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Temporary Australia Thread (18/08/2007 20:20)
Since we have been kicked out of the forums for having a thread that is too popular I will try to provide a temporary thread hoping that this does not contravene Xontas' rules . I had to delete a thread and I think Robbie had a thread deleted after I posted in it so this is third time lucky. Xontas says he is looking at possible solutions and maybe this will tie us over until then. The problem here is that only a few people will visit and once a post is posted it cannot be edited ...
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Bozo wrote:
20:38 18/08 2007
pictureAnd to kick things off in the Australia 2 (beta) thread:
Look at me ma! Top of the World. King for a Day (Fool for a lifetime) :) Still gloating from my glorious victory in "The Title". Counting Robo and Robbie as my victims just makes things sweeter. I just have to ignore that King Arthur beat me in a friendly afterwards and that the Australia thread was locked :(

It feels like I have written this everywhere (because I have :)) but ... Australian Open III created, Sat 25/08, Invites sent, Australian managers in Div 4, 5 and 6 who didn't receive an invite please post below or in the appropriate thread in the Custom Cup Forum. I have made it as a 32 team cup this year as there are couple of newly active Aussies and Div 4 has been included.
Zz00000050 wrote:
21:10 18/08 2007
picturei realy dont get why you are trying to create a seperate forum for a english speaking country
we have a english forum
so use that........
Bozo wrote:
00:29 19/08 2007
pictureNot a separate forum, a thread where we know certain people will look. Most of what was said in the Australia thread could not be separated into different threads as it was chatting - not distinct information exchange. As an example, the thread that I mentioned above  as me deleting was about the number of places I had made in the Aussie Open. I wanted to ask some Aussies whether I should invite the Kiwis to ensure the 32 spots are filled. Barkeeper pointed out that it looked like Custom Cup advertising and should be moved so I chose to delete it myself. Where could I post that thread in the forums when it is intended for a select audience and open discussion between that audience?
And as the title says it is temporary and hopefully it is temporary. BTW I would use the English forum if I wasn't banned :) (Australian humour - you may take offence to it but the Aussies will laugh (after questioning why) due to the situation I find myself)
Zz00059211 wrote:
02:16 19/08 2007
picturewhy did the aussie thread get deleted?
Zz00003510 wrote:
03:00 19/08 2007
picture

WOO! finally got me a new striker (though he wasn't wuite as good as i wnated) but he was super cheap compared to everybody else, so maybe he will provide something to set me back on track again.

 

p.s. why did it get deleted?
jm234 wrote:
03:38 19/08 2007
picturewtf.. my thread.. the AUSSIE THREAD
jm234 wrote:
03:40 19/08 2007
picture1204 posts
Zz00027051 wrote:
04:01 19/08 2007
picture:(
Zz00060369 wrote:
04:26 19/08 2007
pictureyep, it sucks jm :(
GrannyRobo wrote:
04:49 19/08 2007
pictureAHHH!!!!

Y !!!!
Bozo wrote:
10:05 19/08 2007
pictureYou guys were sleeping or partying last night when the proverbial hit the fan. Xontas locked the thread as it was country specific and always remained at the top of the list of threads. If more of such threads were started then any normal General Discussion thread would be drowned out by the popular long threads which could be construed as exclusive. His point of view is understandable as he has to ensure each thread has an opportunity to be seen and if threads like ours weren't shut down then it would be more difficult to shut down the other foreign language threads in the English section as it could be argued that it was double standards (ie no exclusive threads allowed).

I started a thread asking you guys about the amount of spots in the Aussie Open and Robbie started a thread about what we should call the next Aussie thread :) I deleted my thread and Robbie's thread was later deleted by Xontas and a couple of hours later I thought of this solution and posted in the General Discussion directing you guys here. Xontas followed the link and read the above and thought that I already had two threads deleted for spamming so he deleted the redirect thread and banned me from the forums :)

Some mails were exchanged, my ban was promptly lifted, and I was given the opportunity to explain why I believe our thread was positive rather than negative. As you can see by Xontas' post above he believes we are trying to be exclusive and split the English Forum into two - one for the aussies and one for the other english speakers. I've tried to explain that we only want one thread (I'm sure the Malaysians, Singaporeans etc. would also appreciate a continuous thread in their native language) and that it was not about being exclusive of other countries but inclusive of the Aussies. I told him that plenty of non-Aussies had posted and were welcome to post and be involved and that the thread provided an opportunity for any one of us to post and know that every other "member" of the thread would most likely read that post.

Xontas looks after the whole forums and couldn't see why we wanted our own little corner of the forum. I tried to explain to him that the forums are for information exchange and friendship and that our thread had over time become less about info exchange and more about friendship. It is difficult to start a new thread with the point of friendship (eg I can't start a new thread to sledge Robo or Robbie about beating them in "The Title") and that is why the Australia thread was important to us.

If you think this post is extensive, you should have seen the mail I sent to Xontas :D It was sent at 8am this morning after no sleep but he said he would take it to the Administrators forum to have it discussed. I could have possibly denigrated the Americans a bit in that mail :o so if any Admins are American I think they could have reason to vote against :) Now it is a matter of wait and see. I sincerely hope this "thread" is temporary as it is being terribly exclusive :(
GrannyRobo wrote:
10:37 19/08 2007
pictureAs you mentioned a LOT of other non-Australian people have posted in their several time so its not really EXCLUSIVE

And thanks for bringing up the TITLE cup and my awesome performance against you :P

PS. If the threads were getting TOO BIG then we could DELETE the large one and make a new one every 1000 or 500 posts :P :P :P
jm234 wrote:
11:05 19/08 2007
picturethe dutch (netherlands) want to take credit for getting us to the WC and now they delete our threads. lol (joking)
Bozo wrote:
11:34 19/08 2007
picture:D Appreciating that joking :) That is a major problem, where we know we are joking but now have to walk around on eggshells hoping not to offend :(

Apparently it wasn't the length of the thread which contravened the forum rules. I could have accepted that as we really did need to start again. It was the exclusive country topic which was of concern which is a bit harder to accept but that's the judgement call Xontas made. I did mention in Robbie's short term thread that we could start a new thread every 100 posts or so but that thread was promptly deleted so it was the quality not the quantity :(
Bozo wrote:
13:45 19/08 2007
picture:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D you get the idea :)

I guess it was a weekend of ups and downs in ml. The downs being the closure of the Australia thread and on a more humourous note me being banned from the forums for a small period of time.

