LEEDS UNITED Notes: please have a blank formatted disk ready before you start playing,for saving your game to. starting the game: ------------------ after loading screens you will be given the option to `start a new game `or `load old game` using the cursor keys highlight the option you require and press `enter key` load old game option: --------------------- this option can only be used if you have saved a game previously. start new game: --------------- this will take you through to the main menu main menu and additional menu: ------------------------------ using the cursor keys move the white box around the screen highlighting an icon then press `enter key` to select the option represented by that icon. you are now on the control scrren, from here you can control all aspects of the game. from this point on the manual will deal with each icon as a section and detail what that section effects. the 2 boxes on the left and right sides of the screen are `not icons` they are data boxes showing number of weeks past,season count `lmtg` (league matches to go) and number of weeks left of the season. kick off icon [ball with diagonal line through it] ------------- this icon takes you the match and then through the results service, weekly accounts and news. during the match section the following keys work. q.....this speeds up the clock a.....this slows down the clock s.....this allows substitutions the display shows the 2 teams and their scores,half time in brackets, the last goalscorer for each team and any bookings, injuries or sendings off. following full time you will see a match report which displays all goalscorers and bookings. the results service if turned on(see preferences) will teleprint the results of all the other games in all or selected divisions.the `t` key will toggle the teleprinter on and off. the next display will show all or selected division league tables. weekly accounts appear next.detailing your financial week weekly news is the last section this shows any training reports,injuries any other happenings.ie manager of the month,players unhappy and so on. if any of your players have expired contracts you will negotiate here. squad selection icon [players sitting down] -------------------- this displays your full squad and other attributes the team has. ie temper,morale. there is a menu on the right which can be accessed using the cursor keys and the enter key to select or the intial letter of each option. e.....edit players name m.....main menu c.....allows you to move players around within 20 positions available using the cursor keys to select your first player then press `enter key` and follow same procedure to select his new position. t.....will allow you to transfer lisyt a selected player or remove a player from the transfer list f.....this will allow you to change a players field position.ie defender can become a midfielder.note: using this option can decrease a players skill slightly. s.....sack. if a player is to old or does not fit your plans use this option to remove him from your team. you may have to pay compensation depending on the length outstanding on hid contract. s.....also returns you to the squad n.....will display next players fact file p.....will display previous players fact file there is another option available which is not displayed on the menu. a.....this toggles skill,age and temper ratings which is the figure to the right of the players name. at the top to the right of the team name you will see a letter corresponding to the mode you are in...s=skill. a=age. and t= temper ......................................................................... general information ------------------- a players skill ranges from 11-99. the + or - displayed after the skill indicates the players present form. if a space is shown then he is average and if a + is shown then his form is high. hash sign.....shows the player is injured ..............indicates the player is on loan i.............international class l.............on international duty s.............suspended r.............retiring all the above will appear instead of his form. morale is a value 0.1 to 9.9 the higher the better. temper will be a value between 1 to 99 and is advised to try at keep this between 40-60. if this is very low you could be intimidated by your opponent. if to high players may dive in on tackles and could get booked more often. next match ---------- from this page you can make comparisons between your squad and that of your opponents, unless it states otherwise the game will be a league match. the morale,temper,league position,players skills,home or away,tactics and previous results are all deciding factors in the result of each match. form ---- this option allows you to view all teams form which is displayed as follows. w.....win d.....drawn l.....lost if in the colour of green then result was at home.white is for away games. these represent only league matches. the display can only show 5 teams in each league at a time you can turn a page by using the `n` key or the `p` key. to select another division just press the number corresponding to the required division. ie 1= division 1. buy,sell,hire and job offers ---------------------------- there are 2 pages to this section, players and staff. use the initial letter of each option to access the required page. page 1. buying and selling players ---------------------------------- you will see 2 windows the top one will display any player`s who are available to you for purchase which your scout has found. the left hand number (0-5) is the key press. to start negotiiations you must press this number and goto negotiating. you can get a players fact file displayed by pressing the `l` key and then the 0-5 key of your required player. the bottom window shows any teams interested on your transfer listed players. use the key press number,6-9 to display the teams offer. negotiating ----------- you will see a window displaying the players information. if you are selling then another window will appear to show you the buying teams offer. you can then accept or decline, if you are buying then another box will appear to allow you to make a money offer to the interested players club. see fig 1.below, this gives you a rough