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Old 01-17-2008, 09:38 PM   One rule for us and another for the AI. Post #1
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I'm managing in N.Ireland and I've recently become aware that my 4 biggest rivals, (Linfield, Glentoran Portadown and Distillery), are all signing up decent young players that are being released by Premiership English clubs.

Now like my team, none of them have yet turned pro, and as such, (if it's the same as FM07), then none of them should be able to scout outside N.Ireland. How then can they be signing players from a Nation within which they are unable to scout?

I stoppes playing in the English structure because of the unrealistic feeder relations of my competitors and although this doesn't cause me the same problems in terms of difficulty, it is annoying nevertheless.

If this is a route that SI have gone down on purpose, then maybe someone who has the ear of the powers at be might want to have a word.

If this is representative of AI transfer policy accross the board then it's a significantly backward step for the LLM game.

Distillery. 8 young players on the books released by Premiership clubs.

Glentoran. 2 young players on the books released by Premiership clubs.

Linfield. 7 young players on the books released by Premiership clubs.

Portadown. 6 young players on the books released by Premiership clubs.
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Old 01-17-2008, 09:52 PM   One rule for us and another for the AI. Post #2
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Is it possible to sign english players, without using scouting, by using the search screen??

Regarding the feeder relations in England, I know you play by LLM guidelines, but a lot of players don't. And if most of the players use it than the AI would handicap itself by not using it. Maybe it's the same with your problem in Northern Ireland.

It's just a tought, and I'm not sure if that's what happening.
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:02 PM   One rule for us and another for the AI. Post #3
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Apologies.

This was meant to be posted in LLM.

Sorry:o.
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Just because your chairman won't pay for you to send scouts on expensive trips, doesn't mean you can't sign foreign players. It just means that you won't be able to give the players a once over before you sign them.

The AI only has an advantage because you aren't using all avenues available to you.
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:04 PM   One rule for us and another for the AI. Post #5
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Might be so that they signed them first on trial before giving them a contract.
Could also be that they have an English citizen in staff.
Did other teams also signed English players or only your rivals?
To be sure you could always save your game and create a new manager and take over one of those teams to check where you can scout.
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:05 PM   One rule for us and another for the AI. Post #6
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Jimbo doesn't use the player search screen, he (and I for that matter) play by the rules and guidelines in the LLM forum, so we only use our scouts to find new players.
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Sorry guys.

This question really wasn't meant for GQ .
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:10 PM   One rule for us and another for the AI. Post #8
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Originally posted by happy slappy:
Jimbo doesn't use the player search screen, he (and I for that matter) play by the rules and guidelines in the LLM forum, so we only use our scouts to find new players.
AI obviously doesn't.
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:44 PM   One rule for us and another for the AI. Post #9
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Its an appropriate discussion for GQ, though, Jimbokav. No harm done.

Here's a question: if you click on a Premiership club, find their transactions, and find "players released" .. can you scout the player from the player screen? (E.g., have a coach or scout give an assessment?)

That might still be counter to the LLM ethos, but it might be different from sending a scout out to trawl the entirety of England?
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No. You can't scout these players at all.

It's experienced players at the end of their careers too.

Just doesn't ring true.
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