Football Manager’s status among football fans and gamers alike is pretty legendary as the franchise is able to evoke various emotions for its players, despite looking mostly like a spreadsheet 85% of the time. The game is loved by many loyal fans and used by actual football experts, but the developers, Sports Interactive, still want to grow and innovate. Football Manager 25 is supposed to be that next step for them but the transition is proving to be challenging, leading to the game being delayed till March 2025 instead of its usual annual release window. We’ll be addressing what happened and how fans are reacting to it in this episode with Football Manager content creator, Daljit Singh. We’ll also be hearing stories from Daljit, from the kind of content he produces on his YouTube and Twitch channels, BusttheNet Gaming, to the joy of playing Football Manager, and why it’s so addictive.

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