Subject: Battrick

If only you could give all your votes to Sykes! ;-)

I bought myself a nice new middle order batsman, cost 5.07 million:

Joe Davis (80098)
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and competent experience.

Plays For: Phils hotspurs
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 23 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 40,769 (+119)
Wages: £7,708 p/w
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: quality Concentration: remarkable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: respectable

I'm pretty happy with him, he will help to further improve my batting lineup, hopefully he will help me beat a few more of the big boys in the cup.

My U-19 prospect popped in Stamina and Fielding. Also 1 more Stamina pop for another trainee.

Prices in the transfer market seem a bit bonkers to me, I've not really go involved, preferring to train my own players up so far. How much do you reckon these are worth ?

Joey Lamacq - 22 yo, BT Rating=48,338
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: remarkable
Fielding: woeful

Lee Lane - 22 yo, BT Rating=41,104
RH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with strong leadership skills and competent experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: wonderful Concentration: remarkable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

Eamonn Lawrenson - 22 yo, BT Rating=43,498
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with worthless leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: worthless Concentration: feeble
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: superb
Fielding: mediocre


Hamish Riches - 20 yo, BT Rating=30,759
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated
A destructive player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: superb Concentration: strong
Bowling: strong Consistency: competent
Fielding: worthless

You could probably sell the following players for the following amounts if you list a couple of times, th market has gone a bit crazy:

Joey Lamacq - 22 yo: 8.25 million
Lee Lane - 22 yo: 7.75 million
Eamonn Lawrenson - 22 yo: 8.25 million
Hamish Riches - 20 yo: 4.7 million.

Of course, if you to list the for zero, I reckon you may get around 200-500k less for each player depending on your luck.

crazy. trouble is, would i be able to buy better ? I'm guessing probably not. Would I get a bite if I listed them for 2 million more each ? Then I could replace what I had, and add another player too.

Well, I already pretty much stated the highest price you can hope to get without get.

You could maybe list a little higher, but don't be surprised if you don't get a sale.

I guess it's all down to how fluid the market is. I seem to be doing ok without trading, maybe I'll chance my arm with a sale and see how I go.

How old do players get before you see diminishing returns in sale value ?

You will be ok between 22 to 26 I would say, there is no real change in value.

The real falls in sale value come around 30 odd.

Could you tell me how much my best couple of players are worth?

Richard Appleby - 20 yo, BT Rating=27,669
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: quality
Batting: proficient Concentration: strong
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal

Dwight Winn - 20 yo, BT Rating=20,058
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, fair
A destructive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: proficient Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: strong Consistency: proficient
Fielding: feeble

Richard Appleby - 20 yo: You could maybe get a bid at 3.15 million. Worth a little less than that in my opinion, but I reckon if you list for 3.15 a couple of times you will get a bid.

Dwight Winn - 20 yo: Worth around 3 million I reckon, could probably sell for 3.65 million if you list at that price.

Bear in mind guys that the prices I list are generally pretty speculative, I always feel its best to list a little high and then reuduce the price my maybe 200k if you don't get a bid then list again.

Am I the only fool that trains fielding?

I love fielding although I have to admit it is under-valued on the transfer market so I don't choose to train it myself.

Apart from a notable exception, I intend to keep my trainees til the end of their careers, give or take, so I guess that's why I am the only gimp training it :)