The Skill Point Scale

Judging how good a player actually is has always been a very selective throughout process in Einnek Football. One manager’s valuation of a player can often differ wildly from another. A third manager would probably have a different opinion again. This is all before you even consider his international reputation, disciplinary record, injury record or any other features.

Constructing a deal can be a minefield when you take this into account when dealing with players of the same skill, but it gets so much more complicated when you are trying to trade players of different skill levels.

One issue I am hearing more and more related to the longer term worth of a player, especially for skill 7 players. It appears a massive misconception is entrenched in some minds that a skill 7 is no better than a skill 6 in the long term, especially if they will not reach the next international threshold before their WACS run out. Simply, this is crazy – a skill 7 is worth so much more than a skill 6.

In trying to illustrate this, I have drawn up a rough table which shows the relative scales between each skill level:

You will see the scale increases between each skill level; the difference between a skill 2 and a skill 3 is bigger than between a skill 3 and a skill 4. Likewise for the difference between a skill 4 and a skill 5 and so on. Surely the ultimate aim of Einnek Football is to win games, leagues and cups?

Dealing away a skill 7 who will not go up through international appearances because you cannot maintain the skill points by retiring him is a quick route to a lesser side. When dealing with higher skill players so much more must be considered than the players likelihood to go up to a higher skill. That is not to say dealing with such players is wrong, just that managers should consider all the options before selling players who are the stars of their side.

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