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Football Manager 2005
Team Information Guide
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Author - Jason Dunn
Username - DMX59384
Contact Address - JasonMCDunn@gmail.com
Copyright - 2005 Jason Dunn
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Special Thanks
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I would like to say thanks to-
KOTRwhoops - For researching the information for the English Premier League
PISSST - For researching the information for the Italian Serie A and the
German Bundesliga
SpursRule2004 - For researching the Dutch Premier Division
Sigames - For making such a good game
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Introduction
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This part of the guide is to give the user information about the teams, which
are in Football Manager 2005. It will contain information on their finances,
salary budget, transfer budget and what the board and fans expect from you in
the first season.
The leagues, which will be covered in this FAQ, will be the Spanish, English,
French, German, Scottish and Italian.
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English Premier League
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Team - Arsenal
Finances - £9.8 million (£45 million loan)
Total Wage Budget - £775k
Current Wage Budget - £501k
Transfer Budget - £7.7 million
Board Expectations - Challenge for the league title.
Fans Expectations - Win the league.
Key Players - Theirry Henry
Sol Campbell
Patrick Vieria
Team - Aston Villa
Finances - £5.4 million
Total Wage Budget - £275k
Current Wage Budget - £255k
Transfer Budget - £4.6 million
Board Expectations - Achieve a repectable league position.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a repectable league position.
Key Players - Olof Mellberg
Gareth Barry
Juan Pablo Angel
Team - Bolton Wanderers
Finances - (£4.9 million)
Total Wage Budget - £250k
Current Wage Budget - (£272k)
Transfer Budget - £744k
Board Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a repectable league position.
Key Players - Jay Jay Okocha
Ricardo Gardner
Stelios Giannakopoulos
Team - Blackburn Rovers
Finances - (£2.7 million)
Total Wage Budget - £325k
Current Wage Budget - (£342k)
Transfer Budget - £3.3million
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Key Players - Brett Emerton
Steven Reid
Robbie Savage
Team - Birmingham City
Finances - £6.4 million
Total Wage Budget - £350k
Current Wage Budget - £329k
Transfer Budget - £3.6 million
Board Expectations - Invest and re-build squad.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Key Players - Emile Heskey
Matthew Upson
Muzzy Izzet
Team - Chelsea
Finances - £185 million
Total Wage Budget - £1.8 million
Current Wage Budget - £877k
Transfer Budget - £37 million
Board Expectations - Win the league.
Fans Expectations - Win the league.
Key Players - John Terry
Frank Lampard
Arjen Robben
Team - Charlton Athletic
Finances - £5.1 million (£11 million loan)
Total Wage Budget - £300k
Current Wage Budget - £244k
Transfer Budget - £2.8 million
Board Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a respectable league position.
Key Players - Matthew Holland
Dennis Rommedahl
Danny Murphy
Team - Crystal Palace
Finances - (£3 million) (£3 million loan)
Total Wage Budget - £150k
Current Wage Budget - £139k
Transfer Budget - £3.1 million
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation.
Fans Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation.
Key Players - Andrew Johnson
Wayne Routledge
Joonas Kolkka
Team - Everton
Finances - £15 million (25 million loan)
Total Wage Budget -
Current Wage Budget -
Transfer Budget -
Board Expectations -
Fans Expectations -
Key Players - Tim Cahill
Joseph Yobo
Leon Osman
Team - Fulham
Finances - £2 million
Total Wage Budget - £350k
Current Wage Budget - £250k
Transfer Budget - £764k
Board Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Key Players - Steed Malbranque
Luis Boa Morte
Papa Bouba Diop
Team - Liverpool
Finances - £6.3 million
Total Wage Budget - £775k
Current Wage Budget - £540k
Transfer Budget - £4.5 million
Board Expectations - Achieve a respectable league position.
Fans Expectations - Qualify for Europe.
Key Players - Steven Gerrard
Xabi Alonso
Jamie Carragher
Team - Middlesborough
Finances - £10.5 million
Total Wage Budget - £575k
Current Wage Budget - £435k
Transfer Budget - £8.7 million
Board Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Key Players - Stewart Downing
Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink
Mark Viduka
Team - Manchester Unitied
Finances - £27.9 million
Total Wage Budget - £1 million
Current Wage Budget - £809k
Transfer Budget - £5.5 million
Board Expectations - Win the league.
Fans Expectations - Win the league.
