Matches and tactics
Added more variety to match commentary, including clearer announcements of penalty shootout winners.
Improved computer managers’ substitutions when players are struggling, when protecting a narrow lead and when trying to break a draw.
You can now accept a short substitutes’ bench and start with between seven and eleven players, subject to eligibility warnings.
Fixed computer-controlled teams selecting goalkeepers in outfield positions.
Fixed match reports describing winning margins and changes in league position incorrectly.
Transfers and squad management
Added Sign Exclusively for players already dual-registered with your club, subject to agreement from their other club and the player.
Added Cancel Registration to dual-registered players’ profiles.
You can now offer fresh terms to retain a player while another club is approaching him.
Improved loan availability for young fringe players. Clubs now withdraw players from the loan list when squad changes mean they need to keep them.
Improved transfer messages when an agreed signing falls through or a player rejects terms. Fixed agreed contract terms being lost during seven-day approaches.
Seasons and competitions
Fixed several faults that could stop careers progressing through cup rounds, play-offs or the end of the season.
Improved geographical league allocation to keep clubs closer to their natural area.
Updated opening-season fixture lists and reduced long gaps between league matches in new careers.
Improved rearranged fixture scheduling so cup ties and play-offs receive the correct priority.
Fixed incorrect promotion and relegation markers in club history, and added clearer notices when ground grading rules exclude a club from the play-offs.
Club management and finances
Improved budget assessments after promotion or relegation, with individual wage limits adjusting alongside the club’s playing budget.
Board objectives now use sporting targets, such as finishing mid-table, rather than fixed league positions. Existing careers receive the same change.
Fixed a season-end assessment fault when the number of clubs in a division had changed.
Clubs now take their summer training break after their final competitive match, until July.
Fixed an empty scout-request window and repeated ground improvement requests after the board had already refused them for that season.
Everyday fixes and performance
Emails now appear in arrival order, rather than depending on your computer’s clock.
Fixed clipped wage figures in conversations and incorrect home/away ordering in the next-match preview.
Fixed scrollbar dragging at different display scales.
Reduced repeated processing during Continue and season changes, and unnecessary checks when reopening normally closed careers.
Improved Windows startup recovery and save-opening support, and fixed a Mac quitting issue.
