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[Jarquis]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if anybody could offer any advise on what to do with my squad in terms of nets and starting XI etc.
Really any advice is more than welcome.

Well... This is my squad in descending BT Rating...

Zesh Hendrik - 18 yo, BT Rating=16,879
RH Batsman, LM Bowler. He is an attacking player with woeful leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has competent batting form, superb bowling form and fair fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: competent
Batting: proficient Concentration: respectable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: proficient
Fielding: mediocre

Martin Ocarroll - 18 yo, BT Rating=12,854
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler. He is an attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and drained fitness.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: feeble
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble
Fielding: mediocre

Jason Sekani - 31 yo, BT Rating=7,705
RH Batsman, RF Bowler. He is a destructive player with woeful leadership skills and competent experience.
He currently has strong batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: competent
Fielding: mediocre

Jordan Shearer - 31 yo, BT Rating=7,694
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler. He is a steady player with worthless leadership skills and competent experience.
He currently has proficient batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: competent
Batting: mediocre Concentration: competent
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble

Franky Mckagen - 22 yo, BT Rating=7,339
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. He is a destructive player with respectable leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has competent batting form, woeful bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: respectable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: respectable

Robin Gibb - 18 yo, BT Rating=6,687
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. He is a cautious player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has strong batting form, strong bowling form and lively fitness.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: competent Consistency: competent
Fielding: respectable

Michael Durno - 31 yo, BT Rating=5,713
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler. He is a steady player with respectable leadership skills and respectable experience.
He currently has superb batting form, woeful bowling form and invigorated fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: competent
Fielding: feeble

Azgar Salam - 21 yo, BT Rating=5,177
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler. He is an attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has superb batting form, proficient bowling form and lively fitness.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: feeble

Kumara Abeywickreme - 19 yo, BT Rating=5,058
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler. He is an attacking player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has feeble batting form, feeble bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: worthless
Bowling: strong Consistency: woeful
Fielding: abysmal

Colin Hansen - 31 yo, BT Rating=4,948
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler. He is a destructive player with woeful leadership skills and feeble experience.
He currently has proficient batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: feeble

Ron Briscoe - 31 yo, BT Rating=4,887
RH Batsman, RF Bowler. He is a defensive player with proficient leadership skills and competent experience.
He currently has worthless batting form, respectable bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: mediocre

Fred Emerton - 31 yo, BT Rating=4,327
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. He is a destructive player with strong leadership skills and feeble experience.
He currently has strong batting form, superb bowling form and invigorated fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

James Stearman - 31 yo, BT Rating=3,934
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler. He is a defensive player with strong leadership skills and competent experience.
He currently has superb batting form, competent bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: feeble

Daren Chavhanga - 31 yo, BT Rating=3,821
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler. He is a defensive player with worthless leadership skills and respectable experience.
He currently has competent batting form, proficient bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

Darrell Abrahams - 18 yo, BT Rating=3,707
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler. He is a destructive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has proficient batting form, worthless bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: competent Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: feeble

Glen Mcintyre - 22 yo, BT Rating=3,658
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler. He is a destructive player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has worthless batting form, worthless bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: competent
Fielding: competent

Martin Beesley - 18 yo, BT Rating=2,492
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. He is a cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: woeful
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

Nigel Alexander - 17 yo, BT Rating=1,962
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. He is a destructive player with competent leadership skills and worthless experience.
He currently has abysmal batting form, abysmal bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful


Thanks In Advance

 

[Mahindinho]

Okay, first question. How much cash do you have?

'Cos you're going to need it!

Buy / Train / Sell

Going through your players, these are my notes:

(nets in brackets aren't urgent, but will be needed one day)

Hendrik
1 WK
1 bat
(1 stam)

O'Carroll
1 bowl
1 bat
1 field
(1 stam)

Gibb
1 bowl
(1 stam)

Abrahams
1 bowl
(1 field)

Salam
Sell if you can get a decent price.
He'll never amount to much with that stamina.
If he had better stamina, I'd train his conc. As it is, it's not worth it.

Abeywickreme
As with Salam.
Some fool would be willing to take a punt on him.

Shearer
Not worth selling, and will give Hendrik a rest for lesser games.

Beesley
Also not worth selling -- won't get anything for a comp/woeful batsman. Don't bother training him, though, as it'd take too long to get that stamina up.

You have A LOT of 31yo mediocres. How on Earth have you managed to get that many?!

So, you've got some red herrings who are worth selling. With the money you get, you should be able to get some competents to replace those mediocres. You might be tempted to train them up a level or two in secondary/stamina first, but it's just not worth it at those skill levels.

