630: This Patch Is FC26 11 Months Early!?

[00:00:02] Hello footies, welcome along to your latest dose of Ultimate Team Podcasting goodness.

[00:00:08] We are FUT IN REVIEW, powered by footcoaching.com.

[00:00:12] My name is Dan Wimbush, otherwise known as Wimby.

[00:00:14] I'll be joined by my main man, Shack Attack, for episode 630.

[00:00:19] We're recording this around midday UK time on the 15th of October 2024.

[00:00:26] Thank you so much to everyone for being with us.

[00:00:29] On today's show, we have Title Update 3, which is quite possibly one of the biggest sets of patch notes we have ever seen for an FC or a FIFA title release.

[00:00:42] It almost feels like FC25 version 2.0.

[00:00:45] We're going to get into all of that.

[00:00:47] We've got regular features, including player in review to come as well.

[00:00:50] We'll give it a little bit of an overview of how our weeks have gone on this game and much, much more.

[00:00:54] But Shack, my friend, how are you?

[00:00:56] I'm doing well, thank you, Dan.

[00:00:57] How are you?

[00:00:58] How are you?

[00:00:59] I'm good, thank you, mate.

[00:01:00] I thought, you know, I was thinking, I mean, Nath can't be with us today.

[00:01:03] Nath is away on holiday today, so that is why our Tuesday club is down by 33%.

[00:01:08] But I was thinking, well, what are we going to talk about today?

[00:01:09] You know, I've kind of come back down from the ledge.

[00:01:12] You know, I'm doing all right now in the game.

[00:01:14] You know, everything's kind of settled down.

[00:01:16] And then yesterday, it's almost like one of those scenes in, you know, in typical like sitcoms and stuff where the boss walks past and thumps down a big stack of papers on your desk.

[00:01:25] He says, I need that done by five.

[00:01:27] Which is how it felt when this patch notes were released yesterday, Shack.

[00:01:31] So something like, oh, come on.

[00:01:34] That's right.

[00:01:35] So, yeah, we've got absolutely loads to talk about it.

[00:01:38] But I mean, how are you?

[00:01:38] I think you've had a little bit of a, you've taken a step back from the game.

[00:01:47] How are you?

[00:02:12] And this weekend, I want to touch some grass.

[00:02:13] I just wanted to do stuff.

[00:02:15] And I thought, you know what?

[00:02:17] There's nothing incentivizing to me.

[00:02:18] We need me to play champs.

[00:02:19] And I took a break.

[00:02:21] How easy was it, though, to silence that little voice in the back of your head?

[00:02:24] Or your PS5 whispering at you in the corner.

[00:02:28] It was so hard.

[00:02:29] I think it was particularly hard when I actually was playing some EAFC at some point in the night.

[00:02:34] And just said, why don't you just, I mean, just get two wins.

[00:02:37] What's the worst that can happen?

[00:02:38] Get two wins.

[00:02:39] And I knew if I went for the two wins, it would become four.

[00:02:42] It would become six.

[00:02:43] And I'd be screaming that I may start on eight.

[00:02:45] Yeah.

[00:02:46] So it was good.

[00:02:47] But it was good to resist the temptation.

[00:02:49] Excellent.

[00:02:50] Well, it's great to have you here as always.

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[00:03:48] Right, Shaq, let's get into it.

[00:03:49] Let's look at that gigantic stack of papers on our desk.

[00:03:52] It is title update three.

[00:03:54] Now, before we get too deep into this, it is very worth is much kind of get my words out.

[00:04:00] I'm going to caveat this whole discussion by saying at the moment, EA have stated that this update is only coming to PS4 and Xbox One versions of the games,

[00:04:10] what you would call old gen versions.

[00:04:12] And at the moment, they've not explicitly said within the patch notes that this will be coming to other versions of the games at a later date.

[00:04:20] So Shaq, it's worth saying that because, again, that might mean that EA are doing different tweaks to next gen,

[00:04:26] or it could just be a case of, you know, they just haven't communicated that in this update.

[00:04:31] Exactly.

[00:04:32] It's weird that they haven't actually put that information out there,

[00:04:35] but you would expect that most of the things that they picked up on here would translate across to the current gen as well.

[00:04:41] I think there might be a few exceptions, but they might add a few more things or remove a thing here or there.

[00:04:46] But that's pretty much it.

[00:04:47] I think some of the things that have earmarked to actually improve our gameplay are pretty pertinent and required.

[00:04:53] So I don't see it being too different.

[00:04:56] Yeah, look, I copied and pasted the patch notes just into a Word document, just the main section,

[00:05:02] and it came to five pages in length.

[00:05:04] So, look, I don't want to spend 30 minutes plus.

[00:05:07] I think I watched Nepenthes analyzing it earlier, and I think it took him 25 minutes to get through this.

[00:05:12] So I don't really want to spend too long on it.

[00:05:14] But let's jam through the bits that we think are important.

[00:05:17] Now, we'll go through the following gameplay changes.

[00:05:20] They have reduced the accuracy of first-time lobbed through passes, including when performed extreme angles.

[00:05:25] This changes most noticeable for players with high passing attributes.

[00:05:28] Need a change or not?

[00:05:31] Not particularly, but I think there was a time where the long ball pass pass meta players were really being used heavily.

[00:05:40] So maybe just nerfed some of those moves, I guess.

[00:05:43] Yeah, I mean, I did think it was slightly unrealistic.

[00:05:46] I remember using Lewis Wing when I was Evo-ing him up, and his passing stats were only in the kind of the 70s and 80s,

[00:05:52] and he was able to pull off these first-time wonder through balls in squad battles and things like that.

[00:05:57] And as much as I love that, it did get annoying when the shoe was on the other foot.

[00:06:01] So I think that's fair enough.

[00:06:03] Greatly reduced potential accuracy of Travellers.

[00:06:06] I don't think there's going to be too many people complaining about this one.

[00:06:09] No, I think it really does your head in when you're trying to block a guy from scoring,

[00:06:14] and all they do is just go further and further away from you and just go,

[00:06:17] banging Traveller from miles away and it goes into the back of the net.

[00:06:21] That is infuriating.

[00:06:22] So I'm happy for that.

[00:06:24] Yeah, some people were arguing that, oh, well, you know,

[00:06:26] it's one of the few weapons we've got against deep-seeing formations of five backs and stuff.

[00:06:30] But yeah, it was a little bit too powerful.

[00:06:33] And again, hopefully some of the other changes should kind of balance out that equation,

[00:06:38] which includes greatly increased the width of the defensive line for five defender formations.

[00:06:47] Hallelujah.

[00:06:48] Hallelujah.

[00:06:49] This is, I think, full confession, at one point in time,

[00:06:53] I did play the five at the back and I did realize that it was very ratty,

[00:06:56] but it was getting boring and monotonous.

[00:06:58] I switched it up, went to four at the back,

[00:07:00] and whenever I come across a five at the back,

[00:07:02] the stack that you get just outside the box is painful.

[00:07:06] So this is going to be really good, really, really good.

[00:07:09] Yeah, playing five backs at the moment really increases that need for you to be uber, uber patient.

[00:07:14] And coupled with, again, some of the AI things that they've addressed later on,

[00:07:18] it was making it far too overpowered.

[00:07:20] So I'm glad they're going to do that.

[00:07:21] And as the note says, it will just make it wider.

[00:07:24] So there should be increased gaps between those center backs and the full backs.

[00:07:27] So you'll be able to sort of trigger runs and get them behind a lot easier.

[00:07:30] And you won't just have that massive clump in the middle of the defense trying to work through.

[00:07:35] One thing that I'm maybe a little bit disappointed at is the next point,

[00:07:38] reduce the potential accuracy of driven passes.

[00:07:41] I didn't think driven passes were a particular issue,

[00:07:44] but again, that might be biased because I use them a lot, Shaq.

[00:07:47] I also need to question as well.

[00:07:50] Have you used a player with ping pass?

[00:07:53] Yes, I think so.

[00:07:55] And with ping pass, playstyle plus?

[00:07:58] No, I think it was just gray one.

[00:08:00] Because I haven't used anyone with the ping pass.

[00:08:03] And I just was wondering if they were really overpowered,

[00:08:06] like the long ball pass was overpowered in the game.

[00:08:09] So maybe that's what I'm assuming.

[00:08:11] Because I haven't used anyone with ping pass, playstyle plus,

[00:08:14] I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt here,

[00:08:17] even though it doesn't make any sense to me

[00:08:19] because I have not really experienced the passing to be good.

[00:08:21] So, yeah.

[00:08:22] And this is one of the things with EA patch notes

[00:08:24] that are often infuriating is it just says reduced.

[00:08:27] Now, is that 5%?

[00:08:30] Is it 25%?

[00:08:31] Is it 50%?

[00:08:33] We just don't know.

[00:08:34] So again, until you start playing the game or they give you perhaps...

[00:08:37] In the past, they have occasionally given you diagrams and images,

[00:08:40] but that's not come with this title update.

[00:08:43] So again, we don't know how much it's been reduced.

[00:08:46] The next one, well, the next two, I think, come together.

[00:08:50] Increase the frequency of attacking runs for AI players with the following role.

[00:08:53] Shadow Striker, Inside Forward Attack, Inside Forward Roaming,

[00:08:56] Wide Playmaker Attack and Wingbacks and scenarios with open space ahead of them.

[00:08:59] And also improved AI player decision making

[00:09:02] when considering diagonal runs into open space

[00:09:05] and when considering runs into nearby open space.

[00:09:08] Again, universal thumbs up for this one.

[00:09:10] Oh, why wasn't this there from day dot?

[00:09:13] Yeah, definitely.

[00:09:14] I think we all need this.

[00:09:15] Because you can see, I think we're all stuck in this weird limbo

[00:09:19] where we don't necessarily know if it's our tactics or the player roles

[00:09:22] or the players are not moving.

[00:09:24] So clearly, they've experienced it and they've corrected it.

[00:09:28] So yeah, well done.

[00:09:29] Yeah, absolutely.

[00:09:30] I think it was, is it Footwiz?

[00:09:32] It might have been Footwiz Dan posted a tweet

[00:09:34] that went kind of viral on Reddit and things yesterday

[00:09:37] where it showed his Mbappe being through on goal

[00:09:40] and then just all of a sudden making a darting run backwards

[00:09:43] 15 yards and away from the play.

[00:09:46] So this is clearly something that's needed looking at.

[00:09:49] Improved AI attacking is something we've all been crying out for

[00:09:52] for years and years.

[00:09:53] And also, just to pick up on the point you said there

[00:09:56] that this should have been in from day dot.

[00:09:57] I think this whole patch note should have been in from day dot.

[00:10:00] I think it's disgusting.

[00:10:02] Disgusting might be a bit strong.

[00:10:03] I think it's really poor that we are now, what, three, four weeks

[00:10:08] into the game cycle and they have to dump such a huge patch on there.

[00:10:12] It screams of a game that wasn't fully finished.

[00:10:14] And again, why should we be sacrificing what is in effect 10%

[00:10:18] of the entire game cycle for a game that's clearly got huge fundamental flaws?

[00:10:23] I've never understood why EA just doesn't run like an open beta program

[00:10:28] and get the feedback off and just take the games off everyone

[00:10:31] so no one can actually hold the game.

[00:10:33] What's the problem with it?

[00:10:34] I've really never understood that whole mechanic of just giving

[00:10:36] a few privileged people the beta access where they can't really speak about it.

[00:10:40] They can't communicate with each other.

[00:10:42] Just imagine having this information at the beta.

[00:10:45] Your sales are not going to reduce because all the pre-orders are in anyway

[00:10:49] and people that will buy EAFC will buy EAFC.

[00:10:52] So that's about it.

[00:10:54] This should have been, we should have been at this space

[00:10:56] when we kicked off not fixing this now.

[00:10:58] And I think that point you made about communicating with each other

[00:11:01] and being allowed to talk about it is a big one

[00:11:03] because again, you play the beta and you're not supposed to talk about the beta.

[00:11:07] So how do you know if someone else is having a similar problem?

[00:11:09] Maybe you report it to EA because you think it's a bug,

[00:11:12] but maybe you don't.

