

As a result, for the first couple of games of the season, I had legendary striker Alan Sime sporting the keeper’s number, while my goalie had 9, ahead of switching them once I was able. Unfortunately, a bug meant that all players who had been with you at the start of the game automatically wore 1, until you got the message to dish out the numbers. My big step up happened when I took East Stirling up to the SPL (as it was then), meaning I could reward my best players with 1-11, and assign everyone else accordingly (more of that below).

One of my favourite parts of old versions (including Championship Manager), was starting off with teams in 1-11 divisions, and feeling a real sense of achievement when you got promoted sufficiently to get into a league with squad numbers.Īlternatively, you could enter Simon Treanor’s alternate 1989-90 universe and assign them there. Nah, not Christmas – it’s the release of the new Football Manager! Like the festive season though, it can lead to more than a few headaches. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! A perfect opportunity then for Jim Hearson to ruminate on numbering squads.

