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Hi guys
Behind with the times I know but have just signed up to battrick.
Anyone got any quick pointers to look out for before I go through it all?

Thanks in advance

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Squad Details (18 Players)Ray Phiwokwakhe - 18 yo, BT Rating=2,855 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: mediocre     

Davy Langhammer - 18 yo, BT Rating=3,181 
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Matthew Dingane - 19 yo, BT Rating=1,544 
RH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: feeble Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful     

Uriah Clement - 20 yo, BT Rating=2,879 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: feeble
Bowling: woeful Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: feeble     

Steven Liddle - 21 yo, BT Rating=1,770 
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
An attacking player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: feeble Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: woeful     

Owen Downes - 21 yo, BT Rating=1,684 
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: woeful Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful     

Thom Delap - 22 yo, BT Rating=1,134 
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
A steady player with proficient leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: feeble Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful     

Andrew Shoe - 22 yo, BT Rating=3,232 
LH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: woeful
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful     

Aaron Miles - 22 yo, BT Rating=2,875 
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Tony Ridge - 22 yo, BT Rating=3,337 
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
A destructive player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: woeful Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre     

Bill Gascoigne - 23 yo, BT Rating=7,161 
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: competent
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Jerome Oneil - 23 yo, BT Rating=5,608 
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: feeble
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre     

Alan Scanes - 23 yo, BT Rating=2,640 
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: competent
Fielding: feeble     

Richard Johnstone - 24 yo, BT Rating=3,852 
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A destructive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: mediocre Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: mediocre     

Terry Gilkes - 25 yo, BT Rating=2,684 
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful     

Jon Krause - 26 yo, BT Rating=1,886 
LH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
A steady player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: woeful     

Dilawar Akona - 26 yo, BT Rating=1,958 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
An attacking player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful     

Matthew Judge - 26 yo, BT Rating=1,144 
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: woeful     

Sort by: First name Last name Player ID Age Battrick Rating Ray PhiwokwakheDavy LanghammerMatthew DinganeUriah ClementSteven LiddleOwen DownesThom DelapAndrew ShoeAaron MilesTony RidgeBill GascoigneJerome OneilAlan ScanesRichard JohnstoneTerry GilkesJon KrauseDilawar AkonaMatthew Judge

There it is,so how bad is it?

this is just my nivice POV i would wait for diva or bongo beofre doing anything

Bill Gascoigne - 23 yo, BT Rating=7,161 
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: competent
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Jerome Oneil - 23 yo, BT Rating=5,608 
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, moderate
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: feeble
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre     


they are both good players the rest are just squad fillers

you could either sell those 2 for about 500k between them and pick up a few players to give yourself a squad or build your team round these 2

your going to need to pick up some trainees this is a good time of year to pick them up as there will be a flood of them on the market going cheap as chips 3-5 17 year old med/med/med thats stamina/batting/concetration or stamina/bowling/consistancy if you can get them with comp the more the better not paying more than 40-50k (i think you start with 250k)

then you would have to make do with what you have to fill the squad untill you have more money

Gascoigne looks very good, with his wages he's 75% - 89% of the way to proficient, so possibly worth training to there to increase his resale value.

Ironside is about right, you need some trainees - there is no rush for this, training happens every monday so you have a whole week to find some.

Do not hire any coaches until you get some trainees in, and then hire the coaches you need to train them after the financial update (but before the training update) to save a weeks wages.

I'm a little out of touch with the price of 17 yos, but my resp/med/comp went for £18k and he would have a made a very good trainee for a new team (although maybe a little expensive with money tight at the start!)

Have you read the newbie guide? They wrote it recently and it's very good!

Your task for season 1 is 4 fold really:
1) Not go bankrupt
2) Train up players, some to sell and get money in the bank, some to become the back bone of your squad.
3) Get the odd bargain to replace the dross in your squad.
4) Learn how the game works

wow i am still in my 3rd season and i have done 1-3 now how about some lesson for 4

Cheers for replies guys.
Never took much notice of battrick before, but working nights the next two months. Can't get poker at work so am giving this a crack. Just going through the rules etc now.
Asked for advice on here as blonde is always so helpful
Will prob ask a few questions over the next few nights.

what's the take on friendlies? Have been challenged and accepted before reading through everything. his team is a lot better than mine( obviously) but he is in his 9th season.
Are friendlies good/bad?

