Liverpool

LIVERPOOL





GUIDE THE TEAM OF YOUR CHOICE TO SUCCESS IN THE


FULL FIRST DIVISION, F.A. CUP, MILK CUP & EUROPEAN


CUP, FEATURING:


TEAM TACTICS AND SELECTION, INJURIES, 30 SKILL


LEVELS, MANAGERIAL RATING, SAVE GAME FACILITY,


AND MUCH MORE!





LIVERPOOL


SPECTRUM


48K





LIVERPOOL is a simulation of a season in the First Division, and


also features all six rounds of the F.A. Cup, all six rounds of the


Milk Cup, with the first round and semi final played over two legs,


and all four rounds of the European Cup. Replays are provided for


in the F. A. and Milk Cups, and in the European Cup all normal


European rules apply, with home and away ties - aggregate score,


away goals, then penalties deciding the result. All Finals, and the


F. A. Cup Semis are played on neutral grounds.


Can you use your squad of players to full advantage, taking into


account their varying skill and stamina levels? Will your Scouts


help you to select the best tactics for each game? Are you really


the next Busby, Clough or Shankly?????





KICKING OFF





1. Connect your cassette recorder to the computer in accordance


with the basic manuals.


2. Place the cassette into your recorder and press "REWIND"


until the tape stops moving.


3. Type "LOAD" LIVERPOOL"" and press "ENTER".


4. Press "PLAY" on the recorder. The tape will start to move and


the game will load into the computer.


5. When the game has loaded, type "RUN" and press "ENTER".


The title page will be displayed and after a few moments this


will be replaced by a request for your skill level. 1 is easiest,


30 is not!


6. Press "ADVANCE" on the cassette player until the tape stops


moving. Press "STOP" and remove the cassette from the


recorder. The game is recorded once on each side of the


cassette, and is therefore ready for re-loading next time.





THE MATCH


The option menu allows you to:


1. SAVE (the current game). Follow the instructions on screen.


2. VIEW THE LEAGUE TABLE. (It may take a few moments for


the table to be prepared, especially if there have been one or two


upsets! Generally speaking, the more often you view the table,


the less time it takes to prepare).


3. REVEAL YOU MANAGERIAL RATING (which is shown as a


percentage. Expect it to decrease if you blow a cup game -


the earlier you exit the competition the worse it will be.)


4. CONTINUE THE GAME.





Enter the number of the option you require and press "ENTER"


The computer will print out the league or cup results of all the


other teams as appropriate. When one of your games arise, the


computer will wait for you to press "ENTER" before continuing.


To reload a saved game, place the cassette that you have used into


your cassette recorder and proceed as under "KICKING OFF".





THE SQUAD


Before each game, the computer will show you the LIVERPOOL


squad together with each player's skill rating (SK) and stamina


(ST)


A player's skill can vary from 4 to 8 at random, but will never vary


by more than 1 point per "week". The higher the rating the better


the player. Each time you select a player his stamina, which starts


at 10, will decrease by 1. When his stamina reaches 0, he may not be


selected for the next game. Each time a player is rested, he regains 2


stamina points, but the rating will never exceed 20. The only two


exceptions to the above are your reserves. Each reserve has a skill


level of 2, and inexhaustible stamina. You may use as many reserves


as you wish, but don't expect to win any trophies with them!





You must also cope with injuries - one or more of your players may


be unavailable for selection each week.


After selecting your team by entering the number of each player you


require and pressing "ENTER" as prompted you will be asked which


tactics you wish to employ. Enter 0,1 or 2 as required and press


"ENTER".


The screen will revert to the scoreboard and will result of your game


will be revealed.





SCOUTS


Before each game, you will have the opportunity to spy on your


opponent. If you choose to do so, press "Y" followed by "ENTER".


The computer will reveal the tactivs your opponent employs, and


information relating to the skill level of your opponent, depending


on whether a full or partial report was requested. It will be possible


to put a stronger team than your opponent "on paper" but you


cannot guarantee a win even so - tactics, home advantage, and "the


bounce of the ball" are all taken into account and have an influence


on the result.


All First Division teams' tactics will vary from season to season, but


remain constant throughout each season.





TACTICS


You will probably prefer to develop your own tactics, but a few


words of advice may be helpful.


1. Study the other team's results as they are revealed. You may be


able to work out a team's tactics without using up your valuable


spying missions.


2. Plan your team - if you play 4-2-4- against a team playing


4-3-3, put your two strongest players in midfield.


3. If your priority is not to concede goals (e.g. in an away


European Tie) using a strong player as goalkeeper.


4. Vary your team - i.e. don't use all your strongest players so


often that they all collapse at the same time!





I HATE LIVERPOOL





If you do then it's unlikely that you've bought this cassette.


However, it is possible with a little effort to manage the team of


your choice.


By "LIST"ing the program you will discover a large block of DATA


in lines 9800 upwards.


To alter the program, replace "LIVERPOOL" in lines 9800, 9900


9903 and 9906 with the name of your chosen team and vice versa.


Then type the names of your squad (17 players) in line 9805. If the


real LIVERPOOL squad alters you may, of course, update your


cassette using the above method.


After altering the listing, save the game to a blank cassette in the


normal way, by typing "SAVE "LIVERPOOL"" and pressing


"ENTER".





D. Corbishley


212 Walmersley Old Rd. Bury