oriole01 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 NK Maribor, Salernitana, Darmstadt, Paris FC, Burton Albion, Arouca, Sassuolo, Malmo, Kosovo NT, Swaziland NT, Canada NT, Iceland NT, Kyrgyzstan NT, Ireland NT are all interesting options for me. Maribor will certainly be my starting point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mibsweden Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I usually do a Roma save. This year I might try Havre in France or Rercreativo de Huelva in Spain. Once you get used to having 12 subs like in Italy it is hard to go back though. So good for having some youth getting some game time when you have a solid lead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemc Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Always start with Manchester United just to get my head around the new game, then I'll start with a team from L1/L2 and work up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QWERTYOP Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Newcastle or Villa appear to be the obvious choices this year. Quite interested to see what they do with Milan given they've just been taken over. Will they be given the necessary tools to mount a resurgence? If so, I can see that being an enjoyable option. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 no Salford? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyboy89 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I always start with Man Utd in the 2 week beta just to get a feel for the game. Then I think I'm gonna start a save with Blackpool. They've fallen quickly down the leagues. Not so long ago they were in the EPL. Gonna task myself with getting them back up there and winning a trophy or two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkrp0 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 I'm probably going to play FMTouch for day or two to get used to ME, then I'll play as Crystal Palace Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbthree3 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 I've already planned my beta team - NYCFC (I said that I'd do a save with them sometime if they followed me back, so I've gotta keep up my promise) Newcastle would be a nice project, Marseille's an interesting one. Or I might just do a Wimbledon save or something like that. Undecided yet! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherdil Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I'll probably choose a team for the dafuge challenge. Last year, I chose Kettering Town F.C. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarroOxford Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Arsenal is usually a fun test save for me. Will dabble in managing Oxford United as well out of curiousity but after a week or so I'll start my usual unemployed realistic journeyman save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermaltake Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Leeds or St Johnstone... Will decided when i see the squads i think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindhoffen Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Liverpool and then Brentford. I might take on the Albanian league at some point too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoalieManPat121 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 Im gonna use a random team picker and let the gods decide. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigcwwe Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Manchester United, Salford and Sassuolo. Maybe start with United to get a feel for the ME and new features. Salford will be a fun save to try and build them up and get to the PL and then Sassuolo is a nice option in Serie A. Berardi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swillo Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Liverpool as a main save, Tranmere and Real Oviedo as side saves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racatte Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 A totally virtual team I create in every game, in a French lower league, after an update which add the 4th and 5th level (CFA and CFA2). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 will probably do Man Utd Salford City Edinburgh City - new team in the scottish leagues, will be fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
quantez33 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Ajax and Bristol Rovers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian barr Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Am thinking of: Dundee United (Recently relegated bring them back to previous glory) Newcastle United (Such a good squad for the championship, would love to bring them back up and rebuild the club) Leeds United (Crazy last 15 years - time to get them back) I have had amazing games in Belgium (Club Brugge), France (Stade Rennes) and Holland (Ajax) and also Leyton Orient. Have never really managed in Italy, Spain or Germany so tempted to give one of those leagues a crack in FM17. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmithRFC Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Rangers as per usual then will probably move onto a save in England. More than likely with a Championship club, Villa or someone similar maybe! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRedwoodAVFC Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 My first long term save will be with Villa. I'll also do a lower league challenge with Salford City maybe. I would also like to manager RB Leipzig and I do like a save in Croatia (either Dinamo or Hadjuk) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmed of africa Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 not 100% sure but certainly it's gonna be an african club, i hope they include more african leagues thought or i'm gonna get stuck in south africa xD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statsarefacts Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 On 23 August 2016 at 15:45, GylfiAsCharged said: AFC Fylde - achieve success in their new stadium and poach Blackpool's alienated fanbase in the process! Interesting article about them here: http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2016/4/14/fylde After reading this very interesting article I had a good look at the current Conference North results and table. What a competitive division, just one promotion place and ten teams with an average home gate of at least 1050. I think I will have to start FM2017 at this level but not sure with which team as there are many good options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuryBlade Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I normally manage the club I support, Sheff Utd, but I did nearly 1000 hours on that this year and don't think I'll have the motivation to do that again. I'm currently doing the Dafuge challenge but on IPad (Touch version) and I'm loving the save so far. I'll probably do the same on FM17. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonfun1980 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Might be tempted by Nice now. Bring the best out of Mario Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteeagle81 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I will play an Career and start unemployed. Playable leagues will be : France, Italy, Germany, England, Spain, Croatia, Poland and two other countries i dont know yet. Then i will start with low reputation manager and take the job i get. It will be a longterm save and i hope to win the Champions League and the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magus978 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Hartlepool. See if I can go from League Two to the Champions League in 6 seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigz76 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Nice would be interesting, since Balotelli almost certainly will be as overrated as usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffle Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I think I'm going to apply Eric Cantona's following quote to the game: "France doesn't deserve Auxerre, only England deserves Auxerre". I will add AJ Auxerre into the Sky Bet Championship and show England what Burgundy is made of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
