Player Manager 3: A Sports Progression Fantasy

Player Manager, Book 3

By: Ted Steel

Narrated by: Luke Francis

One uniquely gifted football fan goes from face-in-the-crowd to manager-to-remember as this electrifying LitRPG series for fans of Ted Lasso continues.

When football fanatic and lovable loser Max Best saved an old codger from a mugging, he never expected to be rewarded with the ability to immediately pinpoint a player's specific skills—and use that knowledge to up his own levels. Ever since that fateful night, Max has devoted himself to the game far more than any mere fan, becoming not only a serious footballer in his own right but a leader both on and off the pitch.

Then, just as he's about to accept a manager position at formerly bottom-of-the-league Telford, Max is offered the job of director of football at Chester FC, a role that may not even exist . . . yet. But in order to have a chance in hell of getting the gig, he's going to have to convince the team's fan representative board—one of whose members goes by the charming name "Bulldog"—that he's for real.

To do that, Max will have to play attack and defence as he navigates the stark reality of the professional football industry and struggles to survive to play another day. Because while playing hard on the field can get you a win, playing hardball off the field can lose you everything.

The third volume of the hit progression-fantasy series—with more than 800,000 views on Royal Road—now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible!

©2024 Ted Steel (P)2024 Podium Audio

Bloody excellent

400 books this series is near the top. I suppose if you didn’t like first two you won’t like this one but it was my favorite Keep em coming ted. Narration also top.

politics get in the way of the story

this is a nice book and it's fun at times but the author tries to hard to out his political views in the story. it's too much on the nose. the performance from the voice actor is SUPERB. excellent. if you don't mind too much political stuff it's a nice read overall

Two Thumbs

last one had a bit of a wonky finish, but this one is Laudrup in '92

Best ending

Meandering and a bit unstructured, as is typical of royal road type projects. But the ending was, as Max Best would say, mint.

If the quality keeps improving like this, it will become a genuine five star series.

20/20

Honestly, this series shouldn’t be this good. I shouldn’t be staying awake to listen to just 10 more minutes. I shouldn’t drive around the block just to hear the story longer, yet I do. I could not have imagined blazing through books 1, 2 & 3 within 2 weeks, but I have. Two thumbs up. Give it a shot.