playboy77 Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 Gonna start a career game tonight just interested to see what team everyone is to start with? im probably gonna start with everton because i support them in real life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy77 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Gonna start a career game tonight just interested to see what team everyone is to start with? im probably gonna start with everton because i support them in real life Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZlatanFollower Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 People on here are basically every team under the sun for many reasons They could be doing a challenge, they could be their local team or the team they support, they could be trying to build themselves into the next legendary manager and more! Personally, i am liverpool because i supoort them in real life (a task sometimes) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavo_900 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Im a team called Redditch in the Blue Square North, I choose them cause I was bored with running a big club and wanted to make a team good. I finished my 1st season 1st when I was touted for relegation, I got no money so had to buy free players and loan players and need to stabilise finances (arrange friendlies againts big B teams like Barcelona, Madrid etc). I think playin as a lower leauge team is much better as it gives you more of a buzz. Also I new nothing about them as I support Newcastle and no nothing about them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 a career game starting with everton? im currently eastleigh, starting in blue square south with i won first time round first season in BSP was great gunning for playoffs but slid of the pace last 10 games and sliped to 15th(still very good) 2nd season in BSP finished 7th 3 points of playoffs and currently now after 9 games won 8. 1 point clear with a game in hand Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKA Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Playing as Crewe, hoping for some good regens with their top facilities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnsley Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 notts county and i have no idea why Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopper99 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Gateshead 'cos they're the closest team to me in real life and they're a good challenge for a career game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lambs Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I always start with a small team and either build them up, or jump from team to team until I get a bigger team. Normally I start as minnows Tamworth, but my latest game I started as MK Dons, got them to the premier division in straight seasons, but in the year I got promoted to the premiership, I got an offer I could not refuse from Aston Villa. Been with them for 5 years now, I am currently on a 77 league match run, with out defeat. It would of been over a hundred, but I lost a few matches at the start of my 3rd season. Lower league is more fun, so I have added a second manager at Bristol City to try and build them up. Currently lying deep in the relegation zone of the championship having only won 2 games from 15. Despite that, I am having great fun with them, my team sucks, compared to the rest of the league, but we battle for every point and i am becoming pretty good at keeping their morale high, despite the string of loses. I just need to stay up this season, as I think my youthful squad is going to come of age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maviarab Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Usually play as Norwich but this time round with 08 deciding to not manage them until such time as I can apply or they offer me the job, then I can take them up in the lague. Currently stil at Boca Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcSpireites Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Coventry... god knows why but stuck with them and i'm now in season 2020-21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawd Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 At Boca also Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenonny Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Started on patch 8.0.2 this week a new game with Newcastle United. Transfer budget £44m.(told board i would qualify for Europe through league position) Still left with £20m budget and now in January 2008. After a slow start with a series of draws & losses got most of the big team games over and done with. I'm now on a 10 game winning streak in the league and sitting in 2nd. place. Hopefully can hang on for a CL place or even a UEFA cup slot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glamdring Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by The Lambs: Lower league is more fun, so I have added a second manager at Bristol City to try and build them up. Currently lying deep in the relegation zone of the championship having only won 2 games from 15. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Wow, you're really pushing the boat out on your enboldened lower league challenge by dropping all the way to the lowly Championship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clonabanjo Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Ipswich because of the big budget to build a cracking team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacker1 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by glamdring: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by The Lambs: Lower league is more fun, so I have added a second manager at Bristol City to try and build them up. Currently lying deep in the relegation zone of the championship having only won 2 games from 15. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> whs Wow, you're really pushing the boat out on your enboldened lower league challenge by dropping all the way to the lowly Championship </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacker1 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by glamdring: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by The Lambs: Lower league is more fun, so I have added a second manager at Bristol City to try and build them up. Currently lying deep in the relegation zone of the championship having only won 2 games from 15. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Wow, you're really pushing the boat out on your enboldened lower league challenge by dropping all the way to the lowly Championship </div></BLOCKQUOTE> whs sorry for double ost btw, i ****ed up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turn it upto 11 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by cavo_900: Im a team called Redditch in the Blue Square North, I choose them cause I was bored with running a big club and wanted to make a team good. I finished my 1st season 1st when I was touted for relegation, I got no money so had to buy free players and loan players and need to stabilise finances (arrange friendlies againts big B teams like Barcelona, Madrid etc). I think playin as a lower leauge team is much better as it gives you more of a buzz. Also I new nothing about them as I support Newcastle and no nothing about them. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> damn you, i thought i was a genius getting them first with 1000-1 odds, its either the media underate them, lower leagues have got easier since the patch, or we're are both brilliant. ill go for the third Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerfan Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Just started a new game with 8.0.2. Started unemployed (as I always do) and hooked on with Longford. We'll see where we go from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lambs Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by glamdring: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by The Lambs: Lower league is more fun, so I have added a second manager at Bristol City to try and build them up. Currently lying deep in the relegation zone of the championship having only won 2 games from 15. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Wow, you're really pushing the boat out on your enboldened lower league challenge by dropping all the way to the lowly Championship </div></BLOCKQUOTE> They were in League 2 when I added the manager, sorry I didn't make that clear enough, but at least it gave you something to Troll about. Also try and read the part where I state I usually start as Tamworth. And some wonder why this forum has such a bad reputation as being unfriendly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glamdring Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by The Lambs: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by glamdring: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by The Lambs: Lower league is more fun, so I have added a second manager at Bristol City to try and build them up. Currently lying deep in the relegation zone of the championship having only won 2 games from 15. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Wow, you're really pushing the boat out on your enboldened lower league challenge by dropping all the way to the lowly Championship </div></BLOCKQUOTE> They were in League 2 when I added the manager, sorry I didn't make that clear enough, but at least it gave you something to Troll about. Also try and read the part where I state I usually start as Tamworth. And some wonder why this forum has such a bad reputation as being unfriendly. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> It was you who chose to thrust your opinion out as if it were fact, so much so that you had to put it in bold just in case people would struggle to grasp the point otherwise! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metropolistechnique Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Practically is fact. Lower League is way way more involving and fun. Nothing satisfying about starting as a Prem team at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metropolistechnique Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Bring the trolls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb242 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Each game is what you make it. Just because you start at a high team, even the likes of chelsea or man utd, it doesn't mean you can't have a long and rewarding game. On these forums its very noticable that some people seem smug that they only do lower league management, almost as if its how you 'should' play the game. It isn't. You can choose any team you like and play how you like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metropolistechnique Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 No I;m not smug. It's just if you start at the top, how is it satisfying when all you can do is go downwards, no? My main game is Brighton, League One, so not exactly lower league. But starting as Man U, you can only ever do AS GOOD AS Sir Alex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb242 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Or you can do better. Win more Champion leagues than just the one. Develop a new generation of talent through the academy and youth players a la Beckham, Scholes et al. Every club has challenges. Obviously if you start at the bottom its going to be more difficult, I don't deny that. As an Everton fan, if I were a professional player (I'm not as unfortunately I'm crap) I would love nothing more than to play for them. But that will never happen, so managing them on FM is the next best thing. I'm not having a go at you or anything, as I know what you mean about lower league managemnt and being more challenging. Brighton would have course be harder to achieve major success with than Everton. But my point is, success can be relevent. For you at Brighton, the aim is to achieve promotion, and build the club up, knowing it will take quite a while. For a Man Utd fan, its more about how much you can win per season. Different aims, but still challenging. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepentheZ Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Knockbreda, currently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
playboy77 Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 well said neilb242 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacknewthoughts Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 atletico goianiense, brazilian division 3. started unemployed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerfan Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 It's your game, you paid your money; play it however you like. Me, I like starting at the bottom and trying to work my way up. If you play with several leagues in several countries active, you can have a different experience every time. It's odd, but although Arsenal are my favorite team (and I always list them as such on my profile), I have rarely managed them in FM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
