I had a lot of fun exploring this old game and taking a trip down memory lane! Let me know if you would like me to play a season or two on CM99/00! The first update of Championship Manager 3, and very welcome it was. The basic game is the same, of course, but all minor rule changes and player transfers bring the games bang up to date for the start of the 1999/2000 (ie: last) season.Now you can setup 16 leagues from around the world running conc. Championship Manager: Season 01/02 is a soccer (football for Europeans) management sim, created by Sports Interactive as part of the popular Championship Manager series. It was released as freeware in 2008 by Eidos. Season 01/02 is the last update to the Championship Manager 3 series, while Season 03/04 became Championship Manager 4. Championship Manager: Season 99/00 Download (2000 Sports Game) Picture the scene - a crowd of lads in the pub, beers in hand, loudly discussing Saturday's full-time football scores. One of them bemoans the recent misfortunes of his lifelong supported team.
This is without doubt the most successful football management simulation on the PC, constantly outdoing and improving over its closest competitors. So can you expect to see a completely new menu system, enhanced graphics, and maybe even FIFA style in-game footage? Not on your life mister!
CM00/01 is not a brand new game, but more of a data disk, continuing on from where last year's 99/00 edition left off. Not much has changed, but not much needed to be changed, and it is still the same life-sappingly addictive game, just with a few added refinements. Those of you that are veterans of the series will be instantly familiar and at home with the way the game operates, but the nice thing is that by maintaining a uniform format through the game it makes it just as easy for someone who is new to the series to leap in as it is for the die-hards.
If It Ain't Broke
Your first task is to select the football team you are going to manage, which can be any of the teams from the Premier, Nationwide or Conference leagues as far as the English sides are concerned. It doesn't stop there though, with the ability to choose from virtually every league you can think of throughout the globe!
If you are a glutton for punishment, or simply want your seasons to last a whole lot longer, you can opt to manage more than one team at a time under different guises. Unfortunately you still can't take control of any of the teams lower than the Conference league, but you can scour them for talent and snap them up for nominal fees. This can be an excellent and inexpensive way of bolstering your side if the team you have taken control of is riddled with injuries or suspensions, or if you just don't have a big squad.
The difficulty level has certainly increased in CM00/01, where I have so far not been massively successful in my management efforts. The game is logical though, and taking control of Arsenal or Manchester United provides possibly the easiest of routes to success. To appreciate the game fully you really should try taking control of a Conference team though. Previously guiding them up through the leagues was a reasonably easy task to perform, but now you will need strong management skills to succeed.
Commentary speed was something I always used to ramp up to the fastest to get the games over with more rapidly in previous versions of the game. Now I find that it is almost a necessity to watch each match at the normal speed to work out problem areas in the team, or to weed out the weak player who is bringing the rest down. It is extremely satisfying to make mid-game decisions that actually have an effect on the outcome of the match, and equally depressing for the decision to make things even worse!
I may be paranoid, but I am also finding I have to pay far more attention to the numerous player statistics than I did before. Buying a player that has a full twenty rating for shooting, you would be thinking you have got yourself a match winner. But not when his passing and teamwork attributes are about as useful as a chocolate teacup!
The New Season
One of the most impressive additions to the game though has to be the interaction with the national and regional media, along with football web-sites. It gives the game that extra buzz to have the media questioning your recent signings, or asking for your comments about a first team player's age. You get to choose whether you agree, disagree or have no comment for them, remembering that it is not just the press this effects, but the player's morale also.
Leagues are now calculated live as your game is in progress, which enables you to see at a glance how well the teams above you are doing. If they are losing and you need the win to take top spot, you then know to increase the attacking nature of your side to secure the points. Another really useful addition is your staff's ability to provide feedback on all of your players, including reserve team members. The physio and coaches will all give their opinions on any player you select, and from here you can assess whether to keep the player on or sell him at the next available opportunity.
