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.

@Journey He did mate, top defender but Kramaric took star player.

Hey mate, great to have you back!! Hope fatherhood has been treating you well!

You've haven't missed much while you were away :-D

I still keep my own spreadsheet but for anyone who can't be bothered or isn't so analytical I would highly recommend Noirx4's work, you'll make the £2 back over and over simply by seeing the next PB star before the crowd.

@Advinculas-Index Thanks for the quick reply. That's a shame. I'll just have to sit tight & wait.

@Advinculas-Index Apologies if this has been answered elsewhere but is there any way to check the top bid when you have the shares in the sell queue? When I click on the IS price I get the message ''you don't own that player,'' I do own them, but there in the queue and I don't want to remove them just to check!! :-D

https://trade.footballindex.co.uk/dividendannouncement20/

@ScouseSte He does say towards the end (32min ish) that they are going to keep an eye on liquidity and review where a market maker might be needed. So in theory initially no market makers (other than other traders of course) but potentially in the future. As I said elsewhere if there are 100s of players sitting with 0 sell price FI will probably need to act - would a new user buy a player who shows as having no sell price?

Firstly apologies for starting a new thread on OBs but I'm hoping by creating a new thread with a positive opening statement and practical advice it will help calm a few people, especially as in a lot of the comments I've read recently you can either feel the concern or worse you can feel the dripping greed from certain vultures trying to enflame those concerns.

I would recommend anyone who hasn't listened to the FIGs video on OBs do so. The biggest positive speculation, with which I agree, is that FI / market-makers will initially create bids so that the vast majority of players will have the minimum 300 units of bids needed to create an IS price. It's not in FI's favour to have loads of players showing as having '0' sale price. This means there is likely to be an option to sell almost any player (death / retirement excluded exactly as now)

Next the new IS price will be created by the average of the HIGHEST 300 units of bids. What will this likely mean in practice? The new system opens, a trader puts in a 300 unit bid at 80% value, to keep it simple a £10 player now shows as having an £8 IS price until either someone sells or more importantly until the average is pushed up.
I believe these lower bids will happen a lot in the opening few minutes / hours of the new system so PATIENCE will be key - if you need to cash out you've probably waited this long so please wait a little longer!! Why? Because if the next trader makes a 300 unit bid at £9 that automatically becomes the new IS price again until there are higher bids or again until someone sells & so on.
FI automatically take the money from bidders so there will not be 1000s of traders putting in bids at 80% & tying up there funds - there will be some but patience I feel will beat them!

I also read that tightening spreads will encourage people to leave. I think this makes no sense though as the IS price is only created by bids, therefore the spreads only close as more people bid, i.e. the money isn't leaving that player & so their ''buy now'' price stays the same. Only when people list to market sell will the price drop - just as it does now!

Lastly if you do need to sell up then now is a good time to work out what you'd accept for a player, before you IS at a lower price I don't see why you couldn't mention on the forum what price you'd ''prefer'' to sell them at. I think there are enough white knight traders who'd be willing to help! At the end of the day if traders are currently happy to pay the buy now price there's no reason why they wouldn't be happy even with a small discount.

Thanks AT10

@Tom7471 My thoughts are the property market will drop & so he'll get more for his money in the future BUT it's not my speciality, I'm sure there are guys on this forum though who will have more specialist knowledge!
No worries about the chat, not sure if FI actually notify you when someone sends you a DM?

@Tom7471 Hey mate, I sent you a message on ''chat'' a few days back to save cluttering this page to see how it was going. Maybe DM me on that.

To be honest when I got to 400 VVD & hadn't heard from you I went in another direction.

One of the questions I asked you was whether your friend was still planning on investing in property right now? Not sure what other people think (or whether this is a good page for this debate) but with the impending recession, mortgage changes etc. whether now is the time to be investing in property?

@jonathan-rolfe NO!!! He's already agreed a transfer to Saudi Arabia July 1st 2020