Season 8 - Time to Gloat

FewFew · 15-05-2010 6:05pm

mar-z wrote: »

JB I think if all stays the same after playoffs your due to play a team from III.3 and I think its Half Acre Hornets

Half Acre Hornets? Fudge, they'll give you a decent run for your money, I was hoping it would be a bot.

Orizio · 15-05-2010 7:56pm

crisco10 wrote: »

What are people doing about Training on Tues?I am very tempted to cancel all my individual sessions to rest up for the Playoffs. Worth it? (considering i only have an outside chance in the playoffs anyway)

No, crazy idea.

crisco10 · 15-05-2010 11:19pm

Orizio wrote: »

No, crazy idea.

Which is crazy, resting or not resting?

Judging by your previous posts i would say not resting is crazy.

FewFew · 16-05-2010 12:50am

So, looks like at least myself and the Sex Panthers are going up to play with the boys in league 7. Fun times!

Orizio · 16-05-2010 12:51am

crisco10 wrote: »

Which is crazy, resting or not resting?

Judging by your previous posts i would say not resting is crazy.

Other way around. Not training anyone is crazy (assuming that is what you are proposing).

eoferrall · 16-05-2010 2:09am

Orizio wrote: »

Other way around. Not training anyone is crazy (assuming that is what you are proposing).

I agree, I have now swtiched training from my top players I want at perfect for playoffs to players that will be subbing etc.

if you dont train anyone then you are effectively wasting those slots.

crisco10 · 16-05-2010 10:09am

Orizio wrote: »

Other way around. Not training anyone is crazy (assuming that is what you are proposing).

Nah, thinking of not resting my fitter starters and subs etc. But definetly at least reducing the training some of the lads get (i.e. not giving 1 man more than 1 or 2 sessions I think). I'll see what energy levels are like Monday night.

eoferrall · 16-05-2010 2:02pm

anyone watching the U20's match v SA? 20mins gone and SA have 96% territory, but only one try! quality defense - but it all so early means we could be shafted in last 20!

edit: seven all - nice try too!

daveharnett · 16-05-2010 2:28pm

eoferrall wrote: »

edit: seven all - nice try too!

Up 12 7 at halftime. Playing @ normal could pay off!

eoferrall · 16-05-2010 5:22pm

daveharnett wrote: »

Up 12 7 at halftime. Playing @ normal could pay off!

It did pay off! 3 from 3, top of pool B! reckon we will be playing wales or france? which would we have better chance of beating?

Don't know much about the international sides as only just started paying attention to them!:o

Orizio · 18-05-2010 1:30pm

15 pops in the past week! :eek:

eoferrall · 18-05-2010 1:34pm

Orizio wrote: »

15 pops in the past week! :eek:

Match & training or just training?

Orizio · 18-05-2010 1:56pm

eoferrall wrote: »

Match & training

Two training sessions, two WNWIM matches.

JohnButler · 21-05-2010 4:11pm

So everyone set for the play-offs? Everyone feeling confident?

eoferrall · 21-05-2010 4:26pm

JohnButler wrote: »

So everyone set for the play-offs? Everyone feeling confident?

Everyone is confidient, everyone is set!

now to see if the tactics come off so i still have rested players for Final!

tHE vAGGABOND · 22-05-2010 12:04am

Total change of normal tactics for semi - and it worked, won 38-0 against a team which I had very close games with in regular season [won one and lost one].

Realisitcally I have next to no chance tomorrow in final, as they are the team who won group stage quite easily and beat me easily twice.

Half tempted to go WNWIM and use it for training and take a defeat tbh with an eye on winning league next season? But I guess I will sleep on it and see.

daveharnett · 22-05-2010 2:00am

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Total change of normal tactics for semi - and it worked, won 38-0 against a team which I had very close games with in regular season [won one and lost one].

Realisitcally I have next to no chance tomorrow in final, as they are the team who won group stage quite easily and beat me easily twice.

Half tempted to go WNWIM and use it for training and take a defeat tbh with an eye on winning league next season? But I guess I will sleep on it and see.

I would still go ltnt. There is an experience bonus for knockouts, which may 'stack' with the 1.5 experience multiplier for playing LTNT.

FewFew · 22-05-2010 10:45am

I'll be glad to get out of this joke that is Div IV ... My team of props just destroyed a bot 93-0. I must say I'm liking the effect that a team full of forwards is having, I may finally realise my dreams and just fire my whole backline.

tHE vAGGABOND · 22-05-2010 12:26pm

I would still go ltnt.

thanks, Ive done that

Fingers crossed now, its in the hands of the gods

JohnButler · 22-05-2010 1:00pm

So i have gone over a full year without having premium membership but i could go on no longer without it.

