I like the general idea of rewarding players who have reached retirement age (I would say 35) and have played 7+ seasons at your club.
I would do it on a grander scale.
IRL, ex-players also become physios and PR guys as well as coaches, so I think you should may be get the option to hire the player as your staff (any discipline) for a 1k signing bonus.
Their skill could be randomly determined but be heavily weighed to a 4 or 5 (say 90% of ex-players should be a 4 or a 5 in skill).
I also think theiir starting salary could be done by a formula relating to their final salary at your club and should increase at half-speed for a limited time - say 2 seasons. The half-speed salary progression reflects the loyalty the new staff member has to the club at the start of their new career.
I also feel ex-players should have a 50% chance of a talent, I think lthat crowd enthusiasm, career extension and taping injuries talent can all logically be related to the player's experience at the club.
This offers a real reward to the clubs that show loyalty to their players and a nice extra tactical trade-off between shortto mid-term opportunity cost and long-term reward.
Last edited by Elmacca at 3/11/2011 5:38:44 AM