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I take it they get the 5% figure about international management from players giving Sega permission to collect data in the preferences, I can't think how else they would know. So I'm wondering how many people have turned off permission (like me) and manage internationally?

Spot on.

Reading the thread so far, they may struggle for sales with FM25 anyway, but I'm sure they have budgeted for that. I'm sad to say, I will probably not be prepurchasing/buying CM/FM for the first time ever, definitely will not be prepurchasing.

That is 100% not what happens in my FM24 save, it is not perfect but, in my experience, little that you say is true. What FrazT says is very very true it seems.

FM24

If a player "Needs a rest" I never tell them I am resting them and drop them for the next game, in my experience that is asking for trouble. I just send them on holiday for a week, if they need to be fit for the next game I rest them from training for the time in between the games, that is a short term fix that works for me without upsetting the poor darlings. I don't mean to be critical, but as NineCloudNine says, the problem requires better management.

My research suggests that there is no difference to the folder structure for the Steam version and the Game Pass version. Follow the instructions that come with the mod as you would Steam. https://community.sports-interactive.com/forums/topic/558896-mods-on-game-pass-pc-edition/ I know the thread referenced is for FM22 but I can't see it being any different. Read what the Developers say on the thread.

Don't you just love it when people post a potential problem, then abandon their post.

Another important point is to always insist on the loanee being an important player, anything less in my experience will mean the player will just be a bench warmer for them.

I put players available for loan, then when clubs come in with a proposal, I look at their training and youth facilities. If they are good enough they get the loan no matter how much percentage they offer (so they don't withdraw the offer), if they are not good enough they don't get the loan. It seems to work for me.

Dosen't the PC game pass version create a "Sports Interactive" folder in your documents folder?

I agree with everything every one says

I have always been impressed by XaW's moderating, he certainly does not deserve to be talked to like that.

So was I just trying to explain, you (and everyone else apparently) call it being delusioned I call it being optimistic. Looking at the faces of supporters of teams knocked out of the Euros, they must have believed they could go all the way, but you just pick on the English. Forgive me for sticking up for my country.

You don't understand and you don't like English fans. Fair enough. For what it is worth, I think Bowen is the better option on the right for England, but I am very very bias

It's because you are not English that you don't understand, that song along with Sweet Caroline pulls us together. Telling an Englishman that he is delusional, smug and arrogant only makes him more determined, probably the same as most Nations.

Bayer Leverkusen might have something to say about that last season.

Sorry to keep on but some interesting reading from UEFA suggesting English football is not as overrated as you say: The association club coefficients are based on the results of each association's clubs in the five previous UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League seasons. The rankings determine the number of places allocated to an association (country) in forthcoming UEFA club competition. The season association club coefficient are based on points obtained by all its clubs in a given season in the UEFA Champions League (UCL), UEFA Europa League (UEL) and UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL). 1 England 104.303 2 Italy 90.284 3 Spain 89.489 4 Germany 86.624 5 France 66.831 By far the best results despite a rubbish performance in 23/24 Full list here: https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/?year=2024

Kane moves to B Munich and scores 35 goals (pretty good that) in his first season, Not only have you got him in the wrong league but this is beginning to sound like just an anti-English rant.

By that you are saying Saka should be 90 PA ? He beat his marker(s) every time he took them on ... I an no Saka fan but you are wrong (I'm a WHU fan for what it is worth) You are wrong in your opinion but it is your opinion, you have yours I have mine

You obviously didn't watch him play against Switzerland today, worth 180 and more in anybody's potential ability stakes. You say anything English is insanely overrated, and you are entitled to your opinion, I say it is realistic.

I play in the English Prem and I can't remember the last time I was asked. It was certainly quite a few versions ago. Anyone know if it is a setting somewhere? I can't find anything to do with pitch size or groundsmen, I thought they had taken it out of the game.

What version are you playing? I haven't been asked about pitch size for years.

Really? When I read stuff like this, I am glad that I just play Football Manager FOR THE ENJOYMENT. I will never learn to stop reading this stuff.

After a win I always congratulate the team even if it says we wasn't at our best. I usually get extremely positive responses, never a bad response. I find it harder to gee up the team pre match.