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Noopti

Orizio wrote: »

Defintely going to have to play you in a friendly Noopti, we both seem to have around the same CSR ratings. Monday week alright?

Sure, lets pencil it in! I will field my full strength side for that one!

I do want to trim the squad down a bit, but I find it impossible to sell players. Probably because the ones I want to sell are pretty poor, and I don't like firing them. I have fired a couple though.

I would like to get the squad down to about 25 though.

Orizio

Just fire the nine with the weakest CSR - your going to make little to no money selling so early on.

Noopti

Orizio wrote: »

Just fire the nine with the weakest CSR - your going to make little to no money selling so early on.

I don't want to fire my players.......especially in a recession! :pac:

Seriously though, I have fired a few of them.....they were useless.

hello_there_jim

hey, just joined, tommy's tigers is the team name.
how do i request a friendly match?

funky penguin

Use the search tool to find someones team then request the friendly.

I'd give you one but I'm booked for Monday. I'll provisionally book you for Monday week though if you want?

dave13

hello_there_jim wrote: »

hey, just joined, tommy's tigers is the team name.
how do i request a friendly match?

I requested a friendly there if you dont have one yet?

Gelio

Anyone want a friendly this week?
I just started so I want to try out my players!

Gelio

BTW Team name Geraldine RFC

hello_there_jim

ya fire away, monday week it is even tho i dont know whats my best team as it doesnt say the position when you view the players

Noopti

hello_there_jim wrote: »

ya fire away, monday week it is even tho i dont know whats my best team as it doesnt say the position when you view the players

You have to suss out who should play where based on their attributes.

Gelio

Noopti wrote: »

You have to suss out who should play where based on their attributes.

Thats the best thing, there is no right or wrong position a hooker can play 10 but he will knock on the whole time.

EDIT: I have a few questions, can your players play for their country? If they do does it improve their rugby much? How do the international coaches get picked? And anyone want a friendly?

Orizio

Again, can new lads put up there teams so I can bookmark them?

ajeffares wrote: »

Thats the best thing, there is no right or wrong position a hooker can play 10 but he will knock on the whole time.

EDIT: I have a few questions, can your players play for their country? If they do does it improve their rugby much? How do the international coaches get picked? And anyone want a friendly?

Yes players can play for their countries (both senior and Under-20), I would imagine it improves as much as a normal match does, the international coaches are voted on, 'Priest' is the current Irish manager.

Orizio

hello_there_jim wrote: »

ya fire away, monday week it is even tho i dont know whats my best team as it doesnt say the position when you view the players

You have to use your knowledge of the game - put the fattest/smallest up front, good technique/strength for the props, handling for the hooker, handling, height and jumping for the locks and so on.

johnnysmack

anyone still in the cup? i got knocked out last night. my own fault really, only had 7 first team players out cause important league game coming up but it means im now available for friendlies. polk high is the team name if anyone is interested.

Stev_o

johnnysmack wrote: »

anyone still in the cup? i got knocked out last night. my own fault really, only had 7 first team players out cause important league game coming up but it means im now available for friendlies. polk high is the team name if anyone is interested.

Think most of our teams where kicked out early on when they where just bots.

On another note if we gather all the teams we have available we could do our own cup (albeit we won't actually get a cup just bragging rights) through friendlies. What do people think?

Noopti

Stev_o wrote: »

Think most of our teams where kicked out early on when they where just bots.

On another note if we gather all the teams we have available we could do our own cup (albeit we won't actually get a cup just bragging rights) through friendlies. What do people think?

Would be a good idea, would also involved a lot of organising: arranging the fixtures, making sure people arrange the appropriate games, tallying up the point etc.

I have just added everyones teams in my bookmarks, and I noticed a lot of teams are in Kildare!

Stev_o

Noopti wrote: »

Would be a good idea, would also involved a lot of organising: arranging the fixtures, making sure people arrange the appropriate games, tallying up the point etc.

I have just added everyones teams in my bookmarks, and I noticed a lot of teams are in Kildare!

