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Premier Manager (PC CD) Brand New In Box (Sealed but sometimes supplied without film wrapping) THIS PRODUCT IS IMPORTED ON ORDER - PLEASE SEE "SHIPPING & PAYMENT" FOR DELIVERY TIMES Game Information Platform:   Windows 7 / Vista / XP BBFC Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over. Not for sale to persons under age 12. By placing an order for this product, you declare that you are 12 years of age or over. Media: CD-ROM  See more system requirements Product details Release Date: 29 Feb Features: Europe¿¿¿s Top Leagues ¿¿¿ Play in England, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Germany and France Match Day ¿¿¿ Player movement and actions are impacted by your decisions! Transfers and Contracts ¿¿¿ Scout and buy players to boost your team with real-time negotiations Character Memories ¿¿¿ Players and staff remember events and display realistic emotions and responses Tactical Unity ¿¿¿ Player positions, formation and style of play can affect individual and team performance Manager XP ¿¿¿ Gain experience and build your reputation as a winning manager Name Editor: Customise player names, clubs, managers, stadiums and competitions! Product Description It¿¿¿s more than football...Remember when football management simulations were fun? When you could experience the blood, sweat and tears of an entire season in a single evening? Complete with a modern, widget-driven user interface, Premier Manager is truly ¿¿¿pick up and play¿¿¿. It¿¿¿s in-depth without being confusing, making it THE football sim for those of us who don¿¿¿t normally have the time to play football sims. After all, there¿¿¿s more to life than football¿¿¿ but not much more! You call the shots...Choose your club, manage your squad and lead your team to glory! Compete for honours in Europe¿¿¿s top leagues and major domestic and European cup competitions. The legendary Premier Manager series celebrates its 20th anniversary with this absorbing, highly playable and fast-paced football management game for everyone to enjoy. Features: Europe¿¿¿s Top Leagues ¿¿¿ Compete for honours in leagues from England, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Germany and France, plus major domestic cup and European competitions. Transfers and Contracts ¿¿¿ Scouts, transfers, loans and free agents with real-time negotiations. Character Memories ¿¿¿ Players and staff remember events and display realistic emotions and responses. Tactical Unity ¿¿¿ The greater the unity, the better your team is likely to perform. Team unity is determined by how comfortable players are with their position, formation, style of play and the time they¿¿¿ve been at the club. This unique new feature gives an extra dimension to the game and reflects the real life tactical problems a football manager faces coping with player injuries, suspensions and integrating new signings into the team. Nail-Biting Match Day Experience ¿¿¿ Armed with in-depth statistics of how each player is performing on the pitch, you have everything you need to make the big decisions every manager faces. Want to complete a season in one evening? No problem. Match time can be slowed down or cranked up to suit the time you have available. Call the Shots ¿¿¿ Realistic AI means that player movement and decision making is impacted by YOUR instructions from the touchline. Will you switch to a defensive formation to protect your one-goal lead? Change your set piece taker? Employ man-to-man marking? YOU decide! Facilities ¿¿¿ Expand your stadium and build medical and training centres. Analyse your players¿¿¿ weekly performances at a glance and decide who needs to be training harder. Manager XP Points ¿¿¿ Receive RPG-style XP points for success in different areas of the game, from winning matches and managing finances, to treatment of staff, transfer activity and much more. Name Editor ¿¿¿ Fully featured editor lets you change the names of players, clubs, stadiums, managers and competitions. Product DescriptionPremier Manager

LMA Manager 2007 (Xbox 360) Platform: Xbox 360 Condition: New This Title Also Available As: Pre-Owned/Used: Very Good Condition games available Please get in touch for information on these options. Product Information The most detailed and atmospheric 3D Match on Xbox 360 every decision counts as you watch your matches in incredible detail. Interactive TV station Football One - making your virtual football world seem even more realistic than before. Free Stats Update - keep the game fully up to date with a free online stats download of all the summer transfers. Transfer Market system upgraded with even greater depth, enabling more complex contract negotiations. More content than any LMA Manager game previously now including teams from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. More football information than ever over 1000 teams to manage or pick transfers from. View far more data than ever before and store full player and manager histories for up to 20 massive seasons Product Description LMA Manager 2007 (Xbox 360) Manufacturer's Description LMA Manager 2007 delivers the series' totally compelling world of football to the new formats in massively expanded editions, with teams from over 50 countries to manage or pick transfers from. The game retains LMA Manager's brilliantly intuitive and user-friendly interface, where every piece of information is no more than a couple of button-presses away, and comes complete with the series' trademark visually rewarding presentation. Designed by Codemasters' LMA team, now expanded to include a dedicated PC development group, LMA Manager 2007 utilises a new game and database engine to handle more teams, a transfer market system with greater depth for more complex contract negotiations, and a detailed 3D match section that brings the reality and pressures of match day alive. LMA Manager's pioneering use of a 3D match has become a defining game element for the series' legions of players. Now, the game's enhanced visual engine will make full use of next-generation rendering systems, adding normal mapping, parallax mapping, and realistic lighting effects for even more detail that really brings match day home. The Xbox 360 edition of the game also plays out in glorious widescreen, giving you an even better view of the action. Seeing your team play out your tactics in detail enables you to make instant decisions based on their play at that very moment, rather than continually referencing a page of stats or blobs floating around a screen. Plus, the matches are run in real-time, meaning results aren't fixed before the whistle blows; it's about how you react as the game unfolds that can make or break the result. Do you sit back and try to defend a one-nil lead, or do you go all out for the second goal, but risk being hit on the counter-attack? These are the decisions that, for a manager, can make the difference between winning the league and getting the sack.

