Quote Originally Posted by KenoticFC View Post
Gobobo, I have no problem with you or your opinion. I used to be against a lot of other managers opinion during the time the new transfer market was introduced. The difference was I did not call anybody who thought differently a cheater and an exploiter like Mr. Grant. At this point Im really apathetic towards the game in general. My point is this game will never be fair or realistic for everyone at the same time. What sets a manager apart is discovering things like this, otherwise the game is pure simulation luck.
Thanks, I feel the same. Play the ball, not the man eh? People are free to find and exploit weaknesses in this game, I understand that's half of the fun. I'm fairly new to the game, compared to most, so I'm still enjoying finding good players and developing a balanced team which will perform well. Not great, apart from a few seasons ago when everything just 'clicked' and I got a treble. Like ManU back when Scholes and Solskar and Sheringham won it. I'm a 'Pool fan but that night was a glorious event. Even better because we beat a German team (childish, yes, but still it was as good as the 5-0 when England beat Germany).

Anyway, the good times are made even better when you go through a season with no chance of even a double. This season I'm 17-0-1, so I'm in first place, right? No. A Dutch team which is 15% better than mine is 18-0-0 as they beat me at home. Champions League I'm in the 1/4 finals and I'll probably face the same team in the Final. Cup? Semi-final first leg down 4-1 to the same team! Arhhhggg!

I saw this after the first week of this season, so have been concentrating on the next season. I swear Nordeus thought I'd pay out big money to improve my team, as if I could beat this one team I'd be on for a treble. I paid out before, so I see their algorithm's logic. Instead I'm saving rests every day, finding 18 y/o players who I'll train really hard early next season, I'm 14 points ahead of the third-placed team in my league so no chance I won't qualify for the CL next season. Biding my time, building a strong base, no short cuts. Also now waiting to see how this new adaption in training develops. We in the Top Eleven universe live in interesting times.