Hello,
After a holiday to Spain in which I got the chance to attend a Granada CF match, I adopted a new club to support after thoroughly enjoying the match experience, alongside Glasgow Rangers.
On Football Manager 2013, we were predicted 17th or 18th in our first season. I managed to achieve 3rd. The second season, we were predicted 5th. I achieved 3rd place, and spent a considerable amount on players that off-season to try and push the club to the next level. I have just finished my third season, and we finished 2nd, nine points off winners Real Madrid. It is now pre-season, I have spent a lot of money to bring in players to push for the title (although my squad is still not of Real Madrid-calibre). My finances were "Rich" but after my recent spending, they are branded "okay".
I am £17,000,000 in the red for projected balance. Obviously, my finances will improve with Champions League football and no doubt I will finish with a positive bank balance come June.
However, I feel I need to invest in the stadium in order push the club to the next level, instead of investing in players. Our stadium is tiny in comparison with whom we are competing with. Los Carmenes Stadium has a capacity of 22,524. Our average attendance by capacity for the past two seasons has been 99% and we regularly sell-out tickets for the match. Off the top of my head, I think we had about 11 sell-outs last year in the league alone, as well as sell-outs in the Champions Cup.
Here is my squad, the other missing players are David Ospina and Mateo Musacchio.
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What shall my plan of action be to convince my board to build a new stadium? Currently, the option is greyed out. I do not own my stadium and so cannot expand it. Should I sell Nicklas Helenius for around £9m so that my finances will be "secure" and then just save? It would be virtually impossible for me to "save" for the funds to get a new stadium in 2-3 seasons, without spending big to buy good players. Obviously, I am looking towards youth to bring in good players too.
What shall my plan of action be? The goal: to save enough to build a new stadium.
Thanks.
After a holiday to Spain in which I got the chance to attend a Granada CF match, I adopted a new club to support after thoroughly enjoying the match experience, alongside Glasgow Rangers.
On Football Manager 2013, we were predicted 17th or 18th in our first season. I managed to achieve 3rd. The second season, we were predicted 5th. I achieved 3rd place, and spent a considerable amount on players that off-season to try and push the club to the next level. I have just finished my third season, and we finished 2nd, nine points off winners Real Madrid. It is now pre-season, I have spent a lot of money to bring in players to push for the title (although my squad is still not of Real Madrid-calibre). My finances were "Rich" but after my recent spending, they are branded "okay".
I am £17,000,000 in the red for projected balance. Obviously, my finances will improve with Champions League football and no doubt I will finish with a positive bank balance come June.
However, I feel I need to invest in the stadium in order push the club to the next level, instead of investing in players. Our stadium is tiny in comparison with whom we are competing with. Los Carmenes Stadium has a capacity of 22,524. Our average attendance by capacity for the past two seasons has been 99% and we regularly sell-out tickets for the match. Off the top of my head, I think we had about 11 sell-outs last year in the league alone, as well as sell-outs in the Champions Cup.
Here is my squad, the other missing players are David Ospina and Mateo Musacchio.
View attachment 353834
What shall my plan of action be to convince my board to build a new stadium? Currently, the option is greyed out. I do not own my stadium and so cannot expand it. Should I sell Nicklas Helenius for around £9m so that my finances will be "secure" and then just save? It would be virtually impossible for me to "save" for the funds to get a new stadium in 2-3 seasons, without spending big to buy good players. Obviously, I am looking towards youth to bring in good players too.
What shall my plan of action be? The goal: to save enough to build a new stadium.
Thanks.