Dominic10

Also, the clubs are actually spelled correctly in the game. It seems like some of the names you mentioned are just english translations of the cities, but nobody really calls the clubs like that. Especially "Hamburg HSV" or "Karlsruhe SC" could never be correct, as that doesn't make sense grammatically. Think about it like this: nobody would call Sevilla "FC Seville" or Fiorentina "AC Florence". Greetings

Hi, thanks for the detailed research. This is actually something we are currently looking into / working on, but is obviously a wider topic of discussion, so it will be more of a gradual process. But it should improve in the next updates and future FM-releases. Greetings

It's a mixture of both. Usually it's based on the official financial figures that the clubs must submit to the DFL (and other official financial numbers published by the clubs) https://media.dfl.de/sites/2/2023/07/Clubs-der-2.-Bundesliga-2023-24-FINAL-Geschaeftsjahresende-2022.pdf. The Cash Balance is then based loosely on the equity (Eigenkapital) numbers, especially when the club is in the red. (Also worth noting: Since those numbers also include stuff like player book values, fixed assets etc, the Cash Balance for clubs with a positive equity will be lower than the equity-figure). If a club has even more debt than their negative equity, then that debt will also be logged (separately) in the database. The game then calculates those figures together for the total net debt number.

Hi, thanks for also logging this here. You are absolutely correct, that was the reason Schalke's debt was kind of calculated double in the game. As mentioned in slightly more detail in the forum post below, this has been corrected for a future update. As for the member count, that number was updated shortly after the data deadlock for the Early Access, but it will stand at 178,000 for the full-game release. Greetings

Hi, thanks for the detailed feedback. - As for Pauls, like you already mentioned said, the move unfortunately is not official yet. Even though it seems destined to happen in the next few days. So if it gets confirmed, it will be in the game after a future update. - Hertha’s finances (along with most other Bundesliga / 2. Bundesliga clubs) have been updated after the data deadlock of the Early Access, they will be more accurately reflected for the full-game release. - Dudziak’s clause appearing twice in the game seems to be a coding issue, and is looked at by the coding team, as it is an issue that has appeared throughout multiple leagues. As for the clause itself, if you hover over it, you can see that it only kicks in if Hertha get promoted. That promotion-clause was mentioned in a Sport Bild article and also shows up on his Transfermarkt profile. - Maolida’s pace, along with his acceleration, reputation, CA etc. have all taken a massive hit recently. Reducing him even more would be quite harsh on the player he still is. The reason he is not playing for the first team is mostly because he seems to be done with Hertha (mentally) and Pal Dardai absolutely does not rate his professionalism, application and attitude. Especially after a transfer failed to materialize in the summer. We will of course continue to monitor his progress, even though he might not be at Hertha past January ;-) It’s "only" Regio-football, but when you watch him for Hertha II, he still stands out massively, mostly due to his pace (his performances against Babelsberg and Lok Leipzig really showcased that). His Pace and Acceleration are definitely still the strongest part of his game, even though because of a couple of injuries they might not be on the same level as they were a couple of years ago (hence the downgrade). - Ibo Maza, whilst he only officially has a contract until 2024, Hertha have an option to extend it by 2 years. That’s how it was reported at the time he signed his deal. - The staff-changes will be looked at for future updates, thanks! - Gersbeck has seen a couple of changes, mostly to to his personality, after his incident and is unavailable for selection for the time he was suspended. But since he is back in the 1st team, I’m not sure a decrease in reputation is the right course of action, especially as it doesn’t seem like Hertha are actively looking to get rid of him (also due to his relationship with Bernstein). - Unfortunately at the moment there is not really an accurate way to set that kind of multi-club ownership, where there is not necessarily a senior club, and the ownership stake varies between club to club, but we will look for solutions. - Favoured personnel of clubs is usually set by the licensers, so we don’t have too much influence over those, but you made some really good suggestions that can be discussed in the next licensing cycle, thanks! Greetings

