question 1)friendlys- most players are in the same boat as you, they are not that hard to schedule, in fact i will challenge you for next monday- you will get the invatition tomorrow after my game

question 2)as a rookie i would at least train there primary skill up to five or six, if they are already there then i would concentrate on strength or speed depending on there position, also, age does not matter up to 28 that is, the players teamwork is what determines if he trains a little faster or not, hope this was helpful, good luck and happy new year

garfyjay wrote: Hi folks, I have my team about 2 weeks but missed the first 2 fixtures whilst I was getting to grips with the finer points. Have read the Spilling Beans stuff etc. Two questions, if I may? 1.) Friendlies - I have sent challenges etc (using Ad board) but is there a sure-fire way of attracting opponents?

Nope not unless you talk to a manager and work out an arrangement

or join a friendly cup. But most people in friendly cups prefer that all the managers in the cup stick to the cup schedule, promptly accept challenges, etc.

2.) Training - I am struggling to find a guide or advice on training. Do we hit physical stuff first or skills? I guess the skills will need to be trained relevant to the position I want them to play?

If you donot have coaches or facilities(and you login regularly enough) you can train the non-physical skills up as long as your stadium building without hiccups (and /or goes according to plan )

A lot of times the player talent helps you decide where you want him to play.

For example if you have a guy with less than 3.5* talent you are probably going to stick him in the OL (or maybe G or KR or at the very most DL).
If he already has a skill trained upto 7, you can always start by training till his blocking and footwork (and maybe agility) hit 7, before training his physicals up.

The disadvantage to this technique though is his relevant physical skill(,strength for an OL,) might cap too low (lets say less than 15) and all those training cycles might go wasted.

But this technique is useful till you have coaches and facilities(and/or the supporter account ), because
without a supporter account you do not know as soon as the physicals cap

and without coaches you might end up wasting a few more training cycles before you realise a physical is capped.

Its more of a judgement call but you definitely dont have toalways train physicals first to keep wages in check, as long as the highest non-physical skill level remains the same(7 in the previous example).

Also you can use those wage predictors and basic math to evaluate the maximum non-physical skill level you can afford at each position before you start training the physical skills.

Also younger and more talented players will increase skill quicker?

Talent has no bearing on training.
Age matters. But the training rate for everyone younger than 27 years of age is the same.(my interpretation of the FAQs)
You might want to check the FAQ >Traininng> how age influences training? for the actual slabs/write up

Thanks in advance

yw

garfyjay wrote: Thanks for the help.... The player below - worth training as QB or should I sell? 18 Years Old 4.5 * Rating TW 16 Con 20 Int 15 Speed 11 Strength 15 Much appreciated

I would keep him since Intellect and Consistency is a important factor for a QB.

I agree, basically his skills look promising, but you Need to get his passsing, vision, and agility up.