guide to players values.if accepted you will then go on to negotiating with the player himself. you will be required to offer the player. contract lenght..weekly wage..and signing on fee. see fig 2,3,4 respectively. if a player does not accept then he may be withdrawn by his club from the transfer market or he may wish to see a better offer. fig 1. ----- player value. skill low high 10-19 6,500 13,500 20-29 11,000 20,000 30-39 38,000 55,000 40-49 91,000 121,000 50-59 158,000 225,000 60-69 251,000 342,000 70-79 350,000 495,000 80-89 490,000 665,000 90-95 641,000 840,000 96-99 1,000,000 1,500,000 these figures are only a rough guideline of players values. you must also take into account the players age. the older he is the less you pay. figure 2. --------- length of contract minus 15 from his age then times the answer by 25 and add 52. again this is only a rough guide, you must experiment with this. figure 3 and 4 -------------- players wages and . skill players wages signing on fee signing on fee. 10-19 160-200 300-500 20-29 320-400 600-850 30-39 480-600 840-1,100 40-49 640-800 1,250-1,500 50-59 800-1,000 1,400-1,650 60-69 960-1,200 1,810-2,100 70-79 1,120-1,400 2,000-2,400 80-89 1,280-1,600 2,360-2,590 90-95 1,440-1,800 2,640-3,100 96-99 2,000-3,700 3,250-6,490 these figures are a rough guide. the older the player is the more wages he will require. page 2. ------- hire staff. this page is where you can hire the coach,physio,scouts and youth players. if you hire a coach or physio they will automatically replace your current employee. coach: the higher his % rating the better he will perform in his duties. he is responsible for the training of your team and your youth squad. physio: again the higher his % rating the better. he is responsible for getting your your injured players fit again again as possible. if you do not have a physio your players length of injury will be a lot higher. scouts: you are allowed 3 scouts these will tour the country looking at teams you select. the speed and accuracy of the scouts on his % rating. if you already have 3 scouts you must sack one,using the scout page,before you can hire another. youth players: you are allowed 7 of these. on this diplay the 3 right hand numbers represent age,temper,and skill%. there age will be between 16-18 once the end of the season is reached all 18 year olds will leave the club so it is advisable to [promote them before reaching this point. the skill rating start between 0-10 and will increase depending on the quality of your coach. each youth player has a peaking point at which they will stop improving you must promote them once they reach this point. bank icon [cash token] --------- from this page you can loan,mortage,repay loan and re-pay mortage. the amount you can obtain differs in each division. use the cursor or the initial letters of the required option. fixture menu: ------------- using the cursor keys or the initial letter of the required option. c.....club fixtures, this shows your clubs fixtures for the season and any results already obtained. the right hand 2 figures are attendance and league position. there are 2 pages for each half of the season. r.....club cup run p.....postponements, any games called off will appear here until they have been played mid-week. f.....f.a.cup, this displays the current draw l.....league cup,this displays the current draw e.....european cup, this displays the current draw w.....european cup winners cup, this displays the current draw u.....uefa cup, this displays the current draw league table menuicon [league tables] ------------------ this shows you a menu for selecting a league table. use the cursor keys and enter key to select, or the initial letter. once you are on the league table display use keys 1-4 to look at other divisions. you camn also edit other teams names by using the `e` key. you cannot have 2 teams with the same name. scouts icon [chappie in a hat] ----------- this allows you to assign a scout to look for a specific player.to assign a scout press key 1-3 which are displayed to the left of the scouts name.you will then be given a list of teams to send your scout to. once you have selected a team you will be required to tell the scout which field position you require and then the skill rating you require. each week the scout will spy on a selected club and report if there is a player which matches your requirements. the accuracy of the scout depends on his % rating. some scouts will stop looking after a period of time, so check this page each week to see if he has returned.also check `buy` `sell` icon for reports on players your scout has found. youth squad icon [youth with a ball] ---------------- this displays your youth squad, you may promote any player at any time to your first team but their skill ratingin your first team will depend on their % rating in the youth team. it is adviseable to wait until they reach their peak. if a player is 18 when the season ends he will leave your club. goalscorers and injuries ------------------------ form this page you can see any injuries and the length of time they are out for and all appearences and goals. if a players name is in a white colour then he is transfer listed. the left hand figure for goals represents how many scored in a season andsame applies to appearences. wages and contracts ------------------- there are 2 pages in this section the first shows players disciplinary points,temper,length of contract and wage. the second shows a financial break down of your entire wage bill. quit game icon [broken page] -------------- you can exit the game back to gem(atari st) and dos (amiga). do not forget to save your game first. save and load game icon [disk] ----------------------- this option allows you to save a game at its current position. you can load an old game from here as well. please follow the screen instructions very carefully. you must have a blank formatted disk ready before you load the leeds united game. to format a disk follow the [procedure outlined in the computer manual. tactics icon [football pitch] ------------ the morale,temper,league position,players skills,home or away,tactics and previous results are all deciding factors in the result of each match.we are not going to explain