StewartJRobertson

Thanks amaroq. I just had a quick look at those guidelines and found it slightly overwhelming. Lol. I didnt know people took it so seriously. (well i guess i did, but it always surprises me). Many thanks for the linkage though.

I will be playing the game pretty much by my own rules but i will not be searching the forums for tips on players or tactics.

I suppose i will be sticking fairly close to those rules but more by coincidence rather than anything else.

Appreciate all the advice so far guys. Big help and the support is nice. Keep it coming if you think of anything else.

canvey!!

As has been said, keep your players on short-term (one year - occasional 2-year) contracts unless you're absolutely sure they can take the next level, i.e. your coaches see him as a good L2/L1 player.

Amaroq

LoL. I did too! And wound up sticking to the rules more by coincidence than anything else as well.

Support is key, too, I think - whether its a mate who you can babble to about your latest trials and tribulations, the LLM forum, the Dafuge's Challenge thread, or the FM Stories forum, I think we get more enjoyment out of the struggle by sharing it with others..

Its kinda like international travel. Every international trip has at least one awful experience - but those always make the best stories later.

"So there I was, hiking through this tunnel, at midnight, that I expected to be only 100 metres long, only it turned out to be one of the longest tunnels under the Alps! I didn't come out the other side until 3am! I was totally lost - I didn't even know what country I was in anymore! All the hostels were closed, but there was this trucker..."

MaccaB

The other guys have covered some of this, but the three biggest things for me are:-

1.) Good Parent club.

2.) Strip down team to the bare essentials 16 players and half a dozon youth players will probably be enough.

3.) Work on your corners, I played as Bromley in Blue Square South and 25% of my goal came from corners, probably picked up 15 points that I wouldn't have otherwise.

A bit of pace can make a difference at this level as well.

Have you choosen at team yet?

Shroom420

Something i do spend a long time on is looking through all international U-21 and U-18 teams in europe. It's along the same lines as swarfs tactic (which i also do). I prefer my own judgement over a scout esspecially at lower league as you may want to play in a specific way (pacey, passing, target man etc).

I hope you enjoy the challenge i started lower league management years back and find it more enjoyable than playing as big teams.

dafuge

So true, if it wasn't for places on these forums for me to discuss my game with other people I probably would have stopped playing years ago.

andyinuk

same here. i can never play a single player game for long these days. luckily for me the missus is very keen FM player and so is one of my friend, so we manage to keep a network game running regularly. Half of the fun, as some of you pointed out, is talk about various aspects of the game such as tactics, players, struggles etc etc.

StewartJRobertson

Ok. I applied for and was offered the job at Hednesford Town. Very proud to have accepted this offer.

Wish me luck guys. Here goes. 2008/09 season begins here....

I am considering starting a thread in the FM stories section to follow my progress in this game. Im quite excited now.

Thanks again for all your helpful comments. Feel free to keep them coming.

Danny!!

I thought the whole point of LLM is not to get tips or hints from anyone else?

Danny!!

Unless you are doing it independantly of course. And aren't thinking of posting this in the actual LLM section.

Posting it in the Stories place is a good way to keep out of trouble.