In 93/94 snapping up this wizard of the dribble guaranteed you goals and glory. Happy 45th Birthday to the original Championship Manager wonderkid Nii Lamptey. But in our hearts, he’ll always be a hero. Despite his obvious talents he lost his way and spent years wandering football outposts in search of glory. On the actual football pitch, Lamptey wasn’t quite the same creative force. He was the blueprint for what would later become football’s No.10 role. You simply gave the ball to Lamptey and let his incredible attributes (pace, creativity, flair) do the rest. In an age of kick-and-rush and getting it into the mixer, the Champ Man artificial intelligence was ahead of its time. Lamptey is part of that elite list of 90s teenagers (Ronaldo, Michael Owen, Doogie Howser) who were thrust into the limelight and performed with admirable aplomb for a talent of such tender years. A diamond hidden in the rough at Anderlecht, who you could pick up for a small fee and shove straight into first-team activity. The Ghanaian was the original Championship Manager 93-94 wonderkid. We’ve teamed up with Fanatical, who are offering 25% off FM2023. You can get an extra 5% off (in addition to the 25%) using the discount code PLANETSPORT. If this gets you in the mood for Football Manager 2023, then you’re in luck. It was worth it for one more game, one more season, especially when we had these laptop legends at our fingertips. However, the gameplay was so wonderfully addictive that we were willing to absorb the toll it took on our minds, bodies and bladders. Which sounds a bit like Terry Waite’s memoirs. Toilet breaks were limited to 12-hour intervals. The advent of Championship Manager pushed the human spirit to hitherto unknown extremes.

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