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6 letter, third letter is a 'v' ????? divide

That is totally correct but it doesn't make them a threat for that specific season. Bainsy, Ezlife and Skyhooks are trying to figure out right now, which conference is the toughest. Take for example Vios Violators or Viral Infecions. Both are great managers that came close to making the ABBL last season. This season they are both fully tanking trying to recover from the financial devastation of a failed promotion run. I have no doubt that both will achieve their aims this season but despite their skills, knowledge, many seasons of division II experience and massive bank accounts by the end of the season they will be providing little threat to anyone this seaon unless you meet them in a relegation series. So do you judge them by team ranking? Seasons played? Seasons in division II? How well they achieve their goal? By far the best way to gague the strength they are adding to a conference is by (the flawed method of) looking at their salaies.

A good (but very time consuming) method I use to gauge the long term threat of an opponent is to look at the following things:

- Current salary
- Current players ratings in key games
- Current team ratings in key games

I also look at Arena size, ticket prices and volume of sales in each game to gauge how much money that team is making. This helps me gauge how much profit / loss they are banking each week, and the likely size of their bank.

At the end of the day though, hard statistics can only get you so far. The statistics available help us determine a teams current playing strength, as well as their economic strength. How teams are managed, and the goals of key managers can change the current state at any time. Tanking teams may suddenly buy up big, while teams at the top may sell off their teams after ASW because they are safe from relegation.

In other words, know your opponent inside out. Know his pets name, find out if he folds or scrunches...

Even find out his favourite colour...

Even his BB site skin colour...

theres more than red???

I have green :p

Sorry about the delay for a week or so guys. here is the latest update. I will also try and add an interview in the coming week.


AFTER GAME 11

1. Guanzheng Goldfish 11 0 1132 692 1.000 +440 (II.2) [1st Great 8]
2. Awesome^.- 9 2 1158 796 0.818 +362 (II.3) [1st Great 8]
3. Baxter Bogans 9 2 1044 779 0.818 +265 (II.4) [1st Big 8]
4. Home Axis 9 2 1115 901 0.818 +214 (II.2) [2nd Big 8]
5. Skyhook Dreamers 9 2 1053 888 0.818 +165 (II.1) [2nd Big 8]
6. The Players 8 3 1130 857 0.727 +273 (II.3) [1st Great 8]
7. Stone Slashers 8 3 1104 925 0.727 +179 (II.2) [3rd Big 8]
8. Hopelessly Addicted 7 4 1143 950 0.636 +193 (II.3) [3rd Big 8]
9. Gisborne Gladiators 7 4 1071 994 0.636 +77 (II.1) [2nd Great 8]
10. Moorditj Magick 6 5 1016 861 0.545 +155 (II.4) [3rd Great 8]
11. Skjim 6 5 955 904 0.545 +51 (II.4) [5th Big 8]
12. The Meateors 6 5 1007 1006 0.545 +1 (II.1) [4th Great 8]
13. UWA Panthers 6 5 1012 1037 0.545 -25 (II.2) [2nd Great 8]
14. Coalcliff Clippers 5 6 1040 1095 0.455 -55 (II.3) [4th Great 8]
15. Sonic Booms 4 7 897 894 0.364 +3 (II.4) [6th Big 8]
16. Raz0rbacks 4 7 976 998 0.364 -22 (II.3) [6th Great 8]
17. Flaming Ramzays 4 7 942 1017 0.364 -75 (II.4) [8th Big 8]
18. the Tornado 3 8 1022 1123 0.273 -101 (II.1) [7th Big 8]
19. Puffy_Inch 2 9 802 955 0.182 -153 (II.2) [6th Great 8]
20. Fresh Princes 0 11 819 1002 0.000 -183 (II.1) [8th Great 8]


As you can see there has been a few movers since the last update (3 games ago). Big Fishy reigns supreme and is still undefeated. The Dreamers, Awesome, Bogans and Home Axis have remained strong while the Gladiators and the Magick slipped further down the Breeders ladder. And, unfortunately, the Fresh Princes are still without a win and not looking like getting one anytime soon.

Ha I sit 13th yet I'm only behind the goldfish in my conference and who sit first on this ladder. I've also beaten stone slashers who sit in 7th. All because I choose who to beat and to lose to. Every game I've tried to win I've won so far

Im in big 8 :)

the Gladiators and the Magick slipped further down the Breeders ladder

sliding down the ladder quicker than Essendon and Carlton