The ups would have to be winning "The Title" and "Champions League 0708" :D That's right - two custom cup wins in one weekend :) That shows there is a lot to be said for playing soft tackles (and a lot of luck) :) The CL cup was only 8 teams and Div 5 and 6 only but I'm pretty happy that the players backed up after winning "The Title". Probably the strangest thing was that I didn't have to change tactics all weekend as I was banking on Robo changing tactics with the intention of me changing tactics :) The six other games only required squad rotation and little thought, the way I like it :). (Robbie not being online helped a lot :))

One problem is if I have to play Robo next weekend, who is going to double bluff a double bluff? I think we will both freeze when it comes to tactics and not change anything :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
08:49 20/08 2007
pictureAll i know is that i am NOT playing 3-6-1 again!!!................OR WILL I HAHAHAHAHA xD

BTW me and bozo_69 are going on a crap ass camp for 3 days starting tomorrow (Tuesday)  so  will be back on Thursday :D

So we will be BACK IN TIME for the AUSSIE OPEN III xD (hopefully NOT with stuffed teams :P, so im gonna set some TEAM TRAINING slots to rest xD)
Zz00027051 wrote:
10:35 20/08 2007
picturelol great work Bozo

i wish i got to vs you in "the title" cup :D
Zz00027051 wrote:
11:32 20/08 2007
picturelol great work Bozo

i wish i got to vs you in "the title" cup :D
Zz00004473 wrote:
13:40 20/08 2007
picture

"i realy dont get why you are trying to create a seperate forum for a english speaking country
we have a english forum
so use that........"

I really dont get what your point is here?...how do you expect us to communicate with other australians? What do you want us to do? Create numerous threads with headings such as  "GrannyRobo vs The Raiders -- Who will win?" , "w00t, I just bought a new striker", etc? And one further point, the thread was started in the general discussions forum where, from my understanding, we could discuss just about anything. And if you're worried that the thread was too exclusive, how about we change the name to something completely different such as "Manager league is pretty cool" so that no one would think that it is an "australian only" thread.
Bozo wrote:
21:35 20/08 2007
picture:)

It is Xontas' (I think unpaid) job to maintain the forums and make sure everything is in order. The post he put in above was when he was at his most frustrated as he mistakenly thought I was spamming the forums. He is looking from the point of view from all ML users where we are looking from our own personal point of view. The game is better for us when we have a thread to communicate with each other but he doesn't seem to understand that :( A lot of other countries have tried to establish what we had but couldn't because they had to write it in their native tongues. To allow ours to continue would have been double standards in this respect. They gave the thread time to die a natural death as most threads do but it was still going strong 3 months later so he locked it. Hopefully a solution will be found as this solution is not ideal as everybody has to think about coming in here whereas with the forums it was always noticeable and easy to see new posts.

Australian Open III is full (omg) I didn't think we could do it :)

My custom cup form is something to be feared, King Arthur. Are you sure you want to bring that on yourself :D
Zz00027051 wrote:
10:09 21/08 2007
pictureBozo we will see when i vs you :D
Smudge wrote:
17:05 21/08 2007
pictureBeing forum moderator on another site, I can see the distinction between what your seeing and what Xontas is seeing;

The Aussies speak the same language as the English (one of the pearls of the Empire still around!) so it makes sense for all the English speaking people together in one area.  Asking for your own area of the forum is (in my eyes) both greedy and rude; yes, there are a large number of Aussies who play ML but theres also an equivilant number from different people around the UK for example.  Geordies (people from the Newcastle area) and Scousers (people from the Liverpool area) play ML and its a localised problem we have - Geordies and Scousers SPEAK the same language but they have there own variables which make them different (rhyming slang etc).  Giving the Aussies there own forum would be nice yes, but would set a precident which could see different people from different areas asking for there own forum area, ie Eastern and Western Canada (being English speaking and French speaking) for example.

Should the original thread have been closed? Definitly, it was HUGE and you had to scroll through all the comments to get any sense of the banter going on.  Should a new thread have been allowed to carry on for the Aussies? Sure, its a collection of people talking about an issue which brings them together (being an Aussie).  Should the Aussies have there own sub forum? No, its not warrented and they've shown they're fine using there own thread.

</2 cents>
Zz00000050 wrote:
17:26 21/08 2007
picture

like i said before, i am looking into a solution for this problem
i have some ideas, but we'll have to see what can be done

so give me a bit of time guys

-x-
jm234 wrote:
04:06 23/08 2007
pictureIm through to the semis!!!! and If I didn't lose my 2nd last match and another 1... I would be 3rd
Bozo wrote:
04:34 23/08 2007
pictureI'm out of the dep't cup :( Guess my cup form only applies to custom cups :) Otherwise I peaked too soon for the the Aussie Open (omg). I'm catching up to first spot though. Play him tonight at home so hopefully it will be 1pt difference tonight :)

This thread is only going slow now, Xontas :) As I said above there are various problems with this temporary "solution". Being outside the forums is too much hassle. So we have time to give you :) I didn't expect this to be put on the highlighted blogs though :S

Your pushing towards my proposed solution Matt :) Nobody wants an Aussie forum as there aren't enough of us to make it worthwhile. There are plenty of other countries that would benefit from their own forum a lot more than us. What I proposed was a forum section (ie like the Suggestions section etc.) where a thread like ours would be allowed to exist. That solution will not only make us happy but would allow the Malaysians to have their own thread in their language as the language criterion would not be enforced in that forum. I don't know the criterion for each thread as from my perspective I would suggest a country based criterion. As you pointed out the Geordies could benefit from their own thread etc. It would be difficult solution though as it would have to be self policed as Xontas, although being Dutch, probably can't speak 200+ languages :)
jm234 wrote:
11:10 23/08 2007
picturemods..... maybe
Zz00060369 wrote:
12:12 23/08 2007
pictureI just thought of an idea :D If they have the department forum where only the members of ur department can only enter threads they why can't they have the same sort of thing for country of origin :D just a thought :P
Bozo wrote:
18:34 23/08 2007
pictureSolves one problem, Robbie :) ... but then creates another :( West Sam can't come in and tell us that we stink (probably a good thing :)) and Mycroft can't come in and tell us that his brother is playing Aussie Rules in Sweden. It would be an exclusive thread which would be OK for us Aussies but we would miss a part of the old thread. It may be the only solution available if self policing isn't viable. We wouldn't need self policing as our thread would be in English but the Swahili thread may have a problem with somebody continually spamming about their players for sale. I would think group pressure (self policing) would be the best option. Mods would facilitate this better but to have 200 mods, one for each thread, would be difficult as well. The more you think about it the harder it gets :( Xontas, take as much time as you need ... but hurry up as we miss our thread :D

How did the guys from Singleton go on their camp? Any late night tent swapping? (had to ask as I went to an all boys school and we trekked 3km one night only to be flatly rejected by the ladies so I'm jealous of coeducational students (ie trekking 100m to be flatly rejected) :)) Was it "proper" camping or just staying in a youth hostel?
GrannyRobo wrote:
02:39 24/08 2007
pictureYeah it was pretty good except for a tad of rain xD

The chicks dorm was like unguared about 10 metres away from ours LMFAO
Bozo wrote:
14:23 26/08 2007
pictureI finally lost a custom cup game :( 15 straight wins and then got beaten on penalties in the final of tonight's cup. If you want to see a team that is way too good for Div 5 and is trying to relegate to Div 6 then check out Spurred On with the manager Mr Jolly G Reaper. My team may be better than most in Div 5 but at least I'm trying to promote.
GrannyRobo wrote:
09:25 27/08 2007
pictureYeah i am NOT a big fan of ''DELIBERATE RELEGATION''

Unlucky with the streak though, but 15 straight is a good achievement =D
Bozo wrote:
17:25 27/08 2007
pictureLucky to have the streak though :) It was fair enough that a team beat me because he was better but to relegate to take on all the new managers in custom cups?

