w-192010 said:
Hi Managers,

I've been watching the market over the last couple of weeks and by reading this discussion, I think the answer lies somewhere in the middle in regards to how players off contract should be valued on the market. I have been doing some trial and error with some figures and think I might have some sort of solution to valuing players not for free, which does make it unfair for teams trying to do the right thing and develop their players and also not too high as to price out newer and poorer teams. My calculation is based on the players average level which sets what I call a 'base price' and their age which I call a 'multiplier'. I have broken down the players averages and their base price as follows:

Average Base Price ($)
0-20 - 0
21-25 - 10,000
26-30 - 25,000
31-35 - 50,000
36-40 - 150,000
41-45 - 250,000
46-50 - 400,000
51-55 - 600,000
56-60 - 1,000,000
61+ - 1,500,000

Next you multiply their base price by the following multiplier depending on their age:
Age Multiplier
15-19 - 4
20-21 - 3.5
22-23 - 3
24-25 - 2.5
26-27 - 2
28-29 - 1.5
30-31 - 1
32+ - 0.5

For example, an 18 year old with an average of 42 is now off contract. By finding his base price (250,000) and multiplying it by his multiplier (4) he has a starting price of $1,000,000 at this price it is good value and there will almost certainly be bidding for the player, but it is not so low that good players are picked up for nothing. It isn't designed to give a player a correct market value, but encourage bidding to reach a fair value.

I think it would be a good balance for next seasons off contract players and I would like to know everyone's thoughts on this.

Bisho said:


Sorry but I dont agree.

A player 54/22 will cost 1,8M?
A player 60/20 will cost 3,5M?

Sorry but ... NO. =)