retired_spark4

I was thinking if any of your clubs have been took over by the big men. If so did u have say in it or not? What's the experience like etc????

Also does this club takeover by the rich happen randomly? Or can we somehow aid/influence this to happen?

Im hoping that my current can get took over haha.

retired_ericahutch

My West Ham side got taken over, I was second in the prem in my third season, had two second place finishes already in my time there. The takeover started on December 31 and ended on something like 29 January so I couldnt make any new sigings (this meant I missed out on signing Adriano who went to Man City for £500k ) then to rub salt into the wounds they sacked my and appointed Sven.

But I have to say I loved every minute of it. Is one of the better features added to the game.

retired_thinkthin

you can tell when your going to get taken over by looking at the board room screen and looking at the chairmans status

i used to get taken over on fm 2007 as arsenal after nearly 2 seasons but on fm 08 i havent experienced a takeover

cobra03terminat

I think there is a file that you can create a chairman, e.g. Bill Gates, and then have him buy a club on a certain date. Not sure how to use it though.

retired_thinkthin

i agree the board takeovers are a good feature in the game and they are good fun and enjoyable

retired_lorusso_samantha

I had a board takeover last night at Barcelona (well, it was an election, which is what happens in Spain), which was cool in that they cleared the debts (I had just taken over a recently relegated Barcelona - to Spanish 2nd Div.) but they provided no extra income (disappointing).

It was exciting though - wondering if they would replace me with someone else, or pile money into the club...

retired_iNFAMOUS

Not exactly - it's a file that allows you to create the name of a possible new chairman, but isn't guaranteed to go through.

retired_smb044

Anyone who actualy know's how to se this, is it part of the FM Editor you get with the game?

retired_marcia

No, its a text file in your game directroy.

Something along the lines of C:/Program Files/Sports interactive/football manager/db/inc/all - thats not exactly what it is...i can't tell you for sure coz im at work

retired_channer06

How did you finish 2nd with West Ham in your first season? Im a West Ham fan and have never managed it unless I reloaded the game if I wasnt happy with a result. Also, there arent really enough quality players available at the start of the game to replace the players that arent good enough for the team. Certainly not ones that you'd be able to afford with the starting transfer budget.

Who did you buy?