Originally Posted by
passinginterest
Youth system is like a mini version of the main game.
Start off wit 16 player who are local lads and not very good.
You can bring in one player each week that your scouts have found.
You can have up to four scouts I think and once you reject a player offered you can't go back if the others don't have anything better.
The reports and details on players are very vague eg this player has great potential with weak overall skills.
You have to find the players positions by luck.
General belief at the moment seems to be that every 2.5 or 3 stars in a youth game is roughly 1 star in a real match.
Player has to be in the youth team for a full season and be at least 17 to be called up to senior squad.
People set up and run their own youth leagues, both public and private and it's up to yourself which you join.