Desperately seeking foreign sleeping giant

[SmellHound]

Hi All!

First time poster, long time lurker.

I'm looking for a good foreign club to manage with the below criteria:

Must be in top two divisions.
Not in UK or Ireland.
Stadium capacity no smaller than 10000, no bigger than 25000.
Have a couple of "decent" players (promising useful young players or ageing former internationals DO count)
Not have a huge existing squad.
Not currently in a continental competition.
Not be broke/in administration.
Not be rich.

I'm looking for a mediocre club with potential, to manage for a few seasons, garner some success then move on to maybe bigger and better things.

Anyone found such a club?

Ta,
SH

 

[Average Joe]

Deportivo used to be good, though they don't quite fit all of your criteria... League winners in 99.

Dinamo Kiev, not won the league since 08-09 and have Yarmolenko

 

[SmellHound]

I was thinking a smaller team with potential to take on to the next level, perhaps in a less fashionable league.

 

[TractorBoy7]

AaB in the Danish Superliga seems to fit your criteria

 

[Average Joe]

I was thinking a smaller team with potential to take on to the next level, perhaps in a less fashionable league.

What is the 'sleeping giant' part about then lol

 

[DarklinkCL]

I would easily suggest AC Milan (but they have a huge and beautiful stadium).

 

[mersk]

Rosenborg?

 

[StevenM92]

Palermo? not sure of stadium size

 

[MANUMAD]

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/football-manager-2015-discussion/183039-team-should-i.html

 

[DozzerLad]

Sassuolo?

 

[SFolio]

you're being waay to fussy with your criteria in my opinion

 

[apvmoreira]

You have:

Germany: Borussia M'gladbach, Köln, Eintracht
France: Bordeaux, Reims, Marseille
Belgium: Mechelen
Italy: Bologna, Lazio, Torino, Genova
Slovakia: Slovan Bratislava
Austria: Tirol

Now, choose you league.

 

[wkdsoul]

Samdoria or Parma

 

[vjcsmoke]

Try playing a Brazilian club such as Santos. 17,000 stadium capacity.
High potential young players.
Be prepared to have all your top talent poached by big teams though. LOL.

 

[zindrinho]

I dont know about stadium size or potential ability in youngsters, but Red Star Belgrade comes to my mind.

 

[Chriller95]

Vejle from the danish first division! Used to be "giants" in danish football. They developed Allan Simonsen (Ballon d'Or winner).

 

[sickness81]

Sc Heerenveen. Fc Twente Feyenoord.
just a few dutch league teams who could do the job for you.

 

[wattinho]

Heerenveen in the Eredivisie are a decent shout, they have got a young squad and with a few additions you might be able to challenge PSV Ajax and Feyenoord. Good youth facilities too means you can bring through your home grown stars

 

[marcMCFC1986]

Lazio!

 

[zindrinho]

Parma