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Season 19 League & Cup - Chat & Updates

  • 21-06-2013 10:01pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭


    Time to crank up the Season 19 thread!

    Best of luck to everyone in cup and league.

    As is tradition, feel free to throw down your expectations and plans for the coming season.

    I'll start sure: Hoping to avoid auto-relegation back down to Div III, while letting some of my older first team players go free and bloodying the young lads. I expect it's going to be really tough judging by the league, but a lot more fun than last season. :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭daheff


    Just bought 4 new players in the hope of boosting my chances of staying out of autorelegation positions in Div 2 (BR & Boards leagues :D )

    Paid crazy amount for 3 of them (high & low)!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭[Jackass]


    Really excited by this season, always like to set out new goals for a new season.

    It's especially exciting following promotion, but this season my number one goal is to avoid relegation and try to establish myself as a lower / mid table div III team and try to have relative safety in the league before looking to build on that.

    It'll be a big ask though, it's always a big step up being promoted, no matter your level, so hope I can hang on!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 489 ✭✭satory


    I have a tough season ahead of me...

    Planning on staying up in the league(Poland Div I) this season, but I don't think it will be easy. I also have 4 youths coming out of the academy so I'm hoping to be able to sell on 2, maybe even 3 of them, and train at least 1.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,288 ✭✭✭crisco10


    daheff wrote: »
    Just bought 4 new players in the hope of boosting my chances of staying out of autorelegation positions in Div 2 (BR & Boards leagues :D )

    Paid crazy amount for 3 of them (high & low)!

    It's funny that you will be using Killarney's players against him (and me)! Jacob Blackie could be a steal..
    With the new additions, the league looks significantly harder this year!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,993 ✭✭✭Trippie


    Missed out on playoffs by points difference last season, lost to a promoted team twice and no idea how. Beat teams above me. 2 new teams in league are whipping boys so hopefully I can keep progressing, will have 3 potential u20 players coming out of the academy in key positions I am weak at.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 850 ✭✭✭seanand


    my irish side the dannys look like the team in the best shape to do well could get 4th in my div.3 league which would be excellent. longer in the cup the better. NCWrfc could get 4th of finish 7th very tight in middle part with one of the promotion teams looking stronger than most only hope is 2-3 teams are pushing on in age. hoping for rd5-6 in both cups.

    Have 4 trainees coming out of my irish lowest kicking is 10 of the can only train 1 hopefully the other 3 will make a bit of grade being sold


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭daheff


    crisco10 wrote: »
    It's funny that you will be using Killarney's players against him (and me)! Jacob Blackie could be a steal..
    With the new additions, the league looks significantly harder this year!


    i know..it'd be ironic if he scored a try against them. Really surprised how cheap the two killareny guys were!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,207 ✭✭✭Pablo Sanchez


    After getting relegated back to Div3 my contentment level is 11- and my Div4 league is just me and 7 bots! Its going to be a looong season:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,238 ✭✭✭Gelio


    Div II in Hong Kong is like div III in ireland, except way more prize money :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,406 ✭✭✭Phonehead


    First season in Div I Canada about to begin, just staying up is a priority so I'll be selective with my targets, lol trying to pick my targets is now the interesting one as I suspect I'll have a target on my back due to my non community interaction in my few seasons here.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    daheff wrote: »
    i know..it'd be ironic if he scored a try against them. Really surprised how cheap the two killareny guys were!

    Ah for Fudgington T. Bear sake! You're upgrading! Now I have to upgrade to keep up! This is why the market goes so loco :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭eoferrall


    Time to set worst team possible for cup games! New season begins... No upgrades yet unfortunately. Tough to find a deal on the market! Think I'll go the training route and hang on in there av season or two!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭Gidea


    These new skill bars are pretty ugly, Much prefered the old ones


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,406 ✭✭✭Phonehead


    I like that the are smaller and I like the energy bar but I want my colours back


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,288 ✭✭✭crisco10


    Phonehead wrote: »
    I like that the are smaller and I like the energy bar but I want my colours back

    Colours were much better!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    Don't like these new updates at all. Why do I need to know the word associated with the number? Takes up too much real estate. And the colours were such an effective guide. It's as if they've gone back to the way they originally envisioned it before release.
    Is there anywhere they talk through their thinking on these aspects? This seems pretty woeful, except maybe if it was done for a mobile device type reason.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭johnnysmack


    Given the outcry on the suggestion forum I'd say there's a good chance we'll get some colour back before long.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,288 ✭✭✭crisco10


    Love the pressure bar.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    crisco10 wrote: »
    Love the pressure bar.

