puffascruffowitz Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 In my journeyman save I just took over Dorchester Town who won promotion to the Vanarama South. When I took over the club they had 9 players in the first team and no staff. Having never taken over a team promoted from the non playayble leagues is this normal? In real life I'm sure they'd retain their staff and more players? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderZtormDK Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 That's quite normal yeah. You get to build a team/squad/club from absolutely nothing when you do it like that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankie Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 It's very normal to have no staff and very few players. Partly because there isn't as much non-league research and partly because of the size of the database you're running. I beleive that there is a EDT file that makes the game keep the staff and players for non-league clubs, but that's too late for you. Just spend time lookng for the best staff you can get, but you won't be able to get many coaches in at that level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffascruffowitz Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 I thought it was to do with them coming from non playable, but then I thought maybe the previous manager cleaned house before he got sacked. Either way, it's exciting times in Dorchester! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
podunkboy Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 LLM tip I discovered this year: when you start with a newly-promoted side and the cupboard is bare, and you can't find a decent and affordable staff, set the chairman under "Staff responsibilities" to hire needed staff. It's quicker than advertising for staff and the chairman will negotiate an affordable contract (better than you probably can). And since they're likely a one-year contract, you can always replace then at the end of the season if they don't work out. TREMENDOUS time-saver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffascruffowitz Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 LLM tip I discovered this year: when you start with a newly-promoted side and the cupboard is bare, and you can't find a decent and affordable staff, set the chairman under "Staff responsibilities" to hire needed staff. It's quicker than advertising for staff and the chairman will negotiate an affordable contract (better than you probably can). And since they're likely a one-year contract, you can always replace then at the end of the season if they don't work out. TREMENDOUS time-saver. A good idea although I didn't have too much of a problem acquiring my staff. I guess I could've been a little more stingy with their contracts, but oh well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrdanbartlett Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Alot of teams also release a huge number of players each year in the lower leagues, very common to have a different side season after season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffascruffowitz Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Alot of teams also release a huge number of players each year in the lower leagues, very common to have a different side season after season. Yea I figured that's what it probably was since most teams do major overhauls when being promoted/relegated. I wasn't sure though how much being promoted from a non playable league had to do with it too though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorchester Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Cool, Dorchester Town .. a thread about them comes once every 200 years. I wonder which staff a chairman would go for, does he/she look at staff attributes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffascruffowitz Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Cool, Dorchester Town .. a thread about them comes once every 200 years. I wonder which staff a chairman would go for, does he/she look at staff attributes? hehe nice username. For what it's worth I looked up their players IRL and sadly none of them made the jump up to Conference I'll make Dorchester Town proud, don't worry! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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