Honestly, why does it bother you that I, six time zones away (assuming you're in GMT), start the game playing a team that doesn't exist IRL?
I happen to enjoy the idea of some multi-billionaire starting his own side rather than buying one, so when I start a game of FM, my team has no players or staff. If the game gives me staff at the start, the first thing I do is Mutual Terminate them. Then, I have roughly six weeks to sign a staff and side and get them match fit. It's a fantasticly fun challenge, one that increases my sense of ownership in the team, and how dare you judge me from afar? Who are you, that you judge?
Deck widya. Dis Mericin's gonna playda wayhe wans, anya canddo nuttin boutit. Nyah nyah.