[Everyone Very Mad After 12 Point and 2 Table Positions Improvement Year-Over-Year]

Just got this in my inbox, lol

[B Team Staffing Issues - Staff Hired Despite User Control; Cannot Request Staff Additions]

Some more details on this issue, @Zachary Whyte. My B Team manager was just fired despite my having control over his hiring/firing. I was lucky to have an excellent B Team Manager, but the team is underperforming because I can't afford to have any of my best prospects play on the B team due to my lack of influence over staff additions. The training environment cannot compare to the Youth and senior team setups. Uploading a save called bdonahue2 - BTeamFired.

[B Team Staffing Issues - Staff Hired Despite User Control; Cannot Request Staff Additions]

No worries, @Zachary Whyte, appreciate it. As a known issue you probably have saves available to tinker with, but I will upload one more save in case it can help, "bdonahue2 - BTeamStaffOffers"

This is different than the save referenced in my original post because in this save, B Team offers are currently out to a Head of Youth Dev, Loan Manager, and Tech Director. Withdrawing the offers results in re-offers the next day. Thanks again.

BD

[Can’t fill out B squad staff]

Hi @Kyle Brown, any updates on this one? Haven't gotten anyone to agree to a B-team position still. Resorted to delegating B-team staffing to my general manager last season hoping AI would find a way, but no staff was added throughout the season. 

I did try to use the in-game editor to add some staff members who had previously responded to our B-team adverts. When trying to add a staff member though, the only B-team position I can assign via the editor is Head Coach.

Thanks!

 

[Please fix staff preferred job]

Hi everyone,

Wanted to provide additional sample size to this. This has been a massively frustrating issue, the degree to which many staff are unwilling to consider offers for their preferred job, even when I make an absurd offer for their current standing.

An example I am including here is of Ismaila Babatunde, who showed up in my staff search as interested in a first-team position in the role of Recruitment Analyst, which is also Ismaila's preferred job. He currently is a scout making £10.25k annually for a lower division Swedish club, and his contract is expiring within 1 year. I offered Ismaila £99k annually for 4 years to serve in his preferred role of Recruitment Analyst at our club. He responded by demanding a Scout position, which was non-negotiable. This scenario occurs repeatedly, including with candidates who do not hold any current position but previously held a position that differs from their listed Preferred Job. Uploading save as bdonahue2 - ficklestaffers.

 

[Can’t fill out B squad staff]

A follow-up, now managing FC Charlotte. A 32 year-old, 1-star reputation coach with a National C License and no backroom experience wants over £600k to coach our B-team affiliate. Unable to fill any other B-Team roles at this time either. In my last job I was eventually able to sign a few positions, but it had to be a very rare situation where a candidate has a current job elsewhere at a very low salary. Even then, the vast majority will request a salary or first-team position beyond possibility. In three seasons at FC Cincinnati, I only managed to sign 4 B-team staff members total, and they were whomever were in the scenario detailed above that I could get to agree. Any candidate without a current salary, including those working for an amateur team without a defined salary, will request a salary or position far beyond possibility.

Not being able to improve the coaching of B teams throughout the MLS, or even fill out a staff, is becoming a big hurdle to enjoy any youth development gameplay in the league. Uploading a save as bdonahue2 - GreedyBTeamStaff

[Can’t fill out B squad staff]

Thanks for this post @Long Islander. For sample size, I am managing FC Cincinnati as well, and am unable to fill the B team staff. While I am able to post adverts, my issue is that even when filtering for "Interested Staff - B Club" in the staff search, any offer for a B Club role results in an ultimatum for me to offer a first team position or negotiations will end.

Two examples I include screens of below, both found with the B-Club filter in staff search: 36 yo, would be first non-playing role, National C license, 1 star rep, not a particularly talented coach. Then, 31 yo asst coach of a 2nd tier Honduran Club making $7.5k annually, national C license, 1/2 star rep, not particularly talented coach. Both listen to one B-team offer and counter with an ultimatum.

[Fan approval issue]

Hey everyone. Think my issue might be appropriate to add here with another save for sample size purposes. My supporter culture & expectations goal was "avoid relegation". Despite low expectations, we have just clinched promotion and are in first place with 2 matches left in the season..

I am "untouchable" according to the board but have a C+ rating with supporters. I thought maybe fanbases are more skeptical of low rep, early-career managers even after some success, but I specifically noticed the "matches" breakdown never changes from a C grade with the comment: "The supporters are reserving judgement until a few more matches have been played." This is also consistently the feedback the Board provides for the "matches" category, but I seem to be saved with the board due to their high opinion of my "Club Vision" progress. I have managed 58 matches for the club in total and are very near the end of the season, so this felt objectively off. Wondering if this specific category might be contributing to the possible issue.

Uploading save as "BD - SkepticalSupporters" and have images below. Thanks!