elling the truth I suggest you stick with Champ Manager 4 rather than Champ Manager 5, it was far far much better, trust me far much better. Looking at Champ Manager 5, the tilted 2d view makes it worse than ever it is no more exciting, also now the 2d pitch is smaller than ever since they have put a menu next to it, of which if there are player names then the pitch is full of player names and now you cant see the ball. One really bad thing is that the goals are really bad, open chances are guaranteed to be missed but when you least expect a goal you get it and it really awkward. If you choose the highlight mode during game play then you will be disappointed because the highlights are continuous they never break that means no time to make tactics or make changes. Another really bad point will have to be speed, if you choose real time it is very slow you increase the speed then it is very fast so fast you won't see a thing. Honestly speaking this game has been a disaster I think this is due to the fast that Si and Eidos split up so now they are competing and really it's for the worse. If possible I suggest you get a refund or make a big deal out of it and sell it to new people to Champ Manager 5 otherwise you will live to regret it for life I swear. Anyway if the Champ Manager 5 guys are looking please give us better updates at least 20 good ones.

Championship Manager 5 is the worst game ever - don't buy it. Championship Manager is the worst ever game I have ever bought because at least the others I have actually work. The gameplay is slow, the 2d pitch options are shoddy and to be honest this game is pure crap I wouldn't even wipe my rear with this game its a waste of a disc.

Championship Manager 5 is a complete con!! How they are allowed to sell a game that doesn't even work is beyond me. They have sold a game purely on reputation and have failed to produce anything near to what was promised. 2nd patch has been released on their website today and still the game is full of bugs! If you want a decent manager game stick to FM 2005. This is still not perfect but 10 times better then this rubbish! If you have got a slow Internet connection then you are knackered as the patch is 30 plus MB. Don't bother with this game as it is a major let down.

The Championship Manager 5 match engine is ridiculous, players run away from the ball, the game is just terrible. I played it for an hour before deciding that it was awful. Anyone wanna buy my copy?

Bad news folks, Championship Manager 5 is a big disappointment and those expecting the game to match past glories will feel badly let down. This game is like a cheap imitation of its previously legendary predecessors and anyone expecting a tactical battle of wits should steer well clear.

This game has bugs throughout, it seems the Eidos programmers have been on the booze while making this game, in fact, its quite amazing that this game even made it to the shop shelves. It seems that Champ Manager's illustrious reign at the top of the football management league has come to an abrupt end. CM5 has been well and truly put to the sword by Football Manager 2005 which has well and truly knocked the stuffing out of this prestigious title. The ironic thing is that Championship Manager has been the architect of its own demise, losing the battle with a serious of own goals as opposed to being outclassed by a much superior competitor.

It's also interesting to note that Eidos wouldn't release any preview copies of the game before its actual release date .looks like they knew they were onto a loser with this shoddy game.

The fundamental problem with Championship Manager 5 is that it doesn't work.
Player information is missing.
Contract information changes at will.
It takes forever to process between days.
Text response is bad or incomplete.
The database is too small - some players do not exist.
Game action is boring and predictable.
The "Press Speculation" is at best banal.
Poor excuse of a game it is supposed to represent.
Six months late and still doesn't work even with their first patch.
Seem to have done an exceedingly bad job at trying to replicate a decent game - FM2005.