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Football Manager 2008 – Training Schedule Revised

Niall — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:32:07 +0000

I previously posted a training schedule I was using in Football Manager 2008 (FM08) that proved to be pretty popular with visitors to the site.

PLEASE NOTE – The schedule has been updated now and can be viewed by following the link to ‘The Ultimate Training Schedule‘ which I encourage you to download.

At the time I said it wasn’t perfect but I have finally got a new and improved training schedule for you to use. Once again it isn’t perfect but it is much better.

The training download includes schedules for the following:

Central Defenders
Fullbacks
Defensive Midfielders
Attacking Midfielders
Wingers
Strikers
Target Men

Get it here – Revised Training Schedule

When you download the training scheme, the correct place to install it is:

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\schedules

This can often be confused with the below, but do NOT put it there:

C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\data\schedules

Once again I’d like to hear how people get on with this.

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Football Manager 2008 – Training Guide

Niall — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:14:59 +0000

To obtain a maximum 7 star (yes I mean 7 star and not 5 star) training setup in Football Manager 2008 (Worldwide Soccer Manager) you should try and hire coaches that should have at least the following attributes:

PLEASE NOTE – The schedule has been updated now and can be viewed by following the link to ‘The Ultimate Training Schedule‘ which I encourage you to download.

Strength: 18 Fitness

Aerobic: 18 Fitness

Goalkeeping: 18 Goalkeeping

Tactics: 18 Tactical

Defending: 18 Defending and 18 Tactical
or 19 Defending and 14 Tactical
or 20 Defending and 10 Tactical

Ball Control: 18 Technique and 18 Mental
or 19 Technique and 14 Mental
or 20 Technique and 10 Mental

Attacking: 18 Attacking and 18 Tactical
or 19 Attacking and 14 Tactical
or 20 Attacking and 10 Tactical

Shooting: 18 Technique and 18 Attacking
or 19 Technique and 14 Attacking
or 20 Technique and 10 Attacking

Set Pieces: 17 Technique and 39 (mental+attacking)
or 18 Technique and 36 (mental+attacking)
or 19 Technique and 33 (mental+attacking)
or 20 Technique and 30 (mental+attacking)

Oh yeah before people post saying it’s 5 star I can assure you in 2008 it really is 7 star!

To give people a helping hand I’ve included the training scedule I’m currently using. While it isn’t perfect just yet it is definitely better than the default.

It would be good to hear peoples comments on how they get on with this.

niallwalsh.net Football Manager 2008 – Training Scheme Download

When you download a training scheme, the correct place to install it is:

C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\schedules

This can often be confused with the below, but do NOT put it there:

C:\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\data\schedules

PLEASE NOTE – The schedule has been updated now and can be viewed by following the link to ‘The Ultimate Training Schedule‘ which I encourage you to download.

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Football Manager 2008 – Facepacks, Kits, Logos & Skins

Niall — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:12:05 +0000

For the best facepacks for Football Manager 2010 – View our post about them.

Installing new graphics in Football Manager 2008 isn’t as easy as it used to be. Here is a pretty rough guide outlining how to install the facepacks, kits, logos and skins in Football Manager 2008:

Firstly we need to create some folders. First folder is “graphics”. Go to My Documents, you will see Sports Interactive folder followed by Football Manager 2008 which were pre-created when you install the game.

C:\…\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\graphics\

Installing Club/Country Kits

And now, if you wish to install Club/Country Kits, create 2 folders, “pictures” and “kits” folder in graphics folder like below:

C:\…\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\graphics\pictures\kits\

Go into “kits” folder. Extract all kits files you downloaded in there. Look at the screen shot of how you can organise it.

Installing Player Pictures

As for Player Pictures, you need to create “players” folder under graphics.

C:\…\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\graphics\players\

Go into “players” folder. Extract all player files you downloaded in there. Look at the screen shot of how you can organise it.

