Wishlist: What you would like to see in future versions of the game. All 'list' ideas in here.

**llama3** · 25-03-2008 14:59

i desperately want to see a more realistic transfer market (prices are shocking!), post match or pre-match press conferences, where u can talk about loads of stuff, more media interaction comments, and to choose new kits at the start of the new season

Skadhauge · 26-03-2008 06:57

When bringing in a young player (under 22 perhaps) have the opportunity to compare him with a more famous, even retired, player, this could get the fans worked up over a relative "small" transfer and/or put pressure on the player.

**SJ234** · 26-03-2008 07:57

i know that these probaly have been mentioned before

but i would like:

to have a head scout,and a scouting network

also i would like to be able to build youth camps across the world (it is a bit ea but its quite a nice idea)

i would like the youth sytem improved i.e coaches,facilities e.g. the boarding facilities

**tcanguy** · 26-03-2008 11:53

how about actually being able to park 10 men behind the ball after going up by 1 or 2 and maintain a cleansheet or lead. as it is, the ultra defensive setting is completely useless because you are guaranteed to give up the lead. this is complete crap in this version. the ultra defensive setting has always been substandard but in this version it is especially shocking. lower level teams, i.e. bottom of the league, coughing up a lead is bad but against the top teams forget it. if i'm up by 2 at the half, i pretty much expect a draw or to lose. and i love the last 10 minutes because that's when it happens. i'm still not sure how many you need to be up by but i rarely achieve it. i am sooooo disappointed by this version of the game. SI you guys really blew this one. and here's the best part, you guys don't care what we say because you get paid for the bug ridden crap you put out anyway. so, in a nutshell, in future versions i'd actually like the defensive tactics to work like they are actually supposed to. that means, no stupid passes between 19+ composure and decision defence, especially in the final 5 minutes, actually holding onto the ball in the final 30 minutes (see Man U any game up by 1) to kill off a match, and when it does happen, actually being able to tell your team WHY you're angry.

**tommyh_16** · 27-03-2008 08:12

In FM09, it would be good if managers of A-League (the Australian league) clubs were able to directly sign players from opposing A-League teams. In real-life, managers are able to sign players from other Australian clubs without restrictions.

Currently, when trying to sign a player from another A-League club, it won't let us. Meaning lots of players just leave their clubs and have to wait for the next transfer window to be signed up.

Also, a couple more divisions below the A-League would be nice (which were playable). Especially since the teams and players are already in place!

**Grosshaus** · 27-03-2008 10:09

The hit on morale when loosing should be smaller if you loose against a better team and greater if you loose against a poorer team. From 2nd division when I play a cup match against a Premiership team loosing 6-1 shouldn't be considered a bad result. Frankly on the contrary, scoring once is an achievement.

**llama3** · 27-03-2008 12:40

Originally posted by Grosshaus:
The hit on morale when loosing should be smaller if you loose against a better team and greater if you loose against a poorer team. From 2nd division when I play a cup match against a Premiership team loosing 6-1 shouldn't be considered a bad result. Frankly on the contrary, scoring once is an achievement.

yes a very gd point, i second this

**byrner** · 27-03-2008 14:57

> a manager ranking table on percentage of games won

> a nice feature in a career game would be a table of players who have scored the most goals against you as a manager, regardless of its against your current or previous team

> maybe more obscure injuries to players, eg. fight in nightclub etc
by the way what happened to the horrific injuries in previous fm's, spinal n skull etc

> a bit more of an insight into players lives, hes happy at getting married, cant play a match cause his wife is in labour kinda thing

> more pre-season friendly cups, with legitimate names instead of just friendly cup

> a chief scout, who you could appoint to oversee your scouts, make his own links with clubs, assign the specific tasks and locations and report on if your scout is up to scratch

> being able to agree to keep a transfer bid private, maybe even the fee undisclosed.

> also being able to keep your application for another job hush hush

> an allowance from the board expectation, if you are knocked out of a cup comp, before you're expected to be but by a team far better than you

**amplifierworship** · 27-03-2008 14:59

I'd like to be able to tell players who have three months left on their contract that they won't be given a new one, and that they are free to leave the club at any point (during the open window).

**Nomis07** · 28-03-2008 05:53

Interaction Wishlist

**sirgiorgio** · 28-03-2008 09:38

I'd like my board to be less interested in the National Cup (speaking of Italy). It's sad to say, but nobody really cares about it. So, instead of "minimum expectation is..." I'd prefer "we couldn't care less about the Cup, but if you provide some good performance it will be taken into account".

And also the fixtures; in Italy they're like one match home/home away, one home/one away and so on. And the most important matches can't be put at the beginning of the season, but at least after 6/7 games.

**toemouse** · 28-03-2008 14:45

I'd quite like there to be a function that allows you to tell your board that you plan to use the league cup/FA cup as a way to play squad players and youth players, therefore lowering the boards expectation.

I'd also like to be able to team talk subs, say for example if you're losing a game and you bring on a forward you could tell him to get you a goal or a defensive midfielder tell him to sure things up in midfield.

And i'd like to see a change in the free kicks, for example instead of having one free kick taker maybe have a rotation function or maybe nominate players to take them from specific ranges e.g. player A to take them from the edge of the area and player B to take them from 25+ yards out. And also have a specific taker for cross free kicks and shooting free kicks. Also rotation for corner takers.

I'd like to have individual player instructions instead of individual position instructions.

