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MANCHESTER UNITED

The Official Computer Game

from Krisalis Software





INTRODUCTION

When Michael Knighton tried to buy Manchester United for twenty

million pounds in 1989 it was world news. The most famous football

club in the world, with its magnificent stadium and unrivalled

tradition has captured the footballing imagination of the whole globe.



Yet the beginnings of this great club could scarcely have been more

humble. A group of Manchester railway workers who played in their

lunch hours formed Newton Heath Football Club in 1878. Amateurs all,

they played straight from their shift, and things were very different

from the splendour of Old Trafford today. Changing rooms were in a

local pub and the shirts they pulled on were not red but green and

gold!



But they were good and led by the Doughty brothers, Roger and Jack,

the Heathens as they were known, were soon joining the professional

ranks, being admitted to the Football League in 1892.



There were still problems, however. The ground that they played on was

owned by the church who refused the club permission to charge any

admission! With no income the club were forced to move to a ground in

Bank Street, near to factories belching out so much noxious smoke it

was reckoned to be worth a goal start.



Newton Heath were soon in trouble despite the fervour for the sport

locally and in 1902 the club was verging on bankruptcy. A local

businessman, J H Davis saw the attempts to raise the money to save the

club, and was so impressed with the dedication of those involved that

he set up a consortium to take over the club's debts, and on April

28th 1902 Manchester United was born.



Success soon followed and in 1907/8 United won the League title for

the first time, largely due to the play of Billy Meredith, the Welsh

International signed from local rivals Manchester City by manager

Ernest Mangnall after a bribes scandal.



The following season the team won the FA Cup for the first time when

Sandy Turnball scored the only goal of the game against Bristol City

at Crystal Palace. In 1911 the League Trophy returned to United.



Yet a more significant event, the building of the Old Trafford

Stadium, at a cost of almost #60,000 alongside the Manchester Ship

Canal. FA Cup winner Turnball, later tragically killed with the

Manchester Regiment during the First World War, scored the first ever

goal there, against Liverpool, in 1910.



Between the two wars were lean times for United, the club spending

more time in the Second Division than the First, and at one stage, in

1930-31, only avoided relegation to Division Three North by winning

their last game of the season.



Even worse, Old Trafford was hit by German bombers in 1941 and the

main stand destroyed. It was after the war that a new man took over

the manager's chair at United. His name ... Matt Busby.



Busby stamped his authority on United and quickly built, with deputy

Jimmy Murphy, a team of unrivalled attacking skill. The attack led by

Arthur Rowley and Stan Pearson, and prompted by the mercurial and

versatile Johnny Carey delighted the fans and in 1948 won the FA Cup,

sweeping aside Blackpool.



But Busby wanted to build his own team, not improve on the one he

inherited. That he did so is legend. The Busby Babes, the finest young

players of their generation, were fashioned into a Championship

winning side. The names are as fresh today as they were then; Ray

Wood, Eddie Colman, Bill Foulkes, Jackie Blanchflower, Liam Whelan,

Bobby Charlton, Dennis Viollett, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Roger Byrne,

Tommy Taylor and the legendary Duncan Edwards, an England

international at 18.



The League title was won in 1956, and the following season United went

for the treble, only the might of Real Madrid stopped United in the

European Cup semi-final, and a cruel injury to goalkeeper Wood cost

United cup glory at Wembley, going down 2-1 to Aston Villa. The League

Title retained seemed like an anti-climax, but it gave access to

Europe once again. Surely nothing could stop United this time?



They swept past early opponents Borussia Dortmund, Honved and Bilbao,

and after a titanic struggle in Belgrade knocked out Red Star to set

up a semi-final tie with AC Milan.



It was not to be. On the 6th of February 1958, on a slush covered

Munich runway their aircraft never left the ground, eventually hitting

a house beyond the runway. Byrne, Bent, Colman, Jones, Pegg, Taylor

and Whelan died along with club officials Walter Crickner, Tom Curry

and Bert Whalley and eight journalists including Frank Swift. Of the

injured players John Berry and Jackie Blanchflower never played again.

Duncan Edwards battled against his injuries for two weeks before no

too died.



The world grieved the loss of of the Busby Babes. We have never seen

their like again.



