Intro
Hello everyone and welcome to my new FM18 story! I'm doing this primarily to create a more immersive experience, and of course to share my progress with you guys! I love reading these things and thought it about time I started one of my own!
I'm going to release updates at the start of every month in-game, and do match reports, screenshots of new players, and update you on any other exciting news. Enjoy!
I'm starting this career in England, with Macclesfield, a team expected to finish in the top half of the National League (Tier 5). They have a small, young squad with heaps of potential so the aim is to hold on to those players, finish in the top half first season and then hopefully squeeze into the playoffs in the second season. Interestingly, Macclesfield actually won the league in real life so there's big boots to fill! Anyway, here's a screenshot with some info about the club!
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Finances are tight, with no transfer budget and a £14,600 wage budget, over £13,500 of which is being used. I'm hoping to add a couple of players but won't be making any major changes. The backroom staff is a different matter however and we'll be bringing in a lot of new additions there. We've got a 6-game pre-season coming up, which will be the next update along with any transfer news.
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The first game of pre-season is the standard game against our youth team which we won 4-0 (as you might expect). Obviously we can't take too much from this, but for what its worth we looked very comfortable and the four goals all came from different players. Rotated around the team at half team and managed to give 17 out of our 20 players some game time. Added Terry Butcher (you might know him if you follow the lower leagues) as our director of football, and looking to hire an assistant manager still too. See you in the next update!
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