Squad for new season

[davewootton1964]

I have trimmed down my squad to 14 players. Can anyone confirm your league for the next season is calculated from your best 14 AT THE END OF THE SEASON, not the beginning of the next when youth academy players get added, loans from special sponsor etc???

Thanks

Dave
Golden Lion FC
Level 108 / 73 / 16

[davewootton1964]

Found this which I think answers my questions. I do have 2 players in my academy that will push my average up, but hoping to swap leagues - at level 108 and struggling against 2 strong teams who spend big - got 'friends' that have managed to move leagues away from them:

The system will determine the opponent’s quality based on the starting quality of our best-14 in our squad, and if youths are promoted from the academy, those with higher quality than the best-14 will be counted as part of 14 instead of current squad. This average is taken on the very start of new season day 1 (before any activity), not end of season average or day 3. Youths should be released if it does not help with draws in new season, unless that new member is set to be the main player of the team in lots of seasons coming.

Opponent’s quality could be up to 1*, ie. 20%, than our best-14 average.

Eg. If a manager keeps 11x 136% players, 3x 45% players, and then say look to promote 3 free 18yo youths @78%, 66% & 58% from academy, then next season’s opponents’ quality would be around:

Opponents’ quality = {[(11 x 136%) - (11 x 20%)]+ 78% + 66% + 58%}/14 = 105% (85% up to 125%, with most around 105%)

Very confident on this.

So with your questions: that would be c).
Only keep the best-11 and the rest of squad being all at 1%. Release all youths. Then the opponent’s average quality would drop to around 91% instead. 91% is not a weak league, but a lot more handy than 105%.