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Right enough Jona,

as Heyland pointed out I have to let players go to lower my expenses, since a 850 k roster isn't sustainable unless going for a championship win or a B3 campaign.

We share the same problem, training new players but still getting results, especially Claeys, who will be in several season a most amazing PF, but requires out-of-position training, which is painful for a player with such high wages. So I'm suffering but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and that's quite rewarding indeed :)

Now, although this conference is hell, the capture of Marichal will be a fantastic help where my team was the least reliable : SG. I really hope this will be enough to keep myself alive around these parts.

Although i must reckon that unless serious squad improvements I don't fear ending up at the 7th place.

Anyway, when the training of Claeys will be over, expect the Spartans to be much more dangerous (that is, unless I get sent back to D.2 before that).

Good season to all of us, and as always, as little injuries as possible !

As I can see....this season was not the season to come back....

The red side is impossible to survive ????
That we will see. Maybe we can reach the 7th spot ????
On the blue side we could have reached play offs. Damn......

BB is hard. (because we have a damn good team this season.)

I m not sure about the prediction regarding Kelmis... i would have ranked him in the PO... Well, we will have a first view of the strenght of its team today has i'm sure that he will come to win in my arena.

And a win it was. But I'm a little bit surprised, to be honest. Unless you CT'ed Mizu on your first game, but that I will never know.

This means it was the best start for me since I got into BBBL, and that bodes well for the future.

Has is said, i would have ranked you in the PO.

Hello Joe,

It's interesting to read your analysis and your take on the coming season in the BBBL.
You clearly are a coach who knows what he is talking about, and i read all your posts with great interest.
It is true, this is our first season EVER in this great first division, the BBBL.
After 4 consecutive runner-up places in the 4 previous seasons in II.3 we finally managed to promote to the BBBL, and thus achieving our long-awaited goal.
Off al the teams in the BBBL, there are a few we already know a bit. These are Vottem Cowboys first of all, because i have been following your team for several seasons now, because for me you are the best Belgian team and absolutely the team to beat, also in the coming season. I also think you are a very skilled manager, your team has always been an inspiration for me. I think you have an amazing track record in our Belgian competition, and also played several very good seasons in B3, a competition only for the BuzzerBeater elite. For me, up till present time your team Vottem Cowboys has always been the favourite for the title in Belgium, and also for winning the cup. We have to go back very far in BuzzerBeater history to see when your reign actually started, and to see it is already more than a decade in BB time that you are ruling the BBBL. So in short, Vottem Cowboys rulez big time! Will there be a team in the near future to really challenge you ? The future will tell. Also this season, and despite the fact you don't seem to think so, you remain the favourite, in my opinion. The question for me is, how long will your reign in Belgium last ? One thing's for sure, the team that wants to win the BBBL title, has to get past you, which is the hardest obstacle to pass.
Then there is KV Forever who played with me in II.3 in season 20, and to whom i lost the playoff final that season, which meant promotion to the BBBL for KV Forever and has remained in this league ever since, so good job Polleforever for building a great team, and now being one of the best teams in the first conference, if not the best. You certainly made good progress the last seasons, that's for sure !
More or less the same goes for Royal Canin. This team played with me in II.3 in seasons 17, 18, 19 and 21, and to whom i lost the playoff final in season 21, which meant promotion for Royal Canin and also has remained this league ever since. And I think Bradok did a superb job of maintaining his BBBL spot in the second division, which is a very strong conference from what i can tell, certainly stronger than the first conference. So congrats to Bradok, for being able to keep his spot in this conference and proving he has a team that certainly merits a place in the BBBL. Honestly, I never liked playing against Royal Canin in second division, because this has always been a team that was very hard to beat for me, mostly because of the managing skills of Bradok.
All the other team are new for me, and so it will take some time for me getting to know the teams better. Because i believe you have to know your opponent, to know how to beat them.
Joe, I am flattered by your motivating and promising analysis of my team. I only hope i can live up to those expectations, because reaching fourth place in my first ever season in the BBBL, won't be easy. Although, there's one thing with which i apparently have been lucky, and that is that i ended up in the first (blue) conference. Because from what i can tell, the red conference seems much stronger than the blue conference, by a margin. So I am thankful for that, which gives me a chance to possibly remain the BBBL at the end of this season.
It is true what you said, the Eagles are well prepared for the BBBL, our arena is almost like we wanted it to be and our roster is pretty strong. The only thing we currently lack is dept in our roster, as our starting 5 are much stronger than the reserve players. This is something we will have to fix if we want to become a permanent...

Last edited by Eagle at 9/25/2013 6:02:02 PM

...BBBL team to be reckoned with, because right now there is nothing we fear more than injuries in our starting 5.
Last season, we invested heavily in our roster with the intention of promotiing to the BBBL, which also meant we've spent most of our capital and were turning a heavy loss each week in division II, with our salaries going through the roof (by division II standards). Luckily, we finally achieved promotion, and suddenly we are turning a profit instead of a big loss ! The competition has only just started, but i already experience that there is much more money to be made in the BBBL, than in all the other divisions. Fan merchandising, arena attendance and tv contracts are suddenly much bigger than ever before experienced. Our board has already realised, the BBBL is certainly the place to be in all possible ways.
The goal of the board this season, is 5th place, so to avoid relegation and degradation duels and each place above the 5th is a bonus. If we can achieve the 4th place like you think, Joe, then believe me when i say that everyone at the Eagles will be very happy ! But like you say, maybe it's not an unrealistic goal, we'll see.
So far my first words in the BBBL, and i wish everyone a successful season and reaching your goals that you set out.

grtz,
Eagle.

Last edited by Eagle at 9/25/2013 4:38:07 PM

Thanks for the compliment Eagle... It s nice to see you here after two finals won against you...