Battrick Thread Part V

[romagol10]

Good training update for me. Bowler to Proficient consistency and Spillane popped to prof batting and to wonderful concentration to go along with remarkable WK. He could get a NT call up now.

[romagol10]

After today's update Spillane has wonderful WK.

[johno]

finally Owens has popped in batting... he's now quality/remarkable with respectable stamina and respectable fielding. now to drop him down to 2 nets. It'd be nice for him to be the best batsman in the world someday (he's still only 18), but w/ FC coming soon I don't think its wise to over train him...

also had a batsman pop in batting and conc to respectable/quality

18yo bowler popped to pro/remarkable w/ comp stamina.

[Craig P]

Seargeant to wonderful batting.

No other pops... in fact, also a lot fewer form changes than I expected. I wonder if they accidentally skipped a step where background form gets updated?

[johno]

how many nets is he getting? that's freakin outrageous.

[Craig P]

Four batting nets, five in total -- I stopped training him in fielding so I could spread an extra fitness net around, and it's not like he really needs a lot of secondary skill work (currently at exquisite concentration).

[Andy P]

My lads a year younger and not far behind seargeant at all :p

I had a nice training, 1 bat, 1 bowl, 1 fielding. Also my entire frst team is now in superb form for their 'main' skill.

I'm looking foward to Friday's match, playing the English cup holders who've sold their entire team and messed up their orders and who this week have gone 'bot' so they're all in worthless form. On an uneven pitch i'm hoping to beat my record and bowl them out for under 16.

I've also considered playing openers through with my star bowler playing very attacking alongside a very defensive batter, to try and get him a 10 wicket haul. Don't think i'll do it though as I want to increase mr NRR by as much as possible just in case. Plus they'd probably ruin it with a run out anyway.

[johno]

meh... I'm can't see myself giving one player that many nets. i actually think owens will stay at 2 nets or 3 at the most till I stop training him.

[Craig P]

If he weren't on the NT, he wouldn't be getting that many nets. I had him at four, I think, before he was selected. I'll probably swap out the fitness net, too, when he pops again.

[Dan Loney]

Jeez. My U19 Windies batter only gets two nets of batting, to go with the fielding and the fitness. Looks like he won't be long for the Windies program, if four nets are expected for a batting international.

[AAGunner3]

Fitness Levels
As some of you may have noticed, players receiving nets have lost more fitness this week than you may previously have experienced. This was due to us finding a bug in the training routine which had previous meant that players were only losing fitness for one net. This has now been corrected so that all net sessions are taken into account when determining their new fitness level.

[Craig P]

Dan, I don't know how many is actually the norm for internationals. If you're concerned about it going forward, Asterix could probably tell you how many nets most of the batsmen on the Windies team are getting.

AAGunner, that announcement is a week old. Seargeant is now dropping to invigorated on training, the downside being that this week he didn't rebound before the ODI and is still at invigorated now that it's matchday.

[NoodlesMacintosh]

How do y'all usually handle stadium expansions? Do you expand whenever you start selling out, or do you wait for you sponsorship money to climb up and help you be in the black on a weekly basis?

[johno]

How do y'all usually handle stadium expansions? Do you expand whenever you start selling out, or do you wait for you sponsorship money to climb up and help you be in the black on a weekly basis?

I expand once I start selling out, or if I have the money, once I get close to selling out. If you are promoting or playing well then you can expand past the point where you break even based on sponsor money etc because once you are getting good crowds you'll be making a good deal of money.

