Finally, there is nothing sillier than the last gameweek when teams use their mots against whoever they might have since they didn't use theirs that season.
I think putting a price on MOTS would automatically fix that problem.
Then I disagree on the fact that MOTS would be earned by logging in a certain number of times in the season. Forcing people to log in is not a good solution, MOTS are an ingame element and should not put a kind of pressure on managers irl.
Gokickoff is also about making keen financial decisions. I don't see a reason why MOTS could not belong to that category. They are an investment after all because they may result in higher reward later in the season, just like any other expense.
Money doesn't buy victory. The very notion that money can buy victory is absolutely disgraceful. Sure getting the most out of one's players is an investment, but not a monetary one. Think about reall world football. History's greatest managers didn't motivate their players by giving away cash bonuses for playing well in key matches.
The greatest managers of history all gained the absolute trust and respect from their players; they put them on their toes whenever they set foot in the room, and each had a playing philosophy that was greeted with enthusiasm and carried on to the pitch with spirit and belief. Above all, though, a manager must have the respect of everybody at the football club.
How are trust and respect earned? Not through money, that is certain! If you have a crappy boss, you won't respect or trust him just because he signs your paycheck or gives you a end of the year bonus!
A great manager needs to be able to communicate & motivate the players through trust and respect to get the very best out of the players. Does that sound a lot like a MotS? It sure does to me. The kind of loyalty can only be earned through an entirely different kind of investment:
time and energy. Logging in to our teams and spending time checking players' condition, training, etc. is about as close as it comes in the GKO universe, which is why I think this would be the best way to earn MotS. After all, nobody wants managers that log in twice per season just to play their MotS (there is one in my league btw).
You say "forcing people to log in is not a good solution" but
how else do you expect to win at this game? Just set your formation and check back every few weeks/months? That won't work! Furthermore,
spending <5 minutes per day on GKO is not going to put pressure on managers irl. I work a full time job too you know. You don't need to spend hours each day, just log in! Maybe hit club activities and do a souvenir booth..it takes around 30 seconds ffs!
An inactive manager in GKO is like a real-world football manager the players almoist never see! No player is going to do their very best for such a manager in the real world, and they shouldn't in GKO either. To get 2 mots with my proposed system, a manager would only need to log in 11 different days every 2 weeks, on average,
which is what most successful managers in GKO do anyway! This is not unreasonable. Besides, logging in is worth something - money (club activities) or player condition/morale boost (player activities). Logging in 5-6 times per week can earn a club 10,000-20,000 G per week just from club activities! Only inactive managers would suffer from this proposed system, and they surely don't care enough about it to be one of the best anyway.