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[PCT] Project: Africa | 2014
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 23-10-2014 20:55
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Good to see i'm not the only one sorting out next season stuff. Question for you is which division? Obviously i'm a fan of the team, like pretty much everyone, however from a competitve stand point i hope you crash and burn!
I've got a whole transfer season plan all lined up! 
I'm bargaining on relegating, in which case I will build a super-team in the CT ranks. Keeping Augustyn, Hategeka and buying Van Heerden (82SPR) and R van Rensburg (78TT/PRL). And I'll have 3 75MOU helpers and a 75HIL co-leader. That's the plan 
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 23-10-2014 20:55
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Good to see i'm not the only one sorting out next season stuff. Question for you is which division? Obviously i'm a fan of the team, like pretty much everyone, however from a competitve stand point i hope you crash and burn!
It's pretty unbelievable actually how true that is... that there's one team absolutely everyone likes... still, not hard to see why. 
And I can only second the first part, I've also been sorting out some stuff already (though only for the case that we should cut it for promotion).
Spoiler *Sssshhhh* ... we might be venturing a bit further afield ... *sssssshhhhhh*
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 23-10-2014 20:58
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aidanvn13 wrote:
I've got a whole transfer season plan all lined up!
I'm bargaining on relegating, in which case I will build a super-team in the CT ranks. Keeping Augustyn, Hategeka and buying Van Heerden (82SPR) and R van Rensburg (78TT/PRL). And I'll have 3 75MOU helpers and a 75HIL co-leader. That's the plan
I would doubt that plan purely based on wages... but keep underperforming and who knows what'll happen
My CT planning was great to be competitive on all major terrains then we started doing well and who knows now...
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:02
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Thanks for the kind words guys! I'm sure if we go to CT next season we'll be the ones dominating for a change.
And Tsmoha, I'll reveal it as soon as it's finished. It's unlikely to be the final 2015 version because there's a strong possibility that I'll design a completely new one a week before the season starts.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:05
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TheManxMissile wrote:
aidanvn13 wrote:
I've got a whole transfer season plan all lined up!
I'm bargaining on relegating, in which case I will build a super-team in the CT ranks. Keeping Augustyn, Hategeka and buying Van Heerden (82SPR) and R van Rensburg (78TT/PRL). And I'll have 3 75MOU helpers and a 75HIL co-leader. That's the plan
I would doubt that plan purely based on wages... but keep underperforming and who knows what'll happen
My CT planning was great to be competitive on all major terrains then we started doing well and who knows now...
ATM, I've managed to fit them all within the wage cap believe it or not! Assuming Hategeka takes a minor decrease, which I'm sure he will, and that I loan out 4 of my level 3/4 guys 
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| cio93 |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:08
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TheManxMissile wrote:
Good to see i'm not the only one sorting out next season stuff.
You aren't, but the real question here is, am I the only one sorting out 2018 season stuff already?
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:11
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Would genuinly be interesting to see if a relegating PCT team could build a dominating CT team, while battling with the reduced wage limit and squad size. I suppose they already have an advantage over new teams, with renewals wages tending to be kinder than the free agent market.
Still plenty of time for Project Africa to avoid facing that though!
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:13
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cio93 wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
Good to see i'm not the only one sorting out next season stuff.
You aren't, but the real question here is, am I the only one sorting out 2018 season stuff already?
I've got a shortlist of a squad for a maxed-out and trained Meintjes
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| roturn |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:15
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It all depends on actual wages I think.
PT to PCT works as well as shown by the teams at the moment.
I did built my team the same with low wages.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:17
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Would genuinly be interesting to see if a relegating PCT team could build a dominating CT team, while battling with the reduced wage limit and squad size. I suppose they already have an advantage over new teams, with renewals wages tending to be kinder than the free agent market.
Still plenty of time for Project Africa to avoid facing that though!
Haha, plan for the worst and hope for the best!
Renewals are far kinder. I mean I can get Augustyn for 150k (which is a bargain for a strong CT leader), Hategeka can be just under 200k and then I'll have a returning Rabie (75Hil, 70TT) for 50k. Not to mention other strong helpers who will be there for the minimum.
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| fjhoekie |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:23
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Yeah.
Don't forget I'm coming down as well (Best races this season are over, most likely) and I'll have Topchanyuk (77MO), Efimkin (Decrease, still more than decent), Vaitkus (Same as Efimkin), Prevar (77HI), Ulanowski, Polivoda... And if wages allow me to keep Konovalovas I'm the winner already...
Good luck tho
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| jph27 |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:30
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cio93 wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
Good to see i'm not the only one sorting out next season stuff.
You aren't, but the real question here is, am I the only one sorting out 2018 season stuff already?
