The new league draw system has ruined this game, as it punishes those that put time and effort into the game.

Its well been acknowledged that the Cup is a complete joke. Anyone who has a well maintained team will NEVER come close to winning it unless they are on the top of their server because they get paired with teams that are several levels above them. Im on level 36 now, won 31/32 league titles and 20+ Champions Leagues, yet not won the Cup since level 4 or 5 - because each season I am playing teams 4/5/6 levels better than me. Its simply a pointless set of games.

The league, when it was set up as a random draw was good. You got 2/3 good teams, had a chance to be competitive and the stupid game engine that blights this game didn't have as much sway on the end results come the end of the season. Now, every season I am paired with teams of similar quality in my league - and it often feels like the result of each game is chosen on a whim by the game engine and its irrelevant what you do as a manager as you can't influence the game.

Its a sad way for the game to go, but it feels like the recent changes to the league structure have completely destroyed the game and taken any enjoyment out of it. The managers that spend time on this game (and those that are sad enough to spend money on it) are simply being insulted by the games developers by having the game made harder for them, whilst not getting any extra additional benefit for the effort/time they have put in.

Quite simply, this game allows users to simply coast through the leagues, finishing around 5/6/7th each season in mid ranged leagues with little effort. Those coasting through will get promoted each season, whilst those that actively want to win leagues and play the game right are pushed into harder groups of leagues, meaning some get pushed away from promotion as teams battle to get past the line. It could be argued that Nordeus are trying to cash in on the active managers with the best squads by trying to force them to improve them even more - but the bottom line is this GREED has taken the heart out of the game.

The bottom line is that the game engine itself is still ridiculously set up. Tactics don't work, having the best players doesn't work, watching games doesn't work, having fully fit players doesn't work etc.. At times the game just trolls for the sake of it, regardless of what you do. The game time scheduling is a joke, meaning that often when you have two games in a day they are bang on 3 hours apart, rather than one in the morning, one in the evening, to help keep players fit. The Cup is a pointless competition to anyone who actually plays the game properly - annoying the core of their target audience - and the league changes are making it that the league is going the same way too.

The enjoyment is sadly going for these reasons. What is annoying is that I am not the only person to point out these flaws. They are quite clearly visible to anyone who plays this game for more than 5 mins a day. It makes you wonder what exactly Nordeus and the developers are doing, as they are simply not listening to the feedback given by THOSE THAT PLAY THE GAME.

Instead they carry on as things are and bring in changes that no one wanted. No one wanted Mourinio in the game. No one wanted Bigglesworth in the game. No one wanted more expensive scout players. No one cares about new shirts that don't change game play, but we keep getting them etc...

People have complained about the league set up, the lack of sense in tactics, the cup being bad, about scout players being too OLD and too expensive, about connection issues, about customer support issues etc.. AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

This game has the potential to be the best free football management game (with additional add on payable content/extras) on the Internet, but sadly Nordeus simply don't care about their players and customers, all it cares about is making as much money as possible, without actually fixing what is killing the game and turning players away. Two years ago I had loads of friends playing this game. Now I think I am down to myself and one other that play it daily. That says it all - there is no long term happiness for 99% of players, because the flaws in this game make it unplayable for a long period of time.

Punishing those that play the game every day by putting them in harder leagues and cup draws is a pathetic and insulting thing for Nordeus to do.