Lesterfan_Cambiasso Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Hello Everyone Just wanted to get a thread going and ask some opinions on teams really. Thinking ahead to FM23 and who will make for good teams to manage. Had some early ideas just wondered your thoughts. Please bear in mind, im not that hardcore of a player. MANCHESTER UNITED - New exciting signings, new manager, re-establish dominance in the city, get the league won and end the Man City & Liverpool dominance. See out the end of Ronaldo's career. CHELSEA - Spent loads of money, not improved the team, no clear style of play or preferred formation, big expectations and needing a new manager. DERBY COUNTY - Huge rebuild needed, massive club playing at far too low of a level after financial ruin. ALBION ROVERS - I love this team. Plucky Scottish minnows who have battled relegation 4 or 5 seasons running from Scottish League 2, tiny stadium and competing on an unlevel playing field with full time teams and teams who have decent amounts of money like Dumbarton, formerly Cove Rangers and Kelty Hearts in previous seasons too. Tiny squad. MARSEILLE - Toppling PSG would be a huge ask but their squad is made of players im very familiar with, most of whom had careers in the premier league. Feel there is potential to build the club and see off the threats of Monaco, Nice, Lyon etc for "best of the rest" Theres a few others too but my initial inclination is possibly towards one of Man Utd, Chelsea or Albion Rovers. Which do you think would make for a good save, and maybe even suggest a team for me to get stuck into and why? Thank You! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
frog-kvfb Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Barca great young core to the team plenty of youth prospects a new star striker to get the best out of. Also possibly still a good bit of debt to pay off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshace Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Wrexham, for obvious reasons. Bordeaux - fallen giant 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedge11 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Got big teams like Lyon, Atalanta and Valencia who all failed to qualify for europe last season. Be decent teams to take on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Cortez Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Real Betis I think for me initially, and then the obligatory Man United save but Chelsea could also be a good save to go for. however this year, I’ll be playing differently, I’ll be adding potential signings to the DoF list and he must close the deal from start to finish. Should make it more of a challenge seeing as the DoF is probably only likely to make deals for less than 50% of what you ask for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopfan1977 Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Cardiff City - No funds, Debt up to their eyeballs and a newly assembled squad of majority free transfers. And an owner that has no direction or clue on how to run a football club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 I'm going for Valour FC in Canada. That is always fun. However, depending on how they are set up, FC Edmonton in the same league could be interesting due to their current situation. Serious financial problems resulting in around 80% of the 2021 seasons squad not being retained and having to play most of, if not all this season reliant on loans from the other CPL teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJanitor Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Leicester - rebuilding a stagnating team with some quality players. Rennes - incredible academy, but a front line combining Doku, Sulemana, Gouiri, Majer, and Terrier is the main attraction. Roma - Dybala! 343 with him, Abraham, and Pellegrini upfront and Spinazzola and Karsdorp running down the wings. Really looking forward to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Gordon Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I generally stay away from the English leagues as I find the Premier League to be so powerful that the game stops being enjoyable for me. Though I might be tempted by Sunderland if their young squad has as many high potential players as they should have. Other than that, I tend to follow a pretty familiar formula of taking a club from a lower European league as far as I can. In FM22 that was to win a Europa League and 10 League titles with Hammarby. In FM23, I'm tempted by bringing Wisla Krakow back from the 1st division, to the peak of Polish football and then seeing if I can compete in Europe. Another idea I have for a story is to make the once free territory of Trieste, one of the most important seaports of numerous empires a force in the footballing world by bringing Triestina to glory from Serie C in Italy, using a transfer strategy drawn from their historical allegiances and geographical location (Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary and Italy). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearesporting Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Flash Gordon said: I generally stay away from the English leagues as I find the Premier League to be so powerful that the game stops being enjoyable for me. Though I might be tempted by Sunderland if their young squad has as many high potential players as they should have. Other than that, I tend to follow a pretty familiar formula of taking a club from a lower European league as far as I can. In FM22 that was to win a Europa League and 10 League titles with Hammarby. In FM23, I'm tempted by bringing Wisla Krakow back from the 1st division, to the peak of Polish football and then seeing if I can compete in Europe. Another idea I have for a story is to make the once free territory of Trieste, one of the most important seaports of numerous empires a force in the footballing world by bringing Triestina to glory from Serie C in Italy, using a transfer strategy drawn from their historical allegiances and geographical location (Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary and Italy). Funny you mention Triestina. I'm literally doing that save right now with the same idea after discovering the history of the city. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblomov Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Udinese has a good team - you have the wonderkid Udogie - you have 2 great central defenders with Becão & Bijol - A BWM with Wallace - Pereyra who can play as an advanced playmaker - and Deulofeu is a very very good player in the Serie A - Beto who's a perfect Target Man who also has a lot of pace in my fm 22 game i managed to win the Serie A with Udinese in the second season (after taking over when they were rock bottom with 10 games to play in the first season), using the selection that was in place since the beginning of the game. I only lost 2 games out of 38. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAss88 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 I have a little () list for FM23: England: Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Newcastle, Southampton, Aston Villa, West Ham, Burnley, QPR, Sheffield Wed & AFC Wimbledon.Italy: Napoli, Atalanta, Udinese, Lazio, AC Milan, AS Roma, Inter, Juventus, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Bari, Parma & Palermo,Spain: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid & Valencia.Germany: Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig & Bayer Leverkusen.France: Marseille, Monaco, Lyon, Rennes, Bordeaux & Caen.Portugal: Benfica, Braga, Porto, Sporting CP & Vitoria Guimaraes.Other: PSV, Ajax, Galatasaray, Besiktas, Fenerbahce, Genk, Standard, Anderlecht, KV Mechelen, Hajduk, Sparta Praha, FC Kobenhavn, PAOK, Lech Poznan & Wisla Krakow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gggfunk Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 35 minutes ago, BadAss88 said: I have a little () list for FM23: England: Arsenal, Man City, Man Utd, Chelsea, Newcastle, Southampton, Aston Villa, West Ham, Burnley, QPR, Sheffield Wed & AFC Wimbledon.Italy: Napoli, Atalanta, Udinese, Lazio, AC Milan, AS Roma, Inter, Juventus, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, Bari, Parma & Palermo,Spain: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid & Valencia.Germany: Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig & Bayer Leverkusen.France: Marseille, Monaco, Lyon, Rennes, Bordeaux & Caen.Portugal: Benfica, Braga, Porto, Sporting CP & Vitoria Guimaraes.Other: PSV, Ajax, Galatasaray, Besiktas, Fenerbahce, Genk, Standard, Anderlecht, KV Mechelen, Hajduk, Sparta Praha, FC Kobenhavn, PAOK, Lech Poznan & Wisla Krakow. And I thought I'm the only one who would like to manage all the clubs in the world 😁 My "must do" saves at the moment are: Arsenal / Barcelona / Zagłębie Lubin / Ajax Amsterdam / Southampton / Journeyman Plus like 10 others that will come to my mind when the game is out... Just wondering how I will find time to do all this 😁 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugs65 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 (edited) I'm probably going to start in France and I've got a few teams in my mind : Red Star FC - Popular save doing it every year Le Havre - Also a popular one and they started to get back on track this year by appointing Matthieu Bodmer as a sporting director Bordeaux - Fallen Giant good amount of exciting youngsters like Bakwa Pau FC - Just because they are the closest professional club from me besides Toulouse Reims - Their recruitment is so so good many talented players joining the club Edited September 20, 2022 by Hugs65 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_france Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 For the managers who would like to discover France this year, you have 2 interesting challenges during the first season : -For the current season in Ligue 1, 4 spots are exceptionnaly granted for the relegation at the end of the season (Ligue 1 will only have 18 clubs next season instead of 20 atm), so starting with a team like Ajaccio which has just gained promotion this year, could be a real challenge -In Ligue 2, as a result, only 2 seats for promotion this year, instead of 3, with the 2 big French teams just relegated this year, Bordeaux and Saint Etienne, it could be fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dothestrand Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 On 17/09/2022 at 20:40, Flash Gordon said: I generally stay away from the English leagues as I find the Premier League to be so powerful that the game stops being enjoyable for me. Though I might be tempted by Sunderland if their young squad has as many high potential players as they should have. Other than that, I tend to follow a pretty familiar formula of taking a club from a lower European league as far as I can. In FM22 that was to win a Europa League and 10 League titles with Hammarby. In FM23, I'm tempted by bringing Wisla Krakow back from the 1st division, to the peak of Polish football and then seeing if I can compete in Europe. Another idea I have for a story is to make the once free territory of Trieste, one of the most important seaports of numerous empires a force in the footballing world by bringing Triestina to glory from Serie C in Italy, using a transfer strategy drawn from their historical allegiances and geographical location (Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary and Italy). Trieste is a beautiful city so that's a good call. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolly Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 May go for a LLM save this time, I've had fun getting Rochdale into the Premiership this year. Altrincham could be an interesting proposition as it's their first season as a professional club. Outside of that I may just select 3 countries and go for a rando team. Definitely not going for one of the big names as I've found they have becoe less of a challenge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradz FM Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 St Ettiene after their relegation. Palermo now in Serie B and part of the City football group Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3maldini3 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Atalanta is a usual for me every year. Napoli for sure this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley84 Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Might skip on FM 23. But if I don't it s gonna be Messina for starters. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