Key Players - Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Wayne Rooney
Rio Ferdinand
Team - Manchester City
Finances - (£7 million) (£40 million loan)
Total Wage Budget - £275k
Current Wage Budget - (£357k)
Transfer Budget - £1.4 million
Board Expectations - Invest and re-build squad.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Key Players - Shaun Wright-Phillips
Robbie Fowler
Joey Barton
Team - Newcastle United
Finances - £24.6 million (£43 million loan)
Total Wage Budget - £575k
Current Wage Budget - £435k
Transfer Budget - £17.6 million
Board Expectations - Qualify for Europe.
Fans Expectations - Qualify for Europe.
Key Players - Jean-Alain Boumsong
Alan Shearer
Kerion Dyer
Team - Norwich City
Finances - £4.8 million
Total Wage Budget - £130k
Current Wage Budget - (£139k)
Transfer Budget - £1.9 million
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation.
Fans Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation.
Key Players - Robert Green
Dean Ashton
Youseef Safri
Team - Portsmouth
Finances - £14.9 million (£12 million loan)
Total Wage Budget - £300k
Current Wage Budget - £240k
Transfer Budget - £5.3 million
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Key Players - Yakubu
Patrick Berger
Lomana Lua Lua
Team - Southampton
Finances - £5.2 million (£25 million loan)
Total Wage Budget - £230k
Current Wage Budget - £239k
Transfer Budget - £4.5 million
Board Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Key Players - Kevin Phillips
Peter Crouch
Jamie Redknapp
Team - Tottenham Hotspurs
Finances - £6.7 million
Total Wage Budget - £325k
Current Wage Budget - (£354k)
Transfer Budget - £3.7 million
Board Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Fans Expectations - Achieve a safe mid-table position.
Key Players - Jermain Defoe
Ledley King
Paul Robinson
Team - West Bromwich Albion
Finances - £1.5 million
Total Wage Budget - £220k
Current Wage Budget - (£275k)
Transfer Budget - £4.3 million
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation.
Fans Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation.
Key Players - Robert Earnshaw
Kanu
Jason Koumas
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Dutch Premier Division
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Team Name: NV Ado Den Haag
Finances: £ 1, 482, 047
Total Wage Budget: £ 45,500 p/w
Current Wage Budget: 42, 330 p/w
Transfer Budget: £279,000
Board Expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players: de Vries
Ven Ouden
Van der Leegte
Team Name: AZ Alkmaar
Finances: £2,817,489
Total Wage Budget: £110,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £98,711 p/w
Transfer Budget: £976, 786
Board Expectations: Respectable position in the league
Fan Expectations: Safe mid table position in the league
Key Players: Lindenbergh
Ramzi
Elkhattabi
Team Name: Ajax
Finances: £17, 320, 271
Total Wage Budget: £350,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £251,492 p/w
Transfer Budget: £7m
Board Expectations: Win the Dutch Premier Division
Fan Expectations: Win the Dutch Premier Division
Key Players: Sneijder
Van der Vaart
Anastasiou
Team Name: De Graffschap
Finances: £2,154, 354
Total Wage Budget: £49,500
Current Wage Budget: £36,974
Transfer Budget: £1m
Board Expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players: Bakens
Beelenkamp
Ars
Team Name; FC Den Bosch
Finances: £1,038,861 (in debt)
Total Wage Budget: £29,000p/w
Current Wage Budget: £37,101 p/w
Transfer Budget: £ 0
Board Expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players: Schut
Van den Ouweland
Euvrard
Team Name: FC Groningen
Finances: £1,023,984
Total Wage Budget: £65,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £49,132 p/w
Transfer Budget: £236,441
Board Expectations: Stay clear of relegation
Fan Expectations: Invest in new players and rebuild the team
Key Players: De Witte
Van der Linden
Buijs
Team Name: FC Twente
Finances: £2,050,115 (in debt)
Total Wage Budget: £55,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £58,543 p/w
Transfer Budget: £0
Board Expectations: Invest in new players and rebuild the team
Fan Expectations: Safe mid table position
Key Players: Heubach
Sibim
Culina
Team Name: FC Utrecht
Finances: £1,658,009 (in debt)
Total Wage Budget: £80,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £85,232 p/w
Transfer Budget: £1.2m
Board Expectations: Respectable position in the league
Fan Expectations: Respectable position in the league
Key Players: Cornelisse
De Jong
Tanghe
Team Name: Feyenoord
Finances: £10,131,098
Total Wage Budget: £240,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £179,763 p/w
Transfer Budget: £5m
Board Expectations: Win the Dutch Premier Division
Fan Expectations: Win the Dutch Premier Division
Key Players: Chong-Goog
Ono
Lazovic
Team Name: SC Heerenveen
Finances: £4,104,667
Total Wage Budget: £110,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £127,203 p/w
Transfer Budget: £1.5m
Board Expectations: Respectable position in league
Fan Expectations: Qualify for Europe.