Installing Club/Competition Logos

If you wish to install small, huge logos of clubs and competitions, you may do so by creating “logos” under graphics.

C:\…\My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2008\graphics\logos\

And in “logos” folder, take a look at the screen shot how you can organise it.

Game Settings for graphics to appear

Load your game in FM 2008, go to Preferences > Display & Sound > Untick Skin Cache

Then you should be ready to rock and roll.

If you haven’t got any graphics to install then these links should get you started:

A nice way to add an extra bit of functionality of Football Manager 2008 is to install some extra graphics such as player faces (facepacks), team kits, team logos and skins for the look of the site.

Here is a selection of links that should help you get you started with the graphics:

Thanks for reading and I’d really like to point you in the direction of my Football Manager 2009 to get your thoughts on what you would like to see in Football Manager 2009

Football Manager 2008 – Staff Hiring Guide

Niall — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:30:45 +0000

As you would expect in Football Manager 2008 (Worldwide Soccer Manager) different coaches need different coaching attributes depending on what they are coaching. It’s important though that you consider certain attributes when picking your coaches.

Here is a quick breakdown of what yousshould be looking for.

General Coaches

Adaptability – key if the coach is coming from abroad
Motivating - the coach will motivate players better in training
Level of Discipline – making sure your players stay on task and focused during training
Working with Youngsters – a necessity for youth coaches
Man Handling – your coach will handle player’s personalities better

Scouts

Adaptability – key if the scout is coming from abroad, but it will also help scouts knowledge increase quicker if he scouting in a foreign country.
Determination – scouts will be more determined to find more players
Tactical Knowledge – important if your scout is ‘scouting next opposition

Physios

Physiotherapy – obviously the physio would be useless without this
Level of Discipline – making sure players do not slack off when they are injured
Motivating – he will be able to motivate players to return from injury as soon as possible
Man Handling – physios who can handle players better, will be able to help them return quicker

Assistant Managers

Judging Player Ability – this will ensure you get better teams reports
Tactical Knowledge – important if he is in charge of your reserve team
Working with Youngsters – important if he is in charge of your u18 team
Man Handling – he will give you better advice on decisions you have to make when handling problems with your players
Motivating + Level Discipline – he will give you better advice on team-talks

Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Football Manager 2008 – National Team Fix

Niall — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:24:21 +0000

Due to licensing some National Teams don’t have proper players (Germany for example)

To get rid of this go to “C:/Program Files/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2008/data/db/800/lnc/all” once there copy the file entitled “fake.lnc” (You may wish to put it in a safe place as backup if needed) then delete the file “fake.lnc” and when you start a new game the countries effected will have the proper squad.

All this file does it put a “mask” on the national teams effected and once you remove it will get rid of the mask.

Football Manager 2008 – Wonderkids

Niall — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 07:04:04 +0000

I’ve invested/wasted several hours of my life coming to terms with Football Manager 2008 (or Worldwide Soccer Manager) and have identified the following players as stars of the future:

The first grouping have the potential to be the best of the best and if you click the link on their name that will take you to a profile of how they are getting on in real life (these are still being created so bare with me) :

Aaron – Valencia
Alexandre Pato – AC Milan
Anderson – Man Utd
Banega – Boca
Bojan – Barcelona
Dos Santos – Barcelona
Sebastian Giovinco – Juventus
Guardado – Deportivo
Lulinha – Corinthians
Saivet – Bordeaux
Ustari – Getafe
Vela – Arsenal

This second grouping of future stars have the potential to be very, very good:

Babel – Liverpool
Jourdren – Montpellier
Edwards – Millwall
Hazard – Lille
Bouzanis – Liverpool
Johnson – Man City
Camucho – At. Madrid

I’ll keep this list updated as I discover new ones and feel free to add your own in the comments.

Thanks for reading and I’d really like to point you in the direction of my Football Manager 2009 to get your thoughts on what you would like to see in Football Manager 2009 .

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