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HullFootball Manager 2009 Skins Review
Probably you know that I like standard Footbal Manager 2009 skin 
. But I know many guys who don’t like it. That is the reason why I decided to devote this post to different skins, non-standard ones. Moreover, it will be some kind of review with my rates set up for each skin. I’m going to rate them by 2 parameters: Usability and Beauty. Total rate is counted as (Usability + Beauty / 2). Maximal mark per each parameter is 10.
And don’t forget my rates don’t pretend at being absolute rates 
.
cl2009
The skin is based on Champions League theme. It will good for dark theme lovers. On the first screen we can see one bug: news are overlaid on row icons. The second screen shows pretty good colouring of attributes.
Usability: 7 Beauty: 8 Total: 7.5
Dark Horizon
Another dark themed skin. It has a bit curved unpretty fonts in few places. But I like their red colour for values of attributes higher than 15 .
Usability: 8 Beauty: 7 Total: 7.5
Flex
Having turned on this skin we have a good old-styled Football Manager. This is the oldest Football Manager skin as far as I know.
Usability: 8 Beauty: 8 Total: 8
fmvita
Dark styled original skin that looks very good with orange colours of Ivory Coast nation team . If you have backgrounds installed then you will have problems because dark-blue background is changed on one of your backgrounds. It’s hard to sort out letters then.
I got problems with confirming changes of Preferences! I can’t confirm them – nothing happens when I click on confirm. I advice you to avoid using this skin.
Usability: 2 Beauty: 8 Total: 5
ITunes
This skin is certainly for fans of ITunes and all other Apple products. Looks very ugly when used together with backgrounds. It’s really hard to use it because it’s hard to see letters and numbers.
Usability: 3 Beauty: 4 Total: 3.5
Rinnakkain
I like the colours of the theme of this skin. But added backgrounds make it not so usable as it was intended. From the other hand there are 2 convenient menu points in the 1st screen: Quick Links and International.
Usability: 7 Beauty: 9 Total: 8
Steklo
Dark beautiful one that doesn’t conflict with my backgrounds. The skin has also 2 convenient menu points in the 1st screen: Quick Links and International.
Usability: 8 Beauty: 9 Total: 8.5
Tumma
Tumma skin can be favourite for those who like black style. If you don’t like to use backgrounds of stadiums then there is very useful feature ‘Skin Options’ for you that allows to change standard background supporting several variants.
Usability: 8 Beauty: 9 Total: 8.5
Download link
All above reviewed skins can be downloaded using this link: Football Manager 2009 skins
Extract them to "My Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2009\skins” folder and run FM 2009.
In the end I have question for you: What skin did you like most of all?
I like the dark horizon one best it looks very classy
how do u become a manager of a nation?
Is blaise O'Brien real and if so who does he play for?
Thanks.
you didnt put three skin
it is the most beautiful
I like three skins it is cl2009,Flex and Tumma but i think that i will choose cl2009. maybe that i dont know yet :D
i cant get them to work, i have downloaded and then extracted to right files and then i ran fm 09 and it wont work so could you help
i am guessing these are saved under:
C:/Documents and Settings/ (user) / Application Data/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2009/cache/skins
Set in FM 2009 Preferences:
Use Skin Cache = Off
Google just reported this as a software malicious attack site. I've been visiting your site for months and this is the first time it happened. I'm not sure you're aware of this...
Razvan Rovinaru,
you and others don't need to be worried about that. Google didn't like one of my advertisers. I removed his advertisement block that had been in the left column downwards.
ive tried to change the skins and when i do it the atribute numbers change but the background of any of them dont come up does anyone no the problem cheers
You have to go to preference and there you have to select which skin do you need
i have and the attributes number change to the skin chosen but the background doesnt appear
for the person wondering if blaise o'brien is real, the answer is yes - sort of!
if you type faceinthegame into the searchbar you will find a list of players/coaches etc, these are the developers and designers of the game! they have added themselves as regens!
I CANNOT DOWNLOAD THE SKINS!!!!!!!!!!! >:¬|
Why you can't do that? What's the reason?
Joe,
thanks for the interesting comment! :)
well when i click on the hyperlink, the website cannot be found
champions league skin look amazing, its beauty over shadows the fact that it is quite dark.
Same Problem cant Download it ... Download isnt starting.
dear mr blog owner guy i have been following your blog for the past few weeks and love it i am your biggest you have inspired me to start my own blog please check it it out and anyone else pls comment on my blog it is new and i would appreciate a comment or 2
also vote in poll http://footballmanger.blogspot.com/
I DOWNLOAD IT EXTRACT THE FILES IN SKINS BOOT UP FOOTBALL MANAGER AND I STILL GOT THE SAME SKINS HOW DO I DO IT THEN
George Wood,
please do not be so spammy.
