The World Cup Discussion Thread (OOC, Version IV)

[The Sarian]

Osarian coaches are best coaches. It is known.

Then I may be enquiring about one, soon. ;)

I reckon our current manager's going to be sacked if we don't qualify, or finish in a reasonable position - i.e 1st to 4th place.

You are sixth seed, so I would begin opening applications now if that is your expectations.

[Isula ge Ru]

Well, thank goodness Matchday 8 cleared all that Group 14 nonsense up!

[/sarcasm]

[Neu Engollon]

Group 9 is also looking like its going to be a close one. If only I could muster up some quality ideas for RP's.

Might be even closer if Margaret was decent to me...

Ceni 0–1 Neu Engollon

Ah, my apologies, we had family in town I haven't been able to get on much.
I feel I have also suffered this cycle due to Margaret's whims. You will get a post match report from me, at least.

Barunia, I am sorry to hear about your Grandfather. Thoughts and prayers from our family to yours.

[Semarland]

Then I may be enquiring about one, soon.

I reckon our current manager's going to be sacked if we don't qualify, or finish in a reasonable position - i.e 1st to 4th place.

You are sixth seed, so I would begin opening applications now if that is your expectations.

Yes, but who said I can't be in with a chance of finishing 1st to 4th?

[Blouman Empire]

You are sixth seed, so I would begin opening applications now if that is your expectations.

Yes, but who said I can't be in with a chance of finishing 1st to 4th?

You could go on and win the thing, but on the RP side it would be similar to the OFB expecting Austria to qualify for a world cup and firing a manager every time they fail to do so.

Or the FA expecting the England side to win a World Cup


Jokes aside, if you want to RP it that way go ahead but don't expect to always be a contender takes a couple cycles first. Firing a manager each time he fails to qualify an inexperienced team would be silly if it were real life. Since I came back I have had three managers and one caretaker (excluding the current manager) over 11-12 cycles. Only two have been fired for poor performance and the other retired. Even now despite being a top 20 nation and top seed I don't expect to finish in the top two, I think you can only get that luxury if you are in the top 5 but the random factor could still find a way to push you out.

[Barunia]

Barunia, I am sorry to hear about your Grandfather. Thoughts and prayers from our family to yours.

Thanks, NE

[Felix]

I would like to apologize for the super late cutoff and the super late results that came off that final matchday. I had some personal stuff going on and I couldn't do my job of grading and scorinating at the proper time.

[Osarius]

Firing a manager each time he fails to qualify an inexperienced team would be silly if it were real life.

Not really. Managers often get fired for "lack of progress". That could quite easily be the angle here. If the Semarland FA has high expectations and the current boss isn't making reasonable progress toward them, it's entirely realistic that they would fire him. Football clubs fire managers after less than two years all the time. Even when they expected to be in a relegation battle, and the manager keeps them up, sometimes.

[Jeckland]

Firing a manager each time he fails to qualify an inexperienced team would be silly if it were real life.

Not really. Managers often get fired for "lack of progress". That could quite easily be the angle here. If the Semarland FA has high expectations and the current boss isn't making reasonable progress toward them, it's entirely realistic that they would fire him. Football clubs fire managers after less than two years all the time. Even when they expected to be in a relegation battle, and the manager keeps them up, sometimes.

Yeah, I fired my old manager for lack of progress. And his replacement (from Osarius) seems to be doing the job

I'd say that it's up to Sem to decide whether to fire his manager or not. Whether it makes any sense to us doesn't really matter, as ICly the Semarlandic authorities might be crazy. There is precedent in RL for certain, for example my club Watford firing a manager after eight days, a win and a draw.

[Blouman Empire]

Firing a manager each time he fails to qualify an inexperienced team would be silly if it were real life.

Not really. Managers often get fired for "lack of progress". That could quite easily be the angle here. If the Semarland FA has high expectations and the current boss isn't making reasonable progress toward them, it's entirely realistic that they would fire him. Football clubs fire managers after less than two years all the time. Even when they expected to be in a relegation battle, and the manager keeps them up, sometimes.

Well as I said if that's what he wants to do that's up to him, but I just think that come inexperienced teams IRL that don't have a high chance of qualifying aren't going to be firing managers every tournament.

At club level those clubs that churn them out tend to be the ones that are usually high performing and then falling down, not always but usually.

[Blouman Empire]

I'd say that it's up to Sem to decide whether to fire his manager or not. Whether it makes any sense to us doesn't really matter, as ICly the Semarlandic authorities might be crazy. There is precedent in RL for certain, for example my club Watford firing a manager after eight days, a win and a draw.

