TREBLE CHAMPIONS TYPED IN BY PYE OF SKY. Edited by PARASITE. SKILL LEVELS;- ARE 1 - 3 STAR RATING (LEVEL 3 = HIGHEST LEVEL OF PLAY). THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL IS THE DIVISION YOU START IN. YOU ARE IN TEAM NO 1 IN YOUR DIVISION - USE MENU OPTION A TO CHANGE THE TEAM NAME. HOW TO PLAY YOUR FIRST MATCH: HOLD DOWN THE NEXT MATCH KEY UNTIL YOUR NEXT FIXTURE IS LISTED: TO SELECT A PLAYER SIMPLY ENTER HIS SQUAD NUMBER. WHEN YOU HAVE SELECTED 11 PLAYERS YOU WILL BE ASKED `FINAL TEAM SELECTION Y/N` IF YOU ENTER Y, YOU MUST THEN SELECT 2 SUBTITUTES. IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE TEAM THEN ENTER N AND THEN THE SQUAD NUMBER OF THE PLAYER TO DROP. THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS PICKED IS DISPLAYED AT NTHE TOP OF THE SCREEN WITH THE PROMPTS - P = PICK PLAYER...S = PICK SUB....D = DROP PLAYER... THE MATCH SCREEN SHOWS THE TEAM STRENGHTS WITH A RUNNING RECORD OF MATCH FACTS - POSSESSION (IE QUALITY POSSESSION IN AND AROUND THE PENALTY AREA) - SHOTS AT GOAL AND GOALS (SEE STARTEGY AND TACTICS) IN THE SECOND HALF YOU CAN USE YOUR SUBSTITUES. PRESS THE S KEY TO LIST YOUR TEAM. THEN ENETER THE SQUAD NUMBER OF THE PLAYER TO COME OFF AND THEN ENTER THE SQUAD NUMBER OF THE PLAYER TO GO ON. TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEN;- EACH WEEK YOU WILL HAVE ONLY A LIMITED TIME FOR CLUB MANAGEMENT. THE NUMBER OF HOURS AVAILABLE IS DISPLAYED ON THE MAIN MENU. CLUB MANAGEMENT TIME IS ADJUSTED AS FOLLOWS; SPECIAL TRAINING/COACHING 1-5 HOURS (YOU SELECT) NEGOTIATE A LOAN 4 HOURS VIEW OTHER TEAMS 1 HOUR PER TEAM NEGOTIATE CONTRACT & WAGES 1 HOUR PER OFFER MAIN MENU:- CHANGE NAMES - YOU CAN ONLY ENTER A NAME FOR A RESERVE PLAYER AFTER HE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO THE FIRST TEAM FOR ASQUAD(SEE RESERVE PLAYERS) MAIN LEAGUE - ONLY AFTER 4 LEAGUE MATCHES SQUAD DETAILS - SQUAD NUMBER - PLAYER TYPE - STATUS - P = PICKED...S = SUB...I = INJURED...2 = 2 MATCH BAN...ABILITY(1-9)...FORM/FITNESS(1-5)...AGE...POTENTIAL COUNTER...GOALS...APPEARENCES...(NOTE GOALS AND APPEARANCES ARE UPDATED FOR MATCHES WATCHED) FINANCE;- INTEREST IS DUE ONCE A WEEK AND DOES NOT APPLY TO MIDWEEK MATCHES, NOTE - IF YOUR CURRENT ACCOUNT IS OVERDRAWN THE DIRECTORS WILL NOMINATE PLAYERS TO BE SOLD BY CANCELLING THEIR CONTRACTS TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR TRANSFER. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS UNTIL A PLAYER OR PLAYERS ARE SOLD AND YOUR CURRENT ACCOUNT IS RESTORED TO A CREDIT BALANCE. DATA;- CONFIRMS SKILL LEVELS. NUMBER OF SEASONS PLAYED ECT...AND YOUR NEXT FA CUP AND/OR LEAGUE CUP OPPONENTS, THE DIVISION THEY PLKAY IN AND THE MATCHY VENUE. OTHER TEAMS;- TO VIEW THE SQUADS OF ANY OTHER TEAM(SEE BUYING A PLAYER) FIXTURE;- HOLD DOWN THE FIXTURE KEY TO LIST YOUR NEXT MATCH. OTHER