Bargain or Robbed

[matt674]

Was trawling thru transfer market to see what kind of bargains i can pick up when i put my star player on transfer market in few weeks when i spotted this:

40. Anthony Stanway £6,500,000 (Bally Bruisers) 
Plays for: All Guns Blazing          Stamina: mediocre           W/Keeping: worthless
Age: 17 years old                    Batting: abysmal              Concentration: worthless
BT Rating: 5,989                     Bowling: respectable        Consistency: competent
Deadline: 28/11/2007 14:42     Fielding: worthless

Now if this is how much you have to pay to pick up an average bowler then i'm putting my all rounder on the market for £25,000,000

[matt674]

may be a touch optimistic with the opening price.................

13. Terry Clegg £100,000,000 (opening price) 
Plays for: The Ashtead Hammers          Stamina: superb             W/Keeping: sensational
Age: 23 years old                               Batting: remarkable        Concentration: elite
BT Rating: 467,038                            Bowling: respectable      Consistency: elite
Deadline: 29/11/2007 17:59                Fielding: remarkable

[Bustler]

Picked this guy up for 4,000 the other day. Thought it was a pretty decent bit of business as I'm shockingly short of batsmen. Would welcome the opinion of the more experienced players though...

Des Fulgence (1453497)

LH Batsman, LM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime 
A  steady player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Grolsch Guerillas
Nationality: England
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 3,578 (+112) 
Wages: £565 p/w
 
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: competent
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

[Wardonkey]

Picked this guy up for 4,000 the other day. Thought it was a pretty decent bit of business as I'm shockingly short of batsmen. Would welcome the opinion of the more experienced players though...

Des Fulgence (1453497)

LH Batsman, LM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime 
A  steady player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Grolsch Guerillas
Nationality: England
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 3,578 (+112) 
Wages: £565 p/w
 
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: competent
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

My opinion; he has a funny name.

Perhaps that's why he was so cheap.

[Ironside]

he is short on stamina and will need a fitness net before he can play anything other than friendlies

could fill in a OD game as a number 5 or6

[Bongo]

I think either of these 2 would be better fill ins:

1. Ledley Tyler  £2,000 (Jammies)
Plays for: House of Trouser    Stamina:    feeble    W/Keeping:    worthless
Age: 25 years old    Batting:    mediocre    Concentration:    competent
BT Rating: 2,828    Bowling:    abysmal    Consistency:    woeful
Deadline: 29/11/2007 18:57    Fielding:    feeble       

2. Pervez Laeeq £2,000 (Up Goes The Finger)
Plays for: dangerous_time    Stamina:    woeful    W/Keeping:    worthless
Age: 26 years old    Batting:    competent    Concentration:    mediocre
BT Rating: 3,462    Bowling:    abysmal    Consistency:    woeful
Deadline: 29/11/2007 18:58    Fielding:    feeble       


With worthless stamina he will really struggle.

I wouldn't want to waste a net on him, he will take about 30 weeks to get to med.

Buying a med/med/med and putting 1 bat on would get to med/comp/comp quicker.

[divaflava]

Yeah, re-list after 42 days, he's no good with worthless stam.

[amcgrath1uk]

I think the transfer market is VERY inflated....

I put my awesome YP on the market


   George King - 17 yo, BT Rating=10,225 [transfer listed]
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, mediocre batting form, competent bowling form, fair
A destructive player with proficient leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina:    mediocre    Wicket Keeping:    worthless
Batting:    proficient    Concentration:    mediocre
Bowling:    respectable    Consistency:    respectable
Fielding:    worthless

put him up for £3m, I think about 1m too much. However with 44 hours to go someone has bid

[Bongo]

Bit low on fielding, but don't think £3mill is too inflated myself.

25yo, med/prof/med bats go for £1mill nowadays (well mine do... ), so significant increase for being 17+ resp/resp bowling on top. Also a spinner (good for allrounders for PFL) + destructive (quite like destructive all rounders for 2 reasons - if they get out cheap it doesn't matter too much as they are a "free" batsman, 2 they score quickly and so don't waste precious PFL (important on allrounders).

Still if you don't have max interest it's a very good bit of business!

[amcgrath1uk]

I'm just short of max interest, but that wasn't what I was looking at. In order to have half a chance of being competitive in V next season, I need to have a decent squad, not one or 2 superstars. With this, I'm sure by the end of the season I can have several prof primary skills with half decent secondaries as well as a couple of strongs. I'm not worried about FC seeing as I'm 116 points clear of 3rd with just the 4 games left. 8 points clear in OD, with only 2 non BOT games, however at home in 2 weeks v 2nd. So not worried about the rest of this season at all.

[Bongo]

Do you have another decent all rounder though?

I think in many cases they are worth more than their transfer market value!

[amcgrath1uk]

I have 2. My wk/batter is my actual best batsman, and I have an 18 year old, who given the nets, will be decent in approx 12 weeks. I will however, be trawling the transfer market with the £3m or so I have.

[Bongo]

Another little signing... cost me £3k

Curtis Gadd (1382310)


RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, worthless batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime
A  cautious player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For:    Bigglesthwaite CC
Nationality:    South Africa
Age:    18 Years Old
Battrick Rating:    1,913 (-10)
Wages:    £444 p/w
Stamina:    feeble    Wicket Keeping:    worthless
Batting:    competent    Concentration:    mediocre
Bowling:    worthless    Consistency:    worthless
Fielding:    woeful

I think bargain!

[KeithyB]

Bargain indeed!  Nice one Bongo!   

[amcgrath1uk]

started my preparation for next season.

Trawling for bargains for div V and here's the 1st one for 767k


   13. Jordan Goodhead - 17 yo, BT Rating=7,021
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina:    competent    Wicket Keeping:    worthless
Batting:    proficient    Concentration:    competent
Bowling:    worthless    Consistency:    worthless
Fielding:    worthless

fielding is the downside, but I can multi net him through till the end of the season. Leaves me with 2m+ for decent players and 3 full YPs to come...