Kickballz

Nice feature.

Hey LEEMOD, I often skip versions (or play some briefly) and there is nothing to worry about. If anything, it just become easier because you can delegate more now. You may or may not be surprised how little has changed since FM17. Don't let the interface put you off - it is very much the same game under the surface.

I'm starting to think this might be a decent option, if only to stop this debate coming up again and again. Why not allow players to nerf themselves if that is what they want? It is exactly what most other strategy games do.

Does the epic game launcher have admin privileges as well?

Agreed, but If we refer back to the OP: There is a common sense position, but this falls outside what I consider sensible. At this point it is down to SI tweaking the code to be more realistic - subjective as it may be. I don't disagree with you other than margins, so I'm going to bow out thanks.

The Premier league club can't dictate the way a side plays just because they loaned them a youngster. Your example is clearly fairly extreme, but the lower league team still has to do what is right for them. In real life, more often than not, it comes down to the loaned player and whether he is playing and enjoying it. A season long loan, playing regularly in a non-ideal position, is still going to be better than not playing first team football at all. The idea that a content player enjoying 1st team football (possibly for the first time) is recalled because someone thinks he should be playing advanced forward, rather than a defensive forward or target man, doesn't make much sense. Anyway, I don't actually think we disagree. It is just a question of where to draw the line.

True Warlock. Although I have no idea what league Angel is managing in so, with the lack of fixtures, it is hard to say whether it is realistic or not. Looks like a winter shutdown but keep them on their toes I says. Get them in on Christmas day and make them run nine miles. That is one mile for every day they seem to have gone without training. One more mile for the inevitable partying, and one more mile to show them who is boss.

Correct, and it is completely outdated. In most footballing nations, young players learn technical and tactical skills. When they develop physically it adds another dimension. The idea of a 15 year old having one position is not very realistic.

Further to that. If you follow young player's development, it usually doesn't make much difference what role you train them. All their stats go up at the same time regardless of their role or position. Trying to shape a 16 or 17 year old into what you desire has rarely worked for me.

Very true about the blurred lines. Some players want to 'outsmart' the sim. Other just want to switch off their brains and watch a semi- realistic football environment unfold. I probably tend towards the latter, which is why I will never be satisfied with FM. You want to create the best team possible. I prefer to enjoy chaos in a more believable environment. It is all good. Well not quite... I do still play long term serious saves, but I got a bit hooked on lower level management where failure becomes the norm (and sometime very amusing)

Mostly agreed (Regarding Dave) I have experienced the situation of my players being played out of positions many time, and my honest answer is personally I am fine with it. I understand others may have a different take. I certainly wouldn't consider recalling a young BWM because he is being played as a playmaker. My opinion is that you can't really put such restrictions in real life, and it probably doesn't even matter at the age. Game time is the most important thing.

Yes it is. But my concern is about improving the game.

Sorry to snip, but regardless of the loan agreement, there should be some amount of leeway. Normally if a player is getting game time, it should often be enough for the parent club to overlook the exact position, In this case there is no consideration - just a recall. To me, this could be improved, and hence why I suggest posting on the bugs forum so SI can have another look at the code.

Sounds daft indeed. Post it in the bugs where it belongs.

No doubt Rodrygo has scored some superb goals, but I've seen him miss a few as well. Clearly shouldn't be 17.

It is clearly very difficult to pin down the likes of finishing and composure Algorithms can help, but nobody is ever going to be happy because real life performance comes into play, and suddenly everyone is saying this guy should have 16-17 finishing because he is on a hot streak. Six months later and everything is different. Son had a barren streak not too long ago, where he was missing chances, and that has to be taken into account. 16 is more than fair.

yup

All sensible suggestions for press conferences. Personally I would like to see it go much further and change them from being reactive to mostly proactive. When you watch a real exchange, as people have said, they are deathly dull. So, instead just present the manager with a tree of options The player can select exactly what they want to focus on, or pick nothing and we assume it is uneventful. It is exactly what a sensible manager does anyway - if he wants to talk about something he is going to do it regardless of the questions.

Have not been interested in that for years. Even thinking about them makes my blood boil. The press conferences can f*** off. SI, your press conferences suck. Go ahead and sue me. I don't care.

Boo. You kill the magic. We all know this but we still want to believe.

De Bruyne situation sounds unfortunate, but you are not Guardiola. They both have huge respect for each other. It sounds reasonable that Man city players might not be so interested in playing for you (no offense intended). Many of them want to work with Pep.

Still on the fence whether to install this yet, but could someone confirm if the illegal fining of players for bad performance is still present? Thanks.

Really?. It shouldn't matter that he is a POS. All professional players should be in the game.

Yes, It is just another attribute, but it is ability well spent for the right player in the right position,

Wingers cutting inside and shooting as well as going wide and delivering a decent cross. Strikers who can finish with both feet. Pretty useful I'd say.