Considering most of us are playing in leagues that are with inactive players id thought it would a decent challenge. Kildare is the place to be :P

Noopti

Stev_o wrote: »

Considering most of us are playing in leagues that are with inactive players id thought it would a decent challenge. Kildare is the place to be :P

Well, you could put up a thread asking people to submit their team names if they want to take part. Then you could create a fixture list with those teams and sticky the post containg the table and the next fixtures (team name and manager name).

Then each week the post could be edited with the results/table and the next fixtures. It is then up to each home manager to arrange the fixtures (it has to be done home/away - person who is home is responsible for arranging fixture).

If the home manager that week doesn't arrange, then they forfeit. If they do arrange and the away manager doesn't accept then the away manager forfeits.

Might be worth a shot.

Stev_o

Noopti wrote: »

Well, you could put up a thread asking people to submit their team names if they want to take part. Then you could create a fixture list with those teams and sticky the post containg the table and the next fixtures (team name and manager name).

Then each week the post could be edited with the results/table and the next fixtures. It is then up to each home manager to arrange the fixtures (it has to be done home/away - person who is home is responsible for arranging fixture).

If the home manager that week doesn't arrange, then they forfeit. If they do arrange and the away manager doesn't accept then the away manager forfeits.

Might be worth a shot.

Sounds like a good idea but i wonder if there are enough active managers here on this site to take part. No point doing this is if there is a grand total of 6 teams you know? Unless we do a 7's style rules where we split into two groups top 2 teams qualify the others go into a bowl (unless they have come last dew to in activeness) competition.

Gelio

Orizio wrote: »

Again, can new lads put up there teams so I can bookmark them?



Yes players can play for their countries (both senior and Under-20), I would imagine it improves as much as a normal match does, the international coaches are voted on, 'Priest' is the current Irish manager.

Thanks, yea I put my team name above already its Gearldine RFC

Orizio

Stev_o wrote: »

Think most of our teams where kicked out early on when they where just bots.

On another note if we gather all the teams we have available we could do our own cup (albeit we won't actually get a cup just bragging rights) through friendlies. What do people think?

Good idea; I understand we can actually have our own competition and your own little winner/runner-up cups but I think you have to run your own website...? I'm not sure, its explained on the site.

Anyway, we can do something simple like have eight teams and quarter-finals; lose one and you are out. There is at least a dozen Boards users on Blackout rugby so we should have enough.

Stev_o

Orizio wrote: »

Good idea; I understand we can actually have our own competition and your own little winner/runner-up cups but I think you have to run your own website...? I'm not sure, its explained on the site.

Anyway, we can do something simple like have eight teams and quarter-finals; lose one and you are out. There is at least a dozen Boards users on Blackout rugby so we should have enough.

Right then how about we ask Ruggie or Crash to get us a sign up sticky thread and try and sort out who wants to take part. How does that sound?

Orizio

Stev_o wrote: »

Right then how about we ask Ruggie or Crash to get us a sign up sticky thread and try and sort out who wants to take part. How does that sound?

Sounds good.

Noopti

Stev_o wrote: »

Right then how about we ask Ruggie or Crash to get us a sign up sticky thread and try and sort out who wants to take part. How does that sound?

Sounds good! Just noticed you are in Leixlip, I lived there from the age of 9 to 27!

Orizio

Lads, if you go to 'Tools' then 'Extras' and then 'Friendly Competitions' on the Blackout Rugby site you'll notice more then a few competitions run by members through their own websites. One of them, the Balshaw Cup, is what the lads over on Planet Rugby forum play in.

Anyway, here are the instructions on Blackout Rugby regarding the start of a new competition...

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Looks time consuming but something to consider if people are still playing at the end of this season.

Gelio

I have a bit of a stupid question: Is the under 20 teams for players that are less than 20 or does it include 20 year olds

Orizio

I'm fairly sure its only up to 19 year olds.

Gelio

Orizio wrote: »

I'm fairly sure its only up to 19 year olds.

Thanks:)

Gelio

Orizio wrote: »

I'm fairly sure its only up to 19 year olds.

Oh wait, it says in the documentation it includes 20 year olds

ManoCornuta

What exactly is CSR?