Recent Posts by Dhimitri
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i like the idea. Just do it! ;-)
the 270M on the investment screen was the budget you supposedly got at the start of the season, and the 101M on the front screen is basically what’s left for you to spend to the end of the season, or to be more correct, to tick 12 of next season before the new budget is accorded.
Thank you guys for the changes. It’s too early to judge the impact, but it will be radical, and be it positive or negative, all that matters is that you changed the status quo, which was an acute need, indeed!
cheers
PS: the laments here about the past higher wages seems null to me, since the past economy was null (you could spend and make money in the 100s of millions, hence wages were really an irrelevant cost in past ways of doing business. Just because some managers refused to spend on wages, doesn’t necessarily mean it was a smart business model, at least not in an economy where 1 million had the valence of a penny! So don’t feel cheated.
I hope the new model can make salaries relevant again, even the very center of business in this game, as it also is in RL!
The point is that the board may select some players as untouchables based on criteria that might not exactly be helpful to the manager. For example, we can agree that the value of a player does not necessarily reflect his skill on the pitch, according to a manager’s evaluation. This is usually the case with players with high secondaries but low main attributes, such as a keeper who would have only 85 in keeping, but 95’s in his secondaries. His price would be much higher than one of the same age, with 95 in keeping and 85’s in secondaries, even though the latter would be better across the skill board by 2 pts. And of course the manager would be much better off selling the 85 keeper and keeping the 95 keeper, but the board might select the 85 keeper as untouchable, which takes a chance off from the manager to generate some money and improve his team.
In other words, while we introduce features to prevent managers, especially new ones or cheaters, to destroy the team, we should also make sure that the same features don’t prevent good managers from improving their teams.
Regarding top players not being allowed to be sold by the board. I remember there was a similar feature before, and it did cause some problems. Is there a chance that both the board and the manager select the “untouchables”? Such as, the board provides the manager with a list of say ten players, and the manager has the final say by selecting a number of untouchable from the list
:)
Welcome Shawn! Russia just got a lot stronger! :)
I’m sure new rules and salary caps set by the board will make sure new managers don’t destroy their teams, and that salaries won’t be this high.
But…for the time being…I’m gonna enjoy my new toy and hope he improves some ;-)
one thing i notice is that u loan your kids to teams with level 5 coaching. Not much to grow there, no matter the official games they play. No wonder why your patience grows thin :)
As Oliver put it, it’s worth taking the trip just for the women! :)
It won’t be wrong to state that Russia has been the most interesting country of late. It has climbed 7 spots in the ranking in the last 3 seasons alone (from 15th to 8th next season). We will have 3 CL spots to qualify this coming round. There are already two very good teams that would guarantee european pts year in – year out! And that will bring better players to your own academy quite soon indeed.
Or think of the Moscow brigade of teams. Imagine an all Moscow CL final! Or a final CL clash between Dynamos.
Aaaaaaaaand, last but not least: You don’t have to pay taxes in Russia, just ask Gerard Depardieu and Brigit Bardot! :))))))
Tovarishchi Managers, We welcome you!
D.
97 shooter for sale, 24 yo, at Lokomotiv Moscow
http://rubysoccer.com/game/player_info/299005
@Gabriel
Actually I think the CPU is imperfect already in many occasions, such as buying players only to sell them just a few ticks later for lesser prices. More like a drunk CPU, really :)
But yeah, CPU should apply various strategies depending on what their objectives are and so on
@Filipe, Charles, Gabriel
From what I have seen the 5million starting price is the top nowdays for youths. Interesting enough, I noticed a wave of high priced youths in England about 4-5 seasons ago, with lots of players starting at above 3 million. It seemed a bit odd, considering that England was ranked 3d or 5th (we jumped straight from 5th to the 3d spot in rankings, so no 4th placement in any season).
My guess would be that the such a wave was the result of the new you feature where countries, independently of their ranking will get once in a while a pool of good youths. Perhaps Gabriel can confirm this somehow? :)
Happy New Year to All!!! :)
Selling four midfielders at very cheap prices, but of great value!!!
Saulo Ramos
M C 26 yo – 81 86 74 91 99 95 83
609 pts, excellent holding midfielder, spectacular secondaries.
