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After playing CM4 and FM2005 as a lamer (using downloaded tactics, etc) i've decided to do the hardcore thing and play FM2006 the LLAMA way. So far i must say its been much more fun than i thought it would be. My impression was that playing with a no talent team with no cash would be a chore, especially as i've never even played soccer/football IRL. Watched a couple of games live and some on TV but that is the extent of my football knowledge.
Due to this lack of knowledge i do admit to browsing the 'Tactics' thread (great i'll be tossed out on my arse for admitting that i suppose :-p) but not for downloading or copying any tactics, purely for the topics by 'wwwfan' and 'Cleon' on how to go about creating a tactic.
So after that (probably boring in hindsight) introduction i am playing as the mighty Bishop's Stortford Blues in the English Conference South. Never even heard of the place. Looks like its south of London but thats all i know.
Started with a relatively young team, slightly under my wage budget and with zero transfer funds. The team is not broke as they have a war chest totalling just under $30,000. The board and supporters are looking for a mid-table result so thankfully there is not too much pressure on me.
First step was to re-sign my utterly useless assistant manager and my lone scout to new 1 year contracts at the same wage level..... and then give them the chop (its a cruel world). Next was to evaluate the squad and find a couple of players with some trade value who were disposable. Sold 3 players for a total of $8,000 and saved $600 per week in wages. This allowed me to sign 5 new players on free transfer (and pay them peanuts) to add some depth to the squad.
Have found half a dozen new coaches with solid attributes who i've signed for free and put them to work. The all-new training took some time to get used to and i'm still not sure i'm doing it 100% right. I am operating off the "keep it simple" doctrine and so its pretty much defenders train defense and tactics, attackers train shooting and attacking. Hopefully with experience i'll be able to graft these very basic training regimes into something more beneficial for the development of my squad.
Have completed the preseason with a mixed bag of some good games, an honourable draw and a disappointing loss. Looking forward to getting into the season proper and putting some points on the board.
I think the idea of LLM is to try and play the game as realistically as possible (to a certain extent). Having said that, I think you would struggle to find a Conference North/South team with upwards of 3 coachs irl.
Surely it's a matter of money. If you can stay under your wage budget it's realistic to hire as many coaches/scouts/physios as you feel you need. Sure, 20 odd coaches would be silly, but I don't regard 6 as excessive.
For my personal guidelines I always ask myself if I would do something if I were really managing whatever team I'm at. Would I hire 6 coaches at £20-£40 each per week? If I could afford it, definitely; it'd be one of the first things I'd do.
I agree. I tend to make the decision that given a choice between a 40 squid p/w p/t coach and a squad member on same dosh I'll prefer the coach. True my squad is on the scarily thin side but it's my risky judgement. I don't interpret 'realistic'as utterly conventional.
This is total BS 
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