Career- Manager
1. Main page should be set up like a website homepage (example attached)
2. Team news page. (View news headlines from around the league or news for your club)
3. Include Marketing or Promotions under Office section
4. Receive revenue for jerseys and merchandise
5. Revenue determined on level of marketing
6. Choose team sponsor from official in game sponsors
7. Sponsor to appear on the teams jersey
8. Choose make of jersey (Nike, Adidas, Umbro, etc.)
9. Jersey manufacturer to appear on jersey
10. Lower clubs negotiate with lesser sponsors and so on
11. When promoted from lower division to Premier League for example, the arm patch changes. Same for European matches
12. The ability to edit and view jerseys every season. A team won’t use the same jersey for 15 years
13. Customize game kits. Ex: Red Jersey, White Shorts, Black Socks or Red Jersey, Black Shorts, Black Socks or White Jersey, White Shorts, Black Socks. So many possibilities
14. Ability to name your stadium with each stadium upgrade. Instead of UK division 3 style, name it “Superdome Stadium”
15. Ability to select type of pitch and pay for pitch changes when needed
16. Ability to view the stadium: sort of a stadium fly around
17. Add sponsors to the sideline boards. Ex: team sponsors, other sponsors, promotions (custom created ads)
18. static boards for smaller stadiums and choice of static or scrolling for larger stadiums
19. Ability to see what is happening in other leagues- For example, have a link called FIFA.com and from there the user can view all the leagues to see how each team is doing
20. Be able to see league leaders from other leagues
21. Player of the Month and Year Awards
22. Manager of the Month and Year Awards
23. Footballer of the Year Award
24. Determine length of a loan spell
25. Swap deals for players and cash
26. UEFA Licscensing. Probably not going to happen when the arrival of the new Champions League Game
27. Champions League and UEFA Cup finals to be played in random stadiums throughout Europe every year. Ability to customize the list of stadiums
28. League theme music for Premiership and other leagues. I know the Premier League one used to be there.
29. Champions League and UEFA Cup music as well
30. At the beginning of the season, select your favourite international team.
31. You don’t just manage your club team, you also play as the International team
32. Play their friendlies and qualification games
33. Complete control over all off season duties, play a complete off season
34. Play in World Cups and Continental Cups every 4 years
35. Start a training camp for all players (Senior, Reserves, Youth)
36. Pick your team
37. Send rest to Reserves and Youth
38. Call up as needed
39. Have the option of a pre season tournament. Choose a tournament format, number of teams, continent or country and name the cup or play a pre set tournament. You could also take a country tour and play teams from that country. Ex; take Manchester United on a North American tour and select your opposition and number of games
40. Fixture editor- Create your own fixtures list. Move games around etc. This would allow a user to copy their team’s real life fixtures
41. Trophy Room. View all your awards in one giant (or small) room. Kind of like a tour
42. Milestones- keep track of manager’s tournament records and not just their season records. I want to know how many games in total I played in a season
43. Reward Ideas- The store is a great place to get rewards, but some just aren’t worth playing for. Here are some things I would like to play for. New boots, new leagues, new tournaments, new teams, new cups, new game modes, club specific footballs, new sponsors, new players (classic players), any thing that creates incentive to keep playing
44.Longer and more elaborate celebrations when you win a cup. Different ones as well. A 1 min celebration is never enough. I want to feel that I really accomplished something special. Maybe some special champions music.
45.Scouting reports for teams in your league. See who’s hot who’s not and who’s injured
46. Real player pictures for in game menu screens
In Game
1. Score in top corner to reflect the league you are playing in. Ex: Premiership, Bundisliga, French Ligue 1, Champions League, FA Cup, etc.
2. More of a TV style opening presentation and to be league specific to create that certain atmosphere. Atmosphere is the hardest thing to recreate. It’s all in the little details.
3. Updated commentary
4. Hostility Meter- Raises with bad calls, viscous tackles, cards, etc. Starts higher for rivalries. Ex: Man United vs. Arsenal would start with a high intensity as opposed to Liverpool vs. Bolton. That’s not to say the rivalries can’t be created. If a game starts tame and then gets very physical and ends on a high note, the next game between the two clubs would start on a higher level of hostility whether it is a cup game or a league fixture. Once the level gets to about 90%, things will start flying onto the pitch. You want to avoid getting to 100% though because the clubs may be fined for their part. It’s not to say that both clubs would be fined. If one team is out of control and the other is playing responsible football, only one team may be charged. If this happens too many times during the course of a season, a team could see a deduction in points next term, relegation or even a ban from European Play for a season. The object then becomes to play a fair responsible game of football, but that doesn’t always happen.
5. In Game ticker- gives updates on games happening at the same time you are playing as well as games that have already been completed that day. If you need 3 points to overtake Arsenal for the league lead and a ticker pops up saying they are losing to Chelsea, you know you best win the game to take top spot.
6. More injuries- Injuries don’t only happen during a tackle, they happen when players jump for the ball and clash heads or come down on their ankle wrong. They happen when players block shots. Goalies get injured when they charge for the ball and a player doesn’t stop or when they dive for it and come down on their shoulder. There are so many more possibilities. I don’t like to see injuries, but they are a big part of the game and they give your reserves and youths a better shot at the senior team.
7. Man of the Match to be brought back