So not much! ;-)

**sirgiorgio** · 28-03-2008 15:57

Oh, another thing: bring back the old news again! They used to be a bit annoying when you were like Juventus and they told you that the Igea Virtus manager had been sacked, but right now you don't even know when a manager in your division was sacked, or if Milan did buy Ronaldinho eventually...

**poolman321** · 28-03-2008 16:43

The ability to give a teamtalk to a sub you are about to bring on e.g.
'Change the game for me'
'here is your First Team debut.Enjoy it'

Or maybe,if you want to be totally honest,
'I'm Only bringing you on to tick down that clock.You wouldn't get on any other time...'

**creature_from_ottawa** · 29-03-2008 04:40

donate your cosmetic and useless wages/salary to your club,(or your fav. club).might be of some use,when they're in debt

**phnompenhandy** · 30-03-2008 22:03

Originally posted by faltering fullback:
a 2nd clock running down the time added on. just in case you miss it on the text.

a tiny BIG thing!!

**Hershie** · 31-03-2008 03:36

- Positional cloning; i.e. the ability to copy the personal instructions of one player to another. For example, to save time when setting your fullbacks to both play exactly the same role. (Perhaps excluding corner/FK instructions)

**philipv** · 31-03-2008 05:27

This has probably already been mentioned but...

The ability to save an instruction set to a player rather than a position. This would make life a lot easier with substitutions etc

**iantarver** · 31-03-2008 05:30

I would like to be able to see myself as a tiny 2D dot on the bench with my players, perhaps with my initials in instead of a player number. Then during games you can see the manager get up to do instructions, greet players when they are subbed off, celebrate with scorers etc.

**YesYesOhYay** · 31-03-2008 11:02

Only a couple of things i could think of!:

1. compare remaining fixtures(e.g compare your fixtures with your nearest rival to see who has the harder fixtures)

2. creating own set plays(what should happen at corners, centre, free kicks, goal kicks, etc.)

3. A filter on the transfer market for minimum release fee clause

4. Change profits(it seems redicoulasly easy to make money on this game)

and i think thats about it!

**dudeface** · 31-03-2008 11:13

i want a youth player to ask to be tutored by a particualar player and a detailed tutoring section in scout and coach reports listing his tutoring attributes,adaptability to pupil personality and influence over the pupil.

**llama3** · 31-03-2008 14:48

something that really annoys me is the way that i change my tactics during the game to another pre-saved formation (same formation just different instructions) and it resets the opposition instruction in the process, i would like opposition instructions to be unaffected by what tactical changes i make, with me being able to alter opposition instructions as i see fit.

**rlovie** · 31-03-2008 19:10

I'd like the ability to see my assistant's ranking of all my players at a certain position in a list, with players shown in multiple positions if they're capable of playing them.

I get frustrated when the coach report says a guy is my fourth-best center back, for example, but I can't find who he thinks my top three are because their primary position is right back, or left back, or left midfielder. I want to know who my best players are at each position. That would also make it easier to decide where to play someone who's equally qualified at, say, left midfielder and left back.

**sheriffpatgarrett** · 01-04-2008 15:07

A nice feature within the game would be when you set a record in a league, doesnÂ´t matter whether itÂ´s a good or poor record, you get notified when and by whom itÂ´s broken and what the new record is.

**LOMAS1982** · 02-04-2008 02:48

I'd like to see better ways of telling a player you sending him on loan and not just "not part of your plans", they need to be told why you want to send them to places, Match fitness, things like that.
also better teamtalk instructions,as you can tell players you not happy, so surley you then need to say what you expect.
interviews after commenting on different parts of the game, also when you get asked about an incident during the game we should get some info as you cant tell from the replays if a player was pushed or not, i'm fedup of getting fined or banned for slamin officials so i dont say anything anymore.

some great suggestions on this site though. hope some are thought of for the new game.

**LOMAS1982** · 02-04-2008 02:51

oh and one more, i think a nice addition would be what I would call an Angry bar when your team players know what you think of them during the game until you can speak to them at half time,
I think this would be a real good addition to the game.

**lfc25** · 02-04-2008 05:11

This may have be said before...

But i would love to see the media bit improved, and when your team gets to a cup final - eg - champions league - i would like there to be more hype about it.

Also i dont know if this could work, but rather than just starting as a lower league manager, i would like the chance to start out the manager of the U21s / resveres etc before i get the chance to be a full manager.

Would be cool if that could happen in future FMs, but the media bit needs improving for sure in FM 09 imo.

**Patje.lol** · 02-04-2008 05:19

Originally posted by lfc25:
Also i dont know if this could work, but rather than just starting as a lower league manager, i would like the chance to start out the manager of the U21s / resveres etc before i get the chance to be a full manager.

Would be cool if that could happen in future FMs, but the media bit needs improving for sure in FM 09 imo.

Yep, I'd like that aswell. Just as an option.

**lfc25** · 02-04-2008 05:23

Originally posted by Patje.lol:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by lfc25:
Also i dont know if this could work, but rather than just starting as a lower league manager, i would like the chance to start out the manager of the U21s / resveres etc before i get the chance to be a full manager.

Would be cool if that could happen in future FMs, but the media bit needs improving for sure in FM 09 imo.

Yep, I'd like that aswell. Just as an option. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes sorry, i meant to say just as an option, you can manage nations U21s etc, without managing full team, so i see no reason why it cant be put into the game for club teams. unless people dont like the idea of course.

**RealMeanDigsy** · 02-04-2008 05:25

Originally posted by LOMAS1982:
oh and one more, i think a nice addition would be what I would call an Angry bar when your team players know what you think of them during the game until you can speak to them at half time,
I think this would be a real good addition to the game.

