I agree with most of the comments. The game has potential and I still see it in its infancy.
Having played sports management games since the age of 10, the process takes a lot of time, so I am hopeful that 2015 will be better.
I agree that the glitches do make the game a bit frustrating. A lot of unrealistic results happen throughout the game. Losing 12-2 in the NHL and not getting flack from the management or press... Seeing the Leafs finish top of the conference in the 2013-4 season, whilst Boston ends up 8th.
I played with Montreal and finishing the season very poorly, I still did not get fired! (Very unlike Montreal not to fire a coach that performs poorly)
Historical play is fun, but I wonder if having it is a bit too much considering how much the rules have changed over the years. I would certainly focus on the modern phase of the game and improve the current gameplay.
Focus of media handling, better personnel engine (building a staff and seeing the results), trade reactions from fans, fixing glitches, better training engine (though the new patch was a step in the right direction), tweaking UI and in-game engine. You should be able to see how the game is being played... Penalties should be clearer too. You shouldn't have to go into sub menus to find out who got boxed for what.
Also agree that there should be a difference between GM and coach. Would be nice to actually play as coach and get players traded for you, or have the GM ask your opinion on trades and depending on the management or your performance, whether or not they would even consider your opinion.
All in all, I still feel that for the amount of data that needed to be handled OOTP did a pretty decent job of releasing this first season of FHM.
Fingers crossed for a better FHM 15!
