TWL Season 13....

[Purple Heart]

we used to have 16 squads... and yes the bottem few were bad... but overall the others were not... maybe only the top 4 had a chance of winning the title, but stilll

now we went down to 10, and now 8

trenchwars is dying

Well of course. We went from 550 ppl loggin on sundays just last year or two ago, down to maybe a peak of something like 350 to 400 at *most* loggin on now on a sunday.

[Spikester]

I don't think there will be enough basing squads this TWL, people seem to much rather sit on the bench.

[H.M.S. Stargazer]

So its already set? Only 8 squad will make twl in each league?

Yes.

[Ricko]

Look at football with the superbowl championship; 32 teams in it but everyone knows who the bottem 4 will be; Detroit Lions, St Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, and Kansas City Chiefs. You will always have people at the bottem struggling. (this isnt me saying make twl 32 teams, its me saying we should keep a few spots for down and out teams to go 0-10 rather then shutting them out)

you spelt bottom wrong :P

[Iron]

So its already set? Only 8 squad will make twl in each league?

[Exalt]

look at football with the barclays premiership; 20 teams in it but everyone knows who the top 4 will be; Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. You will always have people at the bottom struggling. (this isnt me saying make twl 20 teams,its me saying we should keep a few spots for up and coming teams rather than shut them out)

Look at football with the superbowl championship; 32 teams in it but everyone knows who the bottem 4 will be; Detroit Lions, St Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, and Kansas City Chiefs. You will always have people at the bottem struggling. (this isnt me saying make twl 32 teams, its me saying we should keep a few spots for down and out teams to go 0-10 rather then shutting them out)

[Ricko]

look at football with the barclays premiership; 20 teams in it but everyone knows who the top 4 will be; Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. You will always have people at the bottom struggling. (this isnt me saying make twl 20 teams,its me saying we should keep a few spots for up and coming teams rather than shut them out)

[Exalt]

that's called not showing up when it matters

as opposed to not showing up ever, which is what the cannon fodder squads have traditionally done

I have one more thing to add to all of this. The replacement squad thing I have never really understood.

When a squad replaces in, they start off with 0-0. I don't really agree with this, because it makes it pointless for the replacements to come in and play. Say there are 3 games left, and they go 3-0, it won't matter at all. Now lets say the squad they replaced was like 2-4 for instance, and the new team inherited that record. They could go 5-4 and possibly make playoffs.

I just don't understand why wins/losses aren't added on top the replacement team. It could give them a meaningful season afterall, but only if they are a really good team. Obviously, if they went 0-3 they wouldn't be going to the playoffs, whereas if they went 3-0 they are probably a pretty decent squad, and might deserve the other 2 wins given to them.

Just my thoughts, because that's the only reason I can see why a replacement squad would ever even accept the invite.

[PH]

that's called not showing up when it matters

as opposed to not showing up ever, which is what the cannon fodder squads have traditionally done

[Jones]

squads have lost 50-15 in twld playoffs

[Burnt]

we used to have 16 squads... and yes the bottem few were bad... but overall the others were not...

Actually I think they were that bad. It just didn't seem that way because instead of the 10th best squad going 0-9 and looking terrible, the 10th best squad would be 4-6, almost make the playoffs and look decent.

maybe only the top 4 had a chance of winning the title

And it's the same way now what's the difference?

yes, but there's a difference between losing all your games 50-42 and losing all your games 50-23

i don't mind having an 0-7 squad in the league as long as they aren't embarrassing themselves every week

Whether you have 8, 10, 12, 16 squads, no squad would be embarrassed every week because the 16th best squad can compete with 12-15 best squads, the 12th best can compete with 8-11 best squads, 8th best squad can compete with 5-7th best squads etc...

Also Disoblige lost on average 50-35 last season (worst loss being 50-26) and by reducing the squads to 8 you've basically decided to kick them (or whatever squad is at their level next season) out. Hardly losing all games 50-23.

[paradise!]

Should be noted that it failed because a) it interfered with TWL itself and b) because it interfered with TWL, there weren't enough hosts.

So on the off chance that someone does decide to run an AML, don't do it during TWL.

^

We can barely run one TWL.

[Zeebu]

we used to have 16 squads... and yes the bottem few were bad... but overall the others were not... maybe only the top 4 had a chance of winning the title, but stilll

now we went down to 10, and now 8

trenchwars is dying

ding ding ding

tell him what he's won

[Exalt]

we used to have 16 squads... and yes the bottem few were bad... but overall the others were not... maybe only the top 4 had a chance of winning the title, but stilll

now we went down to 10, and now 8

trenchwars is dying

[PH]

there will be always squads who go 0-x or 1-x.

yes, but there's a difference between losing all your games 50-42 and losing all your games 50-23

i don't mind having an 0-7 squad in the league as long as they aren't embarrassing themselves every week