Starting in the 11th tier

[LennySUFC]

I am starting a save in the dizzy heights of the Essex Olympian League with Rayleigh Town who are a team i used to play against in Sunday league park football!

Has anyone had any success starting this low? I have to get a complete new squad as the current team are not coloured white and are 1 bar for their ability in any role... It seems a challenge that will take a long time but I am up for this!

Any advice on signings, is it worthwhile given the amount of investment needed with stadiums etc?

 

[Lewisboo]

Actually your players will leave you over the time constantly due to their amateur contracts, so simply sign the ones who wants to join (maybe by using a limited version of the available filters in the downloads section) get successful and repeat. It will be a nervy journey and most of the people losing interest when not promoting every year or simply after 3-4 seasons, so good luck.

 

[FyrstWalterLFC]

Agreed. It's a long haul and it can be a drag if you miss promotion at some point. For me the tiresome part is when there simply isn't any improvement in the talent available even though your reputation has risen - or if your reputation just stays the same in spite of good results. But it's also a fun challenge! I almost never play the top leagues now because I prefer trying something different, like this. In FM16 I took my local childhood club from the 4th Danish tier and up, but ended up making it a journeyman career because I couldn't keep the interest in developing the club.

If I should chime in with some tips, then I guess I'd say stats like determination seems extra important when the league-standard is low and the stats is weak. Also physical attributes seems to give an extra advantage, acceleration and pace especially - not to mention stamina.

 

[LennySUFC]

Cheers lad I appreciate the advice!