After two seasons, I am back. Thank you for your votes! I expected to win the election with one vote (my own). To see three votes tells me that the Scottish community, which has shrunk to 6 active managers, cares about their NTs. This is excellent news!
I see our current situation as follows:
1) Ranking: The former manager did a fantastic job with a great team. We are ranked 34th, which is incredible considering the low number of active managers.
2) Roster: Some important players have left the team, but it's still a huge improvement compared to two seasons ago. There are also some high potential 18-19 year olds to have an eye on. I will scout players in the upcoming days. The final roster will be revealed on Friday.
3) Schedule: Looks easier than it is. If you look at their rosters, Sverige and Ísland are the better teams, even if they're ranked 51st/53rd. I think we will win 2-4 games this season.
4) Updates: Here's a message from BB-Justin:
I've made an update to the Utopia Nationality Draftee creation process to now include country size (# of users) as one of the parameters. Previously only National Team rank was considered.
The difference between top and bottom has also increased so the biggest/higher ranked countries will receive about half the number of draftees as the smallest/lowest ranked countries.
In other words: More Scottish players in the future
Thanks again for your confidence in me. I will do my best to help improve the team and win as many games as possible.
Alba gu bràth!