[00:11:13] Maybe you think, oh, it's just a one-off glitch.

[00:11:14] I'm sure that doesn't really happen.

[00:11:15] But so, yeah, being able to have somebody four or five weeks

[00:11:19] and again, have the beta out six, eight weeks before the game is out

[00:11:24] and just put, you know, I think again, I can't remember if it's Nepenthes

[00:11:27] or someone else I was watching talking about this patch was talking about,

[00:11:31] you know, have it slimmed down.

[00:11:33] You know, do you remember that when they used to have the demos,

[00:11:36] it just used to be used to play in friendly mode against each other.

[00:11:40] Even if you just release that to see if the core mechanics of the game

[00:11:43] are working correctly and then no one's complaining about,

[00:11:46] oh, that menu looks off or whatever.

[00:11:49] So anyway, I'm sure that...

[00:11:51] That's exactly right.

[00:11:52] I'm sure it's all a PR exercise.

[00:11:54] I suspect that they don't want flaws in the game exposed

[00:11:57] and to dampen the hype of the game.

[00:12:00] It's very clearly a thought-out marketing strategy behind it.

[00:12:04] But again, from an end-user experience,

[00:12:08] I don't think it's particularly acceptable that you have to make such a huge patch

[00:12:12] with a month of the game already gone.

[00:12:15] Moving along, improved accuracy of shots taken in situations

[00:12:17] when the player is not being pressured

[00:12:19] and generally has a clear line of sight of goal,

[00:12:21] including one-on-one situations and open goals.

[00:12:25] Again, no-brainer. Great, great tweak.

[00:12:27] Completely, completely.

[00:12:29] The number of goals I've missed when it really boggles my mind,

[00:12:32] the keeper's off his line and I take a header

[00:12:34] and it just goes way off the goalpost.

[00:12:37] And you wonder, you just think, what the hell is going on here?

[00:12:39] So yeah, full marks.

[00:12:40] Flex, absolutely.

[00:12:42] Yeah, the ball will get passed across the box.

[00:12:44] It'll be under no pressure and it just goes wide.

[00:12:47] Just bizarre.

[00:12:49] Improved AI centre-back decision-making

[00:12:51] but attempting to provide a safe option for a pass.

[00:12:55] This is a complete...

[00:12:59] It almost feels like the game is gaslighting me

[00:13:01] when I have the ball at the back

[00:13:02] and you just feel that impending doom,

[00:13:05] especially around the 88th to 89th minute.

[00:13:07] You're holding the 1-0 lead

[00:13:08] and you just can't get the ball off the back

[00:13:10] because your defender chooses to dart forward

[00:13:13] instead of just taking a square

[00:13:15] so it didn't pass the ball.

[00:13:16] So this is ridiculous.

[00:13:18] It should have been there from daydaw.

[00:13:19] This is...

[00:13:19] Yeah, I'm glad it's being fixed.

[00:13:21] Yeah, it's that familiar creep of your fellow centre-back

[00:13:24] just moving in behind the line of the striker

[00:13:27] that is just languishing.

[00:13:28] And it's like, where are you going?

[00:13:30] So yes, very well done here.

[00:13:32] Improved AI player recognition of offside situations.

[00:13:35] Again, an absolute just...

[00:13:37] It should have been there for daydaw.

[00:13:38] Again, the amount of times you're playing...

[00:13:40] And it's when your player darts offside.

[00:13:42] There are two players.

[00:13:43] There's one that's onside and one offside.

[00:13:45] Where does the AI decide to send the pass?

[00:13:48] To the offside player.

[00:13:50] Yes.

[00:13:50] That you have no intention of passing to.

[00:13:54] But anyway, the CPU AI looks further prioritised

[00:13:58] passing during build-up instead of dribbling.

[00:14:00] Meh.

[00:14:00] Reduced the speed of some sliding tackle animations.

[00:14:03] Again, hadn't really noticed it.

[00:14:05] Slightly increased clearance accuracy.

[00:14:09] Fair enough.

[00:14:10] Probably, yeah.

[00:14:12] And reduced ground passing through pass

[00:14:13] ball velocity and wet weather.

[00:14:14] Something that does not apply to us in Ultimate Team

[00:14:16] because we do not get weather effects.

[00:14:20] Addressed the following issues.

[00:14:21] During some long-distance shots and corners,

[00:14:23] goalkeepers faced away from the ball unintentionally.

[00:14:25] Good.

[00:14:26] In some cases, defenders could have turned and faced away

[00:14:29] from the ball instead of trying to intercept a pass.

[00:14:31] Also good.

[00:14:32] Right wing inside forward AI players

[00:14:34] did not always position themselves as intended.

[00:14:36] Again, I'll have to see what that looks like.

[00:14:39] This one.

[00:14:40] And I posted a clip on my WinB86 Twitter account.

[00:14:43] I improved referee decision-making when calling for fouls and penalty kicks.

[00:14:46] I got absolutely wiped out from behind in the box for no penalty.

[00:14:51] And I watched the replay and there was no ball in it.

[00:14:53] So, again.

[00:14:54] Yes.

[00:14:55] That's happened quite a few times where you just think, again,

[00:14:59] the game's just gaslighting you.

[00:15:00] That's it.

[00:15:01] Yeah.

[00:15:02] During a match, half-wingers could not have changed sides.

[00:15:04] When swapped yet.

[00:15:05] Fair enough.

[00:15:05] Players could have sometimes lost the ball too easily

[00:15:07] while making physical contact during a skill move.

[00:15:12] This really...

[00:15:13] This is...

[00:15:13] I shared this when I spoke about Neymar last week.

[00:15:17] This really infuriated me.

[00:15:18] Every time I did a skill move,

[00:15:19] all it needed was a slight touch by my defender

[00:15:22] and the ball's gone.

[00:15:24] And there's no way I can get the ball back.

[00:15:26] And that really...

[00:15:26] It takes the joy away from trying to do a skill move.

[00:15:29] So, yeah.

[00:15:30] Yeah.

[00:15:30] The key here will be the balance

[00:15:32] because what you don't want is people being able to roulette

[00:15:35] just through physical challenges and things like that.

[00:15:39] You don't want it to be glitchy

[00:15:40] or things like we've seen with the bridge and stuff in the past.

[00:15:43] So, again, we'll have to see how that pans out.

[00:15:46] This one's a big one.

[00:15:47] I think everybody will give a cheer to.

[00:15:49] In some scenarios,

[00:15:50] goalkeepers were attempting to punch or deflect the ball

[00:15:54] instead of catching it.

[00:15:57] Yes.

[00:15:57] Yeah.

[00:15:58] Do you remember at the start of the game,

[00:16:00] people were complaining about a particular play style

[00:16:02] if I think there's a block?

[00:16:04] I can't remember what the play style was

[00:16:05] some of the goalkeepers had

[00:16:06] that they attributed that issue to the goalkeepers

[00:16:09] rather than the game.

[00:16:10] They said,

[00:16:10] oh, don't use goalkeepers with this sort of play style plus.

[00:16:13] No, no.

[00:16:14] It's just a game.

[00:16:15] As James says in the live chat,

[00:16:17] EA Volleyball finally comes to an end.

[00:16:20] So, yes.

[00:16:21] Very well done there on that one.

[00:16:25] Some passes because we're not in the ball

[00:16:27] traveling faster than intended.

[00:16:29] Okay.

[00:16:29] The CPU AI incorrectly ignored certain skill moves

[00:16:33] and did not perform them.

[00:16:34] Fair enough.

[00:16:35] When remaining in control of the ball

[00:16:37] after a tackle attempt by the defender,

[00:16:38] a requested lob pass could have taken longer

[00:16:40] to execute than intended.

[00:16:42] And I've had this.

[00:16:43] This is one I've experienced a few times, Shaq.

[00:16:46] You go and try and quickly get the ball away

[00:16:50] and it just has this weird hang up.

[00:16:53] Yeah.

[00:16:53] Yeah.

[00:16:54] It just takes a little,

[00:16:55] that extra few milliseconds to actually execute.

[00:16:58] Yeah.

[00:16:59] Here's one where people might be really scratching their head.

[00:17:03] Some passes could have been more accurate than intended.

[00:17:06] I disagree.

[00:17:08] I really disagree with this particular one.

[00:17:10] I read it the other way around.

[00:17:12] I read it as some passes could be more accurate than intended.

[00:17:17] Hmm.

[00:17:19] Yeah.

[00:17:19] Could have been.

[00:17:20] Yeah.

[00:17:20] I forgot.

[00:17:21] We'll see.

[00:17:23] Right.

[00:17:23] Improved animations that can occur when performing short passes.

[00:17:26] In rare scenarios,

[00:17:27] the user could have lost control of a player receiving a pass.

[00:17:30] During set pieces,

[00:17:31] an incorrect off-the-ball player animation could have occurred.

[00:17:34] Goalkeepers could have sometimes unintentionally dived the wrong way

[00:17:37] when attempting to make a save.

[00:17:40] Okay.

[00:17:41] Coupled it with the Travellas.

[00:17:43] Yeah.

[00:17:44] In some dribbling situations,

[00:17:45] CPU AI did not attempt to challenge for the ball

[00:17:47] against a user-controlled player.

[00:17:49] Interesting.

[00:17:50] In rare cases,

[00:17:51] goalkeepers could have got stuck around the goalposts.

[00:17:55] Sometimes automatic clearance animations were occurring

[00:17:58] outside of intended heading and goal line clearance situations.

[00:18:02] CPU slider for skill moves only applied to legendary.

[00:18:05] Improved goalkeeper animations while dribbling in the ball.

[00:18:08] Okay.

[00:18:08] The ball could have passed through a goalkeeper in some rare scenarios.

[00:18:12] In some rare situations,

[00:18:13] players' feet could have got stuck around the goalposts.

[00:18:16] During rush penalties,

[00:18:17] the goalkeeper could have sometimes moved off the line.

[00:18:19] During rush corners,

[00:18:20] players could have incorrectly positioned and readjusted themselves.

[00:18:24] In certain scenarios,

[00:18:25] the opposition goalkeeper...

[00:18:26] Oh, this is one that people have picked up on.

[00:18:28] In certain scenarios,

[00:18:29] the opposition goalkeeper could have been controlled

[00:18:31] during set pieces by all players.

[00:18:34] That's ridiculous.

[00:18:35] I have seen videos of this,

[00:18:37] but I've never tried to attempt it, of course.

[00:18:39] But yeah.

[00:18:40] Yeah.

[00:18:43] I'm surprised I've actually...

[00:18:44] This has been shipped.

[00:18:45] This has been shipped in a released game that you paid £80 for,

[00:18:48] by the way.

[00:18:50] I'm surprised that they're actually calling out these things.

[00:18:53] I mean,

[00:18:53] I would just...

[00:18:53] If it were me,

[00:18:54] I would try to hide another carpet,

[00:18:56] just fix it quietly.

[00:18:58] I just...

[00:18:58] I just love it.

[00:19:00] It's always the rare situations,

[00:19:03] or certain situations.

[00:19:05] That's right.

[00:19:06] It's that kind of get-out-of-jail-free card here.

[00:19:09] Joe, penalty kicks,

[00:19:10] players outside the box

[00:19:11] and I was performing the correct idle animations.

[00:19:13] Oh, wow.

[00:19:14] Who cares?

[00:19:15] With a free kick timed out,

[00:19:17] sometimes the automatic action could have resulted in a pass.

[00:19:20] Players could have run up directly to the set-piece,

[00:19:22] take with some scenarios.

[00:19:22] I've seen this.

[00:19:23] Nathan has to do this glitch.

[00:19:25] Players could have run up directly to the set-piece,

[00:19:28] take with some scenarios,

[00:19:29] ignoring the minimum distance.

[00:19:31] So Nathan's doing this,

[00:19:31] where you just glitch

[00:19:32] and you're basically on the corner taker.

[00:19:36] Sometimes sliding or falling shot animations

[00:19:39] could have occurred unintentionally.

[00:19:43] In some cases,

[00:19:44] defenders going to ground

[00:19:45] could have applied more pressure

[00:19:46] to the ball carry than intended

[00:19:48] and addressed instances of player switching not far.

