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20 years on MZ

By big_green_shoe - 19-06-2023 14:39

[ENG]

Can't be many of me around ;) Just seen on my club page I have been on the game since 12/6/2003 Back in the day the game was great and my friends and I thought nothing of paying £1.50 via text message to sign up to a cup and leagues were literally a weekend only. The game itself became much more focused on money and now I can't help but feel it is a bit of an old dog. I do keep checking in to see how the game is looking but the social side of it is well gone whereas the early days the forums were buzzing with activity. Anyway! Rant and rave over - my team is 20 years old!! Whoop Whoop!!Can't be many of me around ;)
Just seen on my club page I have been on the game since 12/6/2003

Back in the day the game was great and my friends and I thought nothing of paying £1.50 via text message to sign up to a cup and leagues were literally a weekend only.

The game itself became much more focused on money and now I can't help but feel it is a bit of an old dog. I do keep checking in to see how the game is looking but the social side of it is well gone whereas the early days the forums were buzzing with activity.

Anyway! Rant and rave over - my team is 20 years old!! Whoop Whoop!!

 

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Re: 20 years on MZ

By hitmanheaney - 20-06-2023 00:41

Big Green Shoe! How mad that you made this thread yesterday and today I randomly thought 'ah, remember that manager game I used to play? I'll see how it's looking 15 years on!' You wouldn't remember my team anyway, but it was about 2005-2008 that I played properly as a young 15-18 year old lad and my team was called 'Heavens 11' with the username 'Davidabbott1' that wasn't my name, but my mate set the account up, didn't like the game and I just carried on using his account. Unfortunately, because I didn't log in for a while the team was in active and subsequently deleted, I came back 8 years ago hoping to have millions in the bank... Sadly the dream of beating to big Swedes (as was the case as a young lad) disappeared... As an aside, I remember trying to graft my way to becoming a forum admin at the time and I actually achieved it, but I wish I had concentrated on my GCSEs with the same vigor... This place used to be fantastic, and I have some great nostalgic memories. Ever remember the Bollywood thread where people could create subtitles to Indian bollywood movie clips? You may not have seen it at the time, but that was a great time to be on here. Hope you are well mate and good to see an old timer on here.Big Green Shoe! How mad that you made this thread yesterday and today I randomly thought 'ah, remember that manager game I used to play? I'll see how it's looking 15 years on!'

You wouldn't remember my team anyway, but it was about 2005-2008 that I played properly as a young 15-18 year old lad and my team was called 'Heavens 11' with the username 'Davidabbott1' that wasn't my name, but my mate set the account up, didn't like the game and I just carried on using his account.

Unfortunately, because I didn't log in for a while the team was in active and subsequently deleted, I came back 8 years ago hoping to have millions in the bank... Sadly the dream of beating to big Swedes (as was the case as a young lad) disappeared...

As an aside, I remember trying to graft my way to becoming a forum admin at the time and I actually achieved it, but I wish I had concentrated on my GCSEs with the same vigor...

This place used to be fantastic, and I have some great nostalgic memories. Ever remember the Bollywood thread where people could create subtitles to Indian bollywood movie clips? You may not have seen it at the time, but that was a great time to be on here.

Hope you are well mate and good to see an old timer on here.

Re: 20 years on MZ

By darkline - 20-06-2023 11:17

[FLUSA]
President

I think I remember your username and certainly remember the Indian Bollywood movie clips with subtitles, those were hilarious! Wonder if the website to create the clips is still active after all this years.

hitmanheaney wrote:

This place used to be fantastic, and I have some great nostalgic memories. Ever remember the Bollywood thread where people could create subtitles to Indian bollywood movie clips? You may not have seen it at the time, but that was a great time to be on here.

I think I remember your username and certainly remember the Indian Bollywood movie clips with subtitles, those were hilarious! Wonder if the website to create the clips is still active after all this years.

Re: 20 years on MZ

By darkline - 20-06-2023 11:20

[FLUSA]
President

Indian clips site closed in 2021 http://www.bombay-tv.net/ Damn it, after you bring that memory back I was looking forward to create some funny videosIndian clips site closed in 2021

http://www.bombay-tv.net/

Damn it, after you bring that memory back I was looking forward to create some funny videos

Re: 20 years on MZ

By brock123 - 20-06-2023 19:50

[ENG]

Good to see you big green shoe! MZ legend in my eyes. I remember you from back in the early days of mz!Good to see you big green shoe! MZ legend in my eyes. I remember you from back in the early days of mz!

Re: 20 years on MZ

By charef (FA) (NC) - 20-06-2023 21:39

[PV]

Congrats, 5 more years for me !Congrats,
5 more years for me !

Ri: 20 years on MZ

By derma85 - 20-06-2023 23:06

[GPX]

next year will be my 20th :) (don't look the actual date). Is...a very long story. Gz mate for your 20th :)next year will be my 20th :) (don't look the actual date). Is...a very long story. Gz mate for your 20th :)

Re: 20 years on MZ

By lukaszsz182 (RA) (NCA) - 20-06-2023 23:24

[POLSKA]

20 years is amazing ! Im in for 14 years, but 20 it's mad ! Btw we complain about this game but is there another online game that managers plays it 20 years? Great achievement.20 years is amazing ! Im in for 14 years, but 20 it's mad ! Btw we complain about this game but is there another online game that managers plays it 20 years? Great achievement.

