Den polske landslasgstreneren , Jerzy Engel, roser Sports Interactive Games for deres geniale fotballmanager spill, CM 00/01. Han bruker det selv, og anbefaler det som verktøy til virkelighetens managerjobb, lærte vi av gårsdagens pressemelding fra SI Games.
Engel uttaler:
"I recommend Championship Manager to all those who would like to become managers, one can learn a lot from this computer game. In Polish clubs, the managerial role has been going on in the same style as that in the British Isles."
Paul Collyer, Joint Managing Director fra Sports Interactive, som står bak storspillet, svarer:
"Obviously we are delighted that Mr. Engel is among the legions of Champ Man's famous fans. If only Walter Smith (manager for Everton, red.) would play from time to time I might be a happier man!" . He added, "It is a testament to the quality of the foreign researchers we employ that the Polish leagues are accurately represented in Championship Manager Season 00/01."
CM Season 00/01 har solgt forrykende siden utgivelsen i høst. Vision Park, den nordiske distributøren, ville i dag ikke offentliggjøre tallene for salget her hjemme - men jeg kunne nesten føle ett smil i den andre enden av røret. Spillet klarer seg høyst sannsynlig meget bra.
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