kol train said:
I was reading the post with regards to the world cup (http://uk.strikermanager.com/foros/hilo.php?id=317026) and it got me thinking about a different way to hold the world cup. Instead of having a single manager for a given country why not have an entire team made up of players from a given country. Making a team full of USA players (for example) would allow managers to create national pools of players. I am interested to see who the best players are AND who the best managers are. The best managers for a country would potentially be the manager for the National team. We could vote on who the manager would be or something like that. This could be done for a U-20 WC as well. I think it would be nice to own a national team player on my team. This is completely different from what is currently proposed. The reason I am against the current system for the WC is because over time the same managers are going to be representing each country every year. I am very happy that your team value is above 65 but that is not a true reflection of a world cup. Furthermore this would put a greater importance on schools (especially those that no one rarely create). Finally it provides incentives for players in lower league to really develop junior players and train them properly. It puts someone in DII or DI on the same level as someone in DIV or DV with regards to having one of their players represent the national team. I have seen numerous teams that have a few really good players and the rest of their team is no where near the level of their "star players". This manager should have the same opportunities to represent their country as someone in an elite division. I propose that we find out who the best in game players are for each country and put them on a national team. Then have the best managers for each country control the national team by taking them into the WC. Thoughts? I think this added element would make the WC very exciting for more people around the game.

Side note:
You could make a special tag/icon/symbol for national team players. So when you view another managers page it becomes apparent if the manager has a national team player, or someone worthy or being in the national pool. Furthermore a manager who has a player make the national pool or the national team could receive some kind of bonus (or achievement) for completing this. Having a national player on your team could result in higher gate sales (because you have a national team player in your line-up), higher merchandise sales...the sky is the limit for this. For everyone that was complaining the game has become boring (http://uk.strikermanager.com/foros/hilo.php?id=317400) or are upset about the new junior purchasing rules (http://uk.strikermanager.com/foros/hilo.php?id=317458) this might calm you down a little and reenergize you with the game. Finally in the transfer market I think buying someone with national team or national pool potential will be beneficial for everyone. These are just my thought…please let me know what yours are. Thanks and good luck this season.

bowsey1986 said:

i have heard of this idea before, too much work to be honest. the current idea for world cup needs no help from devs and is easier to plan, also how would you decide who manages what team, which players they use ect..

it is a nice idea in theory but to implement and run would be an unneeded headache for many people

@patient said:
So you want me to do ALL this? How? for example please tell me how I will take 11 best players from each country and make them play a game? You say my world cup has a single manager representing a country (which isn't even true) but then you say your version of world cup would have ONE manager chosen to represent...
Also not the same managers will represent a country every season as I don't choose the teams per country. I let an undefined number of people enter per country so there could be USA 1, USA2, USA 3...
I work with what I got while we wait for the devs to implement a world cup in this game. I doubt it will happen soon as they said it wasn't in their priorities.


Again, I am doing all I can given the amount of help I got so far so if you really want this better version of world cup then I am probably not willing to do this. Of course if there is a group of willing managers that decide they will do this I will just give them the list of managers in the world cup I started and cancel mine. No problem there, I won't mind having a better version. But as I was told before it is better to start easy and see how it works.

If you have a much easier and better version I am willing to listen to it and add if I have time to.

Also I think I will just call my "world cup", "War of nations" or "Tournament of Nations" now

I move this thread to suggestion forum.



Edited by @patient 18-10-2012 08:20