Where should i improve

[new_age_ar]

I've found a few comp/comp/med 17yo on the market that go at the 50-80k mark, I picked up a batsmen and a bowler both under 80k. About to get an all-rounder as well for under 75k.

One of the funniest things I've seen on the market is a med/med/feeb 17yo go for more than a comp/comp/med 17yo within a hour of each other.

My team a bit past buying comps and med players. Mind you I got a few for 20k when I started. Pricing must be increasing for all levels now.

 

[Johnners]

I'll be looking to sell Savage by the end of the season, if you're interested. He's basically perfect for what you're looking for.

Kevin Savage - 22 yo, BT Rating=10,856
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: proficient Consistency: proficient
Fielding: worthless

 

[EARLOBE]

I'd be pretty interested in him too.

 

[new_age_ar]

I'll be looking to sell Savage by the end of the season, if you're interested. He's basically perfect for what you're looking for.

Kevin Savage - 22 yo, BT Rating=10,856
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: proficient Consistency: proficient
Fielding: worthless

Cus I have to fill two spots in the side I desided to look for a couple proficient/mediocre/mediocre seamers.

Thank for the offer anyway.

 

[andruid]

I'll be looking to sell Savage by the end of the season, if you're interested. He's basically perfect for what you're looking for.

Kevin Savage - 22 yo, BT Rating=10,856
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: proficient Consistency: proficient
Fielding: worthless

I am on the market for a pace bowler. Name a good price and we could talk

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Need some advice for my team:
(I've highlighted the first XI in red)

1. Graeme Adu - 24 yo, BT Rating=20,803
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and strong experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: quality Concentration: proficient
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: worthless

2. Rajesh Rideegammanagedera - 25 yo, BT Rating=13,204
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and competent experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: proficient Concentration: proficient
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: respectable
Fielding: mediocre

3. Rob Cooper - 23 yo, BT Rating=22,985
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: quality Concentration: competent
Bowling: worthless Consistency: proficient
Fielding: woeful

4. Rob Wright - 26 yo, BT Rating=18,108
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, fresh fitness.
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: superb Concentration: feeble
Bowling: proficient Consistency: competent
Fielding: woeful

5. Eric Beattie - 24 yo, BT Rating=10,299
RH Batsman, LFM Bowler, competent batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime fitness.
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and competent experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: proficient Concentration: respectable
Bowling: woeful Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: mediocre

6. Matt Murdoch - 22 yo, BT Rating=22,505
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, competent batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with mediocre leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: quality Concentration: competent
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: strong

7. Quincy Heskey - 23 yo, BT Rating=25,932
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, strong batting form, feeble bowling form, sublime fitness.
A steady player with feeble leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: quality
Batting: competent Concentration: superb
Bowling: worthless Consistency: respectable
Fielding: respectable

8. Eddie Ireland - 20 yo, BT Rating=72,195
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated fitness.
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: superb Concentration: superb
Bowling: remarkable Consistency: wonderful
Fielding: competent

9. Matthew Antoine - 24 yo, BT Rating=24,250
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with abysmal leadership skills and competent experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: abysmal Concentration: respectable
Bowling: quality Consistency: proficient
Fielding: feeble

10. Shane Acton - 21 yo, BT Rating=26,024
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with strong leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: respectable
Bowling: quality Consistency: strong
Fielding: competent

11. Alan Marsh - 22 yo, BT Rating=12,939
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, strong batting form, proficient bowling form, energetic fitness.
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: superb Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: worthless

12. Stuart Batty - 18 yo, BT Rating=20,009
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, mediocre bowling form, invigorated fitness.
A destructive player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: proficient
Bowling: strong Consistency: proficient
Fielding: worthless

13. Shaun Huddlestone - 19 yo, BT Rating=28,957
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: quality
Batting: superb Concentration: competent
Bowling: competent Consistency: respectable
Fielding: worthless

14. Bill Middleton - 19 yo, BT Rating=21,769
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated fitness.
An attacking player with feeble leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: superb Concentration: superb
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: feeble

15. Jarvis Skalding - 25 yo, BT Rating=9,197
LH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with abysmal leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: woeful Concentration: feeble
Bowling: proficient Consistency: competent
Fielding: abysmal

16. Eddy Mcgregor - 18 yo, BT Rating=4,518
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, abysmal bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: respectable Consistency: competent
Fielding: woeful

17. Lenny Tulley - 18 yo, BT Rating=10,303
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with superb leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: proficient Consistency: proficient
Fielding: worthless

Kieran Jervis - 17 yo, BT Rating=2,254
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, competent batting form, mediocre bowling form, fresh fitness.
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: worthless

Bobby Krause - 17 yo, BT Rating=10,375
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: competent
Bowling: competent Consistency: respectable
Fielding: worthless

Is there any need to keep hold of Beattie or Ridegameneragedera?
Jervis is up for sale - either cash or sacked.
Krause... well, he's got 10k rating, but can't see him ever being a fixture - he's first class backup as are Tulley, McGregor and Skalding (play every First Class game to keep the main bowlers' fitness as high as possible)


Nets are currently:

Batting: Huddlestone, Ireland, Middleton, Batty, Krause
Bowling: Krause, Batty, Tulley, Ireland
Fitness: Antoine
Keeping: NONE

I'm thinking that Krause's nets are wasted, but who should get them instead?

I've got a number of 'Quality' players, but seem to hit a ceiling at this point.

 

[chaminda_00]

Would be interested in buying Ridegameneragedera, depending on the price.

Would sell your decent backs so you can upgrade on your qualities.Probably got too many decent players and not enough gun players really.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Would sell your decent backs so you can upgrade on your qualities.Probably got too many decent players and not enough gun players really.

Hmmmm... My thoughts exactly, but it seems you need about $6-7m to get anything even slightly better than Quality.

I need to keep hold of Ireland, - i'd like to get him up to Quality batting and Wonderful bowling. I'd like to keep training Middleton until he's Remarkable/Remarkable and I don't think Batty's too far off being a proper first teamer. He should make Superb primaries for both batting and bowling sometime next season I'd guess.

Any idea how much money Rideegamenagedera and Krause would make? I think Krause might be fairly close to pops in both primaries too - which could well boost his value somewhat.

 

[chaminda_00]

Hmmmm... My thoughts exactly, but it seems you need about $6-7m to get anything even slightly better than Quality.

I need to keep hold of Ireland, - i'd like to get him up to Quality batting and Remarkable bowling. I'd like to keep training Middleton until he's Remarkable/Remarkable and I don't think Batty's too far off being a proper first teamer. He should make Superb primaries for both batting and bowling sometime next season I'd guess.

Any idea how much money Rideegamenagedera and Krause would make? I think Krause might be fairly close to pops in both primaries too - which could well boost his value somewhat.

You probably need to also sell your older quality/superb players as well if you want to upgrade as well. Rather then just selling your back ups. You got enough depth to cover their lost. But looking at your side you probably need more top line players. There nothing really wrong with having say a couple proficient bats at 6 or 7 and your 5th bowler being proficient as well. Thats if you have remarkable plus players as your main players, probably need exceptional type players long term though. As you probably have noticed quality players only do so well against decent sides. So some of those older players will probably hold you back rather then keep you going.

Krause I would probably keep for a while unless you get in a really good trainee, who needs his nets.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Adu usually outperforms his ability (I'm guessing due to his additional experience over others)

I'd like to replace Rob Wright; but need a replacement captain in order to do so whilst Murdoch and Cooper are seemingly decent players but do tend to underperform against their ability.

Its a pretty tough spot to be in - I probably have to take a couple of big risks in order to improve the team.

Basically, Rideegamenagedera, Beattie and Wright are on the chopping block simply because they're not good enough and are not going to improve. However, I can't just afford to give them away as I won't be able to replace them with scraps.

 

[chaminda_00]

Adu usually outperforms his ability (I'm guessing due to his additional experience over others)

I'd like to replace Rob Wright; but need a replacement captain in order to do so whilst Murdoch and Cooper are seemingly decent players but do tend to underperform against their ability.

Its a pretty tough spot to be in - I probably have to take a couple of big risks in order to improve the team.

Basically, Rideegamenagedera, Beattie and Wright are on the chopping block simply because they're not good enough and are not going to improve. However, I can't just afford to give them away as I won't be able to replace them with scraps.

Adu better performs might have to do with a slightly better secondaries. I would sell guys like Murdoch, Cooper and Marsh. As they have average secondaries and aren't going to improve much more if at all. The other thing with your side is your trainees. Apart from Ireland and maybe Middleton rest are just decent and wont be that much better then your current lot of players.

Got to take a punt with your side or they will always be there or there abouts it seems. Need higher quality trainees or just better first team players. You don't need that much depth, even with FC.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I think I'll stick a couple of players up for sale on Thursday/Friday. See what cash I can drum up to put towards one good player (or trainee)

 

[Adamc]

I need to keep hold of Ireland, - i'd like to get him up to Quality batting and Wonderful bowling. I'd like to keep training Middleton until he's Remarkable/Remarkable

I'd train both of them at least a level higher than you're suggesting, probably two.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I'd train both of them at least a level higher than you're suggesting, probably two.

How long would that take though? I also need to ensure that Ireland's wages don't become prohibitively expensive.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Right. I've listed Beattie at a starting price of $zero.

Just a tester as I re-enter the market as a seller. Haven't sold a proper first teamer since my original star player back when the thing had just started.

It'll be interesting to see what Beattie makes.

 

[NZTailender]

Need advice on who should be my 5th bowler in OD matches. My current attack is wonderful-remarkable-sensational-strong-competent.

Steven Brayley - 25 yo, BT Rating=4,086
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with abysmal leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble

Brayley has performed okay in the past but it's obvious that he's the weak link. I plan on buying a better 5th bowler in the future (a strong or better) but until then, would any of these be better?