[Battrick_Rocks]

Hey i need some help with this current squad

Squad Details (16 Players)
Sammy Best - 25 yo, BT Rating=3,447
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: competent Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: abysmal

Ryan Brady - 26 yo, BT Rating=6,101
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, strong batting form, feeble bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: respectable
Bowling: competent Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: feeble

Ray Frazer - 27 yo, BT Rating=6,628
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: respectable Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: abysmal

Brad Furlong - 22 yo, BT Rating=5,231
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: mediocre Concentration: feeble
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: competent

Malcolm Graham - 20 yo, BT Rating=6,159
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A defensive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: competent Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

Jonathan Hearn - 20 yo, BT Rating=3,030
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal

Sean Hudson - 17 yo, BT Rating=6,650
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, respectable bowling form, drained
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: feeble
Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

Rob Jakobus - 23 yo, BT Rating=2,526
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A destructive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

Brett Mcconnell - 17 yo, BT Rating=6,157
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: competent
Batting: feeble Concentration: competent
Bowling: competent Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: worthless

Shaun Mohammed - 20 yo, BT Rating=3,142
LH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A steady player with competent leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: woeful
Bowling: woeful Consistency: woeful
Fielding: feeble

Jonathon Mullis - 17 yo, BT Rating=2,264
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, proficient batting form, competent bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: worthless
Bowling: competent Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Glen Nico - 17 yo, BT Rating=2,847 [transfer listed]
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: competent
Batting: woeful Concentration: worthless
Bowling: feeble Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Bradley Rhodes - 21 yo, BT Rating=4,347
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A destructive player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: feeble
Bowling: woeful Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

Jimmy Small - 26 yo, BT Rating=3,876
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with mediocre leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful
Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: feeble

Nathan Thackeray - 27 yo, BT Rating=3,117
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with competent leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: woeful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: mediocre

Kieran Thebe - 17 yo, BT Rating=3,965 [transfer listed]
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: worthless
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: worthless

Currentley kieran thebe is getting sold with an offer for 14000 and glen nico has being put on the mark for 0 starting price and no offers

[johno]

lol... what sort of help... that's the entire freakin squad...


on to other things...

Who's worried about FC and the stamina of your players? I've managed to get 13 players who I'd have no qualms starting at all. The other 4 aren't rubbish, but I wouldn't want to start more than one or two and they won't be getting training, but they'll fill roster spots in FC and OD matches just to make up numbers and to ease the load on the other players.

I do need to increase stamina and as such I'll be bumping up from 3 fitness nets to 5. Maybe by the end of the next season I'll be where I need to be in regards to stamina.

[Dan Loney]

Sean Hudson - 17 yo, BT Rating=6,650
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, respectable bowling form, drained
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: feeble
Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woefulTrain the crap out of this guy. All rounders are going to be as precious as solid gold diamond-encrusted animal crackers once first class matches start.

If you can't afford nets yet, you might consider putting this guy on the transfer list at an unreasonable price, hoping someone will bite. You'll miss him - a LOT - but you'll be able to train two or three guys up to where they can contribute. Youth academies and nets are for the rich, unfortunately.

Not surprised no one's nibbling on your wicket-keeper on the transfer list. I don't know anyone who's confident enough to keep a good fielder, or even a good wicket keeper, in the lineup in place of a bat. That might not be good strategy, but as far as the transfer list is concerned, no one's buying anyone just for defense.

Would people agree on this order of business: get a full slate of nets going so you can train players enough to get a few wins, then expand the stadium to where you can make money playing home games, then getting a full-ride youth academy? The YA's in Battrick, as opposed to Hattrick, seem like such high-investment deals, especially if you're like me and don't want to pull a 17 year old until all 34 spots are accounted for.

[johno]

I think for someone just starting the game as opposed to those who were arround initially, funding the youth academy isn't really worth it right off.

I agree with training the hell out of that allrounder. He needs first and foremost 1 stamina net and then 2 nets each in batting and bowling AND if you have the room or the balls 1 fielding net.

Another thing you can do is give him 2 batting until he pops again and then switch to 2 bowling. I say batting first because its more important to have him be good enough in 1 position rather than average in 2.

[NoodlesMacintosh]

The top team in South Africa has mediocre fielding. Do people not care about fielding in this game?

[johno]

you only train fielding if you are trying to raise secondaries... its not worth it otherwise imo. I mean, would you rather save 20 runs in the field or have a batsman who can score 20 more runs?