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i found a couple of old floppy disks a few days ago containing an old pc game that i used to play a lot.
the game is championship manager 97/98 - so its more than 10 years old.

here is a list of all the files:
bobby.pcx
cm2.bat
cm2e16.exe
cm2e8.exe
cm2ed.exe
doshelp.txt
edithelp.doc
edithelp.txt
exnmes.txt
gamess16.idx
hiscores.bin
launch.exe
mgdata.db1
mtchdsc1.txt
my1.fnt
my2.fnt
my3.fnt
my4.fnt
my5.fnt
my6.fnt
my7.fnt
pitch.gfx
players.db1
plhist98.bin
precalcs.bin
silogo.pcx
text.txt
tmdata.db1

i have tried to install it and i have tried to run it from a command (after i copied it into the bottle).
the log file that i get when i try to run it from a command is:
...
fixme:module:wine_load_dos_exe DOS executables not supported on this platform
winevdm: can't exec 'C:\Program Files\cm\launch.exe': invalid program file

can this ever work?
or should i just give up now and install windows?

This sounds like it is a DOS game. While CrossOver has basic support for running DOS apps, this has been a rarely used and mostly unmaintained feature in the past years. I would recommend you to try a DOS emulator like DOSEMU or DOSBOX. Alternatively you can use a full Computer emulator like VirtualBox, vmware or parallels and install freedos in it to run the game.