In the 4th season overlaps of country / ChampoinsLeague- and league games

POSITIVE:
- I played the last FM 2003, the 2009 version is for me a significant advance.
- The players are excellent data researched.
- Strong identification through licenses and Player photos.
- Many opportunities to influence players, tactics and team development.
- Scope of the Manager tasks can be adjusted in several stages at will.
- Private Area is designed motivating.

NEGATIVE:
- The game is in the middle of difficulty to easy.
- There are still bugs in spite patch available. For example, the skills of the different beams Traininsinhalte are always fully charged for 2.5 seasons with me. Another example: If a 3D game will be canceled by the player, although the result is calculated new, but remain red cards and injuries from the previous, watched game playing.
- The 3D mode suffers from frequent AI weaknesses. For example, running a central defender to be covered opponent away in the free space. Or the goalkeepers let the ball after a flight parade very often forward bounce in front of the opposing player, then stand up quite comfortably. Until then the striker has long been wetted. Ever are some players near the ball often unbeteilligt around rather than to conquer the leather.
- Inappropriate comments reporter. For almost every challenge a card is demanded and often spoken of injury, although the player is fit.
- After almost every stoppage in play (throw-in, corner, foul, offside) there is a repetition of "Highlights" and Spielernahaufnahme. The annoying animal. Less would be more here.
- The scouting system is unreasonable.
- If only a budget slightly covered, then you will be sacked despite successful season (eg Cup + Cup victory.). Unrealistic.
- Budget surpluses from the previous season will be lost for the most part and are available to the player is not in the new season.

In short, even if the negative list is longer, so the FM 09 is highly recommended for every hobby manager. Patchen not forget!

***** UPDATE ***** 10:01:09

From the fourth season there is an overlap of state and Champions League games or country and league games. For me, this means currently that 2/3 of my team because of numerous national players are not present, and I therefore do not even get along from the first team 11 outfield for the upcoming CL game against United. Since this is not resolved by the second patch released, the game is thus currently for me not playable. :-(

In the relevant forums there is paged Related Documents. Obviously the FM drags this known problem for years around with that part of the developer something was done about it without. An insolence unparalleled !!!!!! "Desperate" fans of this game to try the problem on their own to solve. That can surely not be the seriousness of the developer !?

Against this background, I have to revise my conclusion:. Do not buy this game so long as no patch has been released that fixes the problem !!!

***** UPDATE ***** 23:02:09

Meanwhile, the third patch is appearing, but the overlap problem is still not resolved. I wonder seriously why you can ignore such a serious problem for the long-term game by the developer? Soon I will perforce times try my luck with a started by a player himself "Schedule patch", since no "official" solution is offered obvious. The game is mine for almost 1.5 months due to unplayable on ice. :-(

Furthermore: No recommendation to buy, if you want to manage a club with many internationals. (The star I can not take back, unfortunately.)

***** UPDATE ***** 20:04:09

Having played through the fourth season and have already begun half of the fifth season, I can state relieved that ...

1. ... it "only" has come to five or six games in which my national team were absent although a competitive match decency. I must deny these games though with almost my entire reserve, but fortunately the season was still successful.

2. ... had affected only the fourth season. In the current fifth season 2013/2014 there were no overlaps.