I am new to TM so I thought I should write a guide to help beginners like me that struggled to find info about what facilities I should upgrade.

Introduction

Starting up on Trophy Manager is a step up from any other football manager simulator such as FIFA Manager, Football Manager, Champ Man. Mainly these games are set entirely on your role in focusing on your squad. TM is totally different as there are so many routes you can take to become a top manager.

There are three main routes which are youth development, senior development or a mix of both. Whichever option you choose to decide to take in your TM life basically decides what you spend your money on in your beginning year. Facilities are adjusted depending on which route you have taken.

TM Routes

Youth Development -

If you decide to go for youth you are basically choosing a long term plan that will take years to master but the results in the end are more pleasing, seeing your rising stars become top class professionals is more rewarding than just buying an already successful player form the transfer list. Focusing on this you will know that long term investment is needed. Training Ground and Youth Development is most important to a youth plan, getting the balance right is difficult. Too high TG/YD will cost you dearly and you will find that the good youth pulls you do get you are already deciding to sell them to finance the maintenance costs of your TG/YD. You are looking at having a TG and YD at the same level. Preferably both at level 3 in Div7/6.

Senior Development –

If you decide to go for senior players you have decided you like to progress through the leagues quicker than the other two routes taking. Senior teams have no youth academy (YD) or if they have it is purely to make a profit from the youth pulls you get. The training ground (TG) is increased to keep the development of your senior players ticking so they do not drop skills points. You are looking at having your TG at 3-4 and no YD.

Mixed Development –

This route allows the manager to develop a good first team with a mix of seniors and some youths. In Div7/6 you will look at having a TG of 3 and a YD of 1 or 2. Facility Upgrades Looking at long term plan you are looking into upgrading these facilities: - Parking to level 1 - Toilets to level 1 - Fast Food Diner to level 3-4 - Merchandise Stand to level 3-4 - Merchandise Store to level 0-1 - Restaurant to level 3-4 - Sausage Stand to level 3-4 For both short term and long term plans you should look into: - Training Ground to level 3-4 - Youth Academy to level 0-3 (Depending if you are going for youth/senior or mix route) - VIP Facilities to level 0-2 (Totally depends on which route you have taken.

Youth route will have weaker players meaning they won’t get much sponsor money) Increase the TG/YA facilities if you start off in a higher division than Div7/6. Do not increase the other facilities until you have prior knowledge of the costs and why you have to upgrade them. Such as stadium roof is known to be a waste of cash.