NEW #FM26 BLOG POST! In this lengthy post, I give my thoughts about the current state of Football Manager 26, the community, and the future of the series.

Even with 528 nations qualifying for the World Cup, England still get the most boring draw imaginable.

Right. Here's the draw. Saved you three hours. drawsimulator.com/world-cup-20...

For God's sake... * Boots up FM24 * * Loads save * * Clicks "Draw All Teams" *

I bet Pep is gonna rush over to the SI forums after this game - fuming that the best goalkeeper in the world just conceded 4 goals from 0.69 xG against Fulham.

FM26 is now £19.99 in my local club's shop. telfordunitedshop.co.uk/product/foot... I love how they've put it in the "Novelty" category. 😆

#FM26 news. Guess what's coming back?

1-0 down against 10 men. Who do we think we are, Manchester United?

NEW BLOG POST! Fed up of FM26? Here's my list of seven other football management games that can give you a realistic and up-to-date experience (at least to some extent).

It really blows my mind how much stuff has been removed - or hidden away very deep - from #FM26. For example, you CAN'T view a player's career stats after they retire in-game and become a staff member - but you CAN view career stats for staff members who are already retired from playing.

Wow. Football. Wow.

NEW #FM26 BLOG POST! Buggy. Confusing. Inconsistent. These are my thoughts on Football Manager 26 - and I have A LOT of thoughts. Any reposts appreciated.

I'm sorry, guys, but the #FM26 match engine is the worst I've ever experienced. There is absolutely no excuse for this defending.

I'm lost for words. #FM26 (And this was a goal for my team!)

"He's scored against his former club!" 😔

Players on #FM26 are now more intelligent than ever and display greater awareness of their own surroundings.

I have played one match on #FM26 and I already want to smash up the Sports Interactive offices.

You know what I love about the #FM26 demo? The fact that you can't even make TRANSFERS in the FM26 demo. How the hell is anyone who's on the fence about buying FM26 supposed to make an informed decision... if they can't even use the transfer system properly?

NEW BLOG POST! Here is my review of Soccer Manager 2026 - a free-to-play alternative to Football Manager. Might it actually be better than #FM26? (Probably not.)

Blimey. People weren't wrong about the #FM26 UI being a mess. Everybody do the Scroll Bar Shuffle!

So... here's the FM26 launch trailer. It couldn't be more obvious that SI aren't making a game for desktop PC players anymore. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0Mh...

What? No day 1 patch? The reviews for #FM26 tomorrow are gonna be brutal.

This worries me. I thought the whole point of "platform agnosticism" was to make FM equally playable with a controller, pad or keyboard/mouse. This just sounds like SI are turning #FM26 into a console game that just happens to also be on PC.

What odds on FM26 being added to this list one day? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

It's been a long time coming. Enjoy the #FM26 beta, folks.

Peter Drury when the final whistle blows on a big Super Sunday game.

Nottingham Forest right now.

...which would be the end of me playing Football Manager. DO NOT get me started on why "games as a service" is a bad thing.

Fantastic news... but now I really want to know that improvements SI have made to international management on #FM26? I want depth. I want realism. I want to see the President throw a tantrum on social media when I smash the USA 7-0 with England.

I have a worrying feeling that #FM26 is going to be delayed. If the game's not going to be ready for 4 November, I'd rather SI tell us now - rather than wait until 2 weeks before release to pull the rug from under our feet.

Small children give me PTSD.

When I started blogging, I hosted most of my FM screenshots on Imgur. Thankfully, I moved them all over to Wordpress last year, just in case anything ever happened... ...like, say, THIS. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

By the way, here's that annoying song none of us can get out of our heads. You're welcome. #FM26 youtu.be/eoFesM61P1U?...

Some more #FM26 matchday footage... and it doesn't look too good, I'm afraid. "300+ new animations" won't mean anything if I'm still seeing players move through each other like ghosts. This is why I switched to 2D for my last FM24 save. youtu.be/6LVsNOZkpZc?...

NEW #FM26 BLOG POST! My thoughts on the addition of women's football to FM26, and what we can expect from the new game. Any reposts appreciated.

"An ninety-threeth" Good grief, BBC.

How it started / how it's going: #FM26

Remember, remember, the 4th of November.

What's with the BBC commentator having a mid-match interview with the London City manager? What is this nonsense? Leave that to Soccer Aid, thank you very much.

NEW BLOG POST! In this annual blog update, I discuss everything I've written over the last 12 months - and reveal my content creation plans for #FM26.

Okay, first look at the #FM26 match engine. It looks better... but still a bit FM24-ish when you zoom in. Have a closer look at the keeper in green here. If we STILL have keepers diving *through* their goal posts on FM26, I will be furious.

How soon is soon? #FM26

Fun fact: Chris Sutton played a total of nine matches for Aston Villa. NINE. No, I don't remember either.

The problem is not VAR. The problem is the incompetent (and borderline corrupt) Premier League referees who misuse it every single week.

r/footballmanagergames is a Football Manager sub-Reddit for people who hate Football Manager.

"The s*** was flying from all directions..." The big Football Manager interview: series boss Miles Jacobson on what went wrong with FM25, and what to expect from FM26 www.eurogamer.net/the-big-foot...

It truly amazes me how patient Manchester United have been with Onana.

Watching Manchester United gives me hope that I can still play professional football one day.