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[jb12780]

Quote: Originally Posted by ImTellinTim

What kind of player are you talking about selling? Dead-weight type players from a top squad? A coveted player that is probably too good for the level you're at? A star/good player to one of the rich clubs?

Djourou, Chamakh, and possibly Ramsey. So yes, dead weight **** that I don't need/want.

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[ImTellinTim]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bruins

That's not the reason in this case, though. It's because of the assistant manager building more knowledge of the square, so his advice and ratings become more accurate (with a margin of error depending on how good or bad his own stats are).

Another note about those ratings is that sometimes you just have to completely ignore them, lol. I have a holding MF on my Southampton squad who I brought over from Millwall that consistently rates 7.5 and up in the Ball Winning Midfielder role, who rates as a 2-star player.

Quote: Originally Posted by jb12780

Djourou, Chamakh, and possibly Ramsey. Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 4 Beta

I don't have the game in front of me, so I can't comment on them specifically. But generally if a player is in the last year of their contract, you shouldn't expect to get much of anything for them. Same if they are overpaid relative to their skill. I let guys like this go cheap or on frees if I have to because if I'm paying a guy $75,000 a week, and he's not in my plans, I save $3.9 million/year in salary alone. I'd rather do that than worry about getting a transfer fee for him if the market isn't there.

Another alternative is to try and send them out on loan each season until their contract is up. Try and get the other team to pay as much of the salary as possible or negotiate a monthly fee. You can also try and get a future fee clause in there and hope they activate it.

In a lot of cases getting rid of a player for cheap>>>>>paying their wages and having them be annoying and unhappy.

[gopher_guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by ImTellinTim

Another note about those ratings is that sometimes you just have to completely ignore them, lol. I have a holding MF on my Southampton squad who I brought over from Millwall that consistently rates 7.5 and up in the Ball Winning Midfielder role, who rates as a 2-star player.

Hhmm, just a case of a player who has good ratings in the specific categories required for the role you play him in or something?

[ImTellinTim]

Quote: Originally Posted by gopher_guy

Hhmm, just a case of a player who has good ratings in the specific categories required for the role you play him in or something?

Yes, and a player's personality can sometimes make up for a lack of ratings. Especially if the role doesn't demand a highly skilled player.

[jesmith29]

How many of you sign a GM/Director of Football?

What stats do you look for and what role/roles to you assign him to?

[Bezzey]

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmith29

How many of you sign a GM/Director of Football? What stats do you look for and what role/roles to you assign him to?

I usually work the deal for all my transfers, but statwise they should have high numbers in man management, judging CA and PA and I've heard he'll find more suitable players if his top formation is the same as yours.

[willyfantastic]

Quote: Originally Posted by jesmith29

How many of you sign a GM/Director of Football? What stats do you look for and what role/roles to you assign him to?

no, but only because i trust myself to get a better deal than him

[ImTellinTim]

I don't sign a Director of Football because I'm a control freak when it comes to this game. Though I do sign a Director of Youth Development so I can just set young players as available for loan and have them find teams to loan them to. When the offers come in I do reject any loan deals I don't think are good in terms of playing time/position.