Chipawah

You are all aware of the situation...

If you play a lower league side your board restricts the wage that you can offer to your coaching staff to something like £15 a week.

However if you happen to find an active player with decent coaching stats you can approach the player with a player/coach contract and be allowed to offer them up to say £200 a week, even though you never intend to place the player on the pitch, but only take advantage of his coaching skills.

How many LLM would consider this to be cheating?

Kfoolmoon

I wouldn't call it an exploit; it's more like side-stepping a bug. And by bug I mean the ridiculous fees your board allows for staff wages.

Anyway, it's been a common practice long before this problem arose under FM06.

jptykes

I would personally. Never mind the fact that I couldn't afford to waste my transfer and wages budget on such a scheme.

mkus

Is it legal? Do you think we're going to send the police around?

Player/coaches are still coaches. Just coaches that you're allowed to pay higher wages to.

Wes_Coulam

I dont think its a bug, the board probaly prefer it as its 2 for 1 basically at the same price as a player or a bit dearer, this is how i built my staff team in N.Ireland, a 40 year old DMC Coach/player, got player of the year 2 years in a row and has been snkeaing in the N.Ireland squad at forty

Hogie

I wouldn’t hire him as a player/coach unless I realistically am going to play him… Otherwise within a month he will be grumbeling that he is not playing enough footy. I have no idea what effect having an unhappy staff member coaching my team is, but it certainly wouldn’t be good.

Wes_Coulam

normally player coaches in Lower Leagues have a big Mental stat advantage over others but cant move around a lot or have the stamina to go all game, but for DMC holding role, or centre back, hold up striker there perfect.

But like Hogie i only sign them if i intend to play them.

Chipawah

I personally never sign Player/Coaches as transfers, I do offer Player/Coach contracts to veteran players in my squad as I find this to be a realistical approach to the phenomenon.

Emmenaar

I did once sign a former England international as a player/ass.manager. He retired after one season as player, he's still my assistent (earning 4400 euro a month....)

mkus

Looking to get your warning upgraded for tipping, Wes?