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Where Are They Now?

The legendary players from the original 1982 Football Manager game

Find out what happened to the best players of the early 80’s

The original Football Manager featured some of the best players in English football’s history, including names like Keegan, Robson, Barnes, Hoddle, Mills, Regis and more.

But where are they all now? How did their careers progress since Football Manager?

Find out in my brand new series dedicated to the names featured in the original 1982 game.

Latest Posts:

Interview with Cat Mantra – 41 Years of Football Manager on TRS-80 / Video Genie
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Kevin Toms’ Football Manager. Time really does fly when you’re having fun (read …
40 Years of Football Manager… on the Video Genie!
Although many fans played the original Football Manager in different platforms, the game has become almost synonymous with Sinclair’s ZX …
Version 5.0 released on Android
I have been happy to release this version to live. Now I will start rolling out to the other 5 …
Beta reaching completion
Version 5 is doing well in beta and should soon be getting to roll out to live.
Version 5.0 is in beta testing on Android
The beta has rolled out, with the following mail out. People are testing, it is already proving helpful. Following Android …
Version 5.0 and beta testing
I am preparing for the beta testing of version 5.0 of Football Star Manager. This has some visual changes to …
Football Star* Manager has it’s own site
This new site is the centre of information about Football Star* Manager, my renewal for modern platforms of my original …
New site, new blog
I have included some previous blog posts about Football Star* Manager, to capture some of the history, but this is …
Match Highlights made in.. 4 countries!
The Match Highlights addition to the game, has been very much liked by players. They were written over a few …
Kaizen- Continuous Improvement of a game
I work on developing Football Star Manager, from experience, and also with a development philosophy. Based on Kaizen, the Japanese …
Match Highlights and More
A lot has happened since my last post. I spent months working on the Match Highlights for the game. I …
Great Escape, Skill Level 6.
I was playing as Torquay, Skill level 6, 2nd to highest skill level, but I was battling, bottom of the …
Only me… 🙂
I am very happy that so many people are enjoying Football Star Manager and enjoying the memories it brings of …
Graphics, Football Star Manager V1.2.0 and all that..
Here's a shot I made a long time back when I was thinking about the rewrite. I decided to create …
What is this 99 to Continue?
Zx81 and Spectrum Football Manager had 99 to Continue? What was that? Well to choose the player you were picking …
The game is created, great!
There is a deep satisfaction in creating Football Star Manager for me. It comes from having recaptured what made the …
How I bankrupted Torquay, by a hair’s breadth
I test the outer reaches of Football Star Manager, doing things like playing recklessly to see what happens. Ok that …
Football Star Manager – getting Torquay to the top.
I bought Toms, he looked good, and I liked his name.. But he was not cheap. He helped get me …
Football Star Manager Android AND iOS
Just a few days ago, I launched Football Star Manager, my re-creation of the original 1982 Football Manager, onto Android …
Football Manager rewrite- Torquay's great escape
Rewriting the original Football Manager has been a pleasure and fun. Playing it is even better. I talk about the …

Relive the nostalgia with Football Star* Manager

The classic, addictive fun of the 80’s in today’s devices!

  • Featuring the original Football Manager’s players
  • 4 division league system with promotion and relegation, as well as domestic and European cups
  • Revamped live action match graphics
  • Classic transfer market and team strategy features
  • Improved and expanded player/team customisation options for more immersive campaigns

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