Friendlies are fine - not much hit to fitness, bit of cash in (probably a decent amount for you if you're playing an established team) and no ill effects if you lose (nor benefits if you win).

ok cheers, willplay a few more,get my rookies some experience

With FC and OD games you'll have plenty of time to get experience...

just make sure you get players' PFLs up - if they get too low they will play very badly!

I'll do someproper analysis later but you've got two decent batsmen and a short-term all-rounder captain there.

ok, you have six, maybe seven worth keeping, the rest go on the sack list, every time you bring someone in, sack one of them.
keep list (in suggested batting order)
3. Gascoigne
4. O'Neill
5. Shoe
6. Johnstone (captain and wk)
7. Langhammer
bowlers
miles and gilles (both borderline sack list)
Langhammer is your all-rounder. Get him a batting coach, a bowling coach and a fielding coach on Sunday, then allocate the relevantnet sessions to him at club>nets

you can have seven more nets. Ask Bongo about your two respectable batsmen, if they are at least resp+30%, get them a batting coach (each) and they will pop to proficient by the end of the season.

now you have five nets. Yourbowling is rubbish, you need bowlers! Decide on your favourite mix of bowlers (e.g) artS, defSpin,stdyFM,attSpin,destMed - just an illustration, not a recommendation).
Go onto the TM, set the filters to look for 17yr olds with med bowl, med cons, feeble stamina and fielding (higher SRAM and fielding if you can find it). Remember to try and get your favourite styles and aggressions. Allow upto 12k. for each purchase -absolutely stick to that! Hopefully, you'll pick them up for 1-5k if you are willing to be patient.
On Sunday, if you have got the five, hire five bowling coaches and allocate them a net each.

A new team needs ten bowlers, so you still need two more veterans.
Back on the TM,this time, forget fielding, set experience to woeful on the filter. No more than 5k each.

You also need two opnening batsmen, change bowl to bat and consistency to concentration and set concentration to competent.
allow 15k each. Oh and set stamina to competent too.
It might take a while to hind them but don't settle for less or overpay.
don't forget to change the age filter - there are not many 17 year old veterans!
Try not to hire anyone in their 30s, definitely nobody over32.

This will give you a simple, effective first season training strategy while you learn the nuances of the game.

There is another approach, involving sacrifinf squad progression to raise funds for skills trading but I don't favour it. Bongo's your man for that approach. That said, it would be worth considering it next season once you've got some bowling.

Last thing, once you've got your starting squad and your trainees sorted, upgrade your stadium to get it at optimal levels for generating gate receipts. Cashflow might look a bit scary but don't panic, you'll be ok.

Enjoy - and don't forget to enter the next Blonde Cup!

Gascoigne is at least resp +75%, Oneil is maximum of resp + 27%.

I wouldn't want to start in skill trading now, the market seems... dead! Although it could just be a lull before the season kicks in where everyone is looking for 17yo!

 ok, don't bother with o'neill - hire a fitness coach. Rotate the fitness net among your trainee bowlers. After Gascoigne pops in batting to Proficient, give it to Langhammer or whatever his name is.

ok guys thanks for the advice, will update on my progress

Hi Vegas!

I'll have a think about some more solid advice which'll no doubt mainly be to avoid some of the mistakes I made when joining up three months ago!   ;hide;

In the meantime just wanted to say welcome to Battrick, it's highly addictive and you won't regret signing up!!   :)up

Plus it means I'm no longer the battrick newbie!  ;D

Ok here's some general pointers from my limited experience although being new it's all quite fresh!

1.  Important first up is that it's never too soon to start planning for the long term in terms of your squad and training. Straight away you'll need to sign up 10 coaches, a financial guy, a pr guy and probably 5/6 psychologists

2.  Nets can/should be used to improve your current team but also try and allocate 3/4 nets to a promising 17 year old that you can sell for a huge fee after a season or so.  Having a million quid or so in your bank account makes a huge difference to your potential overall performance as you get 5% interest each week (up to £80k max) although you'll need 8/9 financial guys by that stage to earn the full interest.

3.  Try and ensure that any players you buy have balanced ratings with regard to appropriate concentration/consistency and stamina.  e.g. a "competent" batter might look better than a "mediocre" but if his concentration and stamina are worthless then you'll be better with a guy who has mediocre for all three.  Be patient in the transfer market as the right players will come along at the right price soon enough.