If you sell Abeywickreme, you'll need to get a replacement FM or F bowler. You could do with another anyway, so one of each type should be top of your shopping list.

Assuming you've already got your nets set out as I've described above, you'll have a decent training structure -- two bats and three bowlers, which is just what you need. Give them a couple of seasons and they'll mature nicely.

Consider sticking to just the three trainees, and sharing two stamina nets plus one fielding between them. I don't think it's worth trying to train a fourth player when your main trainees have such low stamina, and neither is it worth double-netting. Not until you can afford better trainees, anyway.

Starting XI

These are your better batsmen, in no particular order:

Hendrik   Prof / Resp / Medi  *
O'Carroll Strg / Feeb / Feeb  *
McKagen   Comp / Resp / Woef
Salam     Prof / Feeb / Abys
Beesley   Comp / Woef / Abys

And the same for bowlers:

O'Carroll RSp  Resp / Feeb / Feeb  *
Gibb      RM   Comp / Comp / Woef  *
Abeywick' RFM  Strg / Woef / Wrth
Abrahams  RSp  Comp / Medi / Medi  *

Asterisks indicate trainees. I've ignored all your mediocre fillers -- just use them to fill the gaps.

Not too bad really, but you'll need to replace Salam and Abeywickreme if you sell them.

Summary

Stick to your three trainees. Sell two red herrings. You'll need to replace them with at least one bowler and one batsman, with another bowler to follow.

Hope that helps.

 

[Jarquis]

Cash = £126k

Cheers for all the advice, The training system I had implemented was

Hendrik = Battin x2, Keeping, Stamina
O'Carroll = Batting, Bowling, Fielding
Gibb = Bowling x2
Beesley = Batting

As you can see I didn't have the best idea what to do,
As for all of the 31 yr old Mediocre's... I have no idea as I didn't sign a single one of them!

 

[Jarquis]

I now have :

Hendrik = Bat, Keeping, Stamina
Ocarroll = Bat, Bowl, Fielding, Stamina
Abrahams = Bowling, Fielding
Gibb = Bowling

Should I hold onto Salam and Abeywickreme until I have purchased a replacement or whack them on the TM now?

 

[Mahindinho]

£126k, huh? Doesn't give you much to spend, unfortunately. Are you making a fortnightly profit?

On second thoughts, you might be able to do better for a trainee than Abrahams. He's 18yo and only competent/mediocre/mediocre (bowling/cons/stamina), and you've already got a better trainee spinner anyway.

You should see what you can pick up for £50-70k -- with a bit of luck, either something like a 17yo comp/comp/med F or FM, or an 18yo resp/comp/med. I could be wrong though, as it's been quite a while since I trawled the market for that sort of player.

Salam and Abey. That's a good question. How's your season going? If you're in no danger of promotion or relegation, stick them on the market at a good price (for you!) and see if they sell. If you need them (esp. Abey), do 'em one at a time, or just wait.

Training I can help with, but I'm not very good with the transfer market, so someone else might be able to give you much better advice.

 

[Jarquis]

Cheers,
I'd like to think i'm in with a shot at promotion....
In my current match I played Durno ahead of Abey... Bad decision??
I have my eye on a few players on the TM.. see how it goes.
I'm just about breaking even fortnightly....

 

[Mahindinho]

In my current match I played Durno ahead of Abey... Bad decision??

Nah, I think it's probably the right thing to do. You're trading Strong bowling (and nothing else) against Mediocre but with alright cons, stam and Respectable experience. Meh.

BTW, I've had a quick look at the transfer market and it seems that 17/18yo Comp/Comps (with alright stamina) are going for under £20k each. I think that should be your base level for trainees or fillers (although, for fillers, try for older players with some exp).

 

[Jarquis]

Zesh Hendrik - 18 yo, BT Rating=18,265
RH Batsman, LM Bowler. He is an attacking player with woeful leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has competent batting form, superb bowling form and fresh fitness.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: proficient Concentration: respectable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: strong
Fielding: mediocre

Martin Ocarroll - 18 yo, BT Rating=14,280
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler. He is an attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and low fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: feeble
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble
Fielding: competent

Allahbukhsh Adeel - 17 yo, BT Rating=10,752
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler. He is a defensive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: competent Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: abysmal

Robin Gibb - 18 yo, BT Rating=6,980
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. He is a cautious player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has strong batting form, strong bowling form and fresh fitness.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: competent Consistency: competent
Fielding: respectable

Robyn Doyley - 17 yo, BT Rating=5,190
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler. He is a steady player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has competent batting form, strong bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: competent
Fielding: worthless

Darrell Abrahams - 18 yo, BT Rating=4,240
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler. He is a destructive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has strong batting form, worthless bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: competent Consistency: competent
Fielding: mediocre

Bharadwaj Chanda - 17 yo, BT Rating=2,485
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. He is a cautious player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.
He currently has worthless batting form, worthless bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: competent Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

What nets???

