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[Write For Us] How to improve a club's finances on FM

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Started on 9 February 2014 by Justice
Latest Reply on 3 April 2014 by TomCampbe11
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Justice's avatar Group Justice
11 yearsEdited
Hey guys!
We've had a few very successful guides so far, such as our "Tactical Guide: Pairs and Combinations" and our "How to create a successful tactic on Football Manager (Guide)", which together have almost 600,000 views! Now that the whole Christmas period has passed, we can now focus our attention on creating more guides, and we need your help to do it!

What's in it for you? As well as earning the reputation of being a football manager genius and the respect of the big cheese (Stam), you will also earn a very sexy site badge which will show others how important a member you are to us!

What do you have to do? Just like with the last few guides, I will list, and briefly explain, below the factors which we should include in this guide. If you would like to help with this guide, please comment below which factor you would like to write about, and expand on what has been said below. Also, if you have any other ideas for factors which could be included, please Private Message me, or comment below, and I can include it if it is necessary for the guide. Please explain the factors as simply but effectively as possible.


player wages - Evaluate the players, sell the ones with unnecessary wages, taking in to account the marketing value of each player. edu1878

transfers - Selling players for profit, bringing in cheap players who will pay back their fee through performances/merchandising. TCO

foreign players - Merchandising in other countries due to foreign players. Example: Kagawa Man Utd shirts selling in Japan. LFC

balance management - Don't spend the club's balance on transfers/facilities if it could damage the club. Make a plan. zero-to-hero

club reputation - Increase the reputation to earn more in merchandising, TV rights and match attendances. Josh7798

match attendances - Increase the attendances at your home games to gain some extra cash. AaronHJFT96

club affiliates - Link up with parent/feeder clubs to gain money through deals/merchandising. pompeyblue

friendlies - Organise highly anticipated friendlies to attract big crowds and get big cash pre-season. Walter

win trophies - Win trophies to get prize money and increase reputation. TVDLC123

lower league management - How important are each of these factors to lower league management? jasonvilla4ever



Okay guys, so they are the factors! Please comment below with which factor you are interested in, and then start writing on it. Make sure nobody else has already taken that factor before you start writing to save you the hassle.

I would like the pieces to be sent in by the end of the month, so the deadline is 30th March. Please have everything in by then!

Thanks to everybody who helps, I'm sure that this can be a huge success and we will all prosper, as a site, as a community, as a team! :)
And I will take transfers myself :P
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I'll do friendlies :)
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That guide would help a ton not enough FM xp to take a bit but thanks to the guys who will make it happen.
I'm not very good at helping in FM, but obviously the main things are selling players and being successful. Also something people forget is to raise income as well as lower expenditure.
I will do foreign players. :D
Can I do player wages, and also signing to sell for a profit?
Balance management please?
I may take LLM. But I may be busy. I'll contact you about it.
i will take 510 and do LLM if he doesnt
I will take match attendances.
If this is still up and running I don't make taking on affiliates if I can get a bit more information on the content and what angle to go from?
2014-02-25 15:09#163105 Jamesg237 : If this is still up and running I don't make taking on affiliates if I can get a bit more information on the content and what angle to go from?
Well here's the aspects you'd want to be writing about:

Getting a Parent Club:
> Annual fee received
> Annual friendly (with feeder club gaining all money)
> Loaning players without loan fee

Getting a Feeder Club:
> First-Buy Option on players
> Increasing reputation, which gains more fans, and ultimately more merchandise sold


There may be more points which you can include if you think of any :)
TomCampbe11's avatar Group TomCampbe11
10 yearsEdited
Loads of good tips here:

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