If only we had voted to stay in the European Union.
Disregard all the countless positive things the Union brought to people in Britain. Never mind the freedom to move throughout European countries or the benefits of European single market. Britain's vote to leave the European Union has made life a hell of a lot harder for Football Manager enthusiasts.
That's right, Miles Jacobson, who is a key figure at Sports Interactive, and his team have introduced the complications of Brexit into the successful video game franchise. Unfortunately for wannabe managers, that means signing players is going to be even more of a pain.
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Speaking to theTelegraph, Jacobson revealed the vote was too big an event to leave out, as it will undeniably have an impact on the state of English football for years to come.
We usually try and keep politics out of the game because nobody wants it rammed down their throat.
But we were left with an interesting situation this year when the people of Britain voted to leave the EU and it wouldn't have felt right to leave that out. It's something we had to reflect in the game.
So we sat down with the research guys and started to plan how we might put it in.�
However, Jacobson and his team were then left with the prospect of predicting Britain's future, something that very few politicians were keen to do during the summer.
As an example of how it can work - this is what happened in my current game last night. pic.twitter.com/x1DhFYN1IJ
Of course, none of us know what will happen,� Jacobson continued
It changes on a daily basis.
Six weeks ago I would have predicted a soft Brexit, but after the Conservative Party conference a hard Brexit is much more likely.
We know Article 50 will be invoked before the end of March, but we don't know how long negotiations are going to take. They could take two years but there could be a general election within that time. There are provisions that if a deal hasn't been reached, negotiations could be extended or even scrapped."
When playing the new Football Manager, football fans will have three scenarios. One is a soft Brexit, in which the free movement of workers remains.
Two is where footballers are given the same rights as 'entertainers', and it is therefore easier to obtain work permits than others.
Three is a hard Brexit, in which similar rules currently in place regarding non-EU players will be implemented onto European stars.
It all seems a bit bleak for the Premier League, and Jacobson has also stated he believes the decision will ultimately worsen the quality of the Premier League.
From a British point of view it could be a positive. From a national team point of view it could be a positive. But from an overall perspective, it's not a good thing for football in this country.