A quote from Spinner: "Fourth, using CAPITAL letters to SHOUT only makes me ignore what is being written." Maybe Xontas has the same affliction of ignoring posts in capitals. Then we can start the Aussie thread again using GrannyRobo's new hobby :D Yes I noticed it Robo :)
jm234 wrote:
02:12 28/08 2007
pictureafter a horrible start.. im 4pts off 3rd..... late surge!!!!

My players are shooting up a bit as well
GrannyRobo wrote:
08:51 28/08 2007
pictureYou noticed what?? My ''shouting''? Hobby?? Im confused !!!!! lol :S

YES jm me too! im at 3rd but 1st and 2nd place are chocking just a little bit!!! so i have a chance!!!!

Me and ROBBIE were talking about that ''Big prize cup'' and how Xontas wasnt a prize for beating him in it... so i suggested that maybe if we beat him we can get our Aussie Thread BACK!!!!!! :p
Bozo wrote:
15:52 28/08 2007
picture:D Did you propose that in the Big Prize cup thread?

Robo, I was referring to your SHOUTING which you have STARTED to do on RANDOM words :)

I made up the 8 points to first and overtook him by 2 points last week but as has become a pattern - my players suffered from Mondayitis and drew the first game of the week :( Now I'm first by goal difference only, but it is a healthy margin :) Speaking of ... I had better go check the game just simulated :)
Bozo wrote:
16:01 28/08 2007
pictureOops, nearly spoke too soon :) I lost to the 3rd best team (or what I think is) but the second place had lost in Round 22 so I'm still first with a 17 goal better GD :)
jm234 wrote:
01:43 29/08 2007
picture!!!! drew twice.... if I won both I would be 2 off 3rd... gone now
Zz00060369 wrote:
03:46 29/08 2007
pictureStill first here with a 6 point gap to 2nd :-D I had my 1 and only loss after our cup last w/end because i played too many friendlies and my players couldn't recover in time :-( But I should be up into 4th div next season barring a plane crash that kills all my players  ;-)
Bozo wrote:
04:17 29/08 2007
pictureFinally updated the Aussie Ladder Blog. Robbie and I both made the Top 5s because we are both GOOD :) If I had of known that I'd make the top fives I would have done it Friday night :) All the info is after Round 19 still as I scraped the data on Saturday but was to lazy to do the blog update.
Zz00060369 wrote:
06:27 29/08 2007
picturehehe, that was the old undefeated Northern Spirit FC, not the pack of losers I have now :-P
jm234 wrote:
09:48 29/08 2007
picture7 matches in a row.. with 4 stinkin draws though..haha
GrannyRobo wrote:
11:17 29/08 2007
pictureYES something LIKE random SHOUTING of some WORDS eyy xD, no i didnt suggest the AUSSIE THREAD back for beating Xontas in the thread, it was a message to Robbie although i think that maybe i should :D

I just beat 2nd place 4-1 at my new 30,000 CAPACITY stadium (which was full :D) so i am the new 2nd place and i am slowly moving into striking distance with 1st place and a possible DIRECT qualification into DIV 3!!! Best of all i think i solved my scoring woes!!!! WITHOUT buying a new striker xD
GrannyRobo wrote:
11:26 29/08 2007
picture9th on the AUSSIE ladder blog....good work with that again Bozo :D
jm234 wrote:
01:42 30/08 2007
pictureohhh.... made the dep cup final!
jm234 wrote:
01:43 30/08 2007
picture9 in a row in clusing that dep cup match
jm234 wrote:
09:26 30/08 2007
picturestreak ends.. to the top side though... im going for my 4th or 5th dep cup (either win or ru)
Bozo wrote:
17:00 30/08 2007
pictureHow can you win dep't cup games, jm? Not you personally :) but in general. That is the main part of the game my team struggles in :(

Robbie convinced me to sell my Q74 17yo att and I decided a 36 hour auction would be appropriate (with a silly bid disclaimer). Well I received that silly bid of 35 mill within 12 hours so I sold on the spot, despite the potential for higher bids, because he went up to Q75 overnight. Are people forgetting that he was a Q71 17yo? There are silly prices at the moment. Robbie had to pay nearly twice what I wanted for my Q71 17yo def as people kept overbidding his bid. I didn't know if I rejected the other bids it would also cancel Robbie's bid but he was happy to pay me more and lessen his tax bill :) With a prospective tax bill of 26 mill I decided drastic action was required so I bought a Q86 23yo att for 80 mill. Definitely no tax bill for me now :D Hopefully the increase in wages doesn't affect my earnings capacity too much though.

One game clear on top spot and an av First XI Q of 79 now, I might be safe :) I've had three players reach Q80 this season, just waiting for my two 18 yo keepers to make it there :)
jm234 wrote:
03:02 31/08 2007
picturethis game in a bit weird now... I make the dep cup than go ordinary in the league.... 8 draws so far
Bozo wrote:
03:47 31/08 2007
pictureWell I've won promotion or as good as :) two games left, two games clear, and 30 goal better goal difference on 2nd and 3rd :D We'd have a super team if we joined forces jm :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
08:35 31/08 2007
pictureI lost my match against 1st place 1-0, so unless i play-off and win (which i dont like) ill still be in 4th next season...
Zz00060369 wrote:
09:31 31/08 2007
pictureI think I'll be seeing u in div 4 Bozo, I'm 4 points up playing a relegation playoff team in the last round so i should be safe :D I think I should win the Dept Cup as well as I'm playing 1 of the lower teams in the final :D :D :D I see u got urself a superstar Bozo, glad u took my advice ;-)
GrannyRobo wrote:
11:17 31/08 2007
pictureNice work Robbie =D
Bozo wrote:
17:57 31/08 2007
pictureDon't know about superstar but hopefully he will be Q89 at the end of the season when he is 25yo :) Provides a different challenge/experience for me trying to develop a good player. Soon I won't have any youths left after selling them to you guys :) bozo_69 just bought my other 17yo def off me (tup) Anybody want a Q72 GK :D :D :D I laugh now but when I first started a Q72 17yo GK would have been alright :) Strange how perspectives change as the team develops. The only space left on my team now is possibly in midfield but the youth would have to knock out my Q76 18yo who is averaging 74 which would put him at about 20th-30th on the league list and he would win the youth best average by about 7 :) If only he had played a couple of more games as he will only rack up 15 games at the end of the season :(

To guarantee promotion I set a new team record with a 1-9 win :) I wish I had of had the home ground advantage :D

Once again I wish my team could play well in the Dep't Cup :) Good Luck to all those Aussie teams in the final next Wednesday.