Price: 8 mill
Emmanuel Fayard
M C 24 - 82 90 78 93 81 93 96
613 pts, excellent holding midfielder, excellent secondaries
Price: 15 mill
Ange Metzger
M RC 23 - 77 87 85 91 95 89 88
612 pts, very nice midfielder with scoring potential, again excellent secondaries
Price: 13 mill
Julien Menager
M C 22 - 78 85 82 83 88 87 92
595 pts, a great piece for teams in rebuild
Price: only 5 mill
Selling 3 solid players for any team out there.
Mids:
Ranildo Mata
MA C 22 yo - 81 87 85 91 88 94 88
614 pts, excellent you midfielder who can do it all, but score more than anything else.
Price: 20 million
Saulo Ramos
M C 26 yo - 81 86 74 91 99 95 83
609 pts, excellent holding midfielder, spectacular secondaries.
Price: 10 mill
Strikers
Benjamin Guillemot
A C 25yo - 84 85 89 95 94 78 91
616 pts, not the best shooter, but solid do-all striker, perfect for A-1 position.
Price: 11.1 million, minimum allowed by the board.
Mail me!
Congrats to Bristol for an excellent overall season. You definitely took the league by surprise with your performances, and there’s still lots of potential in that team to aim much higher :)
This is perhaps the start of a new era, a new British dynasty. The Spanish are looming somewhere in the horizon, but they have some way to go before they get any closer, and we will be waiting, anyway!
Yes, there will be eight groups in SA now, too. That should help the Brazilian teams win more matches, hence collect more pts. On the other hand, there are still too many Brazilian teams playing in the continentals, hence it will continue to play down the country’s avg pts.
Anyway, I would wait till the end of this season…I bet Brazil will gain an avg. of around 85 pts, a significant jump from last seasons.
Defender
Rodrigo Linhares
D RC 24 93 81 78 92 96 85 84
Price 30.000.000
Socrates Junquera
DA LC 23 87 84 84 90 84 95 90
Price 20.000.000
Sold for 10 mil
Midfielder
Chris Menargh
ML 23 83 89 78 95 89 100 86
Price 35.000.000
Sold for 25 mil
Striker
Guy Lhullier
S LR 25 82 78 95 88 90 90 92
Price 42.000.000
Sold for 33 mil
All prices negotiable. All good players, at a very young age! Contact me!
He is pretty much done. I think there are very rare occasions when a player will start gaining again 1-3 seasons after he has stopped growing, but that’s, indeed, a rarity.
I have this player right now who grew 1 miserable point all last season. Now he is gained already 13 pts.
Basically, the normal standard is that when a player doesn’t gain pts in a season, then he is done!
Latest 3 solid players on the way out:
Goalie
Valdemar Alencar, 92 84 88 96 89 99
Price: 15 million
Aged 26. He is 91 avg at 548 pts
Mids
Cornelius Lessa 84 83 86 97 89 87 93 88 83
Price 10 million
Age 27. Solid right midfielder 619 pts.
Defenders
Ramon Berzal 91 88 77 91 91 84 89
Price 15 million
Age 27, 611 pts
Players need to go, listed at very cheap prices. Mail me! :)
@Seb
If that old goalie was the only goalie in your team, then the board won’t let you sell, unless you have at least one replacement ready. This has always been the case for goalies, since it’s an important position and you can’t play without one.
New additions in the selling list of Cardiff, while some old faces have already left. Take a look and make your bids
Goalie
Valdemar Alencar, 92 84 88 96 89 99
Price: 40 million
Aged 26. He could still improve, already 91 avg at 548 pts
Mids
Cornelius Lessa 84 83 86 97 89 87 93 88 83
Price 15 million
Age 27. Solid right midfielder, he can both defend and score, as 7 goals in 24 matches show.
Odorico Ramahlo, 90 92 77 90 89 94 88
Price 65 million
Age 26, 620 pts, excellent versatile MD
Defenders
Alceu Quadros, 95 86 75 93 91 98 84
Price: 60 million
Aged 27, 622 pts, excellent defender
Eduardo Cavazos 96 81 81 95 82 99 84
Price: 15 million
Aged 32, 618 skill pts
Mail me!
Indeed, now the key is for some humans to take on those teams. The Dutch league is full of above average teams, with each of them having a solid base of players to compete or to use them to improve the teams further.
Come on, people, Holland needs to be added to the list of great European countries out there.
