Thebaker

i tried to show a personality matrix but it didn't come out well and deleted it. I always play sweeper keepers even if they are no good for it. I noticed that good keepers (ones that perform well as opposed to rated highly) always have high attributes in the attributes i mentioned.

I dont think i ever look at those 3 attributes listed for a GK. I look for reflexes, agility, balance. and then handling and decisions.

It used to be that a player who was 2 footed had lower attributes as the 2 footed used up CA that could be why the attributes look low on the first 2 players from that intake @BML Light-hearted is a variable personality, it can be really poor with some low hidden attributes or be resolute as light-hearted trumps resolute, if the hidden attributes are too poor it would be a different personality as most trump light-hearted. Also players can grow after coming through so the GK may not end up as 5'10"

The youth thing is a bug since the last patch, mines been stuck at average for years with no option to improve and 40 million in the bank. I'm sure some of your players will become wonderkids, think the threshold is 3-3.5 stars current ability and under 21, i currently have a 20yo 3.5 star wonderkid and the benchmark for my players is nowhere close to yours with world class players.

Table | Squad | Transfers Started the season in pretty good form with a few poor losses chucked in, but Goteborg lost the first game but then won the next 15 to move 8 points clear of me. My team went unbeaten in the last 10 games to close the gap, by contrast Goteborg got only 9 points from the last 24 when i got 18 points to win the title again on GD. In the swedish cup the navigated the easiest group yet before getting past Norrkoping on penalties after selected a backup team due to fixture congestion. In the semi-final the team beat Djurgardens 3-1 away and faced Goteborg in the final. This proved to be very one -sided and the team completed a domestic double. Enkopings are beginning to get a domestic dominance with Goteborg probably the only team providing much opposition. In the CL the team reached the playoff but came up against Juventus, After drawing 2-2 away i lost 1-2 at home as the italians were much better. This put the team strainght into the Uefa group stage. A couple of early draws meant that the team had to play well in all the group games to qualify for the next phase. Came up against IK Brage in the last 16 and comfortably beat them over 2 legs. In the quarter final the team faced Porto, after a even 1-1 draw at home the team were outclassed away to lose 1-2. Finances remained quite steady due to the euro money coming in, this was in spite of some record transfer spending. I set a new transfer record in buying Wroe-Saltmer who has now become my first wonderkid. I also improved the midfield by bringing in Alvarez and Grigorov. Nalbant left went his min clause was met and i struggled to find another keeper. I made an offer for one who would have been a record purchase and earning twice my next highest earner only for him to go to Goteborg on 3x the offered wages, this was something that happened with several potential purchases. I ended by bringing in a potential world class keeper on loan. After extending the ground this season which is already sold out the board agreed to extend it further. Stevens (127 apps, 25 goals) was sold as he was running his contract down having never reached the heights i expected of him. Long time players Caicedo (145 apps) who was a decent back up FB and Aquino Faria (307 apps, 7 goals) who was an excellent option from the bench and backup player both left this season. The standout players were again Helge and Valongo. The investment in facilities is begining to pay off with a great looking youth intake with Carlsson not too far from the bench already for current ability. Season League Position Swedish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2041 Allsvenskan 6th Group St Semi-final Conf league Valongo, Haiki(19) Valongo(13) 2467 Great Below Average Excellent Above Average 2042 Allsvenskan 6th Winners N/A Valongo (21) Valongo(9) 3126 Excellent Adequate Exceptional Good Swedish cup winners 2043 Allsvenskan 3rd Qtr-final Semi-final Uefa league Haiki(33) Valongo(23) 2953 Superb Adequate Exceptional Good 2044 Allsvenskan 1st Group St Semi-final Conf league Valongo (21) Kayiwa(16) 3730 State of the Art Adequate Exceptional Exceptional Champions 2045 Allsvenskan 2nd Winners CL group stages Haiki(23) Valongo(12) 4581 State of the Art Average Exceptional Exceptional Swedish cup winners 2046 Allsvenskan 1st Winners CL Playoff, Uefa League Qtr-final Valongo (20) Valongo(11) 4023 State of the Art Average Exceptional Exceptional Domestic Double

I thought of this thread when i recently loaned in this GK. I scouted him after he left and his scout report described him as having 5 star world class potential . He came through in USA and has american 2nd nationality.

