As already pointed out the dividends would likely divide / split by the same amount.

I believe in the early days of FI there was only media buzz at 20p a share for each winner, they then did a 4 way split, so if you had 100 of Pogba you now have 400 but each time you won you'd get 5p a share (this was how it was when I joined) So essentially everyday Pogba wins you'd still get the same payout because you have 4 times more.

The major advantage however is that now Pogba instead of being £12 a share is £3 a share = much more attractive for new users. And when his price increases to £3.01 your portfolio goes up £4 (as you now have 400)

So from what I understand it really benefits the established traders but doesn't particularly harm new users, because if a new user today pays £12 a share for Pogba and earns 10% in buzz (i.e. £1.20 a share) in the future they'd pay £3 they'd still get the same 10% return only now it's 30p a share.

If the prices then rose back to where 1 share in Pogba was not getting such a good return %, FI would probably then look at increasing dividends again (as they did in the past with the introduction of PB payouts) but this would then be a question of financial viability for FI.....

@Comrade So I'll start a new thread to help :-D

I'm assuming you're like me, don't feel quite right until you see the comment ''There are no unread topics'' - is this what addiction feels like..........

[Yawn], different forum, same people talking anti-Ronaldo.

Although to be fair he only scored 41 goals in all comps, probably should just retire. Oh and scored in every CL game except 1 semi and tonight.

Plus if you're going to judge players on tonights game; the only time I heard Firminho's name was when they announced the starting line up. By the above logic that must mean he should retire too!

The endless Pogba threads, holders will passionately promote him and those who've sold up will equally passionately tell you why he's not worth having.

The reality is there's a chance he moves next summer and his price drops more than he returns in dividends.
There's a possibility Zidane gets fired ending all Real speculation or Utd give him the new contract that he & Mino Raiola were probably angling for and his price jumps.

At the end of the day most people should realise a balanced portfolio is the way forward, that means a mix of MB, PB, IPD, youth, transfer + growth prospects etc. etc. How you mix it should be dependent on your goals and your adversity to risk.

But just for the record, Pogba last night became the first player post-split to return over £1 in dividends.

So a couple of notes on the above;

1. This is based on my own records dated 10th Aug - 16th May 2019, in the words of Rag N Bone Man ''I'm only human'' but should be very accurate.
   If anyone thinks I've missed someone then please let me know and I'll check my records.
2. I've cheated on initial request (4-4-2) and I've gone for a (3-4-3) as higher returns are mostly with forwards (not necessarily higher %s though)
3. Returns are based on what they would be worth at post-split values, except for IPDs which are the totals to date. It's obvious but worth stating you wouldn't have qualified for all IPDs without selling every month and paying a 2% commission so it's slightly misleading.

@NewUser162422

KDB is a fantastic footballer = no argument.

Since January 1st 2017, KDB has returned 13p in media buzz money = FACT. 13p in 18months. 2p less than Perisic or the same as Fellaini if you prefer? This is what makes him overpriced (IMO as well)

Performace buzz money 60p, sounds ok, however, 20p for Belgium. 20p before the IPO expansions (when the number of potential winners was tiny) 20p since November 1st 2017 (3 wins - 2 singles / 1 triple day) The reason he doesn't win more is because City cruise so many games that at 70mins when they're a couple goals up they pull off KDB to ''protect'' him for the next match.

So before you say someone's comment is BS you should probably get some more info ;-)

****** Disclaimer past performance blah, blah, blah.... *******

@dannypea - MB since Jan 1st,

So this is what I have, would hasten to add that Countinho, Sanchez and Auba have won very few or none in Countinho's case since the their transfers. So Pogba providing best value at current prices.