PS: Good job, Dimitri. :)
Welcome mate,
You should have allowed Cardiff to the final, for the good of your new country, but I’ll bury the hatchet on that one lol ;-)
I guess England has attracted in all the quality it needs to compete with Spain. This is all becoming very, very interesting for the seasons to come. I expect France to keep its competitiveness, Hertha to rise back from its ashes, and last, but not least, the Dutch League has solid potential to become an important factor in Europe, if only 5-6 managers take up on those healthy CPU teams.
Sales continue at Cardiff City. Five players to go! Prices slashed, always negotiable!!!
Goalie
Paulo Borges 97 – 87 – 97 90 85 84
Price: 10 million
Aged 34 years, Borges is one of the top goalies in the game who can hold his own for any competitive team out there for another 2 seasons at least.
Mids
Flavio Flores 87 93 78 86 91 98 90
Price: 15 million
Excellent MD, 623 total points. Age 31, another 3-4 season at the highest levels for him.
Cornelius Lessa 84 83 86 97 89 87 93 88 83
Price 15 million
Age 26. Solid right midfielder, he can both defend and score, as 7 goals in 24 matches show.
Defenders
Johan Mortier 92 84 79 88 84 91 95
Price: 19 million
Age 26: A bargain price for his skills
Eduardo Cavazos 96 81 81 95 82 99 84
Price: 20 milliom
Aged 31, 618 skill pts
Mail me!
the most prolific advanced Mid in the game, Berhan! ;-)
Sales continue at Cardiff City. Prices always negotiable!!!
Goalie
Paulo Borges 97 - 87 - 97 90 85 84
Price: 20 million
Aged 34 years, Borges is one of the top goalies in the game who can hold his own for any competitive team out there for another 2 seasons at least.
Strikers
Philipp Besson 84 65 95 95 92 84 88
Price: 30 million
Age 25: A good addition to any offense out there
Mids
Flavio Flores 88 93 78 86 91 98 90
Price: 20 million
Excellent MD, 623 total points. Age 31, another 3-4 season at the highest levels for him.
Cornelius Lessa 84 83 86 97 89 87 93 88 83
Price 25 million
Age 26. Solid right midfielder, he can both defend and score, as 7 goals in 24 matches show.
Crisleiçon Carmona 80 85 86 86 93 86 88
Price: 6.5 million
Age 26, nice bench option as an impact player.
Defenders
Johan Mortier 92 84 79 88 84 91 95
Price: 25 million
Age 26: A bargain price for his skills
Mail me!
The rest of us in England pray that the new manager at United can be half as good as Filipe and keep some consistency. The new manager should realize that with latest French exodus to Spain, England has a golden opportunity to claim the number 1 spot, and therefore enjoy the best youth pool in this world.
Sales continue at Cardiff City. Prices always negotiable!!!
Goalie
Paulo Borges 97 - 87 - 97 90 85 84
Price: 25 million
Aged 34 years, Borges is one of the top goalies in the game who can hold his own for any competitive team out there for another 2 seasons at least.
Strikers
Uriel Castelo 71 79 97 99 88 89 94
Price: 60 million
Age 26: You can build an offense around him!
Philipp Besson 84 65 95 95 92 84 88
Price: 30 million
Age 25: A good addition to any offense out there
Mids
Flavio Flores 88 93 78 86 91 98 90
Price: 20 million
Excellent MD, 623 total points. Age 31, another 3-4 season at the highest levels for him.
Defenders
Johan Mortier 92 84 79 88 84 91 95
Price: 25 million
Age 26: A bargain price for his skills
Mail me!
Cardiff is selling 7 moderately young players (they ain’t no grandpas). Prices can be negotiated, deals are welcome as long as we find them beneficial.
Strikers
Uriel Castelo 71 79 97 99 88 89 94
Philipp Besson 84 65 95 95 92 84 88
Pedro Mateus 78 76 87 89 83 92 92
Mids
Herve Trichet 74 98 80 95 84 95 91
Clodoaldo Medeiros 83 93 77 91 89 91 90
Flavio Flores 88 93 78 86 91 98 90
Defenders
Johan Mortier 92 84 79 88 84 91 95
Mail me!
Not to mention the fact that countries like Brazil and Argentina get 10+ teams each in their continental competitions, while European countries get at best only 7 teams.