering what is going on. These initial questions are simply because those trailers we’ve been watching all year have hardly prepared us for what is about to happen. Most of us just buy a ticket on our faith in either Christopher Nolan or Leonardo DiCaprio. As the movie progresses, your questions grow deeper, more layered, just as the dreams you are viewing excavate the furthest reaches of the unconscious. It’s an absolute ride, and in IMAX, it’s astounding. Read More…

How to choose a Captain

Jul 20

Like any football team, in Football Manager 2009 & 2010 every manager needs a player who can lead his teammates in the field. This is the job of the team captain, a key role in every successfull team.
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