Future Stars
When an APP qualifies he has a chance of becoming a Future Star. Future stars (FUT) are, as their name suggests, bright prospects for the future and are more talented than the normal APP, possessing an ability to learn more quickly, and shape their skills towards a first-team appearance in a far shorter time.
As such they only need half the normal SP’s to raise their performance level by one. (i.e. It costs 1 success point to raise a future star GK or SW by one level, outfield areas cost half a success point per level) making them very valuable. Note that in all other respects future stars are the same as Apprentices (i.e. their performance level can be raised two levels per session, etc). At the end of the season a FUT will age and become a normal Age 19 player - he WILL NOT become a STAR.
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