glamdring Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I play a variety of different savegames of different styles. Playing the same way every time I find very boring. I like to start from the bottom sometimes, other times I don't. To me starting in the lower leagues every game you play is utterly tedious because just as starting in the top league every game would be, you basically get a variation on the same experience each game - i.e. take your small team up through the leagues and either keep doing so with that team or move on to a different team and move yourself up the league pyramid yada yada. Always provides a good game, but like any other style, when you've done it once you've done it a hundred times. The teams change, the players change, but the aim is the same every time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerfan Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by jacknewthoughts: atletico goianiense, brazilian division 3. started unemployed! </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I managed in Brazil back when playing FM06. My recollection is that, even at lower levels, everyone has really great skills. Made it kind of fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacknewthoughts Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 yeah definitely more so than the english lower leagues i think! but my finances are an absolute mess (450k in debt, i don't even know why!) so there are disadvantages! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metropolistechnique Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Fair point. I guess I just know I wouldn't enjoy starting at the top. But yes, to each their own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdc123 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Bath City! Got them promoted champions 1st season and am now 5th after 12 games! And always Plymouth Argyle seeing as there me fav team! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidmonkey Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 im Shakhtar because i got the shakhtar job before 8.0.2 and me losing the game so started a new career game as them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Leeds Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Started a new game as MK Dons in League Two (8.0.2 Patch) Applied for a Parent Club and i had the choice of either Arsenal or Watford so unsurpsingly went with Arsenal and brought in Håvard Nordtveit, Nacer Barazite & Rui Fonte on Season Long loans also got Stevenage as my Feeder Club. So far brought in John Curtis, Jody Morris, Kémoko Camara & Romuald Boco all out of contract aswell as Edu Caballer from Villarreal on a Free Transfer and signed Tawonga Chimodzi (Santos F.C.) £10k, Peter Sweeney (Leeds Utd) £140k & Fikru Tefera (SuperSport Utd) £60k. Currently 1st in League Two Won 19 Drew 5 Lost 3. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Mackem Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I just started a new game unemloyed with no experience with all Brazilian, Argentinian, English, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, German, Spanish and Italian leagues. Got a job in Argentinian second tier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F94 Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 In my first season with York City. Looking good for promotion in February, then hoping to move on and up the leagues -- whether that be with York or other teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullion1 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 after resigning from Havant and waterlooville, i'm managing a struggling falkirk, which have a £30 wage budget, in the SPL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skallerup Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Vejle from Denmark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
llama3 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 yeah i wont manage a great many teams - the only teams i have ever completed a season with are my beloved arsenal, stevenage, valencia and barcelona. I have completed games as nations too, actually found i was rather good at international management, taking belarus to world cup quaters, togo to 4th place in the world cup and 2 wins over brazil as well as an african nations cup win, ivory coast to 4th place in the world cup and england winning the euros. I have also won the world cup with france, beating russia 2-1 in the final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
route1 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Playing as Leeds. Trying to bring European glory to Elland Road. Good choice I thought as the 15 point deduction makes the first season interesting. I'm in my 5th season and in UEFA cup via intertoto. Also got my board to improve training and youth facilities every year and have just got the top facilities now so am hoping to grow some local talent and see if I can create any superstars. And I dont support Leeds btw... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norville Rodgers Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Playing as villa. currently pulling my hair out at the sheer lack of firepower upfront Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfcgee Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 I'm with King's Lynn (put them in conference south with editor) as they're the nearest team to me at that lower level and they have a few ex Norwich players in their ranks which makes it a little more interesting for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anagain Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 The mighty AFC Bournemouth. Trying valiantly to avoid relegation with my 10 point deduction and crippling finances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anagain Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 When it comes down to the LLM vs top team debate I have to say there is something satisfying about starting at the bottom and trying to work your way up. I like to play conference south teams but felt the need to take on my team this time. One of the funnest games I ever played was as an unknown team named Skarp in Norway. No money, no hope, pants players...but it felt good when I got out the bottom league and managed to stay out. The only thing I do find unrealistic is when a manager will find success buying players they have heard of from real life rather than through in game scouting. I don't believe anyone can claim success unless they have followed the restraints of the real world. I'm sure most of the posters who claim success have used the player search function. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTamSLam Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Leyton Orient Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minisav Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Currently in my save games. Man United: Never been used since I started it. It's there just incase. Moron: iseemonsters small club to big club South America ("dafuge") Challenge. Argentina. Montrose: Unrealgod's Scottish "dafuge" Challenge San Marino (Club &Country: Ter's San Marino Double Challenge Busan Transportation Corporation: March Challenge Small club to big club's are fun. I think I tend to struggle more with the big teams for some reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekman Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Gateshead 'cos they're the closest team to me in real life </div></BLOCKQUOTE> How'd you manage that? Gateshead aren't even in the football league. Did you start unemployed and they got promoted or did you use an editor? The only reason I ask is that I would like to try them myself but really don't want to cheat by using an editor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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