This is definitely an improvement on FM 2006, club affiliates were a good addition, team talks were slightly altered however there are still problems with these as the team talk options differ from match to match so it can be hard trying to get your message across. An example is your team could be trailing 0-1 at half time and you want to give your players some encouragement, and the closest option would be 'sympathise with team'. It would be good if we were given all the options at all times. Also I still have a major gripe with international management. In charge of clubs, you can issue press releases talking about the next or previous opponent, or declare interest in a player. International management has none of these options. The only interaction you can have with the press is if they ask you something, which is usually about a controversial selection or some other factor. It would make it much better if you could comment on a fringe player and say 'If he keeps playing like this I'll have no choice but to pick him' or 'He has to improve alot before I even consider picking him', something along those lines where you can interact with the players at the same level as the club managers. Graphics and sound can still improve (havent changed much since 2005), perhaps the introduction of audible commentary could be trialled but will definitely have to be optional as any commentary would annoy the hell out of someone after a few hours of playing. Keeping the players from looking like little circles with numbers on them would also be helpful as sometimes controversial penalties are given that require a reaction post match, so any comment you make to the media would be based purely on your assistant's advice. It would be nice to see them a little more as footballers and a little less and numbered blobs. Still, and improvement from last year, I suppose adding affiliation, updating stats and playing squads etc may take all year. Worth a decent look, and a definite buy for any FM fan.
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