'
Yeah like this one, the scale could be from talking normally to 'THE ALEX FERGUSON HAIRDRYER TREATMENT'.

**Nomis07** · 02-04-2008 06:03

Originally posted by lfc25:
This may have be said before...

But i would love to see the media bit improved, and when your team gets to a cup final - eg - champions league - i would like there to be more hype about it.

Also i dont know if this could work, but rather than just starting as a lower league manager, i would like the chance to start out the manager of the U21s / resveres etc before i get the chance to be a full manager.

Would be cool if that could happen in future FMs, but the media bit needs improving for sure in FM 09 imo.

You can manage an U21 national side atm but tbh it's pretty pointless because your reputation etc doesn't really get noticed and the confidence meter include next to nothing.

It would need to drastically improve for it to be worth anything

**SeptimusMills** · 02-04-2008 06:19

I would like it if in the signings confidence section the fans would take into account (or not include them) that you had signed someone on a youngster and hot prospect contract.
I hate when i sign up a bunch of promising youngsters and they are listed in that section and then affect my overall confidence. IMO IRL the fans would be happy if their team signed any youngsters because it shows that they are looking to the future but not really expect anything of them.

**liam_everton89** · 02-04-2008 06:32

I've seen a few posts about this but I think this would be great,

Stadiums

I think many people would agrre it'd be good to have more interaction when expanding and or building a new stadium,

A model i think that is good for this would be similar to those like on LMA Manager series on Playstation,

For people that don't know whats thats like I'll try and explain,

You could see a 3D image of your stadium and could then choose which stand you wanted to upgrade and then pick a new one for it, so you could actually visually see what your new stadium looked like, also I think but not sure, you could say where you got the backing for the construction from and sometimes if Company X lent you Â£50m for it then they'd ask for the new stand to be called something along the lines of Company X Stand.
And likewise if they provided the funding for a new stadium.

The next par will link onto my next suggestion which is sponsorship, of course it can be completely made up companies but when theyr'e sponsoring you you decide what stadium hoardings you want in your ground, and you get a set price per one from that company. e.g

SI will pay Team x Â£10k per hoarding in the ground,

The Sun Newspaper will pay Â£22k per hoarding in the ground.

as your reputation increases you get more of a choice to more lucrative ones and obviously bigger stadiums, mean more advertising space, this would mean you can pick who sponsors you and therefore get more interaction through an otherwise shallow point in the game.

Sponsorship

Most of my sponsorship ideas are above but picking your shirt sponsors would be a nice touch and to actually see them on your Shirts would be nice, again it could be linked to how your reputation grows with more money and better sponsorships for the bigger clubs.

Hope this all makes sense

What do you lot think?

**turn it upto 11** · 02-04-2008 06:54

i think choosing upgrades is a bit far but seeing sponsership thast a good idea, even if they arent real companaies it would just be good to see.

**creature_from_ottawa** · 02-04-2008 08:44

better than that,be able to name stands after favoured personnel after 30 years it'll be great.

**llama3** · 02-04-2008 14:50

just a thought here - there is a stat for penalty taking, so surely goalkeepers should get 1 for penalty saving? goalkeepers like Jens Lehmann and Manuel Almunia at Arsenal both have a fantastic reputation at saving penalties - especially Lehmann, i.e. his 2 for Germany against Argentina, his save against Riquelme in the Champions League Semi at Villarreal etc.

Penalty saving, just like taking is an art of its own

**dexta200** · 02-04-2008 17:06

i think you should be able to put bets on the odds you are given with the money you get from your contract! make yourself a millionaire by beating United with Oxford haha

**Ridleys** · 02-04-2008 18:24

Originally posted by dexta200:
i think you should be able to put bets on the odds you are given with the money you get from your contract! make yourself a millionaire by beating United with Oxford haha

That would be a great idea...

Unfortunately it is one of those things that SI would never consider putting in to the game

It would be a fun way to spend your managers wages though

**LOMAS1982** · 03-04-2008 07:40

just seen this idea on another thred to do with the media on when you face former players (nice at 1st but pain season after season)
anyway the idea was....
when you the manager faces a former club. You could have options such as,
:Yes it was the right move for me and it is showing
:I am very happy at my desicion
:No I did not make the wrong choice the club is in transition

etc etc

**wazzaflow10** · 03-04-2008 13:26

sorry if its been posted but the idea of 'free tactics'

Instead of having the fixed positions you can place the players anywhere on the pitch. Like wingers instead of being level halfway or fully up the wing you can place them anywhere within a wingers zone and create runs. Kind of like Fifa 08 create a tactic. Also, be able to create runs in the box for corners and free kicks instead of the drop down box. Plus have a few plays set up to run at different points to confuse your opponents.

**Tevez32** · 03-04-2008 13:39

Originally posted by wazzaflow10:
sorry if its been posted but the idea of 'free tactics'

Instead of having the fixed positions you can place the players anywhere on the pitch. Like wingers instead of being level halfway or fully up the wing you can place them anywhere within a wingers zone and create runs. Kind of like Fifa 08 create a tactic. Also, be able to create runs in the box for corners and free kicks instead of the drop down box. Plus have a few plays set up to run at different points to confuse your opponents.

I think any move towards an EA game is a bad idea, firstly, by having free tactics, it makes the task of identifying a position that much harder and therefore putting players into position even harder.

On the various requests for a 3D stadium, it should never happen, its football manager and not football chairman etc... I do think you should have an input on a stadium expansion, such as size of new stadium, location, name. However, there are several issues with a 3D stadium one of these being the higher graphics card that would be needed to run an impressive version of this feature, therefore removing the majority of gamers from being able to run the game.

