Football Manager 2024: General Discussion Groups

[Tom]

Started my journeyman save. Seems a bit easier than previous editions to get a job instantly with everything on the lowest level. Now the proud manager of Black Leopards football club in the South African National First Division

How many leagues do you load for a journey man career?

 

[Legion]

Can't wait to try it out

My favourite skin

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1722601244727148913

 

[Ginger Ted]

Can't wait to try it out

My favourite skin

 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1722601244727148913

What are the pluses of this one?

 

[Dylan]

I finally started my career in Serie B with Como at the weekend. Because Lake Como is beautiful (allegedly) and they have a lovely kit. Dennis Wise is also the current president and Cesc Fabregas is a youth team manager (IRL he's the caretaker coach right now) so seemed an interesting gig.

Enjoying it so far, we're top of the league after 10 games after being predicted to be mid-table. A very basic Gegenpress 4-2-3-1 was all I could really manage with the players. Got some decent loans in but would rather focus wages and budget on potential Serie A players.

Haven't yet had any interactions that really pissed me off but seeing a lot about them online. Found it annoyingly difficult to get rid of some unwanted big earners and the vice-captain is proving impossible to shift as he was a team leader when I started. But that doesn't seem outrageous in terms of realism.

 

[Legion]

What are the pluses of this one?

Nothing in particular, I just like the design and colours.

 

[Bob the Ninja]

Something very strange is happening with AI squad selection. Barcelona just rocked up to San Sebastian to face my Sociedad side with a team full of kids and B-team players for absolutely no discernible reason



They had Ter Stegen, De Jong, Torres, Fati, Pedri, Gavi, Balde and Lukaku (lol) fit and ready to play



It's a normal league game. The title race is on (they were 1 point behind Real before the match). There is no fixture congestion (international break immediately after this game)



What is going on?

 

[Dylan]

I'm currently playing my way through a save in the lowest tiers of English football with Fairford Town.

We've just been crowned Southern League Division One Central Champions. Up to the Southern League Premier (tier 7) and time to purge the squad again.

 

[Dylan]

We are Premier League bound!!!



Had our moments in the top 2 throughout the season but the penultimate match was decisive. Went away to Birmingham and won 3-0. We both won our last games and that was enough to seal promotion.



The fun has already started with players asking for new contracts. We play 2 men in central midfield, and the 3rd choice who was on £2k a week wants £17k a week I'm sure we're about to be able to attract much better players so that's not happening. My staff rate him as a decent League One player, definitely not worth that much!

Still homeless, we've ground-shared with Cirencester ever since getting to the Vanarama South. Their ground is not good enough the PL so we're off to Wimbledon. Capacity is 9015. If we survive the first season up I'll put in for a new stadium build.

Just asked for training and youth facilities to be improved, as well as youth recruitment and junior coaching. Really needed it and all requests were granted.



Now to have some fun in the transfer market. Initial budgets of £18.8m and £339k a week.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Started a new save unemployed with the highest coaching qualifications and experience, holidayed 5 years into future as that's when most of the newgens start coming through and it's fun snapping them up. Anyways, the day I'm back from holiday in game, Everton show up with an interview.



These are their finances in the fecking Championship. They had a tycoon takeover in 2024 and Jesse Marsch got them relegated this season with these kind of finances. Bonkers.

 

[Dylan]

Wow the step up to the Premier League is a big one, isn't it?

Haven't played any games yet, just going through the transfer window and it's hard to get my head round these wage demands and transfer fees. I've been in for some players wanting £40k-£60k a week, was reluctant to pay it because I don't know if we're staying up or not and don't want to ruin us financially if we go down. The same players then sign for Championship teams on £10k-£20k.

Don't know if I should just splurge every last penny we have or not.

Been very frugal so far, paying fees for 5 players that have cost £12.5m combined and one on a free. Two are on the £30k, the rest under £20k . Sold off 5 for £18m. We should have another defender coming in soon for £6m from Sheff Wed who have just been relegated to League One.

The players we've brought in are better than we had, but not by big particularly big margins and I don't know what to expect when the season starts.