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-  * [[players:start#Player Positions|Player Positions]]
+  * [[player_positions:start|Player Positions]]
-  * [[game_mechanics:start#Player Categories|Player Categories]]
+  * [[player_categories:start|Player Categories]]
-  * [[players:start#Performance Levels|Performance Levels]]
+  * [[performance_levels:start|Performance Levels]]
-  * [[players:start#Star Players|Star Players]]
+  * [[star_players:start|Star Players]]
-  * [[players:start#Apprentices|Apprentices]]
+  * [[apprentices:start|Apprentices]]
-  * [[players:start#Future Stars|Future Stars]]
+  * [[future_stars:start|Future Stars]]
-  * [[players:start#Schoolboys|Schoolboys]]
+  * [[schoolboys:start|Schoolboys]]
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-==== 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.
-See also...
-  * [[game_mechanics:start#Coaching|Coaching]]
-  * [[game_mechanics:start#The Youth Team|The Youth Team]]
-  * [[players:start#Player Positions|Player Positions]]
-  * [[players:start#Performance Levels|Performance Levels]]
-  * [[players:start#Apprentices|Apprentices]]
-  * [[players:start#Star Players|Star Players]]
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-==== Schoolboys ====
-A club may only have one unqualified (LEVEL 0) schoolboy (SBY) on their books at any one time and to
-discover one just follow the procedure described above for discovering APP’s. Remember to give him a
-nationality and tell us that you want him to be a SBY (We will always assume that a newly discovered
-player is an APP unless told otherwise).
-A SBY is regarded as an outstanding young prospect, but one that must be nurtured and given time to
-mature, therefore he must play 10 qualifying games in his chosen position before he qualifies and
-becomes a LEVEL 2 player. Once he has qualified he then has the advantage of being able to have his
-performance level raised by three points per session, and each level only costs half the normal amount
-in the same manner as for Future Stars.
-Therefore, a qualified SBY is a very lucrative asset, and one that everybody will be after. Whilst they are qualifying however, a SBY may only play in one game per session and no more. This means that qualifying a SBY is a long process but SBY’s **DO NOT** have to qualify in the same season that they are discovered like APP’s and can stay on your books for more than one season. A schoolboy will, however, retire from the game if he ages to 19 without becoming a qualified level 2 player. Another advantage about having a SBY is that on qualification certain really outstanding ones may turn into a UT player, which makes them even more valuable as an asset to your club.
-Remember that you cannot have more than one level 0 SBY on your books at any time, and an
-unqualified SBY cannot be traded (this also applies to unqualified APP’s). Also note that you cannot
-discover a new SBY in the same session that your last one qualified, but are forced to wait until the
-following session to look for a new, promising schoolboy.
-In general, it is probably better for your SBY to qualify earlier than later in a season, as it allows you
-more time to coach him as you wish, rather than rushing ahead and possibly neglecting other players
-who could use the SP’s equally as well. If a SBY is nearing qualification a couple of sessions before the
-end of a season then as long as he is still 17 years old, hold him back until the beginning of the next
-season before you qualify him. Qualifying a SBY at the end of a season, for example, is a complete waste
-of a valuable resource.
-Once qualified, SBY’s, as APP’s, become normal players in the following season,
-and lose all benefits connected with the SBY status. However, always bear in mind that if a SBY is not
-qualified by the end of a season in which he is already 18 years old, he will be treated in the same
-manner as an unqualified APP, and stricken from your books (there is no such thing as a 19 year old
-SBY!).
-See also...
-  * [[game_mechanics:start#Coaching|Coaching]]
-  * [[game_mechanics:start#The Youth Team|The Youth Team]]
-  * [[players:start#Player Positions|Player Positions]]
-  * [[players:start#Performance Levels|Performance Levels]]
-  * [[players:start#Apprentices|Apprentices]]
-  * [[players:start#Competitive Match Effects|Competitive Match Effects]]
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-==== Competitive Match Effects ====
-The qualifying period for APP’s and SBY’s can be reduced somewhat if they play in competitive rather
-than friendly matches. Playing in truly competitive games counts 1.5 games played towards
-qualification, unlike friendly games which only count as one game played. This reflects the more
-competitive nature of League and Cup games and that they are more of a learning process for your
-players.
-See also...
-  * [[players:start#Apprentices|Apprentices]]
-  * [[players:start#Schoolboys|Schoolboys]]
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-==== Experience ====
-Three other factors have an effect your squad’s performance levels. The first is experience. For every
-game that a player participates in, of a competitive nature, he will gain an experience bonus (This
-excludes UNQUALIFIED SBY’s and APP’s, and Level 12 players who are NOT stars).
