Pops Thread

[MrB]

Thought it would be better to have one single thread for pops so you can go back through and see how your player has developed or check when a last pop was.

 

[MrB]

So here are my trainees that I will be following. Also included is my nomination for most pointless pop in history.

Conor Sinethemba - 22 yo, BT Rating=81,835 (bat + stamina)
LH batsman, LM bowler. He is a destructive player with woeful leadership skills and respectable experience.
He currently has strong batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: sensational Concentration: exceptional
Bowling: woeful Consistency: strong
Fielding: strong

Bob Mcleod - 22 yo, BT Rating=56,473 (bat)
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is a destructive player with feeble leadership skills and proficient experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: exceptional Concentration: wonderful
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: competent

Brian Graham - 20 yo, BT Rating=76,621 (bat, bowl, field)
LH batsman, LH Spin bowler. He is a cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and energetic fitness.
Stamina: superb* Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: quality Concentration: strong
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: remarkable
Fielding: proficient

Ciaran Whitmarsh - 18 yo, BT Rating=12,619 (2xbowl, stamina, field)
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is a cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has superb batting form, abysmal bowling form and energetic fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: proficient Consistency: strong
Fielding: woeful

 

[Napster]

great idea, no doubt you lot can tell me where im getting it wrong as well...

 

[Napster]

8. Douglas Atherton (2551073) shortcut (bowl *3, 1 field)
Douglas is a LH Batsman and LH Spin Bowler. He is a cautious player with superb leadership skills and mediocre experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and fresh fitness.
Plays For: Napster's XI
Nationality: England
Age: 20 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 31,503 (+1537)
Wages: £15,036 p/w
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: worthless
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: proficient
Fielding: worthless

Dirk Morton (2800626) shortcut (3*bat, 1 stamina)
Dirk is a LH Batsman and LFM Bowler. He is a steady player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has competent batting form, superb bowling form and energetic fitness.
Plays For: Napster's XI
Nationality: Australia
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 18,017 (-143)
Wages: £3,158 p/w
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: competent
Bowling: respectable Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

a few more to do,

 

[MrB]

great idea, no doubt you lot can tell me where im getting it wrong as well...

Yep, three nets on the same skill is pretty much pointless. The third net adds virtually nothing, might pop a week or two quicker if you're lucky. If you have nobody else to train you're better off just buying a youngster, training him up a couple of levels and selling him for profit later on.

 

[Napster]

Mckie, a recent purchase, gets one of Mortons' nets

14. Robert Mckie (3261451) shortcut (2*bats)
Robert is a RH Batsman and RFM Bowler. He is a destructive player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.
He currently has respectable batting form, respectable bowling form and fresh fitness.
Plays For: Napster's XI
Nationality: England
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 6,026 (+251)
Wages: £938 p/w
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: respectable
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Mcafferty gets one of Athers bowling nets

9. Tim Mccafferty (2575026) shortcut (2* bowl)
Tim is a RH Batsman and RM Bowler. He is a destructive player with feeble leadership skills and mediocre experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and lively fitness.
Plays For: Napster's XI
Nationality: Australia
Age: 20 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 22,963 (+434)
Wages: £5,440 p/w
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: worthless
Bowling: superb Consistency: superb
Fielding: worthless

 

[loz]

like it

. Gareth Odonague - 20 yo, BT Rating=46,171 shortcut (1 bat)
RH batsman, RFM bowler. He is a steady player with competent leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: remarkable
Batting: remarkable Concentration: strong
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

9. Daren Cliffe - 18 yo, BT Rating=9,442 shortcut (1-2 bowl, 1 field)
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is a cautious player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has mediocre batting form, proficient bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful
Bowling: strong Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal

19. Josh Hamilton - 19 yo, BT Rating=26,134 shortcut (2 bat, 1 field)
RH batsman, RH Spin bowler. He is a cautious player with respectable leadership skills and feeble experience.
He currently has competent batting form, strong bowling form and energetic fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: remarkable Concentration: strong
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: competent



21. Carlton Devine - 19 yo, BT Rating=22,165 shortcut (1-2 bowl)
LH batsman, LF bowler. He is a cautious player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
He currently has respectable batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: superb Consistency: respectable
Fielding: respectable

