Pete Sottrel

Thanks @Valtego and @vipulvivek - the expansion is in the game (see bottom of screenshot):

Thanks @craigefc24 - this has been sorted in the database.

Thanks @momo11arsenal. As replied by @Dan Ormsby a few weeks ago: "Hi there, we don't believe this is correct. Saliba qualifies as U21 in game, so does not have to be registered for either the Premier League or Europa League in the first season. He should gain homegrown status if he stays at Arsenal until next season, both in game and real life."

Thanks, @BWinter3107. We reduced Norwich wages by half (50%), following the relegation, so getting them back to where they were (i.e. with a 100% increase) is surely the way to go. The under-estimation of Premier League wages by supporters of clubs that are promoted to the Premier League is a recurrent theme.

Thanks very much, @Platinum - you are quite correct; sorry about that. I will get those added in the database.

Hi @llama3 - you make a valid point, but there is no perfect solution for the injury date cut-off point. Clubs that have, in real life, brought in players before the end of the transfer window because of long-term injuries that may have been suffered since season start, will start FM with those recent acquisitions.

Thanks @roussos - Neil Ryan is not extracted into FM2023 because the youngest England international age group that is represented is the U19 team.

Thanks for your input, @cocoadavid, we will take into account your well-presented case when updating the ratings.

Thanks very much, @llama3 - I will amend the database accordingly. Unfortunately, the kit will not make it to the release version of FM2023.

@Dan Ormsby Thanks @llama3 - I haven't seen the grey 3rd GK kit; please will you link to images of it, or tell me in which match it has been used?

Thanks @Gilwho - I will investigate.

Thanks, @roussos - I'm just checking this.

Thanks @McClane29 - this is not something that has been set in Cristiano Ronaldo's profile in the database. It will have been generated, in-game. The game needs some players to take on non-playing roles, once they're playing days are over; there are not enough players who, while they are still playing, make it clear that they will be taking on NP roles at a later date for the game to rely on that set data alone.

Thanks @joaquin87 - after consulting with the Utd researcher, we have removed this. Rafael is still remembered fondly by many Utd fans, but the preference is getting less strong as time goes on.

Apparently this has just been confirmed, @Bigpole and @Sean Blinkhorn - I'm afraid that it is not in time to make the release version of FM2023.

Thanks @Lord Smart - it should be part of the board vision, yes.

Thanks @tansey - Digne; this is due to the player history order for Digne's 2020/21 season at Villa being missed. Ditto Chambers. I will change this in the database, though it won't make it into the release version of the game - sorry. - Davis; the option to buy is set in the database. - Chukwuemeka; we will investigate this one further, thanks. - Philogene/Philogene-Bidace; thanks. - Caolan McBride; I will look into this, thanks. - thanks very much for the contract and U21 team stadium info; I have set those in the database, but I'm afraid they won't make it into the release version of FM2023.

Thanks @NewcastleRevs1 - changes have been made to a lot of those players since the data for the Early Access Beta was finalised.

Thanks @Phil930 - Club cash balance; not sure how this could be showing as negative at game start. It was not set like that in the database. I will investigate. - Chelsea's net transfer spend over the summer topped £200m. You may be right that they had another £70m to spend, but judging the amounts that the club could have spent on top of what they actually did spend will always involve speculation. - Lukaku's wages; I'm afraid that we cannot set a temporary reduction in wages while on loan. - Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah; I will pass these comments over to our Chelsea researcher - Livramento has a buy-back clause set in the database. I'll look into the Guéhi situation.

Thanks @The_Batmantis - this has been sorted (should have been £100kpw).

Thanks @Bigpole - this projected move is as yet unconfirmed.

Thanks @The_Batmantis - I hope that you enjoy playing, and please do continue with the feedback!

Spence is rated highly in Pace and Acceleration, and those two attributes are very highly weighted (i.e. a small change to those attributes has a big impact on CA) in FM. How is Spence actually performing in the beta?

Thanks @PawoftheCoop - I have fixed this (contract start date had not been changed since his move from Spain).

Thanks, @The_Batmantis - that is an interesting analysis. The passing amounts certainly favour Hojbjerg over Bissouma, yet Bissouma's scores in the completion percentages are all higher. There have been changes made since the beta was released that see favourable changes to Hojberg in areas that you have highlighted.