One link to your blog in just ONE comment is enough.
Don't add your blog address in every comment.
Guy who cannot download skins,
well, I wasn't able to figure out the problem. Most people downloaded the skins. And few couldn't do that. That means that you have problems of private character (for instance, your computer/browser/internet provider).
I got the skins,they are great but i have a little problem.
on cl2009 skin, the players are moveing very slow in classic view even if the match speed is max!
Please help
how do you become a manager of a nation and how do you apply for other manager jobs if youre already on a team? please answear
I have downloaded the skin from the reccomended website but it still isn't showing up in skins in prefrences. I've tried turning the skin cache off but it doesn't help. Also when I try to open the skin file from documents it will only open with fm demo and not the real thing.
by the way some great work in your Hull season. Suprised how Buanonotte went to Hull but he's immense so he'll be a good signing. Let us know how you get on in.
I had the downloading problem with Opera browser, tryied Iexplorer and it did well, ceck it out ppl with downloading problem.
Problem with game speed - think the skin cant read your order to speed up the game, tryied about 4 5 skins.
Thx for Blog Vitaliy helps me a lot.
Anonymous,
it's easy to become manager of nation. You just apply for manager position of a nation that has no manager at the current moment.
But, of course, not every nation is available for that.
Shizzo,
I'm always glad to help :)
i've got the problem.when want to download the skin,i can't load the page.how to?
Vitaliy,I can't download.There are some writing : Pages can't be found.Is there any other source to download the skin? and can you help me? thanks a lot.
GEorge Wood,i appreciate your inspiration from Vitaliy.But don't be to show off!
hey man...i'm a novice in FM...how I chose this skins in FM...I searched them but I couldn't find them...I have found onlyu FM 2008,FM 2009 and FM 2009 right...please add torpy_bv_91@yahoo.com ...pls help me>:D<...and I dld this...if u think I didn't...
I have a question 4 all of u...does cl2009 exist on the right...please post a comm:X:X:X...thx..
is there anyway just do download the champions league skin?
when i click to change the skin only the normal ones come up? any ideas why?? Thanks Rhodz
How do you 'extract' it?
Use 7-Zip or WinRar
i was wondering if you have found the fm08 skin downloadable for 09, i believe it is alot better than the 09 skin and none of the ones you have posted take my fancy, thanks =]
p.s, why didn't you finish southampton 08!
Because Football Manager 2009 was released :)
What do you extract the skins downloaded folder or the types of skins inside the skins downloaded folder??? Thanks RHD
Blaise O'Brien is real! He's my fiance! Hee hee! :)
He plays for Hanwell Town Fc and has played for a number of other teams such as Mullingar Town in Ireland.
Google him.
hey, i got some probs using the skins in my FM. I have created the skin folder but yet i am still unable to use those skins. Some help please =/
please help
i have extracted the sins ans this is all sorted but it wont let me change from the original fm skins please help email me on phillypipes@hotmail.co.uk
many thanks
my favourite is the CL2009!
Thnx man they r really nice.I agree with most guys that the cl one is really beautiful,i like also the one with the grass but it's a little bit annoying for the eyes.Generally i like most of them so i think i will be changing skins while i'm playing :P
hi .... love ur blog , but i need help in something, its about my preferences, i put the team logos and i ticked something badly in my preferences, and now, i can't see the kits of every team in the game tactics!!!! i desperate and i think i could use ur help .... maybe tell me what things should i keep ticked .... greetings from portugal....
I just dont get what to do at all after download, Can someone help...
I have downloaded it no wot do i do?? please message back
hey, i have the skins working fine i just would like to know if theres any way i can change the attribute colours, its the dark horizon one i want to use but i want the attributes to be red for low ones and green for high ones rather than the other way round, is there any way i can change it? oh and i cant get any logo packs to work either
some whose skins aren't working should follow the path of the extraxction properly. i mean document/sports intercative/football manager 2009/skins. i had the same problem, but after checking, i discovered that we usually make a little mistake during extracting. i.e we have doc/sports i/fm2009/skins/skins. we double up the skins. so cut the contents of the inner skins and paste it in the outer skns. then delete the file skin(external one).
Sorry to ask eveyone , but how did he get the hull stadium as his background?I want to start a gamewith Weston-Super-Mare and want to get there terrace behind the goal as my background (is it possible) Thanks in advance for help that any of you give me.
Sorry to ask eveyone , but how did he get the hull stadium as his background?I want to start a gamewith Weston-Super-Mare and want to get there terrace behind the goal as my background (is it possible) Thanks in advance for help that any of you give me.
25 October 2009 10:47
ive downloaded the three skin set up like you've said but it comes up with just like the old background with white font :S dont understand if anyone knows why this and knows how to fix it reply please