    Think I need to upgrade for that.

    Speaking of which, what the hell is paysafecard and why do I have to use it? Just a new cost effective version of paypal?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭mar-z


    You should be able to still use paypal no?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    mar-z wrote: »
    You should be able to still use paypal no?

    Doesn't seem like it. I click on the premium package I want and it brings me straight to paysafecard, with no option that I can see to go elsewhere :(

    Nevermind. It's a completely different button rather than an option within the button. Silly me.

    Totes only buying one season. That's how confident I am of avoiding relegation :) No need for fancy stats down in Div 3.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    Most frustrating first match I've ever seen...

    I'm beating myself, regardless of the opposition. Every time I get the ball I either drop it or do some stupid foul. Normal aggression, so I've no idea what I can do to change this situation. Seems like the lads just got into the big leagues and then shat themselves. :mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭daheff


    I hear ya Fewi. My boys got our a$$es handed to them today. On paper we had (CSR at least) a better team, and the bad news....I have to play him again on thursday in the Boards league :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭l3m0n5


    I think there is a bug in the juniors games. I just check the stars on my junior game (i know but i'm in work and bored) and i can see the scores, stars and stat's etc for the junior game. Not the actual score on the score board but everything else. Checked another junior game and same thing. Did they change some thing
    Image below of scorers (let me know if you can't view it. )
    I'll check after the game and see if it is the same

    score10.png


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 489 ✭✭satory


    Oh :( I got absolutely hammered yesterday...

    Got carried away and thought I could pull of an early season upset against the number one team, and threw out a LTNT. Ended up losing 63-0 against a normal.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    satory wrote: »
    Oh :( I got absolutely hammered yesterday...

    Got carried away and thought I could pull of an early season upset against the number one team, and threw out a LTNT. Ended up losing 63-0 against a normal.

    Hah, it's all about the season start TNT. :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭johnnysmack


    satory wrote: »
    Oh :( I got absolutely hammered yesterday...

    Got carried away and thought I could pull of an early season upset against the number one team, and threw out a LTNT. Ended up losing 63-0 against a normal.

    If it makes you feel any better one of my divisions new teams threw a LTNT at my WNWIM. He lost 97-0. I was disappointed not to make the 100. :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭[Jackass]


    If it makes you feel any better, my new leagues top team for some reason eye balled me as a potential threat (i've been making some decent signings to make sure I stay up), he probably thought I was going to try and make a statement in my first game, but instead I threw out half a team of under 20k CSR's (just crappy salary saver players) and played WNWIM whilst he threw out his best team LTNT, I think he beat me by over 100 points...over kill much? :D

    Obviously I did this as the league is extremely tight (looks like everyone LTNT in first round) and I was away to the best team in the league, so completely threw it as I'm targetting other games, and should have a half decent energy advantage already :)

    On a side note, how does this pressure bar work / effect the game?

    I like the new bars, but think the colour should definitely have been kept. It's good to clean it up, but the all green makes it seriously more difficult to deceifer skills since you're used to the old ones, and annoyingly, I was just getting good enough to have players hitting brown and above skills, and now always got excited by the change in tint and aimed to have players into a new colour tone, now that's gone right before I ever get a chance to build a players into purples etc! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    [Jackass] wrote: »
    On a side note, how does this pressure bar work / effect the game?

    Answered up in the Q&A (I was also curious.)

    Don't think it affects the game, more so that it illustrates what's going on in the ME.

    Pretty good plan with the first round dive, now you've got a clear advantage.

    I'm hoping my 2nds will allow me to attain similar energy advantages, which I'll need badly.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭daheff


    FewFew wrote: »

    I'm hoping my 2nds will allow me to attain similar energy advantages, which I'll need badly.


    Ah ha...I knew it! Now I know your dastardly plan.


    Must start working on mine...hope to have it finalised around about Round 15:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    daheff wrote: »
    Ah ha...I knew it! Now I know your dastardly plan.