It depends if you count me wondering what maxed out Boudat and Latour will be like
Intrigued by the new jersey Aidan and looking forward to seeing it. Think its almost time for me to request a new one after the awesome job you do for mine last season |
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| cio93 |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:32
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aidanvn13 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Would genuinly be interesting to see if a relegating PCT team could build a dominating CT team, while battling with the reduced wage limit and squad size. I suppose they already have an advantage over new teams, with renewals wages tending to be kinder than the free agent market.
Still plenty of time for Project Africa to avoid facing that though!
Haha, plan for the worst and hope for the best!
Renewals are far kinder. I mean I can get Augustyn for 150k (which is a bargain for a strong CT leader), Hategeka can be just under 200k and then I'll have a returning Rabie (75Hil, 70TT) for 50k. Not to mention other strong helpers who will be there for the minimum.
Augustyn 150k
Hategeka 200k
Van Heerden 150k
2x 100k riders
10x 50k riders
Could work.
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| Alakagom |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:34
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jph27 wrote:
cio93 wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
Good to see i'm not the only one sorting out next season stuff.
You aren't, but the real question here is, am I the only one sorting out 2018 season stuff already?
It depends if you count me wondering what maxed out Boudat and Latour will be like
Intrigued by the new jersey Aidan and looking forward to seeing it. Think its almost time for me to request a new one after the awesome job you do for mine last season
I don't think Boudat results this year will mean he'll be special..like someone else
aidanvn13 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Would genuinly be interesting to see if a relegating PCT team could build a dominating CT team, while battling with the reduced wage limit and squad size. I suppose they already have an advantage over new teams, with renewals wages tending to be kinder than the free agent market.
Still plenty of time for Project Africa to avoid facing that though!
Haha, plan for the worst and hope for the best!
Renewals are far kinder. I mean I can get Augustyn for 150k (which is a bargain for a strong CT leader), Hategeka can be just under 200k and then I'll have a returning Rabie (75Hil, 70TT) for 50k. Not to mention other strong helpers who will be there for the minimum.
Even with no results, but just increase stats he'll (Rabie) will increase in wage. Not 100% sure, but I believe so at least, so watch out for that.
Amazing HQ, love reading all the updates and I hope you can stay in PCT. You've been doing amazingly well considering you lost your best climber before the season started. Although I guess going down to CT ain't too bad, I mean there's part of me thinking I'd prefer not to promote, but stay in PCT and continue winning lots of races .Which is highly unlikely in PT
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:41
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aidanvn13 wrote:
SportingNonsense wrote:
Would genuinly be interesting to see if a relegating PCT team could build a dominating CT team, while battling with the reduced wage limit and squad size. I suppose they already have an advantage over new teams, with renewals wages tending to be kinder than the free agent market.
Still plenty of time for Project Africa to avoid facing that though!
Haha, plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Renewals are far kinder. I mean I can get Augustyn for 150k (which is a bargain for a strong CT leader), Hategeka be just under 200k and then I'll have a returning Rabie (75Hil, 70TT) for 50k. Not to mention other strong helpers who will be there for the minimum.
My two leaders (80 SP; 78 HI) cost that much together. 
But honestly, if that plan works out, you'd absolutely boss the division.
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| cio93 |
Posted on 23-10-2014 21:42
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Alakagom wrote:
jph27 wrote:
cio93 wrote:
TheManxMissile wrote:
Good to see i'm not the only one sorting out next season stuff.
You aren't, but the real question here is, am I the only one sorting out 2018 season stuff already?
It depends if you count me wondering what maxed out Boudat and Latour will be like
Intrigued by the new jersey Aidan and looking forward to seeing it. Think its almost time for me to request a new one after the awesome job you do for mine last season
I don't think Boudat results this year will mean he'll be special..like someone else
You wanna stay up or you wanna have Benoot?
And no, wondering what two riders that aren't even in the DB yet will look like when maxed doesn't count.
Alakagom wrote:
Even with no results, but just increase stats he'll (Rabie) will increase in wage. Not 100% sure, but I believe so at least, so watch out for that.
If you're not too stupid in renewals, 60k max I'd say.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 24-10-2014 07:47
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fjhoekie wrote:
Yeah.
Don't forget I'm coming down as well (Best races this season are over, most likely) and I'll have Topchanyuk (77MO), Efimkin (Decrease, still more than decent), Vaitkus (Same as Efimkin), Prevar (77HI), Ulanowski, Polivoda... And if wages allow me to keep Konovalovas I'm the winner already...
