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That must have been a nice surprise!

Dear stripey,

Just a reminder that the contract for youth forward, Douglas Tyle, is now due for renewal. His contract expires in the next few days.

After supervising his training, our youth coaches report that Douglas Tyle has taken everything he can from the academy. He is ready to move on.

Douglas Tyle is 15 years old!

Honestly, those messages are a bunch of rubbish half the time. I got a message saying that one of my more recent acquisitions has "Started to show some quality, still a long road ahead yet". He literally hasn't moved from the rating I recruited him at a season previously.

There's information in many of them (other than the ones that tell you they don't know what's going on), it's on us to figure out what they mean

Hello,
I'm new to the game and this is my first post. I hope I'm not asking a stupid question
I already know that the potential of players in the youth academy depends on whether their attributes are balanced. Also, does it matter what their build and height are? Also, does their nationality play a role?

The only stupid question is the one you don't ask welcome!

From the makeup of the top teams I'd say any effect nationality does have is minimal if it even exists. No language barriers or homesickness in IAG!

I've never seen build and height discussed on this thread or elsewhere so again, it doesn't seem to be a consideration for most people. It could have an effect but I don't know about it.

I always prefer looking for taller players and an athletic or muscular build depending on their position, but if a short fat kid turns up with potential to hit 100 rating I'm taking him regardless

just promoted a goalkeeper, he picked up a knock on his first day of training
go figure..

Hard luck! Was he short and fat, by any chance?

My slim youth promotions seem to weigh more than my muscular one go figure

hes about 5 foot 8 and just under 190 pounds. he was listed as musulcar in the academy.

Having read his last youth report, and having a bit of a gap in my promotions, I offered Omorede a place in my senior squad. Thankfully, he accepted. He was rated 100/100/100 as a 16-year-old, and the last message about him suggested that he had learned all he could. He's turned out well - all 90s.

I've just promoted Fishman, he's got the best fixed atts of any player I've ever had. I wonder if he can fulfill the potential he appears to have.

Wow! He is incredible, best fixed stats I have ever seen.

Was he rated 100 all round as a youth?

No, not a 100 youth. He was rated 92 (90/91/95) yesterday. He was actually still improving, but to avoid having two youths reaching 18 at the same time next season, I promoted him yesterday because it was the end of his current contract.

So, this was a bit of a lucky one...

Interesting - it suggests that the youth ratings, as far as we can read them from three statistics, are not wholly indicative of their prospects. One of the game's great mysteries!

Well, we already know that there are often players that are not quite as good as they appear- and the occasional one that's better than they appear, based upon their fixed attributes. (Example: a player with lowest FAs in the 70s that maxes out about 60-65 rating.) Perhaps the youth academy rating is actually a better guide than the fixed attributes and this youngster will be a slight let down compared to his FAs- maybe only reaching high 80s when maxed out?

Or perhaps that's a load of rubbish and he will be IAG's first 97 rated pkayer

Will you keep us updated with how he trains up, roland?

I think my eyes just nearly popped out of my head.

After not finding any really decent youths for several months my scout just turned up with a 14 year old centreback rated....98.

98!

I might just attempt to renegotiate the scout's contract to give him a pay rise!

Only problem is that the youth is short and fat

So it won't be long before your Youth Coach report comes through to say that he's learnt all he can......