On the Banks of the River Thames

[ShireNiner]

[Captain Canada]

We're so back!

Know nothing about Fulham or McKenna, but both sound intriguing

[ShireNiner]

We're so back!

Know nothing about Fulham or McKenna, but both sound intriguing

Welcome along for the ride. Caesar's squad rules that I am copying already have me in a headache, so this will be fun. A lot of wage balancing and some roles to adjust. In FC, players have roles (Crucial, important, rotation, etc) built into their contracts. Some players push for roles, others accept what you give them. Right now, we have too many 'important' players and too many players whose wages exceed their role bracket under the house rules.

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[Danimal5981]

For real? You literally do not have even one striker!?...

I like the concept of a rule based career, don't get me wrong. But rules are very much based on the situation a club is in and that can fluctuate regularly. Champions League brings in money: bigger budgets. Relegation or a couple of anonymous seasons means tighten the belt a bit more. It's never something that remains the same for a longer period of time. Most clubs adjust their budgets and financial options each season, sometimes each half season.

[RMJH4]

My suggestion is get Evan Ferguson to start with. McKenna will do wonders for him

[ShireNiner]

For real? You literally do not have even one striker!?...

I like the concept of a rule based career, don't get me wrong. But rules are very much based on the situation a club is in and that can fluctuate regularly. Champions League brings in money: bigger budgets. Relegation or a couple of anonymous seasons means tighten the belt a bit more. It's never something that remains the same for a longer period of time. Most clubs adjust their budgets and financial options each season, sometimes each half season.

Not one. Since I did a live start and then simulated the last two months (April and May) of the season, the club left the squad in a mess. They let Raul and Muniz walk, both were unwilling to negotiate a new contract once I took over. Those were the only strikers in the squad. We have a 58-rated player coming back from loan who does not have a game face so he might be a generated player. Other than that, Iwobi would be the best bet as a fill in for now. The squad also has a few players requesting transfers, not sure what happened before I arrived but they want out.

I agree with you on the budget and the wages/spending amount changing based on league placement, sales, etc. I actually think that makes the career more fun. Each year, you have to reevaluate the squad, new signings, and whether you want to adjust the wage structure or not. I will not be as strict as Caesar who requires each player to make the same amount as other players with the assigned role (ex. crucial) I make it so all crucial players have to be in the same 'bracket', being with 10% of each other. Below them will be all the important players.

It will take me a year to get the structure and squad set. Then it is just about one in and one out for transfers where needed. Being a PL team, it is easy to spend more than the club would in real life since the money awarded is so much higher in the game.

Though, we will have more exits than I expected this window because of the transfer requests put in..more on that to come.

My suggestion is get Evan Ferguson to start with. McKenna will do wonders for him

He just moved and is unavailable to us. I did have him on the scout list. I am waiting to hear back if we were able to get Pepi. I delegated the transfer after assigning values so it is up to the DoF to finish the job now.

Ferguson might be a future one, we will need another striker in the squad next season as well.

[kibaxx7]

Oh man, no strikers. That's a difficult situation. Love the team selection though, make Smith Rowe and Iwobi your stars

[ShireNiner]

Oh man, no strikers. That's a difficult situation. Love the team selection though, make Smith Rowe and Iwobi your stars

Iwobi is going to be a key player in the first season, if he produces. He can play the wing and fill in as a striker.

ESR is the main 10. We also had Leno but he's moving on.

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