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EDIT: I have some (not actually even too many) facilities to sell if absolutely necessary, but it's -50% that you lose when you sell them so I've avoided it so far, and also wanted to save those as a last resort option (to prevent all players getting listed, if I'd forget to deal with this situation in time). However, I still can't recall exactly how the bankruptcy situation is handled, especially that does the two week "bankruptcy timer" start only from the time when official BBmail has been sent to warn of you potential bankruptcy danger (or do they still send it nowadays?) and not a moment before that BBMail(?)...

I couldn't recall exactly how it works so I asked an experienced manager (GM-Perpete) who knows this game well. Here is his reply:

Well, once you get a message on a Monday about being under -500k, you have two weeks to get above that line or all of your players will be put on sale for $1 to save the team. If it that's not enough, well... yeah, that's the full bankruptcy with losing the team.

So, 2 weeks after initial email to get your team back into positive, or have all your players listed at $1 each. And...if that doesn't fix the debt, you lose your team.


EDIT: Noted the manager's name.

*HGL off-topic warning, do not read if you don't want other than HGL information* ;)

Thank you MrJ for reaching out GM-Perpete (and also thanks to him for responding)!
I can recall seeing some posts on Global earlier on, but as a non-Supporter forum search functionality is out of my reach so it's often times way too arduous trying to find certain discussions (that you remember existed).

Being earlier on this kind of situation as well (it's been too long to remember all the details that are attached to the process), I can recall some specifics have been discussed on some threads, and lots of details - if my memory serves me - are part of that bankruptcy process, that aren't covered in detail in BB game manual.

But I hope to be able to arrange things so that no such official BB-mail will be sent to me (and no further details of the process will be needed). It's just one of the biggest goals that I've had, so giving up on it wouldn´t be easy.
On the other hand, I simply can't let all my players get listed at $1, as that would effectively ruin large part of the motivation towards BB (and certainly would destroy all work done to train players, by losing them, and in addition making any success in HGL impossible).

Plus, transfer prices of players most of the time seem very low to me, and if the transfer price rule is followed strictly nowadays, I couldn't get much more than $500K from each of my 2 "youngish" best players, of which selling one of them in addition to selling all facilities would hardly allow me to survive until next season's draft at best...
And it'd make it more probable for me to be a strong relegation candidate, and as said, even if I'd fire 15-25 players, I still likely couldn't survive economically on a lower league level. Talking about being in between the tree and a bark... ;P

EDIT: GM-Perpete mentioned "being under -500k, you have two weeks to get above that line or", and you replied to me "So, 2 weeks after initial email to get your team back into positive, or". If I can recall, and interpret game manual correctly (it says something like 'even if after players sales you haven't been able to escape the bankruptcy limit/reach the right side of bankruptcy limit'), I guess I should be on the safe side if interpreting/assuming it so that it is enough to be, say, at -499K (as that's better than -500K which is the limit), but you don't actually have to have a positive (+) bank account balance in order to avoid bankruptcy...

Last edited by Wagner at 1/28/2026 5:37:06 AM

Hello all HGL Managers.

A few seasons ago I created a post where HGL Team achievements could be kept. I have revamped it and started to make it a little more comprehensive.

The aim of these posts are simple: (1) to compliment the ridiculous amount of work Wagner has done where the final results can be kept neatly; and (2) have a place where HGL teams can celebrate their BB successes in addition to the HGL. Only HGL team achievements can be recorded for posterity.

IMPORTANT: A lot of new teams have joined since I last updated it.

Please visit the new HGL Records (330043.1) and see if your team's success need to be updated. If so, please send me a bbmail with the info and I will update. Alternatively, reply in the forum itself.

Thanks.

Thank you MrJ for continuing this work with HGL Records-thread, it's been a pleasure to read this thread in the past, and I'm glad to see it being brought into life again!

There are numerous interesting historical/statistical categories that can be followed/of which records can be kept.

Earlier when I was reading your HGL Records-thread, I thought it was a great addition for you to have a following of HGL teams' success in their "regular BB leagues" - while being ever so slightly semi-off topic in terms of actual HGL (which I personally don't mind at all because), it's still very interesting to see how HGL teams are doing in their respective leagues!

(In an ideal world where all information would just fall into our lap, it would be interesting to add for instance an average world ranking of a league team is playing in - for instance average world ranking of teams in that league - to get a better idea how high level league we're talking about where team is playing in. But all these kind of things would be lot of work with only small amount of added information. I mentioned this also to possibly lower the threshold of other managers sharing their ideas on what stats/data would be cool to see being gathered/stored, and not because I suggest you should use your time to do this exact proposed statistical comparison).

Thanks, Wagner.

I look forward to any suggestions from you and others as to what could and should be included in the Records page.

:D

I´d probably have enough ideas to fill the whole thread (and therefore, fill your days with arduous stats/data gathering) if needed, but let's hear from others as well... :D

I have kept track of the countries' records represented by different teams, such as for season 3 (328546.187). It seems to me that a post such as this one would best fit the HG all-time records thread as well, where we could just update it season after season (or game by game).

Otherwiese, Hadar of Svaty Jur Snakers used to compile the best performances of each gameday, if we could get the best performances in each category compiled into that thread too, it would make it easier to check, when a new best is achieved. If you would like, I could go through the older posts and get this data together and post it on the thread.

Would it make sense to keep track of the "best" players salary-wise that have ever played HGL (or have a list such as this for active seasons only)?

If I come up with any other easy stats and records, I will let you know.

But I hope to be able to arrange things so that no such official BB-mail will be sent to me (and no further details of the process will be needed). It's just one of the biggest goals that I've had, so giving up on it wouldn´t be easy.
On the other hand, I simply can't let all my players get listed at $1, as that would effectively ruin large part of the motivation towards BB (and certainly would destroy all work done to train players, by losing them, and in addition making any success in HGL impossible).

It has been an interesting goal, Wagner. A unique one indeed; however, as you have noted, one you may have to let go for the future of your team.

Just think of how much income you could be making each week if you offloaded...say...50 players! lol

Did I mention the savings on not having to book a charter flight for all 99 players for an away games? (One needs to have a sensible backup solution, yes)? ;)

Some income would be made, however, even if I'd fire 15-25 players, I don't think I want to give up on my certain other goal that's tied to own draftees, even if that total goal of 100 would have to be let go... Meaning that you likely wouldn't see a small (definition of small here is 50 by the way!;p) roster on my team any time soon, if ever.