4.  Stamina and player fitness levels are very important and seem to be overlooked by many players.  Try and get enough decent players so that you can rotate enough so that your players are either energetic or sublime in each game.

5.  Hugely important to know your opponents. Look at their squads esp fitness and also pay attention to which managers are "real" in your league and which are "bots"  (computer teams to make up numbers esp in div VI).  See which managers are no longer signing in?  You can get away with playing an average lineup against a bot or inactive manager whilst resting your better players for the tougher games.

6.  Don't bother with the youth academy for at least a season or until you're rolling in cash 

7.  You can develop a free youth pick each week. Although they will likely be poor at this stage it is possible to get lucky. (instantly fire any rubbish youth picks!)

8.  Try and always keep your cash account in the black and plan financially ahead in terms of when your home games with gate receipts are coming up.

9.  Keep an eye on how full your stadium is getting and expand it as you become more successful.  Do this carefully though as it is relatively expensive initally and incurs ongoing maintenance charges.  Also only expand with the types of seating you are going to be likely to fill.

10. Definitely become a paying member as the extra stats etc are very useful.  Plus I love seeing pics of my players...lol

11. Don't bother wasting training nets on players older than 17/18 as it takes them longer to train the older that they get.  Only exception to this would be stamina where older players improve at same rate as youngsters and it might complete an older guys stats by rounding up his stamina rating.


Whoops...hope the above doesn't sound too heavy.  Hope not, as the game really is fun to play!   :)up

PS Finally check out some of the bargains for sale from Athletico Foxy!   :D

Just had a look at your leagues to give you a few more specifics......

Good news is that your one day league is full of bots, five in total which are those with the CC as part of their name. The other two actual managers are both relatively inexperienced including one who hasn't bought any new players as yet. 

So the good news is you have a great chance to do well and get promoted if you build a reasonable team/squad over the coming weeks.

Only downside is that unfortunately your first game is against the best team on friday which will likely be too soon.

Bad news is that your first class league looks a real toughie!  Only two bots and five managers who are very active including four who've come down from div V with very strong squads.

Your chances of first class promotion are minimal I'd say from this strong lineup. 

So I'd say, develop a reasonable all round squad and learn the player strengths so that you can coast through your bot one day games with as weak a team as possible so saving your better players for the big one day games and first class games. Although it is worth giving your better players a "bot" game here and there to increase their form.

It's important to note that you will learn far more about the true merits of your squad from how they perform against actual teams rather than bots!     Although you'll discover bot bashing is huge fun and great for morale in your first season!   rotflmfao

Hi Keithyb
Firstly, thanks for the advice. Good to see the 1 day league is a bit weaker. My current oppos in FC are WAYYY better than my squad of numpties.
Still coming to terms with all the bleeding names of rankings( there's bloody loads of em), and getting used to the site layout.
Will put your advice into action in the next couple of days.

 I think Langhammer could be a player for you. but if you want to go the train to sell route, it's his nets you should sacrifice.

One last question.
From advice given, it seems it's best to do certain things on certain days, to save money.
Can anyone give me a brief list of to do/ not to do on certain days?

Thanks once again in advance

all I can think of is hire/fire staff on Sundays, after the financial update but before Monday's training update.
So I suppose I could add make sure you are happy with your training plan before Monday morning and the bleeding obvious, FC games start Tuesdays, OD games are on Fridays and cup games/friendlies are on Sundays. Anyway, Battrick is a great game, hope you enjoy it.

Fire them before saturday, otherwise you'll pay them for an extra week ;)

Jerome Oneil (1731153)


LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, proficient batting form, proficient bowling form, fresh 
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: butterpaws
Nationality: England
Age: 23 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 6,050
Wages: £773 p/w
 
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: feeble
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre

Rating has gone up 400 points this week. was thinking of selling as now have a few youngsters I want to train, How much is he worth roughly?

Prices seem to vary quite largely with players like that.. but i'd reckon somewhere in the region of 80-150k. If you're not desperate for cash, it's sometimes worth putting the asking price quite high to see if someone stupid bids... then again, since the transfer fee was introduced it may not be so worthwhile!

What does anyone else reckon about the value?