Key Players: Hansson
Vayrynen
Selackovic
Team Name: NCA Breda
Finances: £474,433 (in debt)
Total Wage Budget: £75,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £81,436 p/w
Transfer Budget: £0
Board Expectations: Safe mid table position
Fan Expectations: Safe mid table position
Key Players: Schenning
Peto
Cornelisse
Team Name; NEC
Finances: £2,611,898
Total Wage Budget: £75,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £ 48,426 p/w
Transfer Budget: £800k
Board Expectations: Invest in new players and rebuild the team
Fan Expectations: Safe mid table position
Key Players: Worm
Simar
Wielaert
Team Name: PSV
Finances: £ 10,996,485
Total Wage Budget: £275,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £276,553 p/w
Transfer Budget: £2.8m
Board Expectations: Challenge for the Dutch Premier Division
Fan Expectations: Challenge for the Dutch premier Division
Key Players: Ooijer
Van Bommel
Cocu
Team Name: RBC Roosendaal
Finances: £ 700,913
Total Wage Budget: £ 50,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £ 54,168 p/w
Transfer Budget: £ 148,750
Board Expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players: Hakansson
Daelemans
Oliesh
Team Name: RCK Waalwijk
Finances: £1,364,137
Total Wage Budget: £65,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £ 57,291 p/w
Transfer Budget: £ 401,385
Board Expectations: Invest in new players and rebuild the team
Fan Expectations: Invest in new players and rebuild the team
Key Players: Van Dieman
Longuet
Greene
Team Name: Roda JC
Finances: £ 1,684, 174
Total Wage Budget: £ 65,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: £ 58, 990 p/w
Transfer Budget: £ 746,755
Board Expectations; Safe mid table position
Fan Expectations: Respectable league position
Key Players: Van Dessel
Koné
Van Dijk
Team Name; Vitesse
Finances: £ 5,121, 323 (in debt)
Total Wage Budget: 80,000 p/w
Current Wage Budget: 96,848 p/w
Transfer Budget: £164,704
Board Expectations: Invest in new players and rebuild the team
Fan Expectations: Safe mid table position
Key Players: Vreven
Knopper
Rankovic
Team Name: Willem II
Finances: £1,996,797
Total Wage Budget: £
Current Wage Budget: £
Transfer Budget: £757,426
Board Expectations: Safe mid table position
Fan Expectations: Respectable league position
Key Players: Victoria
Caluwe
Hadouir
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German Bundesliga
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Name: Bielefeld
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 130k
Current wage budget: 1.6k
Transfer budget: 1.2m
Board expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Key players: Detlev Dammeier
Rudiger Kauf
Mathias Hain
Name: Bochum
Finances: Secure
Total wage budget: 250k
Current wage budget: 18.5k
Transfer budget: 2.1m
Board expectations: Safe mid-table position
Fan's expectations: Respectable league position
Key players: Thordur Gudjonsson
Vratislav Lokvenc
Aleksander Knavs
Name: Dortmund
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 600k
Current wage budget: 26k
Transfer budget: 1.6m
Board expectations: Respectable league position
Fan's expectations: Challenge for the title
Key players: Tomas Rosicky
Jan Koller
Dede
Name: FC Bayern
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 725k
Current wage budget: 11k
Transfer budget: 7.5m
Board expectations: Win first division
Fan's expectations: Win first division
Key players: Michael Ballack
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Roy Makaay
Name: Borussia Monchengladbach
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 300k
Current wage budget: 38.5k
Transfer budget: 2m
Board expectations: Stay clear of relegation
Fan's expectations: Safe mid table position
Key players: Marek Heinz
Christian Ziege
Ivo Ulich
Name: Hamburger SV
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 300k
Current wage budget: 42.5k
Transfer budget: 2m
Board expectations: Safe mid table position
Fan's expectations: Respectable league position
Key players: Sergej Barbarez
Christian Rahn
Martin Pieckenhagen
Name: Hannover 96
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 230k
Current wage budget: 38k
Transfer budget: 1.6m
Board expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations: Stay clear of relegation
Key players: Altin Lala
Jiri Stajner
Steven Cherundolo
Name: Hertha BSC
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 525k
Current wage budget: 120k
