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                                                          05/11/93
                           PROUDLY PRESENT

            Full Docs To..:)  Premier Division From Zeppelin       


              Supplied by ...Python    Typed By ...Fraz



 Premier Division is a football management simulator that can be played either
 as a computer board game, or as a standard strategy game. Up to four people
 can play, each competing to become the top manager in the country. The game 
 is entirely mouse controlled. To select an icon, move the onscreen pointer to
 the icon and press the left mouse button.

 The board game and the strategy game share a main icon screen. These icons
 control the various aspects of running a football club.

 These icons are numbered as :
 
 1. TEAM RATINGS

 2. START MATCH
 
 3. CUP FIXTURES

 4. SAVE/LOAD GAME

 5. PLAYER DETAILS

 6. CLUB INFO.


 TEAM RATINGS: On selecting this icon you are presented with three options:-
 
 Hot Shots - Lists the current top 20 players in the various leagues.

 Form - Lists the top 20 teams in the various leagues

 Ratings - Lists the top 20 teams in terms of the squad strength


 START MATCH: There are 3 ways of veiwing results:

 ALL - All the results of the five divisions are shown.

 DIVISIONS - Only the divisions which contain one of the managers is shown

 TEAMS - Only the results of the teams managed are shown. For the first two
 options only the crowd attendances are shown. For the last option all goal-
 scorers and times are shown.


 CUP FIXTURES:

 Displays the fixtures for the current season's matches. Only teams in the
 European championship play in the UEFA cup.

 SAVE/LOAD GAME:

 Select DIR to veiw the contents of the disk in DF0: To load a previously
 saved game click on the relevent file name in the directory and then select
 LOAD GAME. Do NOT use the PREMIER DIVISION disk to save and load games, use
 a seperate formatted disk.

 PLAYERS DETAILS:

 This option allows you to deit the teams. Clicking on the top left of the
 icon displays the team information graphically, clicking bottom right, 
 displays the information as text.

 GRAPHICS: The players are represented by an icon showing - playing position,
 skill rating and a bar for current fitness level. If a player is injured or
 is playing out of position then a small icon is displayed over the player.
 Clicking on two different player icons will swap over their respective
 positions.

 TEXT: To change a players position simply click on the two players that are
 to be swapped.

  The team selection screen has five icons along the top. (from L- R)

 CHANGE FORMATION: Selecting this will display the formation box. There are 
 four parts to this box. The first is the formation used by the team. This is
 changed by clicking over it. The next box is a tick. Click to select the 
 diplayed formation. The other two boxes are automatic selection options. The
 computer will the select the best team either on the strength of the player's
 skills (ATS-S), or fitness (ATS-F).

 OPPOSITION: Displays the opposition's current team.

 VALUES: Rates the predicted performance of the squad.

 PLAYER INFO: Clicking on this animates the icon. Click on a player to display
 a detailed information report.

 RETURN TO MAIN SCREEN. Need i say it ???

 CLUB INFO:

 Displays the current club statistics, eg. Stadium, capacity etc. etc. At the
 bottom of the screen are two other options:-

 HONOURS: Shows team perfomance over the previuos eight seasons.

 POLICING: Alters the relative security of the football stadium. An estimated 
 crowd value should be entered for upcoming matches.

 THE STRATEGY GAME:

 To sell or train a player, go to the player details icon on the main menu, at
 the bottom of the screen are two icons representing - sell a player and train
 a player. Click on the respective icon and follow the instructions as per the
 board game. To buy a player wait until after a match when players will become
 randomly available.

 THE BOARD GAME:

 Before every match, each manager moves his counter once around the board by
 clicking on the dice icon. This moves the counter a random number of squares 
 (between 1 - 6). Occasionly the manager is given the chance to move a square
 of his choice. This denoted by an "exploding" square. To choose which square
 to jump to (within six squares of your current position), click on the square
 using the mouse. Around the board are eight different types of squares. These
 squares are represented as follows:-

 1. PHONE = UTILITIES.

 2. RED CROSS = INJURIES.

 3. SKULL = BAD LUCK.

 4. LEG = COACH.

 5. APPLE ?? = CASINO.

 6. COIN = MONEY.

 7. B-SHIRT = BUY.

 8. S-SHIRT = SELL.


 UTILITIES: Allows one of five options to be altered.


 CAPACITY - Increase ground capacity.  
           
 CAMERAS - Increase ground security. Although cameras are expenxive they can 
 survey a large area of the croed, which will reduce the amount of policing
 needed.

 COACH - Select new coach. The coach affects training and the youth team
 players.

 PHYSIO - Select new physio. The physio affects players fitness.

 GATE PRICE - Change gate entry price.

 
 INJURIES: Displays any current players that are experiencing problems.

 BAD LUCK!: Avoid this square.

 COACH: This is the training square. There are two options.
 
 TRAINING - Increases the amount of training allocated to a particular player.

 RE-TRAINING - Allows a player from one position to be re-trainedto another.


 CASINO: Spend here to improve your bank balance. Possibly!

 MONEY: This deals with monetary matters good or bad.

 BUY: A random number of players are offered for sale to all the managers. 
 Each is allowed to make a bid subject to his bank balance. The player is sold
 to the highest bidder, providing the team selling believes the bid is high
 enough.

 SELL: This allows you to sell any of your non-injured players. Before selling
 a player his details can be veiwed by selecting the player info option.


 END OF SEASON:

 At the end of each season the top three teams in divisions 2,3, and 4 are
 promoted and the bottom three in 1,2, and 3 relegated. The teams in division
 2,3, and 4 which occupy positions 4 to 7, play off for a single position in 
 a higher league. The English league champions can apply for admission into
 Europe but they must satisfy the following criteria:-

 A GOOD FINANCIAL POSITION

 A GROUND CAPACITY OF 40000 (SHITE)

 A GOOD LEAGUE RECORD
 
 GOOD SECURITY MEASURES

 (Note: Even if the above conditions are fulfilled a successful team must wait
 until a position is avaialable in Europe).

 ABBREVIATIONS:

 SN = CURRENT SEASON         WK = CURRENT WEEK        DV = CURRENT DIVISION

 PS = CURRENT POSITION       GLK = GOALKEEPER         MFD = MIDFIELDER
            
 ATT = ATTACKER              DFN = DEFENDER           TOT = TOTAL SKILL

 FIT= AVERAGE FITNESS        P = POSITION             S = SKILL
 
 FT = FITNESS                M = MATCHES PLAYED       GS = GOALS SCORED

 TSK = TOTAL SKILL OF SQUAD  PS = POSITION IN LEAGUE  AG = AGE

 PSK = POOLED SKILL OF TEAM  ASK = AVERAGE SKILL OF TEAM MEMBERS...