I think one of the most fun new features though is being able to complain about the referees! Should you have lost the last game due to a dubious 90th minute penalty decision, you can now get your revenge by filing a report against the ref! You can also ask to postpone and rearrange fixtures, which can be useful should your friendly and league match schedule be affecting player stamina and causing injuries.
Presentation
It's a little unfair to judge this game on its graphics and sound, as that's not what Championship Manager is all about, so I feel it more pertinent to provide an overview of the presentation.
The game works around a text based menu system with still background graphics of various footballing heroes to spice things up. Every effort has been made to make the interface as simple as possible to navigate, with very few moments where you are left scratching your head wondering what to do next. Menus are neatly laid out and in a logical order, and although there is an initial familiarisation exercise, you will soon be wearing the comfortable slippers of Championship Manager like the rest of us!
You can play the game in full screen mode or in the rather more convenient windowed option. This makes the game one of the best for playing at work, where an Alt-Tab takes you back to that important documentation you really should be working on! Not that I would condone such irresponsible behaviour. Not me, no way.
Conclusion
Ultimately what you have here is CM99/00 with a few added features, a more up-to-date database, and very little else. But there is method to the madness - releasing the annual updates as data disks would have necessitated owning the original Championship Manager 3 to play. This way not only the existing fanbase but also new disciples can enjoy the game, and CM00/01 still retails for a significantly lower price than your average stand-alone game.
There can be no denying that Championship Manager is still the chairman of all football management sims, and with the additional modifications of the 00/01 edition it is made all the better still. Top stuff!
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Championship Manager: Season 03/04
Windows - 2003
Description of Championship Manager: Season 03/04 Windows
Championship Manager: Season 03/04 (aka L'Entraineur 4: Saison 2003/2004, CM 03/04) is a video game published in 2003 on Windows by Eidos Interactive Limited. It's a strategy, simulation and sports game, set in a managerial and soccer / football (european) themes.
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Comments and reviews
jordy2020-08-020 point
i have the answer to you problem guys download virtual clonedrive the programma with logo cheap ! it's work fine for me :)
Jordy2020-07-230 point
The game ask for cd i try to run it with a clonedriver but it dont work because it have not enough mgbt the clonedriver, have somebody a good solution this game is a worldhit and nobody cares wtf people want to play this game without issues put the game in steam with no complications please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Memo2020-05-150 point
Is there a way to run this in macbook
samidobrasil2020-05-09-7 points
i can't start the game it says cd not found can you help me ?
Mark Hately2020-05-04-2 points
Trevor, my old mate! I would never dream of using cheat tactics......
Pat! Nice to see you! Come and join me and Wrighty and Brooking for a game of 01/02!
The rest - if you want to play this heap of shite, run in compatability mode and as administrator. If you don't know how to do that, Google it. If still no joy then god help you. Better still, play 01/02 - far superior game.
Matt2020-04-290 point
Downloaded the game, installed ok.. Patches the same. When go to run the game i get the following error and have no idea what to do 'The code execution cannot proceed because msvcr71.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem'
I have but still the same error..
DannySR892020-04-26-4 points
Downloaded thank you but cannot get to run? windows 10
PaulMahoney2020-04-170 point
I have downloaded the game, and the 2 patches below, as well as the misc download too. For whatever reason the game will not play at all on my laptop, which is Windows 10. Can anyone help?
souto2020-03-301 point
grande jogo
DP462020-03-290 point
i downloaded the game yesterday and was playing fine, just trying to get on now and its saying the cd isnt detected. does anyone know of a way around this?
4ndrias2020-03-25-4 points
How do i open the game? After i installed it, nothing happens when i try to open the game. Yes, i've tried to open as adm.
MartinG2020-03-042 points
I think i actually got a solution to the problem with fixtures disappearing.
1. Install patch 4.1.4 and 4.1.5
2. Right click on the 'cm0304' icon, then hit properties.
3. Go to 'Compatibility'. Find 'Compability mode' and tick the box. Then choose 'Windows XP (Service Pack 2).
4. Then hit 'Security', and then make sure you give full control and allow to 'Every program packages' (or whatever it says on your computer, mine is in norwegian).
