The Sharp MZ-700 sold well in Japan and Europe, but never boasted of its own version of Football Manager.
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This one is a bit of a rarity - the VTech Laser 200, initially sold in the UK as the Texet TX8000!
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Along with the Mattel Aquarius came another US microcomputer that did not last very long - the 1983 Coleco Adam.
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The Aquarius could have been Mattel's glorious entry into the world of microcomputers, but was discontinued just months after its 1983 release.
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How many of you remember the Apricot PC a.k.a. ACT Apricot?
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Another microcomputer from 1982 without its own Football Manager version, the LINK 480Z was aimed at educational settings.
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The sleek Jupiter ACE resembled the ZX81 and the Spectrum, but was discontinued by 1985, without ever having its own version of Football Manager.
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Another machine that did not see its own version of Football Manager, the Grundy NewBrain may be familiar to some of you in the UK!
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There were several computers from the 80's that, for one reason or another, never got their own Football Manager version - such as the MicroBee on the picture!
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How many of you have had one of these Tandon computers?
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CompShop ad selling the TRS-80 Model II for the paltry sum of £1999 :D
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Who's ready to jump into the future with an Apple II 16k?
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An ad for the Commodore Amiga 500, appropriately priced at about £500!
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A page from Dixons catalogue featuring the Amstrad CPC 464, the ZX Spectrum and the Acorn Electron!
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A Commodore advert pushing the VIC-20 not just as a great starter computer, but as the "best home computer in the world"!
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The last-but-not-least of "The Great Escapes" post goes to the 2013/14 Crystal Palace!
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Curry's "You Can't Buy Cheaper" campaign, from 1984, I gather. Good old days!
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The Premier League witnessed a Welsh "Great Escape" in 2017, as Swansea City finished 15th place after Paul Clement took over the team!
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A picture that sums up an outstanding 2006/07 season for the Hammers.
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"The cat that catches colour," "the Lynx effect"... the list goes on and on! How many of you remember Camputers Lynx?
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Sitting bottom of the table as late as March 2012, Wigan went on a run that saw them win 7 of their last 9 matches, allowing them to finish 15th.
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Another Great Escape from the bottom of the table, the 2005-06 Portsmouth went on to win 20 points in the last 10 matches of the season, finishing 17th.
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2007-08 Fulham went down to the wire as avoided relegation on the very final day, winning 1-0 and sending Reading to the Championship on account of goal difference!
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Often forgotten, but nevertheless a part of Commodore's computer lineup and one of the platforms that did get its own version of the original Football Manager game - the Plus/4!
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Sitting 20th at Christmas didn't stop the 2022/23 Wolverhampton Wanderers from pulling out a strong 2nd half of the season with newly arrived manager Julen Lopetegui.
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2013/14 Sunderland team spent 111 days at the bottom of the table - and still finished the season in 14th place!
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Today marks the 45th anniversary of the ZX81, one of the most successful home computers of the early 1980's in the UK!
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Going back to WHSmith. It seems a bit of a missed opportunity that they insisted on becoming leading "travel retailers" when they played such an important role in the early days of UK's electronics market. What do you guys think?
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The original "Great Escape"! 2004-05 West Brom
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Today we remember one of the most famous of The Great Escapes - the 2014/15 Leicester City. They went on to finish 14th that season, just before winning the Premier League title the following season!
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