Clueless FC

One of the hardest things about starting a new Football Manager game is often choosing where to start.  This is the reason I've often chosen to start unemployed, apply for jobs as they come up and then see where the game takes me. This time however, I actually have a plan.  As I stated in my introduction post, I am waiting for a custom database to be released before I can actually start, due to the fact my chosen starting point is not a playable division "out of the box".  However, FM has a superb modding and editing community and I know that I won't be waiting too long.  Anyway, my starting point. Fort William FC is a club based in the Western Highlands of Scotland, some 65 miles or so South West of Inverness.  They play their home games at Claggan Park (pictured above, picture courtesy of Wikipedia), a ground with a capacity of 1,800 spectators, situated in the foothills of Ben Nevis, giving the ground one of the most stunning backdrop...

Hi there. I'm Kev. I'm a long-time player of the Football Manager series. I'm not one of those players who can take over the likes of Dartford FC and then take them all the way to the Champions League. Mediocrity and/or abject failure are more likely if I'm entirely honest! I have had some minor successes though. I managed to transform Derby County from Championship relegation candidates to Champions League contestants and FA Cup winners back in Football Manager 2010. I managed to get Basingstoke Town to the heights of the National League in Football Manager 2012 (narrowly missing out on the playoffs) and in the most recent edition, Football Manager 2019, managed to get Middlesbrough promoted to the Premier League, although it did go a bit tits-up once we were in the Premier League. Oh well, can't win 'em all! Nonetheless, I've always enjoyed writing about the progress of my virtual football management career and have shared my successes and fail...