1.6.5 and Lemerre

1.6.5 has hit Lemerre hard. Apparently Lemerre and Nunez were started with a different economic setup to all of the other game worlds, with less prize money and daily income being dished out. Therefore teams haven’t got the money to afford all of these new wage rises. It would - seeming and to a point - be fine in other game worlds, as the money that is shared out is greater than that of these two. Because of this, the transfer market has taken a huge whack

One of the main reasons for Lemerre’s lack of money - as well as the different financial structure - has been the fact that so many managers have left the game world. When a manager leaves a world, he takes with him any money that his club has accumulated. So if a club with a rich status leaves, that is around £5m plus just leaving the game world. Not ideal and it’s always going to create a lasting effect.

Now that wage auctions have become more expensive, there are no longer so many bargains to be had, so teams with little money are no longer able to strengthen their squad as easily. So teams are not only struggling to sign players, but they are also struggling to meet the wage demands of the players they already have, and with no one buying, they also can’t offload their higher earners for good money to finance new players. It really is a vicious circle that has had a few members ranting on the forums. SI have said they are looking into it, but I honestly can’t see that anything will be done about it.

The only people that can do something about it, is the members of the game world. If you have a player with a transfer value of £1m, but are only able to get £500k for him, then this is what his realistic transfer value is. TV is used - as was market value - too much in the pricing of players. It is only there as a guide, and we should accept that, rather than go about asking for 2-3 times more. A players true transfer value, is how much the highest bidder is willing to pay.

Because of the lack of a transfer market, managers are becoming uninterested and therefore inactive. Lemerre is struggling, but I do hope it pulls through the current ‘crisis,’ because I think it’s a good game world, and I really think we could make it work.