bt cup season 6

Originally posted by Monty i vote mine (obviously)

I'd like you to go back and actually read slogger's post before you edit this.

You guys don't have to PM me answers, just post them up and I'll look at the thread every morning and check how many people have voted.

I think Bondy's idea and Rifat's idea are about the same. Players skills will obviously depend on their salaries so it doesn't matter. Below 1100 or below proficient would be the same idea except that in bondy's idea you have limited players to keep in a certain range which I like as it gives a better chance for teams like ours to compete. That way people can't field all respectable people or something. I don't completely know Rifats idea but they seem about the same. When will this start though?
and are we free to choose the starting line ups: like different playing elevens but within the rules.

Originally posted by slogger72N/O I reckon we should have a vote on this   I've had 4 ideas proposed so far   1) Monty's btr ratings idea 2) My 11000 pound idea 3) Bondy's wage cap idea (2) 4) I've also spoken to rifat who wants to do the cup with skills (e.g below respectable) (1)   So which idea do all you guys want to go with? Most votes for any of the cup formats wins, votes have to be in by Thursday at midmight. No-one can vote for their own idea and I personnaly think bondy's is the best so I'll vote for him.   Oh and as for the running of the cup Rifat will decide if he's going to do it in 10 days time and if not then I'll do it if no-one else wants to, but I'd really rather someone else did it this time around if rifat can't

Interesting, I haven't seen this thread before.

I'd like to see either Bondy's salary cap rule.

With wages, they'll stay the same throughout the cup where as with skills, players can pop and other managers would have no idea whether he's within the limit or not. The BT rating would be interesting too, because it changes every Monday after training. One week you could use a player, the next you might not. Sorry Slogger I'm not a big fan of the 11000 pound rule however, you're trying to make the cup more interesting and fair and you can't be blamed for that.

I suppose that's true, but if a player was about to pop the wage could be rounded up to the nearest 100. Therefore judging whether he is still in the cap limit or not. Although the problem with this is, the BT Cup (6) will last maybe 6-8 weeks depending on the tournament structure, player's wages can increase immensely.

I'm still sticking with the salary cap rule although the BT ratings idea seems more and more attractive the more we discuss.

The caps/limits haven't been set yet right? Do we still get to negotiate them?

I'll change my option to Rifat's idea. I think it's better than Bondy's idea as a pop will change the players' skill while wage won't change and can't be sure if he is above the limit then. I am sure members here will not lie and play players within limits.

Sounds like a great idea, I'd go with that! Although I'm sure everything will be cleared up and announced when Slogger comes on.

I'll come back with a formula next week, but can PM you in the meantime also.

I'll have it up within the next few days mate, been a bit busy lately. Sorry for the inconvenience. 

For those of you who don't have any players above 1000 per week in wages, don't worry. You'll be able to use your 'best' two players instead.

I'll have to wait until this Saturday (Wage update) before I will be able to make a judgement on whether I can compete or not. This will definatly limit the use of my all rounders!

I was chosen to put forward a strategy based upon your initiation Slogger. It was your idea to try and narrow the gap between battrick teams and I was only happy to help.

If you guys don't like it, come up with your own rules, or we could just play a normal tournament like the past 5 seasons!


Edited by bondy - 16 January 2008 at 8:16am

I threw something together in 5 minutes because the pressure was on to devise a formula. If I really wanted, or if I had the time, I bet I could come up with something ingenious; but, why? Given the attendance last season there's no reason why it will be any better this season. Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead after winning in season 5.