Look on the bright side, Robo. I don't think I will be including Div 3 in the Aussie Open IV next season so you will still be able to lose to one of us if you are in Div 4 :D
GrannyRobo wrote:
02:05 01/09 2007
pictureWell some good news out of it :D except the losing to you guys :(

On the Top Youths note i hold Top Youth Players #5 for ALL DIVISIONS and for DIVISION 4 I hold #1 and #9 AND one of them is # 45 Top youth SCORERS in DIV 4 xD

GL to all DEP CUP peoples .... =D
Bozo wrote:
14:43 01/09 2007
pictureWell done Robo (tup). I've only had one player appear at the bottom of a list last season :( That's why I'm dissappointed that I have the best youth performer by a long way and he won't be listed due to the 65% rule. It's my own fault because I didn't realise he had a high flair rating until it was too late. Now i have to work out a way of getting his gains up to Div 4 standard :)

Won another custom cup. The good feeling from it isn't there anymore as having a Q86 striker in Div 5 makes it too easy. It also probably doesn't help that I've won four out of my last five and lost the other to a penalty shootout in the final :) If I win the big prize cup tomorrow then I'm sure the good feeling will return :D I don't like the fitness losses that I incurred tonight though :(
GrannyRobo wrote:
00:33 02/09 2007
pictureIn this Big Prize Cup i can only hope to draw the right teams =D
Zz00060369 wrote:
13:51 02/09 2007
picturepoor Granny Robo, Holland 1 in the fourth round, at least u get a 4 goal head start though
GrannyRobo wrote:
14:02 02/09 2007
picture4-0 loss wasnt too bad :)
Zz00060369 wrote:
14:14 02/09 2007
picture:D At least it was a draw
GrannyRobo wrote:
14:22 02/09 2007
pictureAnd i have a chance of getting some prize with that handicap :D unless someone loses beter or beats them!
Bozo wrote:
15:46 02/09 2007
pictureWell done Robo (tup) Much better than my first round exit :) My run in custom cups has been such that I can handle a first round exit much better these days :D

I've got an interesting match tomorrow. An unattended team with three injured players and a keeper with fitness of 80 :D I've changed to normal tackles to see if I can knock one fitness off the keeper and then, with the opponent having no subs left, I can hopefully create a new club record :) The match has no bearing on the Dep't table so I'm prepared to "experiment".
Bozo wrote:
03:44 03/09 2007
pictureThe experiment didn't work :( My opponent played on with 3 injured players and then didn't even sub the GK when his fitness went below 80 !?! Still won 4-0 which brought up my 100 goals for the season :)
Zz00060369 wrote:
06:08 03/09 2007
pictureI won my last game 4-0 as well bozo, the only diff being that I needed to win mine :P I only scored 92 for the season :( ..........lol Off to 4th div for us now bozo :D Now I just have to remember to keep my fitness up for my Dep't cup final in round 35
Zz00060369 wrote:
06:16 03/09 2007
pictureLOL..........I just realised we both finished with the exact same record bozo 24-5-1!!! second place in my Dep't scored more goals than u though, 108 and he had a better diff than me by +3 :P
Bozo wrote:
07:35 03/09 2007
pictureWell done Robbie, a week ago I thought I was the one cutting it fine :) My main challenger ended up 3rd. The team that beat me in the play-off last season predicted my main challenger would lose points as the season wore on, that was when he was 8 points ahead of me and had only lost points in a draw to me :) Now I have to go into what looks like a fairly difficult Div 4 department :(

I've just updated the Aussie Ladder Blog up to the end of the season. I managed to sneak into some of the top fives but unfortunately Robbie, your last week has seen you drop out of them :( Robo was just pipped at the post by me in the GD stakes as he ended up sixth and Robbie would have been just behind him.

There are eight of us promoting from Div 5 to 4 and Nexus (Arrows) has promoted to Div 3. ddude has won promotion to Div 1 so Robo will have some Aussie company up there when he makes it in 3 seasons time :) Seven Div 5 teams are in the Play-Offs tonight so hopefully the guys like King Arthur join us in Div 4 next season. We will have 13 in Div 4 at the least but it could be a lot more depending on how Jake, Robo, and Mennie do in their Play-Offs and how the Div 5 guys go in theirs. Good Luck, fellas.
GrannyRobo wrote:
11:12 03/09 2007
pictureNice work on the Blog :D im up to 7th in the formulated table :)

Although i should be with you guys in DIV 4 again next season as i flogged my players BADLY with some friendlies and forgot to rest!! im screwed lol oh well always next season =D

3 Seasons till DIV 1 hehe maybe....or maybe not!!!
jm234 wrote:
11:36 03/09 2007
picture11 from my last 13 that were draws/wins... good end.. hopefully even better in the final
GrannyRobo wrote:
13:41 03/09 2007
pictureGL with that FINAL :D
Bozo wrote:
16:30 03/09 2007
pictureYep, you have supporters in here, jm (tup)
Just went through the playoffs and 10 out of the 16 aussies won. Only 2 of the losers (sorry, no other way to put it Jake and Robo :() are active. I'll post the results in the ladder blog but I'll also cut and paste here.
Team Manager Div Dep't Pos Playoff 1
Afanal Arthur Kick 5 80 2 1 2 Win
Australia Ronaldo147 6 444 2 4 5 Win
Buttered Pigs trev 5 206 2 1 3 Win
DragonsFC Errol 6 673 2 2 0 Win
eat me jazz1 5 150 2 3 1 Win
Galacticos GrannyRobo 4 7 2 0 4 Loss
Illawarra Dragons Helljumper 5 173 2 3 2 Win
Indian Pacific lesw 6 629 2 0 1 Loss
Melbourne Victory u2rnvs 6 786 2 0 1 Loss
Perth milanboy22 6 404 2 3 5 Loss
Shellharbour King Arthur 5 59 2 0 1 Win
Wellington Phoenix FC Jake_The_Muss 4 19 2 0 4 Loss
bluebanannas larifari 5 242 3 0 2 Win
Evertons Cahill kangars 5 55 3 2 1 Win
Manly West Maroons aussie 6 925 3 1 2 Loss
Wongwabinda Mennie 4 52 3 0 1 Win

