3. Don't Invest In The Facilities Too Early
It's a human urge to want to build a legacy, even if that legacy is being built in a digital, fictional world by a man who should've gone to bed four hours ago. So when you first take over the Kidderminster Harriers and find yourself going gangbusters with back-to-back promotions, it can be tempting to leave your mark by expanding the stadium or improving the youth set-up. It's understandable, but I'd advise you don't do it until your club is in the Premier League. Hell, even then I'd advise caution. While people get intoxicated with the romance of dragging a lower league club up the ladder by its boot-heels and want the best possible facilities to go with their newfound status, building those facilities is a sure-fire way to put the brakes on that unfettered momentum. Putting it another way, building facilities costs money, and that money will almost certainly come out of your potential transfer budget/next promotion push. By all means, if you're in the Championship but still have a shed of stadium and shambolic training facilities, then go for it. But I'd advise that if your ground is above 10k capacity and possesses a standard youth training set-up, don't do anything but improve the regular training buildings. The academies are too hit-and-miss for guaranteed results and nothing burns through potential player funds like stadium renovation. It's definitely not worth the hit, so wait until you're established in the Premier League's financial nirvana before helping yourself to the luxuries. Of course, this does imply that you haven't moved onto more glamorous climes yourself, naturally.