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Welcome to The Non-League thread A lot of FM-players is starting from the bottom and trying to build a dynasty. This is for the hardworking, passionate and dedicated people who aren't afraid of getting their hands dirty. It is a lot of sunshine stories about non-league players who climbed to the top tiers, but do you got what it takes? Non-League football describes football leagues played outside the top leagues of a country. Usually it describes leagues which are not fully professional. The term is primarily used for football in England, where it describes football played at a level below that of the Premier League (20 clubs) and the three divisions of the English Football League (EFL; 72 clubs). The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League (from 2016, the EFL); all clubs who were not a part of The Football League were therefore 'non-League' clubs. The term can be confusing as the vast majority of non-league football clubs in England play in a type of league. Currently, a non-League team would be any club playing in the National League and below and therefore would not play in the EFL Cup. We already got a Salford thread but I think it's time for a more general thread of the beloved National league and below.

As a football enthusiast, I thought that the inclusion of Step 3 and Step 4 of NLS (National League System) would be brilliant for the game, as it would probably make one hell of a profit for the makers of this masterpiece.

Dear SEGA, in many videos I've seen non-league mods in the game. So, why not make those 7th and 8th tier teams in England playable? Looking forward to hearing from you in the very near future, Ian Thompson

The Mission Take a club from the 9th level in the English pyramid all the way to the Premier League. The Manager The Club NORTH GREENFORD UNITED As you can see, the board expectation is fairly ambitious considering we're predicted to finish smack bang in the middle of the table. I'll have to be smart from the outset to upset the odds. The Squad It's not much to write home about. In fact when you dig deeper its even worse than that. A new sitter in midfield is a must and some cover in that area is pretty urgent too. We have 1p available in wage budget. Yes, you read that right. One Pence. The budget is £201 and we're spending £200. Luckily we're semi-pro and I'll probably be able to bring in some players on non-contracts and possibly a couple on loan. I'll still have to be careful with the money situation though, don't want to get a reputation as a club wrecker. We don't have an affiliate club and its not something that I am that interested in but if things get really bad I might have to bite the bullet and see whats out there. Our best player is this guy: I'll probably be playing him as a number 10 in a 4-4-1-1. This is a very rough draft of a tactic. I've given it very little thought at all at this stage and just stuck my best players in their best positions and where possible tried to give them their best duties and roles. This will not only change over pre-season, this will be a work in progress throughout the save. I think that'll be it for the first post, sorry for the length. First time I've tried my hand at this. Hope it goes well.

Long time until FM2019 but thought I'd drop this in now seeing as it occurs to me. I play LLM almost exclusively (Conference National all the way down to level 9). Because the crowd sounds are designed for grounds like the Nou Camp and AlianzArena I either have to put up with the sound of 90,000 screaming fans whilst the attendance is actually 16 people and a dog or I have to turn the sounds off. My suggestion, then, is as follows... Scaleable crowd sound fx. it doesn't have to be extensive - empty (just pitch sounds), tiny (a few voices getting lost in the blowy outdoors), small (the chatter of a couple of hundred people echoing off a tinny sounding stand), medium (a few thousands people cheering, singing and oohing and aahing in a ground), large (a full modern stadium of people) and huge (The Maracanã, sounding as only it can sound). The ability to turn off the crowd but keep the pitch sounds on (ball being kicked, ref's whistle.etc) A, perhaps, more achievable alternative. It isn't a massive thing but it would enable me to make use of the sound fx in a way I haven't been able to before.

Hello, my fellow managers! I have a challenge for you! If any of you are familiar with the create-a-club mode on FM, you create a club based of a real life club in any playable division, you can remove the players, add new players, or create your own players, etc. So, my challenge includes the following details: Starting age: Less than or equal to 30 years of age Starting Reputation: Sunday League Reputation Setting: Vanarama South (or Lower if Possible) Objectives: Rise to the Premier League as fast as mathematically possible! Once in Premier League, Win at least 20 times Champions League: 15 times Carabao Cup or League Cup: 10 times FA Cup: 15 times Europa League Community Shield Club World Cup Next is International Tournaments: The national team you will manage is England. You have to win all international tournaments available to England! After that, you may manage any international team you want! Now, let us get into some restrictions: The In-Game Editor is allowed! All other unlockables, such as the "place on the board" or sugar daddy are not allowed! Players to create: you should have 2 starting 11's, including 3 goalkeepers and 3 strikers. The starting 11 will be a combination of players that are world-class in both current and potential ability and play in these positions: Goalkeeper, then Full-Back(only one player on either flank!), Center-Back, Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder, and Striker(1 player in each), the rest of this team will have 3 star ability and potential. Then a rotation goalkeeper from the UK besides England (e.g. Northern Ireland) above the age of 30 and 3 1/2 star ability will be added. (Optional) Create an 18-year-old striker with a current ability of 3 1/2 stars and a potential ability of 4 1/2, nationality must be besides England! Now the '"second team" will be comprised of 11 all English players with the lowest current ability possible, and with the highest potential ability possible! Pick one attribute from each category to make 15+: Technical, Mental, and Physical! Last Detail: Players must be let go or sold by the time they turn 30, except for your "second team" of all English players, KEEP THEM AT THE CLUB AT ALL COSTS!