I sold a very similar bloke for 250k last season, so I'd expect that as a minimum. I'd have him on 1 bat, 1 field and 1 keeping to sneak his secondaries up ( and possibly his batting) and I think you'll be looking at 500k+

Cheers Asa. Was thinking of selling as have 3 away games coming up and already losing 20k+ a week. Looking to get max nets up to bump up my youngsters.

no probs. i'd stick him on for 200k tonight to ensure u get that much. Might have to put him up a couple of times but someone will buy him.

Re: Nets. I 5 netted by best 17 yo's. Sold 1 for 3m, and the other one I managed to play in just the OD.. he's now 21k rated and he's now resp stamina strong bat, resp concentration and a superb keeper. prob worth about 5m if I wanted to sell

Financial stability is a must, as is getting to 1.6m asap. Thats how I managed. Some might not agree, but now apart from 2 players, my 1st XI are all resp at the min, which aint bad in less than 2 seasons. It also means I can buy decent players ( approx 500k) train, and sell on...to further improve my team.

Put him on for 200k
His rating has gone up again to 6474. It was only 5600 a week ago

Just had a quick browse of the market...

5. Arisen Madurasinghe  £2,000 (dirts allstars)
Plays for: Karma    Stamina:    feeble    W/Keeping:    worthless
Age: 25 years old    Batting:    competent    Concentration:    mediocre
BT Rating: 2,376    Bowling:    woeful    Consistency:    woeful
Deadline: 05/02/2008 2:22    Fielding:    abysmal       

6. Priyankara Yapabandara £0 (opening price)
Plays for: Karma    Stamina:    feeble    W/Keeping:    worthless
Age: 28 years old    Batting:    competent    Concentration:    feeble
BT Rating: 2,488    Bowling:    abysmal    Consistency:    woeful
Deadline: 05/02/2008 2:22    Fielding:    mediocre

Players like this would be ideal for you as squad fillers, especially the ones you can get for £1k...

Cheers for looking for me. I have managed to pick these up in the past week. Never paying more than £2k

Martin Harding - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,489 
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, invigorated
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: mediocre Concentration: feeble
Bowling: competent Consistency: woeful
Fielding: feeble     

Ben Watt - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,395 
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, proficient batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: worthless
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: competent
Fielding: abysmal     

Elvis Sullivan - 17 yo, BT Rating=3,148 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, mediocre batting form, proficient bowling form, moderate
An attacking player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: respectable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless     

Richard Coulson - 22 yo, BT Rating=5,036 
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, competent batting form, feeble bowling form, energetic
A steady player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Sullivan was a youth pull, Coulson was a cheap wickie as mine was rubbish

I was going to say, I think £2k for Sullivan would be a rip off, but you can't pick your youth pulls!

Are you planning on training the other 17yos?

 :goodpost:  I agree, this is really beneficial as it has a knock on effect into all areas of the game!   I'm up to 1.4m now and the £70,000 interest each week takes the pressure of me financially thus enabling me to bank any gate receipts. 

The aim is to reach 1.6m for maximum interest of £80,000 each week over the next 2/3 weeks and then always maintain that as a minimum level.

To try and put this into perspective.... just three weeks ago I received the princely sum of £10 interest!   ;reallyamsorry;

Well some of us managed our finances by winning games - but hey, if you can't do that... ;)

Martin Harding - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,489
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, invigorated
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: mediocre Concentration: feeble
Bowling: competent Consistency: woeful
Fielding: feeble     

This guy could easily be your superstar. If I had a player like him he'd be getting a good few nets..

Aye. Have him on a couple, need to sell a player to keep my finances healthy so I can maximise my nets etc

Just looked and he got an unbeaten century today.
Also have an offer on oneill so can put some longer term plans in place

O'neill went for £204k

What trainees do you have, what nets are you giving them and what are your plans for them?

Martin Harding - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,489 
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, lively fitness.
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: mediocre Concentration: feeble
Bowling: competent Consistency: woeful
Fielding: feeble     

Ben Watt - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,395 
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, proficient batting form, strong bowling form, invigorated fitness.
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: worthless
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: competent
Fielding: abysmal     

Elvis Sullivan - 17 yo, BT Rating=3,148 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, mediocre batting form, proficient bowling form, fresh fitness.
An attacking player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: respectable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless     

Davy Langhammer - 18 yo, BT Rating=3,064 
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, competent batting form, mediocre bowling form, fresh fitness.
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Ray Phiwokwakhe - 18 yo, BT Rating=2,781 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, competent batting form, competent bowling form, moderate fitness.
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: mediocre     

