I recently dug out my CD for Championship Manager: Season 97/98 but I am missing the official patch (version 2.93). The patch was originally available from the game.

Championship Manager Season 97/98 is the last CM arrangement based on Championship Manager 2 engine. Probably one of the most loved football management games of all time. CM 97/98 was the last computer game to be based on the Championship Manager 2 engine, and for many gamers, possibly reached the best balance between complexity, speed and sheer thrill of seeing your signings and tactics pay off. For people who are put off by the level of micro-management that the modern day football management games require and the sloth like progess you make through the season, this is the game for you. The only problem is getting it to run on modern day computers. Microsoft Office 2010 Activator(iorrt 3 5)-lnealone.

If fiddling with the compatibility tab doesn't work, you may have to resort to the DOSBox emulator, although it may run very slowly on this on some machines. About Championship Manager Season 97/98 The gameplay in CM97/98 remained very similar to other games based on CM2, but as usual this installment offered far more than a simple database update. It was a clear indication of Sports Interactive's intent for the future of the franchise in two ways: the inclusion of a database editor with the game showed that SI were actively encouraging users to modify and customise the game; and the inclusion of nine playable leagues from across Europe was a clear sign of things to come, in terms of the growing depth and global scope of the game. Playable leagues CM97/98 marked a huge step forward for this aspect of the game - nine playable nations/league systems, three times more than in the previous version.

It was also the first time ever that players could run more than one league concurrently (up to three in this edition). For example, the English, Spanish and Italian leagues would all be simulated and players could manage a club in any of these nations and move between them. It also allowed the user to view results and league tables in these selected leagues, adding to the sense of realism. The full selection of playable leagues was as follows: Belgium England France Germany Holland Italy Portugal Scotland Spain This was also the first time in the series that the Portuguese league system had ever been a playable league. Disclaimer This site is not endorsed by Sports Interactive or SEGA and is intended for entertainment purposes only. The views expressed on this site are the views of the individual contributors and not those of Sports Interactive or SEGA. The official Football Manager site can be found at and the official forums can be found.

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I was back at my parents house recently going through some of my old stuff when I stumbled upon something in a drawer. Championship Manager 97/98, the game of all games. As a kid, born '85, my parents had tried their best to give me a good christmas present year after year. But whatever I opened, be it Sonic 2, Streets Of Rage or Mega Bomberman. No game held my attention for more than a fortnight.

(ok maybe 3 weeks for mega bomberman!) When my age hit double figures I decided that perhaps I just wasn't a gamer. Then I got hold of CM 97/98. The game that got me hooked. Admittedly I'm still not much of a gamer. Bar the odd go on Speed Freaks or if I'm feeling more modern a quick stint on ModNation Racers. But CM 97/98 was my ticket to the slave trade - I became a slave to the SI enterprise.

Girlfriends have come and gone (some stuck around for the off-season.) Essential food and drink have been bypassed, overlooked by the prospect of a good cup run. Hot summer days have been dismissed for the dark corner of a room where the PC is. And it all started because of that stupid, stupid game! Stupidly addictive! My best memories of CM 97/98 include a Le Tissier hat-trick at Old Trafford, beating my mate to the SPL title in our old-firm save on the last day of the season due to goal-difference, with Viktor Leonenko firing the all important goal that sealed Rangers the championship. Having a tremoendous strike-force of George Weah, Jurgen Kilnnsman and the mighty Romario up-front for AC Milan. Those were, indeed, the days.