The Manager Mode Glitches thread

[cooler08]

Ive created this thread to specifically list all of the glitches in Fifa 09's Manager Mode i and other forum members have encountered. If you know of any other glitches please mention them and i'll add them to the list.

This is for the PS3/360 version

1.) Duplicate teams in ECC/EFA Tournament. - Fixed For 10

2.) No night/weather matches. - Fixed For 10

3.) AI teams perform no squad rotation and as a result play the same team constantly, even if at 90% fatigued (yet they can still run around the pitch for 90 mins as if at full fitness). - Fixed For 10

4.) The League table which is shown at the start of a match is often inaccurate.

5.) When you draw an FA Cup match it goes to extra time/penalties instead of going to a Replay.

6.) MM often freezes after 2/3 seasons into career. This usually happens when it says Simulating.... at a certain % point.
- Fixed For 10

7.) The Coca Cola Championship League play-off final is at Ivy Lane instead of Wembley Stadium. - Fixed For 10

8.) The FA Cup semi finals are at the Home teams Stadium instead of Wembley Stadium.

9.) The kit update is rubbish! Bring back the full number selection.
- Fixed For 10

10.) Qualifying for the EFA by winning the Coca Cola Championship or even coming second! - Fixed For 10

11.) When you get promoted from the lower League's to the Premiership you don't have an option to change your Stadium to a better Generic one.

12.) When you play a Cup match it is sometimes scheduled to be played on the same day as a League match.

13.) 3 clone teams in the League - occasionally it will show 3 of the same team in the League with identical stats (wins, draws, defeats and goal difference).

14.) Transfer Budget. You don't get your budget increased in January and most IMPORTANT is that when you start a second season your budget doesn't get increased, so your left with whatever money you had in the first season. This RUINS the long term enjoyment on the game. - Fixed For 10

15.) The rating system is completely flawed, impossible to have your players receive average ratings sufficient to match up to what is calculated for AI players.

16.) No way to view the average rating of your players for the season.

17.) Next season starts straight after the completion of the final match, no chance to look at your stats or growth or other things.

18.) XP system is now far too generous, with coaches on level 4 players can go from low 60s to high 80s in only 2 seasons.
- Fixed For 10

19.) Team of the season is broken in two ways, first it includes players from the teams that are relegated or promoted into that division, second it includes players who've only played a few matches of the season (should be minimum 25-30 matches played or something).

20.) Post match individual player statistics can no longer be viewed for every player, only for the man of the match, not a flaw per se but it was possible to see this in Fifa08 so why remove it?

21.) During a match you only see the formation of the opponent change in the man marking and other menu views when they make a substantive formation change usually at the end of the match, if they have a defender sent off, so bring off a forward to replace with a defender, that defender is shown as playing up front in all screens including man marking screen.

22.) When you change from playing a 5 sub match to a 7 sub match and back it messes up your substitutes, for example in the Premiership/League Cup/European cups you can have 7 substitutes, as soon as you've played an FA Cup match your substitutes are messed up.

23.) Each time you view team management it reverses the subs/reserves, so if you have them sorted in GK/DF/MF/FW order they will reverse to FW/MF/DF/GK order and back and forth, not a big deal but it's silly and a glitch.

24.) After a 2 leg ECC tie, occasionally it doesnt show the correct aggregate score on the Results page.
i.e, if you won 1-2 on aggregate it shows 0-1 (agg) instead of 1-2 (agg)

25.) On the Controller select screen before a match, occasionally it has the Controller switched towards the CPU team instead of the user controlled team.

26.) Your MM career finishes as soon as you get fired with no option to manage another club. - Fixed For 10

27.) Norwegian and Swedish teams cannot qualify or compete in European competitions.

28.) When your team doesn't have enough players to play the match and your forced to forfeit the match, sometimes it says the other team doesn't have enough.

29.) In the qualifying round for the ECC sometimes you can be drawn against yourself. Everton v Everton in this video example.
YouTube - FIFA09 WEIRD MANAGER MODE GLITCH

30.) The scheduling for European matches is set so you often are playing 3 EFA or ECC matches in a row with no League matches in between.

