Starting XI
480
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3.5K
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almost 14 years

3 of my last four have been away, that explains why my balance has dropped below zero :P

Legend
8K
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14K
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over 16 years

yep regular away games have hit my balance, now -$10m, although I think I have several 2 home game weeks due so the balance will be healthy again.

Dinosaur Dave
250
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670
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over 12 years

First week I can remember ever having all league games away. I was sure it normally went on the 2,1,2,1,2,1,2 cycle always but clearly not.


Has hurt the bank balance pretty hard and won't be "corrected" until I get 2 home game weeks twice in a row to end the season.

Tegal
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Head Sleuth
3K
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19K
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almost 17 years

That is weird. I've never noticed it not being 2-1, means you'll have 3 home games in another week I suppose. 

Dinosaur Dave
250
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670
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over 12 years

I wish.


It seems like I get 2x 2 home games in a row instead - but not until the very end of the season.

Legend
8K
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14K
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over 16 years

it all balances out, I've had similar this season

WeeNix
19
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600
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over 13 years

Yeah, I remember having those weeks in the past. Just luck of the draw I guess.

In Phoenix terms, think of it as a home game in Christchurch...

Starting XI
480
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3.5K
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almost 14 years

I think I need assistance with a decision, I have a new Left Back, 4.5* Potential (I think?)

http://trophymanager.com/players/97975020/Paul_Lee/#/page/scout/

Should I put him straight into the team, or would I be better leaving him out for

http://trophymanager.com/players/89611947/Ceri_Morrison/#/page/scout/

Until he can build up some routine replacing Morrison every game? (Current 80' subs for routine are a 4.5* ST & 4* GK)

My other 3 defenders if I went down the Left Back replacement route would have Routine 29.4, 20.6 & 18.4 (All 3-3.5*)

Starting XI
70
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3.1K
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over 13 years

I would try to bring him off the bench after 80 minutes, perhaps with the caveat of a 1 goal lead, or a big deficit? Instead of the guy you bring on after 85 minutes, because that does very little. I'd also be very wary of bringing on that 2 star keeper unless there is a massive lead, thats a very risky strategy.

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

I'd start subbing him on,.but with Ceri Morrision only having 7 stamina, I would be bringing him on earlier than at 80 minutes, maybe at 65.

Tegal
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Head Sleuth
3K
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19K
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almost 17 years

They did introduce a new feature of the ME where your weakest routine effectively doesn't count to any average (I guess is how it works). In other words you can have a player with little routine in the team and it won't negatively affect performance. They did it so you can play younger players earlier. 

So if the rest of your team has good enough routine, you could put him straight into the XI

WeeNix
19
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600
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over 13 years
N-Bomb wrote:

I would try to bring him off the bench after 80 minutes, perhaps with the caveat of a 1 goal lead, or a big deficit? Instead of the guy you bring on after 85 minutes, because that does very little. I'd also be very wary of bringing on that 2 star keeper unless there is a massive lead, thats a very risky strategy.

If you're looking to give somebody routine, they have to play at least 9 minutes of a game for it to count. If you bring them on after 85 you need at least four minutes of added time, so its more consistent if they sub in after 80.

http://trophymanager.com/user-guide/advanced/player-skills/#110

Legend
8K
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14K
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over 16 years
Tegal wrote:

They did introduce a new feature of the ME where your weakest routine effectively doesn't count to any average (I guess is how it works). In other words you can have a player with little routine in the team and it won't negatively affect performance. They did it so you can play younger players earlier. 

So if the rest of your team has good enough routine, you could put him straight into the XI



yeah I'd play him straight away, your current starting guys is only a fraction better if you exclude routine, and if you play him now by the time he gets to 4.5* his routine will be killer!
Starting XI
480
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3.5K
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almost 14 years

I have 18 Pro Days but it won't let me create a B Team?


Says cost is 15, and I must have 1 more than total cost.

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

Hmmm, how much have you had to drink?

Starting XI
480
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3.5K
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almost 14 years

No beer in my house yesterday.
I was very tired though?

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

How many fans have you got?

It seems to take AGES to build them up but I have finally seemed to gain some momentuum on the back of last season's long unbeaten streak in the league...

The Trains now have 14,718 fans.

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

Well that got a massive uptake...

WeeNix
19
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600
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over 13 years

Currently sitting at 12487 on the back of some good form. Starting to recover from our, um, less than ideal performance in the championship last season.

Hillary Wanderers have 13553 Nepalese devotees.

Starting XI
70
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3.1K
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over 13 years
Legend
8K
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14K
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over 16 years

lol everytime I go to check there is a game on. will check later..

