Archived [10/08/07] Battrick

[Mahindinho]

Lost my Cup Game got smashed by Mahindinhio's mate.

I forgot about that game. He's no mate of mine!

(Well, not unless I beat him in the league, anyway.)

Have six (sports psychologists) myself, from the training times I've seen on JFW there's virtually no difference between six and ten.

Didn't the rules (use to?) say something like this..?

"One sports psych will attend each different type of training session on a particular player. This will improve a player's secondaries."

For instance, a player with 2 batting nets and 1 fielding would have two psychs in attendance - one on the first batting, and one on the fielding.

You therefore needed to have one psych for each unique net, to get the most out of them.

I'm pretty sure it used to be something like that - it wouldn't surprise me if it had changed and I'd not noticed, though.

 

[cricketboy29]

Rupert Verma (327751)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, woeful batting form, respectable bowling form, energetic
A defensive player with mediocre leadership skills and feeble experience.

Plays For: Sad Decadent XI
Nationality: England
Age: 22 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 8,895 (+1109)
Wages: £3,059 p/w
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: superb Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

Jermaine Thorp (468828)
LH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and woeful experience.

Plays For: Sad Decadent XI
Nationality: England
Age: 20 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 25,543 (+564)
Wages: £7,605 p/w
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: quality Concentration: competent
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: proficient

Weird pop there, since he's only got a Batting&Fielding Net.

 

[alternative]

Only one pop for me, but a decent one.

Liam Vincent - 18 yo, BT Rating=11,445
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with superb leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: feeble
Bowling: proficient Consistency: woeful
Fielding: abysmal

 

[Adamc]

I forgot about that game. He's no mate of mine!

(Well, not unless I beat him in the league, anyway.)


Didn't the rules (use to?) say something like this..?

"One sports psych will attend each different type of training session on a particular player. This will improve a player's secondaries."

For instance, a player with 2 batting nets and 1 fielding would have two psychs in attendance - one on the first batting, and one on the fielding.

You therefore needed to have one psych for each unique net, to get the most out of them.

I'm pretty sure it used to be something like that - it wouldn't surprise me if it had changed and I'd not noticed, though.

I think the rules are just poorly worded. AFAIK it has always been the case that sports psychs improve secondaries for all nets other than fitness, regardless of how many you have (the number of sports psychs obviously affecting the rate at which secondaries improve).

 

[Mahindinho]

I think the rules are just poorly worded. AFAIK it has always been the case that sports psychs improve secondaries for all nets other than fitness, regardless of how many you have (the number of sports psychs obviously affecting the rate at which secondaries improve).

A non-CW mate has just also told me that it never worked like I thought (i.e. it's actually as you've just written), so I sit* corrected.

* I still refuse to type while standing.

I've had mine set to 10 all the while...I'm probably not getting the best value out of them, but I'm not bothered - I can afford it, and it's probably doing more good than my poxy youth academy

 

[Scaly piscine]

My one pop:


Luke Packer - 24 yo, BT Rating=29,019
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: superb Concentration: quality
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: competent


Been waiting for that, got one net spare now.

 

[mikeW]

hey what do you guys think i'll get for this guy?

http://www.battrick.org/nl/playerDetails.asp?playerID=936643

 

[Scaly piscine]

Just picked up my 5th bowler:


Rob Tynan (265775)
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, strong batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Stamford XI
Nationality: England
Age: 29 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 8,493
Wages: £1,714 p/w

Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: proficient Consistency: competent
Fielding: feeble


303k, the sort of bowler I wanted, not fussed about the stamina. About the best I can get with money I have.

 

[Scaly piscine]

hey what do you guys think i'll get for this guy?

http://www.battrick.org/nl/playerDetails.asp?playerID=936643

Should get 4-5 million. I'd probably buy them back if I didn't get like 3.8m or something.

 

[mikeW]

Should get 4-5 million. I'd probably buy them back if I didn't get like 3.8m or something.

im gonna buy him back if i dont get 6m as i never really intended on selling him anyway.