Re: 20 years on MZ

By webregas - 21-06-2023 11:36

[ENG]

20 years! Great effort 👏20 years! Great effort 👏

Re: 20 years on MZ

By hooper14 - 21-06-2023 13:03

[ENG]
President

Hi Big Green Shoe, I remember the garlic eaters from back in the day! I came back to the game mid December 2022, its not the same as back in the day but I enjoy it. I also remember heavens 11 as well! Don't know what happened to others such as swish, QPR etc guess they've all moved on!Hi Big Green Shoe, I remember the garlic eaters from back in the day! I came back to the game mid December 2022, its not the same as back in the day but I enjoy it.

I also remember heavens 11 as well!

Don't know what happened to others such as swish, QPR etc guess they've all moved on!

Re: 20 years on MZ

By hooper14 - 21-06-2023 13:47

[ENG]
President

P.S. Congratulations on the 20 years, welcome to the club Good thread here https://www.managerzone.com/?p=forum&sub=topic&sport=soccer&forum_id=10&topic_id=10482869&post_id=38700810#38700810P.S. Congratulations on the 20 years, welcome to the club

Good thread here https://www.managerzone.com/?p=forum&sub=topic&sport=soccer&forum_id=10&topic_id=10482869&post_id=38700810#38700810

Re: 20 years on MZ

By furrag - 22-06-2023 10:54

[ENG]

Likewise, under the handle of Voetballiefhebber. I am immortalised within the pages of historic issues of The Zone, covering Swish's dominance at that time. Similar to HitmanHeaney, my inactive account was deleted from the servers. :-( The game hasn't changed all that much. Same user interface, match engine, Less players in England. I remember starting out in Division 6, whereas I now go straight into 3. For the cost of power tokens, the money certainly isn't invested back into the game!Likewise, under the handle of Voetballiefhebber. I am immortalised within the pages of historic issues of The Zone, covering Swish's dominance at that time.

Similar to HitmanHeaney, my inactive account was deleted from the servers. :-(

The game hasn't changed all that much. Same user interface, match engine, Less players in England. I remember starting out in Division 6, whereas I now go straight into 3. For the cost of power tokens, the money certainly isn't invested back into the game!

Re: 20 years on MZ

By ashleyhughes - 23-06-2023 00:28

[LEGEND]

Congratulations on 2 decades, I have my 20th anniversary in just over a year. I certainly remember Heavens 11. Many of the old guard have gone, especially swish, bergy, medz, willo, mitch, madmonk to name a few.Congratulations on 2 decades, I have my 20th anniversary in just over a year.

I certainly remember Heavens 11.

hooper14 wrote:

Don't know what happened to others such as swish, QPR etc guess they've all moved on!

Many of the old guard have gone, especially swish, bergy, medz, willo, mitch, madmonk to name a few.

Re: 20 years on MZ

By ashleyhughes - 23-06-2023 00:29

[LEGEND]

But yeah the Indian Bollywood site produced some classics!!!But yeah the Indian Bollywood site produced some classics!!!

Re: 20 years on MZ

By big_green_shoe - 02-07-2023 11:38

[ENG]

Love this. :)Love this. :)

Re: 20 years on MZ

By grinner - 26-08-2023 23:59

[AUSNZ]

Congrats on 20 years m8, mine comes up later this year. It always weirds me out when i look at my adult son and think my MZ team is older than him.Congrats on 20 years m8, mine comes up later this year. It always weirds me out when i look at my adult son and think my MZ team is older than him.

Re: 20 years on MZ

By haoyuan - 31-08-2023 19:58

[MZ]

next Feb would mark my 10 years anniversary on MZ. This current club I'm running is my second one after the last one went bankrupt. I remember that time when I received the warning that my finances were in the negative and had to sell everything. Despite my best efforts I still got kicked out of my own club. I would always remember that one player i bought as my goalkeeper because throughout my entire memory of that club he was my only transfer I ever made. I went on a hiatus for about 5 years (i think?) before I suddenly had this urge to return to MZ. I came back, joined this club and decided to give my best in running this humble club. Back then at my first club I was still studying in school. I was still collecting pocket money and couldn't bear to buy the tokens to join the cups and the tours and all that. I was already working when i returned to MZ so I was kinda free to just spend on tokens and take part in cups and join the tours throughout the seasons. took me 3 seasons to get promoted from division 1 to the top division. I might be relegated this season but i don't really care as I have always dreamed of playing against the top clubs in my country and competing with some of the national players. the calibre of my team may be miles away from these successful clubs in my country but at least I know I do my bestnext Feb would mark my 10 years anniversary on MZ. This current club I'm running is my second one after the last one went bankrupt. I remember that time when I received the warning that my finances were in the negative and had to sell everything. Despite my best efforts I still got kicked out of my own club. I would always remember that one player i bought as my goalkeeper because throughout my entire memory of that club he was my only transfer I ever made. I went on a hiatus for about 5 years (i think?) before I suddenly had this urge to return to MZ. I came back, joined this club and decided to give my best in running this humble club. Back then at my first club I was still studying in school. I was still collecting pocket money and couldn't bear to buy the tokens to join the cups and the tours and all that. I was already working when i returned to MZ so I was kinda free to just spend on tokens and take part in cups and join the tours throughout the seasons. took me 3 seasons to get promoted from division 1 to the top division. I might be relegated this season but i don't really care as I have always dreamed of playing against the top clubs in my country and competing with some of the national players. the calibre of my team may be miles away from these successful clubs in my country but at least I know I do my best

 

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