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I didn't delve too deep into anything like E.B.W did, I just peeked a little at your roster but I would suggest looking for younger players. You have way too many in the 30's, which all skills begin to decline at 32-33. Three or four of your players are going to be at those ages next season so I don't really see them doing that well 2-3 seasons in.

I know you say you won't sell them but honestly it seems like you're trying to rush into another league. Just get some young talent and start to build franchise players while expanding your arena to increase profits.

Always remember it's the turtle that wins the race and not the rabbit. (:

Best way to promote (not the shortest!):

Buy 2 18y olds with Perennial Allstar potential for 50-70k each. Both should be either guards or centers
Train them whole next season and invest in draft while expanding your arena
Next season try to promote with now 19y olds, who can play along some cheap veterans. In the meantime, try to snag a great player from your draft
If you don't succeed in S21, try again S22. Your two trainees will be so good that you can't miss the promotion

With this way, you are prepared for D.IV. I've seen some teams doing this error, investing in old players - cheap to buy but expensive to maintain. They promote in their first complete season but when they do, they face these problems in their new league:

- they are barely competitive, if at all, so they are probably facing demotion or stagnation for one more season as their team isn't progressing with trainees (they don't have any)

- their arena is too small because their money's been tied into veteran's salaries and they couldn't expand it, so they lose money by not having enough space for everyone who want to pay tickets and see your matches

- they have no players for future - when their veterans get too old and start dropping in skills, they have to sell them for cheap.

I've stopped answering questions like that because 1., people often don't listen to your advice although the advice is good, and 2. I don't like to tell people how they should play because choosing a path for yourself is more fun.

That's why I offer you only advice on how to avoid some mistakes from other teams and not how you should play. Good luck!

Last edited by Koperboy at 4/26/2012 7:35:44 AM

Exactly what I was shooting for but not in so many words. :P

Ok, got it. So I'll may see what's going to happen in offseason Processing. If my league destroyer is back in here (atlanta panthers or Risers) I'll fire ALL except 1 old guy. I'll keep the others, then will sell the old, but still profitable players and build talent. For next season. Get two or three depending on my looks-like-sucky-draft( got bad luck at scouting; got only 1 or 2 good players out of 48:(
SO I'll probably HAVE to BUY my talent depending on the draft; doesn't look too good. I'll train them to be stars and Next Season I'll dominate. PS I'll also try to win as many cup games as I can to get $$$.

That sounds more like a plan. I have one player over the age of 30 and I'm really mad. Still looking for a decent player to take his spot.

Also just in case you want proof that what we're telling you is actually worth it you can look at my team as an example. I started late in Season 17 making bad buys on players till Season 18. I found solid 18 year old and 19 year old players to build up and they are coming along great. Djibo Ball, Ali Betrouni and my new trainee is Mohd Fareed bin Sulong. All great bigmen prospects. I even managed to get one on the U21 NT. So just stick to training them right and you'll be in my position in no time. (Close to promoting with a good foundation for a team)

I agree with the poster who advised you to draft young players and train them. A lot of people prefer 2 position training but having done both 1 and 2 position training, I'm now sticking mostly to single-position training two trainees. Anyway, it is good to get some older talent (27-32) off the TL to round out your team because they'll have much higher experience than your younger players. Look for vets with respectable to proficient experience with salaries in the 8k-13k range. You should be able to comfortable afford 1-2 of these players while still saving money, investing in your arena, the draft, and a level 4 trainer. It's easy to say because I promoted out of level 5 a few seasons ago, but don't obsess about promoting immediately. Spending 2-3 seasons in Div V isn't the worst thing in the world because you'll have the opportunity to experiment with tactics and learn more about the game before moving into a competitive league. You already seem to be doing a good job with game shape so keep that up.