Championship Manager 2

Manage a national team:
Use the name of a national team manager as your own manager name, and you can take charge of that national team:

Team          Manager name
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England       GLEN HODDLE
England       TERRY VENABLES
Ireland       MICK MCCARTHY
Ireland       JACK CHARLTON
Italy         ARRIGO SACCHI
N. Ireland    BRIAN HAMILTON
Portugal      ARTUR JORGE
Scotland      CRAIG BROWN
Spain         JAVIER CLEMENTE
Wales         BOBBY GOULD

The names are the managers of the time, so which names work depends on the season/update you play.

Players for free:
Make a bid for the player that is high enough for the club to accept it automatically. Go to the Adjust Offer screen, change the offer to 0 and press Cancel. The player is now yours for nothing.

Quit without saving:
Press * on the numeric keypad to quit the game safely without saving. This gives you another chance at an important match.