Season 16 - League & Cup Banter

FewFew

Just making an aul space for season 16 fun.

Again, hopes and goals for the season?

Personally, if I don't get that Div II shot this season, I may just move to Canada (not really though, that'd be a mad idea, I'd just be disappointed.)

mar-z

I'm hoping to actually better 6th in division II next year.

Spent 5 seasons total in div II and finished 6th every time. I want to see some progress!

[Jackass]

I joined a league in division 4 with two pretty decent teams in it, one has gone up automatically after winning play-offs and the other is more than likely too strong for me to go up next season.

My main aim would be to build up good staff (all level 4 with level 3 head coach) and facilities over the season (level 4 training facility and get stadium to 6k), train up players and get second spot in the league after finishing 3rd in season just gone. Also, another team joined a couple of weeks after me, so to try and maintain superiority over them. Hammered them in the play-offs.

The following season I'll be ready to fight my way up I think.

daheff

i hope to get promoted this year. Also hope to get to last 16 in the cup (ambitious i know!)

Just noticed the team who won league (and are were whupped 103-0 in playoffs) sold 4 or 5 of his best players. I think hes moving leagues (2nd team i reckon) -but if not i hope he banks the money and doesnt strengthen his team more

be nice to get back for a 2nd season in div II


I'm also hoping to run an affiliate...and would like to see that team build up trainers & improve a few players -might initially train 5players * 4 sessions to improve the team for the first season, and season 2 get a good youth (or 2) to start training

crisco10

How does the affiliate club thing work? Are they 2 completely independent clubs? Finally, where is it covered in the docs?

FewFew

[Jackass] wrote: »

I joined a league in division 4 with two pretty decent teams in it, one has gone up automatically after winning play-offs and the other is more than likely too strong for me to go up next season.

My main aim would be to build up good staff (all level 4 with level 3 head coach) and facilities over the season (level 4 training facility and get stadium to 6k), train up players and get second spot in the league after finishing 3rd in season just gone. Also, another team joined a couple of weeks after me, so to try and maintain superiority over them. Hammered them in the play-offs.

The following season I'll be ready to fight my way up I think.

Make sure you do your maths on all that level 4 stuff. Not sure if your stadium/fans will be big enough to allow you to afford it with only one season in.

daheff

crisco10 wrote: »

How does the affiliate club thing work? Are they 2 completely independent clubs? Finally, where is it covered in the docs?

its not in the docs yet (afaik).

basically you have 2 clubs. Main club in country A, affiliate in country B. Your Affiliate manager name (should!) be xyz2 (with xzy being your original name).

you cant transfer players between clubs, nor affect ranking points with matches between clubs.

you need to have premium for both clubs (affiliate is half price).

later once the devs have done some work, you will only have 1 manager name, and both clubs will be accessible from this name. you can have more than 1 affiliate club aswell (if you have that much free time!!)

Phonehead

This season I get my Act together, I splashed over 2 million on a 21 year old Backrow (after hoarding cash for a few seasons) That completes my backrow as I had a mule playing there as a stop gap for 2 seasons. I still have over 2 million in the bank so a centre will do nicely at the end of the season. That's the team rebuilding goals for the season ahead, as for League! I'd be happy to get into the top 2 and maybe just maybe get a crack at Division 1, then again I might just settle for mid table and look to win the Canadian Cup as I'm coming back to BR Ireland next season. I am also considering running for Irish Journalist, for a brief moment I considered the NT job again, sense kicked in as I really don't have the time to do that again.

So I'm hoping for a great season ahead, Tromp will break into the NT side and watching Fewis emotions throughout the season always keep me entertained.

FewFew

Phonehead wrote: »

This season I get my Act together, I splashed over 2 million on a 21 year old Backrow (after hoarding cash for a few seasons) That completes my backrow as I had a mule playing there as a stop gap for 2 seasons. I still have over 2 million in the bank so a centre will do nicely at the end of the season. That's the team rebuilding goals for the season ahead, as for League! I'd be happy to get into the top 2 and maybe just maybe get a crack at Division 1, then again I might just settle for mid table and look to win the Canadian Cup as I'm coming back to BR Ireland next season. I am also considering running for Irish Journalist, for a brief moment I considered the NT job again, sense kicked in as I really don't have the time to do that again.

So I'm hoping for a great season ahead, Tromp will break into the NT side and watching Fewis emotions throughout the season always keep me entertained.

I think you'd do a good job as journo. Not sure who's going for the NT job, it's a curious one.

Gelio

Fewcifur wrote: »

Just making an aul space for season 16 fun.

Again, hopes and goals for the season?

Personally, if I don't get that Div II shot this season, I may just move to Canada (not really though, that'd be a mad idea, I'd just be disappointed.)

Couldn't have said it better myself, need some results this year

Davyboy.

Back in Div II... made a few Greyhound like purchases to boost squad strength, hopefully it'll keep me in the division (possibly a play-off, one can dream!!).

Stadium capacity up to 14200, so should have more income from attendance with the promotion.

Goal for the season... Beat the missus, who also got promoted to Div II.

corny

New leagues are out.

mar-z

Well Mauling Bear and Breifne Blues are promoted to II.3 and Open Side relegated to it.

