How best to develop a player.

[pcmacdaniel]

From my experience, a bust player (who always give 6 or below form) can take up to two seasons to recover.

I keep them on purpose, never had any bust that won't bounce back 2 years later (that yield 7~8 average rating) while keeping them benched.
Some of my best players were once busts. I suspect it is the stats value that can be lined up good or bad, so once a player is in excellent shape I stop using sp on him and just let unused sp pile up.

But, this is a lot to train and a lot of friendly to play...

I've had a similar experience with my academy grads. They're form is usually suspect the first season or two, then they start rounding into very good form. Its also why i'm willing to give this new guy some chances to prove himself (friendlies, league bottom feeders).

In short, he's getting more chances than my other acquisitions due to the success I've had with past 24T acquistions. However, I do understand its only three other 24T grads, so the sample size is small.

Regarding buffs comment about the growth rate, best I've hit is +128 at 3*. At stretching max intensity, max is +44. Probably a little underwhelming! If I ultimately determine he's not a very good player, at least I got a brand new nordgen goalkeeper who has been playing very well so far to power train (if I choose)!