The season continued, under the guidance of Jimmy Murphy. United were

carried on a wave of popular sympathy to another Cup Final, but were

beaten 2-0 by Bolton. In the European Cup AC Milan were 5-2 aggregate

winners after a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford.



Busby returned to rebuild United once again. In 1963 they once again

won the FA Cup, beating Leicester City 3-1 with one of the goals being

scored by Dennis Law, the Scottish striker persuaded by Busby to

return from Italian soccer with Torino. Along with Munich survivor

Charlton, Law was instrumental in United's resurgence.



Another factor was the emergence of an Irish winger described by

United's Irish scout as a genius George Best to 10 win the hearts and

minds of the United faithful, and these three players formed the

nucleus of the side that clinched the League title once again in 1965

and 1967.



In 1968, before 100,000 people at Wembley and ten years after Munich,

Matt Busby saw his side win the European Cup with a 4-1 extra time win

against Benfica. Goals by Aston, Kidd and two from Bobby Charlton

sealed United's greatest triumph. Busby was made Manager of the Year,

and in 1969 he stepped down as team manager to become General Manager.



In the following years United lost their way. A spell under Wilf

McGuinness, a United player who joined the backroom staff when injury

cut short his career was followed by a similarly unsuccessful spell

with Frank O'Farrell. When he was sacked six days before Christmas in

1972 United were bottom of Division One.



In came Tommy Docherty, a larger than life figure whose witty style

and bold transfer swoops endeared him to the United faithful. He kept

them up in his first season, but despite the ever open chequebook,

United dropped into Division Two the following season, ironically

relegated by a Dennis Law goal for close rivals Manchester City.



United bounced straight back at the first attempt, and then set about

the First Division with a bold attractive style including two wingers,

Coppell and Hill. Although the League challenge faded United reached

the Cup Final against Second Division Southampton. Yet Southampton

triumphed 1-0 and United were empty handed.



The following year United were back at Wembley, and this time

triumphed over Liverpool with goals by Jimmy Greenhoff and Stuart

Pearson. Shortly after this Docherty was sacked, after revelations

about his private life. and was replaced by Dave Sexton.



Sexton changed the mood at Old Trafford, and his more cautious style

of play was not to the liking of the Old Trafford fans. He left in

1981 to be replaced by Ron Atkinson, a flamboyant figure in the

Docherty mould. Atkinson thought big, acted big and bought big. Bryan

Robson and Remi Moses came from his old club West Bromwich Albion,

Frank Stapleton from Arsenal and Dutchman Arnold Muhren from Ipswich.



In his second season United lost the Milk Cup final to Liverpool, but

in 1983 they were back at Wembley to beat Brighton in the FA Cup in a

replay.



United were also back in Europe and the Cup Winners Cup campaign of

1983-84 saw them into the semi-final against Juventus. It was a last

minute goal by Italian star Paulo Rossi that finally knocked them out.



In both of the next two seasons United made a bright start in the

League only to fade away at the end. Mark Hughes emerged as a striker

of huge talent, and players like Strachan and Olsen joined United.

Once again the FA Cup was their prize in 1985, despite having Kevin

Moran sent off while the score was 0-0, the first player to be

dismissed in a Cup Final. The following season United started like a

train with nine straight wins and only one defeat in their first 16

games. But they ran out of steam and Atkinson paid the price in the

next season for a poor start, when he was dismissed in November.



United's eighth postwar manager is Alex Ferguson, the former Aberdeen

boss who broke the Glasgow stranglehold on Scottish football with his

exciting young side. He joined United in preference to Tottenham and

the Scottish national side, and since his arrival has built an

enterprising team, with signings such as Brian McClair, Steve Bruce,

Viv Anderson and the recapturing of Mark Hughes from Barcelona. This

season has seen the departure of some favourite faces such as Norman

Whiteside and Paul McGrath, as well as the arrival of Neil Webb, Mien

Phelan, Gary Pallister, Paul lnce sod Danny Wallace.











Loading Spectrum

CASSETTE (ALL) - Insert Tape "ENGLISH MANAGEMENT". 48K Type LOAD ""

and press Enter. 128K use tape loader as usual - follow any on screen

prompts. DISK - Insert Disk

"ENGLISH MANAGEMENT". Press Reset. Press Return when menu appears.