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

I never knew about these minimum and maximums...

http://trophymanager.com/forum/int/announcements/285521/1/

That explains why my fans were not growing much for so many seasons no matter what I did - I was in level three and my fans level was capped... then I got promoted and - viola... more fans at last.

Perasonally, I don;t like this part fo the game model. You should be able to grow your fan base an economy in the lower levels to help fuel your promtion and climb up the ladder.


Tegal
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Head Sleuth
3K
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19K
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almost 17 years

Nah the problem with that is it is then in people's interests to stop their club from getting promoted. This is already a problem that they're looking to address, but removing the fan caps would only make it worse. 

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

My point was that the bands should over lap, so that when you are in division X - 1 you can grow to be big enough to be able to have some hope of making it at the next level.... the upper limit for division X - 1 should still be less than that upper limit for division X though.

Marquee
5.3K
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9.5K
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over 12 years


My experience, and looking at other clubs, tells me that there's a bit of a glass ceiling at the middle of the championship. Getting from the sort of 3.5-4 star players and 30,000 seat stadium level to the next stage up is really hard because unless you get lucky several times in your youth academy you simply can't generate enough cash to really improve your squad from that point. At least that's how I see it, dunno if anyone else feels the same way.

 

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

Yep, I think I agree...

Legend
8K
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14K
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over 16 years
theprof wrote:

lol everytime I go to check there is a game on. will check later..

Fans: 12,222

Starting XI
480
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4.1K
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about 14 years

i was wondering about tactics

i use the through ball tactic, as my strikers (one getting slow) have decent pace.  when looking at other teams defence, does their pace effect how my tactic will work? (guess so) what about defencive midfielders?

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

How do you set/change the nickname of you reserve team?

When you click on the Club link, you can change the infor for your main team, but when you click to go to your reserve team page there is no change info button.

The Steam Engines played B Bice New Zealand tonight... see

http://trophymanager.com/matches/81440155/

B Bice New Zealand have "(The Future Wild)" under their team name. The Steam Engines have "#".

If you click on "B Bice New Zealand"s team name in the scoreboard at the top of the screen it takes you to their B team page and their nickname is set to "The Future Wild". If you click on their parent club link it takes you to the Bice New Zealand page, and their nick name is "The Wild".


So you must be able to do it somehow...

Starting XI
70
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3.1K
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over 13 years

Go to "Account", on the left is "Reserve Team", then after that click on the pencil next to the team name.

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

Thankyou.

Why is that so freaking obscure!?

Starting XI
480
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4.1K
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about 14 years

how long does it take teams go to inactive?

Dinosaur Dave
250
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670
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over 12 years

Where do I find the list of players I've referred and my referral link?

I'm sure I've seen it some where before but can't for the life of me find it now. 

Dinosaur Dave
250
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670
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over 12 years

Since I have never been promoted and am currently sitting 1st with only 3 games to go I want to understand how badly this might hurt my finances a bit better:

Do TV money and sponsors amounts get bumped in the higher leagues? Or is it just likely to be just fan numbers that increase?

Marquee
1.5K
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6.4K
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about 14 years

Fan numbers do increase.

Not sure about the sponsor $. I reckon ask that on the TM forums. You're bound to get an answer from one of the spooky anorak types there.

And, at the risk of Peter Williamsing it... congratulations.

Starting XI
480
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4.1K
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about 14 years

do you get money for people going to your reserve team games?

WeeNix
230
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790
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almost 12 years
detoxin wrote:

do you get money for people going to your reserve team games?

No.  To be honest the reserve team is basically there just for building routine for young players.

Starting XI
480
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4.1K
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about 14 years

detoxin wrote:

do you get money for people going to your reserve team games?

No.  To be honest the reserve team is basically there just for building routine for young players.

ok, i thought so, but hoped otherwise

Tegal
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Head Sleuth
3K
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19K
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almost 17 years

Nz_Dave wrote:

Since I have never been promoted and am currently sitting 1st with only 3 games to go I want to understand how badly this might hurt my finances a bit better:

Do TV money and sponsors amounts get bumped in the higher leagues? Or is it just likely to be just fan numbers that increase?

Yeah your base TV money goes up about 1million a week as well as the min/max fan limits increasing. Plus probably higher sponsor money for each goal too, but am not certain of that.

Dinosaur Dave
250
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670
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over 12 years

Ok cool - so I will have some extra budget to play with other than just increased fans.

Still slightly concerned re sponsor goals but I guess I'll see. Could be a bit of a hit to the budget given how uncompetitive I'm likely to be in the next div if say aiming to finishing top half earns me significantly less than aiming to finish top of the div below.

Anyone else mind posting their TV money so we can get a comparison going? 

I seem to get 9.5m a week or 10.2m if I have the featured game - Kiwi League 1.

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