dinahdoll

Some of the ideas in FIFA Manager (Total Club Manager) are actually really good, just poorly implemented.

retired_firsttimetreker

Galatasaray is not a rich club by any means and yet they have such camps throughout Turkey, Germany, other parts of Europe almost every year so its expanses are not as high as some people are making it out to be.

retired_rdgclerk

I decided to ask about the idea after i noticed Sheff U had a link with a polish Youth camp and asked the sheff U writer if it could be made but he said as it wasnt a club it couldnt be added.

puggy7932

I like the idea.

I think the first thing would be that the any prospect would join on trial with the possibility of signing. Trials are something that I don't think are used enough in the game and something that in real life happens all the time, particularly with the big teams but apply for every team.

As a basis for finding players and how I would see it working, obviously the main one would be your scout finding a player (who may be recently released or in the case of minor nations attached to a local club) and reccommending he have a 10 day trial with the club which is automatically OK'd by the club the player play for (if he has one).

This doesn't mean though that the player will always be good, in fact I would say the percentage for a top club finding a gem would be very slim. Of course you can always send him back if he is from a club as well. I think it would be a great way though of finding obscure players from countries like Guatemala or Uganda rather than the current system.

Another dimension may be if you go on a pre-season tour and a player is spotted by your coaches. That may be another catalyst for a trial.

Of course a third option may be an agent who reccommends his client for you to have a look at.

I would also like to see a possible reccommendation to your feeder team / teams if a player is not up to your standard but you feel may add something to that team.

In terms of the finances, it could be a mix of you paying but also the player / agent paying if you are a smaller team. That way both the large teams and the smaller teams get the benefit.

Dav1d

Because a game made by EA couldn't possibly have a good idea in it!

Its a great idea. Something I would have like to seen a long time ago.

hdsegal

good idea. :thup:

retired_kmwilliams05

I suggested something very similar on the scouting thread to get around the now-pointless speedily decreasing knowledge bars.

I think it's a much better idea then "You finished scouting Mongolia two weeks before regen day, so here you go: A sixteen year old Mongolian who also has an English passport and was born in London!"