The fm all nighter

What is the best way to do an fm all nighter?

I think that you have to have a film on in the background(not to watch) but to keep you alert and as a little entertainment when it is processing. Also, I think that you need plenty of drink and some food.

What else do you need for the ultimate fm all nighter?

Well like you said, Film (or TV) and of course, the tactics notepad!

tactics notepad is a must!! music on in the background, or a film. plenty of coffee, some food.. and preferably the next day off work!

Mine is his:

Red Bull X 5 or more these need to be cold.

Crisps

A little bit of chocolate, or some sweets

South park.

Ah yes the tactics notepad. I forgot about that and thats the thing you need whenever you are playing FM. Plus, the next day off is quite important.

Plus, you need a mini fridge, next to where you are playing for drinks.

I am going to do a FM all nighter on the friday and saturday when FM09 is released . Laptop , FM , Snacks , Drink , TV , Notepad , Pen.

Seemingly endless suply of Red bull, music, as much microwavable food as possible and about 13 hours of sleep the night before

tactic pad: need this even if your only going to be on for a while

index of player songs: gotta sing when your winning

drinks: posibly alki, red bull, alki, red bull ect

a light .. darkness makes people tired

Smithers, are you going to be doing a 2 day(or should I say night) all nighter? It would be fun but extremely tiring.

I will also do an FM all nighter when 09 is released. Just to test out the new features and see what the game is like etc.

And FM2008 running in tandem!

For the real FM fix!

a light .. darkness makes people tired

I love playing FM in the dark and the only light is the light of your screen.

I will be on all friday night , sleep a few naps on saturday , satuday niught sesh , sleep all day Sunday lol Nar i probz will go to bed on Saturday night , but a fm09 all nighter on frdiay is defo on the cards.

Turn on the TV and bedside lamp. Go to kitchen and grab a large collection of snacks and a drink. Lay back in big leather chair and play until realizing it's morning and wonder where the time has gone and get depressed that it's once again that time of the year when assignments don't get completed until the last minute

I listen to all football based radio programs on BBC while I play all night, like podcasts of fighting talk, 606, world football phone in and then have games playing on mute that I recorded the week prior, mostly Spurs games to remind me that no matter how bad my FM season is going it at least I'm not Ramos.

Then we need plenty of on-hand snacks and beer, cultural snacks that I eat whenever a player from said country has performed extremely well (I no longer sign Samba because goat meat is so hard to come by)

chalk powder for my hands to prevent my mouse from slipping out

PILLOWS! A lot of 'throw' pillows, because you can only blame so many monitors going out the window on the kids

A broom, to smack the kitten with ever since hes obsessed with computer wires and unplugged my mouse during a vital situation in Anfield

Oh and what FM night could be complete without a nagging mouthy girlfriend, screaming at me to stop hitting the kitten with the broom, asking why theres salsa splattered on the counter tops as I give a smile reminded of dos Santos hat trick.

need some sleep, even if u jst sleep 7am-12 jst to keep urself focused

need some sleep, even if u jst sleep 7am-12 jst to keep urself focused

me and my mate used to play at uni all night. We once played all day Saturday after a night out on the Friday through to 9am on Sunday - was brilliant! That was on championship manager 2000/2001

Now on FM07 I often can get up to 3 or 4, think the most ive played is til 5. Once you get in a good run of results (or equally a bad set of results) you just cant stop.....its like a drug!!!

Music, with more than 150bmp

I love playing FM in the dark and the only light is the light of your screen.

It's bad for your eyes.

Lots of beer and vodka but then again i usually pass out by about 2 or 3. So you might aswell ignore my post.

i pulled an all nighter last wednesday and all i had to survive off was water from the toilet and loadsa and loadsa music.

around 3.45ish i had a difficult decision to make. the kitchen seemed too far away and the only food i had was this chocolate heart thing my girlfriend got for our anniversary (it was personalised with a long-ass message on it)............I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO EAT IT!!!!

Needless to say i'm single now....

What is the best way to do an fm all nighter?

I think that you have to have a film on in the background(not to watch) but to keep you alert and as a little entertainment when it is processing. Also, I think that you need plenty of drink and some food.

What else do you need for the ultimate fm all nighter?

me and my mates did a clan game and we started at 4pm and finished following day at 8am. gawd what a long night.... i didn't get any sleep for a whole day.

Lots of beer and vodka but then again i usually pass out by about 2 or 3. So you might aswell ignore my post.

Football manager isn't the answer..its alcoholics anonymous you need mate.

All you need to do is manage a team in the let say....Indian league or one of those, put your head up high (looking up at the sky dramatically) and prepare to suffer. If you try to sleep you will fail because all you can think about is how much you suck but also how awesome it would be to take that horrible team to the top. You will be forced to play FM....but what if the power goes out?

you also need to be alone.........or else you might wake someone up singing a song about your loaned ST scoring a hat trick on his debut......or something

Hmmm.what's this about the notepad? What do you guys write down in there?

Your all-nighter may have to end at some point - mine is usually 8 or 9am

• Power on the computer

• While loading, make your first run in to kitchen

• Fridge - grab 1x muller corner (preferably banana/chocolate one) and 1x munch bunch yoghurt (any flavour)

• Drawer - grab a spoon for said yoghurts

• Cupboard - grab 1x packet of monster munch and 1x salt & vinegar squares (be warned - these hurt the roof of your mouth)

• Run back to bedroom/living room/bathroom (would be handy if you played in the kitchen eh )and throw all of these next your computer

• Should be able to load up FM by now

• Make your second run to kitchen

• Cupboard - grab 1x 2ltr bottle of preferred soft drink (Irn Bru here)

• Cupboard - grab a glass for said above drink [optional]

• Cupboard - grab 1x blue riband, 1x kit-kat, 1x fox's classic (any chocolate biscuits you can find*)

• Back to the comp, throw down the biscuits but NOT the glass or 2ltr bottle (unless your glass is actually a plastic cup)

• Load up your saved/new game

• Flick on the telly/music

• Your notepad/pen should still be next to the computer from previous FM session (as will empty packets of crisps/biscuit wrappers no doubt)

• Finally - kick back, relax and enjoy FM for a few hours until your next relay to the kitchen for more supplies

*remember to leave some for tomorrow nights all-nighter too

...once you eventually run out of energy snacks and drinks and your vision is blurred or non-existent it's time to call it a day (or all-nighter). While half-sleeping, with your eyes completely closed, you should be able to guide your mouse through the options>exit>save game 'yes' buttons and overcome the obstacle of start>shutdown>finding the second shutdown button in the middle of the screen.

[Please note: you will not last the whole night if your playing with a laptop while lying on your bed. You will most likely fall asleep for a few minutes and keep waking up when the light in the room changes because of your screensaver coming on]

I think you've summed it all up there, StanPetrov

It worries me how much thought you people put into this!

never heard any one using a tactic pad b4. what on earth do you guys note down?

I agree, what's with the notepad? So many people actually write down their tactics??

Hehe, something to smoke , endless supply of tea and my 250GB Hard Drive full of music and movies plugged in through the 360 and the TV. And a packet of chocolate digestives. But if it's at the weekend, I just leave all the footy from Sky Sports on for the whole night.

Yeh I'm still waiting for the notepad answer myself ... Surely you guys arent writing down tactics?

I plan to, my mum thinks I'm mad, but I wanna try out the game etc.

Endless supply of Microwaveable Pizzas, Pizza Fingers and Micro Chips. Followed by endless cans of Coke and endless packets of crisps and sweets followed by a mega sore head the next day.

lots of SPRITE CHOCOLATE BISCUITS AND AMERICAN SPORT ON FIVE LOL

I just don't take my medication. I can stay awake for days without it.

Probably a little too unique as a solution though. I wouldn't recommend it lol.

It's bad for your eyes.

Oh well. My eyes don't seem to be troubling me at the moment so who cares!

A full bag of tea-bags (those small ones 60/80), small bag of sugar, teaspoon and my big mug thingy (holds about two cups)....plenty of munchies and a nice bit smoke....that does the trick for me.

I have done other things and managed an all nighter no problem....but its expensive.