Matthew Dingane - 19 yo, BT Rating=1,544 
RH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, energetic fitness.
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: feeble Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful     

Have harding on 1 each of bat, bowl, stamina, fielding
Langhammer on 1 bat, 1 bowl
Watt on 1 bat, 1 bowl

Watt - don't train his batting.
Harding - seems fair enough, be aware that training an all rounder might be quite tough as he's unlikely to be able to make a contribution on the field for several seasons.
Langhammer -I'd find 2 med/med/med 17yos and train them as single skilled players instead. (my last med/med/med/ 17yo didn't sell for 0 so you should be able to pick them up cheap!).

Are you using your 2 remaining nets?

How are you finances looking?

Do you want a friendly against me next week? - should get you an extra ~£8k in the bank...

My last 2 nets are 1 bat for my wickie and one fitness for gascoigne,my best player
I have £389k at present.
Friendly would be good as fc game is away again this week.
Should I start to expand my stadium, and by how much?

Don't do it without checking the ideal figures...

I think it's a good idea to expand it to the correct proportions to get the extra income from FC games... what dya think diva?

yeah, definitely expand the stadium to get it to the right proportions. I'd actually go to 8000, just in case you go on a decent winning run.

Sent you a challenge for Sunday. I'm Bigglesthwaite.

accepted, cheers, just spent 50k on ground.

Ok update, this is how my squad looks now. I have £400K in the bank. Any suggestions on who to sell or shall I just keep training and improving my squad, while adding better players i can find for the right price?



Squad Details (20 Players)Martin Harding - 17 yo, BT Rating=10,404 
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, lively fitness.
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: competent Concentration: competent
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble
Fielding: competent     

Ben Watt - 17 yo, BT Rating=7,698 
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: worthless
Bowling: competent Consistency: respectable
Fielding: abysmal     

Peter Elson - 17 yo, BT Rating=6,836 
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: respectable
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful     

Davy Langhammer - 18 yo, BT Rating=4,862 
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, energetic fitness.
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: woeful
Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Matthew Dingane - 19 yo, BT Rating=1,634 
RH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, mediocre bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: feeble Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful     

Ben Thompson - 19 yo, BT Rating=5,104 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, abysmal batting form, competent bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: woeful
Fielding: competent     

Uriah Clement - 20 yo, BT Rating=3,862 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, energetic fitness.
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: woeful Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: feeble     

Steven Liddle - 21 yo, BT Rating=2,101 
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: feeble Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: woeful     

Owen Downes - 21 yo, BT Rating=2,019 
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: woeful Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful     

Andrew Shoe - 22 yo, BT Rating=3,555 
LH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: woeful
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful     

Richard Coulson - 22 yo, BT Rating=6,656 
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A steady player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Aaron Miles - 22 yo, BT Rating=3,173 
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, proficient batting form, strong bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Tony Ridge - 22 yo, BT Rating=3,991 
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: woeful Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre     

Maurice Sterling - 22 yo, BT Rating=5,062 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: competent
Fielding: woeful     

Bill Gascoigne - 23 yo, BT Rating=10,368 
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: competent
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble     

Richard Johnstone - 24 yo, BT Rating=4,897 
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with strong leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: competent Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: mediocre     

Terry Gilkes - 25 yo, BT Rating=3,122 
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful     

Paul Butler - 25 yo, BT Rating=6,370 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: feeble Consistency: competent
Fielding: respectable     

Dale Parkes - 26 yo, BT Rating=4,860 
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, worthless batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with woeful leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: respectable
Bowling: feeble Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful     

Dilawar Akona - 26 yo, BT Rating=2,253 
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful     

Anyone?

if u get Ben Watt up to respectable bowling he'd go for a fair bit. Martin Harding looks good with his rating, but at the mo ben watt would get more.

If anyone, I'd sell Bill Gascoigne, being proficient, he'd get approx £1m I'd guess.

Why does Watt go for more than Harding?
Harding is now 11k and resp batting.

They both have very good stats

i find bowlers go for more than batsman. watt has much better secondaries too and is a much more rounded player

Ok cheers.
Will give em more nets then look to sell 2nd half of next season, once I get a couple of new trainees in cheap.
Harding and watt were both bought for a K

not wrong there, got quoted 400k for harding lol. He has v good stats so will be keeping him for the long term I think