    Must start working on mine...hope to have it finalised around about Round 15:D

    Ah it's well known that I'm a fool who has a 1 and 2 XV. Most would advise against it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭daheff


    FewFew wrote: »
    Ah it's well known that I'm a fool who has a 1 and 2 XV. Most would advise against it.


    I can barely afford 22...not to mind 30! Me and my big spending ways

    I need a reasonable cup run to stay afloat


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,816 ✭✭✭corny


    163-0 and 25 tries. I think thats a new record for me against a bot.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭Gidea


    Checked my lineup for tomorrow's game, only to realise that I have been playing bots LTNT the last two rounds :o


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 850 ✭✭✭seanand


    Gidea wrote: »
    Checked my lineup for tomorrow's game, only to realise that I have been playing bots LTNT the last two rounds :o

    ahahahahaha . . . . lol

    wait i know your experience manager i just cant remember who?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    Gidea wrote: »
    Checked my lineup for tomorrow's game, only to realise that I have been playing bots LTNT the last two rounds :o

    Hope you got some record scores :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭Gidea


    seanand wrote: »
    ahahahahaha . . . . lol

    wait i know your experience manager i just cant remember who?


    Bossa for Gideans, just a new account for boards!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭Gidea


    FewFew wrote: »
    Hope you got some record scores :)

    Haha thats the thing i've scored higher WNWIM


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    Gidea wrote: »
    Haha thats the thing i've scored higher WNWIM

    Those tricksy bots!


    Ugh, was up against Batai Bulldogs and he scored a nice bot-esque win over me. Beast of a team it seems. Certainly doesn't look like I'm going to have any luck over my fellow promotees.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭johnnysmack


    Gave Ormond an awful spanking at the weekend so got some revenge for last season. Nothing but auto promotion to div 1 this season will be a failure.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,406 ✭✭✭Phonehead


    You have some side Johnny and with your new tactics deployed I can't see many teams beating you


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,816 ✭✭✭corny


    I just had a look at the finances page and my weekly deficit has gone up by 30,000 compared to last season. 'Can't i have more sponsors please'.:mad:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,933 ✭✭✭daheff


    put out my B team @ normal. Fight club 48ers played normal too...and kick the bejaysus out of my team... 106-0 :( absolutely annihilated

    bye bye cup for another season


    at least my affiliate won and I can dream on with them:P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,288 ✭✭✭crisco10


    4th round and I get Mauling Bear. ffs


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,108 ✭✭✭johnnysmack


    crisco10 wrote: »
    4th round and I get Mauling Bear. ffs

    im in the same boat, i got simpletons. bit early to be getting a team of that quality.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    crisco10 wrote: »
    4th round and I get Mauling Bear. ffs

    Ouch
    im in the same boat, i got simpletons. bit early to be getting a team of that quality.

    And ouch again.

    Got a young Div IV side. It's like the one season I'm prepared to have no cup run is the very season the luck monkeys shine on me.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,193 ✭✭✭[Jackass]


    I got drawn with a pretty decent team by my standards, the type of game that would come down to who's willing to use up the most energy!

    To be honest, I'd love to get someone like Ruffians away ... obviously for the pay day, but if you're going to go out, might as well do it in style! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,746 ✭✭✭✭FewFew


    [Jackass] wrote: »
    I got drawn with a pretty decent team by my standards, the type of game that would come down to who's willing to use up the most energy!

    To be honest, I'd love to get someone like Ruffians away ... obviously for the pay day, but if you're going to go out, might as well do it in style! :D

    That's it, plus sometimes they rate you so lowly that they throw out a silly team and you can steal the win. Think my 2nd most successful cup run was from Div IV, just because some Div 2 team threw on some salary savers.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,632 ✭✭✭ormond lad


    [Jackass] wrote: »
    I got drawn with a pretty decent team by my standards, the type of game that would come down to who's willing to use up the most energy!

    To be honest, I'd love to get someone like Ruffians away ... obviously for the pay day, but if you're going to go out, might as well do it in style! :D
    Ha Ha wrt your 2nd paragraph as ive Ruffians away next round. Wonder how much i'l lose by...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭l3m0n5


    I got Ormond in the next rd of the cup so no cup run this year. To make matters worse I'm at home and he has a much bigger stadium :( ah well.


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