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Rally 66 2.0 · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:20 pm Post subject: PL Hell

Heyy all. We all know that the higher the PL you go in, the harder? I still cannot figure why, my team is a really go0d decent team. (501732/55350)but PL 8 is a problem, I have bad luck with it. I dson't see why either. Shocked

This has to stop. I feel like [in a wayy] pL 8 is like hell. Maybe something will happen this season, lets find out. Cool

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Rowdy Rooster · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:34 pm Post subject:

I don't know if I completely agree with the higher the harder comment. PL4 is, in my opinion, the hardest league to advance from (but I know what you mean about PL8). You just don't breeze through all of them. You are a great trainer but after all SB is SB.
Good luck with them Smile

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breakboy forever · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:37 pm Post subject:

PL4 or PL3.
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chspogo · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject:

IMO Rally, I think maybe you haven't had luck with timing.. perhaps you should scout your teams out more or base it on how you train vs. what stadium the team has
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bigdogv65 · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject:

Keep your chin up Ral. I had a team in PL5 for 6 seasons. I had 4 other teams pass them by. They finally made it through. PL5 has never been a problem for me, but with this one team......
I did have one fall back to PL5 this season. Embarassed

Thats cool though. I use it as motivation to succeed.
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chspogo · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject:

bigdogv65 · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject:

Sucks doenst it? Shocked

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Rally 66 2.0 · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:18 pm Post subject:

Yea I will, I just beat out all the low *s & all of that stuff early. I think I need 2 do some more scouting though. Hopefully, but my team never does go0d in BY. We had a lucky win this season 5-0 against an 8* there. I think we will advance cause they are getting tired of PL 8 themselves. The closest I have gotten to PL 7 was 2 spots LMFAO. I'll keep up here. Smile

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Philgil · Pro Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Location: Phoenix Forum ID: 7441

it does seem that it is a lot harder

James14 · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject:

I spent half of last year in PL 5 and PL 4, that by the time I actually did get to PL 3 I was sick of it!

But really, I think the reason that you're having a hard time is that all the PL leagues are getting consistently more competitive.
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Slip'N'Sliders · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject:

5th Season in PL3. PL4 was a breeze for me. PL3 is THE devil. Twisted Evil

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diggler · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: agreed

i agree wit you i spent lots of seasons in PL5 and after a while a retired from smallball and hopefully i will make it to the big leagues eventually

in my opinion pl4 is hardest to advance in

now im back RESURRECTED
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Espnzoner · Member Joined: 30 Jul 2006 Forum ID: 7372

good luck rally. i'm right behind you in jr. pl
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dekid · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:23 pm Post subject:

I had one team stuck in pl8 for 4 seasons. it finally fell back to pl9. Then over the next 3 seasons they finished in the top 5 in pl9,pl8 and pl7. Then this season just missed going to pl5 by 5 spots. One of the problems I felt staying stuck in pl8 was I was constantly scheduled playing teams on their way down from higher leagues. So I was playing teams as good as mine or better and just missing the cutoff. When they fell back to pl9 they played more teams coming up so was able to get the extra win or two to advance. They stayed with parts of this group through pl7 but now in pl6 it's a tougher crowd. They've pitched a tent and are ready to dig in.
Just my thoughts on this.

Gooser · Pro Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Location: Iowa Forum ID: 3754

Hey I know how you feel. I was stuck in PL2 for seasons 91-123,with a couple of quick trips to the show and back down again. That is a year and 4 months. Every team levels out for a while, and when you least expect it, get a lot better (or a lot worse).

bailey · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject:

i have also had one team in pl5 hell, now dropped to pl6, which seems easy for this team

but my other team struggles in pl8 also, but now is in pl5, going up in each of the last 3-4 seasons and passing the other team

but what i have learnt over the past 6 weeks in invaluable to my struggle to succeed at this game
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The_Safo · Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:41 pm Post subject:

You don't know what stuck is until you have 4-5 YEARS in PL4 with only a few sniffs of PL3.
Got one team that has dropped from pl3 to pl4 last season now back to pl5 after only winning one game. Embarassed

This team has been showing up on mid to high rank on the 9* list.
I think that is a curse.
My other team hardly gets on the list any more and missed going to pl2 by one win. When this team was high on the 9* list, it couldn't get out of pl4, sometimes dropping to pl5.

It's all in the training.
The team that is dropping was being trained to max skills.
The other has been more of a balance training regiment.
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Rally 66 2.0 · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 3:54 pm Post subject:

55350 is not advancing, lost 4 games intiated against me today. 501732 is 3-0, go0d so far. I think we might pass it. Smile

(with a breeze too hopefully) Shocked

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breakboy forever · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:58 pm Post subject:

GCool · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject:

PL8 has been a struggle for me too. I finished 12-6 last season and missed making it to PL7 by 2 spots. The season before that, I was around 5th in Jr League! Idk what I'm doing wrong, but like Ral said, it's hell wherever your team is at this point!
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