sounds like they are taking the first steps in trying to merge an FM-style manager mode with a console game. could be interesting.

something i didn't see, though i didn't read through everything, was stadium improvements during manager mode. BW and i talked about this -- i think -- and i found it quite frustrating that my dinky little stadium was still being loaded up after i had a level 9 stadium purchased. there should be some upscaling there.

didn't ruin the experience, but definitely detracted from the immersiveness of MM.