Good luck tho
Thanks! That would be another scary team, but I'm willing to bet that you'll stay in PCT. So no CT free-ride for you.
jph27 wrote:
Intrigued by the new jersey Aidan and looking forward to seeing it. Think its almost time for me to request a new one after the awesome job you do for mine last season
Thanks mate. It'll take a while until it's finally finished. I've tried to drift away from the all-black kit that looks too similar to Venchi's kit.
cio93 wrote:
Augustyn 150k
Hategeka 200k
Van Heerden 150k
2x 100k riders
10x 50k riders
Could work.
More or less my notion. All though, the 2 x 100k is spread out between about 4/5 riders earning between 50k-80k, with of course 2/3 less riders only on 50k. Rabie should be ~60k, compared to Duggan (Free Agent) on 205k.
Alakagom wrote:
Even with no results, but just increase stats he'll (Rabie) will increase in wage. Not 100% sure, but I believe so at least, so watch out for that.
Amazing HQ, love reading all the updates and I hope you can stay in PCT. You've been doing amazingly well considering you lost your best climber before the season started.
Oh, don't worry. I've made provision with ~80k to spare for exactly the case where riders ask for increases.
Thanks once again! It was completely my fault though (I think I ended up going 2k over the cap). You'd think that someone who will be doing applied math in uni won't making a counting mistake. Being at the top of any sort of rankings next season is a plus of relegation. Not that I'm aiming for relegation.
Dippofix wrote:
My two leaders (80 SP; 78 HI) cost that much together.
But honestly, if that plan works out, you'd absolutely boss the division.
Mendes for 80k, yea, but Drapac, seriously?  Is he even able to climb the stairs at his house?
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| tsmoha |
Posted on 24-10-2014 08:03
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Hey, Drapac did quite well most recently Just stopping by to defend my former rider. Good boy I am, right?
Edited by tsmoha on 24-10-2014 08:05
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| Dippofix |
Posted on 24-10-2014 09:12
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tsmoha wrote:
Hey, Drapac did quite well most recently Just stopping by to defend my former rider. Good boy I am, right?
Yes. You will be receiving a cookie per mail.
And at least he outclimbs Maksimov, IIRC.
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| aidanvn13 |
Posted on 25-02-2015 17:47
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After last year's plunder where Meintjes finished on 2.99, we are happy to announce that we've done all our calculations correctly. One would expect this from a person who will be studying math at uni, but with me you never know.
 | Johann Rabie | |
| 2014 Team: | Wikipedia | | Stat Level Gain: | 4 -> 4.100 | | Specialisation: | Puncheur |
| Jacques Janse van Rensburg | |
| 2014 Team: | Wikipedia | | Stat Level Gain: | 4 -> 4.100 | | Specialisation: | Stage Races |
| Songezo Jim | |
| 2014 Team: | Project: Africa | | Stat Level Gain: | 3 -> 4 | | Specialisation: | Climber | | 2015 Loan: | Available |
Maxed Stats: 75Mo; 72Hi
 | Metkel Kiflay | |
| 2014 Team: | Project: Africa | | Stat Level Gain: | 3 -> 4 | | Specialisation: | Time Trial | | 2015 Loan: | Available |
Maxed Stats: 76TT; 77Pr
| Louis Meintjes | |
| 2014 Team: | Project: Africa | | Stat Level Gain: | 2 -> 3 | | Specialisation: | Stage Races | | 2015 Loan: | Available |
Maxed Stats: 80Mo; 77Hi; 71TT; 71Pr
 | Valens Ndayisenga | |
| 2014 Team: | Project: Africa | | Stat Level Gain: | 1 -> 3 | | Specialisation: | Climber | | 2015 Loan: | Available |
Maxed Stats: 78Mo; 75Hi
| Johannes Christofel Nel | |
| 2014 Team: | Project: Africa | | Stat Level Gain: | 2 -> 3 | | Specialisation: | Breakaways | | 2015 Loan: | Available |
Maxed Stats: 74Mo; 74Hi; 80Fi
 | Heiko Redecker | |
| 2014 Team: | Project: Africa | | Stat Level Gain: | 3 -> 4 | | Specialisation: | Sprinter | | 2015 Loan: | Available |
Maxed Stats: 72Hi; 76Sp; 78Ac; 79Rc
| Costa Seibeb | |
| 2014 Team: | Project: Africa | | Stat Level Gain: | 2 -> 3 | | Specialisation: | Sprinter | | 2015 Loan: | Available |
Maxed Stats: 75Mo; 76Hi
| Willie Smit | |
| 2014 Team: | Project: Africa | | Stat Level Gain: | 1 -> 3 | | Specialisation: | Puncheur | | 2015 Loan: | Available |
Maxed Stats: 75Hi; 68Sp; 82Fi
Edited by aidanvn13 on 15-03-2015 19:22
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