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That is an interesting analysis of yours MR .(hence i rated it)

From memory HA have PNR & MR in the last 2 games.

HA will assumably have less wins than GT, DAS & SVM even if they were to win both of these games, therefore the management of game minutes and the prevention of injuries for key players in addition to the conservation of enthusiam and opportunity to gain training minutes, might all become more of a motivating factor in these games than trying to bury either team into submission. (Likewise for GT who have top spot sewn up even if they were to lose both games)

It might also be that teams might intentionally lose games so that they can come 7th instead of 6th.

Other teams in the relegation & 4th fight, might TIE in games rather than risk losing enthusiam trying to win, incase they do end up in relegation games

There is a theory widely banded around the traps that if you cant win a final your better off financially to finish 5th rather than 4th so that you save on players salaries.

Could we have teams deliberatly trying to lose games so that they finish 5th rather than 4th?

Given the nature of the past few weeks where the ladder has been getting progressively tighter, is it possible that we could have 5 teams finish equal on 12 wins?

Last edited by Sid Vicious at 10/8/2011 7:39:48 AM

I should not be surprised any more when BB screws with me... my best player gets injured in a must-win game, I should've seen that one coming.

Great write up mate

1/3 income of a gigantic arena + one extra game to train players and the fan satisfaction the following year make the playoffs worth a few cash losses imo.

It's been a long time I've started guessing the final results and I came up with your current rankings 3 games ago. However, now I have to take something else into consideration: some teams will give up and spare enthusiasm in order to get more chances in the relegation series. Some teams will try to avoid each other and lose on purpose. Your rankings show what should happen based only on the teams' performances, but now it's time to start mind games.

On another note, Chucky is a bummer and SBV is making stupid moves. GT will most likely be the strongest team next season, depending on who relegates. I heard D3 teams are praying not to land in our division!

What do you mean by "a bummer"?

Valid question?

Perhaps a translation error on his behalf.

So whats the plan my fellow III.4 combatant, are you going to throw this next game against Saintstars and brace your team for a fight against the Jerries or are you still aiming for finals glory?

I do I agree with PNR on SBV.

Judging on their recent transactions they seem to have lost a bit of purpose.

Err sorry, I thought "bummer" means something like "unlucky"... but obviously I've messed up somewhere. I gotta go back to OZ and not forget what I've learned in this awesome country!

Oh, and has anybody found anything decent in the draft?

Last edited by ezlife at 10/9/2011 9:56:48 AM

Big Win for DAS with a 600k profit on the sale of Slaughter. Moving Slaughter on for just over $2m could put him in a nice position for a couple of late moves as the finals approach.

The Playoff race is starting to get more interesting by the week.

As big Kev used to say.......Im Excited! :-p

I'm not training anyone in weird positions and the only other game is a scrimmage. There's still an off-chance that I can avoid a relegation series so until I'm sure of where I'll be, no point in throwing anything.

HA has gone into preparation mode for the playoffs, and is conserving game shape as he has chosen to rest his $100k pg against PNR, while electing to start 3 players with salaries under $4k while bringing his better players off the bench. PNR has now got a glimmer of hope to make the playoffs. If he can win this game, he should take the game against BT and leapfrog MR who will likely go down to HA in the following game. However, BT and SVM look set to join EGG on 11 W 10 L if the current margins remain, while MR and PNR will sit in 3rd and 4th with one round to go!