After achieving the main goal of survival last year, the staff is ready for squad transformation into a (sort of) fully regional one. This means quite a bit of maneuvering during offseasons due to much shorter list of available riders, but Žalgiris is ready to take on that challenge.
Renewals went pretty well for us. We did have to, for my money, overpay for some riders who we did not have intentions of selling, but we also did not want to have the repeat of Beniušis debacle and waste our time and money in free agency. All the riders we were looking to sell have reduced their salaries bar Moscon due to his training, but we be chillin. We have bid adieu to Rasmus Guldhammer, Max Losch (shock), Martin Laas, Mateo Frankovic, Carl Fredrik Hagen, Murilo Affonso, Jesus Herrada and Wojciech Pszczolarski. We thank some of them for their service.
Yes, it was not a windup, Halvorsen IS leaving. A true LEDGE in Lithuania, Kristoffer is looking for a new challenge. Still in his prime, a true superstar (at very least in PCT) should be of interest to any team in every division. We wish to buy the bank upon completion of the transfer.
Nat.
Name
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
OVR
XP
Age
Pot
Wage
Gianni Moscon
71
73
80
66
76
77
75
53
59
73
71
69
70
77.19
4.100
30
5
240,000
One of biggest flops last year, Moscon is obviously a great rider and his underperformance can be chalked up to anti Lithuania bias and active rigging against Žalgiris. Should be a fantastic signing for any team in the increasingly competitive CT division
Nat.
Name
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
OVR
XP
Age
Pot
Wage
Dion Smith
69
78
75
68
72
74
75
59
66
74
75
71
65
76.33
4.100
31
5
150,000
Žalgiris simply wasn't the right team for Dion. He can be utilised in much better way for teams more constructed to his strengths. Smith is likely to also dominate CT if given opportunity
Nat.
Name
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
OVR
XP
Age
Pot
Wage
Juan Sossa
67
70
74
57
74
71
72
55
61
68
71
67
58
71.99
3.28
23
5
100,000
Aleksandr Bereznyak
69
69
65
72
68
73
66
57
58
62
63
68
72
70.08
3.29
23
4
50,000
Brandon Rodriguez
74
58
61
64
70
70
60
60
72
72
75
67
66
70.05
3.28
23
4
50,000
A collection of talents headlined by Sossa. Possibly interesting to all the various regional teams that are currently in the tour. We have no intention of keeping any of them, which you should understand what that means.
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Nat.
Name
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
OVR
XP
Age
Pot
Wage
Kristaps Budenieks
69
75
75
63
70
75
72
70
69
74
75
72
61
75.06
4.100
29
2
90,000
Vadim Pronskiy
64
77
73
63
73
72
77
58
61
73
73
70
63
74.81
4.100
26
5
90,000
These two fellows can also be pried away from Žalgiris. We do not have any strong loyalties toward them and they can be a nice boost to any team.
Good renewals for you, but probably some work to be done to get some new leaders. Kmieliauskas won't be able to do it all on his own, though he'll probably be the best TT rider we ever had with us for quite some time.
Oooh some very interesting riders there on the block. You're nearly able to be going fully Baltic it seems...
I like the write-up style as well, all business, no fluff
It would be extremely hard to field a competitive PCT Baltic only team currently, it would take Evonik to completely drop the Latvians , but I am committed towards CIS/Good Europe only roster (except talents). It will take some time, but at very least Lithuania is in decent spot now as well. And yes riders are without a doubt interesting, they sure better be cause I am gooning thinking of the money.
I am all business indeed, I never chat complete nonsense to people, no sir.
kandesbunzler26 wrote:
Good renewals for you, but probably some work to be done to get some new leaders. Kmieliauskas won't be able to do it all on his own, though he'll probably be the best TT rider we ever had with us for quite some time.
My overinflated ego thinks I can use my overpowered charisma (aka money) to make it so there is very little work getting my leaders. But the self imposed limitation definitely hurts, there aren't enough leaders to wait and pick out the bargains, I have to actively go get them currently.
Kmieliauskas will be 85TT, but we are still 4-5 (?) years away from that, nothing to worry about
Wow, some big names on the block and Moscon too! Though your hype can be intimidating at times, Halvorsen should certainly command a huge fee as you say and excited to see what you do with it. Interested how you further go into the regional project, seems like last season did what you wanted and now a "transformation" is always fun to watch.
