The Championship Manager series is firmly rooted in spreadsheet presentation of players and offers a text-only description of the match. Doesn’t sound too impressive, does it? Despite that stark representation of the series structure, Championship Manager remains the ultimate in simulating pure sports management. It offers a superior career mode treatment of players and succeeds in it’s blending of players, matches and management. Championship Manager 99/00 builds on previous success. The strength of the series is in realistic player management, and improvements give it more depth. Managers now have the oft requested ability to request specific improvements from their board of directors (improving the stadium or increasing the amount you can spend on players.) Adding this removes the frustration from past editions, where the board appeared a nebulous being that existed solely to thwart your plans.