**cesc_fabregas_1986** · 03-04-2008 13:54

I would like to able to see how much distance my players have covered during a game.

Yesterday, during the Champions League match between Arsenal and Liverpool, we saw that Fabregas, Flamini and was it Alonso(?) had all run over 10k at the 70 min. mark.

Just a little something I would enjoy.

**creature_from_ottawa** · 03-04-2008 22:02

have a rumour mill in whixh ther'ell be rumours about all the clubs in your league etc,just cosmetic

**WoodyManUtd** · 04-04-2008 03:21

Variable crowd atmospheres.
Not all stadiums are the same-anfield and st. James' park, for instance, have a repustation for being harder than most. Perhaps each stadium should have an average atmosphere rated out of 10, which is multiplied by the attendance. This will alter the 'home advantage' of the home team. Possibly with decreasing average attendance over 50,000 to accomodate for the distance these new seats would be from the pitch.

Atmosphere rating should increase significantly for days the crowd recognise as being particularly important, cup ties vs. rivals, champions league, end of season where there's all to play for. Similarly, it could be the managers job to introduce 'fan days', which cost money but give a bit of an added home advantage to your team

It could be linked to liam_everton's idea of a more interactive stadium in that you have certain parts of the stadium, such as the Kop at anfield or the Stretford end at OT, where it is more difficult to play away at one end of the ground or the other. Similarly, more professional/determined teams shouldn't be as affected by home advantage as others.

All ideas that could be implemented to a greater or lesser xtent, but would add realism and interactivity to the game without being too difficult to implement(from a hardware point of view anyway).

Another idea, along te same lines, is that crowds can make chants, directed at individuals or the team, to demoralise or boost them, similarly, a higher level of professionalism would be likely to be less affected by these chants.

**stuap001** · 04-04-2008 05:24

I would like to be able to shortlist a club in the same way you would a player, for example if you were waiting for your favourite club's manager position to become vacant you would know asap.

**stuap001** · 04-04-2008 08:29

Also, there should be more of a link from the fans ;dissapointment' of a match to the odds and reputation of the team being faced. For example losing a league game 4-0 should be worse than losing an FA cup game 4-0 against a team 2 divisions higher. This doesn't seem to be the case at the moment

**Jakey_q** · 04-04-2008 13:07

the media could suggest players for national selection eg Woodgate playing well so far this season will He be included in the squad for France game as this happens in real life

**grade** · 04-04-2008 16:09

woodgate in french squad? wierd...

Jakey i like that idea.

**Golaxi** · 04-04-2008 16:39

i think the board should do the negotiating with sponserships.

**creature_from_ottawa** · 04-04-2008 20:20

why cant we have players interacting with each other

**kevt81** · 05-04-2008 00:59

I'd like the training module to be slightly changed.
It would be kept the same as it currently is, for example when setting up a wingers training you want to improve his crossing stat, this is done through the set pieces slider, but he will also be learning long throws, corners free kicks and penalties.
Now if you could then click on set pieces and go to a different screen where you can change the percentages of each attribute to suit what you want would be better.
For example changing set pieces for a certian winger would go like this, Crossing= 50%, Corners=30%, Free Kicks= 10%, Penalties= 10%, Long Throws= 0%. You could then have more a an influence of what a player is training in.
It would be the same with all training catergories, like if you have a defender with high Marking and Tackling stats but low concentration, you could alter his defending routing like this, Tackling= 25%, Marking= 25%, Concentration= 50%.

**Jakey_q** · 05-04-2008 01:22

[QUOTE]Originally posted by grade:
woodgate in french squad? wierd...

Jakey i like that idea.[/QUOTE/]

i ment to put in th england squad to play france woops

**markcator3006** · 05-04-2008 01:26

Not sure if this has been mentioned or not, but what about a stats record of how well you as a manager have done at different clubs?

As in if you move clubs you would finish with a set record at your first club and then start afresh at a new club.

Hope that makes sense

**Brendan \'Dynamo\' Lacey** · 05-04-2008 18:10

more focus on youths and youth policies.

i know its been suggested but the possibility of setting up youth accademies.

id love more tactical options. like a "cover player" or "cover position" with a similar range as the "swap with player" option.

i think a second set of arrows might be worth discussion.. like where you want him moving when in possession and when not in possession of the ball. or when the team have the ball or dont have the ball.

i think tours could be made more specific, and focussed on more, like in the feeder club option your given a choice of what benefit your looking for, financial, loan, work permit..i think it be a nifty one to do the same with tours.. given the rise in financial tours to asia, to have the option of financial tour, which might be media intensive and not much use for fitness and you get a list of what countries would be good.. or a fitness tour, and you get a list of countries whose climate would suit getting your players fit for your league.. etc.

possibly every five or so years the option to change the colours of away and third kits? like it gets a bit repetative in a long term game, but would also be a bit mcuh to do it every year..

in the same way when things are going bad you can tell a player to call a players meeting, in either a very good run, v.bad run or after a particuarly unusual incident, the ability to call a press conference..with a few options as to what youll say there ie like, if your in your last year of contract, you go "call press conference" with a few months left and the options are "call a press conference stating youll resign when your contract is up in june" or "you wish to stay" etc etc or about form "we'll stay up" "i think its time to accept and maybe the chairman to allow me start building for next year" etc which could have some affect over budgets, expectations etc.. obv the longer / better youve been at a club the bigger the affect your words have..a new manager calling such a press conference would be ignored by board etc..

