Smiddie wrote:RL shouldnt be used as an excuse, you can set basic orders for a match and if you don't make it on thats why you have your 3 assistants to set some orders and if they failed to do so, at least some basic default orders have been set, seeing my batsmen play down the order as a keeper chasing a massive total was totally Crud and didnt enjoy that at all, thats how people lose interest in the nat scene, i suggest USA get there act together ASAP cause that was a total joke seeing a game like that.
Yeah, I tend to agree with that. I've been in NT management for a long time and never failed to set orders for any game (I did fail to select a touring squad the very first time because I didn't realise the squad is selected 2 weeks before the actual tour). Default orders are easy to set in place. Also, it only takes 5mins to select a team/orders. I often do that and then, if I have time (which I usually do) I will have a closer look to tinker with the team/orders before the game starts.
These are other manager's players and they are off on tour rather than playing for their clubs. It is just a game, but if people invest time and effort into it, then they can feel justifiably upset when their batter is playing as a keeper down the order.
I can understand real life preventing a manager from going into detail when selecting a squad (such as looking at potential fatigue problems for certain players, the impact upon later games and little things like trying to get some left/right combinations in the batting), but failing to set basic orders isn't really excusable.
It's strange that a manager can insist that his assistants don't meddle when it comes to orders when he has so much going on in real life. I'd have thought a manager should enourage his assistants to watch his back for him. That's why they are there and that's why you select very active assistants. It's less important how experienced they are or even what they have done in the game and more important that they take an interest and are active.