LMA Manager 2007 (Xbox 360) Platform: Xbox 360 Condition: New Other versions of this game available from us: Platform: Pre-Owned/Used: Very Good Condition copies available Product Information The most detailed and atmospheric 3D Match on Xbox 360 every decision counts as you watch your matches in incredible detail. Interactive TV station Football One - making your virtual football world seem even more realistic than before. Free Stats Update - keep the game fully up to date with a free online stats download of all the summer transfers. Transfer Market system upgraded with even greater depth, enabling more complex contract negotiations. More content than any LMA Manager game previously now including teams from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. More football information than ever over 1000 teams to manage or pick transfers from. View far more data than ever before and store full player and manager histories for up to 20 massive seasons Intuitive and user-friendly interface use all four Xbox 360 shoulder buttons so every piece of information is no more than a couple of button-presses away. Analyse full match reports for every game played get the low-down on how your rivals are performing. Create-a-manager see yourself manage from the touchline Commentary from Alan Hansen & Gary Lineker. Xbox hard drive NOT required Product Description Manufacturer's Description LMA Manager 2007 delivers the series' totally compelling world of football to the new formats in massively expanded editions, with teams from over 50 countries to manage or pick transfers from. The game retains LMA Manager's brilliantly intuitive and user-friendly interface, where every piece of information is no more than a couple of button-presses away, and comes complete with the series' trademark visually rewarding presentation. Designed by Codemasters' LMA team, now expanded to include a dedicated PC development group, LMA Manager 2007 utilises a new game and database engine to handle more teams, a transfer market system with greater depth for more complex contract negotiations, and a detailed 3D match section that brings the reality and pressures of match day alive. LMA Manager's pioneering use of a 3D match has become a defining game element for the series' legions of players. Now, the game's enhanced visual engine will make full use of next-generation rendering systems, adding normal mapping, parallax mapping, and realistic lighting effects for even more detail that really brings match day home. The Xbox 360 edition of the game also plays out in glorious widescreen, giving you an even better view of the action. Seeing your team play out your tactics in detail enables you to make instant decisions based on their play at that very moment, rather than continually referencing a page of stats or blobs floating around a screen. Plus, the matches are run in real-time, meaning results aren't fixed before the whistle blows; it's about how you react as the game unfolds that can make or break the result. Do you sit back and try to defend a one-nil lead, or do you go all out for the second goal, but risk being hit on the counter-attack? These are the decisions that, for a manager, can make the difference between winning the league and getting the sack.

LMA Manager 2007 (Xbox 360) Platform: Xbox 360 Condition: New Other versions of this game available from us: Platform: Pre-Owned/Used: Very Good Condition copies available Product Description LMA Manager 2007 (Xbox 360) Manufacturer's Description LMA Manager 2007 delivers the series' totally compelling world of football to the new formats in massively expanded editions, with teams from over 50 countries to manage or pick transfers from. The game retains LMA Manager's brilliantly intuitive and user-friendly interface, where every piece of information is no more than a couple of button-presses away, and comes complete with the series' trademark visually rewarding presentation. Designed by Codemasters' LMA team, now expanded to include a dedicated PC development group, LMA Manager 2007 utilises a new game and database engine to handle more teams, a transfer market system with greater depth for more complex contract negotiations, and a detailed 3D match section that brings the reality and pressures of match day alive. LMA Manager's pioneering use of a 3D match has become a defining game element for the series' legions of players. Now, the game's enhanced visual engine will make full use of next-generation rendering systems, adding normal mapping, parallax mapping, and realistic lighting effects for even more detail that really brings match day home. The Xbox 360 edition of the game also plays out in glorious widescreen, giving you an even better view of the action. Seeing your team play out your tactics in detail enables you to make instant decisions based on their play at that very moment, rather than continually referencing a page of stats or blobs floating around a screen. Plus, the matches are run in real-time, meaning results aren't fixed before the whistle blows; it's about how you react as the game unfolds that can make or break the result. Do you sit back and try to defend a one-nil lead, or do you go all out for the second goal, but risk being hit on the counter-attack? These are the decisions that, for a manager, can make the difference between winning the league and getting the sack.

