Well, I've been playing FM08 from its release date in Uk till now and updated to 8.0.1. For a record i've been play in FM since its 06 version.
Generally I was just more than delighted about the way the game has been developing for these two years. A lot have been upgraded and it is more than approved that FM is no doubt the best of the best football manager in the market so far.
It is easy to handle, yet hard to play as for it supreme realistic engine. Yet I've read many people complaining about bugs such as unrealistic shot on target/goal ratio and stuffs, so I just have one thing to tell them guys, stop playing FM and find another game. You are just not suitable for the game. I mean, stop complaining about this and that like a mean girl. Personally, for your record, I've destroyed a laptop, a desktop monitor, 3 mice and countless keyboards ONLY for this FM08 version. Why? Because of losing key matches with relatively weaker opponents with uncredible match stat: My team 30 Shots , 20 SOT with 2 goals ahead but find myself losing 3-2 at the end with opponent 5 Shots, 3 SOT. But it's life mates. Don't moan about it. Don't say it's untruth. It is. A lot happened in real life. And if you lose, blame yourself, not anybody else. Especially not the game engine. For me, it is more realistic than ever.
Ok. So for me FM is the best game ever. But I just want to blame SI for one thing. Why on earth did you develop the game that get me addicted like that???? But well, i'm happy enough to forgive that.
But still, i still wanna make some recommendation. Maybe it will mean headache for you guys but recommends are just recommends...
1, More option for team talk. There's an absolute lack of option for team talk which only limit to whole team or single player. What about for a whole position such as for all defender, all midfielder, all strikers, like: "You defenders are lacking of concentration today" or "I want to see more creativity for the midfield" or "What's wrong with you strikers? You are lack of pace or your off the ball look miserable" ... stuff like that. Or maybe something using multiple choices like : "We are so far the best team / We are not performing like ourself recently - and today - we gonna crush them / we will show them what is football / we gonna tell them who we are / there is no pressure on us anymore" .... etc....
A whole lot of ways. Just please make it more complex.
2, Lack of player interaction. Please add more. And one BIG BIG BIG missing. I can't blame an opponent player. I think that is very important. Jose Mourinho is my idol. And I love the way he is making fun of opponent player. Stuffs like, "Cristialdo Ronaldo? Just a child who is good at dancing" or "Barcelona is great city about acting".
3, A duck out system. I have heard somebody asking about that before and hope that it will be included in the 08 version but nope. Nothing happen. A little disappointed
4, A more complex training system. The training system is just so simple. I would want it to be more specific. Even a little bit. It could be possible to add a session where we managers can take control and train the player the way we want with the things we want them to train to get to know more about the player. Once every month should be ok.
Well, I think I've written long enough now. And just realise I got an exam to attend in 2 hours. So hope to receive a reply or whatever from you, and fellow managers wannabes as well