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Very happy with my run, and although it's about to end: that's all good too. Time to start focusing on my training.

Now Swoosh... don't be too mean!

Keep it in your pants Wolph....

You have failed to take into consideration that most of us have $$$ to spend... 1 injury or a big signing and the week you think you have mapped out perfectly can all go horribly wrong....

There are some talented managers in here that shoot there mouth far less than you or I

Why thanks for the complement sharman. I dont get around to reading the thread that much.

And i dont run my mouth much either...but its nice to be the 5th ranked team in japan.

That means Stunners, Sharman, Kitakyushu and Okayama are ranked higher than me. My time to make my assualt at the cup (or Jbbl) is coming, but not yet. There are so many things to take into consideration...most importantly, bankroll.

Never hurts to have a couple mill sitting in your account just in case ;-)

Malice, there are two ways to approach the a cup game like one where you are facing a roster that out salaries yours.

1) you can rent a team. But to do this effectively, you have to start the season collecting good parts to sell off after you cup run. the worst thing you can do is run out the week before and just grab guys without planning...because then you cant sell them.

2) you can use the continuity factor in the game along with managed game shapes and an effective strategy to take down your opponent.

Asside from Sharman (and Stunners recently), we all have taken our lumps in the cup. There was a time where there were 4 teams good enough to beat Sharman on any given day (Small Town Operators, Puka Puka Cowboys, Maruyama Allstars). In those days, it was win and HOPE you didnt get any of those 4.

So, yes, we understand where you are coming from. You just have to remember, BB is a marathon, not a sprint.

You have to ask yourself everytime you buy a guy 1) is this guy important enough to my team to take a loss...because 3 times out of 5, you arent going to turn a profit on a guy, and 2) Im buy this guy to rent or rely on.

Flushing out your roster like a stable of pros is no good. Best thing for you to do is man up and see what you team has.

Ummm... dude? C'mon dude, the comment was said in jest. Sheesh... some of you take this way, way too seriously. I really don't care if I lose tonight - obviously, I expect to.

Reality check: I got to where I am in the Cup through luck. Regardless of whether I "man up" (note: I despise attaching real life metaphors to an online game) or not, I am going to lose this game. Sure, if I run my best team out there and there might be a what... less than 1% chance of me winning it? What's the point in that?
I - from my yes-albeit-I'm-a-noob point of view - am better off just enjoying where I got to in the Cup, playing this game as if it were a scrimmage, and go about my business in my league.

What swoosh post were you reading?

What swoosh post were you reading?

The one immediately preceding mine, addressed to me. I hope to god it was tongue-in-cheek!

OH but to clarify I do think perhaps Malice overreacted. I doubt it was tongue in cheek. Alhtough a bit condescending Swoosh was just trying to be nice.

Covering bases there Wolph?
I'm not calling anyone, on anything... unless it's specifically directed to me. Then don't expect me to bob my head at platitudes.

I do think he was being at least a bit t-i-c.
Anyway, not sure how I overreacted. Simply being a realist. I disagreed with Swoosh is all, and in all honesty the BEST thing for my squad is to get about moving on post-cup.
STOKED I got as far as I did... really happy with it. Would've liked a few 'real' wins, but hey: I'll take what I can get!

I think the point he was trying to make was, Don't blow your team up for one cup game. All of us have been smacked out of the cup in the early rounds before. I also think the Man up comment was more are less, Give it a go...I don't know what the hell Wolph was talking about Big Brother but I re-read his post and didn't find anything rude in it...That is my honest opinion.