Subject: I.1

For the teams who have top level staff and facilities, how regularly are you getting 4-5 star youth out of your academy? Just curious how much impact is has upgrading all the way to the top.

Hey Gopher Joe,

I usually get one great pull per season. Then two or three 3.5~4's that are good, but usually have something that keeps them from being a 4.5~5......eg., one important attribute for the position has a low training % (in the 50% range), 5/6 longevity, attributes spread out with an average of say 75%.

On a side note.....and you probably already know this.........but, in my opinion, there is no sense trying to rely on your youth pulls unless your training/regeneration are in good order. They will just fall behind more and more over time and reduce the value of a great pull.

HH

The main benefit isn't so much the star value as it is the starting OR. You can get players starting at 350-500 OR.

Sometimes even with good star value, you end up with 5 CL (or dropping to 5 CL in a season or two). Some players might have good star value and really high qualities for goaltending, defense, and offense but at any one position be a bit disappointing.

I probably only get 1-2 4+ star players per season, with 4.5 and 5 being pretty rare. I get a good amount of 3-3.5 star players that are solid enough. A player with bad average quality can still be good if the bad qualities are in irrelevant areas (like a center with a quality of 10 on defense but 80+ for offense, shooting, passing, and technique).

One important consideration is when the player is pulled. A 400 OR player pulled at the end of the season will be a bit worse than a 300 OR player pulled early in the season.

Thanks for the insight Headhog and Capsaicin!

A great day for the Champions League and Cup Winners Cup teams. We won 3 out of 4 games and pushed the USA into the upper tier of teams....which allows us to have another two teams from the USA participate in these tourneys next year. Instead of 4......it raises it to 6 for next season. This provides great experience, money, and introduces more of our managers to playing in the two Tournaments. However, the four teams representing the US this year (Me, Michalovce Wild Hogs, Rockland Rage, and Momentum) need to continue to play well until the playoffs. Right now we are in! Keep on cooking guys and lets get back to having 6 teams from the USA represented at these tournaments!!!

If any of you are interested, go to the tournaments tab up top, then hit the countries tab. It will show you where each Country sits as of the day you look. You can switch in between Champions League and Cup Winners Cup standings.....and each teams results for the year. Choose the current season tab for total standings. There will be a line where the upper teams qualify for 6 teams next season......and any below only get 4. If we can keep up a decent win rate.....we will bring another 2 USA teams into next years Tournaments! Thanks to Michalovce/Rockland Rage/and Momentum for their hard work so far!!!!

HH

Great work everyone. Keep it up and good luck in the rest of the tournaments!

Great news!

Well boys, we missed the cut by .06 points to Spain for the last position that gives a Country 6 teams in the Champions/Cup Winners Tourney. Unfortunately, we will have another year with only 4 to represent the Country. Keep an eye on those 4 next year and hopefully we can muster up enough points for 6 next year.

HH

Just a quick atta boy for the Country ranking for next years Champions League/Cup Winners Cup. We are only three back for having 8 teams for next season!! Incredible for only 4 USA teams.

The Cup Winners Teams are killing it this season. If I can carry some of the water on the Champions League side.....having 6 teams.....at least, would be a great addition for more USA teams in the Tournaments. They provide a ton of experience/money for the teams involved. We have plenty of season left, but I had to make note of the standings so far. Good Luck boys and keep em coming!!

HH

USA makes the Grade!!!

Congrats boys, it looks like we qualified for 6 teams in next seasons Tournaments......unless I am grossly miscalculating something.......but I'm pretty sure no one can drop us lower than the cut off for 6 teams. So, 3 teams for Champions League and 3 Teams for the Cup Winners Cup next season.

I'm not exactly sure how they pick which teams qualify.....other than the top National Cup finishers and the top League placements. If any one knows the process for which 6 teams qualify, please feel free to post.

At any rate, it will bring in extra income for two more teams. It also gives great experience to the clubs players. Bottom line, it will make USA League 1.1 stronger in the long run.

On another note, unfortunately, it looks like Medvescak may be leaving? There is still time, so we'll see. As you all know, he has a ton of great USA talent. Almost all of his youth talent will go to the market because of their being on a team USA roster. I picked up what I thought was the best remaining player on the Senior team. With that, I do not have any more spots to use.

However, he still has some very good prospects. If we could get a message to him, I think he would be willing to place those players on the market......so they don't end up rotting on a dead team. So if any one has a contact with him, either ask him or send him to me and we can see about salvaging the USA players from being lost. There is still plenty of time......since he has a pro-pack, the team will not fold until it expires (At least that's how I understand it?). Any help with this matter would be truly appreciated. Losing one of our best managers is hard enough. Losing some of the players he has raised would be criminal. We need every local talent we can procure just to try and keep our heads above water in the International World.

Thanks,

HH