retired_TigressTrista

This experiment is simply to show just how well the computer handles its finances. The aim of it is to show how well it sticks to budgets/ whether it can recognise when there could be a financial problem and how it copes when relegated or missing out on Europe. This will be done by tracking the current 20 Premiership clubs for 10 seasons with a screenshot of each club’s finances screen on the 1st September, 1st February and the 1st June. I will report on how well it is sticking to its wage budget.

The game is set up with a large database and leagues from Blue Square North/South and above. The AI is allowed to make transfers from the start of the season.

The plan is to do 1 update every weekday to allow regular and occasional users of the forum to keep up. If this does indeed go to plan it will finish around Christmas.

Hope you enjoy reading it.

retired_charytine

Good luck with it. :thup:

sanjay50

sounds like a good idea, im going to guess that chelsea will splash some cash in the opening stage of the season to bring in a new striker or someone, usually Pandev, and teams like Sunderland and Wigan keep a stronger hand on their cash

retired_model2b

I think Man Utd will go into admin :thup:

retired_sedimohasel

Do you have foreign leagues in there too?

retired_sneakyb

Sounds well thought out. What are your expectations for the challenge, and what are some possible conclusions?

retired_TigressTrista

Thanks for the questions and the first update will be on soon.

There are no foreign leagues.

The reason I'm doing this is in my career game 7 seasons in, 3 of these clubs went into administration in the this season. I want to see what is going wrong whether the budgets set are to high or it is because the AI managers do not stick to them. I expect this experiment will get more interesting around 5 seasons in.

retired_TigressTrista

Season 2007/2008 1st September 2007

All wages are based on a weekly basis. Bank balance figures stated are rounded to the nearest million as they can be seen via screenshots.

Quick Summary: In general teams are currently performing well. Most are recording positive balances, profits and have money to spare on wage budgets. Only Bolton, Derby and Fulham have exceeded their wage budget and Fulham are the only side to have a negative bank balance.

Arsenal A very healthy bank balance of £72m. They have plenty of money to spare on the wage budget currently spending £707,605 budgeting for £829,901. Predicted to finish 4th.

Aston Villa Also have a hefty bank balance of £47m. Wages are well under control spending £428,394 budgeting for £496,690. Predicted to finish 9th.

Birmingham Have a positive bank balance but small compared to others of £4m. Wages are small but only just under budget spending £298,309 budgeting for £302,446. Predicted to finish 17th.

Blackburn Similar to Birmingham having a small bank balance of £2m. Wages are nicely under control by spending £410,936 budgeting for £458,333. Predicted to finish 11th.

Bolton A good bank balance of £6m. Wages however could be a problem with them currently spending £428,253 but budgeting for £417,732. Predicted to finish 7th.

Chelsea A massive bank balance of £92m. Wages are under budget spending £1,488,061 budgeting for £1,699,358. Predicted to finish 2nd.

Derby A tiny positive bank balance of £1m. Wages are over budget currently spending £229,538 budgeting for £218,119. Predicted to finish 19th.

Everton A nice bank balance of £15m. Wages are under budget spending £580,709 budgeting for £606,760. Predicted to finish 6th.

Fulham Fulham are already struggling by been in a negative bank balance –£1m. This is not helped with wages been slightly over budget by spending £410,130 and budgeting for £409,895. They have added over £30,000 to the wage bill and have spent £2m on transfers without any effort to keep the balance in the black. Seems strange to me when they are predicted to finish 18th.

Liverpool A sound bank balance of £28m. Wages are under budget by spending £1,142,323 and budgeting for £1,287,551. Predicted to finish 3rd.

Man City A strong bank balance of £38m. Wages are under budget spending £547,697 budgeting for £622,057. Predicted to finish 14th.

Man Utd Have a rather weak bank balance of £12m (compared to their rivals). Wages are under budget spending £1,085,055 budgeting for £1,202,817. Predicted to finish 1st.

Middlesbrough Have a decent bank balance of £7m. Wages are under budget spending £490,949 budgeting for £538,303. Predicted to finish 12th.

Newcastle Have a high bank balance of £40m. Wages are under budget spending £840,401 budgeting for £915,775. Predicted to finish 10th.

Portsmouth Have a massive bank balance of £50m. What’s strange about this is they could easily pay off their loans but have so far chosen not to. Wages are under budget by spending £550,331 budgeting for £612,795. Predicted to finish 8th.

Reading Have a good bank balance of £11m. Wages are under budget by spending £341,656 budgeting for £400,114. Predicted to finish 13th.

Sunderland Have a strong balance of £9m. Wages are just under control spending £222,071 budgeted for £223,370. Predicted to finish 16th.

Tottenham Have a decent balance of £5m. Wages are under budget spending £621,974 budgeting for £709,842. Predicted to finish 5th.

West Ham Have a good bank balance of £11m. Wages are under budget spending £721,802 budgeting for £842,962. Predicted to finish 15th.

Wigan Have a good bank balance of £12m. Wages are under budget spending £257,161 budgeting for £287,421. Predicted to finish 20th.

retired_arale1589

Sounds a good experiment, look forward to keeping track of it. In my game, after only 5 seasons, Birmingham have gone into administration, and deducted 9 points.

retired_sedimohasel

You should make a table for the updates, would be much clearer. i.e:

Bank Balance - Wage Under/Over budget - Budget - Finish
West Ham: 11M - Under 721,802 - 842,962 - 15th
Wigan: 12M - Under 257,161 - 287,421 - 20th