-After a number of games worth of experience, his performance level will eventually increase by one level. Obviously the more games a player participates in the more will his experience rise, and the chance that a player’s
-performance level may rise could be a factor in keeping an ageing player in a team longer than you
-normally would. As a rule, younger players who are still learning the basics, and older players who have
-seen it all before, will gain the least experience from any match, while slower developing, mature
-players in their prime will benefit the most. It is this factor that might be the one determining how long
-you keep hold of your ageing club captain!
-See also...
-  * [[players:start#Performance Levels|Performance Levels]]
-  * [[players:start#Rising [r] and Fading [f] Stars|Rising [r] and Fading [f] Stars]]
-  * [[players:start#Man of the Match|Man of the Match]]
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-==== Man of the Match ====
-Every game you play will generate a rating out of ten for the players involved, which represents their
-contributions to that particular game. These will normally be in the range of about four to eight, but may
-rise to the glorious nine’s and ten’s, or plummet to the two’s and three’s if the efforts are particularly
-bad or good. The player rated as your sides ‘Man of the Match’, the player with the highest rating out of
-ten, will gain an additional experience boost. Though you only get to see the final ratings scores for each
-player, there is an invisible part of that figure you cannot see, so there is always a reason why one player
-get’s rated as your Man of the Match when his rating is only as high as that of one or two of his team
-mates.
-See also...
-  * [[players:start#Experience|Experience]]
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-==== Category Changes ====
-Though a player’s category will almost never change, and a Power player will remain a tough, physical
-player throughout his entire career, it is possible to coach a player in parts of the game he might be
-lacking. In doing this, you are basically giving the skilful players a new diet and training to build up their
-stamina, while preparing special exercises to improve the touch and flair of the less delicate players.
-Eventually, after enough training, the player will gain the coveted Power/Skill [P/S] status. To do this you
-must expend SP’s on P/S Training, which will not have any immediate benefits as regards skill levels, but
-will begin to increase his P/S training level. Once this level reaches 100%, he will become a P/S player,
-and will compete as such in his next game. The expenditure required for this will be around 10 SP’s or so
-for a 18-2 APP outfield player, with higher-level, older players taking a little more effort, considerably so
-for specialist multi-purpose players. It might prove very difficult to shape a very young or very old
-player, while a mature player is more likely to respond more quickly to the training. As this training is
-done over a period of time, it cannot be combined with other sorts of qualification, such as playing a
-player Out-Of-Position.
-A player can be EITHER qualifying as a UT [playing OOP in games], or being P/S trained, not both. Once
-P/S training begins, all Out of Position [OOP] qualification games are set to zero and no further OOP
-qualification can be undertaken. If it is, and a player is played OOP once more, he will lose all benefits
-from his P/S training, and in the future such training will begin again at zero as you can only do one or
-the other to the same player each session, NOT BOTH!
-P/S coaching can be done in units of one or two SP’s per player, per turn. Any player can benefit from it,
-other than players who are already P/S category, unqualified players, or Goalkeepers. Please ensure that
-it is clear whether you are using SP’s to coach performance levels, or whether they are to be applied to
-P/S training.
-**Note; P/S training, unlike OOP qualification, can be carried over from one season to the next.**
-See also...
-  * [[game_mechanics:start#Player Categories|Player Categories]]
-  * [[players:start#Playing Out of Position (OOP)|Playing Out of Position (OOP)]]
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-==== Ageing ====
-At season’s end the third factor that affects a player’s performance level comes into play, age! Ageing is
-the process that will affect the starting performance level of all players for the next season. Players age
-as shown in the table below. At the age of 32 there is a chance that a player may retire at the end of a
-season though it won’t be until he becomes 35 or more that this becomes a serious likelihood, with
-many older players continuing playing well into their thirties; just keep the matter in mind for your older
-players, especially your club captains.
-However, the loss of skill levels from an older player after ageing might well make it less attractive to
-keep him on the books. If a player’s skill falls below 1 after ageing then he automatically retires. There
-are advantages and disadvantages to having older players in your team. For a start, once a set age is
-reached older players tend to tire more easily than younger players when it comes to the Cup matches
-and extra time. However, older players use their heads more than their legs and between the ages of 23
-and 28 their experience earned increases more quickly than does it for younger players, so it’s really a case of swings and roundabouts!
-There are a few special cases of player’s performance levels not reducing as much as they should due to
-ageing. This comes from being the season’s highest goal scorer in the division, being the eldest
-defender/sweeper playing in the defence that concedes the least goals in each Division, or from being a
-STAR PLAYER. Also, at the end of the season, one of your players will be automatically rejuvenated at
-random (i.e. he ages but loses no performance levels). This will generally be one of the older players in
-your squad, but with random elements being what they are, there is no certain way of calculating who
-this might hit. The computer does check your oldest players first. SBY’s and STARS are exempt from
-losing levels through ageing.