League just got a lot tougher and I will be lucky as hell to stay up.

Considering putting all my efforts into a good cup run.

crisco10

mar-z wrote: »

Well Mauling Bear and Breifne Blues are promoted to II.3 and Open Side relegated to it.

League just got a lot tougher and I will be lucky as hell to stay up.

Considering putting all my efforts into a good cup run.

Breifne are a good side. Camped in div 3 playing wnwim for seasons on end. Be interesting to see if they adapt to "playing" every week...

johnnysmack

mar-z wrote: »

Considering putting all my efforts into a good cup run.

You need to get lucky with the draws in the cup though, at least in the league you can plan weeks in advance who you want to target.

Div 2.1 hasnt gotten any easier either with kilarney, bogwarriors and scorched earth all joining the party. Good thing i just bought a new 200K csr flyhalf for a bargain! :pac:

MarVeL

3.10 is odd. One promoted, one renamed, 2 demoted and 3 up from the 4th

johnnysmack

Got a very strange fixture list, 4 of my first 5 league games are all at home. Need to bring in the points from those games or the second half of the season when im away could be a disaster.

eoferrall

Aiming to stay in division II this season. in div II.4 with BJD. looks to be a few winable games, and if can catch a few of the top teams out and pick up some points we shall see. will be good anyway!

bring it on as they say!:D

crisco10

johnnysmack wrote: »

Got a very strange fixture list, 4 of my first 5 league games are all at home. Need to bring in the points from those games or the second half of the season when im away could be a disaster.

Also need to watch the cash flow there. Between cup run and all those home games, ur gonna feel flush with cash but will have little cash coming in in second half of season...

Just checked, I have weird fixtures too. Home for 3, away for 3, home for 1, away for 3, home for 3 and finish away. Means I have 6 out of 7 away games in middle of season. I'll struggle for cash myself!

Gelio

Wow the standard in III.1 is insane this season. Feels like div II from a few seasons ago

Trippie

Hoping to try stay up in d3 this time, relegated by a point last time although sold my best player a potential u20 prop and my star winger towards the end of the season. Back up this season with a higher skill set, a better replacement prop, decent full back and finally a lock over 200cm tall. Also bought a 65k asr versatile player for 20k so hoping to get a season out of him before my next batch of youth players come up.

3 teams I have no chance against, 1 I think i can beat both times and the other three are up in the air. I play most of the easier teams away from home at the start though so chances I could be left with little or no points by midpoint in the seaosn which might play into my hands

l3m0n5

Promoted to Div III 2. Tough but should be ok. 1 already looks to be heading bot.

SH Brennan also got called back up for u20 squad so its all goood.

FewFew

mar-z wrote: »

Well Mauling Bear and Breifne Blues are promoted to II.3 and Open Side relegated to it.

League just got a lot tougher and I will be lucky as hell to stay up.

Considering putting all my efforts into a good cup run.

That's a nasty mix alright. Mauling Bear is definitely a major improvement on Vitamin G who came down in her place (as in MB are much better, so... not really an improvement for you.)

Open Side are also quite a beast of a team.

crisco10 wrote: »

Breifne are a good side. Camped in div 3 playing wnwim for seasons on end. Be interesting to see if they adapt to "playing" every week...

I was about to contradict you there, but you're right. Turns out I've had Breifne confused with Braybarians for the last two seasons, so I fear my advice on playing Breifne was actually useless unless they're a very similar outfit to BrayBs! Oops!

Have three lads up from Div 4, and Vitamin G down (who are weaker than MB) so I predict a major fight this season for promotion. Vit G have the best squad in the league by a long shot, but not as massive a gap as with MB. Fingal Bears will also probably try push through this season, think Fetch was using last season to get his house in order. The Div 4 teams are decent enough, think all three are straight down and back up again cases, so they should have their heads in Div III mode.

Trippie

Just picked up a 50k full back for 5000 which means I can shift my star player to 10 and strengthen both the centre pairing and the number 8 position. On the search for one more bargain before I go into debt when this weeks finances are done. I really dont think I will get out of debt at all this season. Need at least 5 cup games from looking at my figures which is going to be tough to do as my main focus is on staying up. Also going to have 250 stars to recruit players from in the next 3 weeks so hopefully I can get lucky with them

Davyboy.

crisco10 wrote: »

Breifne are a good side. Camped in div 3 playing wnwim for seasons on end. Be interesting to see if they adapt to "playing" every week...

Ah sure, she has me to help if she needs it

FewFew

Davyboy. wrote: »

Ah sure, she has me to help if she needs it

Dun dun dunnnnnnnnnn

mar-z

Davyboy. wrote: »

Ah sure, she has me to help if she needs it

Ah does that mean I've both Davy's and Phonehead's better halves promoted into my league? (you heard me Corny and Johne, my league )

Over half my games have a semi boards derby feel then and I wont be favourite in any! :eek:

FewFew

mar-z wrote: »

Ah does that mean I've both Davy's and Phonehead's better halves promoted into my league? (you heard me Corny and Johne, my league )

Over half my games have a semi boards derby feel then and I wont be favourite in any! :eek:

Whose house?! Mar-Z's House!