FIFA Manager 06 (PC CD) Platform: Windows XP Condition: New Other versions of this game available from us: Platform: Pre-Owned/Used: Very Good Condition copies available Product Description Platform: Windows XP Manufacturer: Electronic Arts Genre: soccer-games Manufacturer's Description FIFA Manager 06 puts gamers in the centre of one of the most pressurised positions in professional sports. Buying and selling players is just a small part of the job and selecting the perfect formation and tactics could be the difference between winning the league and getting relegated to the lower league. Complete match analysis allows for immediate tactical changes and every game played can be compiled over the course of the season to give the most comprehensive team information possible. Key features include: FULL 3D MATCH ENGINE: FIFA Manager 06 boasts an incredibly realistic full 3D match engine. The new Free-Cam allows gamers to keep an eye on the position of all players at any time. MATCH ANALYSIS TOOL: Access and analyse any game from the entire season using the 2D match engine. Measure player performances, track runs, passes and scrutinize positional play. Watch matches in real-time or use a wealth of tools to control every aspect of the playback. NEW NAVIGATION SYSTEM: FIFA Manager 06 is intuitive and easy to use. All-new accessible presentation means that finding information is now just a few simple mouse-clicks away and never hard to locate. IN-GAME WEBSITE: The unique in-game website, Football World, provides a portal to all of the information in FIFA Manager 06. Find out the latest news from other teams including transfers, rumours and team information. PLAYER STYLES: Find the best players by researching their playing characteristics. Choose from various playing styles including Libero, Holding Midfielder, Target Man and Dribbler. Learning how to best exploit a player's behaviour adds depth to the gameplay. EXHAUSTIVE DATABASE FIFA Manager 06 is the only management simulation to feature officially-licensed teams, logos and players from every major league around the world. More than 2,000 clubs and over 20,000 players are included to provide the most authentic football experience on PC. Almost 7,000 player photos are included for leagues in England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Football Manager 2005 (PC CD) Platform: Windows XP Condition: New This Title Also Available As: Pre-Owned/Used: Very Good Condition games available Please get in touch for information on these options. Product Information Updated user interface and a refined game engine Updated database and competition rules Pre- and post-match information International player news Cup summary news Product Description Maintaining the heritage and experience accumulated through 15 years of development as creators of the Championship Manager series of multi-award winning and chart-topping games, Sports Interactive have announced Football Manager 2005.Sports Interactive's long-standing and award-winning game engine has been refined and tuned in accordance with the feedback received from fans of its previous games. For example, the new game incorporate more than 30 extra fields for player data, including the all-new 'preferred moves'.As has always been the case with Sports Interactive's management simulations, Football Manager 2005's database and competition simulation will be as up-to-date and accurate as is humanly possible.Minimum RequirementsWindows 98SE/2000/XP600MHz processor128MB RAMDirectX 8.1 compatible sound card4x CD-ROM drive1024x768 32-bit display650MB hard disk spaceKeyboard, mouseRecommended:1.8GHz processor256MB RAM8x CD-ROM drive

Football Manager 2008 (Xbox 360) Platform: Xbox 360 Condition: New This Title Also Available As: Pre-Owned/Used: Very Good Condition games available Please get in touch for information on these options. Product Description The latest console version of Football Manager will be fully updated for the new season, including transfers being made in the mid-season transfer window, allowing players to select their favourite club or international team and guide them to the title. While retaining all the depth and realism of the PC version, the Xbox 360 version also features revamped online play to the PC game via Xbox LIVE, permitting you to challenge friends to one-on-one matches and even host tournaments.p> Manufacturer's Description LONDON (January 11th, 2008) - SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that Football Manager 2008 for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will be hitting stores in Spring 2008. Football Manager 2008 is the next chapter of the renowned Football Manager series developed by BAFTA winning studio Sports Interactive Ltd. The latest console version of Football Manager will be fully updated for the new season, including transfers being made in the mid-season transfer window, allowing players to select their favourite club or international team and guide them to the title. While retaining all the depth and realism of the record breaking PC version, the Xbox 360 version also features revamped online play to the PC game via Xbox Live, permitting you to challenge friends to one-on-one matches and even host tournaments. 'Football Manager 2008 on Xbox 360 gives console gamers the chance to dive into the wonderful world of football management.' commented Miles Jacobson, Studio Director of Sports Interactive Ltd. 