Leagues/set ups for long-term saves.

I'm a bit confused on the league set up when starting a new game.

I've heard that view-only is pointless, it only simulates results and doesn't offer a balance of regens etc. So the best thing to do is load a full league and if you can't run other leagues you should load players from top clubs as an alternative.

Is this the case in FM14?

I usually run just the England Leagues down to the Skrill S/N but I play on full detail in the competitions. Naturally it slows things down so I don't want to run too many leagues(!) But I don't want just running England to cause the rest of Europe to be rubbish, having a challenging Champions League has always been the point for me.

Any ideas?

If you are looking to mainly stay in England until you reach the high divisions I would load say the top league of other main European nations. If you are struggling for speed lose some of the lower ranked nations but generally include France, Spain, Germany, Italy as a minimum then say Holland, Belgium, Portugal.