Your side has just triumphed in the most thrilling Cup Final ever played, and completely outplayed your supposedly superior opponents. When the lads finally get back to the dressing room, you give them a brief message to go and enjoy all the success that comes their way, but team talks are never always this easy, as many managers have found out over the two versions of Football Manager that have included this feature. Arguably an extremely good addition allows you to interact with your squad more, and show your personality to them, and vice versa at some opportunities. In a delicate situation, it can take some thought to find the perfect thing to say to your side. This guide tries to make it a little easier to find the right words.

The first patch for FM 2007 has been released by the dedicated developers at SI Towers. We've been hearing for a while that the 7.0.1 patch has been the first priority to get ready once the game shipped, and hopefully will fix problems that people have been having.The patch clocks in at a hefty 80.9 MB which means it should really only be downloaded by those of you who have broadband. Click here for a full list of all the changes made or click here to get a full list of mirrors courtesy of SI from which you can get your game up-to-date.