So what club are you starting with?

Bobalicious93

As a Manchester United fan, I chose Peterbrough, purely for the Ferguson link.

How about you guys?

Unearthly

Shamefully Man City

Just want a rich fun game to start off with

HalloweenJack

Cruzeiro.

1st through to 13th qualify for the continental comps in Brazil so I'm fairly confident of taking them into one of them.

ImJohn

Liverpool and they gave me 4 mil to start off with!!! Dam hicks lol. How much did you get playing with Man City?

Vokes

Unearthly wrote: »

Shamefully Man City

Just want a rich fun game to start off with

Have ya bought Messi, Eto'o, Ibra, Kaka, VdV, Ronaldo, Gerrard et al yet ? :pac:

The Volt

Unearthly wrote: »

Shamefully Man City

Just want a rich fun game to start off with

Think your idea of fun varies to mine, Small clubs all the way!

Amirani

Started with Willem II in Holland fairly randomly, see where I can get from there.

Gonzovision

Started with Chelsea as I have done since The Championship Manager series. After a few seasons I will usually start a career game which will occupy a few months.

Unearthly

SofaK wrote: »

Have ya bought Messi, Eto'o, Ibra, Kaka, VdV, Ronaldo, Gerrard et al yet ? :pac:

If only! :pac:

Voltwad wrote: »

Think your idea of fun varies to mine, Small clubs all the way!

That will be next. Usually start big teams then go for a small club career!

Liverpool and they gave me 4 mil to start off with!!! Dam hicks lol. How much did you get playing with Man City?

55 million to start, then just before January transfer window they give you another 50 million or so to spend.

TheAlmightyZeus

I've started with Wolves. Looking forward to a successful Championship campaign!

SantryRed

Decided to go for Spurs first before going on a long career game with Watford or Shels.

27 million budget for a mid-table finish:D

Signed Veloso and Arshavin

flyton5

gonna start as wolves.....have done since the days of cm2.....if im just messing about i'll pick 1 of the big 4......might try man city this time out just for a look see...

Carturo

Man Utd fan but I'm playing with Man City. I find it boring playing with Utd, maybe I just know too much about them or something. That and because of Robinho really. Bought Santa Cruz and Ben Foster but I prob won't buy anyone else until the new season.

After a while I'll be looking to take Notts Forest back to the dizzying heights of European glory!! :pac:

DSB

Shels.

Julez

Oldham in League 1 for me, its tough!

Diddler82

Started with Reading just to get a feel for the game.

I used to go with Hull from their League One days but after a season

After a Season though with Reading I will go back to Rushden & Diamonds and see if I can get past the Championship in this years game.... Not done it since FM07

mewso

Nottingham Forest. Gonna be a long cold winter

kramerica

Carturo wrote: »

Man Utd fan but I'm playing with Man City. I find it boring playing with Utd, maybe I just know too much about them or something. That and because of Robinho really. Bought Santa Cruz and Ben Foster but I prob won't buy anyone else until the new season.

After a while I'll be looking to take Notts Forest back to the dizzying heights of European glory!! :pac:

Did that with Forest in 08... Successive promotions then won Prem after 5 seasons... Lost 2 FA Cup Finals and a UEFA Cup final! Now in ECL Quarters in 2014, come on! Its stopping me from installing 09, I've too much unfinished business!

Carturo

kramerica wrote: »

Did that with Forest in 08... Successive promotions then won Prem after 5 seasons... Lost 2 FA Cup Finals and a UEFA Cup final! Now in ECL Quarters in 2014, come on! Its stopping me from installing 09, I've too much unfinished business!

Good going...what tactics did you use? I find 4-4-2 never works for me. I like 3 at the back but it's not ideal.

Daemonic

Starting with Ramsgate in the Blue Square South...damn the playes are awful but enjoying the challenge. Champions League glory here i come.:D

SantryRed

I'm already sick of the Spurs game.

Anyone recommend a team to start with? A good long challenge which will keep me busy til February at least

mewso

SantryRed wrote: »

I'm already sick of the Spurs game.

Anyone recommend a team to start with? A good long challenge which will keep me busy til February at least

Start unemployed

Zatman

Sporting Gijon for me. 200k budget so see what i can do

Daemonic

Almost made the BSP with Ramsgate at first time of asking. 2-1 up in the playoff final, 5th minute of injury time they unleash a 30 yarder which clatters the woodwork, hits my goalie on the back and bounces in :eek:
Lost on penalties

SantryRed

Ramsgate it is:)

Start with them now so.

Daemonic

Welcome to Ramsgate SantryRed...it'll be a challenge

dsmythy

Sporting Fingal. Didn't let me build my own team from scratch but should be fun anyway.

Oat23

Sligo Rovers, no tranfer budget, already over the wage budget and don't have a goalscorer when you start.

Wouldn't have it any other way.:)

Dave-Morro

Planning to start with either St Patricks Athletic or Watford FC

Brought Pats to the Gruop stages of the Champions League in FM08 and got a grand 2-2 draw in the Nou Camp.

cmcsoft

Coventry City for me!! I used always start with Sunderland since Championship Manager but like to start low so Coventry will do

redzerdrog

starting with tranmere:(

pablomakaveli

I started with Cork City. I set the start date for january 2009. Unfortunatly im still in the 12 team league(it's supposed to be cut back to 10 with 4 games against each team for 2009) but instead of playing 3 games against each other team iv to play 4.

after a good start my fixture list has become so congested iv a game every 4 days and my players are knackered which leads to a long injury list and losing games to galway utd 4-0.:(

Villain

Man City for a easy fun start see what I can do in 2 seasons then start with a lower team, although I think the days of starting in the bottom league and getting to the top are maybe gone, prob championship manager 99/00 was the last time I did that, didn't play 08 so still learning.

