jess boi Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 when you choose to play your playoff semi final over watching the infamous jeremy kyle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danjosfra Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 ...you start employing time wasting tactics with an hour left of work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pouncer Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 When you watch most of the World Cup and European Championship games - on FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
demodave Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Originally posted by Bulla:you read evey post in the forum and think OMG ive done that yep just read through 6 pages and thought that, when a club signs a little known player IRL and you go on FM and check weather hes any good so you can sign him for your ow team. when you fall in love with your top scorer, even though irl he plays for the club you support mosts hated rival Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken1985 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 When you've turned off fm 3 hours ago because you have to be up fo work at 7 then just say i'll jsut check the forum for a minute and are still awake and the missus wont be pleased ah well same old same old Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FestyF Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Originally posted by danjosfra:...you start employing time wasting tactics with an hour left of work. Hahahahahahah............so true. I do this too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy slappy Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Originally posted by FestyF:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by danjosfra: ...you start employing time wasting tactics with an hour left of work. Hahahahahahah............so true. I do this too. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Yup, I do the same, I even have a power nap as well, just to make the time go faster. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolman321 Posted June 7, 2008 Share Posted June 7, 2008 You elect not to go on Real life Summer vacation, beacuse in order to make it seem realistic, you'd have to leave your team in the hands of your untrusted ass. manager for a week. No way could you let that happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FestyF Posted June 8, 2008 Share Posted June 8, 2008 Originally posted by happy slappy:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by FestyF: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by danjosfra: ...you start employing time wasting tactics with an hour left of work. Hahahahahahah............so true. I do this too. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Yup, I do the same, I even have a power nap as well, just to make the time go faster. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Can you please tell your secret of power nap with me so that I can use it as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFuzzyOne Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 when you and your mates miss the first half of the champions league final due to playing FM. We missed the good stuff ( Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaToon Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 You leave the game running all night, getting out of bed periodically to check and see if there are any messages that need your attention, and only turn it off because you have to leave for work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FestyF Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Originally posted by BamaToon:You leave the game running all night, getting out of bed periodically to check and see if there are any messages that need your attention, and only turn it off because you have to leave for work. That's completely going insane mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFuzzyOne Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 You realise its time to go to work and when you do, your boss asks you in and asks why you weren't at work yesterday. You then realise that you played through one whole day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaToon Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Originally posted by FestyF:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BamaToon: You leave the game running all night, getting out of bed periodically to check and see if there are any messages that need your attention, and only turn it off because you have to leave for work. That's completely going insane mate. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> And I wonder why I'm too tired to get up for work and end up being late at least once a week. And TheFuzzyOne, I have done that too. Skipped work just to play FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortified Penguin Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Laptop + Holiday = lots of spare time to play FM while the missus goes sightseeing and spending money on silly souvenirs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canvey!! Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 when a club signs a little known player IRL and you go on FM and check weather hes any good so you can sign him for your ow team. After I'd heard he had died in a car crash, I signed Michael Maidens for my Redditch team. That's very, very creepy of me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottme01 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 you start to judge the signings of your real life club purely on the basis of how good they are on footie manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB-forever Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Originally posted by scottme01:you start to judge the signings of your real life club purely on the basis of how good they are on footie manager. I've done that for years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfpunk Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 When you turn round and scream at your sleeping girlfriend *That wasn't f**king offside linesman. F**k Off!!!!!!!!* Then push over the only lamp that lights the room and smash it. (Happened 10mins ago) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunterhunter Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 when whilst working you have it on in the background holidaying through a season just so you can see the transfers teams make. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
...rich... Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 When you think that your bedroom light is the sun.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canvey!! Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 When you turn round and scream at your sleeping girlfriend *That wasn't f**king offside linesman. F**k Off!!!!!!!!* Then push over the only lamp that lights the room and smash it. (Happened 10mins ago) You can't be that addicted if you still have your girlfriend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfpunk Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 Originally posted by canvey!!:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">When you turn round and scream at your sleeping girlfriend *That wasn't f**king offside linesman. F**k Off!!!!!!!!* Then push over the only lamp that lights the room and smash it. (Happened 10mins ago) You can't be that addicted if you still have your girlfriend </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I say girlfriend but what I mean is a person made out of coat hangers who I call my girlfriend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattholmes Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 superb topic! have visited the forums loads but this is my first post 1. bought an extra 1GB of ram for my girlfriends laptop the week fm08 came out to reduce waiting time 2. get mixed up with RL and FM (thought fulham had gone down and not reading) 3. have been late picking girlfriend up from work ("i'll just play until the transfer window closes") then blamed my lateness on traffic 4. read these forums while i'm in work because i can't play FM 5. got a grade D in my IT coureswork because i did it all last minute. my estimated grade was a B but i'd spent my time playing CM4 and getting doncaster to dominate europe 6. been accused of acting like "a heroin addict" on my days off work because i don't get dressed, don't eat, don't open the curtains, don't do anything on my to-do list except play FM 7. during FM world cups and the euros i watch certain matches and pretend the BBC have hired me as a pundit for the tournament... my name is matt and i'm an FMaholic, the first step is admitting you have a problem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfpunk Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Originally posted by mattholmes:superb topic! have visited the forums loads but this is my first post 1. bought an extra 1GB of ram for my girlfriends laptop the week fm08 came out to reduce waiting time 2. get mixed up with RL and FM (thought fulham had gone down and not