Good Luck to these teams in the second playoff.
As you said Robo, there is always next season when you get to promote "properly" and get a trophy with it. That is the positive I see in not promoting last season through the play-offs. I still would have rathered promoting though :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
02:48 04/09 2007
picturenext season will be the season...i hope !
Bozo wrote:
03:12 04/09 2007
pictureNot such a great playoff round that one, we lost six aussie managers again so only the four left. King Arthur and Helljumper have bot opponents in Round 33 so fingers crossed for all four teams:
Team Manager Div Dep't Pos Playoff 1 Playoff 2
Buttered Pigs trev 5 206 2 1 3 Win 0 1 Win
Illawarra Dragons Helljumper 5 173 2 3 2 Win 2 1 Win
Shellharbour King Arthur 5 59 2 0 1 Win 3 0 Win
Wongwabinda Mennie 4 52 3 0 1 Win 2 3 Win
Afanal Arthur Kick 5 80 2 1 2 Win 1 0 Loss
Australia Ronaldo147 6 444 2 4 5 Win 3 0 Loss
bluebanannas larifari 5 242 3 0 2 Win 2 1 Loss
DragonsFC Errol 6 673 2 2 0 Win 0 3 Loss
eat me jazz1 5 150 2 3 1 Win 2 1 Loss
Evertons Cahill kangars 5 55 3 2 1 Win 2 3 Loss
Bozo wrote:
15:28 04/09 2007
pictureThree of the four aussie managers won their third playoff. Mennie promotes to Div 3 and King Arthur and Helljumper promote to Div 4 (tup)
Team Manager Div Dep't Pos Playoff 1 Playoff 2 Playoff 3
Illawarra Dragons Helljumper 5 173 2 3 2 Win 2 1 Win 1 4 Win
Shellharbour King Arthur 5 59 2 0 1 Win 3 0 Win 0 6 Win
Wongwabinda Mennie 4 52 3 0 1 Win 2 3 Win 0 2 Win
Buttered Pigs trev 5 206 2 1 3 Win 0 1 Win 2 1 Loss

So 17 of us in Div 4 now :D 17 out of 1024 teams ... not many but let's see what we can do :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
02:34 05/09 2007
pictureWell on the plus side those teams that didnt win the play-offs have a good chance of winning their department next season :D
Zz00027051 wrote:
15:20 05/09 2007
picture:D yay im going up

i also won my department cup final today :D
Zz00060369 wrote:
00:46 06/09 2007
pictureI won my Dep't cup as well :D My player lost his Golden Boot award  though because i didn't play the playoff games and my opponent did :-(  He even scored more goals if they included the Dep't cup games and he was leading at the end of the regular season as well :O
Zz00027051 wrote:
02:11 06/09 2007
picturei won lots of awards

Golden Boot - Raul Gregório
Golden Ball - Mauricio Mendes 
Silver Boot - Raul Gregório
Silver Cap - Stian Singstad
Bozo wrote:
02:16 06/09 2007
pictureThree awards - Golden Boot, Silver Boot and Golden Statuette. My 18yo mid took out the Golden Statuette even though he only played 15 games and the Att I bought took out the other two even though he scored most of his goals somewhere else :) Another of my strikers would have got both awards so it was robbing Peter to pay Paul :)
jm234 wrote:
03:02 06/09 2007
pictureLOST 3-2 AFTER 120 MINS IN THE DEP CUP!!!!!!!!! To the first place team though!!
jm234 wrote:
03:09 06/09 2007
pictureONE OF THE AUSSIE ML LEGENDS COULD RETIRE... it hasnt said yet but
HES 36... and played around 500 games with me (since season 7) another is 35.. and played 300 odd

(The 36 yo is actully from argentina.. but only because at the start I choose that for some reason. but changed it not long after.. but still hes my youth player)
Bozo wrote:
18:00 06/09 2007
picture:) jm - let him go and move with the times. Bad luck about the Dep't Cup :(

I got a Q68 def 17yo (tdown) I saw King Arthur got a Q69 def which is a bit better than mine but still (tdown). Any good youth recruits out there?

Just went though my new department :) I have an excel sheet that with about 10 minutes work I can see the Av Q etc of the teams and their best performers. My squad is the "best" with a Av Q77 and then there is one Q76 and four Q 75s. It isn't an indicator that my team is the best as some teams may have a high team Q but low squad Q, but it has given me some confidence coming into the season :) Interesting to see one team promote from Div 5 (Patel FC) with a squad av Q of 69 (omg) he has one Q78 att and then not much else. He must be an impressive tactical manager :)
Bozo wrote:
18:07 06/09 2007
picture:o Just realised that I hadn't updated my team info in the spreadsheet so my av Q is 76 :o :o :o. Oh well, still equal best :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
23:35 06/09 2007
picturei got a 67... DJWAZLY got a 73 mid i think, not the best but beter than most of us Singleton People that ive seen :D
Zz00060369 wrote:
02:26 07/09 2007
pictureI got a Q70 def, pity i already bought 1 of those off you last season bozo :-(
jm234 wrote:
04:07 07/09 2007
picture70 def
Bozo wrote:
19:35 07/09 2007
pictureRobo is the only one not making me jealous :( We certainly had a few defs this season!?! In Six seasons time the Aussie national team manager (probably ddude) will have to play 7-2-1 if we keep this up :D
GrannyRobo wrote:
00:13 08/09 2007
picturehaha probably...ive had a defender every season except my 1st youth player and this season which delivered me a mid..
Bozo wrote:
11:13 08/09 2007
picturePies vs Swans :D Difference this time is that I don't have the Aussie Open scheduled on the same night. Hopefully that isn't a bad omen as the Pies won the two home and away games.
GrannyRobo wrote:
13:25 08/09 2007
pictureSo much sport =D RL finals AFL finals RUGBY WC 20/20 cricket WC commin up and of course all the major European soccer leagues as well as the A-League are kickin xD
Bozo wrote:
15:12 08/09 2007
pictureI'm only caring about one sport ... :D:D:D:D GO PIES! :D:D:D:D Sydney were easy beats and now we go over to Perth to thrash the West Coast Eagles :) I suppose I'll have to pay some attention to the Storm and Aussie 20/20 team, but the Victory have to wait a couple of months before reclaiming the title :)

I'm getting a bit repetitive about this - I've won another custom cup. It was Div 5 & 6 only but most of the competitors were in Div 4 (or 3 in National Leagues). Played the final against FC Badaboom who has a higher Q team than me but he wasn't logged on for a 64 team cup. He beat me in the game but I beat him on the scoresheet :)
jm234 wrote:
05:06 09/09 2007
pictureBRONCOS tonight!!!! I have a feeling Broncos may cause a big upset.... by less than 6 pts
Bozo wrote:
05:56 09/09 2007
pictureOk, now I care about the Storm again :) They haven't lost at home all season and you think a depleted squad can come down here and cause an upset? One positive if the Broncos do upset us is that the thugs from Canterbury will be knocked out (tup)
GrannyRobo wrote:
08:16 09/09 2007
pictureI can't see the Broncs winnin lol
Zz00060369 wrote:
15:19 09/09 2007
pictureClose guess jm :P
Bozo wrote:
04:17 10/09 2007
pictureHe wasn't far off when going out on a limb :) When you think about it, there isn't much difference between a 40-0 loss and a win by less than 6 pts. OK you have to drink copious amounts of alcohol to see how little difference there is :D
jm234 wrote:
05:32 11/09 2007
picturelol pretty close....

would have been less than a try if we had our fittest team... lockyer, hodges was still injured.... hunt.... dave taylor..... berrigan.....etc
jm234 wrote:
05:33 11/09 2007
picture2 from 2 for the season.... got my mojo back

