Oops - my club is turning professional in the National League South!

[smeagoltonez]

Hi all,

I've just taken over Oxford City F.C. at the start of FM22. They are currently in the National League South and have a balance of £1,488.

During my interview, I suggested turning the club professional while fully expecting to be turned down but they agreed & now aim for this to happen by the end of May.

This is a bad idea right?

Also, I said that I didn't want to work with the DOF & so they've sacked him. He would have been owed compensation, where can I find how much he has been paid?

I'm wondering whether to simply restart the game & avoid making these sort of requests too early.

Thanks!

[XaW]

It's good, provided you will be successful and getting them up a few tiers in a short while. Your club will most likely lose a lot of money, but at that level you'll only pick up freebies and loans anyway, so it's not really an issue for you on the pitch.

[smeagoltonez]

1 hour ago, XaW said:

It's good, provided you will be successful and getting them up a few tiers in a short while. Your club will most likely lose a lot of money, but at that level you'll only pick up freebies and loans anyway, so it's not really an issue for you on the pitch.

Thank you! And if I don't get promoted it's going to potentially bankrupt the club a couple of years down the line?

Also, any idea where can I find how much compensation the board paid the former DOF?

Thanks again for your help!

[Platinum]

In my own save in Northern Ireland I havent requested becoming professional yet as I know we will lose money. Our commercial revenue and gate receipts wont cover the increased wage costs. Although it's probably a fine balancing act as becoming professional increases the chances of becoming successful which will lead to increased gate receipts and commercial revenue.

Edited February 22, 2022 by Platinum

[smeagoltonez]

I sup

2 minutes ago, Platinum said:

In my own save in Northern Ireland I havent requested becoming professional yet as I know we will lose money. Our commercial revenue and gate receipts wont cover the increased wage costs. Although it's probably a fine balancing act as becoming professional increases the chances of becoming successful which will lead to increased gate receipts and commercial revenue.

Thanks for your input. I guess my my real concern is did the board only agree to it because I have a 100% determination attribute? Is it realistic for this particular club to turn professional? 

[BruceyNTFC]

There have been examples of clubs at this level turning professional, we did it, shambles that it was. 

As for Oxford City, they're a club who have risen to this level for the first time in the last decade or so. I don't know if they've any rich benefactors in real life, but they seem to be having a decent year this year, so who knows what they might be planning. I think what I'm trying to say is, that it's not completely preposterous. 

[smeagoltonez]

9 hours ago, BruceyNTFC said:

There have been examples of clubs at this level turning professional, we did it, shambles that it was. 

As for Oxford City, they're a club who have risen to this level for the first time in the last decade or so. I don't know if they've any rich benefactors in real life, but they seem to be having a decent year this year, so who knows what they might be planning. I think what I'm trying to say is, that it's not completely preposterous. 

Thanks for your thoughts, I'll enjoy the ride then!

[phnompenhandy]

Bear in mind turning professional includes professional training schedules - a real chance of starting to improve your younger players at last.

You will inevitably lose a ton of money, but that's the board's responsibility, not yours.  So long as you keep to the wage budget and win games, you're doing your job.

[smeagoltonez]

6 hours ago, phnompenhandy said:

Bear in mind turning professional includes professional training schedules - a real chance of starting to improve your younger players at last.

You will inevitably lose a ton of money, but that's the board's responsibility, not yours.  So long as you keep to the wage budget and win games, you're doing your job.

No pressure then!