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The best teams in the best divisions should, theoretically, be fairly equal in terms of competition,no?

this is the key point
you and other managers from small countries had a big advantage before the changes because you build a huge arena and be sure you'd fill it
in more competitive nations attendance was way lower because after every loss there was a huge drop

the BBs announced a change in the way the attendance is calculated, i think it's too early to say if it's working well but i hope it does because the way it was before wasn't right

You can fill 19k sits, i can't 10k sits, cuz my division is more competitive then your!
If 10k builiding is big for me, i can't increase, it's wast money!
My English is so bad... sorry

The best teams in the best divisions should, theoretically, be fairly equal in terms of competition,no?

I don't know because I'm not sure I understand your interpretation of "best teams" and "best divisions".

At the moment there are teams which have spent all their $$$ on players and now have to showcase those players in tiny bandboxes. There are other teams that have had the luxury of a smaller talent pool to compete in thus enabling them to build arenas that will entice stars to come and play.

LOL!!! Are you kidding me? In case you haven't noticed, this isn't the NBA where nobody wants to play in Canada or everyone wants to play in New York.

While you now must increase your building to survive

Wrong.

, I can reap the benefits of building at the expense of on-the-floor talent by saving my pennies and buying players along the lines of your talent.

What you should have said was: "I can reap the benefits of playing against non-existant competition and winning (and filling your stadium) with a team that would struggle in 3rd division in Italy or Spain."

I believe we started playing around the same time. It was your choice to rise through the divisions by buying stars with no regard to the financial future of your franchise.

Wrond again.
It was my choice to field a competitive team that enabled me not to linger in IV division (where I started, unlike others who had the benefit of starting in first division) and at the same time have an extremely healthy economy.
When the rules changed (with 2 weeks noticed), my economy shifted from extremely healthy to adequate, but the fact remains that you are faulting me for a situation which I did not cause.

Had you really had a long term program and planned to improve both team and arena equally

I did.

, you wouldn't be in the predicament you are now. You were short-sighted in the beginning. I wasn't.

Wrong.

I was lucky to be in a small country

There you go...now you get the picture.

, but I would have stuck to my plan of equal investment in players and seats had I been allowed to play in the USA where I wanted to play and where I am from originally. It would have taken more seasons to advance but that is what long-term planning means, paying your dues.

Yes, and you would have had a completely empty arena because with the team you are lining up now, there is no way you would have been able to fill it with a .500 record (and I'm being optimistic).

PS- I made 600k+ because I had two home games, a cup game , and transferred one player, so the profits aren't as huge as I might have led you to believe.

You apparently are beginning to understand that you are actually making my point for me. ;)

I stand corrected.

You have made your points and I feel they are all valid. Except for the one about NBA players wanting to play in New York. That hasn't been the case since last century.

You fail to accept even the remote possibility that you perhaps should have paid a bit more attention to your arena, so there is nothing more to be done about that.

I wouldn't have had the team I am lining up now because if I hadn't been selling out my arena I would have been looking for players capable of selling it out.

I stand corrected.

You have made your points and I feel they are all valid. Except for the one about NBA players wanting to play in New York. That hasn't been the case since last century.

Well, Gallinari wanted to play in New York, so that's one, but yeah, I can't really think of any more...lol...

You fail to accept even the remote possibility that you perhaps should have paid a bit more attention to your arena, so there is nothing more to be done about that.

The reason why I don't think that's the case is because I have always upgraded my arena when my average attendance has gotten close to (or reached) the capacity of the arena. Upgrading it earlier (or making it bigger) would just have meant lots of empty seats.

it's all correct, and I say 1 thing more
if I have empty seats, i have to make stronger my team before make bigger my arena!
So we've many $ of wage to pay...

nobody wants to play in Canada

I fear I must now challenge you to pistols at dawn.

Hey come on, you should be challenging the yankees, not us european guys...we are the only ones that actually DO want to play with the Raptors....:P

Socialized medicine, better beer, better peelers, I just don't get why folks aren't flocking to Toronto.

probably because . . . the raptors sucks . . . . :D just joking :D i do love calderon by the way