I thought you still get the minutes from a walkover? Making it better for training because you don't have the issue of fouls or injuries you know exactly what minutes everyone will be awarded?
Will he stay bot for the rest of the season or will he be taken over by a new team? If he gets taken over then massive win for the teams who play him later, instead of a 25 point advantage from the walkover they'll get the massive amount they will smash a new team by...