31.) When you get promoted or relegated to another League, the teams arm badges do not change.

32.) When you've just lost a match narrowly i.e. you were playing Tottenham and lost 1-0, occasionally after you get an Internal Memo which says "That was a narrow win, it is always special when you beat Tottenham".

[penguincentral]

Originally Posted by cooler08

Ive created this thread to specifically list all of the glitches in Fifa 09's Manager Mode i and other forum members have encountered. If you know of any other glitches please mention them and i'll add them to the list.

This is for the PS3/360 version

1.) Duplicate teams in ECC/EFA tournament

2.) No night/weather games

3.) CPU teams do not adjust their starting XI after each transfer

4.) The League table which is shown at the start of a match is often inaccurate.

5.) When you draw an FA Cup match it goes to extra time/penalties instead of going to a Replay.

6.) MM often freezes after 2/3 seasons into career.

7.) The League play-off final is at Ivy Lane instead of Wembley Stadium.

8.) The FA Cup semi finals are at the Home teams Stadium instead of Wembley Stadium.

9.) The kit update is rubbish! Bring back the full number selection.

10.) Qualifying for the EFA by winning the Coca Cola Championship or even coming second!

11.) When you get promoted from the lower League's to the Premiership you don't have an option to change your Stadium to a better Generic one.

12.) When you play a Cup match it is sometimes scheduled to be played on the same day as a League match.

13.) 3 clone teams in the League - occasionally it will show 3 of the same team in the League with identical stats (wins, draws, defeats and goal difference).

Well, 9 and 11 i wouldn't consider to be a glitch, but otherwise you are spot on with the rest

[mokes]

6 All the way. I've done 10 MM's and each one has froze/hung/locked up.

I refuse to play FIFA until this problem is either fixed or acknowledged!

Manager Mode Simulation Hanging (PS3)?

Manager Mode Freeze

Freezing at loading screen AFTER games [PS3]

[klashnekoff nth]

Originally Posted by cooler08

Ive created this thread to specifically list all of the glitches in Fifa 09's Manager Mode i and other forum members have encountered. If you know of any other glitches please mention them and i'll add them to the list.

This is for the PS3/360 version

1.) Duplicate teams in ECC/EFA tournament

Classic

Thats been in there since fifa 06 :

The duplicate teams tend to be the turksh teams Fenerbahce and Galatasaray right?

As a patcher i've noticed ea were too lazy to take out the 'hidden' league that fenerbahce and galatasaray are in. So they qualify from two different leagues.

[Placebo]

A few of mine:

1. The rating system is completely flawed, impossible to have your players receive average ratings sufficient to match up to what is calculated for AI players.

2. No way to view the average rating of your players for the season.

3. Next season starts straight after the completion of the final match, no chance to look at your stats or growth or other things.

4. XP system is now far too generous, with coaches on level 4 players can go from low 60s to high 80s in only 2 seasons.

5. Team of the season is broken in two ways, first it includes players from the teams that are relegated or promoted into that division, second it includes players who've only played a few matches of the season (should be minimum 25-30 matches played or something).

6. Post match individual player statistics can no longer be viewed for every player, only for the man of the match, not a flaw per se but it was possible to see this in Fifa08 so why remove it?

7. AI teams perform no squad rotation and as a result play the same team constantly, even if at 90% fatigued (yet they can still run around the pitch for 90 mins as if at full fitness).

8. During a match you only see the formation of the opponent change in the man marking and other menu views when they make a substantive formation change usually at the end of the match, if they have a defender sent off, so bring off a forward to replace with a defender, that defender is shown as playing up front in all screens including man marking screen.

9. When you change from playing a 5 sub match to a 7 sub match and back it messes up your substitutes, for example in the Premiership/League Cup/European cups you can have 7 substitutes, as soon as you've played an FA Cup match your substitutes are messed up.

10. Each time you view team management it reverses the subs/reserves, so if you have them sorted in GK/DF/MF/FW order they will reverse to FW/MF/DF/GK order and back and forth, not a big deal but it's silly and a glitch.

