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Whoa whoa whoa! U21? NT? Now I'll agree that targeting the U21 guidelines isn't a bad idea given that that will create a very solid player, but nobody should start out BB and training their very first guys with either the NT or U21 in mind.

Now, if the original poster decides to try and sell him, that's cool and all, though 1 million might be a bit high on a guy with 7 potential, especially as he's about to age a year. I definitely suggest joining up at the offsite and at least asking other folks what they might pay for him. THen the option of selling will be clearer whether it is a good idea in the long run.

As far as training versus buying veterans, that's a purely personal decision about how each person likes to play the game. If you like to try and promote into D3, then selling this guy, expanding your arena, and buying trained veterans is one way to go. If you want to train young guys for your team, develop them, and slightly delay promoting to D3, that's another way. Both have their pluses and minuses, and I don't consider one as "better" or more valid than the other.

Still though, at least a level 4 trainer is the way to go if you're gonna train him up. And also you might as well get another young guy you can train along with Bruno. Maybe you'll be able to get someone in the draft.

Actually, I would suggest that league situations notwithstanding, rotating between training types is likely to be more effective overall than constantly pushing one skill up before moving along to the next. That's because of two things: the elastic effect, and the cross-training penalty.

The elastic effect is where the skill levels of some skills are linked to certain others, so that low skills in some area slow down training of some. Precisely which skills are elastically linked to the others isn't totally clear. It's also not known whether during training of a very high level skill whether the lower skill is increased to the same amount that the high skill is retarded (that is, is there a net loss of training when linked skills are disparate in their levels, or is the same total amount of training just distributed differently).

Similar for cross training, though in this case it works as though every skill is elastically linked to what you're training. If you try and pump up one skill high, some of the training is redirected to other skills.

And since increased skills from training will lead to increased performance regardless of whether you see a pop or not, there's no real negative to rotating between training types (I think the main reason it would be important to actually show the training pop is if you want to sell the guy, and want to make sure prospective buyers can see the training you've added).

I am hoping to get another good trainee with the up and coming draft. I would like to promote to D.III but I dont see my team being ready to compete on that level and would prob drop back down or not make a good run at all. I would rather sit in IV if i have too a couple of season to build a team that when promoted to D. III will be ready and not ran all over.

Tangosz when you say rotating training do you mean every week do something different like rotate between OS, Passing, Pressure.

And selling the trainee I mean i see the benefits from it and i could make some good cash but idk I kinda grew attached to Ol Bruno these few weeks

yeah, one week pressure, one week passing, one week outside shooting.

Rinse. Repeat.

From your earlier post I wasn't clear if you were gonna do 4 straight weeks of each, and then move onto the next.

Promoting a league when you know you'll drop back down may or may not be a good thing. With promotion you get a cash bonus, a season ticket holder boost, and a bonus to attendance for most of your first season. Plus the ticket demand is already better, and TV contracts are bigger. All good things.

But with relegation you'll have a prolonged penalty to attendance. And I believe that the loss of season ticket holders upon relegation is greater than the increase after promotion, so you're left with a net loss.

In all honestly, D4 is a good place to start training up your guys, you'll get more moeny than if you were in D5, but still have a good chance to stay in the league, compared to D3. It's also a lot easier to train your guys in non-ideal positions in D4.

I get what your saying looks like i have some decisions to make with this new season

Like rocket said, definitely sign up at the USA offsite. First, it's just a good group of folks who help all levels of managers. There will be lots of help there in creating a training plan that works. Plus there are team diaries so you can see how other teams have approached training. Very helpful!