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Title: European Divisions
Post by: Niki on November 16, 2004, 02:33:44 PM
Hm Paul and the rest ofcourse,

I get lost how the new division setup will be net season:

West:
Scotland
London
Barcelona
Paris
Austria

East:
Frankfurt
Berlin
Rhein
Amsterdam

Just like two season ago, or .....

I hope it will be this way since we finaly know in Amsterdam how to beat the Germans


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: jcompton-Orlando on November 16, 2004, 02:35:07 PM
That's the system I'd endorse. I didn't know Cologne wanted to move back to Paris but I'm cool with that, as well as getting Austria back in my division. And personally I prefer having the extra conference game. (EFC 4-team divisions end up playing the AFC three times instead of two.)


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Niki on November 16, 2004, 02:46:01 PM
If I read it correct on the old forum, Cologne prefered to go back to Paris. I think it is better that way if we do not add Hamburg to the league.

Yeah, I will go back to the Germans :)


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Paul-London on November 16, 2004, 03:06:48 PM
Yep i think that layout is very fair. Its good of Niki to offer to change divisions considering also how strong the EFC East is compared to the EFC West currently as well


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Niki on November 16, 2004, 03:13:12 PM
Paul only one question: can you move my team one spot in the division (only if it is for one year) so that I can finaly have a home game in week 1, no bad plan never change a tradition. Keep me where I am. Atleast I know I will start with an away game :)


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: jcompton-Orlando on November 16, 2004, 03:14:39 PM
It just means the ArenA is always hosting some monster truck rally or evangelical gathering that time every year. :)


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Niki on November 16, 2004, 03:20:19 PM
Ajax is playing then at home, that is way we always lose in week 1. I am in the ArenA but my team isn't ;D

No it is just a bug in Pro Football just like Montreal had a season they only played once againts the teams in their division (season 9 if I am correct)


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Marco_Frankfurt on November 17, 2004, 04:45:06 AM
Hi,

there is just one reason why I do not like the new (old) format so much. The 5-teams division plays against the 4 team
division of the other conference and vice versa. I played SAN,MEX, MONT for 10 seasons and now finally got the opportunity to play against NY, ORL and so on. This was a nice change, that I liked to finally play against all teams in the league.

However the new divisions make sense, after we decide to play our own League and not following the NFLE (G)
way of changing teams every year ;-)

bye and tschuess,
Marco


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Niki on November 17, 2004, 01:30:25 PM
@Marco: at least you played two years against them! After various kinds of move in the European divisions I am still in the same spot in the Pro Football game. But I am old fashion: I like lossing, start with an away game and be beten by the Germans :)


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Mario ADK on November 17, 2004, 02:41:56 PM
West:
Scotland, London, Barcelona, Paris, Austria
East:
Frankfurt, Berlin, Rhein, Amsterdam

i like that but i would suggest switching the "spots" of the teams within the division every 2 or three years in order to get different schedules each year.
Regarding the West: It is harder to win a divison with 5 instead of 4 but to have the chance beating the yummyyummy out of the Monarchs in teh "FWL-Classic" twice a year is enough for me to be sathisfied.  :P

P.S.:
I´D LOVE TO HAVE THE "REAL" MUSKETEERS BACK. We are the FWL and we have established our own identity. At least that is what i think......


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Niki on November 17, 2004, 03:13:14 PM
i like that but i would suggest switching the "spots" of the teams within the division every 2 or three years in order to get different schedules each year.

Disagree, think of all the xtra work for Paul, beside in that way it could be possible that I start with a home game


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Mario ADK on November 17, 2004, 03:33:00 PM
Disagree, think of all the xtra work for Paul, beside in that way it could be possible that I start with a home game

Rejected:
The Commissioner is defenitely overpaid by the league and unless you win the bowl or have a W/L percentage over .700 you are not entitled to submit any wishes.
 8)


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Niki on November 17, 2004, 03:35:32 PM
Results from the past do not give you the right to speak in the past :) Only GM with a winning record in season 12 have a right to speak ;D


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Mario ADK on November 17, 2004, 03:37:49 PM
Results from the past do not give you the right to speak in the past :) Only GM with a winning record in season 12 have a right to speak ;D
One more word and the Admirals are about to be established as my 3rd favourite enemy.