[00:19:51] Oh, my goodness.

[00:19:53] What a throwaway line here.

[00:19:54] Adjusting instances of player switching

[00:19:55] not functioning as intended.

[00:19:57] I didn't even look at that.

[00:20:01] That was probably one of the most important things

[00:20:03] and it's just the last thing that they've mentioned.

[00:20:07] Yeah.

[00:20:08] I mean, look,

[00:20:09] so that's general.

[00:20:12] For Ultimate Team,

[00:20:13] there are quite a few things.

[00:20:14] Lots of little bug fixes

[00:20:15] like PlayStyle Pluses not appearing,

[00:20:18] being able to party up,

[00:20:20] fixes.

[00:20:22] Rolls plus not showing.

[00:20:23] Yeah, getting sent to that season menu continuously.

[00:20:28] Objectives showing when they've already been claimed.

[00:20:30] So little things like that.

[00:20:31] Nothing that I think is massively worth.

[00:20:34] Although I did enjoy this one

[00:20:36] that I haven't seen yet,

[00:20:37] but I wish I had.

[00:20:38] Sometimes a goalkeeper could have come up

[00:20:39] for a corner kick unintentionally.

[00:20:42] Yes.

[00:20:43] I would have loved to have seen that,

[00:20:44] but alas,

[00:20:45] I have not.

[00:20:46] And adjust stability issues

[00:20:47] while navigating SBCs.

[00:20:50] So Shaq,

[00:20:50] we spent about 15 minutes

[00:20:52] talking about that.

[00:20:54] Generally,

[00:20:55] I think TLDR

[00:20:56] or too long

[00:20:57] didn't listen.

[00:20:59] Generally good changes,

[00:21:00] but stuff that should have been in the game

[00:21:02] from day one.

[00:21:03] Yeah,

[00:21:03] 100%.

[00:21:04] I think we all agree

[00:21:04] that it should have been there,

[00:21:06] but it's almost like

[00:21:07] we're getting something

[00:21:08] that's going to make the game better.

[00:21:10] Yes,

[00:21:10] it should have been here,

[00:21:11] but it's coming.

[00:21:12] So let's just try and

[00:21:14] take that into account.

[00:21:15] There's no point.

[00:21:16] We can't reverse.

[00:21:16] We can't go back in time.

[00:21:17] We can't reverse time.

[00:21:18] Let's just go forward.

[00:21:19] It's happening.

[00:21:20] Let's try and hope

[00:21:21] that the,

[00:21:22] I hope this arrives soon

[00:21:24] because I want this to arrive

[00:21:25] before this weekend.

[00:21:26] I can't wait another weekend

[00:21:27] of playing a game

[00:21:29] that I know

[00:21:29] is not really up to it.

[00:21:30] I think that's probably

[00:21:32] what's kind of annoying

[00:21:33] as we all knew this existed.

[00:21:35] All these issues,

[00:21:36] they were so clear,

[00:21:38] clear as day

[00:21:39] and it's taken them

[00:21:39] this long to fix it.

[00:21:40] So yeah,

[00:21:41] just come up with

[00:21:42] the Karanjan patch.

[00:21:44] Yeah,

[00:21:45] and it'll be fascinating

[00:21:45] to see how this kind of impacts

[00:21:47] the way people attack,

[00:21:48] the general flow of the game.

[00:21:49] You know,

[00:21:49] if the attacking AI

[00:21:50] has improved that much,

[00:21:52] is it going to make

[00:21:52] for a quicker game?

[00:21:53] You know,

[00:21:54] our space is going to be

[00:21:55] opening up,

[00:21:55] our defender is going to be

[00:21:56] dragged around a bit.

[00:21:58] That's going to create

[00:21:58] more space on the ball

[00:21:59] so you're not constantly

[00:22:01] having to be so patient with it.

[00:22:02] Is it going to speed up

[00:22:03] the overall pace of the game?

[00:22:04] It's not something

[00:22:05] that I want to get

[00:22:06] too deep into on this pod

[00:22:08] because

[00:22:09] A,

[00:22:09] we haven't seen it

[00:22:10] and B,

[00:22:10] we're not even 100% sure

[00:22:11] if this is coming to new gen

[00:22:13] full stop.

[00:22:13] We don't know if they,

[00:22:14] again,

[00:22:14] they might take certain things out.

[00:22:16] They might increase certain things.

[00:22:17] There might be other fixes

[00:22:18] they're adding for new gen.

[00:22:20] So,

[00:22:20] it does remain to be seen

[00:22:21] but it is clear that

[00:22:23] the positive for me

[00:22:24] is that they've addressed

[00:22:25] the fact there are major issues

[00:22:27] with this

[00:22:27] and they are clearly,

[00:22:29] it's clearly on their radar.

[00:22:30] So,

[00:22:31] look,

[00:22:31] let us know what you think

[00:22:32] about the patch.

[00:22:33] Again,

[00:22:33] we will see when it comes out.

[00:22:34] As I said,

[00:22:35] we're recording this

[00:22:35] around midday-ish

[00:22:36] UK on Tuesday.

[00:22:38] So,

[00:22:38] whether it gets released

[00:22:39] later this week,

[00:22:41] we do not know.

[00:22:42] But again,

[00:22:42] we have our daily shows now

[00:22:43] with John

[00:22:44] and of course,

[00:22:45] the big main show

[00:22:46] on Friday night

[00:22:47] that's released Saturday

[00:22:48] as well.

[00:22:49] Of course,

[00:22:51] they will address it

[00:22:53] in depth as well.

[00:22:53] I know John's got

[00:22:54] quite a lot of thoughts

[00:22:55] on this.

[00:22:55] So,

[00:22:55] we will get his

[00:22:56] in-depth expertise

[00:22:58] and he raises a good point

[00:23:00] as well,

[00:23:00] John,

[00:23:01] because he's in the live chat

[00:23:02] and he says,

[00:23:03] that's why you have to admire

[00:23:04] the bravery

[00:23:05] of Football Manager 25

[00:23:06] being put back until March

[00:23:08] rather than release

[00:23:09] an inferior product.

[00:23:12] I have to hand it.

[00:23:13] That was a pretty good move

[00:23:15] by FM 20,

[00:23:16] well,

[00:23:17] the Football Manager team.

[00:23:18] I think it was a bit,

[00:23:19] I think it was a bit shocking

[00:23:21] because I've never experienced

[00:23:22] it to be that delayed.

[00:23:23] So,

[00:23:24] good on them

[00:23:25] for realizing

[00:23:25] that they have to

[00:23:26] scale it back

[00:23:27] for a couple of months.

[00:23:28] It's a huge change

[00:23:29] from a November release

[00:23:31] to a March release

[00:23:31] is a big change,

[00:23:32] but good on them.

[00:23:34] Yeah,

[00:23:34] I think it's

[00:23:35] their first major engine

[00:23:37] overhaul

[00:23:37] almost,

[00:23:38] I think,

[00:23:38] pretty much since

[00:23:39] Football Manager launched,

[00:23:40] which would have been

[00:23:41] around 2005.

[00:23:43] So,

[00:23:43] instead of just tweaking

[00:23:45] engines and stuff like that,

[00:23:46] basically,

[00:23:46] it's the equivalent of,

[00:23:47] you know,

[00:23:48] as we've seen with FC,

[00:23:50] it's basically been

[00:23:51] the same game

[00:23:51] since they moved

[00:23:52] to Frostbite,

[00:23:53] hasn't it?

[00:23:54] Which was,

[00:23:55] what,

[00:23:55] around,

[00:23:56] I don't even know

[00:23:57] what FIFA it was

[00:23:58] before my,

[00:23:58] well,

[00:23:59] not before my time,

[00:24:00] but during my FIFA hiatus.

[00:24:02] Yeah,

[00:24:02] I think it was,

[00:24:03] I can't remember,

[00:24:04] FIFA 21,

[00:24:05] 2021?

[00:24:06] Or was it even earlier

[00:24:07] than that?

[00:24:07] I think it was earlier

[00:24:08] than that.

[00:24:08] Earlier than that.

[00:24:09] In effect,

[00:24:10] it's,

[00:24:10] you know,

[00:24:11] the things we talk about

[00:24:12] how basically,

[00:24:12] you know,

[00:24:13] EA just building on top

[00:24:14] of old code,

[00:24:15] old code,

[00:24:15] old code,

[00:24:16] whereas

[00:24:17] Sports Interactive

[00:24:17] have gone back

[00:24:18] and basically rebuilding

[00:24:19] this from the bottom up.

[00:24:21] This is there.

[00:24:21] And this is what we need to set.

[00:24:23] I think it is worth

[00:24:24] talking about this

[00:24:24] in terms of EA

[00:24:25] because this is what,

[00:24:27] you know,

[00:24:28] we've talked about

[00:24:28] in all the years

[00:24:29] I've hosted this show.

[00:24:30] Now,

[00:24:31] why don't EA go down

[00:24:32] and tear the game apart

[00:24:33] and build it from the ground up?

[00:24:35] And this is why.

[00:24:37] In that it's taken,

[00:24:38] and FM have known

[00:24:39] this is coming for years

[00:24:40] and it's still been delayed.

[00:24:41] The hit for EA shareholders

[00:24:43] and profits,

[00:24:44] if EA had to turn around

[00:24:45] and say,

[00:24:46] oh my goodness,

[00:24:47] we're not going to release

[00:24:47] this game till March

[00:24:48] would be gigantic.

[00:24:51] And we're talking

[00:24:51] billions in revenue.

[00:24:53] So until EA

[00:24:55] are actually forced

[00:24:56] by external market forces,

[00:24:59] a competition

[00:25:00] or internal forces,

[00:25:02] if they're for whatever reason

[00:25:03] is a huge drop off

[00:25:05] in the game,

[00:25:05] they are not going

[00:25:07] to risk,

[00:25:08] you know,

[00:25:10] releasing a broken game

[00:25:11] or missing deadlines

[00:25:12] and stuff

[00:25:13] until they absolutely have to.

[00:25:14] So again,

[00:25:15] I do agree.

[00:25:16] I admire the bravery

[00:25:17] of Sports Interactive.

[00:25:18] They generally have seemed

[00:25:19] over the years

[00:25:20] to be a very stand-up company

[00:25:22] and very open

[00:25:24] in dealing with their user base.

[00:25:25] So again,

[00:25:26] I can understand

[00:25:27] the frustration

[00:25:27] and the difficulties

[00:25:28] from that community.

[00:25:30] Look,

[00:25:31] I think I must take this time

[00:25:32] to actually shout out

[00:25:33] to Miles Jacobson as well.

[00:25:34] He's actually,

[00:25:36] he's one of the community members

[00:25:38] where he talks

[00:25:39] to the community

[00:25:40] about the game

[00:25:40] that he's built

[00:25:42] from scratch

[00:25:43] and he talks

[00:25:44] as a passionate gamer

[00:25:45] of the game

[00:25:46] that we all enjoy as well.

[00:25:47] So there's a different perspective

[00:25:49] that he can provide

[00:25:49] that, you know,

[00:25:50] hats off to him.

[00:25:51] And when things like that happen,

[00:25:53] you might say,

[00:25:53] oh, it sucks.

[00:25:54] I just wanted to play

[00:25:54] the new game.

[00:25:55] But you just think,

[00:25:56] sure,

[00:25:56] I'll just wait for it to come

[00:25:58] rather than this.

[00:25:59] Oh, how dare they?

[00:26:00] None of that.

[00:26:01] I don't think a single person's

[00:26:02] complaining about the fact

[00:26:03] that it's not being released.

[00:26:05] Having said that though,

[00:26:06] I was just trying,

[00:26:07] while you were discussing this,

[00:26:08] I was just trying to think

[00:26:08] about it from an EA perspective.

[00:26:11] EA can't do that.

[00:26:12] Not only from a point of view

[00:26:13] of, yeah,

[00:26:14] they're going to lose out

[00:26:14] on the revenue

[00:26:15] of the game.

[00:26:16] That's one thing.

