Conning youngsters

Just signed a Barcelona youth player.

He is getting £150,000 a week after 30 league appearances, £30k per appearance, £30k per goal. But he is on a 5 year deal at £50 per week. Little does he know I plan to flog him at a profit in a few years time after making 0 appearances...

Who else has great fun doing this?

How do you plan to make a decent profit if he never plays?

Quite ironic how that was his 666th post when he is trying to be evil.......

Give him 29 games.

Isnt this a ludicrously impossible salary for a youth player?

How do you plan to make a decent profit if he never plays?

His stats will improve, he will be good for the under 20s. And he'll more than likely go on loan for a year or 2.

The AI always love to buy my crap youngsters. I had 2 youngsters already in my team with presubably a decent PA. They both had very high speed. But they were both awful. One was a striker with 10 finishing and the highest technical stat was 14, and one was a defender with rubbish defending stats. Sold the striker for £7m, and the defender for £5m. Neither played a single minute for me,

Congratulations on cheating. Why bother just use fmrte if you are going to cheat. Also why boast about it?

Like smelting coins for the base metals you're taking advantage of the system...

...Congrats... I guess...

My favourite move (which should be removed in FM12 really) is to offer a new contract as soon as I get the "Player's wage will increase to £25,000 after one more game". They will generally still accept a new contract for more than they earn now but less than they will earn after one more game.

SI should make FM recognise the wage hike is about to be implemented and make them demand that as a baseline wage really.

But then, it's a clause I hate, and will always try to eliminate if viable. If forced on me, yeah. I abuse it a little.

Congratulations on cheating. Why bother just use fmrte if you are going to cheat. Also why boast about it?

Why not, it raises publicity on the issue and SI may fix it.

I've never seen the point in buying to sell if the player can't do a job for you in the meantime.

Nothing more satisfying than signing a player for a couple of thousands and then selling him on for £30m.

Managed it 7 times in my current career

Proof that you don't need appearances to catch other managers eyes:

I'm assuming there'll be a lot more cup appearances in there, including those 0 league apps seasons?

The Barca and Real Madrid stints both had no cup games. There are a handful in the others but not many.

He had great stats and a great CA and PA, but was a natural AMC with no other position so nobody played him regularly but he kept developing.

So extreme its probably worth bringing up in the bugs forum.

I just love that 4 clubs buy him twice, and still don't play him This is FM09 though, so don't know if it still happens.

Back on topic, it is very easy to buy cheap and develop without playing any games then sell for a big profit. I don't do it, in fact I get annoyed with it happening, because whilst I have a few promising youth players sat in my u18s or reserves I have to keep rejecting bids for them as they develop.

He reminds me of Anelka a bit.

Woo, the guy just scored on his first game on loan in Serie A, at 18. Could be in for a right nice profit if he carries on like this.

I had a similar thing with an old guy.. He scored quite a few goals for me, but as soon as he reached 19 league games (with 11 goals), I instantly had to drop him to avoid him signing a new deal.

I don't think the game allows players to accept full-time contracts on £50/week, £80 is the lowest I have ever managed to get anyone down to.

It depends on your club's finances.

Have seen a few on £55

£55 is only a youth term deal, when they turn 17 they will get money as a professional, youth contracts are always 90 or lower