Edited sentence: Although, again, we can easily harp back to CM4.CM03/04 is thought of by many as the best Championship Manager version.Championship Manager 03/04 was released only several months after Championship Manager 4.Championship Manager 2006 did bring new features to the table.Despite CM4 being a buggy, poor game, it received rave reviews amongst the press.Either not by playing it properly, or being biased towards the game somewhat.However we must bear in mind that Championship Manager 4 also released at this time of year - and yet such harsh words were not reserved for this at the time.It's release was hailed as a masterpiece, but it soon became clear it was nothing if not a flawed gem.Most notable amongst these was from a review from the generally well thought of Eurogamer.So such words must be taken with a pinch of salt, no doubt previously flavoured by the SI fans.The player talks feature stands out amongst these.The timing of the release was not questioned at the time, but looking back it's surprising that the game came out so soon after Championship Manager 4.We may never know, but the evidence speaks for itself.What we can ascertain is that the actual quality of CM4 was poor and something needed to be done - 03/04 was the answer, although at cost to the loyal consumer.While competitors like Football Manager still do not allow you to have face-to-face chats with your OWN players, Championship Manager has approached this VERY tricky subject; and tackled it head on.With a 10/10 rating, you do have to wonder how the reviwer came to this conclusion.Yet latterly we saw that Championship Manager 4 was an awful version of the game.Yet seemingly not many now wish to admit their mistake