exactly what effect the tactics have on a result, you will ahve to work that out for yourself.different combinations produce different styles. the effort bar to the right hand side of the screen can be increased or lowered by pressing the `e` key. the higher this is the harder the players will play thus more injuries and bookings. but also more chances at scoring goals. the other tactics can be altered by pressing the corresponding key dislpayed to the left of tactics. additional menu icon [has menu on it] -------------------- from here you can access a further 11 options. training icon [weights bar] -------- each area of your team,goalkeeper,defence,midfield and attack, can also be trained individually using keys 1-4. the white figures represent number of training periods done in one week. the defence,midfield and attack will train on the specific styles you have set on `tactics` as well as fitness. at the end of each week in the weekly news you will be given a report on all players who have had any training during the previous week. injuries can occur during training these will be reported as well. ticket price icon [ticket slip] ------------ your ticket price is an important form of revenue,so selecting the correct price for your division and league position is critical. if your price is to high then fans will stay away,if to low more fans will come but less money will pass through the gates. the current ticket price is highlighted to change use cursor keys and enter key. insurance icon [policy letterhead] -------------- the insurance is for the entire squad. if any player gets injured the insurance company will pay his wages for the entire length of the injury.you will not be able to take out insurance whilst you have injuries. directors icon [chappie in a chair] -------------- the directors will invest capital into the club from time to time. once a month you can approach the board and ask for some money. the directors have a rating of you as a manager based on results and money management. this is displayed as a blue bar from left to right. the higher your rating the more money they will offer. if results start to seteriorate then so will their rating of you. each time you take money from the directors your rating will decrease and thus you will have to produce good results to prove the investment by the directors was worthwhile. levels icon [shown as a graph] ----------- the levels in the game are not just to allow you the user, to make it harder. if the computer assess your team to be too strong for the division then it will put you on a harder level.the setting at which the computer decides on increasing your level is a generous one. and will allow you to build up a good side without moving the level. this system makes for a more competetive game. it would be very unintersting if your side was the equivalent of a division 2 team but you were in division4. the chances are you would not lose a match. if you are moved up a level and then your team deteriorates then the computer will allow you change to an easier level. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- only mortage if really desperate.it is expensive to repay and takes a long time. if you get into financial trouble, the directors will take some action of their own ie a loan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- increase capacity icon [seated stadium] each team has a capaity for their ground.this can be increased, however the cost increases as you progress up the divisions. this is crucial to your success in later divisions. if your capacity is to low when you get into higher divisions then you will lose valuable revenue and fans will be locked out of the ground which could cause ground violence. managers office icon [shadow behind class] -------------------- this section will allow you to see 2 wall charts,the first displays yours, or any other selected teams,league position. the second shows attendance chart. at the bottom of each chart is a menu use intial letters of the required option. history page ------------ the screen is split into a top and bottom section. the top half is a record of each season completed.it can store 20 seasons. using the `p` and `n` keys you can look at any one season if played more than one. the bottom half of the screen shows records set by your team since you took over as manager. profit and loss chart icon [contract] --------------------- displays your weekly profit or loss. the loss is in red, the profit in green goalscorers league icon [ball in net] ----------------------- this option is only available after week 20. it displays the top 5 scorers in each division. preferences ----------- from this page you can turn `on` `off` the display of results and tables after the match. keys 1-4 toggle the results.keys 5-8 toggle the tables. turning off some or all will increase the speed of the season. playing tips ------------ check each week the buy and sell icon for staff and players check your own squad each week make sure you do not make to many changes in any 1 week as this unsettles the players. try and sell players over 29 as their skills decrease rapidly as they grow older.(not true that one is it wee gordan strachan) goto next match icon every week each week check your youth squad for any players who are not improving or have reached their peak. if you do not give players training they do not improve very quickly, however. do not over-train as this causes injuries. each week check you have assigned your scouts your capacity should be as follows... division 4 6,000 to 7,000 division 3 10,000 to 12,000 division 2 20,000 to 23,000 division 1 20,000 upwards most important: to avoid the level change made by the computer, use the chart below for the division you are in.then add your defence,midfield,attack figures together, these are found on `next match page` and refer to chart below. ie if your total was 141 and you were in division 4 the computer will put you on level 2. division level 0 level 1 level 2 level 3 -------------------------------------------- division 4.......107.....137.....167.....197 division 3.......137.....167.....197.....227 division 2.......167.....197.....227.....257 division 1.......197.....227.....257.....287 THE END