Follow on screen prompts.



Loading C64

DISK - Insert Disk printed side up. LOAD "*",8,1 and press Return.

Follow any onscreen prompts.

CASSETTE - Insert tape "ENGLISH MANAGEMENT". Press Shift Runstop.

Follow any on screen prompts.



Loading Amstrad

DISK - Insert Disk. ICPM and press Return. Follow any on screen

prompts.

CASSETTE - Insert Tape "ENGLISH MANAGEMENT". Press Control and Enter

keys. Follow any on screen prompts.



Loading MSX

BLOAD "CAS:",R. Follow any on Screen prompts.





TEAM SQUAD



This gives you details of the current available first team squad for

United. Players that are unavailable through injury or suspension are

not shown in this section.



By moving the cursor over the players name and press Fire on joystick,

the player's details will be displayed. This will include the player's

ratings. These ratings are derived from the computer records of the

player's attributes in sixteen categories, and which are then

converted to a rating for the player relevant to his actual position

in the team. These ratings will change throughout the season due to

injury, form and results, aswell as by the successful use of training.



You start the season with a fully fit squad and no suspended players,

a luxury that few modern day managers enjoy!





PLAYERS INJURED



This section contains the players who are unavailable for selection

due to injury. It also contains details of the injury and the number

of weeks the player will be out for. Once a player is available for

selection, however he may need a good deal of training to regain match

fitness, particularly after a serious injury.





PLAYERS SUSPENDED



This gives a list of players suspended, if any, together with how many

more weeks they have to serve in their ban.





TRANSFERS



This section allows you to buy and sell players to strengthen your

squad.



Buying a Player:



To try to buy a player you position the cursor over the icon of

figures and press Fire. You may then select either to view the

transfer list of players available, or scout for a player.



The transfer list is the list of players currently being circulated by

their clubs that are available for transfer. This information is being

circulated to all clubs, not just United. The player has a club

valuation, which is based on his actual player ratings. If you wish to

try to buy a player at the asking price then simply select the buy

option in the usual way. If you wish to bid for a player then you can

adjust the bid price by changing the player's valuation up or down in

tens of thousands using the mouse cursor.



Once you have made a bid then the decision of the club is given.



If you are successful in buying a player then that player is

immediately included in the first team squad.



If you elect scout for a player the computer will then display alist

of potential players for purchase. The price of the player will be

higher this way as the selling club will not be so willing to sell.



Selling a Player:



To sell a player you must click on the Player Leaving Icon. You can

then indicate which player you wish to put on the transfer list. Once

a player is on the list other clubs may bid for him.



If another club is interested in one of your players, either on the

transfer list or not, then one of these icons is displayed. If you

click on this icon then he will make you an offer on a player. You may

then elect to accept, refuse, or if you so wish, insult the chairman

for his derisory, in your view, offer.



Selling players will generate funds for you to strengthen the team in

other areas, or simply look for a replacement.





TRAINING



Training takes place on the days between matches and follows a set

schedule. As manager you are free to alter the training schedule of

any or all of the players according to their needs. Each player is

assigned training to certain aspects of his game, and may train on any

four in each week. The manager may change either the content or the

emphasis of the training for each and every player. Throughout the

season the players needs in training will alter as their fitness and

form varies with results.



Each session has a positive effect on the players attributes that it

is designed to affect so that over the season the benefits will show

themselves in the player ratings. In certain circumstances, however,

training can have a negative effect, both on fitness and morale.



Heavy training also increases the risk of incurring injuries during

training.



Training requires balance and thought. Too little and the players will

lose fitness and form. Too much and the players will be tired and

injury prone.





GAME OPTIONS



This section allows you to save off partially completed seasons. This

is accomplished by following the on-screen prompts after selecting the

relevant SAVE/LOAD option.



The icon represented by the Question Mark allows you to adjust the

game parameters.



Set Game Time - allows the player to set the arcade game duration to

any time between 10 and 90 minutes in 10 minute steps.



Change Name of Manager - the default setting is, of course, Alex

Ferguson, but this allows the player to change the manager to any name

he likes.