6 goals for 1 against
jm234 wrote:
05:36 11/09 2007
pictureoh..and forgot to say.. im playing a team 10-1 in my next match.. only cause they won 8-1... in their last match
GrannyRobo wrote:
10:42 11/09 2007
pictureNice jm

I won my 1st league cup game =D and i got a bogey bot lol although i SHOULD and BETER win =D then move on tomorrow morning xD
Zz00060369 wrote:
15:26 11/09 2007
pictureI've got a hard team in my league cup match, wish me luck :-P On brighter news, I'm coming 3rd :-D
Bozo wrote:
19:13 11/09 2007
picture14 out of the 17 Aussie sides won their first league cup game (tup) How did Jake get a bot-team? The computers should know to challenge a regular semi-finalist :)

I'm undefeated in all my four games so far :) I lost in the Sunday cup to the team I beat in the final on Saturday so (shrug shoulders). I get the feeling from reading the match reports that my first bad result isn't far away. Maybe I'm not used to my opponent shooting on goal as not many of my games in Div 5 had more than two shots on goal by my opponent. I should just enjoy being top of the table while it lasts :D
GrannyRobo wrote:
00:34 12/09 2007
pictureI am undefeated now :) top of the table and won both league cup games =D
Bozo wrote:
08:37 12/09 2007
pictureI'm not liking this league cup business. I won but my keeper must have had a fitness hit in the match and consequently in my league game, my opponent had three shots on target for three goals and i lost 2-3 :( The worst thing is that I have two GK which are both Q78 so interchangeable but I was asleep between the two matches.

There are eight of the 17 Aussies still in the league cup after Round Two. It was actually 13 that survived the first round as I counted the win of Red Star Belgrade whereas RED STAR BELGRADE FC lost.

The teams in Round Three are:
Galacticos - South cardiff Gunners - Wellington Phoenix FC - Raiders FC - Srennug Lanesra - Blood_Hunters - Illawarra Dragons - Hobart Hackers.
jm234 wrote:
10:04 12/09 2007
picture4 from 4!!! and beat the team I was talking about 1-0

3 of those matches were against good teams too
jm234 wrote:
10:05 12/09 2007
picturethe lc for only 3 and 4 teams?
GrannyRobo wrote:
22:28 12/09 2007
pictureLeague Cup is for 1,2,3 and 4
Zz00060369 wrote:
00:56 13/09 2007
pictureDiv 1 & 2 come into it later jm
Bozo wrote:
00:59 13/09 2007
pictureYep all Divisions, the Division 3 teams were entered into the draw this round and Galacticos, Wellington Phoenix FC (of course :)) and Hobart Hackers all knocked Div 3 teams (tup). Only two surviving Div 4 teams were knocked out and only two of the six aussies in Div 3 survived their first round. The following are still in it for round four:
Galacticos - South cardiff Gunners - Wellington Phoenix FC - Raiders FC - Srennug Lanesra - FC Chaos - Hobos United - Hobart Hackers.

BTW well done jm, look forward to seeing you up here next season (tup)
Bozo wrote:
02:00 13/09 2007
pictureI just noticed that Dragz has the highest scorer in Div 4 and that if cup goals were counted (and nobody has scored more than 16 cup goals) then I would have the highest scorer in Div 4 :D
jm234 wrote:
03:17 13/09 2007
picturelost a league match.. but still tied first

and won my dep cup 2-0
GrannyRobo wrote:
08:18 13/09 2007
pictureYeah i saw Dragz's player there when i was looking =D well done to him i guess :) although i too lost my 1st league match, i guess i that my squad is a bit thin and with League Cup before the game i have to play some players with lower fitness :( i have a bad feeling about tomorrow morning's clash and my captain is deffo out as he got injured to about 40-50 fitness last night :(
Bozo wrote:
17:28 13/09 2007
pictureDrew my last league match so slipped to third :( I suppose a positive is that my start to Div 4 has been better than my start to Div 5 :D I've got a 3rd Div team tomorrow morning so that may solve my problem with not waking up before 11am :o
GrannyRobo wrote:
22:42 13/09 2007
picture:( i am out of LC, 1-0 loss with the only goal coming in the 108th minute :(
jm234 wrote:
01:50 14/09 2007
picture18 pts.. with 1 loss
Bozo wrote:
03:35 14/09 2007
pictureDrew another league match against second. Woke up just before 11am and was trying to rush my team changes after the league cup but the system was too fast. Considering my keeper was MoM I was lucky to escape with the draw :) My striker has now scored 20 cup goals. He loves the league cup as he scored 5 yesterday and four today. My Div 3 opponent was unattended so I won 5-0. There are five Aussies left after Round Four:
Wellington Phoenix FC - Raiders FC - Srennug Lanesra - Hobos United - Hobart Hackers

The draw hasn't been as nice to me this time :) A div 3 team with a lot of Q85+ players so hopefully this time I don't have to worry about the League Cup and can concentrate on my Dep't. The two last Singleton boys are out and I'm jealous :D
GrannyRobo wrote:
08:18 14/09 2007
pictureIf any good has come out of us getting knocked out is more friendlies in the week and more fitness for the league games :)
Bozo wrote:
17:16 14/09 2007
pictureWhat good is there in staying in the league cup? Jake has a chance of winning it but the rest of us only get some training out of it and lose fitness for the league games. In saying that I'm not going to throw a match to be knocked out though :) If I could wake up before 11am (tall order for me :o) then I have a squad that can mask any fitness problems in the first XI, but my problem is that I haven't been waking up early enough so my problem is self -inflicted :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
03:39 15/09 2007
pictureWell at least you have the depth in your squad IF you choose to wake up and use it :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
03:45 15/09 2007
pictureOn a good note for me my Full time captain and best player is BACK IN ACTION xD after a stint out with injury xD
Bozo wrote:
10:55 15/09 2007
pictureTrust me, choosing to wake up is not an option with me :D Glad to hear you're all guns blazing again (tup)
GrannyRobo wrote:
13:47 15/09 2007
pictureHe is BACK! with a BANG won an 8 team cup xD with him Having 2 mom out of the 3 games and averaging over 70 in each =D
Bozo wrote:
13:55 15/09 2007
pictureI somehow contrived to lose the final after my opponent was lucky it went to penalties. The penalties ended up 2-1 against me :D Just went through the top scorers and aussie managers have 8 in the top 50 :) :
#  Name Role Age Team Quality Value League Goals Cup Goals Total
1 Nikola Zigic Att 27 RED STAR BELGRADE FC 79 25.617.696 21 0 21
7 Egidijus Cinikas Att 28 Wellington Phoenix FC 92 102.852.471 17 10 27
21 Dag Inge Carlsen Att 24 Wellington Phoenix FC 91 121.228.677 13 17 30
29 Kenneth Bøthun Att 24 Srennug Lanesra 85 65.164.286 12 20 32
38 Obafemi Martins Att 20 South cardiff Gunners 76 13.393.253 12 2 14
43 Ashton Caspar Att 23 Galacticos 80 36.324.940 12 2 14
44 Han Peng Att 30 Willetton Wolves 76 10.477.193 11 1 12
GrannyRobo wrote:
01:23 16/09 2007
pictureAwesome! i didnt even know i had a player in there =D

I have only been checking the Youth PLayers where i have 3 =D

Btw good work with the Aussie Ladder - Week One Season 27 tables are lookin good =D
jm234 wrote:
06:35 16/09 2007
picturedamn.. drew than lost so 4th
Bozo wrote:
14:52 16/09 2007
pictureIt's a long season, jm ;) Some teams for some reason drop off in the last week of the season so if you keep your fitness up hopefully we will see a 1st and 2nd place finish from you and Arthur Kick :)

Won another cup :) Nine all up so three more and hopefully I'll be on the list :)
jm234 wrote:
02:47 17/09 2007
pictureI remember the days... when I was almost in div 3.. where I pretty much did no transfers or training and still went good.