'With the same feature set to the PC version and various online modes, we hope that there is something for every Xbox 360 owner to get stuck into.' With all-new features, improved gameplay and a depth only seen from Sports Interactive Ltd., the whole range of Football Manager 2008 titles offer a management simulation that is second to none.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE is a Scottish football manager and former player who has managed Manchester United since . His tenure has seen the club go through an era of success and dominance both in England and in Europe, giving Ferguson a reputation as one of the most admired and respected managers in the history of the game. Ferguson previously managed East Stirlingshire and St. Mirren, before a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen. After a brief stint as manager of the Scotland national team following the death of Jock Stein, he was appointed manager of Manchester United in November . With 25 years as manager of Manchester United, he is the longest serving manager in their history after overtaking Sir Matt Busby's record on 19 December . His tenure is also the longest of all the current League managers. During this time, Ferguson has won many awards and holds many records including winning Manager of the Year most times in British football history. In , he became the third British manager to win the European Cup on more than one occasion, after Brian Clough and Bob Paisley. He was knighted in for his services to the game and also holds the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen. testimonial On 11 October , a special testimonial match was played in honour of Ferguson's contribution to the team. Manchester United played against a team dubbed "Rest of the World XI", managed by Ottmar Hitzfeld, with his team consisting of names such as Henrik Larsson, Gianluca Vialli, Cafu, Paul Gascoigne, George Weah, Peter Schmeichel and Eric Cantona, but with 20 minutes to go there was a mass substitution of their players, who were replaced by a former Manchester United XI; Peter Schmeichel, Paul Parker, Clayton Blackmore, Steve Bruce, Gary Pallister, Darren Ferguson, Mark Hughes, Lee Sharpe, and three number sevens: Bryan Robson, David Beckham and Eric Cantona. The World XI won the game 4-2.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Jose Mario dos Santos Mourinho Felix, OIH, or simply Jose Mourinho, is a Portuguese football manager, currently the head coach of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One". Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches, and critics as one of the best football coaches of all time. Mourinho started out as a player and eventually switched to management. After working as a physical education teacher and spells working as a youth team coach, a scout, and an assistant manager in the early s, he became an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson. He worked with Robson at Sporting Lisbon and Porto in Portugal, and Barcelona in Spain. He remained at the Catalonian club after Robson's departure and worked with his successor Louis van Gaal. He began focusing on coaching and impressed with brief but successful managerial periods at Benfica and Uniao de Leiria, taking the latter to their highest ever league finish. He returned to Porto in early as head coach, winning the Primeira Liga,Taca de Portugal, and UEFA Cup in . In the next season Mourinho guided the team to victory in the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira, to the top of the league for a second time, and won the highest honour in European club football, the UEFA Champions League. Mourinho moved to Chelsea the following year and won the Premier League title, the club's first league title in 50 years, and the League Cup in his first season. In his second year Chelsea retained the Premier League and in he took the club to an FA Cup and League Cup double, though they finished as league runners-up. He often courted controversy for his outspokenness, but his victories at Chelsea and Porto established him as one of the world's top football managers. Mourinho left Chelsea in September , amidst reports of a rift with club owner Roman Abramovich. Real Madrid On 28 May , it was confirmed that Mourinho would take over from Manuel Pellegrini at the Santiago Bernabeu. On 31 May , Mourinho was unveiled as the new manager of Real Madrid after signing a four-year deal at the club, and became the 11th coach in the past seven years at Real Madrid. By the end of the transfer window, after the FIFA World Cup, he had brought four new players to is new side: a German Sami Khedira (13 million), a German Turk Mesut Ozil (15 million), Portuguese defender Ricardo Carvalho (8 million) and the winger Angel di Maria 25 million plus 11 million on incentive.