canry Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 PSV or Feyenoord Braga Galatasaray Lens Sociedad (only basque) Werder or Schalke Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
collisonmullan Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Been trying to figure out who my long term save should be and came across Royal Football Club de Liege in Belgiums third tier. The club has a lot of history having won the Belgium top tier 3 times before 1900 and twice more in the 50's, so historically one of the most successful teams in Belgium and if not for them refusing to release Jean-Marc Bosman in the 90's we wouldn't have the Bosman rule. I'm looking forward to doing a save with RFC Liege and making them relevant in this century. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearesporting Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 22 hours ago, Muttley84 said: Might skip on FM 23. But if I don't it s gonna be Messina for starters. I enjoyed a save with them only signing u23 Italians back in FM18 I think it was. What draws you to them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley84 Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 4 hours ago, wearesporting said: I enjoyed a save with them only signing u23 Italians back in FM18 I think it was. What draws you to them? In each edition I do a save with a club from Mezzogiorno and try to achieve success by only using players fron the club' region. I tried it with Catanzaro (Calabria), Avellino (Campania) or Biscegle (Puglia). Only logical to try it in Sicily next and Messina are quite a rebuilding job (also dead last irl now). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3maldini3 Posted September 25, 2022 Share Posted September 25, 2022 On 25/09/2022 at 04:26, Muttley84 said: In each edition I do a save with a club from Mezzogiorno and try to achieve success by only using players fron the club' region. I tried it with Catanzaro (Calabria), Avellino (Campania) or Biscegle (Puglia). Only logical to try it in Sicily next and Messina are quite a rebuilding job (also dead last irl now). I think my best save ever was Catanzaro back in 2005 or 2004. Giorgio Corona wouldn’t stop scoring there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIESEL.be Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Thinking about doing a Venezia save. Overhaul the squad because there's not a lot of italian talent in there, get a good base ready and build from there. The boys are not doing too well in Serie B at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesterfan_Cambiasso Posted September 26, 2022 Author Share Posted September 26, 2022 Im thinking South America could be something new for me..... River Plate seem to be struggling domestically....must be reasons for this? Ive had an enjoyable save in the past too with Universidad de Chile..... could be a team to revive perhaps? Squads in these countries look so OLD, its crazy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Gordon Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 I'll be adding Bursapor to my list I think. Turkey is a league I've never really got involved in. But 1 of the only 2 clubs outside of Istanbul to win the league now in the 3rd division sounds like the kind of rebuild that I can't resist. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradz FM Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Olympiacos could be fun. James, Marcelo, M'Vila, Valbuena, Vrsaljko, Sokratis, Samasssekou, Pep Biel, Bakambu and Konrad de la Fuente at their disposal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawZy Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 couple of teams on my radar that have not been mentioned yet Denmark: Esbjerg, will be in the 3rd tier of danish football even though wre in top flight as recenty as 19/20 Saudi Arabia: Al-Ahli Saudi FC, will be in the second tier for the first ever time won the top flight in 15/16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GylfiAsCharged Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Scarborough Athletic appeals a lot to me as a long term building save this year. Newly promoted to the National League North, they are the phoenix club formed after Scarborough FC's dissolution in 2010, a club that spent the whole of the '90s in the Football League after Neil Warnock led them to promotion. Plus they play at the Flamingo Land Stadium which sounds like the kind of place I want to be. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophos Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 I've been enjoying Blackburn so far. Some fantastic prospects (Ashley Phillips and Adam Wharton in particular), a squad full of hard-working and technically rounded players, and an interesting dilemma with Brereton-Diaz wanting out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 As always, St Johnstone. A decades worth of success, including 2 Scottish Cups, and a cup double season, and about 6 forays into Europe, last seasons highlight drawing away to Galatasaray, been toppled as they narrowly escaped relegation last season through the play offs. Sales/Loss of the majority of key players, added to a poorly built squad of ageing players, means the club is in desperate need of a rebuild. One of the weakest sides in the division, with little (useful) pace in the squad and a collection of inconsistent strikers, the board expect a top 6 finish, so youll be under pressure quickly if you dont start well. Add in how strong Rangers/Celtic/Aberdeen look, and the added threat of Hearts and Hibs, and its hard to pick up a meaningful run of results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThanatosAFC Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Bayern & Liverpool for some beta fun. when the full release comes out i might pick Leeds, Atalanta and PSV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balotelli Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 I've started a save as Benfica no surprise their team is full of potentially world class young players. And some more experienced older heads. Antonio Silva and Enzo Fernandez might be my new favorite players this year. And florentino Luis is a football manager legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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