I lost in 2 playoffs and came 4th...... for 3 seasons in a row to make div 3... than I went inactive and dropped to div 6.. haha
Bozo wrote:
07:38 17/09 2007
pictureThen players like Robo, bozo_69, and myself came along to keep you honest :D
jm234 wrote:
10:53 17/09 2007
pictureyep.. cause my team sucks now

by the way I got a draw and a win would have put me first
GrannyRobo wrote:
22:56 17/09 2007
picture=D

Still going hard in 1st place xD
Bozo wrote:
03:00 18/09 2007
pictureI'm out of the League Cup :D :D Just one round too late as I now have a top of the table clash when 6 of my players had their fitness reduced to 95 (bloody Div 3 normal/hard tacklers :() whereas my opponent only lost 2 fitness on some of his players :( He is still in it so hopefully he gets massacred tomorrow by a hard tackler and then loses his league match (mad) I'm not holding out much hope for my team in this match ... but let's just see.
Bozo wrote:
03:36 18/09 2007
pictureWell I lost the top of the table clash 3-2 with half of my players ending between 90-94 fitness :( I stayed in 2nd place though :)

Wellington Phoenix FC and Hobos United are the last two Aussie teams in the League Cup. We had three Div 4 teams (myself incl.) who were knocked out :(
jm234 wrote:
03:57 18/09 2007
picture1 game 4-0 than drew with 2nd place...

A win would have put me 2nd... but still  ages to go...
jm234 wrote:
03:59 18/09 2007
pictureP>S i will probably sell a 79 mid whos 27... will get nearly 30 million for him as someone has bid...
GrannyRobo wrote:
04:19 18/09 2007
pictureUnlucky about the League Bozo :( maybe good to be knocked out of the LC though :)

Im still cruising in 1st place for the moment anyways :)
jm234 wrote:
05:07 19/09 2007
picturelast 2 matches had a win and a draw.....

im 3rd... 2 pts off 2nd place

4 draws and 2 wins after 7 matches is pretty annoying
GrannyRobo wrote:
05:36 19/09 2007
pictureHad my 1st draw of the season :) bad you would think but my lead is still good and the draw exposed a slight loophole in my tactics :$

But it's alright all fixed now =D
Bozo wrote:
16:05 19/09 2007
pictureI'm cruising in 2nd place :D I would say it is better to be knocked out of the League Cup if you want to do well in the league. It is all luck of the draw as well. If you only get Div 4 teams who play soft tackles in the first 5 rounds then you are better off staying in the league cup :) I am still happy that my striker has scored more than Jake's two (with cup goals added) :)
jm234 wrote:
02:34 20/09 2007
picturebeat 2nd place 3-0... im now 2nd..

in the dc.. won 3-0 and through to the semis.. playing the leader Afanal in the semis.. who may be an aussie manager
GrannyRobo wrote:
04:08 21/09 2007
pictureIve Slipped with a loss :( still 1st though xD

Bad signs for me heading into the Aussie Open Tomorrow Night :@
jm234 wrote:
04:23 21/09 2007
picture9 league matches in a row.. still 2nd

playing Afanal.. (hes first) and could be an aussie

a win will put me 1 behind him.
Bozo wrote:
04:25 21/09 2007
pictureGet the jitters out of your system before the cup Robbo (tup) :) I had a lucky escape - 4-3 at home after I forgot to change tactics :o So still hanging on to second. After I wrote that I was cruising I lost :) So I have to stress that I am hanging onto second just :D

I believe Afanel is an Aussie manager jm. Or at least he is in my list of Aussie managers :o Well done on your slow but steady climb. Now just keep it going (tup)

Jake's striker has overtaken mine :( He has let him loose of recent so he is topping the striker list. Mine has scored 53 and Jake's has 55 now - but he has a heap more league goals :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
12:44 21/09 2007
pictureI don't have 1 striker that scores a truckload for me its more a combination of all 3 =D good in a way but between the 3 only one has ever got one award because they always share the goals =D unlike in other teams where 1 player DOMINATES xD xD xD

Once again the bad result allowing me to fill another loophole in my structure :)

I don't quite know why because i will probably lose but i want to take your team in the Open on Bozo :)
Bozo wrote:
17:44 21/09 2007
pictureYou either think I'm a benchmark or an easy win for your team? Well the way I see it is that there are about five or six sides that are competing to get one finals spot :) And I don't think I'm the favourite out of those :) In saying that I know it will be an outsider that comes up as they have done in the past (tup) (including both finalists last season :))

I've dropped to third position as my defence has become somewhat of a ineffective sieve :( 9 goals in four games and 4-3 and 2-3 wins in the last two games :) My team has taken the attitude of just scoring more than the opposition rather than stopping the opposition :)

I paid 80mill for my striker to dominate and that is what I expect him to do :) My real team problem is that the second striker position  could possibly be a Q81 20yo with low flair (or inconsistent flair), a Q80 26yo with high flair, and a Q80 23yo with medium to high flair. By flair I mean the regularity they score goals and I have concentrated on the younger player who doesn't score many goals - hence the reliance on one striker. The thing with the younger player is that he won't score for four games and then get a hattrick.
jm234 wrote:
02:18 22/09 2007
picturelost.. to Afanal 1-0 :(

I had a sold out stadium though...

I will aim for 2nd now...
GrannyRobo wrote:
02:45 22/09 2007
picturekeep at it jm

And Bozo i don't see you as an easy beat, more of a good challenge :)
Bozo wrote:
09:55 22/09 2007
pictureHow do you double post in here Robo? I deleted one for you :) I second Robo's motion that you keep at it jm (tup) As I said earlier I want a second and first placing from you guys :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
10:29 22/09 2007
pictureMy bad about that! thanks for cleaning it up!

I think it was that my net cut, then i refreshed!!!

