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Im also in deep shit since 8.02 came out and really for the 1st time don't have solution at all. I don't think that problem is full or extended match mode. It is up to match engine and bugs.
The worst, same what has happening on 8.02 I can see on FM Live, since Im beta tester. Same match engine and same shit! (On FM Live my biggest success was 9th in world ranking and Im always in 1st 50 teams)

To add, I play this serial since CM 3, and with FM 08 I can see only regression not progression in game developemant. Now with 8.02 patch this game become unplayable for me.

common thing which I noticed that regularly happening in FM 08 8.02 and FM Live:

1. Your opponent score in every shoot on target and your team can't get even 1 goal from 5 shoots on target rate. (The best here is that opponent demolish you 50, 4-1 etc since they score every single shoot on target and in match report after the game there is title: xxxx strikes lucky!". I have to admit that SI have good sense of humour)

2. Regularly your team concede goals in last minutes of the match

3. GK or defenders making stupid mistakes, like giving balls to the opponent ST in 16 yard box

4.It is impossible to win match vs. last team on table

I notice this first on FM Live, since I didn't played FM 08 for while. Than I started one game in FM 08 just to compare it with my FM Live experience.

In first try: Took Rapid in Austrian league and for 2 season I was 2nd in both seasons. I was much better vs. old goatt Trappatoni but small teams gave him 2 titles
In second try: Took Netherlands league and PSV, which is top team + with all money available I brought all top prospect players. Uh. total disaster. I couldn't win game at all. Even in Dutch Cup I lost from non-league club in 2nd round
third try: Polish league I took Crakowia. Small club but not so bad for Poland and same as with PSV: I couldn't win a *uck*n single match

As summery of all of this I think that SI messed up. They are developing two totally different games on the same match engine, trying to fight Eidos again because they are developing also MMO manager. For FM 08 is ok that ME can be hard but in FM live interference from match engine luck is so big that manager can just pretend to play. I was very high in ranking just following pattern how ME assign luck to my team. Than it happening (what you will notice in FM 08 8.02) that players doesn't follow your instructions on the pitch at all. On the end I have no clue why I won or lost some match! and that is ridiculous..or maybe Im just stupid?

Please, if there is some smart person I need advice or even tutoring.

cheers

P.S:

Epilogue:

I deleted FM 08 from my PC and bought CM 08