Quote Originally Posted by Tactician View Post
When I am into the market looking for players, I look for the following.

Long Term Players
18 (or at most 19 y.o) fast trainers having the base position(s) that I want, which then I will customise to my liking where required
19 y.o weekly recommended player with the right base position(s) and special ability, which again I will still customise to my liking if required
fast training academy players with the right base position(s), which of course will require customisation

Short Term Player
players from the scout list but again with the right position(s) and special ability, and also with a decent quality (not those 100% ones that cost 34-49 T)

Sometimes I settled for the B or C option (against my will of course), but there is a limit or minimum. I cannot buy all B or C options nor cannot I buy players without the starting base position.

I had so much trouble in the past seasons to find the desired players. For the case of auctions, I spent so many hours watching the lists come and go for many days, and the thing is it just get worst going higher through the levels because not only that the desired players rarely show up but there is also the problem of identifying them before buying. For the scout list, I used the refresh option (cost tokens) many times but still could not get what I wanted. Sometimes I myself I wonder how is this possible. The game became a real pain in the ass.
Well, you must admit that you are looking for the impossible. EVERY ONE wants to buy 18 yo FT. The game would be very boring if we could all get them when we want them. There is only one Messi. The fact that they are rare makes the game more interesting IMO. It's been 10 seasons or so I do not buy scouts any more. Not even mentioning paying to refresh the list. You are wasting your resources. A player in the low 5-stars or high 4-stars is good enough if you train him hard. And it saves time when you get bored watching the list !