Transfer budget: 3.2m
Board expectations: Safe mid-table position
Fan's expectations: Respectable league position
Key players: Marcelinho
Yildiray Basturk
Fredi Bobic
Name: Kaiserslautern
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 220k
Current wage budget: 75k
Transfer budget: 875k
Board expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations: Stay clear of relegation
Key players: Ciriaco Sforza
Timo Wenzel
Carsten Jancker
Name: Leverkusen
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 375k
Current wage budget: 130k
Transfer budget: 2.3m
Board expectations: Qualify for Europe
Fan's expectations: Qualify for Europe
Key players: Dimitar Berbatov
Franca
Diego Placente
Name: Mainz
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 130k
Current wage budget: 10.5k
Transfer budget: 1m
Board expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Key players: Dimo Wache
Conor Casey
Manuel Friedrich
Name: Nurnburg
Finances: Secure
Total wage budget: 180k
Current wage budget: 3.1k
Transfer budget: 2.1m
Board expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Key players: Marek Mintal
Tommy Svindal Larsen
Frank Wiblishauser
Name: Rostock
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 210k
Current wage budget: 28k
Transfer budget: 1.3m
Board expectations: Stay clear of relegation
Fan's expectations: Respectable league position
Key players: Marcus Allback
Kim Madsen
Mathias Schober
Name: SC Freiburg
Finances: Secure
Total wage budget: 160k
Current wage budget: 34k
Transfer budget: 2m
Board expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations: Fight bravely against relegation
Key players: Alexander Iashvili
Richard Golz
Zlatan Bajramovic
Name: Schalke 04
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 475k
Current wage budget: 18.25k
Transfer budget: 2.7m
Board expectations: Qualify for Europe
Fan's expectations: Qualify for Europe
Key players: Ailton
Ebbe Sand
Christian Poulsen
Name: VfB Stuttgart
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 375k
Current wage budget: 42.5k
Transfer budget: 1.9m
Board expectations: Qualify for Europe
Fan's expectations: Qualify for Europe
Key players: Phillipp Lahm
Aliaksandr Hleb
Kevin Kuranyi
Name: Werder Bremen
Finances: Secure
Total wage budget: 375k
Current wage budget: 33k
Transfer budget: 3.4m
Board expectations: Qualify for Europe
Fan's expectations: Challenge for the title
Key players: Valerien Ismael
Miroslav Klose
Fabian Ernst
Name: Wolfsburg
Finances: Okay
Total wage budget: 275k
Current wage budget: 60k
Transfer budget: 3.2m
Board expectations: Safe mid-table position
Fan's expectations: Respectable league position
Key players: Andres D'Alessandro
Marian Hristov
Kevin Hofland
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Italian Serie A
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Name- Atlanta
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 200k
Current wage budget- 85k
Transfer budget- 1.1m
Board expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Riccardo Montolivo
Andrea Lazzari
Damiano Zenoni
Name- Bologna
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 190k
Current wage budget- 65k
Transfer budget- 1.1m
Board expectations- Invest in team and rebuild
Fan's expectations- Respectable league position
Key Players - Gianluca Pagliuca
Carlo Nervo
Igli Tare
Name- Brescia
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 230k
Current wage budget- 95k
Transfer budget- 1.1m
Board expectations- Invest in team and rebuild
Fan's expectations- Respectable league position
Key Players - Luigi Di Biagio
Matias Jesus Almeyda
Andrea Caracciolo
Name- Calgiari
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 95k
Current wage budget- 32.5k
Transfer budget- 1.7m
Board expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Mauro Esposito
Gianfranco Zola
Suazo
Name- Chievo
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 230k
Current wage budget- 85k
Transfer budget- 625k
Board expectations- Invest in team and rebuild
Fan's expectations- Respectable league position
Key Players - Matteo Brighi
Simone Tiribocchi
Salvatore Lanna
Name- Fiorentina
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 250k
Current wage budget- 75k
Transfer budget- 2.3m
Board expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations- Stay clear of relegation
Key Players - Hidetoshi Nakata
Fabrizio Miccoli
Enzo Maresca