11. Norwegian teams cannot qualify or compete in European competitions (apparently, not actually tried myself but it's been reported to me?).

[UTVolsmooose]

For starters, there are several things that EA needs to address for FIFA 10 MM. I saw a thread titled FIFA 10: The Rise of Manager Mode. I think the post has an excellent point. Years past have focused on other aspects of the game so hopefully next year will see the rise of MM.

As for this thread, they are all excellent points and most of them are so simple and seem so obvious that there is no excuse not to see them fixed for FIFA 10.

We want to have an in-depth, accurate MM.

I have a post outlining a few more issues and I go into detail. Search Manager Mode Wishlist. Please Read and Comment. The more we post and comment, the better chance of them reading these same complaints over and over again and not having to deal with them again next year.

[NarcoticDragoon]

Originally Posted by mokes

6 All the way. I've done 10 MM's and each one has froze/hung/locked up.

I refuse to play FIFA until this problem is either fixed or acknowledged!

Manager Mode Simulation Hanging (PS3)?

Manager Mode Freeze

Freezing at loading screen AFTER games [PS3]

Same here,I got so far and then it just stops , lalalaed up

[cristoff]

we need the number selector back, i recently signed myself (created player) from hull to real madrid, and i was assigned the number 128 which on the shirt appears as a series of blue and pink squares ina column then the number 8, come one EA bring back kit numbers,

dont make me get justin lee collins on your *** to bring it back

heres the proof

http://www.eafootballworld.com/en_GB/photo/3400520

[CFC | Koop]

On the prematch loading times if you are lower than 6th on the league than it always shows u at 6th place lol

[chelseaboy85]

The fenerbache duplication is a pain. I've played in ECC for many seasons and I always get Fenerbache at least once. Now I've taken on the manager job at Fenerbache, and I have two entries into the champions league. Normally with a fair size squad I can cope with playing a league and ECC match in a week. Now I have to find the players to play in two ECC matches on the same day. And what happens when they finally meet? I cannot play as both. As someone pointed out, this bug has been around for years and really needs addressing.

[JohnGBG]

I have not had the chance to test myself, so it would be great if someone knew... I am a bit of a realism freak and with FIFA 09 not allowing you to partake in any ECC/EFA during season 1 I always start with a side that has not qualified for anything.

We all know that when the season is over, and you finish in the top 6 (is it?) you get to play euro cups in season 2. But is this only the case if you stick with the same team?

Two scenarios;
- After finishing season 1 I choose to leave the country (say Nice in France for Barcelona in Spain) - will my new team be in the ECC/EFA? There is no way of knowing if they finished high enough, but most likely they should have made it in the top 6 and thus be qualified for euro cups.

- After finishing season 1 I choose to stay in the same league (from Nice to one of the clubs that I have seen qualify for the ECC in the summary of season 1-screens). I choose not to renew my contract with Nice and instead go for Lyon or whichever team qualified - will season 2 allow me to play ECC/EFA with my new team?

Basically, if you switch teams after a season- is it possible that your new team has qualified for ECC for the new season or is this only if you stick with the team you're in and qualify?

This is easy to test, but I have not had the chance and would like to know..

Cheers

[cooler08]

Originally Posted by JohnGBG

Basically, if you switch teams after a season- is it possible that your new team has qualified for ECC for the new season or is this only if you stick with the team you're in and qualify?

This is easy to test, but I have not had the chance and would like to know..

Cheers

Yes it is possible that your new team has qualified for the ECC. At about season 10 in my MM career i became the AC Milan manager and they were in the ECC from the start.

[slimedawg67]

The list is spot on. The MM mode just needs to be revamped. Lets not forget about the predictable emails you get. They are the same every season.

[Strills]

Once when I sold a player (Barragan, lol) he was cloned. I was like "***"? I still had him in my team, and the team I sold him had him as well. I just had to buy the clone, two Barragans! >:]

Also after a few seasons in MM the scouted players get wayyyyyy too good. Almost every player gets too good. I mean, after three seasons there shouldnt be like 20 players with qualities like Ronaldo and Messi. That just doesn't fit.