[00:26:17] But from an ultimate team

[00:26:18] point of view,

[00:26:19] just imagine

[00:26:20] if you reach,

[00:26:21] say,

[00:26:23] June,

[00:26:23] July,

[00:26:24] how on earth

[00:26:25] are you going to

[00:26:26] continue the journey

[00:26:27] for the next six to eight months?

[00:26:28] How are you going to continue

[00:26:29] increasing the revenue

[00:26:30] when everyone's got

[00:26:31] 1900-rated squads?

[00:26:32] What are you going to do then?

[00:26:33] And that's a huge problem

[00:26:35] which I don't think

[00:26:36] they would ever want

[00:26:37] to deal with.

[00:26:37] So, yeah.

[00:26:38] What they would have to do

[00:26:40] is they would have to say,

[00:26:41] they'd have to sit down

[00:26:41] in a board meeting,

[00:26:42] I don't know,

[00:26:43] today and say,

[00:26:43] right,

[00:26:45] here's our FC26 development team.

[00:26:48] We are going to pay a studio

[00:26:50] or hire a whole new load

[00:26:52] of people to sit here

[00:26:53] for two years

[00:26:53] or three years in advance

[00:26:55] building FM,

[00:26:57] sorry,

[00:26:58] EAFC27.

[00:27:00] 27's going to be

[00:27:00] the new launch point.

[00:27:01] You've got two and a half,

[00:27:02] three years to work on it.

[00:27:04] Away you go.

[00:27:05] But again,

[00:27:06] are they going to want

[00:27:06] to spend those development costs?

[00:27:08] What's the benefit?

[00:27:09] What's the benefit?

[00:27:10] Exactly.

[00:27:11] What more are they going to get?

[00:27:12] They're not going to get

[00:27:13] any more revenue.

[00:27:14] Well,

[00:27:14] they might get a few more dollars

[00:27:15] here and there.

[00:27:16] They might increase

[00:27:17] the hardcores like us,

[00:27:19] the passion that we feel

[00:27:20] towards the game.

[00:27:21] But the hardcores like us,

[00:27:23] well,

[00:27:23] I think we're slowly,

[00:27:25] we're not as hardcore

[00:27:25] as we were five years ago.

[00:27:27] So we're just,

[00:27:27] we're not the customer base

[00:27:29] that they're trying to sell to anyway.

[00:27:30] So it's a weird,

[00:27:31] yeah.

[00:27:32] Yeah.

[00:27:32] Although just as,

[00:27:33] just funny enough,

[00:27:34] as we're talking about

[00:27:35] competition things,

[00:27:36] did you see that

[00:27:37] FIFA have,

[00:27:38] have quietly snuck off

[00:27:39] to Konami

[00:27:41] to host their

[00:27:42] Interactive World Cup?

[00:27:44] Their eSports World Cup

[00:27:45] is now going to be

[00:27:46] using eFootball

[00:27:47] for the time being.

[00:27:49] I'm not very convinced

[00:27:50] that Konami

[00:27:51] is the same company

[00:27:52] that we grew up loving.

[00:27:54] Like you and me,

[00:27:55] I know we've had a,

[00:27:55] we've had a background

[00:27:56] with Pro Evolution

[00:27:58] and the winning 11

[00:27:59] and we have a huge background.

[00:28:01] I don't think it's the same company

[00:28:02] that we fondly remember.

[00:28:03] So I'm not that concerned

[00:28:05] to be perfectly honest with you.

[00:28:06] I mean,

[00:28:07] I should be buoyant

[00:28:10] that there's competition,

[00:28:11] but I don't think

[00:28:11] it's effective competition.

[00:28:13] I don't think.

[00:28:15] No.

[00:28:15] What do you think?

[00:28:16] No,

[00:28:16] it was more just funny for me

[00:28:19] in that,

[00:28:19] I think this is one of those decisions

[00:28:20] that FIFA probably thought,

[00:28:22] you know,

[00:28:23] they were doing a really good thing.

[00:28:25] And I just think that

[00:28:26] EA are probably just laughing

[00:28:27] all the way to the bank

[00:28:28] because I'd,

[00:28:30] maybe it's impacted

[00:28:31] their user base a tiny bit,

[00:28:33] but that's probably been offset

[00:28:35] by the license fees

[00:28:36] and stuff that they're saving on now.

[00:28:37] I just think EA have,

[00:28:39] they've done really well.

[00:28:40] It does remind me a lot,

[00:28:41] again,

[00:28:42] going back to Football Manager

[00:28:42] of the,

[00:28:43] when Eidos

[00:28:46] and Sports Interactive

[00:28:47] split off,

[00:28:48] of course,

[00:28:48] they published

[00:28:49] Championship Manager together

[00:28:51] and then they basically split.

[00:28:53] So I just took the engine

[00:28:54] and everything

[00:28:55] and went and made

[00:28:56] Football Manager

[00:28:57] and Eidos continued

[00:28:58] to pump out

[00:28:58] Championship Manager

[00:29:00] and it was just,

[00:29:01] again,

[00:29:02] just a very inferior product

[00:29:04] because it was basically

[00:29:05] thrown together.

[00:29:06] They handed a fairly small studio

[00:29:08] this huge license

[00:29:10] and they were just overwhelmed

[00:29:12] by it.

[00:29:12] I actually worked

[00:29:13] a very,

[00:29:14] very tiny bit

[00:29:16] on the background

[00:29:17] of Championship Manager 5

[00:29:18] in kind of,

[00:29:19] on their web team

[00:29:20] at the time.

[00:29:21] So I kind of had

[00:29:22] a bit of a glimpse

[00:29:22] as to what was going on

[00:29:23] behind the scenes

[00:29:24] and they were working

[00:29:25] so damn hard.

[00:29:26] But I think it's as John,

[00:29:27] John has made this point

[00:29:28] on the show before

[00:29:29] about the teams

[00:29:30] like working on goals

[00:29:31] and things like that.

[00:29:33] It's,

[00:29:33] you compare the resources

[00:29:35] they've got

[00:29:36] to these massive monster studios

[00:29:37] like EA

[00:29:38] and it's just,

[00:29:39] it's just not even close.

[00:29:40] But anyway,

[00:29:42] we are getting,

[00:29:43] we are getting sidetracked.

[00:29:44] So that is all

[00:29:44] of Title Update 3

[00:29:45] and our thoughts on that.

[00:29:47] Let's move on

[00:29:48] to a few other little bits

[00:29:49] and pieces of news.

[00:29:51] Shaq,

[00:29:51] we are going to get

[00:29:52] a Jude Bellingham

[00:29:53] themed evolution

[00:29:55] released on November 1st.

[00:29:56] It's our latest

[00:29:57] for the club rewards.

[00:30:00] Of course,

[00:30:00] we've already had

[00:30:01] one evolution for it.

[00:30:02] You're a member

[00:30:03] of the club basically

[00:30:03] if you play FC24,

[00:30:06] FC25

[00:30:07] before I think

[00:30:08] this Evo is released

[00:30:09] effectively

[00:30:10] or if you played

[00:30:11] FC24

[00:30:11] before the end of September.

[00:30:14] But yeah,

[00:30:14] it looks like

[00:30:14] a pretty good Evo.

[00:30:16] It does.

[00:30:17] It just reminds you

[00:30:19] as you stated

[00:30:19] to me earlier

[00:30:20] that it's like

[00:30:21] the Beckham,

[00:30:22] free Beckham card

[00:30:23] that we received

[00:30:23] two years ago

[00:30:24] who was amazing

[00:30:26] till we actually

[00:30:27] tried to use him

[00:30:27] in game.

[00:30:28] It was amazing

[00:30:28] for one week

[00:30:29] and then it was

[00:30:31] stuck in between

[00:30:32] a rock and a hard place

[00:30:33] where you want to

[00:30:33] put him in an SBC

[00:30:34] but you're really

[00:30:35] looking at this card

[00:30:36] that's a cool looking card

[00:30:38] that you can't really

[00:30:39] chuck away into an SBC

[00:30:40] so just stuck in your club.

[00:30:41] Same like the Haaland

[00:30:42] last year.

[00:30:43] So yeah,

[00:30:44] it is what it is.

[00:30:45] It's good that

[00:30:45] we're getting something

[00:30:46] but I'm not expecting

[00:30:48] it to be groundbreaking

[00:30:49] at all.

[00:30:50] Yeah,

[00:30:51] we'll remain to be

[00:30:51] seeing what the

[00:30:52] requirements so far

[00:30:53] but it does say

[00:30:54] that it'll improve

[00:30:54] skill moves,

[00:30:55] weak foot,

[00:30:56] pace,

[00:30:57] shooting,

[00:30:58] defending and more

[00:30:59] whilst giving you

[00:31:00] a relentless

[00:31:00] playstyle plus

[00:31:01] and playmaker plus plus.

[00:31:03] So again,

[00:31:03] as someone that is

[00:31:04] slowly Evo'ing

[00:31:05] my Reading players,

[00:31:06] I very much welcome

[00:31:07] the chance to put

[00:31:08] someone like

[00:31:08] Charlie Savage

[00:31:09] into this Evo

[00:31:12] although they probably

[00:31:12] won't fit

[00:31:13] because it'll probably

[00:31:13] be a restrictive

[00:31:15] rare rarity

[00:31:16] between 80 and 82

[00:31:17] born in the month

[00:31:19] of July

[00:31:20] whilst having no more

[00:31:21] than one star week

[00:31:22] and one star skill moves.

[00:31:24] The only person

[00:31:25] you have to play

[00:31:27] 37 friendlies

[00:31:28] to unlock it.

[00:31:30] The only other person

[00:31:31] that would have been

[00:31:32] happier hearing that

[00:31:33] apart from Charlie Savage

[00:31:34] himself would be

[00:31:35] Robbie Savage

[00:31:36] who probably would be

[00:31:37] excited that someone

[00:31:38] somewhere is Evo'ing

[00:31:39] his son

[00:31:39] and getting excited

[00:31:40] about that.

[00:31:41] Yeah,

[00:31:42] I'm diligently working

[00:31:43] away on my Reading Evo's.

[00:31:45] I've got

[00:31:45] Lewis Wing

[00:31:47] up to an 82

[00:31:48] Amadou and Bengays

[00:31:49] up to an 84

[00:31:49] and this

[00:31:50] one of the rush ones

[00:31:51] the defensive

[00:31:52] big pace boost

[00:31:53] has gone on Tyler Binden

[00:31:54] but oh my word

[00:31:56] trying to get assists

[00:31:56] with that player

[00:31:57] is passing you

[00:31:58] so terrible.

