A couple of quick tips for Vauxhall
Hi guys, if you've gone for the bottom of the bottom (Vauxhall) like I have then there are a couple of things that might help you out a little. Most of you that are brave enough to have taken this on may already know these:
- You can't get Counago (even though Truro seem to be able to). He's not interested and unrealistic for a team with a budget for £500p/w however don't rely on Declan Edwards instead. As you can get him on a non-contract it may be no loss to have him but he can barely play 5 minutes without getting injured, which means he'll never blend into the squad, will put in poorer performances in than lesser strikers and will forever be costing you substitutions (or 10-man games). Note: If anybody playing as Vauxhall manage to sign Counago, tell me how please because I've tried everything I can.
- Have a reserve team on non-contracts (even though most of your first team is likely to be on N/C too) as players disappear from under your nose often and having players familiar with the tactics to cover the void makes a huge difference.
- Abuse your reserve team. Even though they are there as a back-up, use U18's in reserves matches instead to avoid paying costly appearance fees. They won't like it but who cares, you can drop N/C players as soon as they get disgruntled (us managers can be just as fickle as the players). As you have no U18's league in your first season you have no worries of fatigue.
- Train Match Preparation on Very High. Most of your N/C players will disappear when they feel like it, so training their stats is unimportant, therefore making sure the team play as a unit is far more vital.
- Milk the youth grant. Go on player search and search specifically for players 17 and under that are unattached to give a youth contract to. As you'll need to keep everyone on non-contracts (and will keep losing players because of it) your youth system becomes your most solid set of reserves, and despite the £5 a week you give them, your 'Youth Grant' covers the majority of it so you effectively have them for free. Also, some of these players are nearly as good as the first team available to you as Vauxhall. My main striker is a youth, thanks to Counago being a diva and Edwards being an Owen Hargreaves.
Hi guys, if you've gone for the bottom of the bottom (Vauxhall) like I have then there are a couple of things that might help you out a little. Most of you that are brave enough to have taken this on may already know these:
- You can't get Counago (even though Truro seem to be able to). He's not interested and unrealistic for a team with a budget for £500p/w however don't rely on Declan Edwards instead. As you can get him on a non-contract it may be no loss to have him but he can barely play 5 minutes without getting injured, which means he'll never blend into the squad, will put in poorer performances in than lesser strikers and will forever be costing you substitutions (or 10-man games). Note: If anybody playing as Vauxhall manage to sign Counago, tell me how please because I've tried everything I can.
- Have a reserve team on non-contracts (even though most of your first team is likely to be on N/C too) as players disappear from under your nose often and having players familiar with the tactics to cover the void makes a huge difference.
- Abuse your reserve team. Even though they are there as a back-up, use U18's in reserves matches instead to avoid paying costly appearance fees. They won't like it but who cares, you can drop N/C players as soon as they get disgruntled (us managers can be just as fickle as the players). As you have no U18's league in your first season you have no worries of fatigue.
- Train Match Preparation on Very High. Most of your N/C players will disappear when they feel like it, so training their stats is unimportant, therefore making sure the team play as a unit is far more vital.
- Milk the youth grant. Go on player search and search specifically for players 17 and under that are unattached to give a youth contract to. As you'll need to keep everyone on non-contracts (and will keep losing players because of it) your youth system becomes your most solid set of reserves, and despite the £5 a week you give them, your 'Youth Grant' covers the majority of it so you effectively have them for free. Also, some of these players are nearly as good as the first team available to you as Vauxhall. My main striker is a youth, thanks to Counago being a diva and Edwards being an Owen Hargreaves.
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