Name- Internazionale
Finances- Secure
Total wage budget- 925k
Current wage budget- 300k
Transfer budget- 5.75m
Board expectations- Win Serie A
Fan's expectations- Win Serie A
Key Players - Adriano
Javier Zanneti
Obafemi Martins
Name- Juventus
Finances- Secure
Total wage budget- 850k
Current wage budget- 240k
Transfer budget-7m
Board expectations- Win Serie A
Fan's expectations- Win Serie A
Key Players - Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Emerson
Pavel Nedved
Name- Lazio
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 350k
Current wage budget- 70k
Transfer budget- 1.9m
Board expectations- Qualify for Europe
Fan's expectations- Qualify for Europe
Key Players - Simone Inzaghi
Paulo Di Canio
Luciano Zauri
Name- Lecce
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 190k
Current wage budget- 70k
Transfer budget- 1.5
Board expectations- Safe mid-table position
Fan's expectations- Respectable league position
Key Players - Valeri Bojinov
Christian Daniel Ledesma
Erminio Rullo
Name- Livorno
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 80k
Current wage budget- 10.5k
Transfer budget- 1.1m
Board expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Cristiano Lucarelli
Marco Amelia
Igor Protti
Name- Messina
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 150k
Current wage budget- 40.5k
Transfer budget- 950k
Board expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Zoro
Arturo Di Napoli
Mamede
Name- Milan
Finances- Rich
Total wage budget- 1m
Current wage budget- 275k
Transfer budget- 10.5m
Board expectations- Win Serie A
Fan's expectations- Win Serie A
Key Players - Andriy Shevchenko
Kaka
Alessandro Nesta
Name- Palermo
Finances- Secure
Total wage budget- 275k
Current wage budget- 120k
Transfer budget- 3.5m
Board expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Luca Toni
Simone Barone
Eugenio Corini
Name- Parma
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 325k
Current wage budget- 160k
Transfer budget- 2m
Board expectations- Respectable league positions
Fan's expectations- Qualify for Europe
Key Players - Alberto Gilardino
Daniele Bonera
Sebastian Frey
Name- Reggina
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 180k
Current wage budget- 60k
Transfer budget- 1.4m
Board expectations- Fight bravely relegation
Fan's expectations- Invest in team and rebuild
Key Players - Shunsuke Nakamura
Mozart
Carlos Humberto Paredes
Name- Roma
Finances- Insecure
Total wage budget- 475k
Current wage budget- 46k
Transfer budget- 3m
Board expectations- Qualify for Europe
Fan's expectations- Win Serie A
Key Players - Antonio Cassano
Francesco Totti
Phillippe Mexes
Name- Sampdoria
Finances- Secure
Total wage budget- 375k
Current wage budget- 140k
Transfer budget- 4k
Board expectations- Safe mid-table position
Fan's expectations- respectable league position
Key Players - Marcello Castellini
Francesco Flachi
Fabio Bazzani
Name- Siena
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 18.75k
Current wage budget- 170k
Transfer budget- 1m
Board expectations- Fight bravely against relegation
Fan's expectations- Stay clear of relegation
Key Players - Enrico Chiesa
Tore Andre Flo
Rodrigo Ferrante Taddei
Name- Udinese
Finances- Okay
Total wage budget- 220k
Current wage budget- 120k
Transfer budget- 1.7m
Board expectations- Safe mid-table position
Fan's expectations- Respectable league position
Key Players - David Pizarro
Marek Jankulovski
Giampiero Pinzi
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Spanish League
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Team - Albacete
Finances - £3 million
Total Wage Budget - £220,000
Current Wage Budget - £196,458
Transfer Budget - £613,372
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations - Stay clear of relegation
Key Players - Ruben
Antonio Pacheco
Gaspar
Team - Atletico Madrid
Finances - £41 million
Total Wage Budget - £ 725,000
Current Wage Budget - £ 250,145
Transfer Budget - £8,619,195
Board Expectations - Respectable league position
Fan Expectations - Qualify for Europe
Key Players - Fernando Torres
Leo Franco
Ariel Miguel Ibagaza
Team - Athletic Bilbao
Finances - £26 million
Total Wage Budget - £425,000
Current Wage Budget - £194,770
Transfer Budget - £11,531,775
Board Expectations - Respectable league position
Fan Expectations - Qualify for Europe
Key Players - Francisco Javier Yeste
Joseba Etxeberria
Asier Del Horno