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Giron is a Honduran footballer who plays as aleft back for Scottish Premier League side Celtic and the Hondurasnational team. He has represented his country at the World Cup andthe Gold Cup. Izaguirre started his career at Motagua, where he stayed for sevenyears. In , Celtic spent £ to bring him to Parkhead. Hepicked up four major player awards in the season, which was hisfirst season in Scotland. Celtic Izaguirre agreed a four-year contract with Scottish Premier League sideCeltic on 18 August , subject to receiving a work permit. He signedfor an undisclosed fee and was given the number 3 shirt. He made hisSPL debut in a 1-0 victory over Motherwell on 29 August . Izaguirregave a solid performance that drew plaudits from Celtic manager NeilLennon and Motherwell manager Craig Brown. On 19 September ,Izaguirre set up Anthony Stokes for the winning goal in a 2-1 leaguevictory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. On 30 October , he scoredhis first Celtic goal in a SPL game against St. Johnstone, where heintercepted a back pass then flicked the ball over St. Johnstone centreback Dave MacKay, before slotting a goal under the goalkeeper. The gameended 3-0 to Celtic, with Izaguirre awarded man of the match for hisperformance. In Celtic's 3-0 victory over Rangers on 20 February ,he set up Gary Hooper's second goal. In the League Cup Final defeat to Rangers, Izaguirre was sent offin extra time for a foul on Vladimir Weiss. On 6 April , he hadanother man of the match performance against Hibernian in a 3-1 SPLvictory, setting up Stokes for the first goal of the game. In the SPL season, Izaguirre achieved a clean sweep of availablesenior player awards as chosen by players, organisations and the Celticsupporters. Izaguirre won both the SPFA Players' Player of the Year andScottish Premier League Player of the Year awards for . Thejudging panel for the latter award described Izaguirre as a "classact", while Celtic assistant manager Johan Mjallby commented thatIzaguirre could become one of the best players in his position in worldfootball. On 8 May , at Celtic's award ceremony, Izaguirre pickedup the Players' Player of the Year Award. Finally, he was votedScottish Football Writers player of the year, rounding off a highlysuccessful first season in Scottish football for Izaguirre.

Title: NBA Inside Drive 2002 Platform: Microsoft Xbox Region: NTSC Condition: Good, disc only in case   NBA Inside Drive 2002 gets you into the game like never before! You're the player, the coach, and the general manager all in one. Take control of your favorite players & teams and lead them to the championship! Trade players and ink deals with free agents. Assemble your own playbook, then get your kicks on the court and take it to the hole. You can even change your team's strategy on the fly. Complete with all-star play-by-play and color commentary from Kevin Calabro and Marques Johnson, NBA Inside Drive 2002 brings all the excitement and intensity of NBA basketball straight to the Xbox!

Four Four Two Platform: Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me Condition: New Other versions of this game available from us: Platform: Pre-Owned/Used: Very Good Condition copies available Product Information Accurate player stats from Touch-Line Data, suppliers to games industry and real football clubs Be the manager or simply the coach - if you are into stress then take on the role of the manager Set piece editor practice those all important set-piece moves before the game, then watch to see if the players remember their training during the match. Team training and coaching send them to a training camp or let them go holiday? Don't train them too hard or the may be exhausted come the match 3D match engine - don't watch set animations, watch the actual match as it unfolds. Judge for yourself whether your striker is having a bad game, if you think he is then take him off! Product Description FourFourTwo places the power of the football management into your hands by allowing you to manage your team, your way. It is all about you winning when all the professional managers out there are loosing. It's about the players, the club, the preparation, the match and the result, the story, skill, and emotion of football. Inspire your team to new heights, cope with the demanding press, challenge for cup and league honours. In addition, you become a footballing managing legend not a statistician. There are five modes of play, Free Play, in which you take the reigns of your favourite club and try to prove that you are the best person for the job; Career, in which you rise from the obscurity of non-league football to managing a Champions League-winning side; Classic Mode, which allows you to relive one of the golden seasons of the early 80s--the 81/82 season (81/82 season data includes all the players etc, from the English, Scottish, Italian, French and German top league clubs); Legends Mode, in which Terry Venables has selected his 20 greatest club sides and they're all together in this legendary fantasy season; and Challenge Mode: Take the reigns a team that are bottom of the table with just three games to go and help them reach the promised land of safety. There's also all the usual assortment of multi-player options.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days On 19th May , at the Football Arena Munchen, Chelsea became Champions of Europe by beating Bayern Munich in a thrilling and closely fought final. With the score at 1 -1 by the end of extra time, Chelsea went on to win 4 -3 in a dramatic penalty shoot out. Celebrating Chelsea's historic victory with this special limited edition official collection depicting 23 figures of the winning squad. Included inside are manager Roberto Di Matteo and UEFA Man of the Match Didier Drogba whose final penalty kick would secure Chelsea's place as Champions League winners . Only units of this celebration pack were ever produced!