Ahead of SI's major World Cup update, we hear from Alice (FM_Girl), GNG, and Miakelinho about their thoughts on FM26. Will the updates or FM27 revive the game? Is the game dead to time? Or do we all just need to chill out and enjoy it?

Mika:https://www.twitch.tv/mikaelinhofm

GNG:

https://www.youtube.com/@FMGNG

https://www.twitch.tv/fmgng

https://bsky.app/profile/fmgng.bsky.social

FM_Girl

https://www.youtube.com/@thewfmshow

https://www.twitch.tv/fm_girl

Your Host:

https://www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts

https://bsky.app/profile/jmthoughts.bsky.social

We hear about how Gammy (Game Legenddd) manages teams that he has visited in person first!

GameLegenddd

• https://www.youtube.com/@GameLegendddVlogs
• https://www.twitch.tv/gamelegenddd
• https://www.youtube.com/@GameLegendddFM

Your host JMThoughts:

• ⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts⁠
• ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/jmthoughts.bsky.social⁠
• ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzP23Jb10doQFoGyXbHKfw

Tony Jameson shares the connection between making FM content, the community, and comedy performances. How do you put on a show? Is FM a funny game?Tony Jameson

• https://www.twitch.tv/tonyjamesonfm
• https://bsky.app/profile/tonyjameson.bsky.social
• https://x.com/tonyjameson
• https://www.youtube.com/@tonyjamesonFM
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJwruCy5lH44iFcyE150oeg

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Your host JMThoughts:

• https://www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts
• https://bsky.app/profile/jmthoughts.bsky.social
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzP23Jb10doQFoGyXbHKfw

We take a look at Sports Interactive's Communications approach with PokesFM. Is the story of FM26 a story of strategic communications failures?

GNG shares his thoughts on FM26: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Does the game improve with all the hours he's put into the game?

GNG:

• https://www.youtube.com/@FMGNG
• https://bsky.app/profile/fmgng.bsky.social
• https://www.twitch.tv/fmgng

Your host JMThoughts:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/jmthoughts.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzP23Jb10doQFoGyXbHKfw⁠

What is it like to manage all the teams at once? Zee likes to play that way! Also Countdown (yes the gameshow)!

Zee

• https://x.com/BadLipHotel

Your host JMThoughts:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/jmthoughts.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzP23Jb10doQFoGyXbHKfw⁠

Lockeis (Isaac Lockett) shares his thoughts on FM as a teaching tool and how it might link to the E-Concussion Project.

Lockeis/E-Concussion Project:

• https://x.com/isaac_lockett⁠⁠
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/isaac-lockett0345861ab/⁠⁠
• https://www.buzzsprout.com/2208030/13416381-ep8-how-the-gaming-industry-can-help-reduce-concussions-in-sport-with-isaac-lockett-and-freja-petrie⁠
• ⁠https://westonbirt.org/winner-of-the-westonbirt-school-alumni-association-award-announced/⁠

Your host JMThoughts:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/jmthoughts.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzP23Jb10doQFoGyXbHKfw⁠

Your host JMThoughts:

• ⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/jmthoughts.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzP23Jb10doQFoGyXbHKfw⁠

Mikaelinho shares his thoughts on the pre-game editor, Paradiso, Yorkshire, and more!

MikaelinhoFM:

https://www.twitch.tv/mikaelinhofm

Your host JMThoughts:

⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitch.tv/jmthoughts⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/jmthoughts.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzP23Jb10doQFoGyXbHKfw⁠