20 Times 20 Times

Leeds , sleeping giants have won promotion first season and have brought in a few gems that i have found on the cheap , i really expect to go up again

Daemonic

Villain wrote: »

Man City for a easy fun start see what I can do in 2 seasons then start with a lower team, although I think the days of starting in the bottom league and getting to the top are maybe gone, prob championship manager 99/00 was the last time I did that, didn't play 08 so still learning.

Definetly not gone. Wander over to the SI forums and search for the dafuge challenge thread. Loads of people on there working on taking teams from the BSS/BSN to Champions League glory.

pilot1087

started with Tranmere.. just got promoted to the championship in first season.. board have given me a transfer budget of 10k.. its going to be tough to avoid relegation.

Daemonic

3 seasons in with Ramsgate and we've made it to the football League after back to back league wins.:)

redzerdrog

pilot1087 wrote: »

started with Tranmere.. just got promoted to the championship in first season.. board have given me a transfer budget of 10k.. its going to be tough to avoid relegation.

same here managed promotion thru play offs and the gave me 13k to spend:mad:

i had some nice players lined up at the 100k mark was hopeing on a few of them was obv expecting a lot more to spend!!!

NaiveMelodies

Just got promoted with Celta Vigo to the Primera Liga after my first season, after a last day win to take 3rd spot..
I'm actually regretting that now, as I reckon I'm going straight down and would have rathered build a better squad instead of been thrown into the deep end.

I've got 5 mill and need about 6 players and have been asked to achieve a safe mid-table position:eek:.

My best player is Aquino and i'm considering selling him for 10m+ except i only get 30% of transfer fees!

Any Ideas for players?

pilot1087

redzerdrog wrote: »

same here managed promotion thru play offs and the gave me 13k to spend:mad:

i had some nice players lined up at the 100k mark was hopeing on a few of them was obv expecting a lot more to spend!!!

Yeh, we're stugglin to get out of the relegation zone. Just haven't got the players to compete and with a transfer budget like the one I was given, I have no hope. Trying to loan in some half decent players. Really stuck for a keeper now as well

redzerdrog

pilot1087 wrote: »

Yeh, we're stugglin to get out of the relegation zone. Just haven't got the players to compete and with a transfer budget like the one I was given, I have no hope. Trying to loan in some half decent players. Really stuck for a keeper now as well

my 1st signing last season was brian murphy from bohs he is doing a good job at the min think i got him for 8k plus a reserve player

pilot1087

redzerdrog wrote: »

my 1st signing last season was brian murphy from bohs he is doing a good job at the min think i got him for 8k plus a reserve player

I've put in a few bids for him already but bohs won't let him go. I'll try another one with a reserve player thrown in and see what happens

Mikeyt086

Am installing the game now, will start with either Reading or Sunderland. Most likely Reading so i have Doyle and the Hunts and i hear you get good money with them.

Truck

Starting with a promising Yeovil Town..:cool:

omgiluvxmas

cannot wait to get this game on the 25th and download loi pack and guide cork city to the title and then hopefully europe.:cool:

in game best performance i ever seen by a loi side was derry who got past the uefa group stages. i've seen some people make champions league with loi teams, which while is a challenge is hardly a massive deal but getting into last 16 seems nay on impossible(btw if u have done it don't inform me i want to keep the air of uncompleteiveness alive)

SantryRed

Never started that game with Ramsgate:pac:

Got really into my game with Reading. In my fourth season, mid table in the Premiership pushing for the European spots.

Have a fantastic team since I was taken over by a New Zealand businessman:D

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Ashdown/Sifakis

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Bosingwa

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Taylor

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Bikey

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Nyatanga
Ireland/Larsson-Van Der Vaart--Harper/Cook(Portsmouth youth teamer)--Downing

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Doyle/Alves/Altidore/Sulejmani

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Irish team manager now after been offered the job after Trappa was sacked:eek:

Daemonic

Shame you never got going with Ramsgate Santry...I've now managed promotion 3 seasons in a row and currently sitting in about 7th in League 1 at the start of the January transfer window. With 3 premiership rated Spaniards on the way who knows...a push for the playoffs and a bit of luck and it could be 4 in a row :eek:

redzerdrog

after starting with tranmere i get promoted in the 1st season to championship but they give me peanuts to spend. I still avoided relegation and at the end of the seaon signed 4 quality players and still below wage budget then the start of the next season they cut my wage budget from 47,000 to 34,000 so i am way way over the wage budget and none of my players will move on:(:(:(

tostao1014

I started with Man City like the other guys said for some transfer action. But by November of season 1 I quit and decided to do it the hard way with Eastbourne Borough in the BSP.

It's tough. Just finished season 1, we played 54 games this season. With not enough money for a big squad I struggled with injuries and putting out a side in match fit condition. I spent 3k on players and brought in 26k. Won 19 Lost 19. Scored 71 Conceeded 71.

Mushy

Starting off with Leeds. Only at end of October in season 1, but its going ok. In 2nd place, but now have Beckford and Snodgrass back from injury, so should pick results up again.

Daemonic

Daemonic wrote: »

Shame you never got going with Ramsgate Santry...I've now managed promotion 3 seasons in a row and currently sitting in about 7th in League 1 at the start of the January transfer window. With 3 premiership rated Spaniards on the way who knows...a push for the playoffs and a bit of luck and it could be 4 in a row :eek:

It wasn't 4 in a row
In fact I spent 3 seasons in League 1 before managing to win it and reach the Championship. Now I'm facing teams who pay a single player more than my entire weekly wage budget of 35k :eek: