Matthew Le God

10 hours on the latest patch? That has only been out for the last few days.

Have you played it on version 26.0.4? It is now significantly better than when the pubic beta launched.

There is a free demo available on Steam and Epic store for you to make your own mind up on rather than the thoughts of others.

The change is because they had reached the limits of the in house game engine FM was using for the last 30 years. The switch to Unity allows for lots of exciting things to be added going forward. To future proof the game change of engine was needed. Have you played in on version 26.0.4? It is now significantly better than when the pubic beta launched.

The Telegraph article today links Michael Carrick. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/11/07/gary-oneil-next-southampton-manager-wolves-u-turn/

Worked out for Alan...

Would it be a red flag if he wore a red flag to the interview?

It isn't that at all. They were overly ambitious and they totally underestimated how much work would be needed to transfer such a hugely complex game to a new game engine. As that became clear they needed to prioritise what would be in the first game of the new era.

That'll probably come in time. Perhaps not for FM26, but in the future. This being the first on Unity as a new engine means the priority is getting that right before setting it up for modding.

I'm not going to deny it is anywhere near as polished as FM24 for example. Lots of teething issues to be fixed, which is happening. Version 26.0.4 out today makes a big difference. The change of engine to Unity sets the series up for the future.

You like a challenge then!

You've answered a question I did not ask.

What things that a 1st team coach does do you think there is evidence of for the public to see and tie down to a specific 1st team coach out of many?

Better to say less, as it is Sport Republic, not Sports Republic 😉😇

A new opt-in public beta went live last night. It comes with a large number of changes and fixes. To use it on Steam, you need to right-click on the game in your library, then go to properties and then Betas. Change list (non-exhaustive): Substantial crash and stability fixes. Numerous string translation fixes. Numerous text overlaps and misalignment fixes. Numerous tile/card polish. Further fixes to Matches Freezing at start of the second half in Single-Player Career Added a preference to turn off/alter the speed of UI transitions between screens Change to default colouring of attributes to make them more distinguishable. Added preference option to allow users to customise attribute colours. Added 1.5x Match Speed during highlights and 4x Match Speed between highlights Manually scouting a player will now correctly delegate an appropriate scout. Newgen portraits will now appear during match broadcast graphics. Fixed issue preventing subs processing that were made at halftime via the tactics screen. Fixed issue where white match ball would be used in snowy weather. Set piece attributes are now visible when setting Set Piece/Penalty takers. Tactic Familiarity will now correctly progress over time within Match Day > Tactics. Fixed issue causing World Golden Ball award to be skewed towards South American players. Text scaling preference option will now be saved after exiting the game. Fixed issue preventing user from closing Fixtures & Results popup post-match. Fixed issue causing Player Database to return incorrect results if user switched between Interest Levels Fixed issue forcing user to holiday past End of Season Team Meeting Staff Responsibilities has been made more accessible and easier to locate. Selecting any carousel option besides the first on the 'Club Staff' now takes you to the correct view Career Stats will no longer display GK columns for outfield players Fixed issue preventing users to progress through UCL Squad Registration despite correct number of Homegrown players included. Correct pronouns will now be used within ‘Ask Agent About Availability’ conversation. Mental Attributes will now display correctly when set within the Staff Database tool. Fixed issue where there was no way to tell which clubs were promoted/relegated via Season Preview Club badges are now shown on the Media Dream Eleven Back navigational directional arrow shortcut now functional across cards/tools Overall start/until dates within Club > Finances > Debts & Loans will no longer display 01/01/1900. Fixed issue where Squad Numbers would be missing if making a single substitution. Injury icon now better displayed on contrasting red kits. User can now select ‘None’ as an option for Individual Training. User can now remove previously set Individual Training Focus. Career > Managerial Vacancies will now display both men’s and women’s teams. Fixed issue where player would reject the own asking price that they themselves had set. Fixed issue preventing user from continuing if loanee was injured on international duty. Manager Creation > Accessories will now correctly reflect colour changes. Manager Creation > Fixed wrinkles slider not applying Manager attire choices will now save correctly. Fixed issue where remove button was not displaying in Squad Planner Fixed User being able to sell instalments within clauses tool Club Header in Welcome Pack will now display the correct information. User can now only mortgage transfer instalments from the point they took over, not from real world transfers that occurred pre-game start date. Refined 2025 squad registration rules for the NWSL. “Exit Talks” button now functions correctly within Contract Negotiations. Reworked Match Momentum Graph to better show teams with dark colouring. Opposition team will now be highlighted in Europa/Conference League pre match league tables. Winners will now display within Competitions Card. User is now always taken back to portal after using instant result for a friendly match Red card icon will now correctly display for each respective team within the Scorebar of men’s Champions League matches. Fixed spacing of the aggregate score within the Scorebar of men’s Champions League matches. Space bar can now be used to interrupt holiday or processing. Fixed issue where “Find Similar Player To…” within Player Database wouldn’t filter out correct results. Fixture tile on Portal will now correctly update post-match. The “Scouting Finished” message headline will now display the name of the player. The “Intermediary Suggestion” headline will now display the name of the player. Fixed issue causing the Attributes Graph within Progress Report not to display graph lines. Added a Leave button to Continue panel so spectators of an online match can leave during halftime. Fixed inconsistency of teams being selected by default via 'Quick Start' Fixed “non-EU” rule in Serie A that was preventing certain players being registered in game despite being registered in real life. Unmanageable divisions will no longer display within Advanced Game Setup. Improved in-game tooltips, resolving issues with text wrapping and display location logic Tooltip has been readded to First Team > Form to display numeric rating. Changed the colour styling on First Team > Position Selectors to ensure the position selectors reflect the team selection correctly Fixed issue preventing Medical Centre > Season Summary table from loading despite having injured player.

Not better than signing van Dijk

Doesn't take insider knowledge to know if someone hires someone they likely think they are good.

Have you written off the game tonight already?

1) There is a free to pay demo on Steam and Epic to make up your own opinion rather than that of others. 2) 4th, not 3rd best. Not unreasonable to think that given the players we have. Sure they are not currently living up to that billing!

No lie in that post. It wasn't possible for me to replicate it. So I said it wasn't possible. If someone thinks it is possible, post a screenshot of it not greyed out.

Goztepe have paid Saints money. They pay loan fees and also signed Juan on a permanent deal. Saints having more money is a benefit. They just fuck up how they spend that money. Goztepe have also helped in the development of our players. Matsuki had his first year of European football at Goztepe. Sure, he hasn't played much for us since coming back. But it is still a benefit for a player to develop at a sister club.

I didn't say that. All I said was that I was unable to replicate it.

I'd be very surprised how it could appear greyed out for one user and not for another user. Perhaps if it was on a different platform, but if he is also on PC then I don't see how it wouldn't be the same.

It needs some work, which will come. But part of the issue could be a muscle memory type effect. Many players are very used to the FM24 UI, having had incremental changes up until that point from FM23, FM22 etc etc. The new FM26 UI takes a while to get used to as it is significantly different. Sure, even after getting used to it there may be issues and bugs. But those should hopefully be addressed by the developers.