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The 2nd National Online League of Season 6
Chipaccrual:
--- Quote from: GiMac on September 17, 2012, 13:47:52 PM ---
Yes, in theory, the mechanics work but there is nothing for them to identify with and therein nothing to attract them to play. I think a lot of people really didn"t get what this league was all about last time. Some teams bonded as teams, chatted via facebook during games, before games and after games, had meetups etc etc, others just played as individuals who just happened to be part of a team. I think the former teams were more successful because of their approach, not only that but the way they approached the games and the buzz that this created between team members attracted new players to play. i had several friends who asked me what it was all about cos they picked up on some facebook comments and ended up joining and playing and I know I was not alone.
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I wish I"d written this Gordon. Top post.
GiMac:
--- Quote from: web1 on September 17, 2012, 13:50:55 PM ---
Should just keep it exactly as it was. Do not change a thing. Theres nothing unfair about it at all. So what if Scotland have twice as many as Ireland etc? Every region has the same opportunity to increase their numbers. It is a level playing field format with an equal opportunity to strengthen your teams. If you fail to do this then it is tough luck. Does not matter where you were born. You should have to play for the address that you register into the software with. This will stop people picking their favourite team, even if they were probably born on Mars!
Manchester United have many more fans than Swansea, but they still play in the same league and nobody moans about it. I cannot believe how many people are moaning about the numbers here. I do not care one bit and I am Yorkshire. But we are known to be a tough lot and I am confident that we can overcome the numbers and take anyone down, as long as a couple more of us can afford to buy in, which was my problem last year when I lost my job. Being behind does not bother me. The challenge and the pride mean more to me than losing by 70 points or so.
I think that if the buy in was lowered to $5 then you will automatically see a huge improvement in attendance at the end of it all.
Why not put on a decent freeroll for everyone with 100% attendance at the end of the season? Just an idea. Come on let,s keep it how it was, lower the buy in, and show the Scotts that they can be beaten, at the same time letting them benefit for all the work put in to building their team.
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Great Spirit, I like it!!!
I kind of agree with the reduced buy in too, although it"s a fine line between making it worthwhile for some players to play and keeping it affordable for all.
Sugar_Free:
--- Quote from: web1 on September 17, 2012, 13:50:55 PM ---Manchester United have many more fans than Swansea, but they still play in the same league and nobody moans about it.
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Are they all allowed to play at the same time, or do they cap the number at 11?
GiMac:
This "they did well cos they had more players" argument is completely flawed.
How do people explain Wales coming 2nd with the 4th largest team and the North East finishing 3rd with the 5th largest team, not sure but I think Yorkshire was 5th with the 8th or 9th largest team?
The way I explain it is that they played as teams and not individuals. By that I don"t mean soft play, but bonded together as teams, which helped keep everyone interested, railing each other, dishing out banter to other teams, which meant people turned up each week. Team captains sent out messages to remind people to play, set up private games for team members to play together outside of the league, had a vibrant facebook page where people could post up for railers if they ran deep somewhere, set up meetups for those that lived near each other. It all adds up, but it takes some commitment from the captains.
I am just glad we had a captain in Paul Sefton who was prepared, imho, to go above and beyond for the team.
Chipaccrual:
Details of the 2nd league have been finalised, I"m just waiting on a technical glitch to be resolved and I"ll post up the announcement.
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