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I'm Back (80)
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So er, Mr. Legs what do you have to say about the developments made to the game since you left?
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Welcome back Mr Leggs.. I remember you well. The game is slowly dying, Vincent has lost interest in the game and leaves major bugs unfixed... but the diehards are still here!
Still early days being back. Hasn't seemed a whole lot different so far. Noticed some changes to the game tactics screen. But apart from that, it doesn't seem a whole lot different. Maybe as my building go up a few more levels I might notice more changes.
Right now I'm fighting on the transfer market for some better players - as usual you win some, you lose some. I just created a 500cr Keeper, I lost on the market to all the ones better than that, or they went into the 3rd round, making them way too expensive. But I have picked up some good kids that should develop well as I climb the ladder.
I have done a good cleanout, all my main squad are 4.5 star talent and above, except for a couple of reserve 3 star forwards - but my 2 main forwards are very strong for my level, so spending my cash mainly in defence & some in midfield - plus chasing another keeper.
How do old keepers go? Is it worth pickup up a 40 year old with high blocking but his fixed stats are low due to age effects? I toyed with the idea, but decided to stick with youth.
https://rockingsoccer.com/ro/fotbal/info/player-1492521
Just droped 2 points on value after he turned 40. Is still the main keeper for his team, but he lost his place on NT. Was the main keeper for Romania for a long time
That's the sort of player I was thinking of, but about 10% of that price. There are a few, with 6 or 7 blocking, but bugger all left in speed/power/endurance. Such as the following...
https://rockingsoccer.com/en/soccer/info/player-1412273
So do you think someone like this would be a quick fix for a season or two, until my kid keeper improves a bit? I'm also conscious of the fact, he will devalue each season I keep him & will most likely be bought by the bank when I delist him.
Apparently keepers will last forever. They reach their minimum value at about 46 years old, with their blocking reducing to about 56% of the trained values, and then they just continue to increase. Their fixed attributes (speed/power/endurance) reduce to 10% - so having the fit attribute for a keeper is well worthwhile.
Other choice I have is to pick up a loaner - there are a few I can see that have good enuff blocking to be worthwhile. Then if I miss out on a decent loaner I can target some old farts.
I think endurance reduces to 1% of the starting value as the age penalty is squared. Blocking penalty is the 4th root, which at 47y 16w or thereabouts is about 56% as Davo says.
Many think high blocking but low endurance keepers are useless but I've seen some do well.
Teams filling out nicely now, went with 3 loaners (keeper, mid, back) to fix the top end of my team. Still got a bit of cash left, so might use it on another good kid striker or another mature defender.
Defenders still slightly weaker than top 2 in league from last season. But I have better forwards & comparable mids. My max kid bonus makes my keeper & defenders much stonger, so probly on a par if you take the average.
Should be good enough for promotion this season, but depends who comes down from Div 2. This teams got a good core to build on, so in future trades I can focus on fewer but better quality players.
Leave yourself some cash spare for maximising the starters bonus. You can get pretty far given how quickly the buildings shoot up. You just need to make sure you've got some cash around to be able to afford the buildings.
^^^^^ This.
If you're building a new club then the results (and the squad) are largely irrelevant. What you need are buildings and popularity. If you waste money on players now then this will slow you down in the future.