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So we have 3 pools of 7 where each team plays 6 games.

Assumably the top 4 of each of the 3 pools goes through to the next round.

Do the final 12 teams then play a number of games each or is it a seeded knockout format for those teams which make the second round?

What do we need to achieve to make the World Championships next season?

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Just done some research on how it was run in season 22, it appears that the top 12 teams (top 4 of 3 pools) then get split up into another 2 pools of 6.
The teams then play all the other teams in that pool to decide on the best 2 teams in each pool

The top team in one pool then plays the second place team in the other pool and vice a versa.

How many teams go through to the World Championships the following season?

How far are we realistically expected to go?

Last edited by Sid Vicious at 6/22/2013 9:58:39 AM

How many teams go through to the World Championships the following season?

2 teams. 1st and 2nd place in each part of the world.

The winner and runner up goes through to the world cup. The losing semi finalists and the 3rd place teams in the final groups enter the repacharge next season for a chance to qualify for the world cup that way.

Realistically? I don't think the team is of the required standard for automatic qualification through to the world cup this season sadly, though that would be nice. The minimum aim would probably be to finish top 6, so that we can enter the repacharge and have a crack at making the world cup that way next season with what looks like it will be a stronger team.

I think that is a fair goal. IF we can make it to the WC with next season team would be ok. But getting this seasons team to make it will be a challenge. Hoping the boys can lift to make it.

I am finding myself agreing with mllama a lot at the moment and it is starting to scare me. Top two i Asia? This team? No way. But with very careful enthusiasm management, training and strategy maybe we can squeeze into fourth sopt and then next season the 20s who are much much stronger can have their shot in the repacharge.

We also need to have a discussion on the offsite forum abot the training advice we want to give the 20s. I have been pushing the guards in certain ways and we need to make sure the bigs mesh well with them. No spoilers here though guys.

Ive started a seperate thread where by we can determine how many Aussie Under 21 players each Manager has had

(244704.1)

I initially went to put the topic it in this thread but I thought it would clog this thread up and by giving the topic its own thread I can regularly update my first post, thus making the "tally" easier to find for all.

If any Manager has had past Aussie Under 21 players, please feel free to post the details on thread (244704.1)

Criteria is explained in the first post

I am happy to make changes to Sapwell's training program if there is a particular path you want the 20yr bigs to go down. Hit me up through bb-mail or on the calamari fed, yoda

Thanks for the offer. Sterling Archer(196653) is the man taking care of your guy. Yoda is doing the Gs.
We feel we will have a great team for next season with dedicated managers like yourself.

What are the SF requirement at the start of a players 21 year old season?

We are still discussion the requirements we are after. But as a rough guide we would like 10+ in OD and ID and then the ability to score in outside (JS/JR) and/or inside (IS) and some rebounding. They are a interesting position and we have a couple of different builds for them this season. Once we have them sorted fully we will let people know.

As discussed with Mickyster, I am keen to start the project of developing a data list of all active Aussie Managers and then making contact with the 350 or so less well known Managers by BB mail where by I will invite them to get involved in some of our threads and forums and also make them aware of the mentors that we have available.

I am thinking that the mentors might be able to provide them, initially with a "help sheet" that has a list of resources that is available and also some of the basic concepts.

The idea of posting on all the forums wont work because apart from the fact that I would probably cop a penalty for spamming, a lot of the new Managers dont even visit there own league forums.

When I posted the congrat messages in the leagues of the current Managers, I am dissapointed to say that 3 of the Div 3 leagues that I visited didnt even have a thread started for season 24

This project will take time and in real life I have quite a bit going on.

With regards to writing up the Under 21 games, this will be hard for me as I will not have BB access when the games are on.

Gyst being that I might be best to just do a Sunday preview of upcoming games and a general overview such as additions to the team etc etc and allow someone else and or just general discussion to take care of the review of games as they occur.

I feel that the project as I have described it , is incredibly important and in time will strengthen the standard of all leagues and also help propel both of our National Teams to greater glories

Last edited by Sid Vicious at 6/23/2013 3:29:46 AM