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Ideas for 2012
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 02-12-2010 00:48
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Just play Vuvuzela constantly on iTunes (or whatever) as you read! Problem solved 
Edited by SportingNonsense on 02-12-2010 00:51
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 02-12-2010 00:54
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It's just not the same as having to listen to it against me will.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 13-12-2010 00:14
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How about a small reduction in the race days it takes to ride the Tour de France?
The aim would be to tempt all of the big guns to ride the Tour and get all the top riders there. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 13-12-2010 00:26
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Well, the first question would be, is it needed? The TDF this year is going to have quite a strong field.
I dont think theres any top stage racer missing the TDF this year who doesnt have one of the following excuse:
- Being Italian or Spanish, ergo likely to have a better chance of scoring well in another GT
- Having a teammate of a similar or better level racing the TDF instead
- Being a CT rider
And the race does look set to have the best time trialists, as well as a Boonen, Bennati sprint duel.
Edited by SportingNonsense on 13-12-2010 00:29
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 13-12-2010 18:29
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SportingNonsense wrote:I dont think theres any top stage racer missing the TDF this year who doesnt have one of the following excuse:
- Being Italian or Spanish, ergo likely to have a better chance of scoring well in another GT
That's why I'm suggesting it. Valverde and Cunego (I think) will start declining this year stats-wise, but going forward it would be a way to tempt the top Italian and Spanish riders not to do this. It's a pity Cunego never had a crack at the Tour.
Is Andy Schleck riding the Tour this year? Assumed he wouldn't be, but I suppose if Contador is, he may be following a similar program. |
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| Setzel |
Posted on 13-12-2010 19:28
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Andy is riding TDF
Eating my daily Breakfast at 9 pm
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| SotD |
Posted on 13-12-2010 20:28
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Contador is also riding the Tour.
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 20-12-2010 21:58
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I think Team ID's should be randomized in the .db tables. Another team should get the chance to ride first in all the TT's. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 16-01-2011 02:31
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As we can now see the TDF field is rather excellent - but the easiest method to try and make the TDF even more appealing would simply to increase the ranking points available from it - make it notably more important than the other 2 GTs.
And also time trials, with Fenian's current idea that early starters never win. It would be possible, Im fairly sure, that by editing Rider IDs, we could get it so in race opening time trials, or the few individual time trial races, the best time trialists dont go until towards the end.
Id be interested on thoughts on this, whether it would be a good thing to have the best time trialists riding on course at the same time - or would it make it boring, take away an element of unpredictability with the wind, and also just make for a very dull first half of the time trial. (Although this last point would only affect those racing it)
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| Smowz |
Posted on 16-01-2011 07:18
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Just to put this one out there - it could even be possible for teams to nominate the order they wish for their team to run the TT's ... if this was done at the beginning of the season with the race choices.
There is a number of 'prologues' about, particularly in the Protour so perhaps this adds a layer of strategy. Though this is perhaps more about luck.
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 16-01-2011 11:51
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Well it would have to be a fixed thing, so you nominate the order, and that will be the order for every race all season.
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 16-01-2011 12:01
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This is presuming we stick with 09, as 10 doesn't follow the ID numbers
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| SotD |
Posted on 16-01-2011 14:25
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I like the fact that the TT's are unpredictable, but if there is a volume of people wanting to change it, I won't be unhappy with it. But I see no reason for it, as the TT is already the most boring part of the game where it's always the same riders finishing in top 10. (And almost always in the same order)
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 16-01-2011 15:02
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While I agree that Ignatiev will probably have been beaten fairly and squarely in the Channel Islands prologue, I do think it would have been more exciting to have the best five or so TTers going one after another as we usually have in real races, so the reporter can easily (when writing the race report) make it exciting and not have to give new best times away so early. It also might make it more tense, rather than knowing outright I was going to be beaten by having seen Ignatiev go so early.
Although the fact he did go so early is a indicator that he isn't my cyanide recognised team leader. |
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| wackojackohighcliffe |
Posted on 16-01-2011 15:11
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I have no real opinion about this sop i'm fine with whatever.
what i do want to recommend is that teams who lose their manager are dissolved instead of handed over so people can have 2 teams. I think it would keep a more open transfer market. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 16-01-2011 16:12
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wackojackohighcliffe wrote:
I have no real opinion about this sop i'm fine with whatever.
what i do want to recommend is that teams who lose their manager are dissolved instead of handed over so people can have 2 teams. I think it would keep a more open transfer market.
I was planning to do pretty much that anyway - since that also gives greater opportunity for more CT teams to go up, and have a go at the ProTour.
Its just a case of hoping that once a manager - most importantly if they are PT - says they want to carry on until the next season, that they do so - because at some stage we do reach the point of no return, where its too late to promote up another CT team.
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| Kami |
Posted on 24-01-2011 22:01
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So, we all know there are quite a few inactive teams atm. Chance is their managers suddenly re-appear at the end of the season and unless they have a very good reason, returning like nothing happened is just not wright.
Yes, they missed out on Avenir and National Champs, and might have a smaller budget, but in a way i feel this is not really enough. My idea might be hard, but i do feel it's justified in a way.
So if an inactive manager returns at the end of the season, wanting to continue, then i personally would disband their team, with the possibility of restarting with a new team (without applying though). If they are rly devoted to the game, that should be no problem for them.
Other choice, a bit less harsh, would be giving them a decrease of ranking points.
Just throwing this in here, and wonder what other managers think.
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 24-01-2011 22:20
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I suspect the ultimate decision will lie with SN, but unless there are some serious reasons as to why some managers haven't logged on, or registered their intent still to play, their teams will be disbanded and they won't be given a new one.
As we see every season, there are always many willing members of the forum who want a first team, and some who would be logical choices for a second team. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 24-01-2011 22:39
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Whether the team would completely disband, Im not sure - but I agree that we cannot just let them take over their team as if nothing happened - that wouldnt be fair.
No team who we know to be an inactive manager at the moment has any real reason to be exempt. Even La Gazzetta and mrlol, been part of the game for a few seasons yes, and has helped out with the game before - but I have seen mrlol recently, looking at man game stuff (from the Users in this thread feature) and he hasnt bothered to post anything since May.
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 24-01-2011 22:56
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He was on yesterday, even if he hasn't been that active...
I do think the person in particular should play a big role. As you noted mrlol has been around a lot and has been especially active in the man-game. If he was to come back for the last few months and be active on the forum in general and the man-game he deserves to keep his team. |
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