I seem to disagree with nearly ever word in you post Klinsmann!
1. Limited transfer budget per season, hence more realistic - Happened in CM3
2. Receivership tends to happen more often - True.
3. non-perfect 2-D machine (still good enough for tactic maniacs like me) - 2D engine confuses tactics if anything, mainly because it's completely fecked. Try changing from Zonal to Man Marking and see the difference (ie feck all).
4. more transfer options - true, but the offering to other clubs sucks, and who has ever bought a first option on a player?
5. more contract options - %age increase on wages woohoo!
6. more leagues - this more leagues thing is a big SI con - out of 10 games how many will you be playing in the Slovakian league or whatever?
7. Filter no longer uses 'Interested', but uses 'Assistant manager's choice' instead, so not all players found after filtering are interested - It's meant to be the Assistant filtering out players who wouldn't join, so basically it's exactly the same thing. oh and (surprise) it doesnt work.
8. More reasons for players to be unhappy about - yep but a minor thing.