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I realize this is hardly any game time at all, but what does a wide target man actually do? With 15 min or so left in my game trying to lower my risk taking I set my WAM to target man and told goalie to play it out to target man. In those 15+4 minutes of added time, not a single ball was played towards him. Not one. By any player on my team. Even on goal kicks, which I would assume would be the most basic implementation of the instruction, the goalie played it elsewhere. Wasn't close either, so it's not like it was by accident. Genuinely felt more like I was using a Wide Avoid This Man role.

Why does the game change penalty taker if you've already gotten one penalty and the taker scored? Had he missed it that's one thing - and still wrong - but when he scored?

The file I added my future regens in has since been replaced (presumably due to multiple updates), which makes me wonder if I'll still get my future regens or not? I was under the impression that information is locked in and stored from save creation, but think I should've got him by now in game. Since the file has been replaced I can't go and double check the exact year he was supposed to generate it. If it did fail to generate him, there's no way to add him in once the save has already been started right?

Ship them off on vacay if you know for certain they won't play within the next week. One week 2-3 times per season is enough to keep them fit and if it's not then your problem is tactical or with training intensity.

Yup. Got a youth intake kid with 197-200 PA (cant remember exact number) one save and he's been one of my manager names since. In FM24 I even added his son in as a future regen, so he should pop up any season now.

I never understood this one. Move all your players to the left side of the pitch and check if the AI changes their tactic in any way whatsoever and you have your answer.

Don't think I've ever had a temporary dip in atmosphere without that message, regardless of the personalities in the club. It's not the cause of the dip so I just ignore it.

I can't remember a single player generating interest except from the club they're loaned out to, nor increase in valuation during their time there. Meanwhile my RW gets injured for months and doesn't play an official game between winter and summer window and gets an increase in the bids he gets. Not to put anything on one example, just thought it was funny it happened right after posting this. If you just signed someone clubs won't be interested because the player won't wanna leave. Of course you can still get sizeable sales after loans, but the players are at a huge disadvantage to those in your own playing squad, even if their performance should suggests otherwise. Never have I ever gotten a bid for a player on loan from another club either, which is something that is both allowed irl and we can do. So why won't the AI?

Y'all realise the AI "abuses" this more than the average player right? That's how we constantly get complaints about the AI getting players cheaper than the manager. The deals are filled with conditional fees. Manchester United famously bought Amad Diallo for 20m + 20m in conditionals. In the real world, most clubs won't risk losing out on a huge amount of money by keeping a 16 year old. SI should stick to the laws of the game. Make your own rules within those.

Why doesn't players generate transfer value or interest on loan? This has been such a weird quirk of the game for such a long time it's hard to assume it isn't intentional, but I can't understand how.

Or you get features like the agents which only provides the game with a downside for a full game cycle until they're expanded on

I'm having a similar thing with the "Top Youth Academies" mail where 2 of my worst ever talents are highlighted as the reason for my spot on the list.

Is anyone able to manage their reserves teams this game or did they remove that feature? I don't understand why it would still be under staff responsibilities if it's not gonna be something I can interact with in any way.

Ah mine is 25MB lol, apologies.

What platform or did you misread? Was 20 here.