23. Pete Sookram - 23 yo, BT Rating=63,757 shortcut (1 bat)
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is a steady player with woeful leadership skills and respectable experience.
He currently has strong batting form, strong bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: wonderful Concentration: sensational
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: respectable

24. Eric Yeates - 22 yo, BT Rating=42,860 shortcut (1 bowl)
RH batsman, RH Spin bowler. He is a defensive player with proficient leadership skills and mediocre experience.
He currently has strong batting form, strong bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: feeble
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: wonderful
Fielding: feeble

current issues: 2 bowling nets on devine at the moment (just moved one from Cliffe as his pri/sec gap is to big). Not sure whether either of them warrant a 2nd bowling net or whether i'd be better with a rotating stamina.

also just been contacted by the England u19 manager who reckons Hamilton is 'on the verge' of the team. He's asked if i can not play him for a couple of weeks and give him a stam net. pondering.

 

[The General]

Francis Deane - 22 yo, BT Rating=168,295
RH batsman, RF bowler. He is a cautious player with worthless leadership skills and competent experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and lively fitness.

Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: quality Concentration: phenomenal
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: exceptional
Fielding: wonderful

Slight inbalance with that pop!

 

[* ORM *]

Edited following YP and redeployment of nets.
Only just seen the ability to hover over your players level !!!!

1 bowl, 1 field

Afaq Lakhani - 20 yo, BT Rating=38,836
RH batsman, RH Spin bowler. He is a steady player with competent leadership skills and mediocre experience.
He currently has proficient batting form, superb bowling form and invigorated fitness.

Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: quality
Fielding: feeble

1 bat

Charlie Adriaan - 21 yo, BT Rating=48,595
RH batsman, RH Spin bowler. He is a defensive player with woeful leadership skills and competent experience.
He currently has strong batting form, superb bowling form and energetic fitness.

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: wonderful Concentration: remarkable
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: competent

2 bat, 1 WK pulled this morning

Fred Healy (3265612)Fred is a RH Batsman and RM Bowler. He is a destructive player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.

He currently has respectable batting form, respectable bowling form and fresh fitness.

Plays For: ShrimperZone Vets CC
Nationality: England
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 4,386
Wages: £853 p/w

Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: respectable Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

2 bat, 2 bowl, (may have to double net the bowling into next season as well)

Dannie Seager - 18 yo, BT Rating=16,973
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is a cautious player with superb leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and energetic fitness.

Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: respectable
Bowling: respectable Consistency: competent
Fielding: abysmal

 

[SUFC_Al]

Nigel Williams - 22 yo, BT Rating=44,889 (bowl and stamina)
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is an attacking player with feeble leadership skills and proficient experience.
He currently has strong batting form, superb bowling form and invigorated fitness.

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful
Bowling: remarkable Consistency: remarkable
Fielding: respectable

Peter Bowditch - 19 yo, BT Rating=28,105 (2 bowl and field)
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is a destructive player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and invigorated fitness.

Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: quality Consistency: strong
Fielding: feeble

Hayden Swart - 19 yo, BT Rating=9,840 (2 bowl and field)
RH batsman, RFM bowler. He is an attacking player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has respectable batting form, woeful bowling form and sublime fitness.

Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: strong Consistency: proficient
Fielding: abysmal

William Lawrenson - 19 yo, BT Rating=14,597 (2 bat)
RH batsman, RFM bowler. He is a cautious player with respectable leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has proficient batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.

Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: strong Concentration: strong
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: abysmal

 

[* ORM *]

Francis Deane - 22 yo, BT Rating=168,295
RH batsman, RF bowler. He is a cautious player with worthless leadership skills and competent experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and lively fitness.

Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: quality Concentration: phenomenal
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: exceptional
Fielding: wonderful

Slight inbalance with that pop!

Blimey Kev - 10 nets on one player seems a waste ;)

 

[MrB]

2 bat, 2 bowl, (may have to double net the bowling into next season as well)

Dannie Seager - 18 yo, BT Rating=16,973
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is a cautious player with superb leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and energetic fitness.

Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: respectable
Bowling: respectable Consistency: competent
Fielding: abysmal

I wouldn't double net the batting, he's already well ahead of the bowling level and you don't always want your all rounders to be your best batsmen due to fitness issues. A fielding net had double benefit for both secondaries so I reckon you'd be much better off with 2 bowl, 1 bat and 1 field. You want to get that stamina up to superb as well.

 

[* ORM *]

I wouldn't double net the batting, he's already well ahead of the bowling level and you don't always want your all rounders to be your best batsmen due to fitness issues. A fielding net had double benefit for both secondaries so I reckon you'd be much better off with 2 bowl, 1 bat and 1 field. You want to get that stamina up to superb as well.

Noted, but I'll give it one more batting primary pop then switch that to fielding, don't want the secondaries running away just yet. As for stamina I need to plan ahead and get a stamina net or possibly 2 freed up at some stage this season. More than one player needs a boost. On the Seager front as he will only be playing reserve games and the odd 20/20 stamina's not my main concern for at least another season.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Just 1 this week. Don't know what to do with his net, as he's already getting Stamina training. Might chuck on the YP if I don't get a decent bid for him.

Rupak Nagendranath (1736170) Rupak is a destructive RH Batsman, and a destructive LFM Bowler. He has feeble leadership skills and quality experience.

He currently has mediocre batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.

Plays For: BATTY SHRIMPERS
Nationality: India
Dual Nationality: England
Age: 24 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 71,259 (+852)
Wages: £33,239 p/w
Preference: None
Trait: None
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: sensational Concentration: sensational
Bowling: worthless Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: feeble

 

[loz]

3. Gareth Odonague - 20 yo, BT Rating=47,101 shortcut
RH batsman, RFM bowler. He is a steady player with competent leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: remarkable
Batting: remarkable Concentration: superb
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

19. Josh Hamilton - 19 yo, BT Rating=26,908 shortcut
RH batsman, RH Spin bowler. He is a cautious player with respectable leadership skills and feeble experience.
He currently has competent batting form, proficient bowling form and energetic fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: remarkable Concentration: superb
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: competent

[ 23. Pete Sookram - 23 yo, BT Rating=64,870 shortcut
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is a steady player with woeful leadership skills and respectable experience.
He currently has strong batting form, superb bowling form and sublime fitness.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: exceptional Concentration: sensational
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: respectable

one more pop for Sookram do we think?

 

[MrB]

Long old pop time at 23 but the skill/wage ratio of moving to sensational is still good so I'd keep on training. Trying to get to a point where sensational is the minimum primary in my team.

No pops for me, though BT comes up in an awful format on my new BB so I may have missed something.

Bit gutted my new youth didn't pop on anything despite his 4 nets. Whitters must be due to pop soon too.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Simon Downing - 22 yo, BT Rating=47,521
RH batsman, LFM bowler. He is a cautious player with feeble leadership skills and respectable experience.
He currently has superb batting form, proficient bowling form and sublime fitness.

Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: wonderful Concentration: wonderful
Bowling: feeble Consistency: worthless
Fielding: woeful

 

[* ORM *]

Coming along nicely !

Afaq Lakhani - 20 yo, BT Rating=38,196
RH batsman, RH Spin bowler. He is a steady player with competent leadership skills and mediocre experience.
He currently has proficient batting form, strong bowling form and sublime fitness.

Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: remarkable
Fielding: feeble

First week pop for my YP

Fred Healy - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,757
RH batsman, RM bowler. He is a destructive player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has respectable batting form, respectable bowling form and fresh fitness.

Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: competent
Batting: respectable Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

 

[blues_r_best]

Marc Baxter - 18 yo, BT Rating=15,267 shortcut
LH batsman, LH Spin bowler. He is an attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has superb batting form, strong bowling form and changeable fitness.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: strong Consistency: respectable
Fielding: competent

 

[The General]

Matt Zamora - 20 yo, BT Rating=37,821
RH batsman, RFM bowler. He is a destructive player with proficient leadership skills and woeful experience.
He currently has superb batting form, superb bowling form and changeable fitness.

Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: superb Concentration: wonderful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: woeful
Fielding: competent

Allan Ndungane - 18 yo, BT Rating=16,051
RH batsman, RH Spin bowler. He is a cautious player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
He currently has superb batting form, competent bowling form and changeable fitness.

Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: feeble
Bowling: proficient Consistency: superb
Fielding: feeble