Professional 

Soccer



“PROFESSIONAL SOCCER”

                 from

                C.R.L.



For the SPECTRUM computer



PLEASE NOTE: 128K MACHINES MUST

    BE SET INTO 48K MODE.





To Load:              LOAD “”



Controls

The game may be controlled either by Keyboard or Joystick.

Although the Kempston Joystick is the only one specifically

mentioned the program can be made compatible with keyboard

emulating joystick (eg Sinclair Cursor) by redefining the

controls to the appropriate keys.  This may be done immediately

after loading.



Control Boxes

The majority of options in the game are selected via a ‘Control

Box’ which appears in the bottom right hand corner of the screen:

If it is there you are required to select something from it.

This is done by moving the arrow cursor to point the desired option

and pressing select, if RETURN is selected you return to the previous

control box.



The ‘Editor’ Option

Player and team names may changed using the ‘EDITOR’ option in

the first control box.  The technique for both is the same, use the

‘More’ option to access the required page and then select ‘EDIT’.

The highlighting bar is moved using the up and down controls.

It should be bourne in mind that only teams in the Third Division,

(that is, those appearing on page 3 of the team list) can be

selected in your first season.  So if you wanted to begin by being

Liverpool (for example) then this name should be edited out of

the First Division and edited into the third.



Selecting Your First Team And Skill Level

Each team has a rating (1. good to 5 poor) which determines the

quality of the players in its squad and those available to it on

the transfer market.  This appears to the immediate right of the 

name in the list you are presented with.

The skill level you select effects the general quality of opposition

managers.

Your team and skill level are pre set though they may be changed

using the ‘SELECT TEAM’ and ‘SELECT LEVEL’ options by placing the

highlighting bar over the desired item and pressing select.

Once team and level are set as required selecting ‘PLAY’ begins

the game.



Score Card Page

When the game begins the first page you will see contains a control

box with the options ‘PLAY’, ‘SAVE’, ‘LOAD’ and ‘ACTION’ below your

score card.  The option ‘PLAY’ advances you to the pre match section.

The functions of ‘SAVE’ and ‘LOAD’ are self evident.  ‘ACTION’ can be

used to switch off or on the match action sequences.  Selecting it

toggles flashing (Action on) and not (Action off)

On the score card you will see score target and total.  To keep

your job you must finish the season with a score greater then

or equal to your target.  The target is determined by your teams

league position, cup success and FORM (see below).  Total is your

accumulated score over all the seasons you have played.

The score card page is returned to after every league fixture.



Pre Match Selection

Selecting the ‘PLAY’ option will present you (if you are about to

play a league game) with a list of that weeks league fixtures.

Pressing select as instructed will take you to the main section of

the game.



You will a control box containing the options.



‘PLAYER INFOR’	‘TEAM CENTRE’	‘OPPOSITION’

‘SCORE/TABLES’	‘BUY/SELL’		‘PLAY’



To the left of this is your squad list.  You will see that each

player has a squad number, a name (surprisingly enough) and a further

five pieces of information.  These are;



1)2)3)  In blue, his skill ratings as a defender, midfielder and attacker.

Each player has one major and two minor categories.  The major scoring

between 11 to 20, minors between 1 and 10.  An exception to this are

goalkeepers who have no midfield or attacking capabilities.



4)  In red, his position, ‘G’ for Goalkeeper, ‘M’ for Midfielder

and ‘W’ or ‘C’ for Defenders or Attackers ‘W’ means Wing, ‘C’ mean central.



5)  His match fitness, in percent.



Each player also has his own individual record.  If you select

‘PLAYER INFO’ a highlighting bar will appear at the top of your squad

list.  This can be moved through the list using the ‘UP’ and ‘DOWN’ keys;

you can get more information about a particular player by ‘highlighting’

him and pressing SELECT.  Another control box with the options ‘DATA’,

‘MEDICS REPORT’, ‘PLAYER INFOR’ and ‘RETURN’ will appear.



  If you select ‘DATA’ a page containing this information will appear:



1)  The players age the older a player gets the more likely he is to be

injured.



2)  His appearances for the club in league and cup games.



3)  The goals he has scored that season in league and cup.



4)  Disciplinary points every time a player is booked 4 disciplinary points

are added to this total.  When he reaches 20 he is automatically suspended 

for 2 games.



5)  His value.



Sometimes you will be instructed to press select again.

This occurs when a players falls into any combination of four special

categories.  These are:



1)  Injury prone more likely to be injured than average.