THE MISSION: Return to Championship Manager 01/02 and win silverware with Everton.
THE CATCH: Everton are in financial trouble. There will be no Cherno Samba for you. Not for a few years anyway…
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The day of reckoning has arrived: it’s time for the 2007 League Cup final.
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium (for those who couldn’t get tickets, the match will be live-streamed on The Set Pieces Facebook page).
Kick-off: 3pm, June 1st.
Everton line-up: Wright, Cherundolo/Hibbert, Milito, Tsikitsiris, Harley, Li Tie, Brighi, Motta, Magallanes, Samba, Ronaldo.
Subs: Royce, Rufus, Fisken, Navas, Rooney.
Tottenham line-up: TBA.
You can watch the full pre-match tactics talk below…
Championship Manager 2001/02 is freeware. If you want to replicate this challenge, or make one of your own, or even just indulge in some nostalgia, you’ll find all the links you need here. We’re running leagues from England, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland, France, Portugal and Scotland and we’re using the 3.9.68 patch that uses 02/03 data, but doesn’t crash. Hopefully…