Guest roberto922 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Ladies and gentlemen, it's showtime As it was last year, if you're unsure of what team to be, come in here and ask and let the oracles of GPTG suggest who you could go as! Alternatively, if you've found managing one side particularly enjoyable feel free to post about them in here. All suggestions please use the following template! Club: Division: Transfer Budget: Board Expectation: Key Players: Pros: Cons: Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): Additional Information: Right then, have fun. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PMLF Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Club: Flamengo Division: Brazilian National First Division, Rio de Janeiro State Championship Transfer Budget: about US$ 250k Board Expectation: Challenge for the title Key Players: Leonardo Moura, Juan, Willians Pros: Good youth setup, good rep that helps attract good players Cons: Some players in the squad are on loan and have to return to their clubs eventually, the club have debts too Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 4 Additional Information: Flamengo are the most popular team in Brazil, with around 35 million fans, and play at the mythical Maracanã stadium. Managing Flamengo would be easy if it wasn't for the fact there are other strong teams in Brazil, so you can easily get fired if you struggle for too long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standard liege! Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Club: Portsmouth Division: npower Championship Transfer Budget: £0 Board Expectation: Mid table finish Key Players: Liam Lawrence, Ricardo Rocha, Dave Kitson Pros: Great challenge, decent 1st 11 Cons: Transfer embargo, small squad, no money. Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 8 Additional Information: One of the hardest challenges of FM11, can you get Pompey back up to the Premier League and start winning trophies again? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 You make it sound like such an attractive proposition there Standard.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welshace Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 oh man... im like a little kid at xmas.... i havent been around for ages but i will be now a new fm is around... look forward to contributing again guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Club: Nottingham Forest Division: Npower Championship Transfer Budget: £500k for promotion(£110k for wages). £625k for winner(£120k for wages). Board Expectation: Promotion or Winner Key Players: Lee Camp, Dexter Blackstock, Chris Cohen, Paul McKenna, Wes Morgan. Pros: Great squad to work with. Lots of free agents to try and buy. Cons: Only one good natural Left Back. Not a lot of money but still a good challenge. Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 5/6, the reason being is that the Npower Championship is a tough division with so many teams capable of promotion to the promised land. Additional Information: Not won a trophy for 12 years. Can you bring glory back to The City Ground? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 That was informative notts forest... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 That was informative notts forest... Was it too much? Did I do something wrong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Haha, no. When I posted that it was just the template, with no info in it. It's fine now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Haha, no. When I posted that it was just the template, with no info in it. It's fine now Ok. It didn't bold properly so I had to do it one by one and then I clicked post to see if worked then went back and edited it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisandro Lopez Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Mythical Maracanã, these Brazilians eh. :*) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongtom Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Club: Norwich City Division: Npower Championship Transfer Budget: 1.2m (1.8m for Winner), 80K wage budget (92K if Winner) Board Expectation: Mid-table finish Key Players: Ruddy, Surman, Hoolahan, Grant Holt Pros: Good young squad, just promoted, large stadium Cons: Just promoted, so maybe a bit weak Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 7 Additional Information: Great club, always good fun, 26000 supporters every week, Delia Smith/Stephen Fry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArranoBeltza Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Club: Athletic Club Bilbao Division: Spanish Liga BBVA Transfer Budget: $4.3mil Board Expectation: Top half finish Key Players: Fernando Llorente, Markel Susaeta, Andoni Iraola, Javi Martinez, Iker Muniain Pros: Solid squad, moves into new stadium in 2012, top training facilities and excellent youth setup, solid youth/young players Cons: Can only sign Basque players/Spanish players 16 or younger, probably not good enough to win quickly Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 8- given their transfer policy, it is difficult to win quickly, but with the right moves and patient development of young players, they can be great. Additional Information: My favorite team, so of course I am going to tout them wherever I can. However, they provide one of the most unique challenges in the game. It is also interesting to note that they are one of only three teams (Barcelona and Real Madrid being the others) to never have been relegated from the top division- which is surprising given their restrictive transfer policy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMN (YCFC) Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Ok guys - who should I be? In the past I've had great games as AZ Alkmaar and Empoli, as well as York City. I would like a long term game in Europe with a club that has one or two star players, but needs work to turn into a great team. I'm thinking Italian, Spanish, German and French Leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 From your description I'd say Everton are pretty ideal, shall do the template when I get on the laptop, difficult to select certain bits on the ipad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMN (YCFC) Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I have enjoyed playing Everton in the past, but I find it hard to motivate myself to play English teams (other than York). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Fair enough, I'll put them in anyway Club: Everton FC Division: English Premier Division Transfer Budget: £3.6m + Board Expectation: Top half of the table Key Players: Mikel Arteta, Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines, Tim Cahill, Steven Pienaar, Marouane Fellaini. Pros: Some great youngsters like Rodwell, Barkley, Hammar, Duffy. Top training facilities. Strong squad, some great players, but decent challenge as some areas still need filling. Cons: No proper right winger, not much money, alot of strikers but no real standouts. Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 6? Additional Information: Don't really have much else to say, pretty much everyone knows what Everton is all about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.W. Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 All i would say is dont be real madrid or man city, theres no challenge as you can buy who you want and have a great squad anyway. Club: Liverpool Division: Prem (just) Transfer Budget: not sure Board Expectation: not sure Key Players: Gerrard, Torres Pros: Good youngsters (for first time in ages) and lots of rebuilding to do so you can build your own side Cons: Club in a state, key players often injured Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 7 Additional Information: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew! Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Club: Newcastle United Division: English Premier Division Transfer Budget: £1.5m Board Expectation: Avoid Relegation Key Players: Joey Barton, Kevin Nolan, Andy Carroll, José Enrique Pros: Good youngsters such as Vuckic, Ranger and Carroll Cons: No backup left back, lots of injuries to key players Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 6 Additional Information: none Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontask Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Club: Leicster City Division: English Championship Transfer Budget: £6m and i think 140k wages from memory Board Expectation: Promotion Key Players: Alexsander Tunchev, Andy King, Matty Fryatt Pros: high attendances for championship level, plenty of cash Cons:high expectation, squad needs plenty of improvement Level of Difficulty about a 6 maybe? Additional Information: a fairly strong spine but plenty of areas to improve in the team as well. spend the 6m wisely and the championship should be fairly easy. mind that minimum expectation is promotion, theres no doubt a slow start will put you under big pressure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piddy Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Ok guys - who should I be?In the past I've had great games as AZ Alkmaar and Empoli, as well as York City. I would like a long term game in Europe with a club that has one or two star players, but needs work to turn into a great team. I'm thinking Italian, Spanish, German and French Leagues. Haven't played as them this year, but with Pastore amongst other decent players, Palermo could be what you're looking for Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMN (YCFC) Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Actually they are a team I'm considering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishu Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Actually they are a team I'm considering. Napoli ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Don't forget to use the template please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I don't know which team to play as in my first save. I want to play as FC United eventually, but first want to give another team a try. I've narrowed it down to either MK Dons or Cambirdge United, but am not sure which of the two would be more enjoyable to play as. Which would you choose if you had to choose one of the two? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel314 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Club: Rotherham Division: Npower league 2 Transfer Budget: £50,000 Board Expectation: Win league 2 Key Players: Le Fondre, Nicky Law Pros: Very Large Club! Can sell lots of players to generate more money. Cons: Minimum expectation is to win the league... Therefore, a risk of being sacked! Wages take immediate effect on monthly turnover Level of Difficulty: Depends on your ambitions. My goal is to get to the premiership therefore difficulty = 10/10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Club: Nottingham ForestDivision: Npower Championship Transfer Budget: £500k for promotion(£110k for wages). £625k for winner(£120k for wages). Board Expectation: Promotion or Winner Key Players: Lee Camp, Dexter Blackstock, Chris Cohen, Paul McKenna, Wes Morgan. Pros: Great squad to work with. Lots of free agents to try and buy. Cons: Only one good natural Left Back. Not a lot of money but still a good challenge. Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 5/6, the reason being is that the Npower Championship is a tough division with so many teams capable of promotion to the promised land. Additional Information: Not won a trophy for 12 years. Can you bring glory back to The City Ground? no mention of McGugan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falahk Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 after losing my love for the Toon save I was playing early on fm10 (my transfer policy on that save being the main reason to blame, which made me feel like I was not playing Toon anymore), since then I have systimaticaly failed to get into any english league saves...hopefully fm11 can give me some new vigor for this bit so on the current shortlist I have: Pompey Birmingham Stoke Manchester City Chelsea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 no mention of McGugan? I wouldn't have considered him a key player on FM. Not for me anyway. He is good though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 after losing my love for the Toon save I was playing early on fm10 (my transfer policy on that save being the main reason to blame, which made me feel like I was not playing Toon anymore), since then I have systimaticaly failed to get into any english league saves...hopefully fm11 can give me some new vigor for this bitso on the current shortlist I have: Pompey Birmingham Stoke Manchester City Chelsea Be Nottingham Forest mate . Try to take them back to European Cup glory. Now called the Champions League. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roberto922 Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 They've never had Champions League glory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishu Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Club: Birmingham City Division: English Premier League Transfer Budget: £15.5M to £25M Board Expectation: Top Half Finish Key Players: Zigic, Hleb, Johnson Pros: Lots of Money, Decent squad Cons: Aging team, Decent squad Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 6, Last years overachievement means higher expectations in the first season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falahk Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Be Nottingham Forest mate . Try to take them back to European Cup glory. Now called the Champions League. I tired for a pre-session on fm10, did not really the like it, so im sorry to say its not a team I would consider playing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorka Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Club: Saint-Etienne Division: Ligue 1 Transfer Budget: £0,00 Board Expectation: At least a mid table finish Key Players: Bayal, Matuidi, Battles, Rivière and Payet Pros: Very talented squad, good youth setup Cons: No money (on every level), unrealistic fans no support from the board whatsoever and the squad lacks technical and creative players Level of Difficulty: Reaching the minimum expectations isn't that hard but if you start having some injuries in your team you may be in for a difficult task since there is no transfer budget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Higham Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Club: Darlington FC Division: Blue Square Bet Premier Transfer Budget: $0 wage - 29.5k promotion, 31.5k winner Board Expectation: Win Promotion Key Players: Ian Miller, Paul Arnison, Michael Brough Pros: Big newish Stadium (25k), Good youngsters have come through in past games, Good spine of team, Fun to play, "easy" to be the most successful manager ever Cons: Little creativity, if you don't win first few games morale goes rock bottom, not sure about profligacy of board in 2011, high wage bill Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): Promotion - 4 After that it just goes up and up Additional Information: My favourite team, great little community feel for your game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe__the__man Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Club: Chelsea FC Division: English Premier League. Board Expectation: Challenge for the title. Transfer Budget: £50m for title challenge, £66m for title winner. Key Players: John Terry, Ashley Cole, Michael Essien, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba. Pros: Bucket loads of cash, extremely strong 1st XI, good youth prospects, fantastic thread Cons: Aging stars, mediocre backups, maybe a lack of creativity, high pressure, small stadium. Level of Difficulty: Depends on your goals. You could quite easily do up the squad using loads of money and win everything comfortably first season. If so then a 1 or 2. Alternatively you could spend wisely in line with Abramovich's vision to make CFC profitable, rely on youth and one large-ish signing per season. You should still be winning everything, but maybe a 4. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick-roma Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Newcastle or Fulham ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daidy Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Brilliant!! I'm a darlo fan and we have gone through the ringer over the past ten years. I would agree that promotion back to league two is achievable but then you have a great challenge on your hands to make a success of the club. In real life we've been only once or twice had fleeting elements of success so it's a great club to propel for the first time through the football league on FM! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilidamo Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Hi. I'm looking for an ambitious team but not a top 4 team which needs rebuilding and has a healthy enough transfer budget to allow for purchases. Not fussed which league. Any suggestions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidBurn Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Want to have a go in Serie A but am undecided between Napoli, Roma or Fiorentina. Any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcunitedfan Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Want to have a go in Serie A but am undecided between Napoli, Roma or Fiorentina. Any ideas? I've always liked Fiorentina, so I'd go for them out of the choices you've given. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSB Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Hi. I'm looking for an ambitious team but not a top 4 team which needs rebuilding and has a healthy enough transfer budget to allow for purchases. Not fussed which league. Any suggestions? Doesn't quite have the healthy transfer budget, but has plenty of potential: Club: LOSC Lille Métropole Division: Ligue 1 Transfer Budget: £1m iirc Board Expectation: Continental qualification Key Players: Adil Rami, Gervinho, Rio Mavuba, Yohan Cabaye, Eden Hazard Pros: Very strong youth: Eden Hazard, Lucas Digne in the reserves, etc. French League, with the exception of Lyon, is very unpredictable so anyone can finish anywhere. Cons: Little money. You'll end up converting most of your transfer budget to wages if you want to keep Hazard, Gervinho and Rami. Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 5 Additional Information: Set yourself a target of being a dominant European side and dethrone Lyon. Sell some of the dead weight to free up funds. I also got my transfer budget increased by 2.8M in around November. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgar555 Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Want to have a go in Serie A but am undecided between Napoli, Roma or Fiorentina. Any ideas? Napoli have a good starting team and ambitious chairman. Hamsik, Cavani, Lavezzi = goals. Roma are an old squad and poor club. Fiorentina are young and decent but with Jovetic injured for 1st season and not massive budget I'd steer clear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGougan33 Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Doesn't quite have the healthy transfer budget, but has plenty of potential:Club: LOSC Lille Métropole Division: Ligue 1 Transfer Budget: £1m iirc Board Expectation: Continental qualification Key Players: Adil Rami, Gervinho, Rio Mavuba, Yohan Cabaye, Eden Hazard Pros: Very strong youth: Eden Hazard, Lucas Digne in the reserves, etc. French League, with the exception of Lyon, is very unpredictable so anyone can finish anywhere. Cons: Little money. You'll end up converting most of your transfer budget to wages if you want to keep Hazard, Gervinho and Rami. Level of Difficulty (1 to 10 - 10 being very hard): 5 Additional Information: Set yourself a target of being a dominant European side and dethrone Lyon. Sell some of the dead weight to free up funds. I also got my transfer budget increased by 2.8M in around November. He wont have to dethrone Lyon! We havent been champions for 2 years haha! And Ligue 1 is a great challenge, for example i am Lyon and i didnt win Ligue 1 this season, See i would either go Lille or AS.Saint Etienne, they have a good squad, but its in need of some serious work, and they are Lyons greatest rivals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidBurn Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Napoli have a good starting team and ambitious chairman. Hamsik, Cavani, Lavezzi = goals.Roma are an old squad and poor club. Fiorentina are young and decent but with Jovetic injured for 1st season and not massive budget I'd steer clear. Napoli sounds good to me I have been meaning to play as them on the last 2 FM's but never got round to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt_mckinlay Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Looking for the worst team on football manager? I dont know if this is even possible to know, is there a way to see this? maybe lowest reputation or overall value? If anyone knows let me know! cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Looking for the worst team on football manager? I dont know if this is even possible to know, is there a way to see this? maybe lowest reputation or overall value?If anyone knows let me know! cheers I wouldn't say their the worst but why not Dundee FC. On -25 points and not a lot of money or players. Should be a good challenge . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestroik Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Right, I'm hoping to start a new game, hopefully in one of the major European leagues. With a fair bit of money to revamp the setup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nottingham Forest Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Right, I'm hoping to start a new game, hopefully in one of the major European leagues. With a fair bit of money to revamp the setup. I don't know how much money they have but AC Milan, maybe Chelsea. Both having ageing squads so it could be a challenge to bring youth in to your team. Or you could be Nottingham Forest and try to bring European Glory back to then . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotgreen808 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I'm thinking of starting a save and choosing between Napoli, Lazio, Fiorentina & Palermo. Basically, a team in the top flight with plenty of promise but aren't quite the top team in their division. Maybe I'd like to play in France. Any teams that would fit the bill? I thought of starting a Toulouse save, but that's a bit of a challenge for me (I'm sort of new to FM and kinda need to be able to ease into it). So again, not a top team, but a top half team with maybe some promising youths. Preferably in Italy or France. Right, I'm hoping to start a new game, hopefully in one of the major European leagues. With a fair bit of money to revamp the setup. As the guy above said, Chelsea could be what you're looking for. Plenty of money to start with and most of their starting XI is around 30 or over (Lampard, Terry, Anelka, Malouda, Drogba, etc.), so you'll need to makeover the team pretty soon. They've got some youth options, but certainly not as much as Arsenal or Man U or such. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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