***** the addition of new manager stats which the confidence ratings to have affect over over the years... so if youve been good at signings one year your transfers rating could improve one, if youve been REALLY good it mimght go two, if youve been poor it falls, etc. or give judging potential and judging current ability ratings working in the same way but split between youth players bought who come good and players over 21 bought who come good etc. and then other ratings might be, consistency, if your fans are happy with team performances throughout the year.. etc. and have the confidence bars be graded for each season instead of what seems to be 3/4s of a season for signings anyway..cos they disappear and you end up back at average even tho your fans were thrilled two months ago??

**Grosse Salinas** · 06-04-2008 03:47

Sorry if this have been mentioned befored.

I think SET PIECES needs some improvement. I would like to include in my team some playbook like in basketball, set these plays and put in practice in matches. I think is a common way in football today.

**Jakey_q** · 06-04-2008 10:41

i think it would be good in pre season to go and train with a feeder club or at a training camp to help your teams fitness you could choose a squad of 23 to take it could affect morale

and i think you could invite international managers to come and view a training session to meet you and players it would improve the relationships

**Cameron1911** · 06-04-2008 11:28

I think the area surrounding diving needs a bit of work.

Theres been a discussion on 'diving - an idea'

http://community.sigames.com/eve/for...1/m/2212058293

**Mungy** · 06-04-2008 12:37

I'd like to see a series of options during a match to tell the players how you want to play such as "defend the lead" "grab an equaliser" "take control" "Take the game to them"

I see these options as a way of making the game easier for people like me and have it perhaps in the ass. man instructions.

The ass. man then takes control of the sliders based on the the formation, options and team the manager has picked. As different options are picked during the game the ass. man adjusts the sliders appropriately.

**Jakey_q** · 06-04-2008 12:45

Originally posted by Mungy:
I'd like to see a series of options during a match to tell the players how you want to play such as "defend the lead" "grab an equaliser" "take control" "Take the game to them"

I see these options as a way of making the game easier for people like me and have it perhaps in the ass. man instructions.

The ass. man then takes control of the sliders based on the the formation, options and team the manager has picked. As different options are picked during the game the ass. man adjusts the sliders appropriately.

yeah i agree and when you bring a sub on you can tell him what you want him to do e,g go out there deffend the lead / go out there grab a goal / go out there enjoy the experiance

Addis · 06-04-2008 13:46

I dunno if this has already been mentioned but I'd like to see non-Fifa teams playing such as Tibet or the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It's unlikely to happen as it won't really affect the game.

If you want to go one step further how about countries declaring independence and setting up national teams and leagues. It's a ridiculous suggestion but I just can't stop myself!

**creature_from_ottawa** · 06-04-2008 22:43

Its FM mate

not World future simulator

**kvbrock82** · 07-04-2008 00:29

i dont know if its been included already but...

id like to see more variety in the news...

for example, how many times have we heard the sentence "bla bla bla and hopes that he does not have to face players of this calibre every week."

all it takes is for a few more to be added instead of always the sentence popping up when a player has been named man of the match. Im sure it cannot be too difficult to add these and all it will take is 1 day to come up with more of them. This will add a lot to the atmosphere of the game and will stop managers just clicking CONTINUE everytime the see the usual 'seen a million' times lines.

**paduardo** · 07-04-2008 05:11

I'd like to see the maltese league playable and also a few african leagues ie ghana ,nigeria , egypt , tunisia and maybe democratic rep. of congo.

**in that number** · 07-04-2008 06:28

Possibly have the chance to become an U21 manager aswell

**Jakey_q** · 07-04-2008 06:55

Originally posted by in that number:
Possibly have the chance to become an U21 manager aswell

you can become one anyway

**Grosse Salinas** · 07-04-2008 14:13

I think it would be necesary to create the job of Academy Director for a club, as a person who coordinates all the juniors squads.

Also it would be interesting, AI conceding Academy Player of the year as a way to boost the atention on youth players.

**WonderKid08** · 07-04-2008 14:13

Fairly decent suggestions popping up.

But for me it would have to be.

More media interactions - Things like more pre-match options etc. (No need to go into depth)

More captain interactions - Only things you can say once you've chosen the captain/Vice.

Lastly, i would have to say "TRY" and improve the more clubs to manage, in other nations. (IF possible)

**Jakey_q** · 07-04-2008 17:07

I think it could involve the captain more because at the moment all you do is pick him i think it should be like you have a meating with him or tell him to arrange something
give the god dam captain some responsabilites like irl

**nelsonmcjones** · 07-04-2008 17:19

Originally posted by Jakey_q:
I think it could involve the captain more because at the moment all you do is pick him i think it should be like you have a meating with him or tell him to arrange something
give the god dam captain some responsabilites like irl

My captain is Leadly King and I sure don't want a Meat-ing with him! Not if the rumours from the changing rooms are true... It makes your eyes water just thinking about it...

**Mr_Pink** · 08-04-2008 02:43

What I want.

It should be possible 2 do something about the matchgraphics, not talkin fifa 3d, but more like sencible soccer......would be nice to actually see skin, haircolour and a pair of legs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O05KeEPuBxM

A zoom feature while you are playin would also be nice. Zooming out would show youre stadium and crowd. This means u can see if you have a full or half full stadium.

And last I second what WoodyManUtd says about sounds and atmosphere. Needs a lot of improvement (hate when the ball hits the post and you cant here it)

Regards Mr_Pink

**VonBlade** · 08-04-2008 02:53

Some that have to be in.

