HT Transfer Market

[Matt the Shrimp]

Has the bottom totally fallen out of the HT Transfer Market, especially for midfielders?

I've just picked up a 24 year-old extra-terrestrial playmaker... for £722,000.

OK, so his wages (at £50K per week) are on the lumpy side - but provided I'm getting gates around the 40K-50K mark, then not beyond the pale for me at all.

I bet the bloke who sold the guy to me will be crying into his linguine tonight... he paid £2.1m for him only 4 months or so ago.

Answers on a postcard... I sure don't have them.

Matt

 

[sufcintheprem]

Can't say that I've noticed the prices dropping on the YPs. Sounds like I'm not in a great market. My only transfer out was a solid PM and he went for a decent amount as far as I was concerned.

 

[chaco27saf]

I've noticed the prices getting cheaper also Matt, but it only really seems to be affecting the players with high wages, at least from what I've seen.

 

[MrB]

No doubt there's benn a downturn but like any economy it affects everyone the same.

My only concern now is that it will make the game very difficult for new players as gate receipts and sponsor income becomes a lot more important with the fall in potential training profits. Training is really the only way for a team to get going due to the lowered membership for new teams and the astronomical stadia costs, it will now take ages for a new team to get going and could put new players off.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

But sufcintheprem makes the good point that YPs are still going for great money. I sold a 18 year old (not 17, but 18 - and wk 3 or 4 at that!) solid winger for £235K, and bought an extra-terrestrial PM for only just over three times that amount.

Go figure, as they say. Not that I'm complaining, mind!

 

[* ORM *]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Sep. 21 2006,10:58)]Go figure, as they say.  

No Matt !

No junk US rubbish on these boards please.

 

[Davros]

its all supply and demand.

A lot of people picked up on the idea of training PM's, so now there is an abbundance of good ones, hence they sell for less..
Simple GCSE economics

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (* ORM * @ Sep. 21 2006,11:54)]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Sep. 21 2006,10:58)]Go figure, as they say.  

No Matt !  

No junk US rubbish on these boards please.

That one was just for you, Tone. In the hole!!

 

[* ORM *]

Just had this one popped and ready to sell

Damien Mullins (65911662)
21 years, passable form, healthy
A controversial person who is balanced and dishonest.
Has wretched experience and weak leadership abilities.
Total Skill Index (TSI): 16 210
Wage: 2 987 £/week
Stamina: excellent Goalkeeping: disastrous
Playmaking: weak Passing: passable
Winger: poor Defending: magnificent
Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: passable

According to live transfer market I'm only going to be getting around 850K for him - stamina perfect, decent enough passing

Need to reinvest into a (at least) brilliant GK but these are going for 1.1M - bummer - I'm gonna list for 900K and see what happens

 

[mcrabb]

In case anyone is interested, I've got 3 players up for sale...

Björn Stigborn
TSI = 26 530 , 21 years, solid form
Has poor experience and weak leadership abilities [Technical]

Stamina: excellent Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: poor Passing: weak
Winger: passable Defending: world class
Scoring: wretched Set pieces: weak

Listed for £1,000,000


Diogo Campelo
TSI = 3 730 , 24 years, passable form
Has poor experience and passable leadership abilities

Stamina: excellent Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: weak Passing: poor
Winger: excellent Defending: excellent
Scoring: weak Set pieces: wretched

Listed for £400K


Rosendo Altamirano
TSI = 27 980 , 22 years, solid form
Has wretched experience and poor leadership abilities [Head]

Stamina: excellent Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: passable Passing: inadequate
Winger: poor Defending: magnificent
Scoring: solid Set pieces: wretched

Listed for £1,000,000

Might be considered a bit pricey but I got £1.2M a couple of weeks ago for a world class defender.