[00:32:00] I need to play

[00:32:01] with you guys

[00:32:01] because

[00:32:03] oh god

[00:32:03] can we just rant

[00:32:04] for two minutes

[00:32:06] about

[00:32:06] if you're listening

[00:32:07] to this

[00:32:08] and you AFK

[00:32:08] in rush

[00:32:09] you are not welcome

[00:32:10] to listen to this

[00:32:12] unless you go

[00:32:13] and sign up

[00:32:13] for the very top tier

[00:32:14] of our Patreon

[00:32:15] turn off now

[00:32:16] because I'm sick of you

[00:32:18] I'm absolutely

[00:32:19] sick of you

[00:32:20] and the worst one

[00:32:21] was some guy

[00:32:21] who got one assist

[00:32:22] the other day

[00:32:23] and then went AFK

[00:32:25] that's even worse

[00:32:26] get in the bin

[00:32:28] get in the bin

[00:32:29] you're all terrible

[00:32:30] stop it

[00:32:31] stop being so

[00:32:32] unbelievably selfish

[00:32:34] anyway

[00:32:35] that's my rant

[00:32:37] yeah

[00:32:37] the AFK in rush

[00:32:38] is just

[00:32:39] just killing

[00:32:40] the fun

[00:32:40] of the game

[00:32:41] more to be honest

[00:32:41] but hey

[00:32:42] hopefully

[00:32:43] hopefully

[00:32:43] but I guess

[00:32:44] I think

[00:32:45] you can't blame

[00:32:46] can you blame

[00:32:47] EA for that though

[00:32:50] I can't

[00:32:52] no

[00:32:52] it is

[00:32:53] it is on the community

[00:32:54] but EA

[00:32:55] should very much

[00:32:56] recognize

[00:32:57] that when you are

[00:32:57] rewarding

[00:32:58] you are handing out

[00:32:59] rewards to players

[00:33:00] for doing nothing

[00:33:01] that this will be

[00:33:02] a consequence of it

[00:33:03] and not having

[00:33:04] a kick mechanic

[00:33:06] as most other games

[00:33:08] do is shocking

[00:33:09] but John again

[00:33:10] mentioned that

[00:33:10] this has apparently

[00:33:11] been a problem

[00:33:11] in dropping games

[00:33:12] in clubs

[00:33:13] pro clubs

[00:33:14] for years

[00:33:14] and they haven't

[00:33:15] addressed it

[00:33:16] so we shouldn't

[00:33:17] be surprised at it

[00:33:18] but for other people

[00:33:19] again

[00:33:20] yeah you're right

[00:33:21] it is on the user base

[00:33:22] you should just be

[00:33:22] again just be a decent

[00:33:23] human being

[00:33:26] just play

[00:33:26] what are you playing

[00:33:28] the game for

[00:33:29] what are you turning

[00:33:29] it on if you're not

[00:33:30] going to play

[00:33:30] I don't understand

[00:33:32] that

[00:33:38] each game

[00:33:38] we give

[00:33:39] like an uber rating

[00:33:40] or something

[00:33:41] for our teammates

[00:33:42] and that way

[00:33:43] it just stays

[00:33:44] and you know

[00:33:44] you need to have

[00:33:45] a certain amount

[00:33:45] of rating

[00:33:45] and a particular

[00:33:47] rating

[00:33:47] will only play

[00:33:48] with a particular

[00:33:49] rating

[00:33:49] so if you

[00:33:51] rated it

[00:33:51] at 1

[00:33:52] you only play

[00:33:52] with 1

[00:33:53] so all of you

[00:33:54] can AFK

[00:33:54] together

[00:33:54] and have fun

[00:33:55] if you're rating

[00:33:56] at a 5

[00:33:56] you play with

[00:33:57] the 5 people

[00:33:58] that are playing

[00:33:58] really well

[00:33:59] that want to

[00:33:59] play well

[00:34:00] that want to

[00:34:00] pass

[00:34:01] so

[00:34:02] yeah

[00:34:03] I very much

[00:34:04] agree

[00:34:04] we touched on

[00:34:06] EVOs

[00:34:06] again thank you

[00:34:07] to everyone

[00:34:07] who submitted

[00:34:08] questions in the

[00:34:08] mailbag

[00:34:09] again the best

[00:34:09] place to go

[00:34:10] to is

[00:34:10] we have a podcast

[00:34:11] questions section

[00:34:12] in the discord

[00:34:14] Yngwie asked

[00:34:15] where do you think

[00:34:15] you're going

[00:34:16] with EVOs

[00:34:17] this year

[00:34:17] started so promising

[00:34:18] and now it just

[00:34:19] feels like a mess

[00:34:20] Shaq any thoughts

[00:34:21] from you

[00:34:21] oh yeah

[00:34:23] look

[00:34:25] I honestly

[00:34:26] this at the start

[00:34:26] of this year

[00:34:27] I really started

[00:34:27] getting into EVOs

[00:34:28] I wanted to do

[00:34:29] the thing that

[00:34:30] you were doing

[00:34:30] with the rating

[00:34:31] players

[00:34:32] my small little

[00:34:33] club called

[00:34:34] Man United

[00:34:34] I wanted to

[00:34:35] have a different

[00:34:37] EVO

[00:34:37] I wanted to

[00:34:38] have a full

[00:34:38] EVO squad

[00:34:39] of Man United

[00:34:39] players

[00:34:40] and I thought

[00:34:40] you know what

[00:34:41] screw it

[00:34:41] I'm just going

[00:34:42] to spend

[00:34:42] some coins

[00:34:43] or FC points

[00:34:45] or whatever it

[00:34:46] is to EVO

[00:34:47] these players

[00:34:47] buy them

[00:34:48] from the market

[00:34:50] and it's

[00:34:51] coming to a

[00:34:51] stage where

[00:34:52] yeah sure

[00:34:52] I've got some

[00:34:53] really cool

[00:34:53] cards that I

[00:34:54] enjoy playing

[00:34:57] but the

[00:34:58] requirements

[00:34:58] for example

[00:34:59] there's Joe

[00:34:59] Linton one

[00:35:00] that we recently

[00:35:01] got

[00:35:01] forget the

[00:35:02] name

[00:35:02] of that

[00:35:03] revolution

[00:35:04] where you

[00:35:05] have to

[00:35:05] play a

[00:35:05] whole

[00:35:06] buttload

[00:35:06] of games

[00:35:07] to try

[00:35:07] and get

[00:35:08] great

[00:35:08] Gooty

[00:35:09] yeah

[00:35:10] you have

[00:35:11] to play

[00:35:11] something

[00:35:12] in a

[00:35:12] friendly

[00:35:13] cup

[00:35:13] to try

[00:35:14] and get

[00:35:15] this

[00:35:15] player

[00:35:16] evolved

[00:35:16] and 24

[00:35:17] wins

[00:35:17] I think

[00:35:17] if I'm not

[00:35:18] mistaken

[00:35:18] 20 odd

[00:35:19] wins

[00:35:19] and it's a

[00:35:21] paid EVO

[00:35:21] where you pay

[00:35:22] 50 or 60

[00:35:22] thousand coins

[00:35:23] to get it

[00:35:24] done

[00:35:25] that's just

[00:35:26] not it

[00:35:26] and also

[00:35:27] you're not

[00:35:27] able to

[00:35:28] choose

[00:35:28] whoever the

[00:35:28] hell you

[00:35:29] want

[00:35:29] anyway

[00:35:29] so I

[00:35:30] I'm not

[00:35:31] really sure

[00:35:32] where it's

[00:35:32] going

[00:35:32] I thought

[00:35:33] we had

[00:35:33] a huge

[00:35:34] we discussed

[00:35:34] this on the

[00:35:35] show that

[00:35:35] it's going

[00:35:35] to be a

[00:35:36] huge sea

[00:35:36] change for

[00:35:37] evolutions

[00:35:37] you would

[00:35:38] have a great

[00:35:38] time

[00:35:39] people like

[00:35:39] you

[00:35:39] people like

[00:35:40] all the

[00:35:40] Norwegian

[00:35:41] boys who

[00:35:41] liked the

[00:35:42] EVO

[00:35:42] their own

[00:35:43] Norwegian

[00:35:43] players would

[00:35:43] have a

[00:35:44] great time

[00:35:44] but it's

[00:35:45] not we're

[00:35:46] not getting

[00:35:46] there

[00:35:47] yeah so I

[00:35:48] am of course

[00:35:49] desperately

[00:35:50] trying to

[00:35:50] EVO as

[00:35:51] many Reading

[00:35:52] players as

[00:35:52] I can

[00:35:52] and there

[00:35:53] are one

[00:35:54] two

[00:35:56] three

[00:35:58] four

[00:36:00] four current

[00:36:01] EVOs out

[00:36:01] that not a

[00:36:02] single Reading

[00:36:04] Football Club

[00:36:04] player fits

[00:36:05] into

[00:36:05] now it's

[00:36:06] Reading's

[00:36:07] fault for

[00:36:07] not having

[00:36:07] Spanish

[00:36:07] players

[00:36:08] so I'll

[00:36:09] La Roja

[00:36:10] I'll give

[00:36:10] them a pass

[00:36:11] on

[00:36:11] I understand

[00:36:12] the theme

[00:36:12] of the season

[00:36:13] is Spanish

[00:36:13] and we have

[00:36:14] a Spanish

[00:36:15] manager but

[00:36:15] no Spanish

[00:36:16] players

[00:36:16] so fair

[00:36:17] enough

[00:36:18] but the

[00:36:19] joke that I

[00:36:19] can't put a

[00:36:20] single Reading

[00:36:20] player into

[00:36:21] forward

[00:36:21] fortification

[00:36:23] is annoying

[00:36:25] we don't

[00:36:25] have a

[00:36:26] recognised

[00:36:26] left back

[00:36:27] so again

[00:36:27] maybe I'll

[00:36:28] give them

[00:36:28] a pass

[00:36:28] on that

[00:36:29] one

[00:36:29] the cannon

[00:36:30] again

[00:36:31] we don't

[00:36:32] have anyone

[00:36:33] that's a

[00:36:34] right winger

[00:36:34] or we don't

[00:36:35] have someone

[00:36:35] that fits

[00:36:35] into the

[00:36:36] modifications

[00:36:37] a magic

[00:36:38] knight

[00:36:38] again

[00:36:38] it's a

[00:36:39] rare

[00:36:39] gold

[00:36:39] so I

[00:36:40] can't

[00:36:41] we're not

[00:36:42] a rare

[00:36:42] gold club

[00:36:43] so but

[00:36:43] that is

[00:36:44] disappointing

[00:36:44] and the

[00:36:45] whole thing

[00:36:45] that they

[00:36:45] sold this

[00:36:46] game on

[00:36:46] well not

[00:36:47] the whole

[00:36:47] thing but

[00:36:48] on evolutions

[00:36:48] in this

[00:36:49] game was

[00:36:50] it was going

[00:36:50] to be more

[00:36:51] it's going

[00:36:51] to be less

[00:36:52] restrictive

[00:36:52] and so far

[00:36:53] I'm yet to

[00:36:54] see real

[00:36:56] massive evidence

[00:36:57] of this and

[00:36:57] maybe this will

[00:36:58] start to creep

[00:36:59] in as we get

[00:36:59] deeper into

[00:37:00] the game

[00:37:00] and they open

[00:37:02] it up a bit

[00:37:02] more

[00:37:02] I definitely

[00:37:04] think that

[00:37:04] EA is still

