Most stories in FM12, mine included, were about the user in the game, taking over from Sir Alex Ferguson or Brendan Rogers to carry on where they left off, but this story will be about the technical side of Football Manager. I'm not saying I'm close to being good at LLM, but I believe I know enough to post
Lower League Managment (LLM, for short) has always been a touchy subject - some people love it, others hate it, but everyone agrees that if you can conquer LLM, you are better than most in the FM world.
I holidayed through the first season (12/13) and waited for teams to be promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division. FC United were one of the stronger teams in the division and, as FM12, more often than not, would be promoted after the first season. If you don't know the significance of FC United, this should help you out:
"FC United of Manchester was formed in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover of the club. The supporters own the club and vote on how the club is run".
I was silly enough to put my real nationality in-game. I could've chosen France or Spain, along with England as my second nationality, to increase the scouting knowledge in the country, but I completely forgot about it.
I've selected almost all the nations, and made the important ones playable. The Brazilian and Dutch leagues have been made playable on purpose because the 15-16 year old wonderkids that cost nothing and are willing to come to the BSN/BSS come from these two countries. I haven't seen the 'Wonderkids list' for FM2013 yet, but I'll be sure to use it once I have a little bit of money.
Speaking of money, FC United had an Okay financial status, and as a result, had a good £2,000 in wages to spend, which I increased to nearly £3,000 by altering my transfer budget - I won't be spending any money on transfers, but I'll be needing the wages to strengthen my squad. But before I could even look at my squad, I was happily told by my Director of Football that my team had no staff whatsoever.
Lower League Managment (LLM, for short) has always been a touchy subject - some people love it, others hate it, but everyone agrees that if you can conquer LLM, you are better than most in the FM world.
My save
I holidayed through the first season (12/13) and waited for teams to be promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division. FC United were one of the stronger teams in the division and, as FM12, more often than not, would be promoted after the first season. If you don't know the significance of FC United, this should help you out:
"FC United of Manchester was formed in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer's controversial takeover of the club. The supporters own the club and vote on how the club is run".
Speaking of money, FC United had an Okay financial status, and as a result, had a good £2,000 in wages to spend, which I increased to nearly £3,000 by altering my transfer budget - I won't be spending any money on transfers, but I'll be needing the wages to strengthen my squad. But before I could even look at my squad, I was happily told by my Director of Football that my team had no staff whatsoever.