Whether you like it or not folks, the best football manager is still Anstoss 2 - Verlängern ("Kickoff 2 - Extra time"). Either that or a bug-free Anstoss 3 version.
I grew up with Bundesliga Manager 97. Those were the times my friend. I remember that I could recognize whether a sequence in the "3d mode" (no way that was 3D) would end with a goal or not just by listening to the audio track of the crowd. And it was possible to bet on results, a total no-go in recent games. Somehow, the game was completely bugged though. IIRC, you started with 50 million DM and no matter how much money was spend, it always stayed at that amount. Also, Bayern players were way overrated back then (just like they're now ). I always signed Marcel fucking Witeczek and either Jancker or Zickler. Guaranteed success with those guys, especially when you add them to a squad full of Julio Cesars, Möllers and Sammers.
Ah the memories...