Just got it there and its gonna make the Gnomes even more awesome!

JohnButler · 22-05-2010 4:26pm

YYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Moved up one place on the promotion tables and i know have a bot in my qualifier!! You little f***in' beauty!!

III.2 for The Gnomes next season!!

satory · 22-05-2010 4:35pm

your leaving IV.8?

Its the league I am being promoted to at the moment..

JohnButler · 22-05-2010 4:38pm

Sure am mate ye. Just won the final there and have my qualifier on Wednesday. Its a handy league to be in so you should be pushing for promotion to div3 next season!

daveharnett · 22-05-2010 6:10pm

JohnButler wrote: »

YYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Moved up one place on the promotion tables and i know have a bot in my qualifier!! You little f***in' beauty!!

III.2 for The Gnomes next season!!

Good for you, looks a picnic compared to III.3

satory · 22-05-2010 9:18pm

Bloody hell, spent some of my winnings on upgrading my training facilities to level 3...

Won't be finished until July 3rd...

Orizio · 22-05-2010 10:05pm

Do we not get any attendance money for home play-off matches?

Wylie Luke · 22-05-2010 10:17pm

No Orizio, 'The Man' looks after all finances for the playoffs

"NOTE: All finances for playoff matches are handled by competition organisers. This means that neither of the clubs participating in a playoff match will see either expenses or revenues for a playoff match."

tis a bit **** though cos I had 2 full houses

Hey Satory, I've just done the exact same thing, and hires level 3 Attack and Defense coaches as well, straight back in the red but hopefully with new sponsors and bigger main sponsor it'll be back in the black after a week or two!

Where are you with your YA? will be interesting to watch the 2 clubs grow!!!

satory · 22-05-2010 10:30pm

It should be at 5 star when the new season starts... Was never really paying attention to the YA before, only used it to promote and fill up the numbers on my 2nd 15

Got 182,000ish left in the bank, just toying around with the stadium calc to see how a larger one would benefit me, though may throw it back into coaches, etc

Wylie Luke · 22-05-2010 10:37pm

I'm the same with YA, 4 or 5 stars and growing, I see it as the only long term solution to pulling 3k/4k Kids as I've done all season!

In my second week of playing I incresed my stadium by about 70 - without reading up on it or realising how ridiculous that was (and expensive at abround 200k!) and haven't filled it yet so will def leave that on the back-burner for now, my members are "Thrilled" at the moment (TBH I thought they'd be even happier) but I'd be happy with a nice steady growth of c15 members a week and maybe look at stadium next season!

Still can't work out which Div IV I'm going to though, I dunno how that works!

satory · 22-05-2010 10:47pm

If I fully understand it, as since your over the auto promote line, your going to fall into IV.26

Wylie Luke · 22-05-2010 11:08pm

Cheers, I get it now! Looks like 1 team and a bunch of bots! not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, a season developing and training hard v pretty boring every week, still, it'll be a welcome break, it's been a whirlwind couple of weeks gettin to the top of v102 and took 3 casualties this weekend!

FewFew · 23-05-2010 10:35pm

Ah sure feck it... I didn't realise that your margin in the play-offs counts towards your promotion. Ended in 4th place... so no joy of league 7, but I do have the company of Geraldine RFC.

Munster MKII are heading to 10.

Kilsough South Warriors heading to 7 (jealous)

Tournalfulla headin' to 16

Anybody getting relegated in boards-town?

johnnysmack · 23-05-2010 11:11pm

Fewcifur wrote: »

Anybody getting relegated in boards-town?

Nah we're all too good for that

eoferrall · 23-05-2010 11:15pm

johnnysmack wrote: »

Nah we're all too good for that

Another season or two and we all will be starting to fill up the leagues against each other in div II and III (and a few in Div I):D

daveharnett · 24-05-2010 12:08am

Fewcifur wrote: »

Ah sure feck it... I didn't realise that your margin in the play-offs counts towards your promotion.

Tournalfulla headin' to 16

Neither did I. Tournafulla crept over the autopromote line on points difference during the final

eoferrall wrote: »

Another season or two and we all will be starting to fill up the leagues against each other in div II and III (and a few in Div I):D

Indeed. I reckon div II is achievable in season 10, and I think a few of you could be there ahead of me.