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

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Do all my battrick work for me!

Computer says no.

 

[Jarquis]

Didn't realise it was such an issue giving someone a hand to help them on their way.

 

[Mahindinho]

Computer says no.

Heh, a bit harsh, but perhaps justified

Marcus, it'd be nice to give us your thoughts so we can tear them to shreds properly

 

[Mahindinho]

It's Friday afternoon though, and I'm bored at work. Here are my notes...

Hendrik
Very nice. Should be at the core of your team for years.
WK, bat, fld, (stm)

O'Carroll
Also nice, should make the #5 slot his own.
bwl, bat, fld, stm

Adeel
Not worth training as a 'keeper.
Won't ever be great, but will make a decent change bowler.
If you're keeping him long term, his cons will catch up eventually.
bwl

Gibb
Worse than Adeel, but definitely worth training.
bwl, (stm)

Abrahams
See Gibb. Stamina can wait, though.
bwl

Doyley
Stick a long term batting net on him and he'll make a tasty 20yo.
Stamina can wait.
bat

Chanda
Must be very low competent batting with that BTR.
Wouldn't be too far behind Doyley, but behind nonetheless.
bat


Hendrik and O'Carroll are good enough to be your main trainees for the next few seasons. Don't be tempted to compromise on them, as you'd lose out on two potentially VERY nice players.

So that leaves too few nets and too many youngsters. Decide which you want to keep, and flog the rest. If you think any are reasonably close to popping, take 'em up a level then sell. Could make a decent bit of cash.

 

[Jarquis]

Thanks...
I'll whack those nets on the designated players....
I'll only ask if i'm in a real crisis.
It's just I didn't know where to turn with all those players lol!
See how we go this season

 

[Jarquis]

I got smashed by a team I'd previously beaten earlier this season....
How important is player fitness?

 

[Mahindinho]

I got smashed by a team I'd previously beaten earlier this season....
How important is player fitness?

VERY. I think some people reckon on 1 level of PFL equating to 10% of a player's skills.

Morale is important too -- that's often why some teams have a late season slump after a few defeats, while others come from nowhere with a few mid-season wins and start winning games.

 

[Jarquis]

So I really would've been better off not playing my players with 1, 4 and 5 fitness!
Amendments have been made for my next game!

 

[trevor_vayro]

Hi, I posted this last week on the main thread, but, owing to the amount of other discussion, and the fact that it was on a page turn, there were no takers. So I thought this might find a more receptive audience

Congrats to HDS for pretty much sewing up our league. Even if by some miracle I manage to win my remaining four matches including our rematch - Your run-rate
advantage is virtually worth another point.

Still have two trophies to go for, FC which I should still win, and BT20 which I might, though my evaporating morale means that, after casting aside all
before me during the first half of the season, ATM I'm having trouble beating an egg!

So now is probably a good time to start thinking about a major re-vamp of The Gurs. I've got a few aging players, my Qual middle order is looking flimsy
for an aspirational Div.III side, and I'm not at all convinced about the mix of my bowling attack. Despite pulling Esq Seam, I struggle to bowl out rem
and Wond batting line-ups, which I figure may be down to having too many cautious and/or medium pace bowlers. Would seriously appreciate any thoughts on where I could improve - ATM thinking of flogging Jeffery and one of Katleho or Wilde, and trying to buy a solid all-rounder. I'll post my only 13 players
with any sort of saleable value, and bear in mind that I've only got £2M in the bank, and am struggling to make a fortnightly profit.

I'm currently playing Jeffery as an all-rounder, because even though I've got a much better bowler in the form of Katleho Warming his arse on the bench, my lack of batting quality means that I've got to extend my batting depth.

Nets are currently:
Akhtar 2x Bat
Syiabonga 2X Bat
Benamar 2X Bowl
Katleho 2X Bowl
Wilde 1x Bowl
1X floating fielding net (currently with Katleho)

At the end of each season I have a fat camp, where I take the five players with the worst stamina, (who I plan on keeping for more than a couple of seasons), and give them two Stam nets each until they pop a level.

1. MatthewAkhtar - 22 yo, BT Rating=58,614
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler. Destructive player with worthless leadership skills and strong experience.
Proficient batting form, superb bowling form energetic fitness.