Really good season there, you are beginning to dominate now. The standard of some of your young players is fantastic

@Vipertitan Roskopf looks a good player for that level. I imagine finances would decrease further as most teams don't have high attendances to offset the costs, would also depend on how much tv or prize money is in Norway

2045 Squad | Table | Transfers Started the season in good form going unbeaten in the first 7 games with 19 points to go top which the team maintained until 2/3rds through the season. Goteborg who made a terrible start to the season with 8 points from the first 7 games wnt on a great winning run and overtook my team to go top. The 2nd to last game was crucial as we faced Goteborg away and in a poor game of few chances could only draw 0-0, both teams won the last game to hand Goteborg the title. In the swedish cup the team had an easy group which they cruised through. It took extra time to get past Kalmer 2-1 at home and then penalties to beat Goteborg after drawing 2-2 at home. In the final against Norrkoping the team were on top for much of the match but it took until extra time for them to win the cup. In the CL for the first time the team faced some really tough fixtures and although they didn't lose any by more than a goal, they were very much 2nd best in every match. 2 wins against the bottom 2 sides was not enough to make the playoffs. Finances rocketed this year due to the CL money and net transfers. I sold Kouame after the other players complained about me blocking a previous bid. Kayiwa (185 apps, 17 goals) left when his min fee was activated. I also sold Bakayoko as the amount was too good to turn down for a player who was my 5th choice striker and had less potential than 2 of my youth players. Due to selling out nearly every home game the board agreed to extend the ground. Moving into what looks like a newly built ground which is far too small for the clubs needs seems a really strange move, moving to Vasteras (34Km) or IK Sirius (46Km) ground seemed more sensible as we have used them for european matches anyway. Still have no option to improve youth facilities. The front 3 of Haiki, Valongo and Helge again did well although they are possibly not the elite strikers the team needs to progress. Persson (212 apps, 13 goals) was let go after falling down the pecking order at the club. Season League Position Swedish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2040 Allsvenskan 5th Group St N/A Haiki(24) Kayiwa(9) 2285 Good Below Average Good Average Qualified for europe 2041 Allsvenskan 6th Group St Semi-final Conf league Valongo, Haiki(19) Valongo(13) 2467 Great Below Average Excellent Above Average 2042 Allsvenskan 6th Winners N/A Valongo (21) Valongo(9) 3126 Excellent Adequate Exceptional Good Swedish cup winners 2043 Allsvenskan 3rd Qtr-final Semi-final Uefa league Haiki(33) Valongo(23) 2953 Superb Adequate Exceptional Good 2044 Allsvenskan 1st Group St Semi-final Conf league Valongo (21) Kayiwa(16) 3730 State of the Art Adequate Exceptional Exceptional Champions 2045 Allsvenskan 2nd Winners CL group stages Haiki(23) Valongo(12) 4581 State of the Art Average Exceptional Exceptional Swedish cup winners

do players improve more on pro contracts than youth contracts or does it depend more on playing time?

It seems like since the last update that boards don't want to improve it. My club is at average but the option has been unavailable for 18 months with 40 Million in the bank, previously the option was not available for over 2 years before that. Maxed out all the other facilities long ago.

That youth intake looks like maybe your best yet although i'm nor convinced that they will make it, some of their attributes look off for thier positions, Perez seems the most likely. Losing the title was tough, maybe a bit of a throwaway. I think Cristantus may have topped out for his technicals to be so low (for a player of that value) and maybe your coaches are not seeing that.

never sure which is harder to believe, that you only got 1.5 million for Crespo (even in La liga 2 it seems a small amount) or that Liverpool didn't play him at all

