Subject: Bargain or Robbed? You decide

mate..it's not so bargain..maybe a bit but seems as the right price for me and not a B.. still, he's not a 1st team player..only for small teams he can be 1st team and for them it's the right price

I thought I'd paid a little over, but jpk seems to think I've been bent over. :)

Any thoughts? Paid £500 000, 4.something talent.
I usually overpay just because I pretty much only play from work and have to make sure I get players when I see they are available..

Herwig Martic, age: 17
value: 44 850 £, wage: 630 £
club: Jotun ISK, country: België
very good form, unsatisfactory tactical discipline


hopeless stamina, hopeless keeper
solid pace, average defender
average technique, average playmaker
adequate passing, good striker

i think thats a good deal

definitely, you could train him in anything, i'm guessing striker / tech / pace will be your choice though ?

you sure got a taste for the Belgians, i think its a bargain

Really? I got impatient with the guy bidding against me and went from 400 to 450 to 500, rather than just minimum raising. Probably could have saved some money with a bit more patience.

no, think about what he will be like at 19 and what he'll be worth then and its a definate bargain

17 year olds are premium for some reason. There seems to be a suggestion that talented 16 and 17 year olds make for the most likely NT players.

Definitely tech and pace. I don't think I've ever trained a primary skill in this game - just rely on getting talented young players and a good coaching set up to achieve random pops.

Until recently I've been the same - I trained technique only for 2 seasons, buying low tech players that were otherwise well-rounded and selling on when they hit excellent. It's an easy way to make money.

I am very similar but try and buy players low in 2 skills i.e. pace and tech for maximum profit. But I am also on the look out for some current 17tr olds to train in pace and then tech next season.

interesting, i try to look for mid-level players these days, players that I can train for a season or two rather than 4 or 5. The profit isn't as much, but it's more regular.

Ah yes, forgot I bought a Belgian off you.... Talented guy too. You might wish you'd kept him when I sell him in two or three seasons...
A genuine hallmarked £2 Bargain.

I've just been trading my way up to buying decent skill/talent youngsters, rather than fixer-uppers.
I've pretty much been the youngest team in England since I started, only now I'm in III and get decent ratings.

thats true NCN but the problem is that to compete in our league you need players who get good ratings and therefore need those mid to high level players