Subject: Youth Pulls

This is a survey...of sorts...i'm wondering at what point you sack someone in juniors for not progressing? In other words, what is your minimum talent?

I wait for two pulls (unless I can determine it earlier) to see if they will graduate VG or better.

He means two "bumps", or raises in skill.

It depends on how far out they are and initial skill. But if a long-term guy does not pop in 5-6 weeks and is in a lower skill, I will not wait for a second pop. If he is average or above I will give him 2 pops.

With a shorter term guy, if he is around the solid level, I will give him two pops to see.

so you wait to see if he will reach that skill level or greater and then reject them if not?

the talent level is not as important, then? 4.5 or 5.0 or...whatever?

Typically they go hand in hand. A youth who has 3-4 week talent is going to probably end-up with VG or higher final skill.

For me, I reject anything higher than 5.5 weeks between pops, and anything that will not end up VG or better in the end...

in a related question...i had to reload sokker manager because my kids downloaded their stuff and we had it all in one data base. (i got it al in separate databases now) anyway, when i did i lost some pop information. is there a way to edit that back in?

what codymac said.

I believe SM has that ability, but I get tired-head trying to do any manual edits in that "app"...

Hi, guac!!! :D

I've never had to manually edit anything through normal use.

Although we're due for a new version I think :o

I just dont know what you mean that they go hand in hand... For example, I have had a guy start at 33 week youth good who popped every 8 weeks. Would you keep him or not?
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I would keep him brion, but I would not expect a lot of growth once you start training him. You might get lucky on the TL though selling him.

What I mean is that a guy with high talent (3.5 wk, for instance) will usually come out higher than very good skill, because it won't take him very long to get there. There are some that wouldn't come out very good or higher, because they start out at hopeless or tragic, etc., but I'll never know because I insta-sack those guys.

Your guy should come out around formidable. That will definitely sell for SOMETHING on the TL, just hope no one asks you about his talent...

I guess in that case I'd keep him, but I sure wouldnt advertise that fact when I sold him.

If they are coming out VG, then if they are talented I keep them if I have a training slot. If they are talentless hacks I sell them.

"Your guy should come out around formidable. That will definitely sell for SOMETHING on the TL, just hope no one asks you about his talent... "

i don't think thats so absolute cody... i just pulled a 5 week formidable with adequate stamina... he's not gonna sell for much... could be wrong, but this has to be the most disappointed non-keeper formidable ys pull distrubution i've seen....

age 19
value: 49 000 $, wage: 825 $
very good form

adequate stamina,
solid pace,
unsatisfactory technique,
average passing,
tragic keeper
average defender
hopeless playmaker
poor striker

whats he worth cody...
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