Hi, Finances have been reworked for FM24. But you are absolutely correct, at the moment Schalke's debt is not calculated correctly. This has been addressed for future updates, thanks. Regarding Schalke's Balance, as seen by their most recent financial numbers, which annoyingly have been released after the data deadlock, their equity stands at -€100.2m. Which is outside capital that has to be paid back. Unfortunately for them, they don't have €20m lying around to spend on transfers. Most of the revenue generated by player sales has been put into paying back debts (hence the reduction in liabilities as per their most recent numbers) and only a small portion of that went into the acquisition of new players, as is the case in game. Greetings

Hi, here is an explanation on Frankfurt's finances. As for Akman, could you please post that into the Belgian Data Thread (https://community.sigames.com/bugtracker/football-manager-2024-early-access-bugs-tracker/database-and-research/belgium-data-issues/), as the Belgian Research Team is responsible for him during the current Research Cycle. Greetings

Hi, Kim didn't have a specific wage set in the database, from when the Italian Research Team moved him over, which means the game calculates his wages. But his wages have now been set for future updates, thanks! As for Kimmich, do you have a screenshot of the new contract he has signed in-game, for us to investigate, because that really does seem a bit off. Since we don't have anything set that should prevent him getting a pay-rise on his current terms. Greetings

Thanks. This will be looked at for future updates.

Hi, as you have probably already seen, Gruda has already received a pretty big upgrade for FM24, especially in terms of his CA. Whilst he has been great in recent games, especially against Bayern (which was obviously after the data deadlock), he still only has 4 senior starts to his name. But if he continues on his current trajectory, he will continue to see increases in his CA & attributes ;-) Greetings

Good spot! Carry-over from last season. Amended for future releases, thanks! Greetings

Great spot! Must be a carry-on from last season, when he was not eligible to play in the Super Cup. Amended for future releases, thanks. Greetings

Swansea City: I know Bashir Humphreys is incredibly capable with both feet and it would eat into his CA to make him truly either footed, but according to his own admission, his left foot should be ever so slightly stronger than his right. (Currently it's the other way around in the game). He also took corners with his left and (indirect) free-kicks (for Paderborn) with his left foot. “To be honest, my favoured foot has swayed over the years depending on which position I have been playing in,” he added. “Now I am definitely more confident playing on my left foot, but I can use my right foot when I’ve played at right-back so I am not fussy about it. https://www.swanseacity.com/news/bashir-humphreys-hoping-follow-famous-footsteps-swansea-city On a similar note, his potential seems a tad low for such a technically fantastic, versatile and composed player, who also was a star for England's u20s (also at the World Cup) and is currently a starter for England's u21s.

Thanks for clarifying. Yeah, now I've seen it too, it's pretty weird that the clause appears twice in Ouedraogo's contract. It seems to be a bug. We will have to look further into that. In terms of splitting the Release Clause for domestic and foreign clubs, that definitely is something we will consider for future releases. For Bulut, it seems like in your save(s) he has simply ended up on the higher end of his potential, because his current PA Range really is nothing to write home about and has been significantly lowered recently. Lowering it even further would be a bit too much at this stage, considering he was rated fairly highly (also in the National Team) just a couple of months ago. We will continue to monitor him of course, but unfortunately it is difficult to properly asses him at the moment, as he has been injured. Due to Ouedraogo's potential, his technicals won't stay on the same level as Osmani's for long in a save ;-) As for Osmani's technicals, he has last been updated by the Austrian HR, who has assessed him also based on appearances for the Austrian Youth Teams. For Brunner, we will have to wait and see, but I wouldn't be surprised if Geraerts converts him into a RCB for his back-3. Then he will most likely have a lot of sprint duels to show what he really is made of haha.

Hi, Finances have recently been reviewed, but the data lock for the Early Access was before that, so some of the changes are not yet in the game, but will be for the full-game release. Frankfurt will start with a €15m Transfer Budget, but if you look at the Commercial Revenue and TV-money, it will go up over time. And it's good that you mention the Kolo Muani-sale, because that is actually already in the game. If you look at the "Clauses" tab on Frankfurt's Finances, you will see that there are 3 outstanding instalment-payments á €30m (along with various other clauses) coming Frankfurt's way from that sale (which is the payment structure of the deal that was widely reported). That should be more than enough money for Frankfurt ;-) Greetings