2044 Table | Squad | Transfers Started this season in strange form as the team dominated games but could not get wins and drew 10 of the first 20 games. Thanks to the pretty terrible form by many of the other contenders and a tendancy from them to also draw the team remained in the hunt for the title. A winning run put the team top with 4 games to go before 2 losses in 3 left the team in 3rd going into the last day 2 points behind. A smashing 6-0 win took the team above rivals IK Sirius who could only draw to win the title on GD. The fans were only satisfied the team finished ahead of their rivals when IRL they would be estactic. It was the closest title i have seen for a long time with Kalmer going from 2nd to 6th on the last day and misssing out on euro competition. In the swedish cup the team went out in the group stage after a heavy defeat to Helsingborg. In europe the team beat Odd and then Metz to qualify for the league stage. A comfortable qualification ensued as the team were not really tested. After 2 easy rounds the team faced Basel in the semi-final but were 2nd best in both legs to go out of the comp. Basel beat Kalmer in the final to compound Kalmer's poor season. Finances are really growing now due to the european money and player sales, facilities are nearly maxed out with just youth facilities lagging behind, this year was the first in 3 years the option to improve it has even been possible. Keita, Sipka, Batista all left as their min fee clauses were met. Yao was sold as he kicked up a big fuss after several teams bid for him. Baba (137 apps, 1 goal) indicated he would leave at the end of his contract after i turned down a bid so i sold him shortly after. I also sold this youth player who seemed highly sought after but hadn't done anything for me. My best players this season were again Valongo and Helge. The midfield pairing of Kayiwa and Borda did well although Borda has dropped in rating from when i scouted him. Season League Position Swedish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2039 Allsvenskan 8th Semi-final N/A Haiki(12) Valongo(13) 2074 Good Below Average Good Average 2040 Allsvenskan 5th Group St N/A Haiki(24) Kayiwa(9) 2285 Good Below Average Good Average Qualified for europe 2041 Allsvenskan 6th Group St Semi-final Conf league Valongo, Haiki(19) Valongo(13) 2467 Great Below Average Excellent Above Average 2042 Allsvenskan 6th Winners N/A Valongo (21) Valongo(9) 3126 Excellent Adequate Exceptional Good Swedish cup winners 2043 Allsvenskan 3rd Qtr-final Semi-final Uefa league Haiki(33) Valongo(23) 2953 Superb Adequate Exceptional Good 2044 Allsvenskan 1st Group St Semi-final Conf league Valongo (21) Kayiwa(16) 3730 State of the Art Adequate Exceptional Exceptional Champions

Cote D'ivoire i find has really good cheap players who usually need a bit of developing but have a lot of potential. Georgia is a less obvious one which seems to produce a few really good players.

@jmarchand another good season there and so close, you could probably play your youth team now and win the league. Laborda must be one of the highest rated players in your game with the value spurs have on him.

2043 Squad | Table | Transfers After an early loss the team went unbeaten for 13 games to lead the table at the halfway point. 4 losses in 6 games put the team behind the leaders and the need to rotate due to european games meant they finished some way from 1st by the end. It was still a record high and points total for the club. In the swedish cup the reserves crept past D1S Torslanda 1-0 away in the 2nd Rd. In the group stages i played some reserve players in the first match against D1N Enskede and lost but squeezed through on head to head after beating Hammarby to top the group. In the quarter final the team put in a really poor performance losing 0-2 in ET away to Goteborg. In europe the team was in the Euro league and qualified for the group stage by beating Kazah team Almaty 3-2 on agg. Early results were poor with 3 draws although one was against Chelsea. 5 wins and a narrow loss to Lazio in the remaining games meant the team finished in 9th. In the KO rd the team faced Nefti again (having played them in the first group game) and again were narrow matches. In the rd of 16 the team got past Club Brugge 3-2 on agg before facing Sevilla. After drawing 2-2 away the team were fantastic winning 4-0 which could have been more. The semi final was a match too far as Montpellier were a lot stronger and the team lost 2-3 on agg to end the euro run. Finances improved a lot with the euro run and player sales. Further improvements to the training facilities mean these are pretty much maxed out. Diaby went as his min fee clause was met which was unfortunate as he was my first wonderkid. My front 3 of Helge, Valongo and Haiki were prolific and i was able to turn down offers for all 3 without them causing a fuss. My backup stikers are raed the same ability wise but seem nowhere near, club legend Radic (276 aps, 58 goals) was sold as he was my 8th best striker and some of my youth players need some games so can come off the bench. Hucko is a player i signed on a free years ago and have nurtured into a first teamer and 1st choice CB, so good in the air i have never had a defender score so many goals in a season. Season League Position Swedish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2039 Allsvenskan 8th Semi-final N/A Haiki(12) Valongo(13) 2074 Good Below Average Good Average 2040 Allsvenskan 5th Group St N/A Haiki(24) Kayiwa(9) 2285 Good Below Average Good Average Qualified for europe 2041 Allsvenskan 6th Group St Semi-final Conf league Valongo, Haiki(19) Valongo(13) 2467 Great Below Average Excellent Above Average 2042 Allsvenskan 6th Winners N/A Valongo (21) Valongo(9) 3126 Excellent Adequate Exceptional Good Swedish cup winners 2043 Allsvenskan 3rd Qtr-final Semi-final Uefa league Haiki(33) Valongo(23) 2953 Superb Adequate Exceptional Good

@Vipertitan that seems an expensive upgrade for so few seats especially when the finances aren't good. Perhaps it will force the board to put some money in. Good season otherwise.

