Ile Saint-Joseph wrote:Madame, Monsieur,
I was very content when I was recommended the investment opportunity which is the Ounaian National League. I am the proud owner of the Casino du Prince at Ile Saint-Joseph, a miniscule, but rich principality. My operations there have won me a couple of million francs, but now I am searching to expand. Ile Saint-Joseph is magnificent, but as I said, very small. To expand to a larger base, I have decided I would like to invest in your organization through purchasing one of your franchises.
Therefore, I have recently created an ownership group for this purpose: Groupe Garibouds. This group will allow me more security in the investment and will aid me in securing funds. The group consists actually of only other Saint-Josephiens, and I, of course, maintain majority ownership.
Therefore, it is with great pleasure, Madame, Monsieur, that I respectfully inform you, on behalf of Groupe Garibouds, of our offer to purchase Vadborg Wave.
We have made this decision after analysis of the rosters of the available franchises in the league. Although we are aware that in their first couple matches, they have not performed as well as some of the other teams, we see a lot of potential in the team and are excited to invest in it and help it to become the best.
Groupe Garibouds' funds originate partially from private investment, but we have also taken out a loan in order to cover some of the up front costs. For this reason, it is essential that our franchise is able to be able to cover the interest from the loan from its revenue, by the beginning of the next season, at the maximum.
We understand that Vadborg Wave is currently valued at $20,000. We would like to confirm a payment of $22,000 up front. We additionally plan on investing a further $1000 at the beginning of each quarter, as funds become available, thus bringing us to the maximum investment at the beginning of the final quarter.
We would like to insert one clause with our offer. We are are aware that the terms of the franchise are that the name, along with some other items, may be changed on purchase, bute are still conducting market research and in discussion with our design contractors. Therefore we would like to request an extension of the deadline for the unveiling of the new team name. We propose to present new team and stadium names, in conjunction with a new kit, logo, and potential sponsors, no later than the beginning of the next quarter. We will commit to keeping 'Vadborg' in the club name, as well as maintaining the current manager and stadium, although we may plan to expand.
In the hope of your favorable response, I pray you accept, Madame, Monsieur, my most distinguished salutations.
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Pierre Garibouds
President and Founder, Groupe Garibouds
National League
Dear Monsieur Pierre Garibouds,
Thank you for your interest in acquiring Vadborg Wave. The team has begun the season in poor form, however as you have alluded to the squad has a lot of young potential coming through the ranks.
We accept your offer of $22,000 to purchase the franchise, and your condition of injecting investment into the club per quarter will be acceptable.
We will allow a name change later in the season, so long as the name contains the name of the city in which the franchise is based.
To complete the purchase we ask of you could transfer:
$22,000 to the Qusmair National League Bank a/c
$1,000 to the Vadborg Wave Bank a/c
The club will have a capital account balance of $23,957 at time of take-over, and a transfer budget of $2,957.
I am very excited to see what you do with the club.
Many Thanks,
Vito Okambe
President of the Qusmair National League
OOC:
Ile Saint-Joseph wrote:OOC: Hey, this seems like a really fun take on how to run a soccer league! I'm really excited to be a part, I've just got a couple questions.
I chose Vadborg because it had really high numbers listed for its 'potential.' What do I do to make that potential a reality?
Second, I'm excited to buy and sell some players, make some transfers, and try to get Vadborg to the top of the league. But what I'm not clear on is exactly how the skill level of the players factors into the scorination. How do you scorinate the games and what factors go into that calculation?
Thank you for your kind words. Regarding potential, ICly players will be assesed at the end of every quarter and a new rating will be produced based on their performance. In reality, every player will be increased by up to 1 score rating (up to their maximum potential) based on a 'randbetween(0,1)' formula. I may introduce a more complicated system in the future whereby owners who invest in youth facilities will be able to increase ratings faster. This will probably be ready for season 2 as I am trying to lay the groundwork at the moment.
If you wish at the end of every quarter I can telegram you with increases in player ratings along with the club's finances. I will likely introduce ages and wages in season 2 as these are fundamentals in the long term for the league.
At the moment, the scorinator factors in Team 1 ATT vs Team 2 DEF and the likelihood of scoring and then vice versa for the away team. The midfield will then bolster both the attack and the defence. A little simplistic and I will look to introduce things such as Attack/Defence ratio, individual player factors in the future. Other factors which affect the score are:
Home Team bonus
RP bonus
Form rating (Team's form on a rolling 4-game basis)
The RP and Form bonuses are also factored into the generating of the attendance figures for the match (which increases club revenue).
I want to keep the league fairly simple in terms of revenue streams at the moment, so you have match-day revenue as the only stream. Any other income (such as sponsorship etc) can be directly handled by the owner's finances and not the club's.
