Re-introducing Football Manager 1888.
Manage in the very first season of The Football League, complete with a Sepia filter and hand-written inbox items.
Into the tactics suite, you can find Preston North End's revolutionary 2-3-5 system. Which helped them go on to become Invincible in that iconic season.
Attributes were, of course, different in those days too. Finishing was less of an issue, it was all about Ball Kicking and Gentlemanliness of course.
The way we communicated was different back in those days too... perhaps player power wasn't as large and agents didn't get in the way. Simpler times.
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Would you have an interest in such a game?
How about a legends throwback database from that era?
Or just a skin with this kind of sepia filter?
Let us know in the comments.
Discussion: Football Manager 1888 - April Fool's Throwback
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If you're referring to pogba's agent then I'll give you that but to say that ALL agents are ruining football, I disagree. Unless all agents are like pogba's agent then I highly doubt the majority are like that.
If you enjoy baseball sims, check out Imagine Sports (https://imaginesports.com/). You play online, in public leagues (12 teams per league) or in custom league (make their own rules). The player database has most players from 1876 though the 1990's. Every player has an assigned salary, and you try to build the best team you can, within the league salary cap. Played that game since it began (And Bill James - The Classic Era, its predecessor) since the 1994.
I would love to see something similar implemented here. Soccer has a rich, extensive history, that should be celebrated. Of course, how do you code in George Best's drinking problem...
Want to show us your flawless game you made????
That 2-3-5 looks interesting have to try it sometime in a friendly first....