Gatr22 wrote: With all the madness of the transfer market, I have been unable to sell legitimate veteran talent. I am in negative financial numbers but I'd like to personally thank the managers of Swampland Golden Wyvern and Demon Bridesmaids for buying two of my talents and extending my time here on GI. I should be okay for at least the next few weeks. I may have one more sale, not sure yet or I will just fire these guys. The financial struggle has reached an all time low and I'm honestly just considering closing it down, maybe starting over...we'll see. Good luck to all in the coming season

You were asking "4.5* good physicals 16-19 year old" money for aging high wage players, or legitimate veteran talent as you call it. I'm not saying this to be obnoxious. I've no problem with spending a couple of million for a high talent prospect I don't especially want, if I can make use of him eventually and it helps someone survive. But when I saw what you were selling and for how much I was honestly a bit perplexed.

I tend to purge players aged 29+ with high wages and did so last season because I sulked about a defeat and decided to quit. Now I was too lazy to advertise any of them which won't have helped prices, but sales ranged from $1k for a decently trained 30yr OL/DL, up to almost $200k for the same aged 29. No skills at 20, I generally train to 17 or 18. Advertising might have increased that a little, selling at different points in the season too. I wouldn't expect much more though because that's what I think aging players are worth - very little.

I only even bother listing them at all because it seems a waste if I sack them and they retire, knowing someone would have found a use for a season or two.

BSwagger wrote: Gatr22 wrote: With all the madness of the transfer market, I have been unable to sell legitimate veteran talent. I am in negative financial numbers but I'd like to personally thank the managers of Swampland Golden Wyvern and Demon Bridesmaids for buying two of my talents and extending my time here on GI. I should be okay for at least the next few weeks. I may have one more sale, not sure yet or I will just fire these guys. The financial struggle has reached an all time low and I'm honestly just considering closing it down, maybe starting over...we'll see. Good luck to all in the coming season By starting over are you talking going bot and getting a new team or just slashing all higher wages? I have thought about the subject some and I my guess is you would be farther ahead cutting the wages and keeping your team. you probably have a jump start on high talent prospects and you have a stadium. I don't think you would drop any farther than division 3 before climbing. It might be two rough seasons of losing.

I got to agree with Swagger on this one. You would be better off just cutting your wages and listing them for sale for $1000/ea. This will practically guarantee they all get sold and you'll get a little pocket change for the rebuild. At the same time you can start stockpiling a bunch of young talent and getting their experience/team work up this season. You will get demoted this season and probably next season, but by the time you get to D.III you will have a well trained young squad and rapidly promote.

This is how I rebuilt and rapidly rebuilt my team with young guys (although thy're not young anymore) and a bunch of them became NT players.

OR..... you could just go bot now and grab a new team in D.V and probably save yourself a season of rebuild, but will have to wait through all the pains of building stadiums, etc, which takes a while.

I think you keep your current infrastructure and just sell off your team and bite the bullet, then come back stronger in a few seasons.

My 2 cents.

cflames3412 wrote: hoospack wrote: BSwagger wrote: Gatr22 wrote: With all the madness of the transfer market, I have been unable to sell legitimate veteran talent. I am in negative financial numbers but I'd like to personally thank the managers of Swampland Golden Wyvern and Demon Bridesmaids for buying two of my talents and extending my time here on GI. I should be okay for at least the next few weeks. I may have one more sale, not sure yet or I will just fire these guys. The financial struggle has reached an all time low and I'm honestly just considering closing it down, maybe starting over...we'll see. Good luck to all in the coming season By starting over are you talking going bot and getting a new team or just slashing all higher wages? I have thought about the subject some and I my guess is you would be farther ahead cutting the wages and keeping your team. you probably have a jump start on high talent prospects and you have a stadium. I don't think you would drop any farther than division 3 before climbing. It might be two rough seasons of losing. I got to agree with Swagger on this one. You would be better off just cutting your wages and listing them for sale for $1000/ea. This will practically guarantee they all get sold and you'll get a little pocket change for the rebuild. At the same time you can start stockpiling a bunch of young talent and getting their experience/team work up this season. You will get demoted this season and probably next season, but by the time you get to D.III you will have a well trained young squad and rapidly promote. This is how I rebuilt and rapidly rebuilt my team with young guys (although thy're not young anymore) and a bunch of them became NT players. OR..... you could just go bot now and grab a new team in D.V and probably save yourself a season of rebuild, but will have to wait through all the pains of building stadiums, etc, which takes a while. I think you keep your current infrastructure and just sell off your team and bite the bullet, then come back stronger in a few seasons. My 2 cents. youre better off rebuilding then starting over completely

As someone who at the time was in TD (season 6, lol) but was struggling financially. I managed to struggle another season, not thinking about just sacking players or selling them.... Decided to just quit & start again...... Got to say it was a stupid decision & with hindsight should have just sold,fired players took a relegation or 2 instead

Bloodbeak wrote: Has someone been collecting old safeties? There are five of them (all free agents) aged between 37-40 on the market for sale at the same time.

Saw that. I thought it was strange also.... Has someone been playing with 5 safeties?

EDIT: After further review, there is something strange with these safeties as they appear to not have decreased skills at all. Did the Admins dump a bunch of old Safeties on the market that were BOT controlled? That's the only thing I can come up with.

Milton Coates has been on team USA.

I agree a bot team was picked up.