Inside everyone who watches football there's a Ron Atkinson, or even a football manager, struggling to get out And every touchline general dreams of glory by winning the triple: League and FA Cups, as well as the first division title. Challenge Software want to know: can your team become Treble Champions?

With nothing more than boxed titles to look at you're launched into a league season with very little idea of what's going on or what to do about it (sounds like Bobby Robson!) The instructions supplied are abbreviated into a deconstructed morass of senseless jargon, made all the more incomprehensible by tiny print, so your first game is bound to be an unmitigated disaster.

Excitement almost sneaks in during a match, as you watch a ball by ball commentary. but is again stymied by your lack of real influence (two subs per game and that's your lot!). But watching the other team chalk up a 9-1 victory with no indication as to how to avoid such thrashings in the future soon gets aggravating.

Just another management simulator, its main feature - efficient programming - not being enough to make it noteworthy. Outclassed by the likes of Kenny Dalglish, this game has arrived too late.

No pictures, so no loss.

Graphics 40% N. Just names in boxes.

Grab Factor 30% N. Slow starter with poor instructions.

Staying Power 62% N. Five divisions, hours of play.

Overall 49% Staid, but does the job.

Trenton Webb