[00:37:05] scared of

[00:37:06] what they

[00:37:06] saw last

[00:37:06] year with

[00:37:07] those Evo

[00:37:08] chains

[00:37:08] where in

[00:37:09] what November

[00:37:10] December

[00:37:10] wasn't it

[00:37:11] we were

[00:37:11] seeing like

[00:37:13] 90

[00:37:13] rated players

[00:37:14] yeah

[00:37:15] so I

[00:37:15] understand why

[00:37:16] they're a bit

[00:37:16] gun shy about

[00:37:18] that but

[00:37:18] honestly

[00:37:19] you had

[00:37:20] no

[00:37:21] I would be

[00:37:22] fascinated to

[00:37:23] hear the reason

[00:37:23] why this

[00:37:24] forward fortification

[00:37:25] has to be

[00:37:26] defensive max

[00:37:27] 49

[00:37:27] when you're

[00:37:29] handing out

[00:37:29] a 21

[00:37:30] defending boost

[00:37:32] how is it

[00:37:33] any different

[00:37:33] that you're

[00:37:34] going to allow

[00:37:34] Fran Kirby

[00:37:35] to be 69

[00:37:36] defensive

[00:37:37] but I

[00:37:37] can't have

[00:37:38] a Harvey

[00:37:38] Nibs

[00:37:39] capped

[00:37:39] it

[00:37:39] because you're

[00:37:40] capping it

[00:37:41] anyway at

[00:37:41] 70

[00:37:41] so why

[00:37:42] don't you

[00:37:43] let me

[00:37:43] even if it

[00:37:45] only gives

[00:37:45] Harvey

[00:37:45] Nibs

[00:37:46] 10 extra

[00:37:46] defense

[00:37:47] like

[00:37:49] it's

[00:37:49] garbage

[00:37:50] I'm sorry

[00:37:50] but it is

[00:37:51] garbage

[00:37:51] there are

[00:37:52] certain

[00:37:52] bits

[00:37:53] I saw

[00:37:53] something

[00:37:53] floating

[00:37:54] on Twitter

[00:37:54] today

[00:37:54] where there

[00:37:55] was a

[00:37:55] striker

[00:37:55] from Germany

[00:37:56] that had

[00:37:56] better

[00:37:57] defending

[00:37:57] stats

[00:37:58] than a

[00:37:59] Rio

[00:37:59] Ferdinand

[00:38:00] icon

[00:38:01] it's just

[00:38:02] it's really

[00:38:03] bizarre

[00:38:03] like these

[00:38:04] sorts of

[00:38:04] things

[00:38:04] surely you

[00:38:05] can't test

[00:38:06] every single

[00:38:06] player

[00:38:07] but you

[00:38:08] have some

[00:38:08] sort of

[00:38:08] parameters

[00:38:09] of what

[00:38:10] you actually

[00:38:10] allow for

[00:38:11] these cards

[00:38:11] to be

[00:38:12] evoked up

[00:38:12] to

[00:38:12] so

[00:38:13] you're

[00:38:13] kind of

[00:38:14] blocking

[00:38:14] that 99

[00:38:15] thing happening

[00:38:16] it's not

[00:38:16] going to

[00:38:16] happen

[00:38:17] yet you're

[00:38:18] messing up

[00:38:19] and not

[00:38:19] allowing the

[00:38:20] free-flowing

[00:38:20] thing where

[00:38:20] people can

[00:38:21] choose

[00:38:21] whatever

[00:38:22] player

[00:38:22] they want

[00:38:22] so

[00:38:23] they're

[00:38:24] missing

[00:38:25] on both

[00:38:25] the targets

[00:38:26] which is

[00:38:26] weird

[00:38:27] it's almost

[00:38:28] like half

[00:38:28] assing it

[00:38:29] yeah

[00:38:30] agreed

[00:38:31] moving on

[00:38:32] in the

[00:38:32] mailbag

[00:38:33] to Adam

[00:38:34] who says

[00:38:34] would you

[00:38:34] lads say

[00:38:35] SBCs have

[00:38:35] been priced

[00:38:36] more expensively

[00:38:37] this year

[00:38:37] compared to

[00:38:37] past games

[00:38:38] feels like

[00:38:39] so many

[00:38:39] SBCs have

[00:38:40] overpriced

[00:38:40] and really

[00:38:41] underwhelming

[00:38:42] he says

[00:38:43] I have done

[00:38:43] the Varane

[00:38:44] and the

[00:38:44] Turan

[00:38:44] brothers

[00:38:44] Varane

[00:38:45] was really

[00:38:45] expensive

[00:38:46] but

[00:38:46] expensive

[00:38:46] value

[00:38:47] contribute

[00:38:47] to my

[00:38:47] decision

[00:38:48] and the

[00:38:48] Tram

[00:38:48] bros

[00:38:49] were two

[00:38:50] ones

[00:38:50] the

[00:38:51] exceptions

[00:38:51] maybe

[00:38:52] as well

[00:38:53] a Wobie

[00:38:53] thoughts

[00:38:55] on SBC

[00:38:55] pricing

[00:38:56] I think

[00:38:57] they have

[00:38:58] really

[00:39:00] rethought

[00:39:01] their strategy

[00:39:02] with SBCs

[00:39:03] and I think

[00:39:04] people are just

[00:39:04] assuming that

[00:39:05] because we

[00:39:05] have this

[00:39:06] duplicate

[00:39:06] storage

[00:39:07] that the

[00:39:07] SBCs

[00:39:08] are more

[00:39:08] expensive

[00:39:09] part of it

[00:39:10] yes

[00:39:10] but we have

[00:39:11] also had

[00:39:11] really cheap

[00:39:11] SBCs

[00:39:12] like both

[00:39:13] the Turan

[00:39:13] brothers

[00:39:13] combined

[00:39:14] are less

[00:39:15] than 75k

[00:39:16] or 80k

[00:39:16] at the most

[00:39:17] and they're

[00:39:20] EA has

[00:39:21] done

[00:39:21] really

[00:39:21] cleverly

[00:39:22] this year

[00:39:22] is they've

[00:39:23] priced

[00:39:23] certain SBCs

[00:39:24] low enough

[00:39:25] that you

[00:39:25] do multiples

[00:39:26] of them

[00:39:26] so if you

[00:39:27] do a

[00:39:27] Thuram

[00:39:28] you do

[00:39:28] another

[00:39:28] Thuram

[00:39:28] because you

[00:39:29] have done

[00:39:29] these two

[00:39:30] Thurams

[00:39:30] you might

[00:39:30] as well

[00:39:30] do a

[00:39:31] Varane

[00:39:31] so that's

[00:39:32] the kind

[00:39:33] of snooker

[00:39:34] hole that

[00:39:34] I've fallen

[00:39:35] into where

[00:39:35] I don't

[00:39:36] have enough

[00:39:36] fodder to

[00:39:36] complete

[00:39:38] Varane

[00:39:38] where I'm

[00:39:40] still eking

[00:39:40] away at

[00:39:41] that

[00:39:41] and the

[00:39:42] same

[00:39:42] things

[00:39:42] happen

[00:39:42] for a

[00:39:43] lot of

[00:39:43] other

[00:39:43] people

[00:39:44] who've

[00:39:44] done

[00:39:44] the

[00:39:44] Morgan

[00:39:45] SBC

[00:39:45] Alex

[00:39:45] Morgan

[00:39:46] and also

[00:39:46] thought

[00:39:47] I've done

[00:39:47] Morgan

[00:39:48] so might

[00:39:48] as well

[00:39:48] do

[00:39:48] Swanson

[00:39:49] and then

[00:39:50] eventually

[00:39:50] you get

[00:39:51] stuck

[00:39:51] in snooker

[00:39:51] where you

[00:39:52] don't

[00:39:52] really

[00:39:52] have

[00:39:52] enough

[00:39:53] fodder

[00:39:53] but you

[00:39:53] really

[00:39:54] want to

[00:39:54] try

[00:39:54] these

[00:39:54] cards

[00:39:54] and you

[00:39:55] already

[00:39:55] invested

[00:39:56] all your

[00:39:56] duplicates

[00:39:56] into

[00:39:57] that

[00:39:57] where do

[00:39:57] you

[00:39:58] go

[00:39:58] the

[00:39:58] store

[00:39:59] so it's

[00:40:00] a really

[00:40:00] clever

[00:40:00] strategy

[00:40:01] and it

[00:40:01] kind

[00:40:01] of

[00:40:15] needs

[00:40:16] three

[00:40:16] team

[00:40:16] of the

[00:40:16] weeks

[00:40:17] it's

[00:40:18] very

[00:40:18] cheap

[00:40:18] and I

[00:40:19] think

[00:40:20] they've

[00:40:20] become

[00:40:20] very

[00:40:21] smart

[00:40:21] with

[00:40:21] SBC

[00:40:22] selection

[00:40:22] as well

[00:40:23] so I

[00:40:24] don't

[00:40:24] know

[00:40:24] I

[00:40:24] think

[00:40:25] it is

[00:40:25] overpriced

[00:40:26] yes

[00:40:26] but I

[00:40:26] also

[00:40:26] think

[00:40:27] as

[00:40:27] John

[00:40:28] the

[00:40:28] leader

[00:40:29] of

[00:40:29] foot

[00:40:29] coaching

[00:40:29] keeps

[00:40:30] telling

[00:40:30] us

[00:40:30] we

[00:40:31] don't

[00:40:31] have

[00:40:31] to

[00:40:31] participate

[00:40:32] with

[00:40:32] every

[00:40:32] single

[00:40:33] piece

[00:40:33] of

[00:40:33] content

[00:40:33] we

[00:40:34] just

[00:40:34] can't

[00:40:34] we

[00:40:34] shouldn't

[00:40:35] think

[00:40:35] that

[00:40:36] every

[00:40:36] single

[00:40:36] piece

[00:40:37] of

[00:40:37] content

[00:40:37] needs

[00:40:37] to be

[00:40:38] interacted

[00:40:38] with

[00:40:39] yeah

[00:40:39] I

[00:40:40] think

[00:40:40] this

[00:40:40] year

[00:40:41] has

[00:40:41] been

[00:40:41] a

[00:40:41] little

[00:40:41] bit

[00:40:41] different

[00:40:41] as

[00:40:42] well

[00:40:42] because

[00:40:42] we

[00:40:42] have

[00:40:42] seen

[00:40:43] two

[00:40:43] end

[00:40:43] of

[00:40:43] an

[00:40:43] era

[00:40:43] players

[00:40:44] in

[00:40:44] Varane

[00:40:44] and

[00:40:45] Morgan

[00:40:45] that

[00:40:46] we

[00:40:46] you

[00:41:10] have

[00:41:10] added

[00:41:10] to

[00:41:11] it

[00:41:11] but

[00:41:11] otherwise

[00:41:11] yeah

[00:41:12] and yeah

[00:41:13] we've

[00:41:13] got

[00:41:13] SBC

[00:41:13] duplicate

[00:41:14] stories

[00:41:14] the

[00:41:14] rewards

[00:41:15] and

[00:41:15] stuff

[00:41:15] are

[00:41:15] better

[00:41:16] than

[00:41:16] ever

[00:41:16] before

[00:41:16] there

[00:41:16] are

[00:41:16] so

[00:41:17] many

[00:41:17] ways

[00:41:17] to

[00:41:17] get

[00:41:17] packs

[00:41:17] but

[00:41:18] I

[00:41:18] think

[00:41:18] if

[00:41:18] you're

[00:41:18] sitting

[00:41:19] there

[00:41:40] have

[00:41:40] to

[00:41:40] interact

[00:41:41] with

[00:41:41] every

[00:41:41] single

[00:41:41] SBC

[00:41:42] in

[00:41:42] the

[00:41:42] sense

[00:41:43] from

[00:41:44] an

[00:41:44] accomplishment

[00:41:44] point

[00:41:44] of

[00:41:45] view

[00:41:46] absolutely

[00:41:47] fine

[00:41:47] I'm

[00:41:48] sitting

[00:41:48] here

[00:41:48] with

[00:41:49] I've

[00:41:50] only

[00:41:50] done

[00:41:50] two

[00:41:51] SBC

[00:41:51] this

[00:41:52] year

[00:41:52] I've

[00:41:52] did

[00:41:52] the

[00:41:53] Garcia

[00:41:53] the

[00:41:54] CDM

[00:41:55] and

