INTERVIEW: Miles Jacobson, Sports Interactive MD, tells us all about Football Manager 2008

Charming Miles, one the the game world’s nicest blokes, invited us up to his North London pad for a barbecue. We had a lovely burger, although the July weather was a bit cold and we regretted not bringing a jumper almost immediately. But that’s not the point.

The point is, Miles told us about the most important new features in Football Manager 2008, plus a few of the other “over 100” changes the Sports Interactive team has made to the man-pleasing footie series. He also revealed the company’s plans for console games – that bit’s at the end, so you might want to skip the bulk of it if you’re just interested in the PSP or Xbox 360 versions…

Thanks, Miles. Good luck with the game and thanks for the partially-cooked meat. Football Manager 2008’s out for Mac and PC at the end of the year.