The Backlog Check-In Vol. 462: 11/7/26: Football Manager 27 Edition

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Could be that I don't have a direct impact on the result. Which is why I'd make a bad sports coach...it would be the most frustrating thing on the planet or the most rewarding. You can plan and plan and teach and coach, but you can't execute yourself.

Yeah, it's more of a sense of influence than direct immediate impact that you would get in an action game, for sure. You've got to find that appealing or there's not much point. I think that, for me, it appeals in the sense that being a GM/Manager (especially a combo) has always had a strong draw. And if you love sports, there's also that element of being a fan in combination with your influence. You kind of employ your idea of team and organization building, tactics, strategy and then observe as the most passionate of fans, hoping that your vision comes to fruition, at least that's the way it feels for me. Speaking of which my Twins just made it to back-to-back fall classics, but lost this year to the Giants 4-2. It was crushing due to how sloppy we played defensively, and uncharacteristically so. WAY too many errors that just snowballed against us, and was the primary factor in our defeat. Frustrating in the way you're referencing, where I had no direct control and had to just watch my team bungle the hopes of back-to-backs away on the biggest stage. But, as always, it's on to next year.