Phonehead

mar-z wrote: »

Ah does that mean I've both Davy's and Phonehead's better halves promoted into my league? (you heard me Corny and Johne, my league )

Over half my games have a semi boards derby feel then and I wont be favourite in any! :eek:

Unfortunately for you she takes no assistance from me;) As you can see by the fact she is Board Div I and I'm camped in Div II:mad:

mar-z

Phonehead wrote: »

Unfortunately for you she takes no assistance from me;) As you can see by the fact she is Board Div I and I'm camped in Div II:mad:

I did say better half! :pac:

CoDy1

First Taste of Div 2 This season, Looks like it will be pretty brief!

bossa_nova

Grand job, first game of the season and i forget to set tactics, now im wasting energy with my first team on normal against a bot :P

Davyboy.

First game against Southern Marauders... I kinda went all out TNT aggressive to see what happens... Looks close by the star rating... he still has the edge over my boys... and he probably only went normal intensity (depressing really if he did )

Wrong thread Sorry

mar-z

Ughh getting hammered by Forza and what makes it worse is I'm pretty certain I went ltnt rather than normal as I had meant to do.

Wish I had just wnwim'd and threw it now

Davyboy.

Winning 14-9 at half time.... delighted with that

Hope they can keep it up for the second half

bossa_nova

Avoided a bit of embarrassment today, was losing 3-10 to really poor team but ended up winning 46-17 WNIM

FewFew

Accidentally sent my 1sts out against a newly promoted Div 4 side. 75-0. Fail.

Edit: And just noticed I played the 2nd team prop at No. 14 . He actually didn't do toooo badly!

Davyboy.

Hammered 41-17!!!!

How the hell did that happen?

Davyboy.

Having spoken to my players, it appears that my morale boosting half-time team talk of "Win or I'll F**K YOU UP!!!" didn't have the desired affect... Oh well!:(

corny

BP win. Good start to the season.

Think i might go shopping for a prop now.

ormond lad

Threw out 2nds for first game back in div 3, lost 73-0, so i can really target next weeks game against the other promoted side.

Trippie

Ended up losing 24-7 despite these being the game stats

47 - 53 possession
13 - 15 scrums won
0 - 4 scrums against the head
11 - 16 lineouts won
2 - 10 lineouts against the throw

366 - 346 metres gained
10 - 8 line breaks
20 - 50 Phases
4 - 12 turnovers won
21 - 57 rucks won

May have to look at my tactics as quite pissed I ended up losing such a game

Zagato

Trippie wrote: »

May have to look at my tactics as quite pissed I ended up losing such a game

Are you using a lot of p'n'g?

Trippie

Zagato wrote: »

Are you using a lot of p'n'g?

Ye had a big size and weight advantage over his pack so decided to go with 35% to control possession, figured i could smash through him. obviously not though

Zagato

Trippie wrote: »

Zagato wrote: »

Are you using a lot of p'n'g?

Ye had a big size and weight advantage over his pack so decided to go with 35% to control possession, figured i could smash through him. obviously not though

Think you're better off using driving for that, you just won't gain the metres with the p'n'g, as far as I can make out anyway. With p'n'g your superior forwards are going to ground every time they meet a tackler, so you won't smash through him. Retaining possession like that is a good way to win penalties, if your opponent's got poor discipline, but you are relying on your backs only to make breaks.

FewFew

Davyboy. wrote: »

Having spoken to my players, it appears that my morale boosting half-time team talk of "Win or I'll F**K YOU UP!!!" didn't have the desired affect... Oh well!:(

Sure you were in the right changing room?
:pac:

Trippie wrote: »

Ended up losing 24-7 despite these being the game stats

47 - 53 possession
13 - 15 scrums won
0 - 4 scrums against the head
11 - 16 lineouts won
2 - 10 lineouts against the throw

366 - 346 metres gained
10 - 8 line breaks
20 - 50 Phases
4 - 12 turnovers won
21 - 57 rucks won

May have to look at my tactics as quite pissed I ended up losing such a game

Wow, you absolutely dominated at the set-piece and the all over the park by the looks of things, definitely want to check your tactics before meeting them again.

FewFew

A proper team in Round 3 of the cup!? Da fuuuuuu?!? Think they may even have a better average CSR! Gah!

eoferrall

Bot again for me. Unlucky Fewi, very harsh this early! Though as long as no bots are playing each other then it's a good signed that the leagues are filling up?

FewFew

eoferrall wrote: »

Bot again for me. Unlucky Fewi, very harsh this early! Though as long as no bots are playing each other then it's a good signed that the leagues are filling up?

Yeah, it is a good sign. Doubt bots are against each other, think it's built into the system. Would have liked a nice Div IV/V team though

Lucky I checked in time, I kinda just assumed it was going to be a lower tier Div IV squad at this stag.e

MarVeL

Got a bot myself thank god. Seems the other teams in my league all got people (2 of them even got each other!)

eoferrall

Whoop Div IV team in the Cup next. their highest CSR of the squad? 15K! Boom haha!