Controversy

The whole of Saunders was talking about a deal I made and the moderators subsequently punished me for. I swapped Guardado (crushingly disappointing in Season 3) for 3 hot prospects – Neymar, Aaron and Fabio da Silva. This was generally considered a fair deal, even by the mods, but as the other manager was known to be leaving, all players involved were released.

After much talking in the lobby and in the forums, the moderators approached me and agreed that the punishment had been harsh and I was due financial compensation. This in itself was difficult as the market has absolutely died, so to put a figure on what a player is worth was very difficult, but we eventually came to an agreement.

Everyone can make mistakes, and I respect the moderators in Saunders for taking the time to talk the problem through with me – so let this be a lesson learnt – if you know someone is leaving, don’t do any deals with them whatsoever!