battrick pops...

[Ironside]

batting trains concentration but fielding and wicket keeping train both as both are needed to keep wicket or field

[matt674]

Three pops for me today all for my "trainee" all rounder - truth is he's by far best player in squad now so trainee tag kind of doesnt apply any more. Stamina to Respectable, Batting to Strong and Bowling to Competent

Plays For: Matts Monkeys
Nationality: England
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 17,140 (+1416) 
Wages: £1,242 p/w
 
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: strong Concentration: respectable
Bowling: competent Consistency: respectable
Fielding: woeful

These are his stats now but i know that next week he'll pop in both Concentration and Consistency to Proficient (maybe WK too but that immaterial). Question is how much extra do you think i'll get on transfer market with the extra two pops, is it worth keeping him on nets for another week or selling him now?

Also what would people think the going rate for a player like this would be on the market?

[amcgrath1uk]

I'd expect at the very minimum 2m being hopeful of double that.

Worth the wait... probably.. people still get drawn by the BTR ratings.. getting him to 20kBTR would more than likely mean much more money


I had no pops today. some pleasing and some annoying form changes too

My 18wk/batter ( due to pop to strong batting and superb w/k ) jumped 1500BTR to over 16k, and my 17yo all rounder ( up for sale at a ridiculous 4m) jumped just 61BTR despite being heavily netted

[Bongo]

It's always worth hanging on for a pop if they will happen in the next week, and people will pay more for higher secondaries.

I had 2 pops this week, stamina to proficient on one of my trainee bowlers, and bowling to respectable on someone who will be sold as soon as his contract expires.

[divaflava]

Three pops for me today all for my "trainee" all rounder - truth is he's by far best player in squad now so trainee tag kind of doesnt apply any more. Stamina to Respectable, Batting to Strong and Bowling to Competent

Plays For: Matts Monkeys
Nationality: England
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 17,140 (+1416) 
Wages: £1,242 p/w
 
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: strong Concentration: respectable
Bowling: competent Consistency: respectable
Fielding: woeful

These are his stats now but i know that next week he'll pop in both Concentration and Consistency to Proficient (maybe WK too but that immaterial). Question is how much extra do you think i'll get on transfer market with the extra two pops, is it worth keeping him on nets for another week or selling him now?

Also what would people think the going rate for a player like this would be on the market?

He's only got real value as a bastmen at the moment, so 2mill, maybe a little more. Until the primary hits respectable you are talking only a hundred grand on top for the bowling value.

Popping batting to superb/superb and bowling to respectable/strong and I reckon maybe closing on 4mill with a bit of inflation but Bongo is prob the guy to ask.

Nice batting pop on Tzaneen today (now strong/prof) and this year's 17yr old trainee is now respectable bowling, so wlll make prof by end of the season, which is nice.

[Bongo]

Respectable bowling isn't likely to have too much value to someone who can afford to be splashing out 4mill though - although admittedly the high secondaries are nice.

If I was to get a player like that I imagine he'd be used as batter who bowled a few overs in FC games, and maybe in the easier OD games (fitness permitting!)

I'd also think it depends on your cash, what you'd do with the freed up nets and when he'd pop again..

I also think you'd get a bit more than 2 million for and 18yo strong with decent stamina and secondaries...

[KeithyB]

Moving the discussion back down to basement level...   

Two pops today with my first choice keeper moving up to "strong" keeping and a consistency up to "competent" for a young bowler.

[kingjon]

2 fielding pops, 1 bat pop, 1 bowl pop - big week for me, now ive got two 17 y.o's on proficient primaries...

regarding that 18 y.o. strong bowler mentioned above, i'd definitely wait for the secondaries to pop. If you're after money quickly, sell after the pops for > 2m, probably 2.5 - 3, but it's probably worth putting a post on the battrick valuation forum, as some of those guys are clued up - it'll also advertise the guy, so he may get more interest.

if you're not after money quick, there are two options - aim high with the selling price - perhaps 3 - 3.5m and hope some muppet bids... you can always lower the price if no-one does. Alternatively, carry on training him in batting+bowling until late 19's when he should be at quality/strong batting/bowling.

[amcgrath1uk]

2 pops today

A fielding pop to abysmal on a bowler, a useless cons pop to woeful on a batter!

Expecting a few next week!

[matt674]

wicket keeping to moderate and consistency to proficent on all rounder. Had hoped for concentration as well but i've put him on market at 4m just to see if anyone is interested then i can free up his nets. Otherwise he'll stay on and pop to proficient in concentration next week. At least i can now start using stamina and bowling nets for other players

[Bongo]

Another strong bowler

[Bazzaboy]

nothing, nada, zilch

[kingjon]

nothing, nada, zilch

ditto.

[divaflava]

conc, field and bowling pops!

[KeithyB]

Nice one this week with two pops for a 17 year old batter who's now up to respectable batting and competent concentration which puts him very near the top of my squad!