LEAGUES;- LEAGUE TABLES FOR ALL DIVISIONS OPTIONS;- AUTO RESULTS - RELEASES THE PAUSE AFTER THE RESULTSFOR EACH OF THE FIVE DIVISIONS AND THE PAUSE FOR THE FINAL LEAGUE POSITIONS AT THE END OF THE SEASON. ENTER THE ONE TO SWITCH ON OR OFF (0 = OFF..1 = ON) RESULTS ONLY - IF YOU WANT TO WATCH YOUR NEXT MATCH(YOU WILL ALWAYS WATCH CUP MATCHES) ENTER 2 TO SWITCH ON/OFF TRAINING;- ENTER F FOR FITNESS TRAINING OR C COACHING(1-5 HOURS) FITNESS TRAINING APPLIES TO THE WHOLE SQUAD COACHING IS APPLIED TO GROUPS OFPLAYERS(IE DEFENDERS,FORWARDS ECT)THE YOUNGER PLAYERS AND RESERVES IN YOUR SQUAD MAY HAVE A POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY BY UP TO 4 POINTS(EG..A PLAYER OF 3 ABILITY MAY THROUGH COACHING TO A 7 ABILITY) ALL PLAYERS HAVE A POTENTIAL COUNTER (SEE SQUAD LISTING) THEN THE POTENTIAL POINTS EXCEED A PLAYERS CURRENT ABILITY RATING HIS ABILITY WILL IMPROVE BY 1. AFTER REGULAR COACHING THERE IS NO IMPROVEMENT ON A PLAYERS POTENTIAL COUNTER, THEN HE HAS REACHED HIS MAXIUMUM POTENTIAL. NOTE: PLAYERS WITH LONG TERM INJURIES MAY SUFFER LOSS OF ABILITY, WHICH CAN BE RECOVERED WITH COACHING, BUT THIS MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE WITH OLDER PLAYERS, INJURED PLAYERS WILL NOT BENEFIT FROM FITNESS TRAINING OR COACHING. MEDICAL AND DISCIPLINE;- BOOKINGS = 3 PTS. AND 12 PTS = A MATCH BAN. I NJURIES ARE LISTED SHOWING THE NUMBER OF WEEKS A PLAYER WILL BE UNAVAILABLE. CONTRACTS;- YOU CAN ONLY NEGOTIATE A NEW CONTRACT WITH YOUR PLAYERS WHEN THEIR EXISTING CONTRACTS EXPIRE(IE WHEN CONTRACT = 0 AND IF YOUR CURRENT ACCOUNT IS IN CREDIT. ENTER N TO NEGOTIATE THEN ENTER THE NUMBER OF YEARS OFFERED(1-5) AND THE NEW WAGE OFFER. IF ONE OF YOUR PLAYERS DEMANDS A TRANSFER AND YOU REFUSE TO RELEASE HIM HIS ABILITY WILL SUFFER DUE TO HIS DISCONTENTMENT. GENERAL NOTE;- NON-LEAGUE TEAMS DO NOT PLAY IN THE LEAGUE CUP. THE FA CUP STARTS IN ROUND 2 AND THE LEAGUE CUP STARTS IN ROUND 1. ROUNDS ONE AND TWO OF SEMI FINAL OF THE LEAGUE CUP ARE PLAYED OVER TWO LEGS. RESERVES;- RESERVES MAY HAVE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY BY COACHING. IF YOU IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF A RESERVE PLAYER HE IS PROMOTED TO THE FIRST TEAM SQUAD, AND YOU CAN ENTER HIS NAME UNDER MENU A, AND HE CAN BE SOLD AS A SQUAD PLAYER. TRANSFERS:- YOU CANNOT BUY A PLAYER AFETER THE TRANSFER DEADLINEWHICH IS RECORDED IN THE DATA SCREEN. BUYING A PLAYER;- YOU CAN ONLY BUY A PLAYER IF YOU HAVE A RESERVE PLAYER OF THE SAME TYPE IN THE SQUAD,(EG TO BUY A FORWARD YOU MUST FIRST SELL A FORWARD,AND HIS PLACE WILL BE TAKEN BY A RESERVE) YOU WILL NEED AT LEAST 3 HOURS OF MANAGEMENT TIME TO BUY A PLAYER.FIND THE PLAYER YOU WANT USING OPTION`OTHER TEAMS`ENTER THE DIVISION YOU WANT TO SCOUT(1-5)AND THEN THE TEAM NUMBERPRESS R TO RETURN OR PRESS M TO LOOK AT THE OTHER TEAMS IN