Robert Bennie - 23 yo, BT Rating=3,222
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal

Matt Connell - 32 yo, BT Rating=2,443
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, abysmal batting form, strong bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

Carl Fletcher - 29 yo, BT Rating=4,252
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, strong batting form, competent bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble

Darren Holmes - 29 yo, BT Rating=4,253
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, respectable batting form, mediocre bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: respectable Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre

Tom Murphy - 33 yo, BT Rating=4,030
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, mediocre batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime fitness.
A steady player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: feeble
Bowling: respectable Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: feeble

 

[Adamc]

How long would that take though? I also need to ensure that Ireland's wages don't become prohibitively expensive.

You would need to train them till they're 22-23yo. Wages don't really become a serious concern until you have players with at least sensational primaries. If you're stopping training before then because of wage concerns you're doing your team a disservice. As a rule of thumb you can sustain a weekly wage bill at least as high as your weekly gate receipts, so if you're making 200k+ I wouldn't worry about wages.

Anyway, if you cap your players' skills at remarkable/wonderful you'll find it very difficult to survive in a higher league (assuming you intend to promote eventually). You'll frequently get taken apart by teams with a couple of higher skilled bowlers or batsmen.

 

[mikeW]

Anthony Barry - 26 yo, BT Rating=3,008
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal

Marvin Bertos - 24 yo, BT Rating=122,373
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with superb leadership skills and proficient experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: sensational Concentration: miraculous
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: superb
Fielding: superb

Bernie Briers - 17 yo, BT Rating=357
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, mediocre batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: feeble Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Ron Cattermole - 17 yo, BT Rating=1,224
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, woeful batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: worthless

Gordon Churms - 21 yo, BT Rating=76,034
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, strong bowling form, invigorated fitness.
A defensive player with superb leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: wonderful Concentration: quality
Bowling: remarkable Consistency: quality
Fielding: proficient

Tristan Cleaver - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,122
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with superb leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Matthew Eyre - 19 yo, BT Rating=58,030 [Part of the England U19 squad]
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, strong bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: wonderful Concentration: remarkable
Bowling: competent Consistency: feeble
Fielding: superb

Duncan Farrell - 17 yo, BT Rating=576
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, competent batting form, strong bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: feeble Concentration: worthless
Bowling: woeful Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Leighton Forde - 17 yo, BT Rating=48
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable batting form, feeble bowling form, lively fitness.
A destructive player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: worthless
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Danny Forster - 17 yo, BT Rating=149
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, strong batting form, feeble bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with superb leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: worthless

Mayur Ghandi - 21 yo, BT Rating=23,123
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, energetic fitness.
A defensive player with competent leadership skills and competent experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: superb Concentration: superb
Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: worthless

Ian Gibb - 17 yo, BT Rating=11
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh fitness.
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Nicky Hurren - 18 yo, BT Rating=9,590
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, respectable bowling form, invigorated fitness.
A cautious player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: proficient Consistency: respectable
Fielding: woeful

Tom Hutchinson - 20 yo, BT Rating=22,422
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, woeful batting form, strong bowling form, energetic fitness.
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: quality Consistency: strong
Fielding: competent

James Khanya - 19 yo, BT Rating=7,231
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, invigorated fitness.
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful
Bowling: competent Consistency: respectable
Fielding: worthless

Frank Marples - 17 yo, BT Rating=255
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime fitness.
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: feeble

Brad Noon - 18 yo, BT Rating=41,492
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, strong bowling form, fair fitness.
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: worthless Concentration: competent
Bowling: remarkable Consistency: quality
Fielding: proficient

Stuart Sambrook - 18 yo, BT Rating=2,395
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Jon Terry - 17 yo, BT Rating=7,348
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, competent batting form, competent bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with superb leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: mediocre Concentration: respectable
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Teddy Wiese - 24 yo, BT Rating=3,130
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: competent Consistency: woeful
Fielding: abysmal

Lee Wight - 28 yo, BT Rating=3,272
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, mediocre batting form, respectable bowling form, lively fitness.
A defensive player with abysmal leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: feeble
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: abysmal

Wayne Worsnop - 18 yo, BT Rating=4,545
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, worthless batting form, worthless bowling form, invigorated fitness.
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: respectable Consistency: proficient
Fielding: worthless

Anyone got advice on where and how i can improve my side... bowling is the major concern at the moment.

Nets are as follows:

Noon: 3 bowling, 1 stamina, 1 field, 1 keep
Eyre: 2 batting
Hurren 2 bowling

 

[EARLOBE]

I put a bid on Beattie. Make sure you post when you put those other guys on the market.

 

[Bobisback]

Anyway, if you cap your players' skills at remarkable/wonderful you'll find it very difficult to survive in a higher league (assuming you intend to promote eventually). You'll frequently get taken apart by teams with a couple of higher skilled bowlers or batsmen.

While that is true, I did cap 3 of my players at around Remarkable/Wonderful, in the knowledge that my next batch of players would be 3 or 4 levels higher.

But in his case, i would probably train Ireland to Remarkable batting, and maybe Sensational or Exquisite for bowling. Sure the wages might bite, but you need one or two of those types of players to be a competitive squad. As for Middleton, i would only train him to Wonderful or Exceptional, all depending on if you need the nets elsewhere or not.