As it is in the forums it posts again!
Bozo wrote:
14:08 22/09 2007
pictureI was just laughing that you would not be able to do anything about it Robo:)
Now, I wonder if there is any way of deleting custom cup results? For your sake as much as mine Robo :D
GrannyRobo wrote:
01:40 23/09 2007
picturehehe i WISH!
jm234 wrote:
04:01 23/09 2007
pictureMade the final!! and lost for aus cup.. beat Galacticos and Bozo's team
Bozo wrote:
10:29 23/09 2007
pictureWhat a shocking two days with semi-finals :( (mad) (or to be more precise the games before the Grand Final) On Friday night the Magpies lost by 5 points in a thriller to Geelong and then I lost to jm in the semi final of the Aussie Open IV and then Australia lost the semi-final of the twenty20 World Cup finals to India by 16 runs. Today I watched Melbourne Storm wondering how they could lose their preliminary final. Even with five minutes left I was wondering how they could lose it but thankfully the video ref came to their rescue and I finally saw a semi-final/preliminary final win that I wanted to see (tup)

I've updated the Aussie ladder but haven't done the Aussie Open IV blog yet :( I've collated the data but my efforts have stalled from there :(
GrannyRobo wrote:
13:00 23/09 2007
pictureMan im pissed about the cricket!!!

xD
jm234 wrote:
14:13 24/09 2007
picture2 losses in a row.

DID anyone watch the Womens World Cup for soccer...

Robbed of a semi final clash because the diving Brazilians got us.....
3-2
GrannyRobo wrote:
22:23 24/09 2007
picture2 losses in a row!!! maybe power is dissing out some punishment for beating me and Bozo :P

We did beter than we were expected and im happy with the overall pf of the matildas :)
jm234 wrote:
01:14 25/09 2007
picturebounced back with a 4-1 victory.. will try to get an Aussie    One/Two placing... only 2 pts off 2nd
Bozo wrote:
08:43 25/09 2007
pictureWell I've slipped into first but I'm going in with crazy tactics against the third place tonight. It is away so I guessed I would lose anyway but if I win then I should win big :D

Keep it going jm. It looks like there will be two Aussie Opens next season so if you want to beat Robo and myself again then you will have to be in Div 3 or 4 :)
jm234 wrote:
09:34 25/09 2007
picturetoo late.. 3 losses in 4 games.. wt????
GrannyRobo wrote:
14:34 25/09 2007
pictureAUSSIE NATIONAL LEAGUE xD i made a thread on it! cant CLOSE THAT! lol
Bozo wrote:
01:30 26/09 2007
pictureIt appears there won't be any Aussie Open :D I will probably run it for "active" Aussies ;)
jm234 wrote:
11:54 26/09 2007
pictureBeat Afanal (arthur kick) 3-2 in a great match for me to make the dep cup final... thats 2 finals in a row for the same league...

I was leading 2-0.. than get for 2 goals at the 83 and 87 mins... than I got one in et
jm234 wrote:
12:01 26/09 2007
pictureP>S Afanal started when I did too.. and both have 7 cups... (dep leagues and dc that is)
Bozo wrote:
02:33 27/09 2007
pictureWell done jm. You are good at beating other Aussies so I think you should definitely transfer to the national league :) I'm four points clear in first place now ... It is kind of pointless as I'm transferring to the Australia League :o Hopefully I'll get the trophy though :D
jm234 wrote:
02:52 27/09 2007
picturehow can 1 game I beat the league leader the next I draw against 9th place... haha
jm234 wrote:
02:52 27/09 2007
pictureonly 18 goals against after 25 rounds... need to improve mids and attackers
GrannyRobo wrote:
11:40 27/09 2007
pictureNice jm just concentrate on beating people that are not my team :p

And I've got an unassailable lead so i WIN my department!!! Still undecided whether to go to the Aussie League though :(
Bozo wrote:
16:17 27/09 2007
pictureWell I just beat 2nd place so I'm 7 points clear with a bot team in the last round. Not unassailable but as good as :D (hopefully :)). I've already got Australia locked in and I'm not going back on it. There will be a bit more of a challenge in Div 3 Int'l next season but then we should be aiming to play against Jake, ddude, Nexus, The K Man, etc in Div 1 in three seasons time :) My personal feeling is that you'll be missing the boat if you stay in Int'l Robo :( We should be in Div 2 in Season 29 and the rewards from that should be enough to entice you. If Spinner does make corrections to the economy then I think it would be across the board in all leagues so it would be harder to survive in the Int'l league. Just my thoughts :)
GrannyRobo wrote:
02:09 28/09 2007
picturePersonally though i believe i could make it to DIV 2 after next season...:p which means a double promotion! simply because the fellow who came 1st in my department is or last time i checked winning the department and i could beat him! just not the bogey teams the other season :( but still Aussie League... ahhh!
jm234 wrote:
02:10 28/09 2007
pictureill need to prolly buy young players for that season than....
Bozo wrote:
04:08 28/09 2007
pictureYeah that is where I probably shouldn't leave. I have a lot of 20yos so going to a half bot dept won't really help their progression. I've done all the hard work in Int'l because I didn't think we would have an Aussie league this soon :) At least I'll be able to concentrate on giving my second tier players match time (tup)
My striker is still piling on the goals but Jake's still has his nose in front. Mine has scored 41 league and 39 cup goals and Jake's has 82 goals all up (two more in league :() Still the second best total goals (as far as I can tell) in Int'l isn't that bad :o
Bozo wrote:
06:23 28/09 2007
pictureMy first position is unassailable now so come to me shiny trophy :D 7 points clear with two games left (tup)
jm234 wrote:
09:26 28/09 2007
picturedeadset.. I have came runner-up twice for the exact same dep cup... third time lucky??

the first time was a while ago.. the 2nd was last season...

this will be 8 all up.
jm234 wrote:
09:32 28/09 2007
picturesold an aussie vet... "SCHWARZER"

played 280ish games.. not as much as an older defender (500 odd)
Bozo wrote:
11:53 29/09 2007
pictureNo Dep't cups next season jm (tup) I've had some Q jumps recently :) I'm starting to put a Q81 team on the park and next season I won't need my old defender for most games so I should have all Q80+ players in my team by halfway through next season :) I might have to clean out the schrapnel but then I won't be able to buy the lower quality players :(
GrannyRobo wrote:
02:41 30/09 2007
pictureYeah i have some players i wish to stay in the lower 70's to allow my to continue buying the lower Q youngins !
GrannyRobo wrote:
05:51 30/09 2007
pictureIm Pumped for the RL GF tonight xD xD xD dont quite know who i am going for yet lol maybe the EAGLES xD keep in it NSW xD
jm234 wrote:
12:13 30/09 2007
pictureits leaving QLD... but Manly and Storm have been good all year so its all good.
Bozo wrote:
18:37 30/09 2007
pictureIt's left Queensland :p ... How many trophies in Victoria now? AFL, NRL, A League, Twenty20 Big Bash :D
jm234 wrote:
11:53 01/10 2007
pictureall QLD need in the last decade is the ALeague ;)

All the restis around * five
GrannyRobo wrote:
03:10 03/10 2007
pictureI think the JETS should get the A-League :)
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