So Many reserves

[Carrahar117]

right im managing Manchester United and they come with quite a lot of reserves players, almost all except a few of these are definitely not going to make it into the first team. What I want to know is what do I do with them, should I try to sell them on or should I keep them so the reserve team has enough players for when they rarely play a match.

 

[Montanaro]

Sell obviously.

Put your backup and rotation players as well as your better youth as available for reserves. This will keep them in match shape and cut your wages.

 

[Carrahar117]

ok so what about my under 18 squad should i just leave that as it is and then sell them when there in the reserves and not really good enough to get into the first team

 

[Munroe]

You shouldn't start getting rid of U18s until you can get some decent regens to replace them.

 

[davidar]

For me I would get rid of the ones that you DEFINITELY know will not make the grade for getting into the first team. Keep the ones you think that have potential and if you get any offers from other teams to take any on loan then you can take that option as well. That way they are getting regular match time which is important as we know.

The ones you want rid of, change their Squad Status to Not Needed By The Club and set the Transfer Status to Transfer Listed and Loan Status to Available For Loan (if a team wants a player you want rid of on loan, you can give them the option to buy him at the end of the loan) . Also for these ones as well (during the transfer window) click on Offer To Clubs to see if you get anything back. Ones you want to keep and think have possible potential, you can set their Loan Status to Available For Loan and leave the Transfer Status to No Status Set. That way if you get any loan offers for these players, you can let them go out on loan and that way they will at least be getting match time which is always handy like I say.

For your Under 18s, then the only thing I would do is if you get any offers for any of them, whether they are for loan or to buy, then just consider the player and what your back room staff say about him. If they have decent potential and you won't leave your Under 18s short then you can loan them out as at least they are, again, getting regular match time. If you don't think they are good enough and you get a transfer offer then, again, take it as long as you don't leave your youth squad thin on the ground. I have done this before and shot myself in the foot when injuries started happening.

It's all a juggling act.