Dean Gripton

If you are not experiencing any sugar daddy investment, then you need to log an appropriate bug in the gameplay Bug Tracker, because it is set in the database for them to have that investor type.

Wrexham are set with what used to be called a 'sugar daddy', they have the sponsorships from Expedia and TikTok included, have their average attendance set as 8200 (last year's average). They are the only club outside the top two divisions with that status of sugar daddy set. You say the club is awaiting planning approval for a stand to be improved. That means that approval has NOT been granted yet. Therefore, we cannot include it, as that would breach our licensing agreements. We do not presume all ground improvements are approved until they actually are approved. The owners are having to put huge money in to cover the huge wages you are paying, so therefore you are not making money, but losing it. Those are losses the owners are set to cover as per the 'sugar daddy' investor type set in the game.

Yes, those are amends we can make that could make that difference. We'll get those changes in, though the release database is already locked for Tuesday.

If he wants to leave the club it's going to be because he feels he is too good for the division, in the game. So, do you want us to make him a worse player? Because we cannot increase the reputation of League One.

Thank you. This was fixed a couple of weeks ago and will be updated in Tuesday's release database.

The database has his history correct. Therefore, it's not a data bug, it's a gameplay bug. Passing it on to the QA team to move to the correct sub-forum.

Meaning, I didn't get the chance to make those minor changes before the database was locked for release, which was very soon after the beta was made public. The important part of your post, the debt, has been addressed and is updated for the release.

The info came in too late for the release database deadline, However, we have been able to amend the debt figure via the editor as that is a major change, but the other info was not able to make it into the release database.

He's been amended for the release version of the database. You must remember you are using the BETA version of the database.

Hi Moondog. I noticed someone mentioning this in a stream, so got it fixed in time for the Release. I just set it as based in Belgium only, as I did not know the exact rules, it was better than allowing every manager in the world to vote!!

There was a data error in the minimum width field, which has been fixed for the release. Apologies for that.

This was fixed for release. Thank you for identifying it.

He is correctly set as Australian in the database, and correctly set as officiating in England. So, the game code must be assuming he is English as he referees in England, as usually (99.999% of) referees work in their own country.

The playoff final being 31st May is the bug here.

We do not include short-term loans in the starting database. If he was on a standard loan (window to window) then of course it would have been included. I am sure you can loan Pointon out in your savegame should you wish to do so.

The pitch minimum is set incorrectly in the database at 75m, where it should be set to 70m. I apologise for that error, and I hope the fix will make it in for the release.

That is a mistake. The League One minimum pitch width is set incorrectly in the database as 75m. The minimum should be set as 70m. Thank you Mark. As you will be aware, we don't have the concept of freelancers in the job market in Football Manager, as you have described your scouting. Someone can be set as a scout for a club if they are paid by the club. Again, we do not include the concept of non-contract scouts in the game. Thank you for the info on Molesworth and Flitcroft. We have Flitcroft set as Chief Scout in the database. Exeter have not kept the public informed of their scouting team lineup, so it is difficult for us to know when people leave and join in that department. We shall remove Molesworth, but that is now too late for the Release database and will have to wait until the first official data update. You can send as many reports over as you'd like - I'd love to see them!

The Bradford kits image is a mistake, looks like the white space wasnt included. I've passed that to our kits team. That's the only mistake they have made, that I am aware of, and they have produced thousands of kits. The height of the logo on those other kits is so marginal. Walker - he does have a two-month injury set in the database already. I shall have to ask why that isn't showing up. Osadebe at RWB? That must have been some massive injury crisis! Those two loans are short-term so were not included. The other issues are negligible.

We include early-season injuries if they are significant. That is interesting, if it is Foulds. The CDP rule definitely appears in the EFL Rulebook, but the exemptions are difficult to decipher. Waiting on a check with the licensors about this rule.

Which players fulfil the criteria, please? It would help us check this is you could name them.

Thank you for your post, RobE92. There was an error in Sutton's contract form, meaning the date when signed his latest contract at Bradford was put in the 'date joined' field in error. Apologies for not seeing that, and thank you for bringing it to our attention. That has been fixed now, but too late for the Release. It will be in the first official data update, but the date of that update is not yet known.

There's an error in Jake Reeves' Join Date in his Stevenage contract, which has the knock-on effect of causing this bug. I have updated that now. The database is locked for the Release now (barring major changes), so that change will come into effect for the first Official Data Update.

They are there. Must be some glitch but they appear in a game I have just started and no changes were made.

Gordon's potential is much more than National League, it is Championship-level. In terms of Current Ability, if you signed him for a National League club on Day one, he'd be the second-best DC (by CA). He's a squad player at Blues so far, not a first-teamer, and is rated such with potential to grow and develop.

Fixed for release.