Football Manager 2009

**Wangball** · 19/02/2009, 8:39 AM

Originally Posted by jebus

Bite me Wangball

You love it!

**niallsparky** · 19/02/2009, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by gustavo

I do think it's a shame that SI don't regard a proper test cycle as a priority before a release , it makes buying the game before the first patch has been released a frustrating experience

They do though. Fact is that a tester group won't be able to uncover the sort of problems that mass market will.

**sadloserkid** · 19/02/2009, 3:28 PM

Originally Posted by niallsparky

They do though. Fact is that a tester group won't be able to uncover the sort of problems that mass market will.

Fact is that they tend to rush release the game (ususally for the Christmas market) before it's anywhere near ready and rely on patches to make it more playable afterwards. They're hardly alone in this (Spore anybody?) but it's of the more annoying things about the internet explosion for me. There seems to be no intent to release a bug free, completed game upon first release anymore because, 'shur everybody has the internet and by patch 25 or 26 it'll be more or less done'.

The opening day of FM 09 was an unmitigated farce!

**gufc2000** · 20/02/2009, 9:17 AM

Originally Posted by Graemerz

http://www.sortitoutsi.net/ has everything you'd ever need.

Once they are downloaded, how do you actually install them on the game?

**Graemerz** · 20/02/2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by GUFCforlife

Once they are downloaded, how do you actually install them on the game?

create a graphics folder within the Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2009 folder.

**gufc2000** · 20/02/2009, 10:32 PM

Each time I try to download from www.sortitoutsi.net it keeps coming up as not a specified download file or not a supported file type. Its p##sing me off now

**harpstilidie** · 22/02/2009, 1:42 PM

Originally Posted by GUFCforlife

Each time I try to download from www.sortitoutsi.net it keeps coming up as not a specified download file or not a supported file type. Its p##sing me off now

Have you got Winrar installed on your comp because you have to extract them using it?

**gufc2000** · 22/02/2009, 3:08 PM

Originally Posted by harpstilidie

Have you got Winrar installed on your comp because you have to extract them using it?

No I don't have that

**Dunny** · 22/02/2009, 3:11 PM

There's your problem then.

**R�iteoir** · 22/02/2009, 5:09 PM

Originally Posted by niallsparky

They do though. Fact is that a tester group won't be able to uncover the sort of problems that mass market will.

But the testers are logging bugs in pre-release testing - that SI then just ignore or cba to fix.

FM09 is so abysmally bad - and looks like it may get worse with the third patch (based on what a tester has told me) - that I've gone back to FM07 - which when fully patched is a pretty decent game

**GavinZac** · 02/03/2009, 1:17 PM

I've updated the new FM 9.3.0 database update to include the transfers as recorded in the Transfers thread on Foot.ie, correct as of last night.

http://rapidshare.com/files/20440194..._1-3-09.tar.gz

It's 82mb, use winzip or winrar (fairly standard kit) to put the folder into your "Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2009/data/db/" folder.

Tip/Request: Before launching into a long, many-league proper game, start a quick 1 league game with the League of Ireland and take a look around your team/other teams for any ommissions or mistakes, I haven't changed much apart from the transfers and swapping Mervue, Dundalk, Cobh to the 1st, Prem and A respectively. Pop any suggestions/mistakes into this thread or my PM box and I'll try to fix them.

Rapidshare really is the quickest way to get this but I'll try to get a torrent going later - can't do so in work.

**Aaron** · 02/03/2009, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by GavinZac

I've updated the new FM 9.3.0 database update to include the transfers as recorded in the Transfers thread on Foot.ie, correct as of last night.

http://rapidshare.com/files/20440194..._1-3-09.tar.gz

It's 82mb, use winzip or winrar (fairly standard kit) to put the folder into your "Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2009/data/db/" folder.

Tip/Request: Before launching into a long, many-league proper game, start a quick 1 league game with the League of Ireland and take a look around your team/other teams for any ommissions or mistakes, I haven't changed much apart from the transfers and swapping Mervue, Dundalk, Cobh to the 1st, Prem and A respectively. Pop any suggestions/mistakes into this thread or my PM box and I'll try to fix them.

Rapidshare really is the quickest way to get this but I'll try to get a torrent going later - can't do so in work.

Doing the same myself, but also creating new young players not in the db. Also getting staff as correct as possible and also the Board as correct as possible.