Tabs. The UI is just a fancy browser, so let's have some Firefox style tabs please. It will save me trolling back and forth between clubs or players, when I can just open 10 at once and tab through them.

Oh and a "only ever appears once" limit on players returning to a former club.

Stop the news item regarding internation squads complaining you've dropped a player who has retired, or left out once again that player you called up once about three years ago but never gave a cap to.

Bring back the news/confidence items about selling players who are fan favourites. I can currently sell anyone with impunity, but woe betide me if I purchase a 17 year-old u18 backup goalie for a pittance.

Fix the confidence, the media, the Assman either saying nothing in team-talks or asking players why they can't play like this every week.

Heavily tweak the transfer market so it's easier to sell players, players are more likely to move to another club than rot in the reserves and other clubs actually haggle for players rather than enquire a million times and withdraw as soon as you up the price by one tenth of a pittance.

Stop teams enquiring every freaking day. He has a price set. Pay that or shut up.

In fact, because it doesn't work very well for us either, remove enquiries.

Make JudPA/JudCA actually mean something. All my coaches give the same report on my players and pick exactly the same squad regardless of their values in that area.

Have a seperate CA/PA for the physical, mental and technical sides of the game. It's ridiculous that a load of players will never get stronger because they happen to be good at taking long-throws or something.

Fix the regens physical stats. Long-term games are plagued by unfit, slow players, keepers who can't jump etc. Teenagers can have awesome physical stats IRL even if they do suck at the qualities. Aaron Lennon wasn't slow and wheezy in his youth and only because quick as he solidified his place in the first-team. That's so ridiculous you hopefully can't fail to see how flawed the current system is. So seperate the CA/PA between the three sections of a player.

Fix doing the quad!!. How many versions now have had a news item if you do the quad that says you've done the double? Insanity.

Thank you. I know there is a tendancy not to make the perfect game, otherwise you can't sell next years one, but at least fix the stuff that's already there, as per above.

VB

Oliver81 · 08-04-2008 05:35

Hi guys!

I have just one wish, it would be great if we could create our own leagues (european super league.. in editor. Yhis way you can create your own competitions with the clubs you wish!

**Navie** · 08-04-2008 14:12

Hello, hope this is the right thread to post my ideas on ideas for FM 2009, PLEASE CHECK OUT NUMBER 5!

1. Player interaction - Would like to see more better player interaction, not just enhanced interaction to do with general but on match days. Should be able to say to your striker..."Make sure you hit the net, if your have a chance but isn't good then pass the ball than waste a chance", thats just an explanation.

2. Would be good to give out orders to your players from the match pitch screen like in real life rather than going into the tactics screen.

3. Player protection - A little thing but important, when a club approaches one of your players and you reject your player gets unsettled, I don't think its like that in real life because you should be able to keep it secret from your player, unless its in the papers which is another thing.

4. Training section needs updating - More in depth but not hard to work with.

***5. Player degration - Now this is the biggest thing in my opinion and is very very important for realism.
Ok...lets take Paulo Maldini for example, he still plays at his age for AC Milan, has the strength and stamina of a defender at the age of 33 in Football Manager. Not all football players start losing their ability at the same time so I think something called degeneration should be added to the game, for Maldini the stat would be high, for alot of footballers they carry on very late and its down to Natural endurance how long they can keep going...talking about real life here...thats why Maldini can carry on, some might say he was a World Class defender and thats why he still plays...not true, opinions please and would like someone from SI to comment on this also please...thanks.

6. Chairman getting involved in transfer dealings - David Gill accepted a bid of 10.75 million from Barcelona for Pique, surely him being a business man he would see sense that its better to keep hold off him than sell him for that price?

7. I arrange friendlies with my reserves and under 18's for experience and match fitness for my 1st team...should be able to pick more than 1 date at a time, very annoying picking one then accepting then doing it over and over because some do not get accepted.

**sheriffpatgarrett** · 08-04-2008 14:39

It would be nice, and not very hard to code either probably, to have some information in a scoutÂ´s factfile what players he has found that you have actually signed _because_ of the scout. As a note under Â´MeritsÂ´ or something.

**sheriffpatgarrett** · 08-04-2008 14:50

Originally posted by Mr_Pink:
What I want.

It should be possible 2 do something about the matchgraphics, not talkin fifa 3d, but more like sencible soccer......would be nice to actually see skin, haircolour and a pair of legs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O05KeEPuBxM

A zoom feature while you are playin would also be nice. Zooming out would show youre stadium and crowd. This means u can see if you have a full or half full stadium.

And last I second what WoodyManUtd says about sounds and atmosphere. Needs a lot of improvement (hate when the ball hits the post and you cant here it)

Regards Mr_Pink

SI is very much up to date with the sound of the matches in the game though!!! Crowd noise, passes, ahhhhs, oooohs! itÂ´s almost as if theyÂ´ve stolen the sound from SNES!

**creature_from_ottawa** · 09-04-2008 22:39

when you've become a experienced manager,than,if a young and new manager/former player who is a manager,is on your favoured list,then he should be able to interact with you,telling us to recommend him some signings,or a suitable club

It can happen vice-versa to

We're new into the game,make friendly relations with a experienced manager,and then he can recommend us about who to sign,a suited club etc

**woody2goody** · 09-04-2008 23:43

I gave up on '08 a while ago, and some things I would like to see are:

If you hire a coach or assistant manager who has recently retired, it should have a chance of luring players to the team who played with them, for example the 'Roy Keane effect' where he has brought in Yorke, Harte, Cole, Reid who Keane played with either with Man Utd or Ireland.

