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266449.15 in reply to 266449.14
Date: 1/21/2015 9:33:56 AM
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Hey Sparky,

A few questions for you:

1) Since you took over the team there appears to have been a major drop off in interest, honestly it seems to be at an all time low. Do you feel any responsibility for this and how do you think it can be corrected?

2) What did you learn during your term as manager? And how will it make you a better manager going forward?

3) We appreciate that you are young and that your dad is just helping you, but convince me and the rest of the Canadian community that you actually make your own choices. From everything I can read in the forms you guys share identical theories on tactics, player builds etc. How do you plan to make this your team and not your dads team.

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Date: 1/21/2015 9:37:05 AM
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To the other candidates,

A few questions for you:

1) How will you increase interest in the Canadian U21 team?

2) Did you learn anything from the mistakes that Sparky made in his term? If so what?

3) Obviously you cannot see the builds of the players but how will you change the training strategies? Sparky mentioned that very few people responded to his messages, so I am curious how your approach will be different.


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266449.17 in reply to 266449.16
Date: 1/21/2015 10:32:41 AM
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To the other candidates,

A few questions for you:


1) How will you increase interest in the Canadian U21 team?


Several Press-releases in a season. Preview/review for every competitive game (very detailed). surveys about every young generation. many-many bb-mails to the every holder of young canadian player.

2) Did you learn anything from the mistakes that Sparky made in his term? If so what?


unfortunately i didn't follow canadian u21. and it's difficult to learn smth cause you don't know the skills of the players... and as you know people very rearly learn smth from the other's mistakes, only from own ones. and i made them very many as u21 coach, so i learned very much )))

3) Obviously you cannot see the builds of the players but how will you change the training strategies? Sparky mentioned that very few people responded to his messages, so I am curious how your approach will be different.


yes, not all managers train players as u21 coach want. many of them even don't answer your bb-mails. approximately about 25-30% answer the mail. and not all of this 25-30% respond to this letter. you need to interest manager. and you have only words. if u21 nt will won, if it will active, maybe some more managers will be interesting in it...

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266449.18 in reply to 266449.16
Date: 1/21/2015 11:25:20 AM
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Sparky mentioned that very few people responded to his messages, so I am curious how your approach will be different.


What we need to do is get managers more involved from the beginning. We shouldn't just wait until they land a nice prospect, because by that time they may have already quit or lost interest.If I were a U21 manager I would send all new Canadian managers a welcome BB mail. In the lower leagues with minimal forum activity, BB can seem a bit dry for new managers. If we try to get them involved in the community early on, I'm sure we would have more success retaining managers which is good for Canada and BB as a whole.

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266449.20 in reply to 266449.19
Date: 1/21/2015 2:23:18 PM
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That is very true.

I am tired though of shitstorm that happens with every elections. What is the point of all that? Maybe debate thread should be only for those who ask question, and for candidates who are answering the questions. Just not to spam it and cause friction.

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266449.21 in reply to 266449.19
Date: 1/21/2015 2:50:59 PM
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Not entirely sure why interest is so low, hence I asked the question of the candidates. How can it be made better or is the game just dying out with a lack of dedicated managers?

It is the worst part of the position but unfortunately a lot of the interest from the community relies on the managers of the NT's. The NT remained relevant thru a great season but our U21 team appeared as a shadow of its former self. How can it be improved? I agree it is up to everyone to help but the manager is the captain of the ship so bares a heavy responsibility.

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266449.22 in reply to 266449.15
Date: 1/21/2015 4:38:04 PM
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1) I don't have any responsibility in this one.
People are people.
They don't have as much interest in BB as we do.
I think the U21 is less important to Canadian managers so, I think that if we let them know about getting involved they might join up and voice their opinions.

2) I know which games mean what. I have become more inviting to my U21 team.
I let everyone voice their opinions.

3) I think different from him.
On my spreadsheet, I found a guy and my dad thought he wasn't good and I did.
So, we do have certain similar opinions.
But, we are different people.
I tried all year to be nice to everyone on this forum and to not get you guys mad.


Go Canada!






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266449.23 in reply to 266449.22
Date: 1/21/2015 4:43:22 PM
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Question for all.
Will you maintain a roster database on the offsite? (somewhere that others can see the growth of players) I remember Kumiko sending me a message and congratulating me for getting more than 10 pops for my player. (I had no idea but it sure made focus after being reminded of the positive.) It is extremely hard to give an opinion if you do not know the players skills.
Sorry for the rambling post, the question is on the first line.

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266449.24 in reply to 266449.23
Date: 1/21/2015 4:49:38 PM
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I already do that.

Last edited by Myles at 1/21/2015 4:51:04 PM

From: Oasis77

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266449.25 in reply to 266449.24
Date: 1/21/2015 5:03:56 PM
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You did do it, I was referring more to an ongoing tally. Kumiko even gave us weekly updates - pops this week. Your last roster update was in October. (Things change a lot over that time.) Sorry I was not more clear.

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