[Cobalt_pSp]

rubbish

[Fredy29]

Im so p'd, im trying to get the sell 50 player and buy player achievement in the same manager mode save. But now I cant, 4th season in, nearly got the achievements, and now with Manchester United against Manchester City, 5th Premiership game of the season, its freezes on 7% whenever I play the game, or sim it!!!

Very angry!



If anyone finds out how to fix it or there is a patch coming or something please tell me, I'd be greatful, thanks!

Xbox Live Gamertag: iG Fredy29

~Fredy29~

[StevenChap]

anyone noticed how they never answer to threads regarding this issue

[Parma AC]

What i would like to know is why known problems in the game that are pretty major and are made well aware of on these boards are never fixed.Between the duplicate teams..million dollar man opponents...i mean come on..theres over 20 things that most people can agree on from 09 AND 08 that need fixed and arent.Does EA not care about MM mode?

[Captain_Hilts]

They have a list and alot on it is from here, according to David Rutter. I think they are suppose to focus on MM in fifa10 (?). "Now with less bugs" isn't really as god sales argument as " new features".

[cooler08]

Originally Posted by Parma AC

What i would like to know is why known problems in the game that are pretty major and are made well aware of on these boards are never fixed.Between the duplicate teams..million dollar man opponents...i mean come on..theres over 20 things that most people can agree on from 09 AND 08 that need fixed and arent.Does EA not care about MM mode?

Doesnt seem like it. EA's main focus is online modes, In Fifa 09, MM was made even worser than Fifa 08 with the freezing problem and removal of editing kit numbers. Before EA add more depth to MM, they need to sort out the glitches in it first or else we're going to end up with even more of them.

[slakey0207]

I can't start a Cardiff manager mode now *ever since downloading the update*
I can decide the manager name etc, then it gets to loading up "populating transfer list" on 57% then just freezes.

Any ideas?

Also not exactly manager mode but me and my mates were doing a multiplayer BAP, and after a few games, in the team management our 3 strikers were orange dots instead of blue and overall was 1,000,000+ for each of them? It's sorted itself out now, gone back to normal.

[Jams_Shop]

do they even acknowledge it?

[cooler08]

Originally Posted by Shox0207

I can't start a Cardiff manager mode now *ever since downloading the update*
I can decide the manager name etc, then it gets to loading up "populating transfer list" on 57% then just freezes.

Any ideas?

The only thing i think of is to remove the existing update by deleting the files in the Fifa "Game Data" folder. then try starting Manager Mode again and see if it freezes. if not, then download the update again.

[UTVolsmooose]

First, StevenChap, your sig is great. Typical L'pool hatred.

Second, I've read the post again and again I will reiterate a few things. Every single point made by Cooler08, glitch or not, needs to be addressed or added for FIFA 10. Without question.

The Manager Mode Glitches thread

The Championship getting a UEFA spot is their way of making up for not having the Russian League to claim their rightful spots. Fix that problem by adding the Russian Leagues. They have won the tournament. Inexcusable.

I am in a MM with Liverpool right now and I just beat PSV in the quarterfinals of the Champions Leagueonly to lose to them in the semi-finals. They eventually lost to LAZIO!!?!!? who was actually knocked out in the group stage. Must be a nice advantage to have two tries at winning it all.

Weather, kits, ratings, CPU rosters, end of game/season stats. To not have simple iteams such as these take away so much of the realism in the game mode. I want to be able to see and control all aspects of my team as well as see the CPU actually control their team.

Liverpool has 33 players on their roster. Many of them are very young and would never get a first team runout right now so I loan them out just to not have 33 players to deal with readjusting each time I leave the screen. I would love to actually do it and have them come back improved and have actually played. I spend all transfer window waiting for a low-level team to come along in hopes an injury would shuffle their lineup and my guy would get a go.

Online play is always going to be such a focus and continue to be toyed with until the next years release. Once you release 08, 09, 10 MM will remain in that form. Please do all of your MMers a favor and show us you have heard are numerous posts for many of the same points over and over and over agian.

[AAPC]

Freeze @ 7%