Board Rejecting Senior Affiliate Request

[rjn147]

Hi all, need a bit of help with negotiating with the board please. 

I’m managing Kings Lynn Town in the Vanarama National North, currently 3rd in the league but I joined with awful finances so I can’t sign anyone - even free agents due to being above the wage budget. 

I thought a senior affiliate would be perfect in this situation, so I requested this to my board, as we have ZERO affiliates currently. Despite the squad being very light and our finances being very poor, the genius chairman always tells me that “any financial gain will be minimal and not worth it”, as well as that “we want to maintain independence and not rely on loan players”. 

No matter how many times I request this and insist and threaten to leave, the board are always seemingly happy to let me walk out the door. 

Can someone please help with what I should do? Thanks!

[starbugg]

I don't know of anyway you can force a board to change their mind after you have tried all options. My advice sadly is to find another job if it's spoiling your enjoyment.

[rjn147]

2 hours ago, starbugg said:

I don't know of anyway you can force a board to change their mind after you have tried all options. My advice sadly is to find another job if it's spoiling your enjoyment.

Ah really, that’s a shame. Is it not something that will change over time? As in do I just have to give it a few seasons with a couple of promotions and then they’ll feel it’s a different situation? Or is it a case that it’s the board’s ‘personality’ sort of thing and that they’re just stubborn?

[XV20]

9 hours ago, rjn147 said:

Hi all, need a bit of help with negotiating with the board please. 

I’m managing Kings Lynn Town in the Vanarama National North, currently 3rd in the league but I joined with awful finances so I can’t sign anyone - even free agents due to being above the wage budget. 

I thought a senior affiliate would be perfect in this situation, so I requested this to my board, as we have ZERO affiliates currently. Despite the squad being very light and our finances being very poor, the genius chairman always tells me that “any financial gain will be minimal and not worth it”, as well as that “we want to maintain independence and not rely on loan players”. 

No matter how many times I request this and insist and threaten to leave, the board are always seemingly happy to let me walk out the door. 

Can someone please help with what I should do? Thanks!

Well, for now if you still want to continue working with them. A few promotions will obviously change their approach towards you. Your club may not have the money to act on your requests which is why they just force end the discussion.

[batemanlad]

On 10/11/2024 at 15:28, rjn147 said:

I’m managing Kings Lynn Town in the Vanarama National North, currently 3rd in the league but I joined with awful finances so I can’t sign anyone - even free agents due to being above the wage budget. 

I thought a senior affiliate would be perfect in this situation, so I requested this to my board, as we have ZERO affiliates currently. Despite the squad being very light and our finances being very poor, the genius chairman always tells me that “any financial gain will be minimal and not worth it”, as well as that “we want to maintain independence and not rely on loan players”. 

The most logical explanation of this is that the club wants to keep its independence from other clubs. Which, to be fair, I understand from a realistic point of view; however, it just doesn't work that way in the game. You have absolutely nothing to lose from doing it in the game as far as I'm aware.

Apart from that: it's a stupid argument to say you wouldn't want a senior affiliate. When I was managing Isle of Man FC, I was pressuring my chairperson for around five years until he finally came around. Unfortunately the problem came of trying to find a senior affiliate. Then, chairperson election season came around. The members elected a new guy, who gave absolutely nothing more than the old chairperson and this new guy didn't want a senior affiliate! So I was back at square one once again.

After being scammed by the bank and the council, I decided to make the move to Middlesbrough then try and help out Isle of Man there just for a change of scenery - but I eventually gave the save up after getting bored.

[MichaelNevo]

On 10/11/2024 at 19:04, rjn147 said:

Ah really, that’s a shame. Is it not something that will change over time? As in do I just have to give it a few seasons with a couple of promotions and then they’ll feel it’s a different situation? Or is it a case that it’s the board’s ‘personality’ sort of thing and that they’re just stubborn?

In my current save I'm a bit of a journeyman, once I've achieved what I wanted, I move on. Also, if the board doesn't show that it has the same ambition that I do, I tend to move on eventually as well. It all depends on the chairman really, but unfortunately you can't see their stats, so you have to make your own judgement. I've found that the best way to deal with finances lower down is remove the deadwood from the squad and start with a fresh template where possible. Let their contracts run out if that's what it takes and then bring in the desired players on free transfers.

[nms1987]

On 10/11/2024 at 15:28, rjn147 said:

No matter how many times I request this and insist and threaten to leave, the board are always seemingly happy to let me walk out the door. 

I think "threaten to leave" is (as with appealing a red card) just not designed to ever, ever, ever work no matter what.  I've taken clubs from the 4th tier to the Champions League, and they'll let me walk away rather than let me hire another Physio at 850 a week.

Does anyone have a success story with the "threaten to leave" option?

[MichaelNevo]

14 hours ago, nms1987 said:

I think "threaten to leave" is (as with appealing a red card) just not designed to ever, ever, ever work no matter what.  I've taken clubs from the 4th tier to the Champions League, and they'll let me walk away rather than let me hire another Physio at 850 a week.

Does anyone have a success story with the "threaten to leave" option?

I've had 15 jobs in my current save, I believe it did work once and I've used that option in most of the jobs that I've left, I think its only my last 2 jobs where I've moved straight from one club to the other.

One thing I was surprised at that's totally separate to this is when I moved from Bayern to Magpies (Gibraltar), Magpies couldn't afford my buy out clause in my contract and you're actually able to ask your current club if they can waver the clause, which Bayern did.