Ive bought 2, one a good defender and another was a sublime striker(52 goals in 26 league games, always rated 8 or 9), best player ive had by a mile. had one for 3 seasons and the other 2. I reckon you can get 4/5 seasons out of them as first team players and then 1/2 as subs. Ive heard of people buying scouts that were crap though. They dont train all that great due to the quality they have and the age they are but im still adding around 3 skill points a season on normal training.

Id highly reccomend buying one with SA free kick, hell score 8 out of 10 free kicks!