5. Remeber to run as 'Administrator'.
Also I started the game from the folder, and not from the desktop. When the game is started I hit 'Play game' and 'Load game', and not 'Resume last game'. Dont know if you have to do it this way, probably not. But it worked for me. Restarted the game and the computer about ten times, and the fixtures still there.
stos2020-02-15-3 points
where is the crack folder guys! please!
Karim2020-01-24-1 point
Hey, anyone having problems with CM 03/04 (also CM4) like fixtures disappearing and such need to know that one should ALWAYS run it 'as Administrator' and in compatibility mode Win XpSp3. It´s ridicolous really that no one on this site could´ve notified us about it.
Karim2020-01-24-1 point
@Lars Ricken, try launching the game as *Run as Administrator*
dientxpro462020-01-13-1 point
Download Championship Manager 2008
works fine on windows xp sp3
Bin2019-11-112 points
The problem is all the fixtures disappear when you reload your saved game. Applying patches doesn't do anything unfortunately.
CYD2019-11-032 points
Lars Ricken, I have exactly the same problem, think it happened after the latest Windows update as was working fine up until that point.
It happened on a saved game I was three seasons in to. I then deleted everything, reinstalled started a new game ad same issue.
Can anyone help? It's really frustrating!
Lars Ricken2019-10-164 points
Got it running fine, ran both the patches, started a new game, made an offer on Anatoli Todorov. Saved and exited, schmoke and a pancake, reloaded the game, all the fixtures had been deleted for all leagues loaded. Anyone else have this problem?
shitabyss2019-06-211 point
Hi, managed to get the game to run by using win 98 compatibility but it says i need the CD?
I have a virtual drive but this download doesn't come with ISO files to use with it... Please help!
Sam2019-06-090 point
fixed, if you burnt it on a CD/DVD like me, make sure to uninstall Daemon Tools if you have it on your pc, somehow it blocks the game to run, and yeah - don´t forget to run both patches (no need for NO-CD crack) after installation, also check the compatibility modes if you run into problems
Sam2019-06-082 points
How did you manage to make it launch, I mean it loaded fine and all, and I even changed to compatibility win Xp, for it launches and change the resolution and then exit back to windows, tried the patches and it´s still the same problem, even ran it as 'administrator', anyone?
Pat Nevin2019-05-110 point
You're welcome, Trev. Hopefully you check out my DJ sets on Spotify, like I suggested, next time you are tuning into this fine game.
TREVOR STEVEN2019-04-16-1 point
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Mark Hateley eh? Can't believe you still comment here after what you did to me. Just because I wanted to play this and not attend your hotchair meetings with the boys stuck on 01/02 with your cheating tactics to own the AI. There was no need to break my 03/04 disc.. Thankfully Pat Nevin had a NoCD hack for this that he shared with Stevie Archibald who uploaded it to his Dropbox and I was able to get the link from Roland Nilsson who still logs on with Gunnar Halle's password cos his English is still shabby.
How is Wrighty anyway? Say hello to him.
Daniel Luis Pimenta Albardeiro2019-04-13-1 point
Apenas desejo instalar o aequivo no ideoma Portugues ...
FotisLebron2018-07-310 point
Hello i pached everything,when i start the game every time i have the problem with the 'cd not found'
Mark Hateley2018-07-283 points
By this point, the series came to a close. After CM 03/04 came Football Manager, which was basically just CM 03/04 with a new skin, updated database and Sega stamped on the front. CM03/04 was ok, but no CM 01/02. Me, Mark Wright and Trevor Brooking still play that today. We go round Trevor's & I play as Coventry, Wrighty plays as Liverpool and Trevor plays as West Ham. Me and Wrighty sometimes read the commentary out loud and add bits of Trevor's piss poor audio commentary from Actua Soccer 2 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2, haha.
mavis2202018-06-09-2 points
merci d'avoir retrouver tout cela pour nous
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