 Taking over
It's a sad fact of life that no-one is safe in their job at a football club- even the manager. It could be results that go against them, comments to the media or even a scandel or two, but there are always going to be things which end up in a manager packing his desk up and moving on. However, all this does is leaves the door open for a new manager to come in and inspire the team to glory, and below Zone mod torres takes a look at some of the first things you should do when you sign on the dotted line...
The first thing you should do when at a new club is get team report from your assistant manager (indicated on the control panel on your team screen), here your assistant will tell you who your strongest players are, who your weakest players are, what youngsters to look out for and what first 11 he feels is best. Now, to be a great manager you should NEVER take his advice 100%, after all YOU are the manager and only YOU make the decisions, so on the team report take a look at what he feels are your best players and then analyse their strengths and weaknesses for yourself. To do this perfectly you might want to get a pen and paper and write down for instance :
"Player A, Italian AML, good physical and technical stats, poor mental, age 22"
With this information at hand you will be able to tell quickly that he is reliable to get a good cross in and disturb the oppositions defence, although as he lacks in the mental-stats department he may not warrant a first team place in a big match, but at the age of 22 he can improve. His nationality is also a key factor, as if he is fairly new to your team you will want to keep him happy otherwise he may want to move back to his home country which could leave you in the lurch.
When feel you have a good structure for your team have a look at your weakest players, for instance look at the older players and see if they can still warrant a place in your first 11. If they are no way near good enough then transfer list them, but be careful if they are a club favourite because if you just transfer list them and offer them to clubs then your team will become unhappy, and going into your first few weeks of management you don't need an unhappy squad!
Once you have transfer listed certain players in the first team take a look on your reserves, do the same as before as well as trying to single out any promising prospects and keep an eye on them. If your reserves are full of 30+ has-been or never-were players then promote some of your under 18's who are able to do a job for your reserve team and give some life back into them as well as exposing them to a little more pressure to encourage their development.
When you have done that have your assistant manager report on every player in your under 18's. This will single out the good prospects and the players who will never warrant a place in the first team. Release them on a free or offer them to lower league clubs.
Now when you have done this look to bring in players for the weaker areas of the team. Take a good look through the transfer list and identify some prospects, taking special note of any circumstances such s them being transfer or loan listed. Before you decide to make a bid it is well worth getting a scout to watch the player for a week or two. If the scout likes the look of the player make a bid, but make sure you have a budget and stick to it! If the bid is accepted begin negotiations but don't offer the player a too-big contract or in the future he will demand a lot more from the club. If the contract is accepted all you need to do is finalize the deal. There are other types of transfer you can go for besides a straight cash transfer, such as free-transfers. This happens when a players contract is unprotected and there is only six months left on their current deal. Remember that with unprotected contracts you may have to pay compensation. | 
