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Ok, so I think I am about ready to start the save again so I thought I'd do a little wrap of the changes I've made & explain why I chose to make them before I upload the file.
The League
Not many changes from what I initially described here. The big one is the increased prize money which now scales down from 7.5M for the winners, to 1.5M for last place.
The reason I chose to do this is because, in my head, I needed a reason why these large investors would suddenly be interested in the league. 7.5M doesn't seem like a lot when compared to the EPL or Bundesliga however when you consider the winner of Serie A receives just a tad over 3M, it is a significant amount.
The only other real change I made was to add end of year awards for top goal scorer etc.
Adalari
Again, not many changes. I pulled the clubs rep back a little & we now sit as the 3rd most reputable club in the country behind holders Qarabag & Sumqayit City. I thought that was a little more realistic.
The club also has 7 Azeri players on the books. These are guys I signed when I first started the save & are mostly available on free's. This was just done to save me the tedium of having to sign them again. All players are on well over what they asked for in wages & those amounts have been deducted from my free wage budget.
Sumqayit City
Lots of changes here. Apart from the obvious name change, I made them the richest & most reputable team in the country. I thought both were a given.
I've also added 3 foreign players to give them a kick start. Sinan Bytqi, on loan from Man City, the already unveiled Keirrison as well as former Reading winger Jimmy Kebe on a 2 year deal.
There are a couple of reasons I did this. 1) Just to put me a little more behind the 8 ball. 2) To propel them from mid/lower table into the title race & 3) Despite all the money, from the tests I did, the manager seemed reluctant to break the current wage structure too much, so I changed it for him
I tried to keep transfers realistic, free & not over the top.
I thought it would be a given that City would help out with a loan, Bytqi seemed an obvious candidate. Kebe being 31 & without a club too, I thought would be a likely pick up for the short term, while Keirrison is probably the most disputable, however I thought it wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility for the club to lash out on a top-line (for the league) striker given their resources.
I actually had a bit of a play with Sumqayit & they are a fun side! A few smart moves in the market & they could be causing upsets in Europe in no time! Probably the closest thing to the middle eastern clubs that I had initially sought to recreate.
Red Bull Baki
Again, not a lot changed here. Re-named, new, sugar daddy owners & a move back to their larger stadium. That's about it. Oh, & some improvements in facilities.
I think this club will be an interesting experiment to see how they do. Obviously they should achieve promotion but I wonder how long it will take them to become contenders?
That's about it really. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to do a long term sim to see how finances pan out or anything like that. Hopefully all will be well. I will upload the file at the bottom here when I get the chance, probably not for a couple of days, sadly.
Once its up, if anyone wants to have a play & fill me in on their progress or any probs, feel free. I think it should be a fun little DB. Thanks.
Azeri Riches DB
. I hope this is even better.....
