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Sorry to be butting into your forums but I will explain the ABBL phenonom. It doesn't affect everyone as obviously last season Koop spent a fortune gunning for gold but when you win division II what do you get?

$1,000,000 cash bonus.
$2-300,000 extra a week for the entire season ofset by having to spend $1-200,000 more a week to compete.
Shiny trophy.
Great fan survey the following season.

When you win the ABBL you only get the bottom two. Therefore teams are willing to go in hard to try and win a division II or III because the cash rewards will well make up for it. I ended last season in debt before promoting and hopelessly addicted was famously on his last benkruptcy warning when he won but the extra money fixes all of that. When you win the ABBL there is no extra money, just a debt you need to somehow fix. This is why lots of the "old timers" don't believe in risking too much to win.

Good news is on the horizon however. We have II.3s own Aussie Pride and Chelsea Seagulls being 2nd in the Big 8 and Great 8 this season as well as CROCKERS and I don't think any of us are known for being too conservative. I suspect that within a couple of seasons all of us will have had a serious crack at it.

Valid points there Yoda, which raises the question of why isn't there a cash reward for the ABBL winner? If that is all it would take to drive more teams to go hard at a title, then throw in the cash I say. It's always a risk because only one team can win and if three teams from each conference give it a fair crack, then it would be a more lively comp.

I just think it's funny that the majority of the talk in the ABBL is not who's gonna win the title but who's gonna avoid relegation. Something just doesn't seem right about that and I'm not necessarily blaming the contestants. You can't deny it doesn't quite add up and even a little bit like Olympic badminton players...

Winner gets B3 invite, which, has a small cash incentive for wins. ($20k or smoething isnt it?)
still... better than a poke in the eye with a blunt rocket surgery.

Well best of luck to all playing games Tuesday night!

Damn, nearly had him.

its a nail biter, thats for sure!

Never mind your games, mine IS a nail biter!!! I can't even watch the 2nd half as I have to head to footy training... Dagnabbit!!!!

On another note, very impressed with windies' ratings. Don't think my lineup can stop that unfortunately.

i think its unfair on the guys you put in your lineup, to refer to them as, 'a lineup'

Looks like I will be with you fellas again next season

:)
Was no point in not trying.
My starting SF being injured is a MASSIVE loss for my team, he's cheap but god he's well rounded.
No I wouldn't have won regardless, but i expect it would have been even closer. :)

Good luck for next round :)