The football season is here, which can only mean one thing, Football Manager is coming ever closer. Set for release in November, with the demo unleashed a few weeks beforehand, there is presumably still time for ideas to be aired. Every instalment comes hand-in-hand with a lot of bugs and fixes, but there are always potential features which need to be considered, even if it merely increases the level of convenience involved in pitting your wits against virtual football teams. Immersion is a huge aspect of the Sports Interactive best-seller, with hard-core fans wanting larger databases, more leagues and younger players. All of the tools required to enjoy a long-term career at any club, but the desire for smaller changes and novelty features are there too. Whether it be personalising club assets, having the optional to employ new types of staff or simply having a slightly less stressful time of it on a match-day, ideas are aplenty. Topical changes can be introduced to differentiate this edition from the last, with the possible death of possession-based football by the sword of more precise and tactical pressing. Off-the-ball instructions might just be due a big tune-up. Here is a list of some essentials and other less fundamental add-ons for Football Manager 2015, from the referee's latest toy all the way down to maybe getting some tweets involved.
