James Buckley was playing Football Manager while his first child was being born
Soccer manager, completed it mate! Inbetweeners star James Buckley reveals he played a popular footie video game while his first child was born
- James Buckley reveals what he did when his child was born
Former Inbetweeners star James Buckley has revealed what he did when his first child was born.
The 35-year-old father of two shared that he played the hit video game Football Manager while his partner gave birth to the couple’s first child.
He appeared in the beloved sitcom between 2008 and 2010, playing the brash and loudmouthed character of Jay.
Speak against radio times at the BAFTA Games Awards, where he presented the award for Best Multiplayer, Buckley stated that Football Manager is ‘easily’ the video game he has played the most in his entire life.
The actor said: ‘I was playing Football Manager when my first child was born.
Buckley, 35, said he played the popular video game Football Manager while his first child was being born. He is pictured here at the UK premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny at Cineworld Leicester Square in London
‘Yes, I brought my laptop. I couldn’t do much.
“Like, you know, I felt kind of useless being there. I’m not a doctor or anything, so I just brought my laptop.
“Sat in a chair, next to my wife, and sat on some Football Manager.”
It’s a revelation befitting Buckley’s character Jay, who famously said, “Completed it mate,” when asked about Championship Manager, another football simulation video game.
The clip confuses his on-screen friend Neil, who points out that the game is impossible to complete.
Jay responds to the comment with the hilarious boast: ‘Yes, but I got so good at it that the FA offered me a role in setting up England.’
Buckley, who is a fan of Premier League side Crystal Palace, added that he plays with a number of different teams in the game, stating: “It depends how ambitious I feel.” Sometimes it’s nice to go for Real Madrid or Man City or something like that where you know there’s a chance to get some success.
“But yes, I am also a fan of Crystal Palace. So sometimes I torture myself and see, ‘Oh, what if I was in charge of Crystal Palace? Can I do better?” Turns out I can’t. So it’s fine.’
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The 35-year-old also said he’s happy with the added levels of realism to the game in recent editions.
He continued, “I’m okay with the level of depth because they’re always adding new stuff, every year it’s always improving. And I don’t know how they do that. Every year they build on an already brilliant game and make it better.’
When asked about any tips he has for players struggling with the level of detail or perhaps new to the game, he commented, “I’m not sure I should say this, but there are some third-party apps you can use.” get, right?
‘Don’t come at me. But I get this one, it’s called FM Scout, and you can really find out what the prodigies are in the game and things like that.
“And if you’re a big team then there’s a chance you can, you know, try to attract them at 15 years old… buy him for peanuts to sell him for about 80 million. That’s always fun.’