retired_atkinsonma

I've been playing CM and FM for a few years now and after reading through these forums I was going to start a career as a LLM. Before I start though I would be grateful for your views on a couple of queries I have:

1. My PC is a little old now and I'm not sure how well it would cope with running all active leagues in England, so would it be acceptable to play as a Blue Square Premier side not BS North/South? I know I could get round this by instead playing in a European country with fewer leagues, but would prefer to play as an English team.

2. In terms of setting your previous experience on the game start up, the default setting would be automatic, however, if I could be devil's advocate for a moment, my understanding of LLM is striving for realism. But IRL, how likely would it be that someone like myself (with no experience of playing/managing) would be able to get a job managing a professional or even semi-pro team? Therefore, what are other LLMs feelings on claiming to be an ex-pro for example, and how much bearing on the game does this have?

retired_dfhern

1. It would be acceptable to start in BSP if your computer is crap. I would still suggest going abroad and trying something different though.

2. I'd say that's a definite no-no. You should always choose what's your actual experience and I belief it is even considered to be most LLaMa'esque to keep it at automatic.

retired_angeliwuoma

retired_mandyrae30

Hello and welcome!

1. BSP sounds ok for a first go, particularly as your PC is old.

2. Start with your actual experience level, i.e. for me it is automatic.

retired_dfhern

Yes, we all know Uncle Ron was automatically experienced at birth.

retired_amberly0ne

is sunday league footballer not more realsitic than automatic ?

retired_dfhern

Automatic just means no experience I think.

retired_mandyrae30

I thought 'automatic experience' was relative to the club where you started, i.e. if you start at a BSS side then your reputation would be set at much less than should you start off in the Premier League having selected automatic.

retired_corbettk4

I am with Klip'o on this one... You may want to get a feel for the LLM world with some country other than England (e.g. the Belgian lowest of the low is quite fun, as well as Ukraine -Portugal? Frustrating at first).

Ron makes a good point, and I actually never thought of it regarding starting experience. I would go with automatic though.

Did you think about starting unemployed? That tends to add realism too

retired_kiluwa_xx

There have been many debates on this, and I think on FM09, Sports Interactive should make this part easier to understand.

I think previous footballing experience should go:

International Footballer
Professional Footballer
Semi-Professional Footballer
Sunday League Footballer
None
Automatic - (relative to the club you choose)

I know this is not lower league management, but I'm sure I read a thread on the General Forum, that stated that when this particular manager put automatic as his experience and chose Chelsea, when he looked at his profile it had continental reputation?

I've never done this to try it? As I played sunday league football, so on any new game I always choose that as my previous experience.