การฝึกและขวัญกำลังใจ สำคัญ (11/09/2009 19:27)

The Club
Well, this is where the money is, and where it comes from. One of the first things that happens is you pay your taxes. Clubs that have earned enough profits pay a fee to the governing body of ML. No one knows what this governing body does with all their money, but I suspect it is used to keep all those bots teams in Div 6 running smoothly. The tax is about 30% of your teams profits (not savings) and starts when a team gets above $3mil in profits (or maybe 2 million). For some, a profit tax is something they choose to avoid by over paying for underdeveloped youth, but generally I find that anytime you make enough profit to pay tax you should be happy. Now, that doesn't mean that I am happy to pay taxes, and there are some things that you can do to avoid paying as much tax. You have to do these before Round 37 ticks by however.

1. Pay for your next seasons training camp. Most important is to choose to go overseas  in your training camp, as this will improve your morale a great deal when the time comes. And you will probably need as much morale as you can get in the new season.
2. Repair any decay on your stadium. This amounts over time, so fix it up before you go on vacation and everything will look nice when you get back.
3. Buy any upgrades that you can. Even if it is a small one, if you can save money by not paying profit taxes, it is like paying less for your upgrade.

When the new season starts, there are a lot of things that need to be done quickly to get yourself moving again. Most of this involves money, but there are some things you need to pay attention to for the team overall.

1. Collect your free 10 credits. This is most important because it allows you to buy that new player you need from the teamless list. As well as perform some stadium upgrades, join a few custom cups, and play a few friendlies.
2. Choose a sponsor. Not just any one, but look at your division, figure out if you are likely to get into the playoffs, and get one that will pay you the best for finishing where you expect to end up. If you think you will be in the top 10, don't get the sponsor paying a lot of money paying for first place, because you probably won't get it. And if you think you will be relegated, take as much money up-front as possible.
3. Set your team training to Morale, Morale, Morale, Morale. Your team morale resets to 50 during the off-season, so you want to get it as high as you can as quickly as you can. Couple of rounds of all morale training will get you there fast. Unless you plan on winning your first 9 matches, morale is probably going to be the most important ability you team needs. That is because your team, coaches, managers, players, and financial backers all have big plans for you and that is a lot of pressure.
4. Check out your new team prospect. The player is totally random, generated by "the System" as the new season begins, and there is little influence you have as to his skills, position, and quality. Of course a good Youth Academy will give you better players on average, if you already have 5 keepers, you have no way of preventing another keeper showing up as your new youth development project.

The main focus is getting your team moving forward again. You have lost a lot of momentum during the off-season, so you need to start out well. Since all teams start at the same morale, you will notice it is a little bit easier to beat those good teams in your department. League matches and cup matches will influence your morale, so plan to win as much as possible as early as possible. You need to remove those feelings of self doubt and get your mind off the tabloid press, those shorts with the hole in the bum just don't matter when it comes to winning. Put Heidi in the DVD player and get your team to watch it until they are all smiling, and you will do much better.