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Wow, some big names on the block and Moscon too! Though your hype can be intimidating at times, Halvorsen should certainly command a huge fee as you say and excited to see what you do with it. Interested how you further go into the regional project, seems like last season did what you wanted and now a "transformation" is always fun to watch.
Moscon slander is NOT tolerated. YoU cAn attribute his worst alltime output to x y z (such as shit managers hAHaha).
We will waste all the money Lithuanian National Stadium style
The Lithuanian core gets stronger each year; and there are opportunities to bring some of those who are missing back into the fold. Still, somewhat surprised by the decision to transferlist Halvorsen; although I guess you have never been anything but utilitarian.
The Lithuanian core gets stronger each year; and there are opportunities to bring some of those who are missing back into the fold. Still, somewhat surprised by the decision to transferlist Halvorsen; although I guess you have never been anything but utilitarian.
Norway is notorious for yoinking Lithuanian children, therefore Halvorsen has to go !! Well, he has to go for acceptable price, I can always head canon the reasoning to stay.
Also, doing transfers is fun and exciting, I can't imagine just staying put for entire year and barely changing your team up, that is boring as hell !!
It'll be interesting to see the direction you take the team with some big departures on the cards. Definitely at least 1 rider who I have an interest in so we'll for sure have some discussions.
It'll be interesting to see the direction you take the team with some big departures on the cards. Definitely at least 1 rider who I have an interest in so we'll for sure have some discussions.
Will be interesting to me also. It's rough when you cut the database down by 80% or so, but the dopamine rush from all the correct flags is worth it. We will gladly donate an unneeded flag to your roster.
Some very interesting riders here. In particular Sossa, Smith, Budenieks and Pronskiy all could make a brilliant fit in our MO setup. I think we have been after all 4 in the past also
Some very interesting riders here. In particular Sossa, Smith, Budenieks and Pronskiy all could make a brilliant fit in our MO setup. I think we have been after all 4 in the past also
They are very eager to join a fellow PCT team and then terrorise me by scoring 3x points
The biggest signing we've ever done. Videika. is. BACK.
Nat.
Name
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
OVR
Age
Wage
Airidas Videika
74
63
65
66
68
67
72
73
74
79
51
65
68
73.63
30
50,000
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Next up, the TRUE LITHUANIAN SUPERSTAR, Mr. Very Nice Rider, It's Your Privilege To Have Him Guy, definitely not the only legit rider Lithuania has produced in 20 years.
Nat.
Name
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Wage
Aivaras Mikutis
71
66
72
70
67
71
66
71
60
72
68
60
70
50,000
Aivaras Mikutis
71
71
75
75
70
74
71
71
60
72
68
60
75
SR
Aivaras Mikutis
74
66
75
70
70
72
67
76
60
72
69
60
70
CB+CS
Certainly leaning towards SR path as I do not see much value with those backups in the 2nd path. Also SR path is more conducive to training, even though he is so far down the list of people to train, but you never know.
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Nat.
Name
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Wage
Kristians Belohvosciks
70
60
62
67
69
71
65
62
59
67
69
65
72
50,000
Kristians Belohvosciks
77
60
63
74
73
76
70
62
64
70
69
65
79
Track-TT
Now this guy is actually quite exciting. A definite contender to become best prologue specialist in the world if I decide to. Very happy to have him.
Great trio. I always liked the look of Videika, Mikutis looks really cool with multiple paths and of course i always love to see a solid latvian picked up. Please train him to the best prologue specialist in the world!
@KO
oh yeah baby. not sure if prologue comment was sarcastic, but having both an 85TT and 85PRL guy would be quite a special achievement.
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Added yet another talent to our world renowned academy
Nat.
Name
FL
MO
HI
TT
ST
RS
RC
CB
SP
AC
FG
DH
PR
Wage
Gal Glivar
68
65
70
66
69
71
66
58
69
67
68
70
67
75,000
Gal Glivar
71
72
78
67
74
75
71
58
71
74
74
71
68
HI+C
Gal Glivar
71
74
75
73
76
76
73
58
69
68
69
71
74
SR
Definitely a nice rideroo, can always go a bit kookoo and go for SR path, I don't even remember how I came up with that first path, I think it could be optimised too
