Sports Interactive informed about the release date in early September. Despite there is still plenty of time left on-line shops already offer the game at discount prices, anyway, we have written about it. The Polish distributor, CD Projekt, apart from the regular edition has also prepared a, so called, collector's edition, which will have a notepad with FM 2009 logo, in offer. The present from CDP did not bring anyone to their knees, quite the opposite – it left many disappointed.

A different gift is given to their customers byHMV.com, where soon a blog about the latest Football Manager version written by Miles Jacobson himself should appear (by the way, I wonder if it is just a coincidence or a formalised cooperation). By pre-ordering on that site you will get a computer mouse with a Football Manager 2009 logo. The add-on looks quite decent, what only proves that nothing is impossible to a willing mind. The game on HMV.com costs £29.99, the shipping cost to Europe – should anyone want to order it – is £2.50 for a standard airmail, and... £27 for a courier delivery (for Rest Of The World it is £4.50 and £37 respectively).