<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
published	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Addictive	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
label	O
set	O
up	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
creator	O
Kevin	O
Toms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
most	O
home	O
computers	O
during	O
the	O
1980s	O
and	O
spawned	O
several	O
sequels	O
:	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	O
(	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
World	O
Cup	O
Edition	O
(	O
1990	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
designed	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Toms	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
,	O
without	O
Toms	O
 '	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
poorly	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
series	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toms	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
Video	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
,	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
the	O
Tandy	B-Device
TRS-80	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Sinclair	B-Operating_System
ZX80	I-Operating_System
and	O
ZX81	O
,	O
and	O
Toms	O
created	O
the	O
software	O
label	O
Addictive	O
Games	O
to	O
launch	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
with	O
added	O
animated	O
graphics	O
showing	O
match	O
highlights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Addictive	O
Games	O
to	O
Prism	O
Leisure	O
Corporation	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Toms	O
concentrated	O
on	O
creating	O
a	O
second	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
BASIC	O
only	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
required	O
machine	B-Language
code	I-Language
which	O
meant	O
working	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
developers	O
for	O
various	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
Bedrock	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
stagger-released	O
over	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
5	O
years	O
,	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
all	O
formats	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
in	O
June	O
1988	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
a	O
much	O
smaller	O
range	O
of	O
systems	O
-	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
World	O
Cup	O
Edition	O
was	O
again	O
designed	O
by	O
Kevin	O
Toms	O
with	O
various	O
programmers	O
for	O
different	O
systems	O
(	O
including	O
Bedrock	O
Software	O
for	O
all	O
8-bit	O
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Summer	O
1990	O
,	O
to	O
tie	O
in	O
with	O
Italia	O
'	O
90	O
,	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	O
had	O
been	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
'	O
big	O
box	O
 '	O
with	O
World	O
Cup	O
wallchart	O
and	O
competitions	O
including	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
feature	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
3	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Kevin	O
Toms	O
(	O
although	O
this	O
was	O
never	O
honoured	O
as	O
Toms	O
had	O
no	O
involvement	O
with	O
that	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
while	O
already	O
planned	O
when	O
Kevin	O
Toms	O
was	O
still	O
working	O
with	O
Prism	O
Leisure	O
on	O
the	O
World	O
Cup	O
Edition	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
without	O
any	O
involvement	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
instead	O
developed	O
by	O
Brian	O
Rogers	O
of	O
Bedrock	O
Software	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
actually	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
programming	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
cover	O
tape	O
of	O
the	O
September	O
1991	O
issue	O
of	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
expected	O
release	O
date	O
'	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
months	O
 '	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
finally	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
though	O
versions	O
were	O
planned	O
and	O
advertised	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
platforms	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
ST	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
were	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philip	O
Lindey	O
in	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
suggested	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
difficult	O
to	O
get	O
excited	O
about	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
overpriced	O
,	O
giving	O
an	O
overall	O
score	O
of	O
73%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
Campbell	O
in	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
quite	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
of	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
honest	O
,	O
with	O
vastly	O
inferior	O
presentation	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
lots	O
of	O
hanging	O
around	O
while	O
the	O
computer	O
thinks	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
working	O
properly	O
"	O
,	O
giving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
70%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amstrad	O
Action	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
38%	O
,	O
again	O
claiming	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
name	O
was	O
revived	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
Sports	O
Interactive	O
as	O
a	O
continuation	O
for	O
their	O
Championship	O
Manager	O
series	O
after	O
they	O
lost	O
the	O
naming	O
rights	O
following	O
a	O
split	O
with	O
their	O
publishers	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
,	O
Toms	O
began	O
rewriting	O
the	O
original	O
1982	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
game	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
after	O
pitching	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
his	O
followers	O
,	O
drawing	O
on	O
his	O
work	O
experience	O
of	O
business	O
app	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
Football	O
Star*	O
Manager	O
(	O
KTFSM	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
to	O
an	O
overwhelmingly	O
positive	O
response	O
from	O
buyers	O
–	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
former	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
as	O
near	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
as	O
you	O
can	O
get	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
Kevin	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
to	O
fund	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
his	O
Football	B-Application
Manager	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Football	O
New	O
Manager	O
,	O
to	O
mark	O
the	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
