

Starting in the lowest levels of world football and building a juggernaut is a Football Manager classic. When I started my save in Football Manager 26, I opted to be unemployed, unqualified, and looking for work with a desperate side in the run-in, now leading my precious Dorking to the top of the National League South in my first full season at the helm. Here are the tips I used to turn a messy club in relegation danger in March into a monstrous one top of the league by the end of the calendar year.