YP

[Yorkshire Blue]

Bidding on Downing is at just £1,061,208.

Looks like I've missed out on an Aussie bidding war, although he is currently heading down under.

ps Is this the right year for u-19s or is that next season?

 

[Grayson]

Would somebody around at 4.57pm today do my bidding for Downing for me? I have to go out 10 minutes before the deadline.

 

[mcrabb]

Here's my first YP of the season. I'm not sure whether to be pleased or not. The combination of WK and bowling is a bit of a waste. How much do you reckon I'll get for him on the TM?

Paul Guy - 17 yo, BT Rating=7,011
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh fitness.
Wages: £1,505 p/w
A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: competent Concentration: worthless
Bowling: respectable Consistency: woeful
Fielding: worthless

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Here's my first YP of the season. I'm not sure whether to be pleased or not. The combination of WK and bowling is a bit of a waste. How much do you reckon I'll get for him on the TM?

Paul Guy - 17 yo, BT Rating=7,011
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh fitness.
Wages: £1,505 p/w
A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: competent Concentration: worthless
Bowling: respectable Consistency: woeful
Fielding: worthless

Difficult to tell, but that high wage will be very tempting to some people. Unfortunately he's not going to be sold in time for Monday's nets if he isn't already on the list, so he's effectively a week 2 pull for another team. It could be a million plus, it could be nowhere near that, its a really difficult one to call. I'd say definitely list him.

What is the highest level you can pull? I thought it was low respectable, but it must be higher than that looking at your player.

 

[Grayson]

He'd still be week 1 for New Zealand and possibly West Indies, but nobody else.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Bad luck Muse, he went for £1,218,998.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

What is the highest level you can pull? I thought it was low respectable, but it must be higher than that looking at your player.

You can pull Proficients. Mrs BB's W/K was a YP, and he came out with Proficient fielding.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Picked up this fella for about 100k

David Travis (2264493)


RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, lively fitness.
An attacking player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI
Nationality: England
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 3,645
Wages: £607 p/w
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: worthless
Bowling: competent Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: worthless

By my reckoning he's 2 weeks at most from respectable, and will be my first fast-medium bowler.

 

[Grayson]

Balls. If I didnt have to go out I'd have probably got him.

 

[MrB]

What is the highest level you can pull? I thought it was low respectable, but it must be higher than that looking at your player.

There have been low proficients pulled occassionally. I have pulled plenty of high respectables in my time. Hoping for another later!

 

[Grayson]

****ing hell.

A player with comp stamina, resp batting, comp conc and feeble keeping just went for 2.2m. He had a wage of 1,047, but he had comp cons as well. Madness.

 

[Grayson]

Med/med again! Hurrah.

 

[MrB]

Lovely! Low respectable but it gives me a player to train.

Bob Mcleod - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,168
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh fitness.
A destructive player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Also purchased this for £10.8m to replace £13m Cook:

Daren Keegan - 25 yo, BT Rating=75,123
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime fitness.
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and strong experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: exquisite Consistency: sensational
Fielding: proficient

Pretty happy with that price.

 

[The General]

B, want my fella?! ;)

Gary Waterhouse (2296717)


RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh fitness.
A destructive player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: General Stars
Nationality: England
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 5,944
Wages: £1,009 p/w

Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: competent
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: abysmal

Kev

 

[* ORM *]

pulled a resp/comp RFM. Yeehaw my first ever decent YP. Mid 5k so is this a low resp ? Now to consider whether to train or sell. A spinner or med would definitely have been trained.

 

[* ORM *]

Here's my pull - can those in the know advise me whether to sell or train - I have dusty pitches.

Ben Bolan (2296661)


LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh fitness.
An attacking player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: ShrimperZone Vets CC
Nationality: England
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 5,835
Wages: £981 p/w

Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: worthless
Bowling: respectable Consistency: competent
Fielding: worthless

Also made the mistake of buying this one - I KEEP FORGETTING STAMINA !!!

Kevin Sweeney (2264849)

RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, lively fitness.
A cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: ShrimperZone Vets CC
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 10,269
Wages: £1,676 p/w

Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: mediocre Concentration: respectable
Bowling: respectable Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: worthless

Sell and cut my losses or throw some nets at him ? I could find three at a push and a fourth in 3-4 weeks if needed.

 

[MrB]

Your YP is 2 or 3 weeks away from proficient.

Second one is a bit of a quandry. Being an all rounder he's need to get to superb stamina. That's 50 odd weeks of stamina nets (or 3 to 4 levels of primary!), personally I wouldn't bother.

Also, if with that WK, he's probably a low respectable bowler anyway.

 

[* ORM *]

So I sell and cut my losses but what do I do with YP assuming 2-3 nets ?

 

[MrB]

2 bowling, 1 fielding if you've got three nets spare. Alternatively you could up his stamina.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

2 bowling, 1 fielding if you've got three nets spare. Alternatively you could up his stamina.

I'd prefer 2 bowling and 1 stamina and not give him the fielding net until he was 19. His consistency improves more at 19 than at 17, so it is more efficient to wait until then to give him the fielding net.