retired_nahed

As I have stated before, I try to be very careful in what I do as I don't have the benefit of living within the culture of European football.

In America, GMs in other sports routinely talk to each other about players. How routine is it for a Manager to call up a counterpart somewhere to find out say who's available for loan? Therefore, while I would never peruse the roster of another team looking at their attributes, would it be ok to "burn up the phone lines looking for loan listed players?

retired_mujerenforma

In my opinion.

In Real life, fairly common.

In FM impossible to model: so a no no.

creative36

As the room-temperature poof said, it's a question of modelling it within FM. In real life this sort of thing goes on all the time, particularly regarding the younger players who could do with a bit of 1st team football.

In FM, the search for Loanees is a grey area, simply because most of the ways of looking for them are tied closely in with some of the less LLM-appropriate methods of player searching.

Some would suggest you only approach those players your scouts have identified as potential Loanees. Some others might suggest being a bit more lenient if you've got a pressing need for a player in a certain position (eg. an injury crisis etc).

Iajafer's standard response is appropriate here: Let your conscience be your guide /JiminyCricket

retired_steffani

What he said.

But just play the game how you feel is realistic at the end of the day every LLama has a slightly different way of playing the game. It's about keeping true to the spirit of realism :cool:

KingsbayYHPE

Give a Little Whistle could almost be adopted as a LLaMa anthem:

When you get in trouble and you don't know right from wrong
Give a little whistle! Give a little whistle!
When you meet temptation and the urge is very strong
Give a little whistle! Give a little whistle!

Not just a little squeak, pucker up and blow
And if your whistle's weak, yell, "Jiminy Cricket!"
Right!

Take the straight and narrow path
And if you start to slide
Give a little whistle! Give a little whistle!
And always let your conscience be your guide

Dang, that's good singin' :cool:

retired_nahed

I'm thinking that I can look at rosters with the Transfer view. That way I'm only talking to my counterparts about that specific condition. If I see a player listed as listed for loan, I can send my scout to check him out. If the scout thinks he's worthwhile, I can approach for a loan. That sounds safe to me.

retired_tinkfaeree

Doesn't that count as sonnet?

KingsbayYHPE

I like the sound of that:

"Jiminy Cricket sings the Sonnets of Shakespeare"

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