I often play in lower/ obscure leagues &, if in the first season, I sign a free player who I later discover has already found a club IRL, I can't continue. At all. No exceptions. It just ruins it for me. No matter how much time I've put into a save I have to quit & start again.
A recent example, started a save with East Bengal in India. Spent hours combing through free agents & potential back room improvements in an attempt to improve the club in all departments.
Doing quite well, pretty pleased with what I had accomplished both on the playing side of things as well as staff recruitment.
In my never ending pursuit of success, I stumble across the name Tuncay Sanli in the list of free agents who would be happy to enter negotiations! Turkish legend Tuncay Sanli! I mean this isn't the Indian Super League, just the plain old I-League! This would be a massive coup! I immediately offer a contract & after I lot of back & forth terms are agreed. I sit back, fingers crossed, & hope to land my man. A couple of days later I get the news, Tuncay has arrived!
I immediately hit save & lay back on the sofa as I'm over come with a sense of self satisfaction. They may as well hand us the title now!
My joy was short lived however, as one google search later I discover that Tuncay has actually retired & is managing some Turkish club whose name I won't even attempt to spell.
Are you sure you want to delete this save?
Sigh, yes!
What a waste! From now on, I'm visiting transfermarkt before each & every deal! :S