[00:41:56] I've

[00:41:56] done

[00:41:57] Cole

[00:41:57] Palmer

[00:41:57] this

[00:41:58] week

[00:41:59] he might

[00:42:00] be my

[00:42:00] player

[00:42:01] in

[00:42:01] review

[00:42:01] actually

[00:42:01] it'll

[00:42:02] be

[00:42:02] a

[00:42:02] co-player

[00:42:02] in

[00:42:02] review

[00:42:03] because

[00:42:04] I

[00:42:04] thought

[00:42:04] they

[00:42:04] both

[00:42:05] fitted

[00:42:05] my

[00:42:05] team

[00:42:05] and

[00:42:06] they

[00:42:06] were

[00:42:06] necessary

[00:42:06] otherwise

[00:42:07] I

[00:42:08] think

[00:42:08] it's

[00:42:09] nice

[00:42:09] to

[00:42:09] go

[00:42:10] that's

[00:42:10] a

[00:42:10] good

[00:42:10] card

[00:42:11] but

[00:42:11] I

[00:42:11] will

[00:42:12] wait

[00:42:12] for

[00:42:12] something

[00:42:13] I

[00:42:13] don't

[00:42:13] think

[00:42:13] I

[00:42:14] think

[00:42:15] it

[00:42:15] all

[00:42:15] feeds

[00:42:15] into

[00:42:16] this

[00:42:16] whole

[00:42:16] I

[00:42:17] need

[00:42:17] to

[00:42:17] have

[00:42:17] the

[00:42:17] new

[00:42:17] thing

[00:42:17] I

[00:42:19] don't

[00:42:20] want

[00:42:20] to

[00:42:20] miss

[00:42:20] out

[00:42:21] I

[00:42:38] really

[00:42:39] want

[00:42:39] to

[00:42:39] do

[00:42:39] everything

[00:42:39] but

[00:42:40] I

[00:42:40] can't

[00:42:40] so

[00:42:41] I

[00:42:42] can't

[00:42:42] things

[00:42:42] as

[00:42:43] quickly

[00:42:43] as

[00:42:43] I

[00:42:43] can

[00:42:43] we

[00:42:46] are

[00:42:47] rapidly

[00:42:47] running

[00:42:47] out

[00:42:48] of

[00:42:48] time

[00:42:48] Adam

[00:42:49] did

[00:42:49] have

[00:43:08] I

[00:43:09] think

[00:43:09] we

[00:43:09] come

[00:43:09] from

[00:43:10] the

[00:43:10] point

[00:43:10] of

[00:43:10] view

[00:43:10] where

[00:43:10] we're

[00:43:11] struggling

[00:43:11] against

[00:43:11] really

[00:43:12] good

[00:43:12] players

[00:43:12] so

[00:43:12] it

[00:43:12] makes

[00:43:12] it

[00:43:13] really

[00:43:13] hard

[00:43:13] for

[00:43:13] us

[00:43:13] to

[00:43:14] attack

[00:43:14] whereas

[00:43:15] you

[00:43:15] put

[00:43:15] yourself

[00:43:15] in

[00:43:16] someone's

[00:43:16] shoes

[00:43:16] who

[00:43:16] has

[00:43:17] picked up

[00:43:17] the

[00:43:17] game

[00:43:18] and

[00:43:18] is

[00:43:18] being

[00:43:18] scored

[00:43:19] on

[00:43:19] left

[00:43:19] right

[00:43:19] and

[00:43:20] center

[00:43:20] they

[00:43:21] want

[00:43:21] some

[00:43:21] support

[00:43:22] from

[00:43:22] their

[00:43:23] goal

[00:43:23] line

[00:43:23] being

[00:43:23] attacked

[00:43:24] so

[00:43:24] they

[00:43:24] can

[00:43:24] play

[00:43:24] the

[00:43:25] game

[00:43:25] so

[00:43:25] it

[00:43:26] makes

[00:43:27] sense

[00:43:27] what

[00:43:27] he

[00:43:27] is

[00:43:27] doing

[00:43:28] again

[00:43:28] I'm

[00:43:28] not

[00:43:29] saying

[00:43:29] it's

[00:43:29] the

[00:43:29] right

[00:43:29] thing

[00:43:29] to

[00:43:30] do

[00:43:30] but

[00:43:30] it

[00:43:30] makes

[00:43:31] sense

[00:43:31] from

[00:43:31] their

[00:43:31] point

[00:43:32] of

[00:43:32] view

[00:43:32] they're

[00:43:33] looking

[00:43:33] at

[00:43:33] all

[00:43:33] the

[00:43:33] different

[00:43:34] levels

[00:43:34] of

[00:43:34] player

[00:43:34] and

[00:43:35] it

[00:43:35] makes

[00:43:35] sense

[00:43:36] to

[00:43:36] make

[00:43:36] it

[00:43:36] easier

[00:43:36] for

[00:43:37] the

[00:43:37] lower

[00:43:38] skill

[00:43:38] players

[00:43:38] to

[00:43:39] have

[00:43:39] some

[00:43:39] sort

[00:43:39] of

[00:43:39] support

[00:43:40] and

[00:43:40] defense

[00:43:41] understandable

[00:43:42] yeah

[00:43:42] I

[00:43:42] very much

[00:43:43] agree

[00:43:43] on

[00:43:43] that

[00:43:43] right

[00:43:44] it

[00:43:45] is

[00:43:45] time

[00:43:45] as

[00:43:46] we

[00:43:46] rapidly

[00:43:46] come

[00:43:47] towards

[00:43:47] the

[00:43:47] end

[00:43:48] of

[00:43:48] the

[00:43:48] show

[00:43:48] to

[00:43:48] get

[00:43:49] to

[00:43:49] if

[00:43:50] I

[00:43:50] can

[00:43:50] queue

[00:43:50] up

[00:43:52] cheering

[00:43:53] because

[00:43:54] it

[00:43:54] is

[00:43:54] now

[00:43:54] time

[00:43:55] go

[00:43:59] away

[00:43:59] cheering

[00:44:16] I

[00:44:18] don't

[00:44:19] hire

[00:44:19] a

[00:44:19] better

[00:44:20] host

[00:44:20] or

[00:44:20] pay

[00:44:21] for

[00:44:21] some

[00:44:22] training

[00:44:22] or

[00:44:23] something

[00:44:23] for

[00:44:23] me

[00:44:23] I

[00:44:23] don't

[00:44:24] know

[00:44:25] let's

[00:44:26] get

[00:44:26] to

[00:44:26] player

[00:44:26] interview

[00:44:26] Shaq

[00:44:27] who

[00:44:27] have

[00:44:27] you

[00:44:27] picked

[00:44:27] this

[00:44:28] week

[00:44:49] I

[00:44:49] the

[00:44:49] SPC

[00:44:50] because

[00:44:50] I

[00:44:50] was

[00:44:50] very

[00:44:50] excited

[00:44:51] about

[00:44:51] Lauren

[00:44:51] James

[00:44:52] that

[00:44:52] I

[00:44:52] spoke

[00:44:52] about

[00:44:52] last

[00:44:53] week

[00:44:53] and

[00:44:54] she

[00:44:54] fit

[00:44:54] in

[00:44:54] really

[00:44:54] well

[00:44:54] with

[00:44:55] the

[00:44:55] squad

[00:44:55] and

[00:44:55] she

[00:44:55] was

[00:44:56] playing

[00:44:56] extremely

[00:44:57] well

[00:44:57] when

[00:44:58] the

[00:44:58] speed

[00:44:59] boost

[00:44:59] was

[00:44:59] all

[00:45:00] well

[00:45:00] and

[00:45:00] go

[00:45:00] and

[00:45:01] since

[00:45:01] then

[00:45:01] I've

[00:45:02] started

[00:45:02] using

[00:45:02] her

[00:45:03] for

[00:45:03] what

[00:45:03] she

[00:45:03] was

[00:45:04] who

[00:45:04] was

[00:45:04] a

[00:45:05] really

[00:45:05] quick

[00:45:06] player

[00:45:06] who's

[00:45:06] got

[00:45:06] quick

[00:45:07] step

[00:45:07] plus

[00:45:08] I

[00:45:08] might

[00:45:08] add

[00:45:08] who's

[00:45:09] got

[00:45:09] really

[00:45:09] good

[00:45:10] finishing

[00:45:10] a

[00:45:10] four

[00:45:10] style

[00:45:11] weak

[00:45:11] foot

[00:45:11] and

[00:45:12] also

[00:45:12] has

[00:45:13] decent

[00:45:13] passing

[00:45:14] accuracy

[00:45:14] decent

[00:45:15] jumping

[00:45:15] accuracy

[00:45:16] 91

[00:45:16] acceleration

[00:45:17] 90

[00:45:17] sprint

[00:45:18] speed

[00:45:18] and

[00:45:19] she

[00:45:19] can

[00:45:19] finish

[00:45:20] really

[00:45:20] well

[00:45:20] and

[00:45:21] I

[00:45:21] think

[00:45:21] the

[00:45:21] thing

[00:45:21] that

[00:45:21] really

[00:45:22] sets

[00:45:22] her

[00:45:22] aside

[00:45:23] is

[00:45:23] she's

[00:45:23] got

[00:45:23] two

[00:45:23] play

[00:45:24] styles

[00:45:24] in

[00:45:24] silver

[00:45:24] that

[00:45:25] are

[00:45:25] really

[00:45:25] unimportant

[00:45:26] I

[00:45:26] think

[00:45:26] technical

[00:45:27] is

[00:45:27] decent

[00:45:28] but

[00:45:28] the

[00:45:29] press

[00:45:29] proven

[00:45:29] as a

[00:45:30] striker

[00:45:30] who's

[00:45:30] small

[00:45:30] and

[00:45:31] nimble

[00:45:32] I

[00:45:32] can't

[00:45:32] tell

[00:45:32] you

[00:45:33] how

[00:45:33] good

[00:45:33] that

[00:45:33] is

[00:45:33] to

[00:45:33] have

[00:45:34] someone

[00:45:34] with

[00:45:34] those

[00:45:34] sorts

[00:45:35] of

[00:45:35] capabilities

[00:45:35] at

[00:45:36] like

[00:45:36] she's

[00:45:37] 25,000

[00:45:38] coins

[00:45:39] to do

[00:45:39] the

[00:45:39] SPC

[00:45:40] I

[00:45:40] think

[00:45:41] if

[00:45:41] you

[00:45:41] have

[00:45:42] a

[00:45:43] need

[00:45:43] for

[00:45:44] someone

[00:45:44] like

[00:45:44] a

[00:45:44] super

[00:45:44] sub

[00:45:45] or

[00:45:45] even

[00:45:45] someone

[00:45:45] that

[00:45:45] can

[00:45:46] fit

[00:45:46] in

[00:45:46] your

[00:45:46] I

[00:45:46] think

[00:45:47] she's

[00:45:47] a

[00:45:47] must

[00:45:47] do

[00:45:49] excellent

[00:45:49] nice

[00:45:50] endorsement

[00:45:50] there

[00:45:50] I

[00:45:50] might

[00:45:50] have

[00:45:51] to

[00:45:51] complete

[00:45:51] for

[00:45:52] my

[00:45:52] Fran

[00:45:53] Kirby

[00:45:53] evolution

[00:45:53] at

[00:45:54] some

[00:45:54] stage

[00:45:54] actually

[00:45:54] Fran

[00:45:55] Kirby

[00:45:55] fits

[00:45:55] in

[00:45:55] Evo

[00:45:55] right

[00:45:56] now

[00:45:57] in

[00:45:57] that

[00:45:57] defensive

[00:45:58] boost

[00:45:58] one

[00:45:58] I

[00:45:59] think

[00:45:59] that's

[00:45:59] who I

[00:45:59] used

[00:46:00] that

[00:46:00] player

[00:46:00] that

[00:46:01] Evo

[00:46:01] one

[00:46:02] my

[00:46:02] two

[00:46:03] players

[00:46:03] for

[00:46:03] player

[00:46:03] review

[00:46:03] my

[00:46:04] main

[00:46:05] one

[00:46:05] is

[00:46:52] him

[00:46:54] I

[00:46:55] thought

[00:46:55] Mian

[00:46:55] Mark

[00:46:55] was

[00:46:56] just

[00:46:56] better

[00:46:57] and

[00:46:58] so

[00:46:58] would

[00:46:58] not

[00:46:59] really

[00:46:59] recommend

[00:46:59] him

[00:47:00] I

[00:47:00] think

[00:47:00] he's

[00:47:00] about

[00:47:00] 450,000

[00:47:01] coins

[00:47:01] I

[00:47:02] would

[00:47:03] not

[00:47:03] pay

[00:47:03] that

[00:47:03] right

[00:47:04] now

[00:47:04] he's

[00:47:05] expensive

[00:47:05] I

[00:47:06] mean

[00:47:06] usually

[00:47:07] the way

[00:47:07] I've

[00:47:07] looked at

[00:47:08] the

[00:47:08] market

