1. Nothing to complain.

This is not a vent thread, I've been playing iphone's games for like 4 years so i understand how game developers act, they want to make money and it's absolutely understandable. This game is even quite comfortable for non-spenders as they can still get 90% fun of the game without spending any dollar. If you want your team to be outstanding then ofc you have to pay, nevertheless there is another cheaper way to do that, is to study aspects of the game (strategies, transfer tips, building ground order, etc..)

2. Transfer market
- I have never chased a target in transfer market that desperately enough to take away from me more than 3 tokens, if i see a VERY favourable player in auction and there is a lot of bid competents, i just walk away believing that there will be a BETTER player showing up in the future. Yesterday i spent one, only-one-token for a 18 YO player, with defensive wall SA and 34 quality (5 stars). Can't believe the day before, people had to go 9 rounds for a 24 YO player with the same SA and 32Q (i gave up at round 2).

- It's very good idea to have a permium Emblem and Jersey, i made the right choice to invest some tokens into those stuffs, when people see me with premium Jersey and Emblem, they just simply avoid bidding against me (even when i have very limited amount of tokens)

- TIPS: If you see a token buyer placing a bid of a player 1-2 hour before the auction ends, you can beat him. Normally people like that don't have time to stare at the transfer market. If you see non-spender jump in when the auction's about to enter round 1 (1-2 sec left), they're just "economical" managers, you can beat them too, after 1-2 round. The worst types of bidding competitors are: 1, someone who doesnt play much, they bid for fun, not really for building up a strong team. 2, active token buyers, they are obssessed by this game, just leave them alone.

3. Competitions
- League: Nothing much to say, I'm level 3 now and tbh it's too easy to win league tittles atm, the teams in my league are all abandoned, no manager at all, and usually they are 10Q lower than me in team rating.
- Champion league: The same as League but sometimes there will be big big token buyers so in this case, just hope you won't meet those guys too soon in knock-out rounds.

- Cup: No! I will NEVER sell my highest rating players at the end of season to be qualified into "weaker" cup table. Cup is the only thing that is actually challenging and unexpectable in this game, and i want keep it that way. Besides, higher cup level grants more cash each match, and i wont have to fight in deadly bid wars at the start of new season.
- One more thing, i have the feeling that Cup matches always bring huge advantages to Home team, some players in their home stadium will be godlike and play with 200% of their abilities. So i usually play defensive when away and crush the opponents when they come to my place. Even when i get scored in away match, i wont risk playing offensive to get a draw, just avoid goal into my net as much as possible.

4. Player Development
- I will never buy any scout player, they can only be useful for maximum of 2 seasons, 69 tokens for that is anything but reasonable for me. And yes, some scout players are even useless in the very first season they show up.
- My team has:
+ 4-5 players at 18-19 year old, they are the core of my squad.
+ 7-9 players at 30+ year old, after one season playing for me, they will be sold.
+ The rest are 20-21 year old players, they can serve me for 2-3 season before getting put in auction.
+ I never buy any 22-29 YO (unless they are really good with SAs)

5. Special Abilities
- I used to underestimate them, but now situation has changed, some of those SAs are extremely useful.
+Useful: Defensive wall, Aerial defence, Free kick Specialist, Corner kick Specialist
+Useless: One-on-one stopper/scorer, Play maker, Dribbler, Penalty kick Specialist/ Stopper.
+I dont know if useful or not: Shadow Striker.
- I never train special abilities on my young player, trading 3Q for 1SA (50 skill points) is not a bad deal, but it will make your young player can't catch up with other guys in the next season.

6. What would i do if i have a lot of token

It's just a for fun question, ofc i dont have a lot of tokens, but if i do, i will:
- Buy Real Madrid emblem and jersey.
- Use personal Trainer to train a 18 YO ST into legend, with free kick specialist.
- Buy cash at the beginning of every season
- Speed up my ground building.


7. The end
Consider it as some thoughts of a level 3 manager, you fellow new players can find some tips here to develop your team, good luck!