Better take care. My riot fans are waiting to destroy the ArenA
 >:( >:( >:(


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Niki on November 17, 2004, 03:41:11 PM
Sorry but thanks to soccer their are new rules in the Netherlands. Away teams are not allowed to bring fans! If this will be the case the game will be cancelled :)


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Andrew-Neutral on November 18, 2004, 04:14:56 AM
P.S.:
I´D LOVE TO HAVE THE "REAL" MUSKETEERS BACK. We are the FWL and we have established our own identity. At least that is what i think......
Are the "real" musketeers the ones who regularly lost 10 games in a season? Or the ones that made the playoffs, once. I still count the 9-8 victory over the Dark Knights in season 5 as my sweetest victory - and I haven't got many to chose from.

I'd love Cologne to move back to Paris, but I've never really liked the Musketeers name. everyone thinks Musketeers were dashing fellows with swords, when they really were just the grunts with muskets (guns which didn't fire very well).


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Mario ADK on November 18, 2004, 04:25:43 AM
I still count the 9-8 victory over the Dark Knights in season 5 as my sweetest victory - and I haven't got many to chose from.
;D
Correction just to put this into perspective:
Season 5 games ADK vs. Paris:
Week 5: ADK-Paris 41-0 (!!!)
Week 12: Paris-ADK 9-8 (nevermind)
Week 15 (PO): ADK-Paris 27-3
As far as i can remember i had the Cheerleaders and waterboys playing in week 12 as POs and division-title where already secured (ADK finished 11-3, with London as runner-up at 8-5-1)
 8) 8) 8)

Musketeers were just the grunts with muskets (guns which didn't fire very well).
Fits perfectly well to your team, don´t you think?
 8) 8) 8)

(HEY, am i making friends here in this league or WHAT!? I better  :-X......)


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: jcompton-Orlando on November 18, 2004, 11:22:06 AM
I'd love Cologne to move back to Paris, but I've never really liked the Musketeers name. everyone thinks Musketeers were dashing fellows with swords, when they really were just the grunts with muskets (guns which didn't fire very well).

What did you have in mind?


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Andrew-Neutral on November 18, 2004, 11:54:39 AM
I'd love Cologne to move back to Paris, but I've never really liked the Musketeers name. everyone thinks Musketeers were dashing fellows with swords, when they really were just the grunts with muskets (guns which didn't fire very well).

What did you have in mind?
Erm... don't know. The Musketeers name has history, so perhaps it would be better to keep it! I saw someone had made a Paris team for Madden 2003 and called it Paris Revolution. The kit was the same as the FWL Musketeers, but I prefer the name. http://members.aol.com/M2k2gfx/M2k2/M2k2.html


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Paul-London on November 18, 2004, 12:15:23 PM
Well Mario does have a point to his idea about different schedules but then again i like the league to be very realistic and changing around teams year in year out isnt.

Yes its frustrating when you get the same opponents but then again there are rivalries created.

I think we will change Cologne back to Paris.  'Maybe' change the name but i would prefer Musketeers.

As for changing any other teams not a chance.  We might only consider changing the nickname of Paris because they are a 'made up' team.


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Mario ADK on November 18, 2004, 02:50:44 PM
MUSKETEERS!
Nothing else!

Remember: We are talking of FWL-history!!!


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: jcompton-Orlando on November 18, 2004, 02:59:17 PM
If there was a really good name I could support changing it, on a storyline like "new ownership in France bought the club back from the group who moved it to Cologne, but the Cologne team retains the rights to the Musketeers name and won't give it up" or some such.


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: JH-SanAntonio on November 24, 2004, 10:58:09 PM
I believe there is a tool that allows you to create your own schedules, as well.

And, if Cologne gets to change, I am officially submitting my request to move as well, to one of these two selections:

London Monarchs
(Compton could be bumped to, say, the Windsor Ladies-in-Waiting, which is more fitting)

or,

Poughkeepsie Thunder Fire Admirals and Their Team Mascot Rex the Cat
(This was a real World League team, and if you can't find it anywhere, it's
 because the alien illuminati that secrets rules the world has erased all records
 surrounding their participation in the league, mainly due to the fact that the
 alien offensive linemen mercilessly slaughtered the opposing defenses.. if you
 don't believe me, YOU try to find proof they existed. Can't, can ya? See!)

Also, I would like to have all my games alternate between playing London/Windsor and Austria. Compton would give me a steady stream of dubious overtime victories, and I would be amused as each week Mario would send me a new and wholly inadequate offer in an attempt to trade for Rex the Cat.

JH
SA


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: Mario ADK on November 25, 2004, 03:23:33 AM
Dear world!
Please try to stop JH from using those heavy drugs all the time. He has a serious problem already. Where will this end????

 :D


Title: Re: European Divisions
Post by: jcompton-Orlando on November 27, 2004, 04:30:03 PM
On the contrary, he seems to have a firm grasp on how the league works. :)