Lower League Managing, Attendance,Finances Problem

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philtrundle
8 years ago
4 months ago
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31 Jan 2018 08:06:51
Ive recently started a game as Ebbsfleet Utd. I Like to always start in the Conference (Vanarama National League to be precise) to build up a club and take them through the leagues. My problem is alot about attendances and massive financial loss flying in every month. Generally in lower league management should I be losing alot of money a month? About 60k which in turn is now pushing my club balance further into the red. Currently at 199k. I am within my budgets with some spare, I am careful with contracts. The fact we only drag in 1200 a game and make little on gate receipts I see as a problem. Ive played games in the past with balance problems and despite good on field performances and maybe a promotiom my budget gets stripped down every year. I like to take control of a club that isn't favourites for the league or already pulling in massive crowds at a huge ground but I feel I am being forced to take over clubs such as Tranmere, Hartlepool, Wrexham. Any help or similar problems people have would be great to hear. My main questions. Should I be losing this much money a month? Is a Balance in the red constant the norm for Lower League Clubs?
Sheriff Skacel
12 years ago
2 years ago
940
31 Jan 2018 11:40:16
It is difficult lower down to stay in the black, but not impossible, here are a few tips I've found:

- Arrange friendlies to purely make money, don't worry so much about player fitness
- Try and balance your player contracts more towards bonuses (promotion bonus, appearance fees, etc) rather than weekly wages
- Review all of your players bonuses (do some players have an annual wage rise? do some have too high of an appearance fee?)
- Make use of free loan signings from big clubs
- Get a senior affiliate (free players and affiliate fee)
- Are you spending too much on junior coaching? (personally I always like to spend a lot on this as it always pays off down the line, but if you don't plan on staying for a long time then look to cut it)
- Look to cut down on your staff levels, at that level you only really need an ast man, 1 coach, 1 scout and 1 physio. Really strip back, only go for more staff if you can justify the wages
- Try and snap up U21s who have been released, you can often sell them on to lower league clubs after only a season or two. The fees might be small but you have to accept that at the start you will have a high squad turnover. Every player has a price, you are better off cashing in for something rather than having an unhappy player / losing them on a free
- Finally, it will take you 2 or 3 seasons to get the club how you would like it financially. You've probably inherited a less than stellar situation so it will take time for your to redo contracts, sort the staff, bring in cheap players, etc

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