Numpty >> saturday december 1 - 08:01, Edited saturday december 1 - 08:02

The Help says that "playoff matches don't give any stadium income or popularity. You also can't sell tickets to playoff matches."

So I have 2 questions.

1. Do playoffs give player experience for players where the 20 matches have not yet been used up?

2. What about popular players. Do these give or lose popularity in the playoff matches? 

Thanks for any help.

onuelver >> saturday december 1 - 16:15

1. Yes they give experience to such players.

2. As it's said that should not affect popularity. 

That rule is to not make playoffs more attractive than league win or staying clear of relegation playoffs and avoid deliberate losing in the name of playoffs.

Numpty >> saturday december 1 - 20:25

Thanks onuelver.

Stephen >> sunday december 2 - 09:56

You can check whether the popular player(s) affected your popularity in the fanshop daily report after the first leg. I would expect that it works as onuelver sets out.

A good rule is to only have popular players that are good enough to play in your first XI. That way, you never have to sacrifice popularity for results.

Numpty >> sunday december 2 - 10:08, Edited sunday december 2 - 10:09

Thanks Stephen, however this is my first season and it takes time to gradually restructure the team.

Currently all my spare funds goes on construction so there's nothing much available to buy players with. I did pick up a couple of very cheap popular players who take up 2 of the "weak" player spots. So it's a constant juggling act trying to trade off results with gaining popularity and forced player selection...

Stephen >> sunday december 2 - 12:27

Then my advice would be to sell them as soon as you can. If you can loan in a popular player or find one that is worthy of a starting place, you’ll be in a lot better position.

Numpty >> sunday december 2 - 12:54, Edited sunday december 2 - 12:59

The fans actually come to see how bad some of my players are. 

They are real clowns and very entertaining but don't yet know where the goal is or even what a football actually looks like...  

One is appearing on X factor next week and the other has an invite to the next version of Strictly.

However, they have been a great asset in getting the fans in and at my level the most important thing seems to be taking advantage of the Starter's Bonus ... building the stadium and constructing the facilities seems to be the way to go, and the quickest way to get a strong team in the long run.

This transfer window I'm hoping to tempt Harry Redknapp into a comeback ...  he should be pretty popular after he's finished in the jungle. 

Ksrma >> monday december 3 - 08:13

Help is not correct about the popularity. Each playoff match will add a fixed small number of popularity regardless of the result.

And popular attribute also takes effect in playoffs.