 

[Kweek]

Scaly must be happy...the fight for Bunn has begun ...sigh.

 

[NZTailender]

Scaly must be happy...the fight for Bunn has begun ...sigh.

A Bunn fight hey?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Player     Age  BTR Batting     Bowling      WK
Packer     23 25645 strong
Wheat      20 60140 strong 
Armstrong+ 20 86455 superb                   strong
Obrien     18 10351 strong
Dillon     20 50425 strong      proficient
Terry      25 11882 strong
Lisbie     23 29764 strong      proficient
Bunn       22 11176 strong
Horne      18 17003 mediocre    quality
Pace*      21 23537 feeble      quality
Cahalane   21 13897 woeful      strong

Now:

Player     Age   BTR Batting     Bowling      WK
Packer     24  29019 superb
Wheat      21  65698 strong 
Armstrong+ 21  91641 superb                   strong
Obrien     19  12693 strong
Dillon     21  56453 strong      strong
Preece     21  89065 proficient  proficient
Appleby    28   6485 competent
Warr       31   4434 competent     
Pace*      22  26075 feeble      remarkable
Tynan      29   8493 abysmal     proficient
Summers    22 141772 worthless   exquisite

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

****, decent side.

 

[roseboy64]

The only thing particularly interesting out of the Q+A was the possibility of changing the cup draw, but it'll depend on who's in the focus group.

Maybe, depends a bit on whether Harewood gets some more bids, he's only up to 3m at the moment. I don't really want to use up all my finances or i'll be losing 200k+ every week. There are a few others I might go for if I miss out anyway.

Finally got something half-decent from a cup game, 54k. Made 299/1 (Cuss 158*, Watkins 66*, Ashton a slow 65), bowled them out for 148 (Watkins 4-23, Baird 3-56). Watkins' averages for this season (when they get updated) are looking nice, 282 @ 282, and 20 wickets @ under 5 apiece.

Next cup match:

Strong Arm Steady
Top Order: strong
Middle Order: competent
Lower Order: abysmal
Seam Bowling: proficient
Spin Bowling: competent
Fielding: feeble

Should be closer but will be TIE'ing again.

Strong Arm Steady's in my division. Not too difficult to beat.

 

[mikeW]

Scaly with the awesome squad..

 

[roseboy64]

My YP:
Marvin Shoe (1087390)
RH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Boulevard Bombers
Nationality: West Indies
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 7,252
Wages: £1,405 p/w

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

Not sure whether to sell or train him.
These are my other two spinners atm.

George Bignot - 19 yo, BT Rating=10,463
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: worthless
Bowling: proficient Consistency: respectable
Fielding: worthless

Craig Wigg - 21 yo, BT Rating=10,234
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A destructive player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful
Bowling: proficient Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

Anyone else apart from Fuller has a suggestion? Would have been so easy if he was a fast bowler which is what I was going for.

 

[roseboy64]

****, decent side.

Hmm just barely though.

 

[roseboy64]

Now:

Player     Age   BTR Batting     Bowling      WK
Packer     24  29019 superb
Wheat      21  65698 strong 
Armstrong+ 21  91641 superb                   strong
Obrien     19  12693 strong
Dillon     21  56453 strong      strong
Preece     21  89065 proficient  proficient
Appleby    28   6485 competent
Warr       31   4434 competent     
Pace*      22  26075 feeble      remarkable
Tynan      29   8493 abysmal     proficient
Summers    22 141772 worthless   exquisite

Gonna need to get a replacement for Tynan soon.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Anyone else apart from Fuller has a suggestion? Would have been so easy if he was a fast bowler which is what I was going for.

Well the obvious thing is to sell one of the spinners. I'd try and train Shoe tho, at least til he pops in something (he's nearly halfway up the wage range - so with one bat & bowl he could take 7 weeks to pop on both, or one could pop in two weeks and the other in 13 weeks or something in between) you don't want to waste some of the sublevels by selling him as is. Guess it all depends on what nets you can spare.