retired_aries

At the moment I'm playing a save in Scotland with Dundee United.

When trying to sign a few players, they don't want to "drop" levels by playing in Scotland, coming from Spain, Italy, Germany or England. I have played saves with teams in leagues other than the main four mentioned in which I've enjoyed considerable sustained European success over a number of seasons, thinking that realisticaly, such success would and should boost the reputation of my team's league.

I'm well aware of the flexibility of club reputations, but wondered if for example, my own success in domestic and European competitions, would eventually have a bearing on the reputation of my nation's league.

Is such league reputation flexibility a myth or is is something that is in fact implemented in the game?

retired_aries

PS - I know playing as relatively low reputation Dundee United influenced player purchases. Even playing with the "top" clubs - Rangers & Celtic - the same thing happens

retired_Christia17

It would have an impact on your co-efficient rating within Europe but I don't think it actually improves the standing of the country within Europe in terms of being able to attract high quality players.

retired_aries

Thanks gav, thought it might impact the co-efficient.

Just wondered that in the hypothetical case of say, all the Scottish clubs entered in European competition, consistently performing, whether or not the reputation of the league might be boosted also.

I guess it boils down to the reputation of the participating clubs in said league, influencing the "strength" of the league, as a set figure at the start of the game.

Does anyone else think that having this set as a flexible variable might be a good implementation for future releases?

retired_larrythegargoyle

I was thinking, its to dio with how well your national team perform.
But then remembered that Brazil do well most years and there league standard is pretty poor.
Would be a good AI experiemnt to Add all the Top class players in the world to the 12 teams in the SPL and see if it becomes easier to sign players beacuse they are playiong with some of the best players in the world. Even though the League rep is low.

retired_claudiasmith

Unfortunately I don't remember where I read it (i.e. no link), but the league reputation does not change, even in the hypothetical situation that Scottish teams start really succeeding in Europe (i.e. four teams to Champions League group stages, etc.).

Godfearer

The signing of better players relies on "National league standard" which is not a static variable but changes (Scottish league standard is a static).
Everytime a club from your league wins a European competition league's rating rises by 1 point , this wll allow you to sign better players .

darreng

The only way I can think of to do this would be to use the editor and alter the scottish league reputation that way most players will want to play there.

retired_jamoca

No, unfortunately, the league reputation and therefore its standing/stature compared to other leagues is FIXED and unable to change.

SI have said, it's something they will perhaps think about implementing in future versions, so it becomes variable and doesn't stay static for eternity.

retired_terata

In FM2007 I had a 15 year campaign with Hearts and having won the Champions League 5 times running in later years after 6 SPL titles, 5 SC wins, and a couple of League Cup wins and still couldn't keep players from wanting to join big Italian, Spanish, English clubs.