Jakey Q mentioned about the media suggesting players for national selection, well why not have that, and for you to be able to recommend players to international managers, either in press conferences or by contacting them directly.

It could depend on how good your relationship is with said manager, and this could result in him being selected or not.

Also, on a similar note, I've noticed a recent trend where managers recommend potential players to other club managers. Now I don't know how relevant this is to the game, but for example, if you're a struggling Premiership team, but you have a good relationship with Wenger or Benitez, they might decide to approach you to loan one of their youngsters, or a potential transfer target who's not quite good enough for the big team.

More news items would be great. I play OOTP Baseball as well, and the news items are always varied and interesting. It wouldn't hardly take up any disk space to add tons more media and player/manager comments.

It could make it interesting, if not changing the game too much, if certain managers or players keep criticising other teams, players, managers or the officials.

Shirt and stadium sponsors would be a good idea. It would give people a feeling that they have really changed something about the club they are in control of, and some comedy sponsors like Bob's chicken pies or John Barnes' Barns could provide many people with a chuckle or two.

Also changing the colours of the shirts could be easily done. it could be done with a basic interface, and there could be several patterned backgrounds, collars, sizes, etc. You could consult with fans' groups to get their opinion on a prospective colour change, for example Arsenal's 2005 shirts. It could provide a noticeable increase in revenue when you decide to introduce new kits.

Also, players' international performances should have an impact on their value. For example, Senegal players were signed by many clubs after the 2002 world cup, and ghana players after '06. David Healy's profile was raised greatly by his Euro 2008 qualifying exploits, even though at the time his performances for Leeds were fairly ordinary.

This could result in teams signing the wrong players as panic buys, and taking risks on international players who are unproven in a good league.

**Adj07** · 10-04-2008 01:51

Some very good suggestions here but i have to totally disagree with everything mentioned about sponsorship. I cant imagine that many managers, if any at all, have a say in what type of sponsorship comes to a club, particularly the higher the profile of the club. This is a football manager sim not a football club owner sim

**Geoff Newman** · 10-04-2008 02:51

I'd like to see a couple of additions to the stats page during the match. Currently there is a "runs" stat to indicate completed dribbles, but I'd also like to see an attempted dribbles stat, too. It's all good and well knowing that my winger beat his man on 4 occassions, but it needs context. He is playing well if he beat his man 4 times out of 4, but if he only beat him 4 times from 20 attempts then this is a concern.

Further to this I'd like to see a stat to indicate how many times the player lost possession (e.g overran the ball into touch, mis-controlled a pass, got tackled). It's all good and well if I have a player whose passing is up around 90% but if he tends to stay on the ball too long and gets tackled more often than he gets a chance to pass, then it would be useful to know. It could indicate a weakness in my tactic, which I can then look into further.

**creature_from_ottawa** · 10-04-2008 03:01

A season summary of every club,and the whole league at the league reset date.

Means that,a written detailed summary,with statistics of my club will appear at the league reset date.Just like player XI and the format will be similar to a match report

Same for the league,highlighting the whole season ups and downs.Including the stats.

**creature_from_ottawa** · 10-04-2008 05:46

eg

Di Canio is at west ham.There is a 19 year old Italian,who is struggling to settle in England.Now manchester city,come for him,and he goes to join Billy Davies.

Wouldnt he be better off with Di Canio,who is italian,as is he.Wouldnt Di Canio,make it feel more like home for him.

Player and manager nationality should be taken under consideration while transfers,especially when they are young,and are trying to settle in the place.

**creature_from_ottawa** · 11-04-2008 09:21

Apart from Youth,training facilities

Why dont we have Medical facilities.Top flight clubs,have sort of mini-clinics for rehab,gym workouts,massages,etc.If a club's facility had a high stat,the injuries till would and should be the same,but the recovery time better.

**cruyff14** · 11-04-2008 09:38

I'd like to see more managers agreeing to take over clubs at the end of the season rather than halfway through it especially if they are still in a cup competition ect.
Also again more players moving at the end of season rather than in the january transfer window cause you would never see clubs selling there key players in the middle of the season would you ?

**pooman2279** · 11-04-2008 10:19

Have two arrows on the tactics screen. Then you could have the AM with an arrow either side of the striker, that way he could make late runs to the box from both directions.

**Rickinho** · 12-04-2008 00:48

Im sorry if this has been mentioned.

1. the media talk about your team strengths more. E.g. its anticipated that Tottenham will have a squad clear out this summer, players could come to you about their futures rather than just when there is many players for a 1 position.

2. Even though it is up to you to decide where your squad is weakest, you should be able to get opinions of staff.

**Rickinho** · 12-04-2008 00:56

A feature where around Transfer windows players have increased form, even though an FM player would want to keep him as hes playing better, you could ask more for him and also if you didnt sell him he slumps after the window and his morale would drop ( even miss training).
This wouldn't be every player just players who would be interested in leaving. E.g Man Utd are linked with Berbatov

**Rickinho** · 12-04-2008 01:05

Another one from me !

This is radical but needs sorting. Instead of just AM with a line going forward on the position tactics screen Support Striker is needed. E.g. Tevez is not an out and out striker but not a AM with a line going forward.

**Rickinho** · 12-04-2008 01:54

I know I should be doing these all in one post but they keep coming to me.

