retired_kevin 1

I was referring to the real world, by the way.

retired_angeliwuoma

I'd be surprised if the FA do this, I have heard Gordon Taylor talking about an informal scheme the PFA operates that tries to put free agents in contact with nearby clubs to where they live much like a recruitment agency.

Emm

When a player is released the FA circulates their details to every club. Ditto transfer listed players. </BLOCKQUOTE>

But that's the English FA.

The Turks & Caiocos Isles FA, (or whatever), doesn't tell my Conference South side that it's got 27 17 year olds available on a free does it?

retired_marcias

I've never found such players in my player search screen unless I have a coach/scout with knowledge of that country. Mind you, I don't use the Player Search screen that often anyway. Not so much through some desire to be realistic (although partly that) as because I can't be bothered.

More fun just to send my scouts out to various places with a remit to find players under 23 for me and then I can look through the reports. Although of course I find, after signing 4 scouts, that in Iceland of course the only place I can scout is Iceland Maybe I had a higher club rep in FM06 when I scouted Scandinavia with Grindavik or more likely it has just been tightened up a lot since. I'd quite like a 100% Icelandic team (infact a 100% Akranes born team) though so I guess it doesn't matter

Emm

glamdring. You sound stricter than a lot of LLaMmas .

retired_ComfyRest

Belgian division 3 teams also attract French and Dutch players i now noticed myself.

Could it be that the AI is taking risks?

retired_marcias

Well, not really. That is just one idealistic type of game that I like. My main reason for leaving LLM forum was because I like to play different savegames in different styles. Some I like to jump in and start managing in the SPL or Championship or EPL straight off and pick up players using whatever in-game means are available to me (without adding extra managers just to get me extra players or more money etc obviously). Other games I like to play in an LLM style.

When I said that in the LLM forum once it was regarded as a deadly sin that I should use non-LLM methods in any of my save games because it corrupts me entirely :p

retired_wallercp

Similar to this, the Premier League exit trials would be a nice feature for people playing LLM in England, although it wouldnt affect Jimbob in this case.

Emm

glamdring. I think that makes you a schizollama .

retired_jsmols

Jimbo

I am playing in the Dafuge Challenge and I have not seen all the "Islanders" appear on my player search screen. My scouting knowledge is British Isles, a bit of French and Dutch (from an Irish and English coach respectively) and half a bar of Zimbabwe and South Africa from my Zimbabwean Physio!

However, similar to your "AI advantage" in Northern Ireland when I look at my next opposition it appears that about half of the other teams in the BSP and League 2 have an Islander on the books. A check of the players history always reveals that he has not played for any other club and was signed on a free.

Not really sure what my point is here!! Just thought I would share my experiences.