Manager Reputation not realistic

[marcMCFC1986]

Hello

I have played 6 season on FM17, all with Man City, starting with Sunday League reputation.

In those 6 seasons I have won 3 Premier Leagues, and 18 Cup Competitions - can't remember the exact breakdown, but it includes a minimum of 3 Champions Leagues, and the rest a combination of FA Cups, League Cups, Community Shields, World Club Cups & European Super Cups. I have also managed Paolo Dybala to 5 consecutive Ballon D'Or wins, who is Man City's all-time leading goalscorer, and I am a club legend.

I decided that I am a bit bored, and wanted a new challenge - either in a foreign country, or bringing a sleeping giant from Championship/League One back to the Premier League! So, I resigned from Man City - and was quickly replaced by Pep Guardiola, who vacated the Atletico Madrid job to re-join Man City. I thought that would be a good side to go for, so I applied for the job and sat back waiting for the job interview to start. I didn't even get one - I was informed that the calibre of candidates was particularly high and that they have given the job to Roberto Martinez. Ok...

Maybe Roberto had built a brilliant reputation in the 6 years I've been leading Man City to unparalleled success, and was the worthy choice as manager...I didn't check his history to be honest, I just assumed. I was still a bit put out that I wasn't even given an interview, but I let that one go!

Next job to become available was Ipswich Town...20th in Championship in mid-October. I thought "Yes!" This would have been one of those nice stories where a team is struggling, new manager comes in mid-season, revives them, sneaks into the play-offs in the last game of the season, and secures promotion! Ipswich were one of the clubs I grew up knowing as a Premier League club under George Burley - so it would have been nice to take them back up! But no...again, not even a job interview and the job instead went to some nobody who isn't even fit to lace my boots - or polish my shoes, as it would be in manager talk. Not only this, but the media described my 'desperation' for a new job and that my application would most likely be 'laughed off' by the Ipswich board.

I had a look on my profile at my reputation...35%! THIRTY-FIVE!!! What the **** do you have to do to get a good enough reputation to be offered an interview with Ipswich Town?

Anyone else found that their reputation doesn't quite match their achievements? I feel like I'm going to just have to stay at Man City and continue to brainlessly win titles and cups for another 4-5 years with the super-squad I have built, to get my reputation high enough to peak the interest of my local club, Stockport County!

 

[Zinedine Zaiddin]

I didnt play fm17, but one of my experience in playing fm11...created one profile with no experience in football, after some time trying to applying for job but none landed, and I got bored..so decided just retire that profile

Guess what?

Media lauded him as legendary manager....back in fm11

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[Bigpapa42]

That does seem awfully slow to build a reputation, but you are starting from absolute zero. That shouldn't be fast. It shouldn't be THAT slow either.

And trying to get hired on by a club like Ipswich has the opposite problem - you are too good for them. They won't consider it because they can't afford you. Even if you might accept the contract they could offer, it doesn't make sense.

 

[apvmoreira]

If that does not make sense, why was Ronaldinho playing in mexico? Or Vieiri in India?

Did they go there for the money? I don't think so.

 

[Bigpapa42]

If that does not make sense, why was Ronaldinho playing in mexico? Or Vieiri in India?

Did they go there for the money? I don't think so.

Well, those are players, not managers, so its kinda not a valid comparison.

The game has logic built in on both sides. Why don't high reputation players who are available on free transfers always sign for really low reputation clubs? Because the players have restrictions - they won't sign for a club too far below. There are a ton of variables involved, but those variables will only allow so much. And clubs won't bother pursing a player too high above them in terms of reputation because they believe they won't be able to afford their wages. Its this aspect of the logic that can frustrate some people when they are offering out a relatively well known player for a nominal transfer fee, or even free, and clubs aren't interested. They aren't interested because they don't think they can afford the player, or that the player would be interested in playing for them. Now in reality, players might choose to pursue a lower reputation situation for any number of reasons - they want to grow the game there, they want to experience a different culture, or maybe they are making money from a sponsor even if the club can't pay them what they are "worth".

The player logic is relatively similar to the manager logic. Its why you don't see Pep deciding to manage Bristol Rovers after Man City fires him. The reputations won't allow that. In reality, if Mourinho left Man U in a few years and wanted to do something different, so if he went to a League One club and said he would work for a fraction of what his contract "should be" (based on his reputation), they might be all over that. But you can't do that in FM - probably because its not realistic. You are putting your name forward for a job that you are "too good" for, and the club won't waste their time.