I think IRL Gambia did qualify for AFCON as did some of the others you mentioned. The countries that are regulary 2nd nationalities in better nations might be best, ie England/Zimbabwe/Sierra Leone or France/Chad/CAR.

Crespo must still be the best youth player producded by your club - what a career. The other choice for your GK situation is find an african one from a really poor country that won't qualify for the AFCON.

2042 Squad | Table | Transfers Started the season quite well in spite of the european games from the previous season going unbeaten in the first 7 games. Due to the world cup in this season the games in the season were all condensed and playing every 3 days took a toll and the team dropped out of the european spots and could only end the season with a series of draws to finish points wise some way from 5th. In the swedish cup the reserves beat D2 Rappe 5-1 away before edging the group with a narrow win over Hacken in the last game. The qtr-final was away to Norrkoping were the team came from 1-2 down to win 4-2. In the semi-final the team faced Kalmar away and won 3-1thanks to a 1st minute sending off. In the final which was played at home the team won 3-2 thanks to a late goal and collected the first trophy. Finances went up quite a bit, this was mostly due to the euro games from last season (played at the start of this season). The facilities were upgraded where possible. My best player was again sold due to his min fee clause being activated. I also sold this young player i picked up on a free last year. The money put into facilities has finally paid off with the first excellent intake in recent years with this player the pick of them. Marcos Paulo (188 games, 21 goals) was a useful backup player who left this season after being unable to agree a new contract. Club legend Radic continues to do a good job for the team even though not rated that highly. Valongo was again my best player and i was able to turn down any bids from other swedish cups for him. Season League Position Swedish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2038 Allsvenskan 10th Qtr-final N/A Haiki(9) Aquino Faria(5) 2078 Average Basic Good Average 2039 Allsvenskan 8th Semi-final N/A Haiki(12) Valongo(13) 2074 Good Below Average Good Average 2040 Allsvenskan 5th Group St N/A Haiki(24) Kayiwa(9) 2285 Good Below Average Good Average Qualified for europe 2041 Allsvenskan 6th Group St Semi-final Conf league Valongo, Haiki(19) Valongo(13) 2467 Great Below Average Excellent Above Average 2042 Allsvenskan 6th Winners N/A Valongo (21) Valongo(9) 3126 Excellent Adequate Exceptional Good Swedish cup winners

@jmarchand looks like you have a CL winning squad there, just need that bit of luck to actually win it.