reading) 3. have been late picking girlfriend up from work ("i'll just play until the transfer window closes") then blamed my lateness on traffic 4. read these forums while i'm in work because i can't play FM 5. got a grade D in my IT coureswork because i did it all last minute. my estimated grade was a B but i'd spent my time playing CM4 and getting doncaster to dominate europe 6. been accused of acting like "a heroin addict" on my days off work because i don't get dressed, don't eat, don't open the curtains, don't do anything on my to-do list except play FM 7. during FM world cups and the euros i watch certain matches and pretend the BBC have hired me as a pundit for the tournament... my name is matt and i'm an FMaholic, the first step is admitting you have a problem Hi, my name is Lee and I'm an FMaholic. I want to fight the addiction but it's too damn good to give up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattholmes Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 also cut out a headline in the paper about larry holmes entering boxing hall of fame it reads "Holmes? He's up there with the greatest" have convinced myself this is about my FM career Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaDeathHamster Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 ...when you buy your favoured team's Shirt with the name of your current in-game striker on the back! In my case, I tried to order a Cadiz shirt with 25 Ali Daei on the back, but they've never sent it, boooo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Law_Man Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 When you'd prefer your current FM team to win more than your real life team/country.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaToon Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 You sit at work all day doing nothing but browsing the forums and/or daydreaming about your awesome new signings/formation that will help you in your next derby/cup match/playoff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengharry Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Originally posted by BamaToon:You sit at work all day doing nothing but browsing the forums and/or daydreaming about your awesome new signings/formation that will help you in your next derby/cup match/playoff. This had just happened to me for the last 8 hours in office Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaToon Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Originally posted by chengharry:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BamaToon: You sit at work all day doing nothing but browsing the forums and/or daydreaming about your awesome new signings/formation that will help you in your next derby/cup match/playoff. This had just happened to me for the last 8 hours in office </div></BLOCKQUOTE> It's happening to me right now. Only 6 more hours and I can go home and play some more FM... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neji Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 1. bought an extra 1GB of ram for my girlfriends laptop the week fm08 came out to reduce waiting time Great tactic, make her think you're just being nice to her When you're about to fly to America so will be away from my FM game for two weeks, you buy a PSP and FM Handheld just so you don't have to go without. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archy-91 Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 When yu feel the need to bump someone else's thread cause yu like it so much =D p.s Neji, I would have bought a laptop rather than PSP with handheld because then you could have imported your save from home, carrying it on while abroad. I know it's more expensive but it's worth it for FM. Alternatively, you could upload your save game online, bought the game over there, go to an internet cafe, install the game and upload the save. Don't know if this would work but, WSM you know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusso Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I know that I am addicted when I: Argue with family members about formations when I say "When I managed Palermo I used a 3-2-2-1-2 and once I got the lead I went to a 4-1-4-1 Counter. That won the me Serie A & Champions League in the same season!" Argue with family members about signing future players that become good in FM. (Dimitru Copil will be a world class forward in the future.) When you see '4 x 4" (wood planks) and you think I wonder if I played 3 centre backs instead of 4 backs I could attack more effectively. You buy a kit of a unknown player who turns into a world class player in the future who played for your team in the game but plays in a obscure country in real life... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkeoh Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 when you take your laptop to the libary to help you revise for your aleves but you end up playing FM the entire time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaToon Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 When you're out at a club on a Saturday night, having drinks, smoking cigars, and watching hot girls dance, and all you can think about is whether you should go 4-4-2 or 4-1-4-1 for your upcoming cup match against a higher league team. I may or may not have done that... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFuzzyOne Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 When you have a half-dozen projects waiting to be done, but you keep telling yourself 'just one more game' And then school reopens and the teachers go hell on you... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB-forever Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 When you have an exam on Monday and still haven't prepared at all even though you suck at this, and just keep saying "one more game". I may or may not be doing this right now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damo07 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 when you sit at your pc for six pages, smiling at the embarrasing things you do (and share with other addicts) on FM! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbananas Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Originally posted by AB-forever:When you have an exam on Monday and still haven't prepared at all even though you suck at this, and just keep saying "one more game". I may or may not be doing this right now Yep me to except i have an exam tomorow morning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TevezIsGreat Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 same here. last exam then FM until September when I start 6th form, and FM09 comes out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaToon Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Originally posted by TheFuzzyOne:When you have a half-dozen projects waiting to be done, but you keep telling yourself 'just one more game' And then school reopens and the teachers go hell on you... Same with me, except substitute work for school. "Just one more game since I'm on a win streak, and then I'll go to bed..." Next thing you know, birds are chirping, it's 4 am, and you're supposed to be at work in 4 hours. Oops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 You do a roundup of your league results in a Jeff Stelling-style. (eg. those 3 points will be absolutely PRICELESS today.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FestyF Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 This thread needs to be awake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
profii Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I've done that for years I've really got to stop doing it too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Osmann Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 .... when your girlfriend tells you "come on and let us have some quality time" and you answer "Just a second... I'm enjoying FM" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 When you can't understand why clubs are selling players which are brilliant on FM but mince IRL, and gent angry when they don't live up to your FM expectations.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinso Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 ...when you consider drafting a list of summer transfer targets and posting them to your club's manager... or adding in that certain players have a minimum fee release clause in their contracts, and they are really at home playing as the right hand man of 3 forwards in an attackin 4-3-3 formation.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre_6 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 ...when your dad shuts the electricity off 'cause you've been playing for so long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinso Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 ... when you can actually relate to the addictedness ratings on your game note to self: order more takeaway pizza, call work and ask for more time off, and turn underwear inside out.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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