takemehome Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Start off with Newcastle or Villa and bring them back up or Juventus as I've not managed in Italy since the CM days to get a feel for the game in the beta. Once the game is fully released I'll start a long term save with Spurs like this season and make them a force. I'll do a journey man save too where I'll start with a league 2 club, get them promoted, move onto a championship club, then a low level PL club before jumping to a big club in Europe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pingdinho Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 I'm tempted by Hull. It should be a challenge to keep them up and there is plenty of scope to build up the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ommerson Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Quote I'll probably wait untill someone uploads some lower leauge databases, then start unemployed and see which bottom league team wants me. Probably Britain, Germany or Scandinavia. The new setup of the Dutch leagues might tempt me to take a local amateur club to the top (if such database is available). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo72 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 going to do something I've never done before, Going to start with the mighty Hammers and stay on one career. I usually load one for West Ham and another in Europe, sometimes a 3rd to get a lower league team promotion to the prem... all takes time so going for a 1 save see how far I can go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpse88 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I will probably start at man utd until i get used to any changes (this may happen in the beta rather than full game) then i will do a oxford save as its my hometown club and then i will start a unemployed save to last until the next FM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.Lallana Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Parma Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott MUFC Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 on the subject of Salford city, how is their joint manager format going to get implemented. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luton Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Same side as I manage every year, FC Porto Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nico_france Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 As usual, I Will start with Marseille in L1, as usual But on this version, there will be more excitement: -Starting squad should be weak, with few established players and even fewer prospects BUT The club Had been taken over IRL in the last days of August by an american billionaire (the deal will be seal in mid october at maximum), which means that We will be able to compete with the french big boys (PSG most of all) and i really look forward to try that! I Will surely end up with some midtable team in Europe as well to créate some Leicester legacy ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
makovn Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 My home town team Hapoel Be'er Sheva they have Europa league real life and just beat inter 2-0 will be tough to do better than that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TQ13PS Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Got to be Torquay United. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
footy1 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Leicester, with a massive transfer budget and Champions League football! After that, possibly Schalke, who I always seem to have a save with and then a journeyman save around Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty217 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Probably just going to sim for awhile and see which jobs become available and go for one of those. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silence Of The Allams Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I tried to think of an answer to the OP. I managed to narrow it down to about twenty teams. I might be indecisive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbanjac99 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Im a Liverpool fan so will prob use them in the demo just to get used to things, Arsenal may be fun also Defo gonna do a championship save prob with Newcastle they defo dont deserve the championship, Im waiting for Leeds to lose Cellino irl before i do them Prob AFC Wimbledon at one point try to get them back up to the prem Had a fun save with Ajax last year and will prob do them again this year, haven't won the league in 2 seasons and the squad is worse so should be good fun Marseille and Valencia, both massive clubs who have become mid-table teams in the last few years. Both have terrible squads and massive fanbases, what more do you want? A save in Italy as usual, maybe Napoli for a few seasons just to finally win the league and maybe Milan as well (always had a soft spot for them) Dynamo Moscow - One of the most popular and succesful teams in Russian history, the club of the best gk in history Lev Yashin, havent won the league since 1976 and got relegated for the first time in their history last season Rangers FC - my dads team finally back where they belong, cant wait to finally win that elusive CL.. Paris FC - got relegated down to the National and i want to build a Parisien team focused on Parisien talent Might do Stuttgart, got relegated last year despite being one of the most successful German teams, Hamburg could be fun Then South America! always fun, thinking Boca Juniors as they are still 5 titles behind their big rivals, did poorly last season and started this season poorly and a club A team in Brazil not decided who yet and maybe nacional from uruguay and america de cali who have the 3rd most colombian titles but are in league 2 Finally will go back to my roots and manage in the Balkans, Red Star Belgrade are my team and might attempt to win the CL again though Partizan are a shambles so that could be fun Maybe Hajduk Split, Olimpia Ljubljana or Borac Banja Luka Obviously this is like 20 teams and i will be lucky to find the time to even manage half of them but you never know! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
easternhawk2 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 First off either Peterborough or Man Utd, then once the editor forum starts to fill up and a lower league file is available, I'll hop to Havant and Waterlooville who now reside in the Isthmian league. After that who knows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
julien_lvt Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Grenoble, France in CFA! Looking forward to starting playing again after 7 years away from the game! Super excited! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number seven Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Used to play with Wycombe and Southend in the original Championship Manager games, making them forces in Europe. Haven't played with them since then so I will do that with this years version, and then of course playing with New York Cosmos and Ottawa Fury in a USA/Canada pyramid edit, making them the two best teams in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
holidaysong Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'll play as the team I support - Dundalk FC. See if I can go one better than we did IRL and get into the Champions League group stages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Usually always just do a Brighton save but I think this year its time for a change and will start with a team at the bottom and see how far I can get. So maybe Sutton Utd or Eastbourne. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspeters Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 I will start with Feyenoord like I do with every new game (call it benchmarking...). Then there are numerous options to choose from: The Premier League has got some nice clubs to manage, like Manchester United, Liverpool and Leicester City. Getting Newcastle United or Aston Villa promoted again should be a nice challenge as well. Dortmund has got a squad with great potential, so I might give that a go. I might even end up playing in some obscure competition, managing a club I have never heard of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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