I have finished 5th, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and am set for 4th this season. I have yet to buy any players, however I have trained one of my own into an absolute monster and he is now playing on the West Indies national team. Because I haven't bought any players, and I've sold some ITS guys I created, I have accumulated quite a bit of cash over the seasons and I will have ~4 million pounds to start the next season with. I also assume I could add to that by selling some of my current 22 players (11 of whom never play because I use the same lineup the whole time). I want to go into the transfer market and get some good players so I can not only compete in my division (III.7) but win it and move up. This is my current roster: Ben Agyemang - 29 yo, BT Rating=17,574 LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, mediocre bowling form, sublime An attacking player with strong leadership skills and competent experience. Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: abysmal Batting: competent Concentration: strong Bowling: woeful Consistency: mediocre Fielding: superb Benjamin Brownfield - 21 yo, BT Rating=3,598 LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime An attacking player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: mediocre Concentration: abysmal Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal Fielding: mediocre Jlloyd Clist - 28 yo, BT Rating=4,157 LH Batsman, LF Bowler, abysmal batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime An attacking player with competent leadership skills and worthless experience. Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: respectable Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre Fielding: woeful Melvin Conroy - 25 yo, BT Rating=4,082 RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, worthless batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and worthless experience. Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: feeble Concentration: abysmal Bowling: feeble Consistency: woeful Fielding: competent Leon Dennis - 23 yo, BT Rating=51,865 LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime A steady player with feeble leadership skills and competent experience. Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: feeble Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful Bowling: remarkable Consistency: exceptional Fielding: woeful Martyn Donnelly - 23 yo, BT Rating=3,137 LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, worthless batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime A cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: woeful Concentration: competent Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble Fielding: competent Andre Edgehill - 26 yo, BT Rating=14,955 RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime A steady player with proficient leadership skills and competent experience. Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful Bowling: strong Consistency: respectable Fielding: competent Chris Forster - 26 yo, BT Rating=2,070 RH Batsman, RF Bowler, feeble batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime A steady player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: woeful Concentration: mediocre Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal Fielding: feeble Jason Giscard - 19 yo, BT Rating=54,818 RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime An attacking player with superb leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: abysmal Concentration: superb Bowling: remarkable Consistency: remarkable Fielding: proficient Malcolm Heinrich - 18 yo, BT Rating=2,307 RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime A destructive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre Bowling: mediocre Consistency: abysmal Fielding: woeful Wes Hitchen - 17 yo, BT Rating=1,947 RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime A destructive player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: feeble Batting: mediocre Concentration: worthless Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless Fielding: woeful Pete James - 30 yo, BT Rating=3,419 RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime A destructive player with feeble leadership skills and mediocre experience. Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: competent Concentration: woeful Bowling: woeful Consistency: feeble Fielding: feeble Del Leary - 23 yo, BT Rating=16,409 LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and feeble experience. Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: proficient Batting: proficient Concentration: respectable Bowling: mediocre Consistency: woeful Fielding: feeble Junior Mason - 24 yo, BT Rating=407,859 LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime A defensive player with strong leadership skills and competent experience. Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: exceptional Batting: quality Concentration: elite Bowling: feeble Consistency: phenomenal Fielding: sensational Brad Mudd - 29 yo, BT Rating=4,119 RH Batsman, RM Bowler, abysmal batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime An attacking player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: competent Batting: worthless Concentration: feeble Bowling: abysmal Consistency: competent Fielding: mediocre Clinton Nevin - 25 yo, BT Rating=3,267 LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, abysmal batting form, abysmal bowling form, sublime A steady player with competent leadership skills and woeful experience. Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: competent Batting: feeble Concentration: abysmal Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal Fielding: feeble Steve Plummer - 27 yo, BT Rating=1,992 LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, abysmal batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime An attacking player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: feeble Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble Bowling: feeble Consistency: feeble Fielding: woeful Courtney Rigby - 30 yo, BT Rating=2,279 RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime A steady player with competent leadership skills and woeful experience. Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: abysmal Batting: mediocre Concentration: abysmal Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble Fielding: feeble Dexter Rutherford - 17 yo, BT Rating=939 RH Batsman, RM Bowler, worthless batting form, abysmal bowling form, sublime An attacking player with feeble leadership skills and worthless experience. Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful Bowling: mediocre Consistency: woeful Fielding: worthless Carl Ryan - 18 yo, BT Rating=1,784 RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, worthless batting form, woeful bowling form, sublime An attacking player with superb leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless Fielding: worthless Jack Spillane - 27 yo, BT Rating=1,885 RH Batsman, RM Bowler, worthless batting form, abysmal bowling form, sublime A destructive player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience. Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: competent Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless Bowling: feeble Consistency: abysmal Fielding: mediocre Nyron Willis - 27 yo, BT Rating=4,162 RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime A cautious player with abysmal leadership skills and feeble experience. Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble Fielding: mediocre This is my current lineup: Batters: Mason (*)(+) Leary James Agyemang Brownfield Rigby Heinrich Giscard Dennis Willis Edgehill Bowlers: Dennis Edgehill Giscard Willis Leary *I should probably move Giscard above Edgehill... he's been training and Edgehill hasn't... This is the rating I got in my last match (and I assume I get similar ones throughout the season): Top Order: proficient Middle Order: woeful Lower Order: worthless Seam Bowling: competent Spin Bowling: wonderful Fielding: competent So, with 4 million pounds in the war chest for next season. What quality of players should I get, and how much should each cost? Also who's taking up room on my bench that should be fired/sold? Or who could I get a decent price for other than Mason, Giscard, and Dennis (who I'd like to keep because I've trained them up since the beginning)? I feel like even though I've had a team on this game for so many seasons, I still don't really know what's going on because I really don't know much about cricket. I seem to have set it up well enough that my team is making a good profit and the players I am training are getting really good, but I obviously can't train up 11 players, I need to buy some... and since I haven't ventured into the transfer market before, I figured I'd ask for help before I do. Thanks for any advice you guys can give me!
the transfer market right now sucks ass. you can't really get a lot with 4 million. you could probably sell Mason for a lot of money and get 2 players that would help out. but I dont' know if you want to risk that. He has to have some really high wages. i've got like 5.2 million and I can't do squat in the transfer market. i'll take a look at your squad as a whole later. you should jsut sell some players, only have like 15-18, unless you want to be ready when first class matches start (so personal fitness levels don't nose dive)