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FAQs

Mouse or Keyboard?
With the Euro game the mouse is the only option, so it is probably best to get used to the mouse for the UK game also. But whatever you are most comfortable with is the best option. In League Two, both are available.

What happens if you press 'Play again' before you press 'Submit'?
You will lose your points just scored. ALWAYS PRESS SUBMIT!

Why can you play when the game is closed?
You can still play the game in "off" times, but the points will not count.

How do I know how many points I have scored?
For the Classic game, check the High scores pages:
UK: http://classic.playforyourclub.com/pfyc_players_display.php?l=1
Europe: http://classic.playforyourclub.com/pfyc_players_display.php?l=11
Use the "Edit / Find" function on your browser's drop-down menu to search for your initials. Alternatively, download the PFYC stats tracker – see links page.

Unfortunately for the League Two version, there is no automatic way to track your total points scored.

What happens if we finish 7th in the UK Premier?
We get a UEFA credit on the historical statistics, but we do NOT qualify for Europe.

What are the "Shouts"?
At the end of each game you can type in a brief 'shout' before you press submit. Your shout will be shown on the shouts page:
Classic: http://classic.playforyourclub.com/shouts1.php
League Two: http://www.playforyourclub.com/shouts

This acts as a makeshift message board, so you can talk to others playing at the same time. Please consider a certain "netiquette" while shouting. No negative comments towards other teams please.

What is a good score?
This completely depends on how much practice you have had. At first, any submitted score is good!

After a while in the Classic game, you will occasionally get to the bonus levels (40,000 points and 60,000 points in the UK Premier), where you can take a penalty for extra points. Experienced players will reach the Classic bonus levels with most games. Our best players have topped 200,000 points in a single Classic game, but this is very unusual.

In League Two, any score above 80,000 would be very good going. Top players have hit over 130,000, but again this is quite rare.

How long does it take to reach a good total?
Again, this depends on practice. At the beginning, it will probably take you something over an hour to score a million points. With practice, you can get that down to under an hour. Experienced players can score two million points or more per hour. Total scoring rates are roughly the same in all versions of the game.

My Operating System has been updated and now the game is running too fast. What can I do?
The problem with the game speeding up after a system update is browser-related:  later versions of Internet Explorer (IE) may run the game faster than earlier versions, or may run the game faster on a new operating system with the same version of IE.  Two types of possible solution:

(1)  Download and use an alternate browser.  Possible options:
- Opera (www.opera.com)
- Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ie.html)
The writer has used Opera for a long time; many good players swear by Firefox. 

(2)  Windows Virtual Machine
From the wonders of Microsoft - you can download an OLD operating system and run it within your current operating system - a system within a system.  Generally used to run legacy systems not compatible with brand new OS's, but also a great way of running an older version of IE on an old OS - i.e. what we all USED to play the game on:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/overview.mspx

In League Two, why is there a limit to the number of shots?
This is the new structure implemented by the game's publishers, Mousebreaker. Several format changes from the "Classic" game were made, including this one. There is a limit of 20 shots total for League Two (and the other new English Leagues). For interest, this gives a theoretical maximum score of 162,000 exactly.