Updated version: Football Manager 2027 News: what we already know
Over the past week, several new FM20 features were announced by Sports Interactive for their upcoming edition, which will be revealed to the public at the end of October.
As announced in the previous article, the main categories so far are:
🧢 Coaching Staff Recommendations
👔 Club Ambitions
⚽️ Development Centre
📸 Graphical Improvements
⏱️ The Road Ahead
📱 Other Features Announced on Twitter
🚗 Match Engine
🔎 Scouting
That said, both Miles Jacobson and Sports Interactive themselves have been using Twitter to announce several new features, which we've listed below:
22/10-
And the winner. Of Twitpoll Roulette for the 21st October is….
An expansion of the amount of information displayed on the Tactics Confidence panel. pic.twitter.com/lTeqUcQzYn- Miles Jacobson (@milesSI) 22 October 2019
21/10- When you hire a new staff member, you now have the option to choose whether they take on the duties of the person they replaced or not.
20/10-
Yesterday’s twitpoll roulette winner was Board.
New board conversation options to push back when approached about bad form. #FM20Features- Miles Jacobson (@milesSI) 20 October 2019
19/10- Semi-professional players more easily accept contracts in more developed countries.
19/10- Big clubs now pay closer attention to hidden gems in other teams' youth ranks.
18/10-
Yesterday’s Twitpoll roulette winner was 22654 - usability. The friendly calendar (and main calendar) now shows youth team games & youth friendlies to make it easier for you to plan games for all your squads. #FM20Features
- Miles Jacobson (@milesSI) 18 October 2019
16/10- A wide new batch of achievements to unlock!
16/10- When a new board takes over a club, they may ask you to sign a specific type of player that they want.
16/10-
The lovely people at @FootballManager have asked me to reveal a feature!👀So here goes…#FM20 includes a new free agent trial tournament. The Bosman tournament features out of contract players from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Ireland. #FM20Features
- Curty (@CurtyFM) 16 October 2019
16/10- Ability to delay loan moves.
16/10- We can now create our own pre-season tournaments, and if you keep the same name every year, you'll be able to see the competition's history. Examples: Troféu 5 Violinos, Eusébio Cup, International Champions Cup…
16/10- More flexibility choosing kits in create-a-club mode.
16/10-
The guys from @FootballManager have asked me to drop a feature for them, so..
You now have the choice to upload an image or use your manager’s created face for your in-game profile #FM20Features
- Dave (@daveazzopardi) 16 October 2019
16/10- In create-a-club mode, we can also use players we've created ourselves.
16/10- In create-a-club mode, there's now the option to search for locally trained players, so the rules can be properly met.
16/10-
We are absolutely delighted to unveil a feature for @FootballManager 2020!
When creating your manager and set to “Experienced”, you can add your favourite style and formation to bring more personality to your profile #FM20Features
- Dictate The Game (@DictateTheGame) 16 October 2019
16/10- We now have access to the total investment made in the club by the board.
16/10- Club owners now choose more suitable dates for sacking managers, such as international breaks.
16/10- Players who play 'with their eyes closed' together now have chemistry between them right from the start of each save. Example: Pizzi and André Almeida.
16/10-
Very exciting, I’ve never been asked to announce a @FootballManager feature before! Here goes:
Player values are now reflected in the transfer budget when signing a player in create a club #FM20Features
- Kevin Chapman (@lollujo) 16 October 2019
15/10- Players can now ask to have their loan cancelled if they're not getting enough game time or are being played out of position.
14/10- Ability to edit multiple training intensities at the same time.
Announce release date #FM20 📆 pic.twitter.com/O0Je4OD3zY
- Football Manager (@FootballManager) 14 October 2019
13/10-
🥁 And the winner, of Saturday’s Twitpoll roulette is….
Newgens. 🥳
And yes, it’s one raised on our forums again.
Further randomisation of new gen dates. Mainly to hinder those of you who cheat, especially in network games…. #FM20Features- Miles Jacobson (@milesSI) 13 October 2019
12/10- Players we mark as not of interest no longer show up in our search results, until they're removed from that list.
11/10- Based on our earnings as a manager in the game, 3 new Steam achievements can now be unlocked!
10/10-
We have a Twitpoll winner - 19302.
A-League clubs can make up to three Senior players available at the start of the season to play for the Youth team throughout the season #FM20Features- Miles Jacobson (@milesSI) 10 October 2019
09/10- Multiple release clauses can now be added (changing depending on the season).
08/10- We now get feedback from the coaching staff when our instructions differ from the tactical model.
08/10- Added a screen showing total sponsorship values for every team in the same division.
08/10- The coaching staff now explains their reasons for advising against renewing certain players' contracts.
08/10- Rules screen for knockout competitions, allowing for a quicker, better overview of them.
08/10- Detailed graphs of our spending on transfers, both buying and selling.
08/10- Ability to ask the board for extra funds to complete the loan of an important player.
08/10- We can now specify to the Director of Football what type of players we want to sign.
07/10- Players who are bought but, as part of the transfer clause, remain on loan at their previous club, can now be sent on intensive courses to learn the language of their future club's country.
06/10- When youth or lower-tier players are released, they now find it easier to sign for local clubs.
05/10- When we list our players to be sold at any price, the price now defaults to '0'.
04/10- Improved facial graphics for newgens melhorados
New and improved newgen faces 🤳
FM19 ⏭️ FM20 pic.twitter.com/QqLAJW8pcL
— Football Manager (@FootballManager) October 4, 2019
04/10- You can now negotiate which club is responsible for paying the wages of players who, after being bought by another team, remain at their previous club for X amount of time on loan.
03/10- Coaching staff members now progress faster when working alongside highly experienced members of the same coaching staff.
– Portuguese clubs now get 6 extra squad registration slots, provided those players played for the club's junior team in the immediately preceding season.
– Portuguese B teams now function as a reserve squad. In other words, B team players are now available for the first team's training sessions.
– Ability to ask the board to create a B team or U23 (reserve) team.
– Managers now prioritise certain competitions. For example, Bruno Lage chooses to rotate the squad in European competitions, preferring to focus everything on the league.
– Improvements to the unemployed manager experience. From more information about each available job, to more press contacts and weekly job updates.
– If you resign after a successful campaign, the board will try to negotiate you staying on with tempting offers.
– Season bonuses are now also awarded to the coaching staff.
– We can now object to transfers accepted by the board without our approval.
– The coaching staff will inform us if a player is unable to renew their contract due to work permit issues.
– More options for loan duration. We can set it by number of months, until the end of the season, or until the next transfer window opens.
– More conversation options when certain players need to be sold to comply with financial fair play.
– Captains now suggest a code of conduct when you sign for a club.
– New conversation topics in the end-of-season meeting between managers and players.
– In squad meetings, we'll now get advice from our coaching staff on the best response to each question.
– Individual goalkeeper stats on penalties saved compared to penalties faced.
– Players are now correctly awarded medals, following each competition's specific rules.
– Revamped responsibilities tab. Among the new features, we can now choose which assistant gives instructions to players from the touchline.
– Goal kicks have been added to the team's set-piece editor.
– The automatic XI selector now explains the reasoning behind picking each player.
– New 'clean-shaven' preferences section.
–Newgens Basque newgens are now generated in the correct regions.
– The personalities of newgens are now dynamic, and can change depending on events that happen during the game.
– When editing your 'player's' kit, you can now simply choose the colours of the club you're currently managing.
– Improvements to the rules of the Australian, Norwegian and American leagues.
That's all the FM20 news announced so far. Stay tuned, because new details will keep coming every day.
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