Thoughts on Round 1.
Legends of Light
Players bought - 210
Salaries - 63
Balance - 127
Players bought
1 Summer 76 10
2 Master Ryiro 60 10
4 Hades 53 10
9 Gustave II 21 10
At first glance, seem to be the clear winners of round 1. The club had specific targets in mind. It went hard and got what it wanted. It has filled up 40 of the 55 game slots. I would expect all four of these players to play their full quota of games as well. I predict a cautious approach from this club for the rest of the auction. They have secured the tier 1,2,4 players in this group. Well done!
Warsenal WC
Players bought - 44
Salaries - 13.2
Balance - 342.8
Players bought
3 Master Atom ◆Elite◆ 28 5
7 Great Expanse 7 5
8 steve1513 6 5
10 OxTheArtist 3 5
The club has employed a different different approach to the round with very specific targets in mind. It has secured some of the lesser known players at very low prices and filled up 20 of the 55 slots. I know Master Atom ◆Elite◆ and steve1513 get along great, so I would expect to see a team with them in it! The club also has a lot of money left, to fill up it's remaining slots, so I'm very curious to see how it fares in the coming rounds.
Spuds
Players bought - 35
Salaries - 10.5
Balance - 354.5
Players bought
5 ps 35 10
The club has pursued a dependable player with a very focused bidding strategy. It has filled up 10 of the 55 slots which gives it a lot of room to operate in future rounds. Will be interesting to see if the manager pursues only known players, or goes after some of the upcoming talent in the pool.
RandomPlayers, Robot Unicorns, WTF
Players bought - 0
Salaries - 0
Balance - 400
Three clubs have not signed any player in the first round. Although it seems like they are the clear losers of this round, a deeper look reveals interesting trends. The final price of a player is always 0 or 1 greater than the second highest bid. So everyone is congratulating the clubs which have acquired players, but it just means they bid high amounts. Purple Illusions posted the % increase from base price for every player, and there was a clear plan with the second highest bids. They've done their Math, and it seems like they know what they're doing. I wouldn't discount these clubs too soon.
Edited 2/26/2016 21:37:41