FTP: From the Pavilion general chat

[Chewie]

I'm back in positive money now My T20 games was a near sellout against a computer controlled team, sold the specialist keeper I had for 21k and my fast bowler for 5k.

And attempting to get my highest match rating didn't really work, I only got 115752 which is about my usual.

 

[Iridium]

Better than what I'm getting. I'm still stuck at 108k, but that's because 10 of the 11 players I played in the T20 are my usuals. Everyone except my opener (Goodwin) and my keeper (Poole) have accomplished batting/bowling or higher. I reckon once I replace those two, rating will take a jump. But it's tough to find a good keeper with good batting.

 

[Chewie]

Yea good keepers are hard and normally quite expensive to find. I was quite lucky to get my guy for just 4k:

Chewie CC >> Shea Duddy >> Details
Player Info
21 years old | 33,863 rating | $2,422 wage
Left hand batsman | Left arm Finger spin
Talents Skilled (Keeping)
Nationality Ireland
Form reasonable
Fatigue revived
Experience ordinary
Captaincy dreadful

Skills
Batting capable Endurance average
Bowling poor Technique accomplished
Keeping reliable Power poor
Fielding poor

He hardly gets a bat though because the other team normally doesn't take that many wickets.

I only have 4 accomplished batsmen, and only one of them has accomplished technique. My other batting spots are taken by a reliable/accom batsman with accumulator, an all-rounder (either Ameen or Curtin depending on the pitch) and my keeper.

I have heaps of good bowlers though, my main problem being my best ones are only medium pacers. Two outstanding with expert and reliable tech, Two expert with reliable and accomplished tech (the one with accomplished tech is also gifted at bowling) and then 4 accomplished bowlers.

 

[AngryPixel]

I also got my keeper for 4k
he's decent. Luckily he's skilled in keeping and young too. So he'll improve.

New York Yankees >> Jock Bradshaw >> Details
Player Info

21 years old | 29,252 rating | $1,732 wage

Left hand batsman | Right arm Fast mediumTalents Gifted (Keeping)
Nationality England
Form capable
Fatigue rested
Experience poor
Captaincy capable

Skills SummaryBatsman reasonable
Bowler poor
Keeper average
Allrounder poor

SkillsBatting reliable Endurance average
Bowling dreadful Technique capable
Keeping reasonable Power poor
Fielding poor

 

[Iridium]

This is my keeper. I got mine for 24k!

Iridium XI >> Graham Poole >> Details
Player Info
20 years old | 33,172 rating | $1,821 wage
Left hand batsman | Right arm Finger spin
Talents Boundary Hitter
Nationality Zimbabwe
Form average
Fatigue revived
Experience dreadful
Captaincy average

Skills
Batting capable Endurance average
Bowling dreadful Technique capable
Keeping accomplished Power ordinary
Fielding ordinary

Mine doesnt have a keeping related talent.

 

[Chewie]

He's not bad. I don't really see much point in having keeping any higher than cap/reli at our level. He's not a bad bat and boundary hitter would help down the order. I suppose having power a bit higher would be useful in that situation, he'd make a good finisher. Fielding could probably be improved though. My keeper's on fielding training

 

[Iridium]

I've got my keeper on strength training until it pops and then onto fielding.

Just looking through my squad. Here's a quick rundown of the main players I use:
-1 expert batsmen, 3 accomplished, 1 reliable and 1 capable.
-3 batsmen with accomplished technique, 3 with capable.

-2 expert bowlers, 4 accomplished and 1 reliable
-4 bowlers with accomplished technique, 1 with reliable and 2 with capable

So overall my squad isn't bad, but still not sure why I'm not winning enough game against proper opposition. Most of the skills aren't really relevant to the player (ie, (Gifted) Power on a spin bowler). Got a lot of tinkering to do.

 

[AngryPixel]

I'll be using this squad from tomorrow :
2 outstanding batsman, 1 expert,2 accomplished,1 reliable(that is keeper),
2 Spectacular Bowler,2 Expert, 1 accomplished

I might sell some players in next week as i have 1 accomplished,1 reliable and 2 capable batsman benchwarming.

 

[Iridium]

But now you're almost broke.

 

[AngryPixel]

Listing some players for sale

 

[Chewie]

I like having a few players in reserve, especially bowlers, depending on the type of pitch.

So I have a few fast bowlers who aren't as good as my medium pacers but would be good to play on pitches that support them.

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And I don't like taking the risk that I'll release a player and then he'll pop for the new owner straight away

 

[Chewie]

Iridium, want me to 'rest' a few key players in my next T20 match against you? It would make you second on the table so you get a bit more prize money. Wouldn't affect me at all. Except my NRR and record but that doesn't matter too much

 

[Iridium]

If you want. How embarrassing would it be if I still lost. Haha. I could really do with the insane amounts I'm bidding:

Arnell Colgan : $84,000
Hunter Edwards : $68,250

Yea....

 

[AngryPixel]

Thats a nice player but i'm afraid you gonna be outbidded. I think GMT 22:30-00:00 is best time for fetching a good player. Thats the time when there are least number of managers online. Today only 83 were.

 

[Iridium]

Well I got Colgan. So there goes your theory. :laugh