Congrats in Order: RobV, Newcastle Repeat As WE League Champ

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:11 am

Newcastle Repeat as Champions

Congratulations to Rob Varak and his Newcastle Utd. FC on their second straight Championship in the DSP WE League!!

This fourth season saw a tight race for the title, as Newcastle earned 21 pts. while Mobiggins's Lazio earned 20. In the end, there were four teams with a shot at the title as the season approached the stretch run: Newcastle, Lazio, Jared's AS Monaco, and pigpen's Middlesbrough. Although Newcaslte lost three games while both Lazio and Monaco lost only two, the Toon won seven while drawing none to take the title, their second in a row. It remains to be seen if Rob will stay with this squad to give everyone one more chance to knock them off their pedestal, or will switch to another side for Season Five.

In the Second Division, yours truly took Manchester City to the top of the table and back into the First Division without a loss, dropping only four points all season with two draws and six wins. City scored 16 goals but allowed only one through the season. As City goes up to the DSPremiership, they will be replaced in the DSPenultimate buy fsquid's Toulouse FC who had an historically frustrating season, unable to record a win.

In the Third Division, Azpaco's Werder Bremen side earned promotion with 24 pts. off ten games. Like Newcastle, Werder Bremen didn't draw a single game, winning eight and losing two. Fanatic's Fiorentina were a close second, as they also lost only two games but drew one, falling 2 pts. short of Werder Bremen for the Division III title.

I'd like to thank the league participants for yet another great season! And I'd like to especially thank Jason whose league module at SGN and whose attentive assistance throughout has been tremendous. Thanks!

Season Five Sign-Up

At this stage, I'd like to invite any interested newcomers (or old players who want to return) to sign up in this thread for Season Five. I'd like to remind everyone that this is a sim-style league, and it is expected that everyone take the game seriously, play fair, play hard and try to win.

Newcomers would enter the league in the lowest division, which at this point is Division III.

Also if current participants could post here, reiterating their interest and letting me know if they want to enter the random team draw for a new team, or stick with the squad they have now.

Once again, thanks to all for another excellent season as we move forward into Season Five!

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:37 am

I'm in for next season, but would like to switch teams.

snate · Post by **snate** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:53 am

I'd like to join.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 10:56 am

Feck Toulouse, get them away from me!

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:01 am

I'd like to join as well.

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:03 am

snate wrote:I'd like to join.

great, I have to lose to this guy on a console as well as the fantasy leagues.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:34 am

fsquid wrote:
snate wrote:I'd like to join.
great, I have to lose to this guy on a console as well as the fantasy leagues.

Au contraire...it's payback time!

Cloud · Post by **Cloud** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 11:38 am

I am in.
Permanent fixture in Div 3!!!
Will keep the same team...figure at some point i must score

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:26 pm

Cloud wrote:I am in.
Permanent fixture in Div 3!!!
Will keep the same team...figure at some point i must score

What he just said

snate · Post by **snate** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:28 pm

RobVarak wrote:
fsquid wrote:
snate wrote:I'd like to join.
great, I have to lose to this guy on a console as well as the fantasy leagues.
Au contraire...it's payback time!

I think Rob has the right idea. I am not very good at this game. I havent played the latest versions very much and Mobiggins(Luc) used to hand it to me when we used to play at my old place.

FifaInspected · Post by **FifaInspected** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:40 pm

I'm coming back and will be keeping stuttgart.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:37 pm

I would like to come back and keep Barca

Post by **Jared** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 4:54 pm

I'm in, undecided on whether I'm keeping Monaco (will look at the team list and decide).

mobiggins · Post by **mobiggins** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:22 pm

I think Rob has the right idea. I am not very good at this game. I havent played the latest versions very much and Mobiggins(Luc) used to hand it to me when we used to play at my old place.

Speaking of which....what's new, Steve?

Long time no see. We definitely need to get some quality time gaming in the near future!

mobiggins · Post by **mobiggins** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:23 pm

Oh, by the way, I'm back in, and I'm sticking with Lazio.

They have brought me glory, agony, and everything in between. I can't quit them now.

fanatic · Post by **fanatic** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 7:02 pm

I'm in.

Going to wait to see how the divisions play out before I decide on keeping Fiorentina or not.

FabulousBastard · Post by **FabulousBastard** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:30 am

I'm in... get thee away from me Schalke.

FifaInspected · Post by **FifaInspected** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:00 pm

Guys,

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Thanks for making this league so enjoyable. At the end of the day, online leagues are succesful because of dedicated people who are enjoyable to game with. Having the worlds greatest sports game like WE is just an added bonus.

Thanks to those who came before us and greetings to those who are joining for season 5.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:09 pm

In part due to a discussion with Zeppo, I'm having second thoughts about dumping Newcastle.

Anyone care either way? I was trying to promote parity by dumping the juggernaut

but I'll happily run the Toon out for another title drive...

FabulousBastard · Post by **FabulousBastard** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:11 pm

RobVarak wrote:In part due to a discussion with Zeppo, I'm having second thoughts about dumping Newcastle.

Anyone care either way? I was trying to promote parity by dumping the juggernaut but I'll happily run the Toon out for another title drive...

If you like them, I'd prefer you keep them. I'd like to try to give them a run this season.

pigpen81 · Post by **pigpen81** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:11 pm

You barely beat us you bastard...you are beatable...you just made fewer mistakes.....hmmm...not missing PK's for instance.!

Keep the toon!

FabulousBastard · Post by **FabulousBastard** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:23 pm

pigpen81 wrote:You barely beat us you bastard...you are beatable...you just made fewer mistakes.....

Definitely beatable... *I* beat him for God's sakes!

fsquid · Post by **fsquid** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:25 pm

I'm going to kill D2, I'm going for blood.

FabulousBastard · Post by **FabulousBastard** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:26 pm

fsquid wrote:I'm going to kill D2, I'm going for blood.

Give him another Frech team Zep!

bphilipb · Post by **bphilipb** » Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:09 pm

I'm in with Juventus again.

BB