20 Problems Only Football Manager Fans Will Understand

19. Holding Long And Fierce Grudges Against Real-Life Players For Things They've Done In The Game

A story perhaps best told by comedian Jason Manford who, at a reception dinner with Manchester City's first team squad got called out by his friends for giving Micah Richards the cold shoulder more than once during the course of the evening. Racking his brains to try and work out why he was in such foul-fettle with the young defender, Manford suddenly remembered that Richards had gone AWOL from training the week previous. On his Football Manager save. Of course, the average player isn't likely to be able to brush off Premier League players at swanky events, but that doesn't stop them cementing their real-life opinions on players who let them down in-game.