A really small but fun touch would be If you keep a homegrown player throughout his career and he retires into his late 30s suggest to the board to retire his number ( assuming you kept his number throughout the game)

**creature_from_ottawa** · 12-04-2008 06:42

Rickinho and me have some disease or something,coz heres another one from me

When there are 5-8 games left,could'nt we have a run-in meter.So we can compare the run-ins of the teams around us.It would make the experience of surviving relegation,and winning the title more exciting

**GoodIdea** · 12-04-2008 07:27

Well, heres a few ideas of mine, dont know if SI can do anything about them.

Well, first of all, we all know football is about the fans. That is, and always will be the most important thing in football ever. So why not have the ability to have Hooligan fights.

Just think, me, Gerrard, Carragher, and four other footballers in my team with strength 18+, can march down to Stanley park with the Liverpool fans, and kick the crap out of the Mancs. Oh, I think it would be wonderful. We could pick up weapons that are lying around the park like, bottles, wood, stones, flamethrowers, bazookas, and plasma rifles.

The team who wins gets three points on the hooligan table.

Another thing we could do is in the style of Dwain Chambers. If you have a youth star whos good at jumping, and pace, but, not too handy at football, maybe you can loan him out to an athletics club. Or if they've got good stats at flair, decisions, and anticipation, then maybe you could ask they to go on strictly come dancing.

One last thing I would like to see is to be able to start a game in the future, like the year 3000.

With this being set in the future, I dont have to tell you that there are flying cars, and they can obviously travel through time. With this feature, you can fly back in time with your squad, and take over the country, by killing Henry VIII. When you do this, you can have the chance to set up a youth academy, and get all the people wit the best genetic qualities, and nurture them. By the time you get to 1960, you will have all the best players, and win the league.

Well, these are a few of my ideas, hope some make it in the game.

**dommcq** · 12-04-2008 12:19

What would be lovely, as a long time player (who still can remember Tonton Mokouko), is....

Unlimited Stadium expansion limits:
Nothing worse than taking over your favourite team than finding that you are limited in how far you can take them!

Tuppence given... :-)

**Rickinho** · 12-04-2008 15:36

I KNOW ITS BEEN SAID, BUT ITS RIDICULOUS

Realistic Transfers, whats the point of a player having a value if you have to pay nearly twice as much for him. How is that then a value.

E.g.
Scott Brown Celtic - Bolton 17.75 Million
Diego Cavalieri Boro - Napoli 17.25 Million
Oscar Trejo Mallorca - Lazio 19 Million

If I see a value I want to pay that, otherwise show a higher value.

Realism???

**heathxxx** · 12-04-2008 20:03

Just a simple and practical one for me...

The English language file (english.ltc), pre-installed on versions of FM shipped to the overseas market. It's a small file that doesn't take much space on the disc.

Think of all the English speakers around the world who buy the game, expats like myself for example, living in Spain (Where an original copy of FM comes with only Spanish, French, Portuguese or Italian). We buy our copies of FM in the country we live because it's convenient to do so. Why should we be forced into either buying the game online or by digital download?

The funny thing is, the installation instructions are all in English anyway, so why not just pop the english.ltc file in there as well?

If it's too much of a hardship, at least make language files available for download. I can't say I was impressed by the response from SI that they won't provide language files for games purchased in other countries. Most games manufacturers always have English as a selectable language for games, as well as the language of the countries they ship to.

Thanks.

**poolman321** · 13-04-2008 04:05

I love the idea about friendly dates and it should fix some of the problems people have with friendlys...
i.e. Offer Lyon a friendly at their stadium and give them 3 possible dates.This could be a nice addition and vary things a bit.

**Queen of the Stevenage** · 13-04-2008 04:59

I think we're all agreed on the media needing overhauling, however I would like to see the following tweak.

When there is a major international championship (World or European) I'd like to see a media item like this.

"You have been invited by a national TV station to comment on the Group Stage/Second Round/Quarter Final (etc) clash between x and y. Will you accept?

It'd be like scouting a match as you'd have to watch it then say what you thought at the end.

Perhaps along the same lines, if you sout a game, you get interviewed as to why you were there (I was running the rule over future transfer targets/opposition/just out for a game)

**Rafa2007** · 13-04-2008 05:02

When you sign a player on a pre-contract, so say, you approach a Italian player on a free transfer, in jan for the end of the season, that they start learning the language before they actually arrive at your team.

In my Liverpool save, I agreed to sign a 16 year old Brazilian winger when he turned 18, surely they would start trying to learn the language before then, as he had 2 years to learn it, and say it was provided by the club or something like that.

Just a thought...

**brookie1402** · 13-04-2008 05:51

I think that the chance to have a place of birth, like players and staff do, should be added. It's just cosmetic but could be a good addition.

Also, the ability to choose more than 1 favorite team. Because I'm from Barnsley, but I support Newcastle. I still want to be associated with Barnsley in-game though.

**Queen of the Stevenage** · 13-04-2008 10:13

I'm sure it's been covered, but I would like to also say that we should be able to give individual oppostion instructions to their subs at the beginning of the game.

An example being in my recent game with Liverpool, I would have told my defenders to tightly man-mark him if he was to come on. As soon as he came on, I went to change my opposition instructions, but in the time it took me to click and start to change, he had already scored. Perhaps this could have been avoided through a pre-game instruction?

**Queen of the Stevenage** · 13-04-2008 10:13

Peter Crouch that is...

Lee Scott 23 · 13-04-2008 10:32

I'd like to have a mode where all the players attributes are kept hidden, and on the players screen it only shows their stats from the games they have played in the current and previous seasons... surely irl a manager doesnt have a list of attributes given marks out of 20 for a player he is after, this would then make sure that managers buy players who are playing well, instead of those that have good stats but aren't performing very well.

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