retired_blondielovespink

Dutch and Belgians are awful at settling. But so are Scandinavians if you aren't in England. It's amazing to me how a Norwegian could find German culture so different.

retired_cathylynn820

I wouldn't think that Danes have a problem settling in germany. I believe it's the place where there are most Danes except for maybe England.

retired_crazybonejr

I had a Swede with major problems settling in with me at Wevelgem in Belgium. He was unhappy the day he arrived! Had another problem with an Armenian, but that's not such a surprise.

retired_princess160

The players, as far as I can see it, only have a limited number of 'reason I am unhappy'-excuse cards in their rolodex.

I strongly suspect that very often, the player 'has trouble adjusting to the x lifestyle' or gets 'homesick' because we promised, once again, way too much to them. First team play, but they only play half the matches, things like that make a player unhappy, too. But if they play quite regularly, if not all the time, they can't really say 'I want to be an FTR'. Or once they've come to the club, they notice that some second team numpties earn the same wage as they do. Not all players will immediately resort to 'wants to be paid what he is worth', because in all fairness, they already get that. They want to get paid what everybody else gets, but that excuse-card doesn't exist.

How often did you sell a player who was homesick to a rival, where he all of a sudden forgot all about his beloved home-country and was happy to stay at the club? Happened very often to me.

It's just a minor game-limitation, as far as I can see it.

(My personal record was set with a Dutch player, whom I signed for Lidingö, who just couldn't get used to Sweden, a thing he decided upon on the very day he stepped off the plane in Arlanda (Stockholm airport IIRC)!!! )

KingsbayYHPE

Don't get me started

What pÃ*sses me off is the players who can't adjust to the English lifestyle...then sign for f*ck*n' Scunthorpe when you list them

retired_princess160

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by iajafer:
Don't get me started

What pÃ*sses me off is the players who can't adjust to the English lifestyle...then sign for f*ck*n' Scunthorpe when you list them <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

'Come to Scunthorpe, for the real English lifestyle!'

retired_claudiaynava

Portuguese are the worst when it comes to settling to other countries, in my experience. Quite annoying.

retired_mdibrell

Nice place, Scunthorpe...especially as one of my uncles owns a pub there!

retired_sandra

Maybe it's because of the fact that Dutch and Belgians suddenly find themselves in a country that has some hills?

Or maybe not.

retired_manmedina

same for me as i have a french guy playing in italy and is homesick.

so i try to get him and he comes to my kings team,nowhere near france....some home sickness

im not complaining as i do need the guy