Quote Originally Posted by reddeviljohn View Post
Some interesting thoughts here about formations, personally, I believe people are posting in wrong threads as they don't get an answer from formation & tactics board, I also believe they have tried July's table of formations and found some not working and are asking for help in addition to it, I also believe they are mainly asking July, as he is our most experienced member and they respect his opinion. I myself received a PM from someone the other day asking for help with a formation, I myself only tend to ask for help when I notice a certain formation has stopped working and want to know if anybody knows a replacement or when it gets to the finals of the cup competitions and don't want to get anything wrong. in addition I have spent more time in this thread this season as I have become fed up in the general discussion board with people asking the same questions and not following the Q&A or not researching. I have noted July's comments and did not know he felt that way so will obviously respect that in future, over and out.
What i was getting at, in the original rant, is that the user i mentioned seems to use this thread as his own personal FAQ board, i mean, obviously every now and then, the more experienced users are going to ask the odd question in regards to formation etc, or opinion on a player, but asking formation advice every day, and posting pictures of about 15 players at the start of the season asking if he is a fast trainer or worth buying is going over the top.

I remember you helped me when i first started playing john, you replied to my own thread i made asking for some starter advice, i didn't spam general discussion or how are you doing threads.

The extent to which some members ask for advice on here makes me think that we might as well be managing their team.

I can expect it from level 1 managers, but level 3 and above, especially token buyers... i think a time comes where if you can't learn to experiment or stand on your own feet then this isn't the game for you.

Like July said, there is a reason that there's sub categories on the forum, and if people aren't replying to threads in the formation and tactics threads, then it means that most of the users in the general discussion area aren't willing to give out advice at that time, posting it deliberately in the wrong area just gets annoying.