The camera really bugs me too. I used to play 2004 on the above A & B views. Even tho everyone says that game was so crap when it came out it was brilliant and it based the platform for progress for 2005, the sad bit is that they've left out the multitude of camera options that was available in 2004. What I do is play one half using classic and the other using classic 2.  what  annoys me about classic 2 is losing time running in the wrong direction when possesion changes!!

But hey, I'm not "good enough" yet to play side view and in my opinion if you were on the pitch yourself (or the 16th man) you'd be facing the opposition and not watch them like a tv match from the side? I am still wondering if it is possible for someone to mod the classic view so you can choose the direction.