Football managers turn to a computer game to help pick their teams

Football fans often complain they could do a better job of managing their beloved team than the actual manager.

But it seems the armchair coaches may have had access to better information than the real ones.

The makers of the popular computer game Football Manager have just signed a deal with a company that provides scouting software to football clubs around the world.

Sports Interactive will be selling the details of around 80,000 real life footballers from more than 30 countries to ProZone.

Clubs who buy the software will then be able to use that data to try and find the best players - at the cheapest price - just like gamers at home.

We talk to Miles Jacobson, studio director of Sports Interactive.