Training semi-clowns?

[saintjo]

I wasnt paying attention this morning when buying a new trainee and I bought a semi clown...sympathetic/solid.
How much will this affect the sale price? I would assume it would drop it since most higher level teams would already have a true clown.
Should I just train this guy up to the next level and dump him as soon as possible or hang on to him like my usual trainees (outstanding +)?

[terpkristin]

If he's a good trainee by your standards, then keep him like any usual trainee. It MAY up the price SLIGHTLY for him to be a semi-clown, though not as much as it would if he were a true clown. The only downside to training a clown or semi-clown is that when you sell them, you might take a TS hit..

/tk

[saintjo]

well he is a 17 year old solid defender with passable winger. so pretty descent, but no u20 material type purchase.

so you think it will help his price?

[finkenst]

symp/solid...

what's been your luck with experience pops?

possible future coach in 10+ season?

[saintjo]

well, my day training instincts are still descent because this guy popped to excellent defending after owning him for a few hours :)
so do i sell the semi-clown as a 17 year old excellent or train him up?

[Raven Hawk]

I'd train him up. This guy will be a good coach someday and that's where his value will be. If you can get him up to Brilliant - World Class Defense and weak experience that will be good. This is the exact type of player that as an upper level manager that I would want to put in my back line for a long time eventually to become a coach.

[terpkristin]

Ditto what RH said. Eventually when you sell him, his semi-clown-ness will bump his value a little, because people will see him as potential coach material (gotta love the solid leadership).

/tk