THE DIVISION OR P AND THE PLAYER NUMBER. FOR DEATAILS AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE PLAYER, TO MAKE AN OFFER PRESS O AND THEN ENTER YOUR OFFER, IF YOU PRESS O AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE YOU HAVE EITHER RUN OUT OF MANAGEMENT TIME, OR YOU DO NOT HAVE A RESERVE PLAYER OF THE SAME TYPE THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO BUY OR YOU HAVE PASSED THE TRANSFER DEADLINE. IF YOUR OFFER IS ACCEPTEDYOU CAN THEN NEGOTIATE THE LENGHT OF CONTRACT(1-5) AND WAGES..WE SUGGEST YOU USE THE WAGES OF YOUR EXISTING SQUAD AS A GUIDELINE IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS. SELLING A PLAYER:- WHEN YOU SELL A PLAYER HIS PLACE IN THE SQUADIS TAKEN BY RESERVE. YOU CANNOT SELL RESERVES!. OFFERS FOR INJURED PLAYERS ARE LIKELY TO BE WELL BELOW THEIR NORMAL VALUE. FROM TIMT TO TIME YOU WILL RECEIVE OFFERS FROM OTHER CLUBS FOR YOUR PLAYERS. YOU ARE MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE OFFERS FOR TRANSFER LISTED PLAYERS. USING OPTION L, ENTER THE PLAYERS SQUAD NUMBER TO PUT HIM ON THE TRANSFER LIST..ENTER F AND THE SQUAD NUMBER TO TAKE HIM OFF THE TRANSFER LIST. MIDWEEK MATCHES;- INCLUDE ALL ,FA CUP REPLAYS AND ALL LEAGUE MATCHES AND REPLAYS EXCEPT THE LEAGUE CUP FINAL. STRATEGY AND TACTICS;- MATCH/GAME FACTORS = TOTAL ABILITY FOR GOALKEEPER,DEFENCE,MIDFEILD,AND FORWARDS AND TOTAL FORM AND FITNESS AND HOME ADVANTAGE. HOW TO ASSESS YOUR TEAMS PERFORMANCE THE MATCH SCREEN GIVES DETAILS OF THE SQUAD STRENGHT AND THE MATCH FACTS LISTING QUALITY POSSESSION IN AND AROUND THE PENALTY AREA SHOTS AT GOAL AND GOALS SCORED. THE STRENGHT OF YOUR MIDFEILD WILL BE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE AMOUNT OF POSSESSION YOU HAVE AND IT IS THEN UP TO YOUR FORWARDS TO CONVERT THIS INTO SHOTS ON GOAL..AND TO SCORE GOALS. THEIR ABILITY TO DO THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH OF YOUR OPPONENTS AND THE ABILITY OF THEIR GOALKEEPER. YOU CAN SELECT ANY TEAM FROM YOUR SQUAD AND ANY FORMATION YOU CHOOSE..BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER YOU MUST HAVE A BALANCED TEAM!!!. A TEAM WITH BETTER FITNESS WILL LAST/BE STRONGER IN THE LATER STAGES OF THE GAME. END OF SEASON;- AFTER COMPLETING YOUR LEAGUE AND CUP SEASON HOLD DOWN THE FIXTURE OR NEXST MATCH KEY TO START THE END OF SEASON ROUTINES.. THE TOP 2 TEAMS FROM DIV 2,3,4 ARE PROMOTED AND THE BOTTOM 2 TEAMS ARE RELEGATED..ONLY THE TOP TEAM IN DIV 5 IS PROMOTED WITH THE BOTTOM OF DIV 4 RELEGATED, TEAMS FINISHING IN 18TH POSITION IN DIV 1,2,3 WILL GO INTO PLAYOFFS(OVER 2 LEGS-HOME/AWAY)YOU WILL PLAY YOUR FIRST PLAY OFF AFTER THE END OF SEASON ROUTINE FINISHES.(LISTED THE FINAL PLACES) IF YOU WIN YOUR FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF YOU GO THROUGH TO THE 2ND, THE WINNING TEAM FROM THIS IS PROMOTED.. End.