I’m the brains behind the Football Manager phenomenon… and it all started out of one-bed flat in Milton Keynes

THE man who took football into the computer age has gone back to basics.

Kevin Toms was the brains behind Football Manager — the groundbreaking game released in 1982 that gave fans a first chance to live out their dugout fantasies.

SuppliedKevin Toms wrote Football Manager in 1981 and is back after a break[/caption] SuppliedHe’s gone old-school and couldn’t be happier[/caption] SuppliedToms believes game displays shouldn’t be too complex[/caption]

After a long break from the demands of an industry he pioneered...