[00:47:08] this

[00:47:08] year

[00:47:08] is

[00:47:09] if

[00:47:09] someone's

[00:47:09] expensive

[00:47:10] even

[00:47:10] if

[00:47:10] it

[00:47:10] be

[00:47:10] an

[00:47:11] icon

[00:47:11] or

[00:47:11] not

[00:47:12] I

[00:47:12] would

[00:47:12] expect

[00:47:13] them

[00:47:13] to

[00:47:13] be

[00:47:13] fairly

[00:47:14] decent

[00:47:14] in

[00:47:14] game

[00:47:14] so

[00:47:15] it's

[00:47:15] it

[00:47:18] might

[00:47:18] be

[00:47:18] that

[00:47:19] again

[00:47:19] I'm

[00:47:19] using

[00:47:19] Cam

[00:47:20] in

[00:47:20] Shadow

[00:47:20] Striker

[00:47:21] he's

[00:47:21] got

[00:47:22] a

[00:47:22] plus

[00:47:22] plus

[00:47:22] an

[00:47:22] advanced

[00:47:23] forward

[00:47:23] so

[00:47:23] maybe

[00:47:24] as part

[00:47:24] of a

[00:47:24] two

[00:47:24] striker

[00:47:25] formation

[00:47:25] in

[00:47:26] that

[00:47:26] role

[00:47:26] he

[00:47:27] performs

[00:47:27] better

[00:47:27] but

[00:47:28] in

[00:47:28] a

[00:47:28] 4-2-3-1

[00:47:28] Cam

[00:47:29] Shadow

[00:47:29] Striker

[00:47:30] stay away

[00:47:31] yeah

[00:47:31] I think

[00:47:32] as a

[00:47:32] striker

[00:47:33] with

[00:47:33] the

[00:47:33] first

[00:47:34] Dutch

[00:47:45] yeah

[00:47:45] I

[00:47:45] I

[00:47:45] used

[00:47:46] him

[00:47:46] in

[00:47:46] a

[00:47:46] role

[00:47:47] plus

[00:47:47] plus

[00:47:47] the

[00:47:47] inside

[00:47:47] forward

[00:47:48] on

[00:47:48] the

[00:47:48] right

[00:47:48] and

[00:47:49] the

[00:47:49] big

[00:47:49] thing

[00:47:49] is

[00:47:49] of

[00:47:49] course

[00:47:49] he's

[00:47:50] left

[00:47:50] footed

[00:47:50] which

[00:47:52] doesn't

[00:47:52] isn't

[00:47:53] great

[00:47:53] you know

[00:47:53] he's

[00:47:54] got

[00:47:54] things like

[00:47:54] a

[00:47:55] whipped

[00:47:55] pass

[00:47:55] plus

[00:47:56] but

[00:47:56] it's

[00:47:56] not

[00:47:57] ideal

[00:47:57] when

[00:47:58] you're

[00:47:58] you know

[00:47:58] on

[00:47:58] the

[00:47:58] byline

[00:47:59] trying

[00:47:59] to

[00:47:59] get

[00:47:59] the

[00:47:59] ball

[00:48:00] in

[00:48:00] you've

[00:48:00] got

[00:48:00] him

[00:48:00] on

[00:48:00] his

[00:48:01] weak

[00:48:01] foot

[00:48:01] the

[00:48:02] ball

[00:48:02] plus

[00:48:02] is

[00:48:02] nice

[00:48:03] generally

[00:48:04] feels

[00:48:04] classy

[00:48:04] on

[00:48:15] he's

[00:48:16] much

[00:48:16] better

[00:48:16] but

[00:48:17] I

[00:48:18] still

[00:48:18] think

[00:48:18] it's

[00:48:18] an

[00:48:19] SPC

[00:48:19] worth

[00:48:19] doing

[00:48:20] because

[00:48:21] I

[00:48:21] think

[00:48:21] he's

[00:48:21] very

[00:48:22] nice

[00:48:22] coming

[00:48:22] off

[00:48:22] the

[00:48:23] bench

[00:48:23] and

[00:48:23] I

[00:48:23] think

[00:48:23] if

[00:48:23] you're

[00:48:24] playing

[00:48:24] him

[00:48:24] probably

[00:48:24] as

[00:48:24] a

[00:48:24] main

[00:48:25] cam

[00:48:25] it

[00:48:26] might

[00:48:26] be

[00:48:26] better

[00:48:27] I've

[00:48:27] got

[00:48:28] two

[00:48:28] questions

[00:48:28] for

[00:48:28] you

[00:48:28] regarding

[00:48:29] that

[00:48:29] SPC

[00:48:29] because

[00:48:30] a lot

[00:48:30] of

[00:48:30] people

[00:48:30] might

[00:48:30] be

[00:48:30] considering

[00:48:31] that

[00:48:31] particular

[00:48:31] SPC

[00:48:32] question

[00:48:32] number

[00:48:32] one

[00:48:33] what

[00:48:34] about

[00:48:34] his

[00:48:34] dead

[00:48:35] ball

[00:48:35] play

[00:48:35] style

[00:48:35] plus

[00:48:36] is

[00:48:36] it

[00:48:36] a

[00:48:46] so

[00:48:47] it's

[00:48:47] still

[00:48:47] not

[00:48:47] ideal

[00:48:48] it's

[00:48:49] not

[00:48:49] totally

[00:48:50] cold

[00:48:50] in

[00:48:51] that

[00:48:51] regard

[00:48:52] oh

[00:48:52] nice

[00:48:53] one

[00:48:53] there

[00:48:55] question

[00:48:55] two

[00:48:56] if

[00:48:56] you

[00:48:56] had

[00:48:56] a

[00:48:56] choice

[00:48:57] between

[00:48:57] Palmer

[00:48:58] SPC

[00:48:59] or

[00:48:59] Phil

[00:48:59] Foden

[00:49:00] Gold

[00:49:00] card

[00:49:00] which

[00:49:15] looking

[00:49:15] for

[00:49:16] a

[00:49:16] player

[00:49:16] again

[00:49:16] I

[00:49:17] think

[00:49:17] he's

[00:49:17] a

[00:49:17] very

[00:49:17] good

[00:49:18] player

[00:49:18] and

[00:49:18] this

[00:49:18] is

[00:49:18] also

[00:49:18] a

[00:49:18] card

[00:49:19] you

[00:49:19] can

[00:49:19] see

[00:49:19] fitting

[00:49:19] into

[00:49:20] an

[00:49:20] Evo

[00:49:20] at some

[00:49:20] stage

[00:49:21] later

[00:49:21] in

[00:49:21] the

[00:49:45] then

[00:49:46] not

[00:49:47] trying

[00:49:47] to

[00:49:47] rip

[00:49:48] on

[00:49:48] your

[00:49:48] back

[00:49:49] lap

[00:49:49] but

[00:49:49] you

[00:49:49] did

[00:49:49] champs

[00:49:51] did

[00:49:52] you

[00:49:52] pack

[00:49:52] anything

[00:49:52] noteworthy

[00:49:53] I

[00:49:54] got

[00:49:55] 8

[00:49:55] and

[00:49:55] 7

[00:49:56] and

[00:49:56] absolutely

[00:49:57] not

[00:49:57] I

[00:49:57] think

[00:49:57] the

[00:49:57] best

[00:49:58] thing

[00:49:58] I

[00:49:58] got

[00:49:58] was

[00:49:59] an

[00:49:59] 86

[00:49:59] Sadio

[00:50:00] Mane

[00:50:00] team

[00:50:01] of

[00:50:01] the

[00:50:01] week

[00:50:01] I

[00:50:02] did

[00:50:02] not

[00:50:02] get

[00:50:02] a

[00:50:02] single

[00:50:03] other

[00:50:03] walk

[00:50:04] out

[00:50:06] that's

[00:50:06] a lie

[00:50:07] I

[00:50:07] got

[00:50:07] my

[00:50:08] two

[00:50:08] 86

[00:50:08] plus

[00:50:08] packs

[00:50:09] both

[00:50:09] of

[00:50:09] 86

[00:50:10] there

[00:50:12] you

[00:50:12] go

[00:50:12] so

[00:50:13] just

[00:50:14] don't

[00:50:14] get

[00:50:15] if

[00:50:15] you

[00:50:15] if

[00:50:15] you're

[00:50:15] not

[00:50:15] qualifying

[00:50:16] for

[00:50:16] champs

[00:50:17] if

[00:50:17] you

[00:50:17] don't

[00:50:17] have

[00:50:17] the

[00:50:17] time

[00:50:17] to

[00:50:18] play

[00:50:18] for

[00:50:18] champs

[00:50:18] just

[00:50:18] don't

[00:50:19] have

[00:50:19] the

[00:50:19] form

[00:50:19] or

[00:50:19] just

[00:50:19] let

[00:50:20] it

[00:50:20] be

[00:50:20] enjoy

[00:50:21] the

[00:50:21] game

[00:50:21] for

[00:50:21] what

[00:50:21] it

[00:50:21] is

[00:50:23] indeed

[00:50:24] good luck

[00:50:25] getting

[00:50:25] all

[00:50:25] of

[00:50:25] your

[00:50:25] rewards

[00:50:26] I

[00:50:26] just

[00:50:27] made

[00:50:27] up

[00:50:27] to

[00:50:27] div

[00:50:28] two

[00:50:28] the

[00:50:29] about

[00:50:29] half

[00:50:30] an

[00:50:30] hour

[00:50:30] before

[00:50:30] we

[00:50:30] recorded

[00:50:31] this

[00:50:31] show

[00:50:31] I

[00:50:31] got

[00:50:32] relegated

[00:50:32] straight

[00:50:32] away

[00:50:33] because

[00:50:33] that

[00:50:34] is

[00:50:34] the

[00:50:34] reading

[00:50:34] way

[00:50:34] we

[00:50:35] like

[00:50:35] to

[00:50:35] get

[00:50:35] promoted

[00:50:36] and get

[00:50:36] relegated

[00:50:36] straight

[00:50:36] away

[00:50:37] so

[00:50:37] no

[00:50:38] no

[00:50:38] no

[00:50:38] I

[00:51:01] 44

[00:51:01] points

[00:51:02] so

[00:51:02] if

[00:51:03] I

[00:51:03] just

[00:51:03] had

[00:51:04] one

[00:51:04] more

[00:51:04] point

[00:51:04] I

[00:51:05] could

[00:51:05] have

[00:51:05] just

[00:51:05] sat

[00:51:05] in

[00:51:06] div

[00:51:06] two

[00:51:06] until

[00:51:06] Thursday

[00:51:07] and

[00:51:07] taken

[00:51:08] the

[00:51:08] so

[00:51:09] I

[00:51:09] will

[00:51:09] see

[00:51:10] if

[00:51:10] I

[00:51:10] can

[00:51:10] get

[00:51:10] that

[00:51:10] one

[00:51:10] remaining

[00:51:11] win

[00:51:11] to

[00:51:11] get

[00:51:12] myself

[00:51:12] elevated

[00:51:12] but

[00:51:13] yeah

[00:51:13] very much

[00:51:14] echo

[00:51:14] what

[00:51:14] Shaq said

[00:51:15] please

[00:51:15] try and

[00:51:15] avoid

[00:51:16] the

[00:51:16] FOMO

[00:51:16] if you

[00:51:16] can

[00:51:17] we

[00:51:17] may

[00:51:18] see

[00:51:18] how

[00:51:18] this

[00:51:19] patch

[00:51:19] will

[00:51:19] change

[00:51:19] things

[00:51:20] looks

[00:51:21] like

[00:51:21] there's

[00:51:21] some

[00:51:21] interesting

[00:51:21] SBCs

[00:51:22] and bits

[00:51:22] and pieces

[00:51:23] on the

[00:51:23] way

[00:51:23] as

[00:51:23] well

[00:51:24] including

[00:51:25] rumours

[00:51:25] of an

[00:51:25] icon

[00:51:26] pack

[00:51:26] coming

[00:51:26] this

[00:51:27] week

[00:51:27] so

[00:51:27] that

[00:51:27] will

[00:51:27] be

[00:51:27] interesting

[00:51:28] if

[00:51:28] that

[00:51:28] comes

[00:51:29] again

[00:51:29] the

[00:51:29] daily

[00:51:29] content

[00:51:30] shows

[00:51:30] will

[00:51:30] cover

[00:51:30] all

[00:51:31] of

[00:51:31] that

[00:51:31] the

[00:51:32] Friday

[00:51:32] show

[00:51:32] will

[00:51:33] be

[00:51:33] back

[00:51:33] of

[00:51:33] release

[00:51:33] Saturday

[00:51:34] morning

[00:51:34] for

[00:51:34] non

[00:51:34] patrons

[00:51:35] members

[00:51:35] and

[00:51:36] Shaq

[00:51:36] hopefully

[00:51:36] will

[00:51:36] be

[00:51:36] back

[00:51:37] on

[00:51:37] Tuesday

[00:51:37] for

[00:51:37] another

[00:51:38] Tuesday

[00:51:38] club

[00:51:39] hopefully

[00:51:39] Nathan

[00:51:39] will

[00:51:39] be

[00:51:59] you