-Also, remember rejuvenation comes before retirement in the end of
-season ageing routine, so BOTH can happen to the same player. Also, when trying to calculate exactly
-what the effects of ageing will be on a player, you will generally find that they will fall between two
-performance levels after deductions. This is where experience comes into play once more, as the
-fractional gains they have made throughout the season will be what determine whether `half-levels’ are
-rounded upwards or downwards.
-Basically, if an older player has played a good few games during the season, and has not benefitted from
-an experience gain, then he is more likely to have his post-ageing levels rounded up rather than down.
-{{ :players:ageing.png |}}
-See also...
-  * [[players:start#Performance Levels|Performance Levels]]
-  * [[players:start#Club Captain|Club Captain]]
-  * [[game_mechanics:start#Coaching|Coaching]]
-  * [[players:start#Star Players|Star Players]]
-  * [[players:start#Rising [r] and Fading [f] Stars|Rising [r] and Fading [f] Stars]]
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-==== Club Captain ====
-Each team will have a Club Captain whose job is to lead and inspire his fellow players. A Captain allows
-the manager to assign extra levels to his team, to simulate the motivation that such a player provides.
-These levels depend upon the Captain’s age and the number of games he has actually played in as
-Captain. **So, an Age 27 captain who has played 179 games as captain would gain an extra 7 levels to
-distribute across your outfield areas.** On your squad sheet will be the number of bonus levels available
-to your team if your captain is selected to play in any games that session. If your captain is not selected
-to play in a game for any reason then you will have no bonus levels to assign. To choose a new captain,
-fill in the relevant box on your turn sheet.
-{{ :players:captains.png |}}
-See also...
-  * [[players:start#Transferred Captains|Transferred Captains]]
-  * [[players:start#Loss of Captain's Influence|Loss of Captain's Influence]]
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-==== Transferred Captains ====
-When a Captain is transferred between clubs, he will take a percentage of his Captains Games with him,
-dependent upon his age. This is presently marked at 2% per year x age, which means a 20 year-old will
-take a maximum of 40% of his Games with him, while a 33 year-old will carry 66% of them. Though this
-is not much of a disparity between the younger and older players, you will usually find that not many 20
-year-olds have many games under their belts, while the aged Captains may have played upwards of two
-hundred games, and therefore gain a far greater benefit. A newly acquired Captain must be designated
-as such on your next set of orders; otherwise he will not play as such.
-**Note that if a Captain is placed in the Auction but remains unsold, he will lose some of his influence on
-returning to the team in exactly the same manner, due in some part to his disillusionment at being
-offered up for sale!**
-See also...
-  * [[players:start#Club Captain|Club Captain]]
-  * [[players:start#Loss of Captain's Influence|Loss of Captain's Influence]]
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-==== Loss of Captain's Influence ====
-If your Captain is sent off during a game, then some of the influence he had on your side will also be lost,
-depending upon when he was actually dismissed. His levels are taken from the team from all areas, but
-from your attack first then midfield, and then your defence, in as equal measures as is possible.
-See also..
-  * [[players:start#Club Captain|Club Captain]]
-  * [[game_mechanics:start#Aggression (AGG) and Disciplinary Points (DP'S)|Aggression (AGG) and Disciplinary Points (DP'S)]]
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-==== Playing Out of Position (OOP) ====
-Occasionally a manager may wish, or be forced, to play a player out of his normal position. When doing
-this, a player does not perform at his usual level of efficiency, due to the strangeness of playing in an
-unaccustomed role. For that game only, the player will be rated as only half his normal performance
-level, rounded upwards, when calculating the skill totals per area. For example, if a Level 11 Defender is
-played in a midfield role, then he will be rated as a Level 6 player for that game (being reduced to a 5.5,
-and then rounded upwards).
-For every match that a player is played beyond his normal position, he gains experience in his new role,
-to the value of 1 qualifying game for a competitive match, and 0.5 for a friendly game. If a player gains
-ten qualifying points from playing out of position (OOP) during any one season then he will be able to
-play OOP in all future games without any loss of levels. This turns him into a Utility player (UT) and thus
-worth significantly more to his team and his manager. The only restrictions on a player playing out of
-position are as follows:-
-  * A player playing as a GK or SW must always be a GK or SW.
-  * A GK cannot play in an outfield position
-  * Unqualified APPs and SBY’s cannot play OOP
-  * A SW may play in DF without losing any levels. Playing him there is not considered as Out-of-Position with respect to qualifying as a UTILITY. If he plays in MF or FW then he starts to qualify as a UT.
-**Note:** that an unqualified SBY or APP Sweeper cannot, under any circumstances, play in defence until he
-is qualified. He must play all his qualifying games in the SW role.
-A UT player can play in any outfield position (DF/MF/FW) without losing any performance levels. His
-position should be recorded as the outfield area he is playing in, not written as `UT’.
-See also...
-  * [[players:start#Player Positions|Player Positions]]
-  * [[players:start#Category Changes|Category Changes]]
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