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: sensational (Now Exq) Concentration: remarkable
Bowling: worthless Consistency:abysmal
Fielding: feeble

2. DougGreening - 27 yo, BT Rating=97,592
RH Batsman, RF Bowler. Steady player with feeble leadership skills and sensational experience.
Strong batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: masterful Concentration: sensational
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: competent
Fielding: strong

3. AltonStaveley - 28 yo, BT Rating=42,084
LH Batsman, LM Bowler. Cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and sensational experience.
Superb batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: wonderful Concentration: quality
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: feeble

4.+. JoeNoon - 27 yo, BT Rating=129,718
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. Steady player with respectable leadership skills and wonderful experience.
Strong batting form, respectable bowling form and sublime fitness.

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: wonderful
Batting: remarkable Concentration: elite(+2)
Bowling: worthless Consistency: quality
Fielding: worthless

5.B5. BillJeffery - 29 yo, BT Rating=37,012
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler. Steady player with worthless leadership skills and exceptional experience.
Superb batting form, superb bowling form and energetic fitness.

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: strong Concentration: proficient
Bowling: strong Consistency: strong
Fielding: respectable

6.*. NealePatel - 28 yo, BT Rating=14,256
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. Steady player with superb leadership skills and exceptional experience.
Proficient batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.

Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: strong Concentration: respectable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: competent

7. CraigSiyabonga - 18 yo, BT Rating=13,430
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler. Destructive player with proficient leadership skills and woeful experience.
Strong batting form, feeble bowling form and energetic fitness.

Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: proficient
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: respectable

8.B4. ColinLombard - 28 yo, BT Rating=43,485
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler. Cautious player with proficient leadership skills and remarkable experience.
Competent batting form, competent bowling form and sublime fitness.

Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: superb
Bowling: quality Consistency: quality
Fielding: feeble

9.B2. JonWilde - 24 yo, BT Rating=56,333
RH Batsman, RM Bowler. Cautious player with proficient leadership skills and proficient experience.
Respectable batting form, superb bowling form and invigorated fitness.

Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: feeble Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: wonderful
Fielding: woeful

10.B1. GeneBewers - 27 yo, BT Rating=45,571
LH Batsman, LM Bowler. Cautious player with strong leadership skills and wonderful experience.
Woeful batting form, superb bowling form and invigorated fitness.

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: feeble Concentration: feeble
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: wonderful
Fielding: mediocre

11.B3. KeithBenamar - 20 yo, BT Rating=36,050
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler. Destructive player with strong leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Superb batting form, superb bowling form and invigorated fitness.

Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: strong
Fielding: woeful

12. DirkKatleho - 21 yo, BT Rating=33,573
RH Batsman, RF Bowler. Cautious player with strong leadership skills and respectable experience.
Superb batting form, mediocre bowling form and energetic fitness.

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: woeful Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: strong
Fielding: woeful

FrankMohammed - 25 yo, BT Rating=6,884
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler. Steady player with strong leadership skills and strong experience.
Abysmal batting form, proficient bowling form and sublime fitness.

Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: feeble
Bowling: woeful Consistency: woeful
Fielding: mediocre

Tar, Trev

 

[chaminda_00]

You need a new Number five batsmen/all rounder and improve the spread of your bowlers. Would sell Bewes, Lombard and Jeffery. Would also sell Siyabonga to free up nets and have some extra, as you won't get a lot for others guys as they are old. You also shouldn't be training some that average at the level you at unless you have free nets. As seem to have.

Not sure what that would give you but hopefully enough to buy an remarkable/remarkable trainee. I don't follow the transfer market. Then try and pull a bowling trainee for your No 5 spot. Need to look at your nets as most of guys are finishing except Benamar and Katleho.

Would be also tempted to buy in sell on the cautious bowlers for another steady/attacking. If you want to bowl sides out you need atleast one more attacking bowler and maybe a steady bowler as well.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Would be also tempted to buy in sell on the cautious bowlers for another steady/attacking. If you want to bowl sides out you need atleast one more attacking bowler and maybe a steady bowler as well.

TBH I don't have any bowler more agressive than steady (and two def M's.) and I seem to bowl sides out alright. Sometimes I get done in when I shouldn't but that's the game.

 

[chaminda_00]

TBH I don't have any bowler more agressive than steady (and two def M's.) and I seem to bowl sides out alright. Sometimes I get done in when I shouldn't but that's the game.

Yeah but with his bowling attack they are all around exceptional. Don't you have masterful plus bowlers?

If he keeps with the exceptional standard bowling attack and doesn't bring in a big gun, masterful odd. Then he could do with a more attack balanced attack.