initial of surname is correct The club he was with when he did the signing is the club further south of the two clubs he managed on the A6 The towns of these clubs are on the A6 not the grounds although the more northern club actually play within about 100 yards off the A6
Grrrr. Even google won't get me out of this one! However, I did find this on wikipedia, which is interesting... "Football Manager has been recognized by real-life football clubs as a source for scouting players. In 2008, Everton FC signed a deal with Sports Interactive allowing them to use the game's database to scout players and opposition"
Nicky Plateneur is the answer He signed the person for Bedford Town The other club I refered to was Kettering Town as he was manager there
Never heard of him either - a google search on him says that runs a cob shop on Saffron Lane near aylestone leisure centre (at least in 2004) and brings up yourself from 6 months ago! http://www.not606.com/archive/index.php/t-107189.html?
Just found him on wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Platnauer No mention anywhere else about him finding a player using football manager.
I can't find information on internet about it either I saw it on local news as it covers Bedford. I went there this year. Mentioned it to the guy running the club shop and he said "There a little more to it than that" I'm sure I'll go to Bedford Town sometime this year or early next year and I'll get the full story.
I'm sure there is on of the Football League clubs this season who admitted they had turned to Twitter for fans to recommend signings - in fact I think it was the DQPR owner!
I read through the whole thread then posted, the previous post had not appeared, although I am unwilling to believe that clown did not use football manager!