TM Ireland - Trophymanager Ireland

Probably the most important part of TM. It’s a bit of a balancing act. Getting too big too quickly could run the club into the ground and you’ll have to (eventually) tear it down to a suitable level. Similarly though it can’t be ignored. Done correctly Youth Development (YD) can be the difference between success and failure. The reason? Money. Or more importantly turnover.

YD - A Veritable Balanciing Act

Of course, it’s useless without a good training structure, to get the most out of those players. Try to keep your Training Ground (TG) in line with (or even ahead of) your YD. And gradually build up and improve your Coaches to train the different areas of your team. Starting out it’s a good idea to get a goalkeeper coach, defensive coach, an attacking coach & maybe a midfield coach (Technical, Attacking & Defensive). Aim to get coaches in and around 90%. The higher the better. Carefully though – searching for coaches can get very pricey, very quickly. Get setup first and as you get more experienced you can improve on these areas.

The best guideline for everything in the game is Fans. If you’ve got 10K fans, you would struggle to support level 10 YD & TG. Your simple aim should be increase your fans and grow your YD & TG around that. Level 6 YD and 7 TG is an excellent (and reasonable) target for teams with less than 15K fans.