Comments on: Pro Vercelli: The End, Or Is It http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/ Attacking Football Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:53:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ZMW http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-17041 ZMW Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:56:01 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-17041 Hoping you can take the time to bring another minnow to life. Just read most of the series, which inspired me to have another go at FM. FM 2012, no less. Hopefully Darlington will have as much success as Pro Vercelli. I doubt it. Hoping you can take the time to bring another minnow to life. Just read most of the series, which inspired me to have another go at FM. FM 2012, no less. Hopefully Darlington will have as much success as Pro Vercelli. I doubt it.

]]> By: Der Aicon http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-16773 Der Aicon Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:46:33 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-16773 Great read Brian, thanks for sharing this with us and you're an excellent writer. Great read Brian, thanks for sharing this with us and you’re an excellent writer.

]]> By: whocarestom http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-16702 whocarestom Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:15:02 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-16702 Brian, you are a gifted writer and story teller. I have greatly enjoyed this entire series and would like to convey my appreciation. Brian, you are a gifted writer and story teller. I have greatly enjoyed this entire series and would like to convey my appreciation.

]]> By: Paine http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-16663 Paine Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:15:27 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-16663 Brian, I miss Pro Vercelli a lot, by the way, are you still fond of the game? You know, FM 12 is really close (the demo is already out)..... Brian, I miss Pro Vercelli a lot, by the way, are you still fond of the game?
You know, FM 12 is really close (the demo is already out)…..

]]> By: jon http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-16491 jon Fri, 16 Sep 2011 06:02:40 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-16491 i'm tired. i'm hungry. my mind's a daze of a bounty of food and a cup spilling over, a cornucopia in a muddled lake of the many rich and hearty piedmont wines. brill-fucking-yent. the fact that i have two years+ of back material to read of yours, plus the rise of grantland (at long last) and the pro vercelli days are not truly lost and gone. look yonder, friends. they are here, all around us. sit and ponder-- sit and ponder, friends, in the middle of the street. the spirit of walter colombo is here and it lives on. i’m tired. i’m hungry. my mind’s a daze of a bounty of food and a cup spilling over, a cornucopia in a muddled lake of the many rich and hearty piedmont wines.

brill-fucking-yent. the fact that i have two years+ of back material to read of yours, plus the rise of grantland (at long last) and the pro vercelli days are not truly lost and gone.

look yonder, friends. they are here, all around us. sit and ponder– sit and ponder, friends, in the middle of the street. the spirit of walter colombo is here and it lives on.

]]> By: Heart Away http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-16129 Heart Away Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:53:07 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-16129 Brian, I have probably read your Pro Vercelli drama now 8 or 9 times and still marvel at your ability to write such a magnificent body of work, I am amazed that these little pixel lives have so indelibly left their mark on me that I had to when I 1st discovered it go out and buy a copy to see what I could do with this team, sadly I didn’t have your flair but I am now an FM addict which I am sure drives my fiancé slightly crazy. The narrative that you have created belongs in book and is a much more enjoyable read than most of the FM blogs that I have since read. Thanks for the memories and here’s hoping that sometime in the future the FM bug bites again so that I can enjoy more pixel dramas from the fevered mind of one Mr Phillips Good Show Sir Brian,
I have probably read your Pro Vercelli drama now 8 or 9 times and still marvel at your ability to write such a magnificent body of work, I am amazed that these little pixel lives have so indelibly left their mark on me that I had to when I 1st discovered it go out and buy a copy to see what I could do with this team, sadly I didn’t have your flair but I am now an FM addict which I am sure drives my fiancé slightly crazy.

The narrative that you have created belongs in book and is a much more enjoyable read than most of the FM blogs that I have since read. Thanks for the memories and here’s hoping that sometime in the future the FM bug bites again so that I can enjoy more pixel dramas from the fevered mind of one Mr Phillips

Good Show Sir

]]> By: Andrew http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-15690 Andrew Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:23:25 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-15690 I join many others in thinking that this was one of the most pleasant reads I have ever had. The amount of life you were able to imbue in those tiny men on the pitch was truly astounding. I commend you and your fantastic writing ability. I also just read your piece on Roger Federer on Grantland, which was also superb. Finally, thanks for the time and work put into a story that created a Pro Vercelli fan. I join many others in thinking that this was one of the most pleasant reads I have ever had. The amount of life you were able to imbue in those tiny men on the pitch was truly astounding. I commend you and your fantastic writing ability. I also just read your piece on Roger Federer on Grantland, which was also superb. Finally, thanks for the time and work put into a story that created a Pro Vercelli fan.

]]> By: Kovacs http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-14961 Kovacs Tue, 10 May 2011 14:26:42 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-14961 I just finished this, you should really start another one in FM 11. I just finished this, you should really start another one in FM 11.

]]> By: a history in rust « like a daydream, or a fever http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-14301 a history in rust « like a daydream, or a fever Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:11:43 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-14301 [...] the story is real life, and actual football is just some bad computer game version. Certainly the final post, which talks about about the narrative FM creates versus how realistic it is, is a must read. If [...] [...] the story is real life, and actual football is just some bad computer game version. Certainly the final post, which talks about about the narrative FM creates versus how realistic it is, is a must read. If [...]

]]> By: Benderinho http://www.runofplay.com/2009/10/30/pro-vercelli-the-end-or-is-it/#comment-12995 Benderinho Wed, 09 Feb 2011 05:50:38 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=11463#comment-12995 Wow. What a ride. Thanks for the memories, Brian. I fired up CM 99/00 in the grip of inspiration – going to take Notts County to the heights the oldest professional football team in the world deserve. I recently played Pro Vercelli in a preseason friendly. Notts: 24 shots, 5 on target, 1 goal. Pro: 2 shots, 1 on target, 1 goal. Cross-dimensional Brian Phillips effect? Wow. What a ride.
Thanks for the memories, Brian.
I fired up CM 99/00 in the grip of inspiration – going to take Notts County to the heights the oldest professional football team in the world deserve.
I recently played Pro Vercelli in a preseason friendly.
Notts: 24 shots, 5 on target, 1 goal.
Pro: 2 shots, 1 on target, 1 goal.
Cross-dimensional Brian Phillips effect?

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