My db will have Dundalk in the Premier in place of Cobh, with Cobh dropped out alltogether with Mervue in the First Division

**GavinZac** · 02/03/2009, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

Doing the same myself, but also creating new young players not in the db. Also getting staff as correct as possible and also the Board as correct as possible.

My db will have Dundalk in the Premier in place of Cobh, with Cobh dropped out alltogether with Mervue in the First Division

Fair play, if you want to use mine as a base to add the young players into, feel free, consider it GPL'd. Those divisional changes are in there too.

**holidaysong** · 03/03/2009, 11:25 AM

We still have a number of trialists training with the club who will probably get offered contracts this week. Also, although they aren't listed as 'out' in the transfers thread there are a few players in FM who aren't with the club anymore. I'll try and get a definitive player/staff/board list together by the end of the week for Dundalk.

**GavinZac** · 03/03/2009, 3:18 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

We still have a number of trialists training with the club who will probably get offered contracts this week. Also, although they aren't listed as 'out' in the transfers thread there are a few players in FM who aren't with the club anymore. I'll try and get a definitive player/staff/board list together by the end of the week for Dundalk.

There were a few that had been removed in the latest update (28th Feb) so maybe they're covered.

Having a good up to date Wikipedia entry is a good idea for any club so I'd suggest putting your definitive list there.

**niallsparky** · 03/03/2009, 5:58 PM

Any chance one of you DB editors have been creating a changelist? It would be handy to float it around to some of the big updates that come out from FM Weegie etc. I couldn't count the number of times I had to re-update after downloading one of their updates last season.

**juan pablo** · 03/03/2009, 11:39 PM

Hi all,

Just wondering does anyone know where i can..... how do i say it nicely and discreetly enjoy this game............. find this game online...

PM me anyone that can help me.

Thanks.

**GavinZac** · 04/03/2009, 11:39 PM

Originally Posted by niallsparky

Any chance one of you DB editors have been creating a changelist? It would be handy to float it around to some of the big updates that come out from FM Weegie etc. I couldn't count the number of times I had to re-update after downloading one of their updates last season.

My own edits are almost entirely composed from the Foot.ie transfer thread on March 1st, which in itself is I guess a 'change log'. I'll try to get a change log done, excluding the ones that FM did themselves. Not now though, it's late. One more item for the to-do list!

Originally Posted by juan pablo

Hi all,
Just wondering does anyone know where i can..... how do i say it nicely and discreetly enjoy this game............. find this game online...

PM me anyone that can help me.
Thanks.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/10540/ there you go.

**holidaysong** · 07/03/2009, 2:56 PM

Originally Posted by GavinZac

I've updated the new FM 9.3.0 database update to include the transfers as recorded in the Transfers thread on Foot.ie, correct as of last night.

http://rapidshare.com/files/20440194..._1-3-09.tar.gz

It's 82mb, use winzip or winrar (fairly standard kit) to put the folder into your "Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2009/data/db/" folder.

Tip/Request: Before launching into a long, many-league proper game, start a quick 1 league game with the League of Ireland and take a look around your team/other teams for any ommissions or mistakes, I haven't changed much apart from the transfers and swapping Mervue, Dundalk, Cobh to the 1st, Prem and A respectively. Pop any suggestions/mistakes into this thread or my PM box and I'll try to fix them.

Rapidshare really is the quickest way to get this but I'll try to get a torrent going later - can't do so in work.

I downloaded the database, good work.

These changes also need to be added in for Dundalk:

Staff:
Our chairman should be changed from Tony O'Kane to Padraig McGowan.
Gerry Scully (assistant manager) is not longer at the club.
John Whyte should be a coach and not assistant manager.
Joe Miller should be appointed as assistant manager.
Jimmy Brown should be added as a coach.

Players:
Morgan Cranley should be removed.
The following players should be added:
Michael McGinlay (MC/ST)
Michael McKerr (DR/MR)
Dwight Barnett (ST)
Neil Gallagher (GK)

**niallsparky** · 21/03/2009, 7:24 PM

Lads, I'd like to point out that the people at FM Weegie have agreed to include LOI updates in their data update. This negates the need to re-update your own database all the time. I've forwarded on a list to them of the transfers so far.

Their next data update will be out on March 27th, from here: http://weegie.fmupdates.net/index.php?showforum=25