![]() ‘Midfielders Wise, Jones and Gazza left the city of Glasgow weeping’ I got a 2:1 in my degree but easily a first in 2001-02 Championship Manager studies. Annoyingly, the game would never allow Southend to increase their ground capacity and thus the greatest team of the decade only ever played in front of 12,900 at home. Becks had worked with some great coaches, but I think he knew that I was something else and he was very much a part of our Champions League-winning team. He said he was “particularly looking forward to working with Nick Archard.” The deal was sealed at about four in the morning. I will never forget the day I got David Beckham to sign for my hometown team. Hall of Fame: Getting David Beckham to sign for Southend United. ‘The game wouldn’t let Southend increase their ground capacity’ Gianluca Vialli’s stats on Championship Manager 1995. ‘The guy in the shop was the first person I’d spoken to in four days’ But for the sake of preserving my marriage, I avoid football management games these days. I can still be found in the stands at Coventry watching the horrors unfold knowing, beyond all doubt, that if I’d been in charge these past 20 years things would be very different. ![]() I graduated with a 2.2, often known as a drinkers degree, but in my case it was a Championship Manager degree. Many a session would end when the sun came up, when I frantically grabbed breakfast before heading off to lectures, which would be spent thinking about the Christmas tree formation. My only aim in life at that point was to stop the Pride of the Midlands being relegated – a task that has sadly failed several ‘real’ managers in recent years. I have many happy memories playing Championship Manager late into the night in my Brighton student digs. Hall of Fame: Steering Coventry City to safety – year after year. ‘For the sake of my marriage I avoid management games these days ’ If I ever wanted a harder challenge, then Crewe or Port Vale would easily oblige. John Barnes, Peter Beardsley, Steve McManaman and Jan Molby were just unbelievable players. Liverpool was always the dream club to take charge of. My friend was so angry, I had to lie and say my car had broken down. I kept saying to my self “just one more game, one more game” and before I knew it I was two hours late. I once missed my friend’s wedding reception because of my managerial career. Starting in Division Four, I would seek out 16- and 17-year-old players and build them up. ![]() I loved this game and played it religiously until it crashed during season 33. Hall of Fame: 33 consecutive seasons on Championship Manager 1992-93.
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