Michael Rensing

[drummindefender]

Yes. I also understand the difference between sarcasm and irony. You clearly don't.

I do, but you didn't appear to be using irony, you appeared to have misinterpreted my post

 

[The Major]

Fell out of favour at Bayern. Came to the end of his contract and it wasn't renewed. Premier League clubs have shown interest but nothing has happened as yet.

He sounds great.

 

[Blue Maniac]

He sounds great.

:icon_lol:

 

[bocadillo]

I do, but you didn't appear to be using irony, you appeared to have misinterpreted my post

It wasn't me who using irony. Your post was ironic, not sarcastic. Ergo, you don't.

 

[FryattFox]

I think you'd be surprised how many clubs use it as a scouting tool.

Yeah, zero.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Yeah, zero.

Not even Everton, who signed a contract two years ago to do exactly that?

 

[indierich06]

Yeah, zero.

Yeah, you tell him mate!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article5168553.ece

Or perhaps check your facts first?

 

[indierich06]

Not even Everton, who signed a contract two years ago to do exactly that?

Damn, beaten to the punch.

 

[teblin]

football manager has the largest scouting network in the world. And believe a number of clubs use the database.

 

[Macky]

I think you'd be surprised how many clubs use it as a scouting tool.

Is the answer one, Everton?

 

[drummindefender]

It wasn't me who using irony. Your post was ironic, not sarcastic. Ergo, you don't.

Yep that's right. You know what I meant and how I intended to portray it, definitely not me....

 

[FryattFox]

Hmmm....it looks like I an apology.

Sorry LCFCm. :icon_redf

 

[The Major]

Just because Everton are paid to say that they use Football Manager doesn't mean that they actually do.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Just because Everton are paid to say that they use Football Manager doesn't mean that they actually do.

True. Professional football clubs are always telling pointless lies that don't benefit them in the slightest and paying for things they have no intention of using.

 

[The Major]

True. Professional football clubs are always telling pointless lies that don't benefit them in the slightest and paying for things they have no intention of using.

My guess is is that Football manager pay them. There's not much point in Everton paying them when they could just buy a disc at ASDA.

 

[Hazzman]

My guess is is that Football manager pay them. There's not much point in Everton paying them when they could just buy a disc at ASDA.

It wouldn't be possible to view the entire database via the game version.

 

[bocadillo]

My guess is is that Football manager pay them. There's not much point in Everton paying them when they could just buy a disc at ASDA.

None of them use FM. They use the database that is used by FM - and they pay for the privilege.

 

[The Major]

It wouldn't be possible to view the entire database via the game version.

You might be right I don't play video games. I still don't believe Everton use it though.

 

[Blue Maniac]

You might be right I don't play video games. I still don't believe Everton use it though.

Then why do they pay Sports Interactive actual, real money for the database? Why are you blindly asserting things we know to be false?

 

[The Major]

Then why do they pay Sports Interactive actual, real money for the database? Why are you blindly asserting things we know to be false?

Having read that Times article posted earlier it said'

On Friday, it was announced that Everton have signed an exclusive deal with Sports Interactive, the game’s developers, to give the club special access to the full database. At a stroke, David Moyes’s scouting team gained details of more than 370,000 players and staff at 20,000 teams in 50 countries. Why Everton, when other clubs had approached the makers about a similar tie-up? It helped, no doubt, that Paul and Oliver Collyer, those brothers, are diehard Evertonians

Doesn't say who paid who. Sounds like a publicity stunt to me but I don't have any evidence either way so I might be wrong.