European Divisions

[Niki]

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

[jcompton-Orlando]

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.)

[Niki]

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

[Paul-London]

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

[Niki]

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

[jcompton-Orlando]

It just means the ArenA is always hosting some monster truck rally or evangelical gathering that time every year.

[Niki]

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

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)

[Marco_Frankfurt]

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

[Niki]

@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

[Mario ADK]

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.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......

[Niki]

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

[Mario ADK]

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.
 

[Niki]

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

[Mario ADK]

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

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
 

[Niki]

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

[Andrew-Neutral]

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).

[Mario ADK]

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.

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)
 

Musketeers were just the grunts with muskets (guns which didn't fire very well).

Fits perfectly well to your team, don´t you think?
 

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

[jcompton-Orlando]

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?

[Andrew-Neutral]

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

[Paul-London]

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.