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Please see below my situation and appreciate any advice.

This is all providing i make the finals and win it - which i believe i will

Current Balance: $ -586,908

Typical Weekly Net Income: $ -18 496
Overextension Tax*: $ -9 195

Yesterdays financial update was the 1st update that my balance has gone over - 500K

So i guess i want to know is can i get through to promotion without going bankrupt? Including all the weeks up until next season, if that makes sense.

Cheers











Last edited by Maddy at 6/24/2014 8:16:23 AM

In answer to your original question, I don't know whether you will go bankrupt or not - but to be honest, that's not the biggest problem that you're facing. I don't mean to dash your hopes at glory, but I've had a look at your team and given your current financial situation, I'd almost recommend starting again.

Your roster is a senior citizen's convention, you have no trainees and no-one decent under the age of 33. That means you're paying more in salary to each player than what they're worth, and that's only going to get worse, not better. And what if you do happen to win, and you promote? Your arena isn't large enough, it isn't ready for D2, and you'll get demoted back to where you are now in a worse position for it. As a comparison, take a look at the team that just got demoted from my D2 league, West Coast Steel (38690). They have a much larger arena than you, and a decent mix of young and old talent, and they pay more in salary than you do. They weren't quite good enough for this D2 league this season, but I have no doubt they'll be back with a little luck.

I don't want to be the voice of doom and gloom, but I think that the sooner you make some hard decisions for your team, the better. Sell your older guys while they still have some value (and cut your weekly salary bill while you're at it), and find somehow to get some youth in the squad. I remember when I first promoted to D3, my first season I scrapped hard and avoided relegation, but I could see it wasn't going to get me where I wanted long term. I made the decision to sell off all but one of my trainees and tank a season - and it wasn't because they were bad players, one of those I sold ended up playing in B3. But out of it, I drafted a 5/5 18yo C when I demoted who is now my second best player, and training him alongside my primary trainee and a third one I picked up later, I've got a core of players that has taken me to 2nd in my D2 with a shot at the ABBL, maybe this season, probably in the seasons to come.

Good luck and I hope you can fix your team and turn it around.

two weeks under 500k are allowed then you'll have big trouble. You should arrive till Sunday of next week but before the financial update you've to sell someone. The problem is that in these days the market is quite weak so probably you will undersale your players. Good luck

Thanks all.

Yeah i really stuffed up my team this season. Looks like i am going to have to sell one of my better players and avoid bankruptcy.

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Thanks all.

Yeah i really stuffed up my team this season. Looks like i am going to have to sell one of my better players and avoid bankruptcy.

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I'd look to sell or flat out fire the guy who's injured. He's not going to help you win in the near term anyhow, and just getting rid of him will go a long way toward restoring some sense to your budget.

Cheers mate, its unfortunate but im going to have to.

i guess gameshape goes along way in the playoffs, and his is shot

Yeah, game shape always goes a long way, it's crucial to manage it every week.

You've still got more than 3 days to financial update, so no need to fire yet. List to sell, and take a stab at seeing what people are willing to pay for him first.