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10-17-2006, 11:02 PM
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Who says cups suck ass? Post #21 | | Member
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Originally posted by 2ndchance:
Why is the reason regular Llama's strongly despire cups?
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Originally posted by iajafer in Eidos LLM:
Sorry James, I must have gone to bed soon after you posted.
A small team can make big money from Cups, of that there's no doubt - I'll give you that.
However, I must have played literally over a hundred seasons in the Conference and Division 3 and have drawn ManUre away three times (they're the golden egg, right?). I must have done equally as many seasons in the Scottish League (money's really tight in Scotland) and have drawn Rangers away twice and never drawn Celtic at Celtic Park).
Conversely I've lost countless players for our next League game through injury or pure lack of fitness, on the occasion you do manage to beat Coventry at Highfield Road the AI punishes you for several games after it.
I've mentioned the figures before, but I'll do it again.
Before ManUre enter the FA Cup in the 3rd round there's been the potential of 6 cup ties, including replays, before you get to the draw (don't know about you but I seem to be guaranteed quite a few replays in the FA Cup)
There's 64 Clubs in the 3rd round draw, each of which can draw to play either home or away (obviously your Club doesn't count) so you're looking for one specific draw (ManUre at Old Trafford) for your fiscal gamble to pay off, that's a 126/1 shot.
The odds get better in the 4th round (potentially 8 games played now) where you have a 62/1 shot of drawing them away
5th round 30/1, 14/1 for the 6th, hell it's only when you get to the semi final that the odds are worth it, and then you want to miss them for the final where you'll be guaranteed a European place.
Promotion every time, that's where the increase in reputation, and eventually money, lies.
Cups, irrefutably, suck @ss so hard they could produce the vacuum needed to empty Lake Windermere.
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10-17-2006, 11:09 PM
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Who says cups suck ass? Post #22 | | Junior Member
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Quote:
Originally posted by Hogie:
Forget FM06 cause cash is too abundant in the game but in previous versions a decent cup run (FA Cup ONLY) could pay the bills for another few months.
| It still happens in FM06 Hogie. I'm managing Alfreton at the moment (Barrow gave me the boot), and with no decent players to sell and an overdraft hovering around the £400,000 mark, I was getting a bit worried. Then we get drawn away to Derby in the second round of the FA Cup, and we're suddenly £200,000 better off  | |
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10-17-2006, 11:25 PM
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Who says cups suck ass? Post #23 | | Member
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I'll say it again if I said it a hundred times: not playing your best team in cups is not in the LLM spirit. So: you may think cups such arse, but don't let me catch you playing the reserves against ManU  | |
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10-17-2006, 11:25 PM
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Who says cups suck ass? Post #24 | | Junior Member
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Originally posted by iajafer in Eidos LLM:
Sorry James, I must have gone to bed soon after you posted.
A small team can make big money from Cups, of that there's no doubt - I'll give you that.
However, I must have played literally over a hundred seasons in the Conference and Division 3 and have drawn ManUre away three times (they're the golden egg, right?). I must have done equally as many seasons in the Scottish League (money's really tight in Scotland) and have drawn Rangers away twice and never drawn Celtic at Celtic Park).
Conversely I've lost countless players for our next League game through injury or pure lack of fitness, on the occasion you do manage to beat Coventry at Highfield Road the AI punishes you for several games after it.
I've mentioned the figures before, but I'll do it again.
Before ManUre enter the FA Cup in the 3rd round there's been the potential of 6 cup ties, including replays, before you get to the draw (don't know about you but I seem to be guaranteed quite a few replays in the FA Cup)
There's 64 Clubs in the 3rd round draw, each of which can draw to play either home or away (obviously your Club doesn't count) so you're looking for one specific draw (ManUre at Old Trafford) for your fiscal gamble to pay off, that's a 126/1 shot.
The odds get better in the 4th round (potentially 8 games played now) where you have a 62/1 shot of drawing them away
5th round 30/1, 14/1 for the 6th, hell it's only when you get to the semi final that the odds are worth it, and then you want to miss them for the final where you'll be guaranteed a European place.
Promotion every time, that's where the increase in reputation, and eventually money, lies.
Cups, irrefutably, suck @ss so hard they could produce the vacuum needed to empty Lake Windermere.
| Beautifully put.
Cups don't always suckthough. If you are a Yank then they blow  | |
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10-17-2006, 11:26 PM
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Who says cups suck ass? Post #25 | | Junior Member
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Taking in both sides of the argument im sticking to my guns that cups don't suck ass,but don't hold me against it in the up and coming months | |
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10-17-2006, 11:39 PM
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Originally posted by DJ:
I'll say it again if I said it a hundred times: not playing your best team in cups is not in the LLM spirit. So: you may think cups such arse, but don't let me catch you playing the reserves against ManU | You're wrong, DJ...and here's why: Quote: |
Originally Posted by Wizzle_O_Sizzle Quote:
From the Bradford City Official Website:
Under Trophy conditions, clubs must field at least six players who have appeared in the majority of their first-team matches so far or face a £5,000 fine.
| WHAT THE ****? How ****ing rude. | Quote: |
Originally Posted by iajafer Wait a minute...why would they have to put in a rule like that, could it be...no...never...could it be that the no-brainers who say that playing a weakened team in the cup is unrealistic...is un-LLM...are talking through a hole in their arse?
Cups suck @ss, in LLM and IRL, obviously :cool: | | |
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10-17-2006, 11:40 PM
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Who says cups suck ass? Post #27 | | Member
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Nice job on the quoting  | |
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10-17-2006, 11:40 PM
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Who says cups suck ass? Post #28 | | Member
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The quoted posts are from a good messageboard.
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10-17-2006, 11:40 PM
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Try telling that to Burton, Nuneaeton etc etc | |
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10-17-2006, 11:42 PM
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Who says cups suck ass? Post #30 | | Member
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Still, I double dare you to name one LL team that threw away a game against notable opposition by playing their second choice.
Don't you think this rule exists in case Chelski decide their third team is good enough against Church-upon-River Utd?
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