Team - Barcelona
Finances - £40 million
Total Wage Budget - £1,000,000
Current Wage Budget - £554,744
Transfer Budget - £19,529,621
Board Expectations - Win the league
Fan Expectations - Win the league
Key Players - Ronaldinho
Carles Puyol
Samuel Eto'o
Team - Betis
Finances - £15 million
Total Wage Budget - £525,000
Current Wage Budget - £290,336
Transfer Budget - £6,653,244
Board Expectations - Respectable league position
Fan Expectations - respectable league position
Key Players - Joaquin
Assuncao
Pedro Contreras
Team - Deportivo
Finances - £45 million
Total Wage Budget - £800,000
Current Wage Budget - £341,450
Transfer Budget - £10,052,411
Board Expectations - Win the league
Fan Expectations - Win the league
Key Players - Juan Carlos Valeron
Albert Lugue
Jorge Andrade
Team - Espanyol
Finances - £16 million
Total Wage Budget - £300,000
Current Wage Budget - £246,798
Transfer Budget - £3,136,164
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations - Stay clear of relegation
Key Players - Raul Tamudo
Ivan De La Pena
Maxi Rodriguez
Team - Getafe
Finances - £1 million
Total Wage Budget - £140,000
Current Wage Budget - £137,441
Transfer Budget - £3,136,164
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Michel
Sergio Sanchez
Alberto
Team - Levante
Finances - £2 million
Total Wage Budget - £180,000
Current Wage Budget - £217,634
Transfer Budget - £387,646
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Pablo Oscar Cavallero
Juan Luis Mora
Johan Mjallby
Team - Malaga
Finances - £-2 million
Total Wage Budget - £240,000
Current Wage Budget - £173,170
Transfer Budget - £745,882
Board Expectations - Stay clear of relegation
Fan Expectations - Safe mid-table position
Key Players - Amoroso
Duda
Miguel Angel
Team - Mallorca
Finances - £14 million
Total Wage Budget - £325,000
Current Wage Budget - £194,942
Transfer Budget - £3,317,660
Board Expectations - Stay clear of relegation
Fan Expectations - Safe mid-table position
Key Players - Mark Iuliano
Jorge Lopez
Gonzalo De Los Santos
Team - Numancia
Finances - £3 million
Total Wage Budget - £190,000
Current Wage Budget - £124,837
Transfer Budget - £917,691
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Julio Pineda
Jaime Molina
Miguel
Team - Osasuna
Finances - £9 million
Total Wage Budget - £300,000
Current Wage Budget - £257,702
Transfer Budget - £2,334,023
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Savo Milosevic
Valdo
Richard JavierMorales
Team - Real Madrid
Finances - £198 million
Total Wage Budget - £1,800,000
Current Wage Budget - £643,101
Transfer Budget - £39,669,261
Board Expectations - Win the league
Fan Expectations - Win the league
Key Players - Zinedine Zidane
Iker Casillas
Ronaldo
Team - Real Sociedad
Finances - £21 million
Total Wage Budget - £400,000
Current Wage Budget - £197,329
Transfer Budget - £3,645,005
Board Expectations - Safe mid-table position
Fan Expectations - Safe mid-table position
Key Players - Nihat
Darko Kovacevic
Valery Karpin
Team - Racing Santander
Finances - £14 million
Total Wage Budget - £190,000
Current Wage Budget - £183,479
Transfer Budget - £2,613,986
Board Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Fan Expectations - Fight bravely against relegation
Key Players - Javi Guerrero
Yossi Benayoun
Fernando Moran
Team - Sevilla
Finances - £20 million
Total Wage Budget - £550,000
Current Wage Budget - £301,050
Transfer Budget - £12,835,053
Board Expectations - Respectable league position
Fan Expectations - Respectable league position
Key Players - Julio Baptista
Renato
Dario Silva
Team - Valencia
Finances - £56 million
Total Wage Budget - £1,000,000
Current Wage Budget - £467,397
Transfer Budget - £13,048,313
Board Expectations - Win the league
Fan Expectations - Win the league
Key Players - Roberto Fabian Ayala
Ruben Baraja
Pablo Aimar
Team - Villareal
Finances - £16 million
Total Wage Budget - £475,000
Current Wage Budget - £282,385
Transfer Budget - £3,119,906
Board Expectations - Respectable league position
Fan Expectations - Respectable league position
Key Players - Juan Roman Riquelme
Jose Manuel Reina
Sorin
Team -Zaragoza
Finances - £11 million
Total Wage Budget - £400,000
Current Wage Budget - £236,997
Transfer Budget - £6,168,807
Board Expectations - Stay clear of relegation
Fan Expectations - Safe mid-table position
Key Players - David Villa
Gabriel Milito
Alvaro
Other Nations and Team information to be added.