Choose Control Method - Follow on screen prompts.



Change Names of Players - allows the player to change the name of

players in the United Squad, although not their rating, to allow him

to play alongside Bryan Robson.



Set Difficulty Level - this unique feature allows the player to set

how well the computer will play, either as United, their opponents or

as both. This will enable him to play the computer opponent at varying

levels until he can win at 100%, at which point he can reduce his own

efficiency!



Change Game Type - allows the player to choose between a full

management simulation, or a pure arcade game.





PROGRESS CHART



The player can keep his eye on the results and tables as well as his

own popularity through the Daily Sport newspaper. Good or bad - the

news is here first!





THE MATCHBALL



This takes the player to the matchday section of the game. The player

can also review the league tables and fixture list at this point. This

may affect the team selection, and show how well future opponents are

doing.



The player may change the name of any team in the Division to a team

of his choice. That team will then be automatically included in the

fixture list.





MATCHDAY SECTION



Once the player has decided to go to the next match then the manager's

job really begins. First he must decide his formation and the players

he wishes to play.



Formation To choose formation click on the number representing your

choice of the following formations:



4-4-2

4-3-3

4-2-4

1-3-3-3

2-3-5



After you have made your choice of formation a list of players

available for selection will appear, and you will then be asked to

select your team by clicking on the name of the player.



Once the match is over then the computer will update both the fixture

list and the league table with the other results from the day's

fixtures. In addition the Daily Sport will give the press verdict on

the result of the season's progress in typical tabloid fashion.



On completion of the match, the manager is returned to the Management

section of the game, where he can check out the progress of the team

in the league, or the health of his squad. Any players injured during

the match will be added to the injury list, as will any players who

have gained suspension through yellow or red cards. He can then begin

again the process of strengthening his squad, and adjusting the

players training schedule.



During the season the manager may wish to save his progress to date,

so as to return to his position later. He can do this by clicking on

the game options icon. This will allow the player to enter the section

of the game that allows him to save out or load in a previously saved

position. To perform any of these operations the manager simply has to

select the appropriate icon and follow the on-screen prompts.





ARCADE SECTION



On entering the arcade section the player will be in view mode. To

enter play mode use joystick after kick-off.



In view mode the computer will play the game so that player can watch

and suffer just like a real manager. The players will carry out their

instructions to the best of their ability. In play mode the manager

controls the team either through the joystick or keyboard.



(C64 Joystick Only)

The player nearest the ball at any time is highlighted. This changes

as the ball moves around the pitch. By moving the joystick the

highlighted player moves in the chosen direction. Once in possession

the player can run with the ball using the method above or kick it,

either to pass or shoot. The ball is kicked in the direction the

player is facing by pressing the fire button, and the duration of the

press dictates the power of the kick. A rapid, quick press of the

button will kick the ball along the ground with a reasonable strength.

Two quick presses will chip the ball with a reasonable strength.

Holding fire down will set the strength of the kick depending on how

long the fire button is held. If the fire button is pressed again the

ball will be chipped, otherwise passed along the ground.



When not in possession the player can challenge for the ball by

interposing a player as the opponent runs with the the ball. A sliding

tackle may be performed by pressing the fire button.





CORNERS



For corners in play mode a cursor will appear on the screen which you

must position where you want the ball to land. There is a strict time

limit which you are allowed to take corners before the computer will

take them for you. This will stop any time wasting.





FREE KICKS



For free kicks in play mode a cursor will appear on the screen which

you must position where you want the ball to land. There is a strict

time limit which you are allowed to take free kicks before the

computer will take them for you. This will stop any time wasting.





PENALTIES



If you have been awarded a penalty move the joystick in the direction

you wish the ball to go as viewed from behind the player who is taking

the penalty. Press fire to take.



If a penalty has been given against Manchester United hold the

joystick in the direction you wish the gooalkeeper to dive as viewed

from behind the goalkeeper. After the ball is struck you cannot change

direction.



The season can be played with any combination of View and Play

watches, as the player requires.





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Another Fine Product transcribed by: Jim Grimwood (jimg@globalnet.co.uk)

Dead Dog Farm, Hatfield, England

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