Archived [10/08/07] Battrick

[Adamc]

Watkins to exquisite batting. Dropped an impressive 18,000 BTR with no visible form drop.

 

[Jamee999]

Marvin Warnock - 18 yo, BT Rating=29,863
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A steady player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: quality Concentration: strong
Bowling: worthless Consistency: competent
Fielding: mediocre

And Bardle's BTR is 92k.

 

[Adamc]

Oh, and Whitehorne lost 21,000 BTR for no apparent reason. Pretty much every player in WI has had a massive BTR drop without losing form, stupid.

 

[trevor_vayro]

My second-stringers had a convincing CW Cup win over Oz Fan's XI yesterday:

Cymru Gurgitaters 330/4, Mohammed 126 (127), Creasy 81* (69), Cash 75 (69), Wills 3/63
Oz Fan's XI 54 A/O (18.4), Dodd 15 (27), Wilde 4/17 (5), Cash 2/9 (4), Bent 2/12 (5), Edworthy 2/20 (4.4)

And one pop this morning, is it worth me posting him on the CWXI thread? I know he wouldn't get in the first team, but might be a shout for the seconds?

Doug Greening (334385)
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A steady player with feeble leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 22 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 39,193 (+229)
Wages: £14,988 p/w
*Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: *exceptional* Concentration: strong
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: proficient

Keeping him on two batting nets until he hits Sens, then 1 Bat 1 Field for the foreseeable.

NOTE TO ANYONE WITH SPARE NETS, WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME QUICK MONEY!

I've put two Resp bowlers up on the transfer market, both a bit long in the tooth, but both within a week or so's training of Prof. They're listed for £300 a piece, and could be sold in 42 days for around double that. I'd do it my self, and indeed will if they don't sell, but I'd like the cash as there's one or two players coming up at the end of the week, which I'm about half a Mill or so short on.

Theo Bent (523939)
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and feeble experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 31 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 7,698 (-99)
Wages: £1,136 p/w
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal

Brad Edworthy (302221)
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, strong batting form, abysmal bowling form, sublime
A steady player with feeble leadership skills and respectable experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 31 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 5,982 (+226)
Wages: £1,107 p/w
*Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: feeble
Bowling: respectable Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: abysmal

Also have on the market:
Dannie Midworth - (17), Med/Feeb RM
William Bullard - (17) Med/Woe RF
Mathew Motson - (17), Med/Feeb RH Bat
Jason Creasy - Comp/Abs RH Bat

Later, Trev

 

[Mahindinho]

Strewth Trev, but those are some old players! I might grab them if the bidding doesn't go too high, or I can't see any real trainees that I fancy.

I've got two bowling nets going spare now that John's reached Sensational

 

[trevor_vayro]

Hmm…Would anybody be interested in giving me a bid of £3M on this guy?

Steven Carlton (809049
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with abysmal leadership skills and feeble experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 23 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 13,464 (+41)
Wages: £2,853 p/w
*Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: superb Consistency: respectable
Fielding: woeful


I've been looking around for a new bowler,, originally with a budget of £4/5M in mind, but I'm rapidly discovering that there's much more value in the £6.5/£8M range. So I'm toying with the idea of putting Carlton up to get the readies for a 20/22YO Rem or Wond with decent secondaries, who I can train up to Sens or Exqui, rather than a Qual/Rem with poor to average secondaries, who'll only ever make it to Except at best.

But here's the catch! I have my league decider on Friday, so I need a, Carlton to sell for at least £3M, and B, for there to be a bid ideally by Wednesday, so I can be sure of getting a replacement in by Friday's match. Otherwise I'm running the risk of going into it with a Comp RF and a Med RHS!

Thoughts? Trev

 

[Scaly piscine]

The value is in the £8m+ range and has been for ages and before that when it was the £7m+ range and the £6m+ range etc.

You'll get kinda decent wonderfuls up to about £7-8m then for not much more you can get exquisites guns with superb stamina sometimes awesome fielding and good secondaries.

 

[nibbs]

Oh, and Whitehorne lost 21,000 BTR for no apparent reason. Pretty much every player in WI has had a massive BTR drop without losing form, stupid.

same madness in NZ, my squad dropped 28,000 all up ffs. i don't get it, i just don't get it

 

[NZTailender]

Got early bids on both my listed players. $1m guaranteed. Awesome. Most I've ever had in BT.

 

[DCC_legend]

Michael Gerber - 17 yo, BT Rating=3,204
LH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, feeble batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: feeble Concentration: worthless
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: mediocre

Just signed this guy for 40,000. Looks like he has a bit of potential.

Any ideas for nets?

 

[chaminda_00]

10 stamina nets...

 

[andyc]

I wouldn't train him tbh. You don't want anyone with worthless stamina or secondary, your minimum should ideally be at woeful or so.

 

[superkingdave]

Luke Sainsbury - 20 yo, BT Rating=17,950
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: superb Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: mediocre

Michael Howell - 19 yo, BT Rating=31,770
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with proficient leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: quality
Batting: strong Concentration: proficient
Bowling: worthless Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: respectable

 

[headhunter]

Just git this guy for 30,000 which i think was a great buy i dunno?

Zat Oakes
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, mediocre batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Age: 23 Yeas Old
Battrick Rating: 2,920

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

But anyway any ideas for nets guys?

 

[NZTailender]

Just git this guy for 30,000 which i think was a great buy i dunno?

Zat Oakes
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, mediocre batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Age: 23 Yeas Old
Battrick Rating: 2,920

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

But anyway any ideas for nets guys?

Marc Reimann - Battrick Rating=3,445
RH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with superb leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: abysmal

Visvadinu Livera - 17 yo, Battrick Rating=2,420
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A destructive player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless


Wahid Weerappuli - 18 yo, BT Rating=4,308
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, mediocre batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: worthless
Bowling: competent Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: woeful

At the time, these three players in total cost less than the one you bought.
I guess it shows you how the transfer market is getting. Feeling pretty lucky now itbt.

 

[headhunter]

Good buys.
I taught it was good because most players around that level rarely go for under 50,000 since iv been on it anyway.

 

[Mahindinho]

At the time, these three players in total cost less than the one you bought.

Well, they should do! The three players you quoted were considerably worse than the one Resp/Feeb that headhunter posted!

headhunter -- I don't know much about that end of the market, but that's not a bad price. HOWEVER, I wouldn't use him as a trainee -- it's just not worth training primary skills (batting/bowling/WK) on anyone over 20yo, unless you're talking skill high levels (Quality+).

Seriously, in the time it takes to take your 23yo to Proficient, you could buy in a 18yo mid-Competent and train him to Proficient instead...then, rather than a 24yo Prof, you'll have a 18yo Prof...who could be trained higher or sold for A LOT more.

Anyway, you'd be MUCH better off buying in a cheap 18yo Comp/Comp...preferably with Feeble+ stamina and some fielding, and training him. Even a Comp/Mediocre would be better.

 

[headhunter]

Thanks for the advice il give a look now.

 

[headhunter]

I also bought this player last week any nets advice for him?

RH Batsman, RF Bowler, abysmal batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: BEST Indies
Nationality: England
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 4,341
Wages: £484 p/w

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

 

[Scaly piscine]

I also bought this player last week any nets advice for him?

RH Batsman, RF Bowler, abysmal batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: BEST Indies
Nationality: England
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 4,341
Wages: £484 p/w

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

Well depends on how many you've got free, the priority should be (most important first)

batting net, batting net/fitness net, fielding net

While his stamina is relatively low the fitness is as important as a second batting net, when he gets to like competent/respectable stamina the second batting net will be more important. The fielding net is a bit of a luxury.