glengarry224

Yeah, this has bugged me before. I've had boards which deny coaching course and then I'd quit and thought I could do them while unemployed, at my own expense. Nope.

Thanks for all the responses. It's not a huge deal to me but disappointing. I don't know if it ruins the cohesion of all teams. Otherwise, I don't think it affects gameplay but it does upset the immersion a bit when every player is on his debut and every scorer scored his first goal for the team, etc etc

I decided to mix it up and start a save with fake players and staff. Put a lot of work into the save before I realized that all players, on every team, regardless of age, appear to be in their first year. I'm managing Dinamo Bucaresti and every single player is making his debut. Also, it appears that they are not 'generated by the game' but instead existing players with different names. For example, this PSG player, who appears to be modeled on Messi: but with zero playing history! Yes, he's a 33 year old, superstar.....rookie: Another example, this guy is really a 30 year old rookie-KDB?:

A moderator suggested that maybe I post this here: I know that I can delegate a lot of functions, but the AI does a poor job at certain functions, like staff hiring, scouting, choosing and signing transfer targets. In one sense, this is good, because it gives the player avenues to influence success in the game. But sometimes, when my playtime is limited, my choice is to either do a crappy job at these things or progress very slowly. I've even used the in-game editor to reduce the game-time on these things. Difficulty levels? For me, it's a mix. In many ways, I find the game too easy, and pull off too many wins, draws and good performances - e.g. in 3 years, 2 promotions and winning the top league -- especially as a big underdog. In other ways, to do this, I spend way too much time progressing through the game.