Football Manager 2019: 10 New Features On Our Early Wishlist
5. Optional Brexit
Even those in favour of Britain leaving the European Union have to admit it can be a ballache on Football Manager, especially if your current save game decides to implement a 'hard Brexit' and the return of the bad old days of work permits.
The last two instalments of FM occasionally imagine a 'soft Brexit' where little changes, but the option to switch Brexit off entirely would be a welcome one. Although FM should be as authentic as possible in footballing terms, many fans play it to escape the real world, and it isn't just the remain voters who feels this way.
With a 'hard Brexit' in place, it's incredibly difficult to snap up young talent from EU nations if you're in charge of an English club, and to some FM fans, that sticks a spanner in the works of their recruitment policy.
No doubt Football Manager 2019 will have a clearer view of how real-life Brexit will play out as Britian's negotiations to leave the European Union continue, but making it optional within the game would please everyone.