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Proper Football Boss

Demo available

Boot Room GamesDiscovered Sep 22, 2026

About the game

Remember when football was proper? Let us take you back 40 years — to when naming two subs was still a luxury and the only seven-figure salaries were in Italian lira.

Original Steam description

Remember when football was proper?

Let us take you back 40 years — to when naming two subs was still a luxury and the only seven-figure salaries were in Italian lira.

  • 8 playable English & Scottish divisions, with 7 more top European leagues viewable

  • Fully authentic cup competitions including the Full Member's Cup, Littlewoods Cup and Freight Rover Trophy

  • Real 1986–87 squads with 20+ mental, physical and technical attributes

  • Detailed teletext-style tables, results and stats

  • International & domestic transfer system — contract negotiations, loans, free agents and 3,000+ real players

  • Deep era realism: 2-player foreign limit, plastic pitches, cup sponsors, accurate stadiums, finances and more

  • Emphasis firmly on football management — manage your squad's egos and drinking problems, not ticket prices and sponsors

  • Realistic match engine with commentary, stats, team talks and more

  • Tactical freedom with era-appropriate formations and levers

  • Squad & individual training, reserves and youth intake

  • Backroom staff and board interactions

  • Mexico 1986 standalone tournament - manage any of the 24 nations

So, if you've fallen out of love with the modern game, or you prefer to rattle through seasons an a few hours and not a few days, come meet the boss. 

Demo and release information

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