ReadingTangClan
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So a couple of seasons ago i set my board promises as signing first team youngsters, and giving youth a chance. Those two seasons were gravy, maxed out the confidence for both targets last season, signing some class wonderkids like Will Hughes, Batshuayi, Crisetig, Depay, Peruzzi, Allione etc. plus a couple of regens here and there.
The plan was to build a team around these guys, which I have done. True I signed a couple of older players when the situation arose, but they're not old old. People like Doumbia for example. I have an average age of 23, which is the youngest in my division. But this season I have not made many signings at all, so the confidence in signing youngsters has plummeted to 1%. I bought in Frey for 1 year because Ospina is out for 6 months, and his cover is not ready yet. Doumbia on a free, and a regen who's going to be the God of Football when he's matured. (13 acceleration, 14 agility, 13 balance, 16 pace, 14 stamina, determination 20, composure 13, teamwork and work rate both above 15 blah blah blah.) So not really much need to sign players as the whole point of buying the players I did, when I did, was for them to grow, maturing in their roles, playing as a unit together from an early age, so I wouldn't have to constantly splurge on marquee signings, as well as giving them lots of first team football, in Europe as well.
It would be nice if the board understood this
The plan was to build a team around these guys, which I have done. True I signed a couple of older players when the situation arose, but they're not old old. People like Doumbia for example. I have an average age of 23, which is the youngest in my division. But this season I have not made many signings at all, so the confidence in signing youngsters has plummeted to 1%. I bought in Frey for 1 year because Ospina is out for 6 months, and his cover is not ready yet. Doumbia on a free, and a regen who's going to be the God of Football when he's matured. (13 acceleration, 14 agility, 13 balance, 16 pace, 14 stamina, determination 20, composure 13, teamwork and work rate both above 15 blah blah blah.) So not really much need to sign players as the whole point of buying the players I did, when I did, was for them to grow, maturing in their roles, playing as a unit together from an early age, so I wouldn't have to constantly splurge on marquee signings, as well as giving them lots of first team football, in Europe as well.
It would be nice if the board understood this