TheVoodoo · 24-05-2010 12:39pm

Damn my Complacency....

JohnButler · 24-05-2010 2:07pm

TheVoodoo wrote: »

Damn my Complacency....

Voodoo what happened? I was sure i was going to be meeting you in the final!

I want you to win that league next season d'ya hear me?

TheVoodoo · 24-05-2010 3:17pm

I think that was my problem. I thought i had the semi won before it even started, so didnt take it too seriously. Annoyingly enough though, everyone of my players out-performed his opposite number, Guess i just got tactics wrong.

Although i did notice that the Feral southerners guy has 6 or 7 30k + CSR players which he did'nt have during the regular season.

Ah well, I'm guessing it'll be a 2/3 horse race depending who gets promoted/demoted. So i should make the playoffs regardless due to the amount of Bots in the league.

Fingers crossed it'll all come together this season, all new training facilities and coaches, stadium expansion complete, and a few decent young players ( although i cant seem to find the right position for one of two of them... )

Congrats anyway John, Would have liked to have played you in the final, but sure what can you do. I'd be more than happy for a friendly or 2 next season, thats if you still want to mix with Div IV Rifff-Raff :P

satory · 24-05-2010 4:15pm

Which team are you Voodoo? Should be moving into that league next year, and will be looking for at least 4th in my first season...

TheVoodoo · 24-05-2010 4:29pm

I'm Monkstwon Rfc.

You'll defo finish in the top four, barring some sort of major F-Up.

I'm hoping to have the squad to take me up this coming season, but, i'm no longer making assumptions until it's over, and i'm going to have to be cautious of the Feral Southeners now, it looks like they are making a move to try and go up this season too...

Looking forward to playing you though.

JohnButler · 24-05-2010 5:36pm

Ye i reckon too that those Feral Suffeners will be pushing for promotion next season too. They were pretty strong in our final match and surprised me greatly.

But you will have plenty in the tank for 'em, so give 'em hell!

My money is on you for the crown this coming season and i will look forward to seeing you in Div3 the following one.

daveharnett · 24-05-2010 8:04pm

woot
these two have reached 200k between them with half an hour left on the clock.
http://www.blackoutrugby.com/game/club.squad.php#player=8393571
http://www.blackoutrugby.com/game/club.squad.php#player=8373019

eoferrall · 24-05-2010 8:29pm

daveharnett wrote: »

woot
these two have reached 200k between them with half an hour left on the clock.
http://www.blackoutrugby.com/game/club.squad.php#player=8393571
http://www.blackoutrugby.com/game/club.squad.php#player=8373019

Eoin dislikes this!:D

crisco10 · 25-05-2010 10:33am

http://www.blackoutrugby.com/game/club.lobby.php?id=22095#page=summary&id=22095

What an odd team! he has two quite high CSR players. The rest <10k CSR.

And looking at his transfer history he has been doing it for years.

jprender · 25-05-2010 11:06am

crisco10 wrote: »

http://www.blackoutrugby.com/game/club.lobby.php?id=22095#page=summary&id=22095

What an odd team! he has two quite high CSR players. The rest <10k CSR.

And looking at his transfer history he has been doing it for years.

It's a farm team.

The team is only used to train international prospects.

crisco10 · 25-05-2010 2:20pm

jprender wrote: »

It's a farm team.

The team is only used to train international prospects.

I understand if they were Romanians, but why train French/Welsh etc internationals?

jprender · 25-05-2010 4:12pm

crisco10 wrote: »

I understand if they were Romanians, but why train French/Welsh etc internationals?

He has only got a romanian player there at the moment but I don't doubt that he has had other Nationalities also.

Here is how he works it :-

As a farm team he will probably have level 5 trainers and facilities. That stuff costs a bomb and he has to pay for it somehow.

So, he will have a core Romanian player that he will train for the U20 or full international side. He will then train other players (as he has 30 slots) and sell them on the TM for the money that he needs to keep his training facilities going. The nationality of these other players doesn't matter as it is only a means of making money.

Rinse and repeat.

corny · 25-05-2010 6:23pm

The manager of the Rabbitohs does the same thing for us. He has 2 amazing Irish U-20 players.

crisco10 · 27-05-2010 2:41pm

I love transfer silly season. Just logged on and saw a flurry of mails regarding my sale of a 12k CSR player. Quite the bidding war developed and ending up getting $33k for him! I was going to fire him, he was more than a bit useless.

Season 8 - Time to Gloat

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