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My thoughts on Football Manager 27

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Football Manager 27 has now officially been released… and you know what that means!

Yep, it’s time for me to review the latest title in Sports Interactive’s long-running series. After an incredible winning streak, SI have recently hit a rough patch – with the farcical non-release of Football Manager 25, and then the scathing response to Football Manager 26 (including from this very blog).

So, what of FM27? Does the new game represent a welcome return to form, or are there still major issues that prevent the series reaching its 5-star potential?

[DISCLAIMER: This review is based on my experiences playing for over 25 hours on the FM27 Launch Preview, which was free to play between 29 October and 3 November.]

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FM27: Red Bulls Give You Wins?

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Welcome to the second chapter of my Football Manager 27 launch preview mini-series, right here on Fuller FM… and to be honest, I wasn’t expecting to be writing a second chapter.

The plan was to get through a full Bundesliga season with VfB Stuttgart before the launch preview was over. Unfortunately, things went a bit pear-shaped when I kept tweaking my tactics and my players suddenly forgot how to score, and I was sacked in mid-January with ‘Die Roten’ in mid-table.

Despite that, I have decided to soldier on and look for another challenge. It’s now the end of February 2027, and I have found one – in east Germany, in a city where the locals consume an insane amount of energy drinks.

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FM27: Die Roten, Die Besten?

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Football Manager 27 is officially released next week… but, of course, many of us have already been getting to grips with the new game.

Last month, Sports Interactive made the FM27 Beta [nope] Early Access [try again] Advanced Access [sigh] Launch Preview free to play for a limited time – even if you didn’t pre-order the game first. So, from 29 October to 3 November, you had the opportunity to try before you buy.

As someone who fell off FM26 very quickly, I was excited to give FM27 a shot. There was just one problem: me.

You see, I’m quite a slow FMer. It usually takes me three weeks to complete a full season, so at my usual pace, I would probably only get to October by the end of the free trial. If I was going to make the most of Launch Preview, this sloth would need to get a jet pack.

So I set myself a challenge. Could I complete a full Bundesliga season in just five days (and change) – without losing my mind or signing Kévin Rodrigues? [To be fair, signing Kévin Rodrigues would probably be a sign that you’ve lost your mind anyway. -Ed]

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Blog Update #10

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It’s that time of the year. Another Football Manager release cycle is coming to an end… and soon we’ll all be experiencing the hope, excitement, and inevitable misery all over again.

As one of the many people who found Football Manager 26 to be a bitter disappointment, I really can’t wait to move on. And this is what this annual Fuller FM blog update is all about.

In today’s post, I’ll be delivering my final withering summary of FM26, discussing all the non-FM26 posts I’ve published over the past year… and lastly, I’ll be outlining my hopes and plans for Football Manager 27.

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