So hello and Welcome to my new save; I was waiting for a database to play outside of the Vanarama National North/South and here we are starting off a career with a football team not far from where i live. Bamber Bridge. What are they famous for? Well they did host the Czech Republic in a friendly before Euro 96 and got stuffed but hey; it's a claim to fame. The stadium they play in was originally called Irongate; but has since changed to the Sir Tom Finney Stadium a few seasons back. They are a good team to watch; and have started quite well in the league this season. But with the likes of Julio Arca's South Shields; can we actually get promoted this season after appearing in 2 playoff finals in the past 4 seasons and losing both of them. Next Update: Meet the squad and Analysis of pre-season

Introduction Thanks for clicking! Welcome to my first career update thread. I have been playing FM for years and have enjoyed the success and despair that the game brings, now I will be documenting this in this thread for you all to enjoy. I will be managing in the Vanarama National North, I always tend to play in the lower leagues as I prefer watching them then the top leagues such as the Premier League. I will be managing one of my local teams - Spennymoor, Blyth Spartans are located closer however I have managed them in the past so I thought it would be more interesting to try somebody else. The Club The club were founded in 2005, so are a very young club. This is due to the merging of two clubs: Evenwood Town and Spennymoor United, who folded a year before the formation of what was to become Spennymoor Town. The Moors began their steady climb through the ranks as they finished eighth in the Northern Premier League Division Two and were promoted the following year. Finishes of 12th and 4th came in the 2007/08 and 2008/09 season before three back-to-back 1st place finishes, however the club were never promoted due to losing in the playoffs each time. The following season they dropped to second but in the 2013/14 season finally found their luck and were promoted to the Northern Premier League, where they would go up in the play-offs after a 1-0 win against Stourbridge last season. The promotion meant Spennymoor reached their highest position in the footballing pyramid of any of the three clubs from the town. Facilities The Brewery Field (above) has always been the home of Spennymoor, whether that be United or Town. It has undergone a lot of changes within recent years, such as improved floodlights as the previous ones had stood there for over fourty years. Dugouts, a player tunnel and a clubhouse were all created, the latter replaced the old clubhouse which was burnt down on Christmas Day in 2003. Spennymoor's biggest attendance at Brewery Field came in February 2013 when over 2,400 flocked to watch the club take on local rivals Darlington in the Northern Premier Division Two: the clubs will meet again this season. Squad The squad is very balanced in terms of ability, there are few standout players with a few exceptions. Bradley Fewster will be a key player for us this season, the young striker was released by Middlesbrough in the summer after loan spells to York and Hartlepool in the previous two campaigns and will be expected to score a few goals in the upcoming campaign. Jamie Chandler is another player that excites me, he joined the club last season after five years at Gateshead despite making 26 appearances in his final season. He is a born-leader and will be the key man in the middle of the park. Finally is Rob Ramshaw who is similar to Chandler having played for Darlington before making the switch to Gateshead, where he made 64 appearances in two seasons prior to joining last Summer. Finances We are definitely in a healthy position for a club at this level, as soon as we don't spend ridiculous amounts of money there will be nothing to worry about on this front. At the same time, we will accept any offers for a player with a fee, as at this level you can't really afford to be rejecting offers with a good figure. We will also be avoiding signing too many players and won't be offering wages of over £350 and also will be looking to limit the amount of players we offer figures of around £250-300 to. Game Setup I have loaded the leagues the game recommended me to and to the lowest playable leagues. These include: England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain and Wales. I hope you enjoy the thread! Cheers, Scott.

Hello, I don't know if it's just in my game, but it seems that the third qualifying round in the FA Cup has been done away with - meaning we start with the fourth qualifying round. Anyone else noticed this? It might not sound much, but it does mean that when taking over some National League South/North sides, you won't even have an FA Cup campaign in that season. I've noticed this for some of the newer NLS/NLN teams, like Hungerford. It also seems to mean that no lower non-league clubs will be in the FA Cup, which is a shame as it's fun being drawn against obscure teams. Anyone got any observations on this? Cheers!

Hey there guys not sure if this is the right part of the forum I should be posting in, I'm in need of some advice from below the Conference North/South please?. I've done this save before since FM13/14 but it's been harder since I've played below my home town team Stockport County.