[larrymcg421]

Offseason...

*I pick Media 5 as sponsor. They'll pay me $18,600 for each home victory and $435,000 if I get promoted.

*Youth pull is a lvl 22 FW named Leavitt. I liek that he already has 30 control, but his 32 Accuracy will make it hard for me to find playing time for him so he can develop.

*I sell Reese for $2.5 million. He was a youth pull who had been with us for 6 years.

*I buy Barkley, a lvl 36 CD who is only 19 yrs old and already has 71 defense (compared the 45 that Reese had at the same age). He cost $457,262.

*I kept 30 yr old Betts because he still has 2 yrs on his contract and has a huge counterattack skill. Plus, he is about to have a lvl 5 pop once he gets his next specialization upgrade.

*DF Guy is another original youth pull with us and his contract has only 8 months left. He is worth $2.6 million and wants $1.8 million to renew. I'm not sure we need to renew him, but he's about to hit a lvl 3 skill. I will likely sell him at midseason when his value should be even higher.

*I renew Metzger for 3 yrs, $57,252. He will likely take Guy's place at midseason.

*Before I make my next decision, I buy the First League Global list to see if it's worth making a big splash. I will get that after my first game of the season.

*I now have $2.79 million. The next youth upgrade costs $6.4 million, so it'll be a while before we're ready for that.