Johnsy Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/e...m-in-world.html LOL, this is brilliant! I'm sure someone on here mentioned we should do this a few days ago. Maybe the powers that be actually take notice of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/e...m-in-world.html LOL, this is brilliant! I'm sure someone on here mentioned we should do this a few days ago. Maybe the powers that be actually take notice of us! Quality! Noone can play it can they?! There's been a prob with registration or something - my mate's well pissed off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprooly Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 lmao are we that desperate or is DM just a gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 It's just good PR for Football Manager on their release day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 well we knew about guardado a few years ago and now hes doing great in la liga. i hope DM goes looking at Sergio Motta, quality left winger. fabio and rafael were both great on FM, united snapped them two up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue4Ever Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 is moyes used fm we would soon sign some class players... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemaher85 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 If Moyes used FM we would also sign alot of shite. Its stupid to think that FM would actually be a trully valid form of scouting. Jesus christ its laughable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 defo not as stupid as it seems i mean last year piatti and banega were quality in argentina and now playing in top spanish league. lucas was awesome on it a couple years back and now at the shite! breno just signed for bayern was class last year. could be a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 and im sure he would send his own scouts not just sign off the attributes displayed on the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Red Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Hehe, good idea although feel free to sign the next Maxsim Tsigalko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 If Moyes used FM we would also sign alot of shite. Its stupid to think that FM would actually be a trully valid form of scouting. Jesus christ its laughable... fm has scouts all over the world, and they do find some gems, so don't see y you don't see it as a valid form of scouting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 maybe a heads up for somewhere to send a scout or two, but i doubt it would be used often to spend millions. but having a massive database, even if its not 100% accurate, could be very useful to a manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiemaher85 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 fm has scouts all over the world, and they do find some gems, so don't see y you don't see it as a valid form of scouting. But for ebery player they predict to be brilliant they pick a player who turns out to be gash. Ibrahim Bakayoko turned out brilliant, that one worked out. Freddy Edu turned into the worlds greatest player, hmmmm. I admit that they get it right sometimes, but there are alot of misses. Using a computer game as a truly valid form of scouting seems like clutching at straws to me. If computer games made good footballers and managers then england would truly be a great force, but they don't, and there lies the great problem with football in england at the moment. Kids seem to prefer emulating there hero's with a joypad not there feet. Its a sorry state of affairs. If the off pitch side of football starts emmulating computer games as well then i really fear for the future of the once beautiful game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopaulo Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 not a bad idea to use as a guideline though i mean they do the leg work for you and you just look at who looks decent and send someone there dont you i mean cant be any worse than sending someone to a country in the hope of finding a gem can it? just gives you a heads up really no great loss in looking at any of these kids is there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 people seem to think that Moyes will be using this for direct reference which I highly doubt. Teams scout players anyway, having a database of thousands of registered players is useful, for example we want Lorik Cana here, who knows there could be someone as good as him who noone has noticed yet for whatever reason, that Moyes could check out. I don't think having a database of the worlds players is a bad thing, especially since they would be scouted in person before a purchase if they were really serious about getting them. I don't see as much of a downside, apart from potentials, that other people are seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Will this boost Everton's name on the world stage at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regulator Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Will this boost Everton's name on the world stage at all? Well, it's a bit of a double edged sword. On the one hand were in a partnership with a best selling and highly popular videogame, on the other hand were using a game to try and find good players. Make us more well known, probably, boost our credibility, not likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scouse Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 It is also noted in the interview that we are not the first club to approach them for the database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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