2041 Squad | Table | Transfers Won the first 3 games but then only got 1 more win in the nest 6 games which included a 0-7 hammering by Kalmer. The team form after that was a mixture of winning a few and then losing a game mostly due to the number of european games meaning the squad had to be rotated a lot. Ended the season with only 1 loss from the last eight although the loss was 0-1 to AIK and there were also 4 draws as the team was exhausted by the euro games and had to be either rested or were ending games heavily in the red. Lost out on 5th and a euro spot on GD to AIK. In the swedish cup the team eased past D1N Ostersunds 5-0 in the 2nd rd before an easy group in the group stage. An unexpected loss to Helsingborgs and conceeding 2 late goals to Osters meant the team went out on GD when i fancied the chances of winning the cup. In the conf league the team got through the qualifying rounds, mostly due to good away performances to make the group stage. In the group stage the team had a few early losses but bounced back to make the top eight and the next stage. Beat Grasshoppers and Westerlo reasonably confortably to make the semi final where the team faced Celta Vigo. A 2-1 away win and an early goal put the team in a great position but the loss of key players and fatigue told in the match as Vigo came back to force ET and win the match in the dying minutes. Finances have increased a lot this season due to the european competition and a lot of player sales. Tchetchoua and Kone left as their min fee clauses were met which was a shame as they were my best player by CA stars. I haven't had any youth players come through so far who could be even squad players, i was debating whether to offer this player a FT contract when Goteborg signed him up with his youth contract running down. Rated only 3 stars pot i wonder if my coaches were wrong. I spent a record amount on Helge who had been on loan last season to address a striker shortage. I managed to get the board to increase most of the facilties this season. Boyaca came in on a free and showed a lot of promise although he struggled in the cup games against Vigo and the swedish group games. Valongo was again my best player and was capped by Sweden at the start of the next season, his injury record is a problem at times. Bolin (129 games, 21 goals) left at the end of the season having been a useful back up striker Season League Position Swedish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2037 Allsvenskan 12th Group St N/A Valongo(8) Paulo(5) 1913 Adequate Basic Adequate Fairly Basic 2038 Allsvenskan 10th Qtr-final N/A Haiki(9) Aquino Faria(5) 2078 Average Basic Good Average 2039 Allsvenskan 8th Semi-final N/A Haiki(12) Valongo(13) 2074 Good Below Average Good Average 2040 Allsvenskan 5th Group St N/A Haiki(24) Kayiwa(9) 2285 Good Below Average Good Average Qualified for europe 2041 Allsvenskan 6th Group St Semi-final Conf league Valongo, Haiki(19) Valongo(10) 2467 Great Below Average Excellent Above Average

2039 Squad | Table | Transfers Made a decent start to the season with only 1 loss in the first six but a poor run thereafter meant that by halfway through the season the team was stuck again in midtable which is where the team ended the season. In the swedish cup the team reached the group stage and performed well to qualify after 2 games and play my backup players for the 3rd game. In the quarter final the team was on top but only won 1-0 at home to Hacken. The semi-final was away against Kalmer and went to extra time. Fatigue amongst the players told and the team lost 0-1. Finances improved mostly though selling Pustilnick who was squad player for me and Pereira who was a backup player. I brought in several record purchases in Persson and Baba. I also signed a new first choice GK after losing faith in Rassoul. I managed to convince the board to improve both the training and youth facilities. My top scorers were Sarsenov and Haiki, Valongo also had another very good season for the club. Braendshoi (173 apps, 77 goals) i left the club as he wasn't good enough for the top flight. 2040 Squad | Table | Transfers Started the season again well but having the usual mid season blip, this time the team was able to turn the form around the finish the season with only 1 defeat in the last 12 games to finish 5th and a chance of european competition. In the swedish cup the team reached the group stage and were faced with an easy group. But a draw away to malmo and an inability to score against the 2 teams meant that Malmo went through on GD with the club underachieving. A win in the final for AIK meant that Enkopings had european competition for the first time. Finances continue to be funded by player sales with backup player Aliu going. Soares (126 apps) left after turing down a new contract and Owusu ( 116 apps , 1 goal) was sold as he wasn't good enough. I brought in Helge to replace Sarsenov who i tried to buy and turned me down. Haiki also took some big steps foward in becoming the league top scorer. The midfield did well with Erlbacher who was capped by sweden and Kayiwa combining well. For several years i have had good potential youth players come though without any coming close to reaching that potential and playing a big part in my first team squad, but i have high hopes for this striker who i noticed has become the first youth to appear in swedens age groups. Season League Position Swedish Cup Europe Top Scorer Top Assists Attendance Training Youth Junior Youth Rec Notes 2036 Allsvenskan 14th Group St N/A Braendshoi (13) Valongo(7) 1943 Adequate Poor Average Fairly Basic 2037 Allsvenskan 12th Group St N/A Valongo(8) Paulo(5) 1913 Adequate Basic Adequate Fairly Basic 2038 Allsvenskan 10th Qtr-final N/A Haiki(9) Aquino Faria(5) 2078 Average Basic Good Average 2039 Allsvenskan 8th Semi-final N/A Haiki(12) Valongo(13) 2074 Good Below Average Good Average 2040 Allsvenskan 5th Qtr-final N/A Haiki(24) Kayiwa(9) 2285 Good Below Average Good Average Qualified for europe

This doesn't sound very wrong at all, I generally only loan players out to be first choice and playing regular football. Otherwise they are at a club with worse facilities and not developing. IRL clubs don't like to loan players to be backups.