Brodie21

You know something, with the arrogance of SI - which they have had for a few years now regards the feeling they don't need to promote their game or provide any reasonable updates e.g. pretty much nothing for FM22, FM23, FM24 and re:FM25 will purchasers of the game be forced to have womens football in their game, I'm going to make the decision myself ; FM24 is the last purchase I will make in this series. And for anyone who says the game isn't out yet, you better believe that at this stage of the year, SI are well aware at the very least if womens football will be mandatory or not. I am not saying this for a response from SI & indeed, I would not expect one. Nor will not be replying to this post from SI or anyone else. Just wanted to get it off my chest once & for all To my mind, SI have sold out. They may as well call it 'FM Inclusivity - like it or not'. Not that they will miss my few quid Shame you forgot your customers over the last few years. Let us hope for your sake an enthusiastic legitimate competitor never comes along....too late to pull back the reigns at that point. Thanks though for the many years of annually updated fun. As I play LLM, updates are not really necessary, so FM24 will suit my needs for many years to come, until maybe an alternative presents itself. Ps Of course, anyone can reply if they like. I guarantee as much as I will not be purchasing another game in the series, that I will not be commenting on replies.

Not it would make a jot of interest to SI - understandably, but if that's the case, after playing from the very first version, sadly FM24 would be my last

I think in these advanced times, 'Shouts' should be being looked into to make them more interactive by way of the manager using keyboard & / or voice to type / say "3 - stay back", "7 - hold the touchline". "11 - cut inside more" etc

Know you're a wise fox & thought you may be able to put me straight

Pretty sure that we'll have the option to load them or that they'll auto load with teams e.g. a premier leagues team would load up with the reserves, U18's & womens team? I'm aware some people may be interested in it & of course it's their right to try it, in the same way that people should have the choice not to have it. I've never said don't put it in the game. Simply give people the option to play it or not

Sorry, not sure I understand what you're saying. The way for me to understand it is for example, If I load leagues from England now, I have a choice of 'premier league' level only' right down to the 'vanarama north / south' leagues. If I just want 'premier league', I have the choice. So, if womens leagues are separate to load, thats good with me. If by loading the 'premier league' clubs & that also loads their womens teams, I have no interest. This should be a simple question but i've yet to see a definitive answer from SI, which I find quite bizarre

I could not agree more. There are enough inclusivity issues to deal with in real life. This is a game. We've always been able to choose what leagues we want to indulge in. No way am I going to have leagues thrust upon to me.

Thanks grade. If that's the case, FM24 will be my last game in the series. If we can choose what leagues we want to load, we should be able to have the choice of not loading womens leagues, for the same reason we may not load for e.g. the USA leagues........because we may have absolutely zero interest to see or hear about them.

@XaW Sir, please inform me that womens football will be an optional extra & not mandatory if you load a countries leagues

Expecting a decent announcement from SI these days is like expecting Southgate to pick the right team

Ands it'll be 38 years to the day that Wham played their farewell concert at Wembley

Exciting times!

Absolutely. Exciting times

Along with this, i've heard another rumour from an extremely reliable source, that teams wanting to hold out for a draw e.g. second leg where they're carrying a lead or expected to lose etc, will be able to leave the hosepipes on overnight & play the match in a six-foot deep swimming pool. Not only that, if a player picks up a yellow or red card in a match - resulting to suspension for the following game, the manager can request a 'pac-man doodle', where, if he can make it from row A - row Z in the crowd - eating all the burgers on the way, the suspension will be rescinded.

@ForTheLoveOfTheGame Nice fishing. You reeled in a sprat

As we await an update, I think we should discuss what we've heard on the rumour mill. I've heard a whisper that some players will be able to fly

Why did you blur out 'Switzerland'? Lol

You sir, are a legend. Thank you so much

Yeah. I kept thinking that, so went through it over & over. Very strange.

For some reason, although my AM is in charge of the reserve & HOY in charge of the U18's, i'm being asked to manage them each match. I've set these up a hundred times & not ha these issues. Either there's a glitch or i've been stupid & missed something. Any ideas folks?

Cheers

I have far, far better success with Gegenpress. Was just curious if other players found they had more success than usual if they played with IW / IF - without using Gegenpress.

Sorry, I may have worded it badly. (It was late & I'd had a few drinks ;-) ) What I meant was, with Gegenpress appearing to be like hitting the 'cheat' button, does playing IF's & IW's without it, offer a 'normal' game? Is it the Gegenpress tactic and / or the positions that players play that appear to make you succeed more than you should. (Hope that makes more sense.)

I'm aware that many - including myself, have found what appears to be close to a 'cheat' in playing Gegenpress. However, I would really like to return to playing with inverted wingers. I would really appreciate peoples findings in playing with inside forwards / inverted wingers without playing Gegenpress. Is it the Gegenpress tactic that feels like a 'cheat' or is it the positions i've mentioned? Do you feel I could play players in those positions - without the Gegenpress tactic & it be realistic? Many thanks FM family

Absolutely. The only reason for having reserve / U18 managers, is that you don't have to watch all of the games. Pick the teams yourself & watch them - or highlights, when you like