Looks like Costa Rica was a landing spot for a ton of top managers which should make all levels quite competitive this season.

Personally, I was thinking about taking a long term approach and building only with players from my own youth center... I then saw all the managers that joined & are already loaning players so I'm not sure how feasible that will be anymore.

I like long term approach too, but am also looking to have some loaned players on the roster. This will be a lot of fun!

I'm really curious to see all the different strategies around facility management. Just within 3.2 I can see some clubs are building all the entry level buildings while some are focusing on one or two buildings & getting them to higher levels.

Dences - we have an interesting situation where I now have one of your 15yo USA league 1 players on loan so you will be competing against him here in Costa Rica.
http://rockingsoccer.com/en/soccer/info/player-1283097

I'm curious to see how a very young player with great fixed skills like him does in this league versus some of the other high valued loan players who we know will dominate (looking at your loans cdowne).

If you guys are taking the long view, I'm going to try to win now

I have a popularity variance question for the group. When all of us have stadium 1 and no games have been played, why is there a spread in popularity? A few of us are at 8276, some are at 8409 and a few more are at 8582. I think within this group mentioned we all finished stadium 1 in the first day league opened, too. What is the variable I am missing that is the driver of the difference? Thanks.

Number of tickets sold...I think.

I think cdowne is correct. The variance is going to be on number of tickets sold.

Well Mike, I'm hoping that my guy destroys every other team in this league but gets a one day flu for each of your games against me!

Thanks for clarification. Why would there be a variance in tickets sold when we all just advertise the match though? Is that just random or something you can influence? That is, does it hurt or help to buy a ticket to your match?

If everyone advertised then I believe we would all have the same popularity. I'm guessing not everyone advertised though.

I advertised which is why I'm wondering how someone has more popularity.

In another twist I also have cdownes goalie from USA league 1. Needless to say both of them will get lots of matches here health permitting.

Treat him well.

Popular players will also impact popularity

So far...20+ credits...1 loan meh , even found alot of 50-50s , out of credits now :D