Archived [18/10/06] : Battrick

[Adamc]

Do teams get a fitness boost from playing friendlies?

No, unfortunately. Didn't last season, anyway.

And Kears, I assume you mean you challenged Andy, not me, because I can't accepted any challenges yet.

With my current record 7-1 and 223,466 in the bank do you guys reckon I should be doing some ground upgrades? I figure I should do some now before I move up to a league with real teams in it where I might get beaten and make less money

Might be worthwhile, especially if you are in league with all bots, as you won't lose any matches. Keep in mind that the minimum cost of getting your ground to the correct ratios (45:40:11:4) is over 167k.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I'll have to remember those ratios, think I'll wait til the end of the season to improve the ground tho. By the way what sort of record was getting teams automatically promoted last season as opposed to having to play a play-off?

 

[Adamc]

I'll have to remember those ratios, think I'll wait til the end of the season to improve the ground tho. By the way what sort of record was getting teams automatically promoted last season as opposed to having to play a play-off?

I'm not sure that there were playoffs last season, since it was the first season. I think if you win every league match you'd be guaranteed promotion though.

Luckily for me in WI the top two teams from every div III league were promoted automatically. I was promoted with a 12-2 record (NRR around 15). Tougher proposition this time, have to finish top of my league to have a chance of promotion, and have to have one of the top two NRR's to get automatic promotion. Otherwise I'll just have a playoff against a div I bot, which shouldn't be too hard. I don't really want to promote to div I though, my youth development is so far behind some of the other teams that I'd get killed in every match.

 

[andyc]

What ratios?

 

[Scaly piscine]

What ratios?

(45:40:11:4) - for the ground

 

[chris.hinton]

yozzer

 

[cameeel]

Is anyone around here Cindered Stumps?

 

[cameeel]

yozzer

??

 

[andyc]

(45:40:11:4) - for the ground

What happens if they're not in that ratio though? Cause my standing room is never at full capacity so I wasn't really planning on adding to it...

 

[kears_falcon_9]

i dont bother with the ratios.. mine are close enough.. i just add more were more people are going too.

 

[Adamc]

What happens if they're not in that ratio though? Cause my standing room is never at full capacity so I wasn't really planning on adding to it...

They are in that ratio. If they're not in that ratio, it's because you haven't got enough seats for them to be in that ratio.

If you're not selling out your seats, I wouldn't expand yet, as the cost of ground maintenance is too much of a burden. I just expanded to 17,500 and my ground maintenance is 26,810 per week, so I better get a sellout crowd...

 

[chris.hinton]

yozzer

 

[ash chaulk]

just bought this guy
for 50000



Peter Owens (317168)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable form, Healthy
A defensive player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Viveash
Nationality: West Indies
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 2,044
Wages: £543 p/w

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

 

[Adamc]

I read that as 5,000 initially, but still a good buy at 50k. With that stamina he'd probably drop dead after ten balls though.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Got these two guys for 1k each, nothing too brilliant but decent value and I'm virtually certain to get a decent profit on them after a few net sessions:

Bernie Wisniewska (293305)
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, respectable form, Healthy
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Scaly Piscine CC
Nationality: England
Age: 19 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 1,789
Wages: £332 p/w

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


Nigel Clemence (317948)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable form, Healthy
A cautious player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Scaly Piscine CC
Nationality: England
Age: 19 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 4,076
Wages: £296 p/w

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

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Got these two guys for 1k each, nothing too brilliant but decent value and I'm virtually certain to get a decent profit on them after a few net sessions:

Bernie Wisniewska (293305)
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, respectable form, Healthy
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Scaly Piscine CC
Nationality: England
Age: 19 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 1,789
Wages: £332 p/w

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

*wonders whether they took the name from the Aberdeen phonebook or something...Wisniewska is a female surname *

 

[Jamee999]

A female surname?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

A female surname?

Yes, women from Eastern European countries have an a at the end of their surname. And Wisniewski (a) is a Polish name.

 

[Pratters]

I just registered for Batrick.

In the South African league because 0 waiting list and a 10-7/8 working hour means I can catch some of the action of the South African games towards the end of their matches.

Now waiting. Email said I would be in within 2 days.

Also, it would be a good idea to have UEFA Cup and Champions league formats in Batrick if not incorporated already. Certainly would make things more interesting.

 

[ash chaulk]

I read that as 5,000 initially, but still a good buy at 50k. With that stamina he'd probably drop dead after ten balls though.

hes like david boon dirrrrr