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Football Manager 2005
How To Play Online Guide
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Introduction
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This guide is being created to allow the players of Football Manager 2005 to
play online against other people over the world. It has also been created as the
guide for it, which is in the manual, is very vague and some people can't
understand how to play so this should be a simple step-by-step guide for them to
follow so they can enjoy a network game with their friends.
If you find any errors in this guide please send me an email and I will update
the guide.
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Recommendation
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To play this game online I recommend that the people who participate in the
Game have a broadband Internet connection preferably 512K/b or greater.
I also recommend that you have the latest patch for this game, which you
Will find at
Www.sigames.com or www.thedugout.net
The latest patch is 5.0.5 and can be downloaded with a data update.
The data update will update the database so that the latest transfers are
In place when you start a new game.
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Creating A Network Game
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To create a network game, first you have to load up the game as normal with the
Leagues that you and the other participants have decided to play.
Once the game has loaded up you have to go into the preferences screen.
To get to this screen click on the options bar at the top right hand of
The screen, once you have done this click on preferences.
When in the preferences screen tick the box, which says 'run as server'
This will allow you to host the game between you and the other participants.
Once you have done this click on the options bar again and go to
'Game status' Screen.
On this screen you will find the I.P address, which you will give to the
Other people in the game.
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Joining A Network Game
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To join a network game, first you have to open up the game as normal.
When you have done this click on the network icon and this will take you to
another screen. On this screen on the bottom left hand corner there is a
Screen, which says 'Join Other Server'.
When you have done this you will be asked to input the I.P address which
The host has given you.
After you have done this it will bring up the screen where you are asked
To choose your team, do this as normal then you are connected to a network
Game.
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Online Options
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There are also a few options for online games, which the host can
Configure.
These options are Force Continue and Password.
The Force Continue Option allows you to force the other players to continue
With the game when a certain amount of the players in the game have
Clicked continue.
The Password Option does exactly what it says on the tin. It allows you to
password the game which means only the
People who have the password for the game will be able to join.
To enable the Force Continue Option all you have to do is tick the enable
Box.
To get to this box go into the preferences screen.
The options for Force Continue are to choose when Force Continue
Will become active and how long the users will have to play before they
Are forced to continue.
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Online Connection Problems
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Some users may suffer problems which may not allow them to connect to the hosts
computer or the hosts computer may not allow anyone else to connect to the game.
This could be down to several things the most common is probably your firewall
not allowing players to connect through it.
I will list step by step how to allow users to connect through a firewall, which
is installed on Windows XP Professional
1. Go to Control Panel. You can do this by clicking Start then clicking on
Control Panel which is on the right
2. When you are in Control Panel you will see Windows Firewall or Security
Center. Click whatever one it is you see.
3. When in Security Center click on Windows Firewall under manage security
settings. If you saw Windows Firewall double click it.
4. The window, which it brings up, will allow you to have people connect to
your computer if you are hosting the game. Click the bar which says
Exceptions. You can view here which programs are allow incoming
connections to your computer. If Football Manager 2005 is here tick the
box, which is next to it. If it is not look at step five.
5. Click Add Program if Football Manager isn't there and then go to C-
\Program Files\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2005 in here click on
FM2005 When you have chosen the FM2005 file click on Ok then Click Ok to
apply the settings which you have changed.
If this doesn't help you please look at the Forums on SiGames.com and they
should be able to help you to solve you online problem issues.
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Rules To Follow When Playing Online
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There are a few simple rules, which you should follow when playing an online
game.
These rules are-
1. Only buy a player if you are really interested in him. Don't buy a player
so one of the other participants can't get him then never play him.
2. Don't steal other users youth players. If you want one of the other
participants youth players ask them first and if they say no don't keep
annoying them about it or just take the player as the game host may kick
you out of the game.
3. Don't have large shortlists. This is annoying if each player has a large
shortlist it will slow the game down and will take longer to continue the
season.
4. Don't cheat! Don't use FM Scout or the Mind Compression editor.
5. Always stick to the time that you say you will be playing at, as it is
annoying when one person isn't online to continue the game.
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