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Too many chances for some teams to experiment with their lineups, that's what I'm thinking. That's an advantage. The PL is a fun thing for Supporters, and I like to think most folks like to try to win games in these leagues and not just experiment in "inconsequential" games, but... give a team several games to do all sorts of stuff when losing really doesn't matter, managers can try to figure out optimal lineups, look for advantages in the game, etc. That's too much of an advantage in my opinion.

You can study from others results and get the same benefit. (if there was indeed this benefit to be had)

Fact is the forums themselves simply pass on information to those that spend less time on the game than others. Is it therefore an advantage to read the forums and log in more often in order to absorb all the information contained herein?

I think most people would look at it in a way that they can just pay & play. If you want to spend your time playing to lose and trying to figure out 1 of the many variables this game possesses then sooner or later that information will show up in the forums and we'll all benefit from it. (again assuming that it is possible to find more stuff out)

I'd use the option to re-create many old classic match-ups and then best of 7/9 series against the usual suspects that are still hanging about after 10 seasons :D

You can study from others results and get the same benefit. (if there was indeed this benefit to be had)

True, you could get lots of tips and rules of thumbs and coach assistant files, etc., through the Forum, and become quite an expert on the game. But being able to test your specific roster in action is taking the testing to a new level, it seems to me. If I could run, say, three variants of my lineup 15 times each before a key game, I would have a much better idea of which lineup variation was more effective. I could also run my favorite lineup in different offensive set many times over and see how my players perform each way and have direction on strategy tailor-made for my specific roster. The difference between the forum and unlimited practice tests is like the difference between learning about how to build an airplane in a classroom or textbook with case studies vs. building an airplane and testing it in a wind tunnel. If this ability was one I had to pay for, this, in my opinion, is like having a way to pay for an advantage. The beauty of the current Supporter system is that it has many nice enhancements that add to the experience of the game, but there isn't anything in the Supporter extras that gives any sort of advantage to Supporters.

You are right. I used to be a CCG player and before any big tournament we would test our decks against all the decks we expected to face, again and again, until we became really familiar with the matchups and knew exactly what to do. This would be too much of an advantage for unlimited games.

However the option of having 2 PL games a week or being in a second PL would be awesome. I am sure 99% of users don't follow BBB or the NTs in detail so for them sunday and monday are just dead days, a second PL day for supporters + would surely be good.

The only downside is it may alienate a lot of normal supporters that may feel that now they don't have the "best" bb experience.

Perhaps if it simply costs 1 dollar to challenge another team to a game. So if I want to play my friend, I deposit 1 dollar in to my "Challenge Bank" or if I already have money in my "Challenge Bank" then I don't need to deposit any more money, and then I can look at the "Challenge Page" and every single team that has money in their "Challenge Bank" is listed. Then you can challenge one of these teams to a game, and if they accept then 1 dollar is taken from you and 1 dollar is taken from them and the game is run as soon as both teams accept or at a designated time. The team that challenges can choose the options they want, for example injured players allowed or not, time of match, home court or neutral court, etc etc.