Youthpulls - bragging and swearing

[Aggie]

Originally Posted by Mistfit

Rider Update:

Nicholas Rider
16 years and 48 days [Head]
Keeper: unknown (max wretched)
Defending: weak (max weak)
Playmaking: passable (max solid)
Winger: passable (max solid)
Passing: inadequate (max inadequate)
Scoring: unknown (max weak)
Set pieces: unknown

Getting 8 stars at IM now and is listed as the 18th best IM in the US(for stars) in a YA.

He is:
1-2 matches away from solid in PM
1 match away from solid at Wing
5.5 at passing without being maxed
+159 min of training at DEF without being maxed.

This guy will be a cornerstone of my club for years to come. I have decided against selling him.

How is Rider doing?

My player Yip Eldering proves to be star-potential as well:

16 years and 49 days

Speciality: Unpredictable

Keeper unknown / unknown
Defending weak / inadequate
Playmaking unknown / solid
Winger solid / solid
Passing weak / weak
Scoring unknown / unknown
Set pieces unknown / unknown

Unpredictable isn't as great as head, but as winger it's an ok specialty.

He reached 7 stars as normal IM, so I think he's somewhere around passable PM already. Both the wing and passing aren't fully trained atm. Tomorrow he'll be playing as a midfielder, training PM and passing. When passing is fully trained he'll be training defensive positions as B-training.

He's being followed by the U-17 scouts. Should he be U-20 material then I will sell him. I don't have the right training regime/coach to train him myself then.

[akots]

Originally Posted by Aggie

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My player Yip Eldering proves to be star-potential as well:

16 years and 49 days

Speciality: Unpredictable

Keeper unknown / unknown
Defending weak / inadequate
Playmaking unknown / solid
Winger solid / solid
Passing weak / weak
Scoring unknown / unknown
Set pieces unknown / unknown

Unpredictable isn't as great as head, but as winger it's an ok specialty.

He reached 7 stars as normal IM, so I think he's somewhere around passable PM already. Both the wing and passing aren't fully trained atm. Tomorrow he'll be playing as a midfielder, training PM and passing. When passing is fully trained he'll be training defensive positions as B-training.

He's being followed by the U-17 scouts. Should he be U-20 material then I will sell him. I don't have the right training regime/coach to train him myself then.

I just put a similar player on the market. Transfer compare gave him about 300K. His defending was worse but he has passable set pieces. ID # 338219576 . He is 17 + 35 days which is OK IMO. These 35 days really do not matter. I could have promoted him 3 weeks ago but he could not pop to solid playmaking up until this week despite being trained forever at passable. I think also at some point, he popped and then went back (could not promote him at that time) and then, did not want to pop again for some time.

[Aggie]

With head specialty you may get more for him. Nice player!

[akots]

Originally Posted by Aggie

With head specialty you may get more for him. Nice player!

Well, I'm not sure if specialty can contribute substantially to the price, may be $50K but probably no more than that. What will contribute in a negative way is that I put him on the market at around 3.30 am hattrick time when most of Europe is happily sleeping. And the deadline is on a workday. At least some people already started celebrating, so it might help a bit. I clicked through the buttons and then realized how stupid I was.

I have one more solid pm trainee coming which looks really promising. I think I try him in defending since it seems that defending is the most profitable secondary. IMO, he cannot get to solid winger (max probably passable-inadequate) and does not have set pieces. But he seems to be of good personality, may be has some leadership, not sure. May be, he has some passing, at least around weak already there. not sure if it is trainable.

Walter Sheets (112357956)
15 years and 93 days
Player skills
Keeper: unknown
Defending: unknown
Playmaking: passable (max solid)
Winger: weak (max unknown)
Passing: unknown
Scoring: unknown
Set pieces: unknown

There are also two passable keepers coming out. I think I would have to train them to solid and sell only then. They are at almost 18 years both, so it is not that profitable but enough to pay for the youth squad.

[akots]

There is still 2 hours to deadline and price looks quite good at $432,000. Turns out, the timing is not that bad because whole America (North and South) is playing friendlies.

[akots]

Ok, the end point is 450K which is not bad considering the circumstances.

[Aggie]

It doesn't surprise me. Multi-skill and specialty are key words these days. And "head" is the best.

Nice batch of players you have!

I pulled this player last weekend. A bit too old to get fully trained when he can be pulled but nice to look at nevertheless:

Redbad Pieck [youthplayerid=111782822]
16 years and 55 days

First day with club: 18-12-2011 08:38 (4 days ago)

Keeper unknown / unknown
Defending unknown / inadequate
Playmaking inadequate / solid
Winger unknown / unknown
Passing passable / excellent
Scoring unknown / unknown
Set pieces unknown / unknown

[akots]

In my limited experience, the pop from passable to solid takes the longest time. And so far, I have not had a chance to get an excellent in any skill. Even though it is passing, and you cannot get him to train there by the age of 17, it still looks impressive.

[arne1]

I finally have an excelent prospect. Will be over 17 when I promot him but is good already.

[Mistfit]

Finally promoted my YA Stud!

Nicholas 'Easy' Rider (340389993)
USA 17 years and 2 days
In passable form, inadequate stamina.
A sympathetic guy who is temperamental and righteous.
Has wretched experience and poor leadership.
Has divine loyalty.

Speciality: Head
HTMS Points: Ability: 400 / Potential: 2039
Current skills
Keeper: 1/20 disastrous
Defending: 5/20 inadequate
Playmaking: 7/20 solid
Winger: 7/20 solid
Passing: 5/20 inadequate
Scoring: 3/20 poor
Set pieces: 2/20 wretched

Played him in one friendly so far and he popped up to inad Defending!

I took my 'free' HT credits to give him a nickname :P