Hence why I said

Jokes aside, if you want to RP it that way go ahead

[New North Aqmuland]

Jecatria 1–0 The Holy Empire

*faints*

Damn you, lucky devil. I kept it close, but that helped you jump me.

That and my extreme lack of RP. Oops.

[United States of Devonta]

Jecatria 1–0 The Holy Empire

*faints*

Damn you, lucky devil. I kept it close, but that helped you jump me.

That and my extreme lack of RP. Oops.

Congrats on your 4-0 victory over me. I even did my biggest RP.

[Bears Armed]

Well, the Bear-Belles are doing rather nicely even without much RP from me... although the shortage of Valanoran RP probably helped a bit (especially when we played against them...) too.
My apologies to anybody from among those of you in the group who have been RPing who feels disappointed by this combination of facts, but unfortunately a combination of RL circumstances and a shortage of ideas are limiting me at the moment... and you might fare better against urrs in the second half of the qualifiers, with the RP bonus that you'll have accumulated by then...

[Atrua]

i'm happy to see (well maybe not from a results standpoint since more people RPing means less RP bonus edge for me) that i think all but 2 or 3 teams have RPed in my group for a change. usually it tended to be just the two or three teams that did so which was fine for my bonus but pretty dull to post about during the group stages.

[Greater Watford]

Not really. Managers often get fired for "lack of progress". That could quite easily be the angle here. If the Semarland FA has high expectations and the current boss isn't making reasonable progress toward them, it's entirely realistic that they would fire him. Football clubs fire managers after less than two years all the time. Even when they expected to be in a relegation battle, and the manager keeps them up, sometimes.

Yeah, I fired my old manager for lack of progress. And his replacement (from Osarius) seems to be doing the job

I'd say that it's up to Sem to decide whether to fire his manager or not. Whether it makes any sense to us doesn't really matter, as ICly the Semarlandic authorities might be crazy. There is precedent in RL for certain, for example my club Watford firing a manager after eight days, a win and a draw.

I seem to recall at least one nation killing their manager for poor results, so Semarland's manager should count himself lucky. (OOC: The RL Watford FC could do with another manager the way things are going).

[Tumbra]

So, as mentioned in my RP, my NT is looking for a new coach after this cycle. Is anyone interested?

Osarian coaches are best coaches. It is known.

So, as mentioned in my RP, my NT is looking for a new coach after this cycle. Is anyone interested?

Color me interested.

You guys wanna send in TGs with names and former qualifications?

[New Drakonika (Ancient)]

Apologies to Group 7ers for the lack of RP over the past few days, been so hot, tired and busy that I haven't had much chance to think, let alone RP with a story. :/

[Jeru FC]

Back from holidays, didn't do much RPing last few days as I was getting home.

[Jeckland]

Isn't now about when the CoH voting usually starts?

[Free Republics]

Isn't now about when the CoH voting usually starts?

There isn't going to be a CoH vote, since nobody put in a competing bid prior to mid-qual and the Felix-Mizuyuki bid was already, sort of, accepted.

*World Cup 70 Hosting:
Equestrian States and San José Guayabal (with Felix and Mizuyuki for CoH) are the only bidders.

Please also note that as agreed, acceptance of this bid will, in the case of no other CoH bids being posted by the end of the first half of qualification, automatically award the CoH to Felix and Mizuyuki and will negate the requirement for a further CoH vote later on.

[Jeckland]

Well, erm, congratulations to you two!

I doubt there's much precedent for having won the hosting rights for a CoH without noticing for this long

[Yttribia]

Well, erm, congratulations to you two!

I doubt there's much precedent for having won the hosting rights for a CoH without noticing for this long

Well, we technically could have only noticed when Felix posted his most recent results for his half of qualifiers. So hey, we only went two days instead of two weeks!

[San Jose Guayabal]

Well, erm, congratulations to you two!

I doubt there's much precedent for having won the hosting rights for a CoH without noticing for this long

Well, we technically could have only noticed when Felix posted his most recent results for his half of qualifiers. So hey, we only went two days instead of two weeks!

Hooray for Vilitan Plan bids!

[San Jose Guayabal]

Sorry by the double post but...

Hosts' announcement

This is a friendly warning of 23:45 hours left for Cutoff in Mizuyuki's half (Groups 1-10) and 24:15 hours left for SJG's half (Groups 11-19), we invite you to get those RP's up!

Cheers.