I won't send PB info as I'd suggest it's not the time to be buying PB players :-D

A lot of reaction to the positional changes and how it might affect dividend returns, so some quick research on players I've seen mentioned. (Of which I only own Hazard)

This is based on returns from this season and calculated using the post-split dividend structure;

Hazard - 21p as a FWD // 14p as a midfielder (Net change -7p / 33% PB yield)
Kimmich - 35p as a DEF // 12p as a midfielder (Net change -23p / 65% PB yield)
Guedes - 0p as a MID // 0p as a FWD
Players who would have benefitted most from Kimmich being a midfielder = no-one. His wins would have been spread across about 6 different defenders, all with 1 extra win (Sule (1 extra win) / Alaba? Unsure, one game Kimmich won with 134, I don't know who was 2nd as I don't record below 150)

Final thought for all those who've seen their investment crash and haven't sold, THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, Marcelo of Real was also briefly a Midfielder, his price rebounded when OPTA (not FI!!!!) re-classified him back to a defender. Will Kimmich be re-classified as a defender, my feeling = yes. (I don't hold!!)

@Agatello If I keep buying every player you recommend my wife's going to divorce me and take half my portfolio ;-D

Here we go again.

A player's buy price is calculated by the lowest 900 shares offered by current owners. So whenever it drops it's because those owners have placed offers lower than the current buy price. Hope that makes sense!

I'm so disappointed about the pricing of Wirtz, he was one of the guys I was really looking forward to being IPO'd but can't bring myself to pay so much for him when there are proven dividend winners for cheaper.

A couple of points; IPO's have traditionally been above market price as it could in theory help raise prices across the board, for example, Amiri at 57p / 79p looks incredible valuable to a new user when comparing to Wirtz. but this only works in a growing market.

Secondly & more positively it makes me think FI really can't need the capital, otherwise they'd go back to the very old 25p IPO price and let the traders push the price up whilst replenishing their coffers.

@Three-lions Sorry to say but it's been known to change overnight,

@Three-lions Apologies, misunderstood. You can find all the final standings inc top 10 on the previous TOTM threads;

https://forums.footballindex.co.uk/topic/19285/october-totm/27?_=1606937988160

https://forums.footballindex.co.uk/topic/18860/september-totm/42?_=1606937988156

https://forums.footballindex.co.uk/topic/18287/august-totm/18?_=1606937002658

Hopefully if I've done it right the links should open straight to final standings.

@Three-lions Not a screenshot but here's the YouTube link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_S7y1lBc1Q

Yes - they released in on YouTube :-D

Ruben Dias? One share for 82p bid, for 100 it drops to avg price of 75p. Don't hold the other 2.

@OneBigHoliday Apologies, I didn't mean it to sound like I came in and dropped £15k day one (I wish!!) I started with £100, approx 3 months later when PB was introduced I went for a 45min swim and came back and said to the Mrs I think we should put in £2k, from there it built up over time but I fully admit my portfolio was increasing in value all the time and there was the safety net of instant selling back to FI so it was much easier to justify putting more money in.

Today I would have to be more cautious but I fully believe that if anyone can afford to put money in & leave it here they could easily build a portfolio that earns a substantial return month on month. Especially when I consider that both my savings accounts have written to me to inform me that my interest rates are being reduced to 0 or next to 0!!

@OneBigHoliday So to simply answer your question from my own personal point of view / experience;

On FI I've been able to SLOWLY (over 3yrs) accumulate a portfolio of players who now regularly return me £1000 per month, I have a balanced portfolio (possibly too diversified) and so believe this will continue for a good while now. I've never had more than £15k of my own money in here & that was to maximise a bonus offer and it was a very stressful time & I quickly got back to what I felt I could ''afford to lose // have tied up for a good amount of time.''

It's given me a love of all the top 5 leagues, I have favourite clubs from each one. I love when the teamsheets come out so I can see which of my players are starting and I love following the matchday PB table and seeing my players do well. I also love waking up to find one of my players has sntached MB with a 11.30pm article :-D

I can now do all that without risking another penny (unlike traditional betting) so that's why I continue to love FI :-)