Feeder Clubs

For the second time i've been asked for what type of feeder club i want, and i want your advice guys. I currently have 2 English (Dag & Red, Grays) and a polish (Widzew) now what type should i go for?

Cheers.

depends what size club you are.

i like the commercial links but also like international loan to give my future stars experience

depends what size club you are.

i like the commercial links but also like international loan to give my future stars experience

Premiership side, similar to Stoke this season.

Work Permit to secure any new signings in that country

personally i would go with work permit, then next time do an international loan

rightyo, anymore casting a vote before i choose and continue?

once one of them reaches 5 i'll choose that, too tight atm.

hold on, commercial link?

are you allowed to send players on loan there? iirc its only to increase money? :confused:

I've chosen work permit, just incase you find a future star but he cant get a work permit

plus you can always choose comercial link next time

I'd go for commercial, the Polish club you have already will do for work permits won't it?

cheers for voting everyone, i have a strange infatuation with feeder clubs atm, wish i could choose one more than every 6 months.

I'd go for commercial, the Polish club you have already will do for work permits won't it?

i suppose so, i also like the fact it takes 2 years less to gain Polish nationality, this way if i get a young brazillian whos not good enough for Brazil, i can turn him into a Polish international star!

Commercial Link.

Money is always good.

Depends what league... English league and its always good to go national as theres many good options

Docklanders - Its Walsall not Wallsall.

just doing it to wind you up saulty

and ive chosen my preferred choice, so mods can close if they wish.

Commercial link, helps get more foreign interest and boost merchandise sales and your club's reputation.

Go commercial

I can never seem to get an International Link when I select this option :confused: - the board always comes back saying they are unable to find a suitable club. Yet if I choose any, they always seem to find an overseas team, but never from one of the big footballing countries (Italy, Spain etc).

Go work permit, then you can send them overseas as well, future stars.

Commercial Clubs: there's far too many myths about what Commercial clubs do for you. They merely increase the multiplication on merchandise sales during transfer signings, thats all. They don't give you massive benefits if you don't sign anyone. They only help when you actively sign players and even then only medium-high rep players. They won't give you financial benefits from touring the US or Japan or China and signing US players etc won't bring you benefits.

More over, a club with a reputation like Stoke or similar will never get a Commercial Club, they're reserverd for Continental/World-Wide reputation clubs. So you'll effectively waste the opportunity asking for something that the board won't find.

Ideally, i'd go for an International Link and you might strike lucky and pickup a club from Serie B, Liga Adelante or Ligue 2 which your youngsters can get some great playing time.

what is everyones view on keeping as many young players homegrown as possible to qualify for the european quota of 4 and 8?

i tend to send them when they are under 21 to english feeder clubs, even if i'm in the premiership and i have only got a league 1 feeder. obviously if you buy them at 20 from aborad and want to give them some experience then you can send them abroad again, but when u get them at <17, i tend to keep them or loan only to english clubs.

Of course it depends on the level of league. If you are managing in a low league and can't send scouts abroad, you dont need work permits. At the top level I would prioritize work-permit feeder first because I like to nurture youth. Then I would go for commercial links.

i chose national and got Eastbourne Borough, was good for my youngsters, but just couldnt help prevent their relegation

now i have the chance to choose my club, who should i go for?

i chose national and got Eastbourne Borough, was good for my youngsters, but just couldnt help prevent their relegation

now i have the chance to choose my club, who should i go for?

Before you choose a club, analyse it's training facilities and youth academy and make sure theres a fair divide in reputation between parent and feeder!

Your club will reject a club you choose if it doesn't feel it will be of benefit, usually taken to mean they won't be of use for youngsters (facilities and academy aren't good enough). They'll also reject the linkup if the reputations are too similar.

Hopefully this will avoid you wasting time chasing clubs you'll never get!

well i just asked for a national/first option, but i requested another, and i chose Coventry, just relegated to L1, i wont get 2 choices will i?