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From: testudo
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319615.1
Date: 7/10/2023 5:33:25 AM
Isca Centurions
EBBL
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Doing a forum search this topic came up a decade ago (e.g (186483.1), (223178.11)).

We have a transfer deadline for the league and for BBM, so it seems like it would make sense to have one for the cup as well. I'm guessing the reason we don't is the difficulty of implementing it, as different cup competitions end at different times.

Being able to "rent" great players for low transfer fees is partly the issue, so perhaps something like a minimum transfer fee for players in general. For example a minimum price of 2x salary, so a $180k salary player would be listed at $360k. This would have impact on other areas of the game so would need to think more about it.

Any thoughts or ideas on this subject?


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319615.3 in reply to 319615.1
Date: 7/11/2023 8:35:26 AM
Durham Wasps
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Sunderland Boilermakers
I don't particularly like people "buying" cup or league wins by spending a lot on what may be rentals but if that's what people want to do that's up to them. It's already difficult because of the game shape drop so timing is key.

This has come about because it's happened in England this season. I'm personally not in favour of adding restrictions. I also don't agree there's a league deadline as I wouldn't include the post season.

Where I to be in a hypothetical position where I was still in the cup and had two injuries and couldn't replace them because of a deadline I wouldn't be pleased at all.

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319615.4 in reply to 319615.2
Date: 7/12/2023 12:10:03 AM
Coolsville Comets
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For ease of implementation, perhaps modify cup setup such that all cups end at the same time, rather than all beginning week one? Might make it more difficult on smaller nations’ teams finding scrimmages at the start of the season, but it could work if a transfer deadline for the tournament is deemed expedient.

(Please note: I am not a fan of the “deadline for cup” idea because the idea of setting that deadline requires a way to define when the important matches start [aka tournament equivalent of playoffs/of B3BBM bracketing], and different managers will define that differently. This comment merely serves as a possible “how” presentation for the sake of those curious for an answer.)