3rd North American Friendly Tournament

[cotaro]

I did send a friendly request to New Breed FC since Tuesday and the manager still has not accepted. I will wait until he/she will accept. 

[Brian Clough]

I did send a friendly request to New Breed FC since Tuesday and the manager still has not accepted. I will wait until he/she will accept. 

If New Breed has not accepted by 16:00 GMT (11 hrs before match start time), you can report this anytime after then and they will have to forfeit, so you have time to find another friendly if you like. I type this at 15:27, so if they haven't responded in the next half-hour or so, make a new post.

[perrito]

so we know 11 hours before match players can seek for other friendly

[cotaro]

Brian
Today is 11/23/12 Time 8:40 pm Eastern time. New Breed Manager has not accept my invitation yet. So i have no time to find another friendly match but it's ok if my team get rest today. Just let's you know. 

[Brian Clough]

That news is disheartening
 

I wonder why New Breed joined if they are not going to be playing...
 

[perrito]

it's hard to know that someone like Brian makes an efford so we can play an amazing tournament, so the ones who join the cup is because we like it and enjoy it, and we're very thankful with you, please keep going and cheer up cause we're very happy in the name of all Thanks Brian 

[Brian Clough]

*****UPDATED*****

Warnings issued
New Breed FC - 2nd RC for failing to accept friendly invitation
Thegunner FC - YC for failing to use easy tackling

Remember, top two finishers from each group have double elimination. Losses will result in the team moving to the Consolation Bracket.

Don't forget, in knockout rounds, a draw is won by the club with the lower club rating. Also, be sure to check your opponent's stadium size to make sure matches are held in the larget of the two.

Good luck to everyone!
 

[Aizen]

Rockville United scheduled his friendly with other team already.   

[perrito]

Well boys watch out before you accept friendlies games,, be sure is te correct team, this torunament is very well done, so we have to help too

[atama7126]

My team is rest for today coz Penquin will play with nuna.

[cotaro]

Posted by: Aizen
« on: November 24, 2012, 09:52:12 PM »
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Rockville United scheduled his friendly with other team already.   

Aizen I know I suppost to play with you but I know I will loose with you anyway. I didnt mean I'm a chicken out but I know my young team, they can not handle team like you so I choose to let's you pass by and they can rest and get ready to next nock out round.

Brian I understand u very well but I did choose it but forgot about RC. 

Well at least I'm man up to lets u know 

[Brian Clough]

My team is rest for today coz Penquin will play with nuna.

wth guys?! I'm running out of red cards! You are making a mockery of our tournament.

Don't expect to be invited back, Penguin.
 

[perrito]

the classic is going to be a great match we will wait for it!!!!  good luck to both teams

[perrito]

Friends, what about if the ones who wants if we continue, planning friendly between us I mean the ones who goes out of competition, in this  way we could continue playing against sub-21 teams that will help to develop our players,....... 

[Brian Clough]

Friends, what about if the ones who wants if we continue, planning friendly between us I mean the ones who goes out of competition, in this  way we could continue playing against sub-21 teams that will help to develop our players,....... 

Yes Perrito - I kinda like the idea of making a youth minileague with similar rules (easy tackling, no more than 2 or 3 overage players, etc. I'm not sure how it might work once cup competitions start, but we'll figure it out. I'd like to get started by 17 December, if possible.
 
I have started a new thread here for interested clubs to register here .

[atama7126]

I did send invitation to SWAGGA FC since Monday 31/11/12. The SWAGGA FC manager have not accept yet. What should I do, waiting? 

[perrito]

I did send invitation to SWAGGA FC since Monday 31/11/12. The SWAGGA FC manager have not accept yet. What should I do, waiting? 

Hi look a post before from Brian "If New Breed has not accepted by 16:00 GMT (11 hrs before match start time), you can report this anytime after then and they will have to forfeit, so you have time to find another friendly if you like. I type this at 15:27, so if they haven't responded in the next half-hour or so, make a new post."

[atama7126]

Perito
I know but if 16:00 GMT he is not accept I don't have time to do anythink g Coz I'm working, but it's ok I don't have to worry about it. 

[Brian Clough]

Perito
I know but if 16:00 GMT he is not accept I don't have time to do anythink g Coz I'm working, but it's ok I don't have to worry about it. 

First, the rules only stipulate this 8.5 hrs in advance of the match time. You and SWAGGA have the same capacity stadiums, so there is no reason why it can't be held in SWAGGA stadium. Thus Whiskeysour has until 03:30 UTC to send you a friendly request. So check again then.

Past that, you can accept friendly requests until at least 18:30 UTC, but you cannot make them for this week's friendly after 00:30 UTC. That gives you 15 hours that you can accept a friendly request in another nation whose start time is later than ours.

I would recommend posting a request for friendly match in other nations' chat rooms and in the forum. Most other nations match time is later than USA, so you have a good chance of getting a request even after our normal match time (03:00) has passed. Argentina match time, for example, is 21:00.  You can find a match if you try I think, just remember you have to accept another manager's request for this week's fixture after 00:30.
 

[joinone]

Hibury FC and United fc 2012 didn't play their match.... what should i do next week?

[Brian Clough]

Can you elaborate by what you mean by

This is reason of us to leave. 1 not honest 2 cheatting 3 not fun.

1) I'm not sure how honesty figures into this. Who lied to whom and when?
2) If cheating happened, it should have been reported. Today you reported Lubricants' use of a single overage player, which easily could have been an honest mistake. Don't be upset...you won the match due to a 2 goal penalty. But now Atama and Rockville both want to withdraw, causing the consolation brackets to be discontinued. Make no mistake - had these managers not withdrawn, the consolation bracket could have continued.
3) How not fun? Please tell me how to make it more fun...one thing I will change next season is that friendlies must be arranged at least 24 hours in advance.

Remember:
So far this season we have had 10 forfeits out of 36 matches scheduled (28%). Half of these involved four of you and your friends' teams. Three of the remaining 5 were due to just one team - New Breed FC. As for the other 2, it appears that both Hibury and SWAGGA were both unaware there was a consolation bracket, thinking they were knocked out all together after losing in the winners bracket...an honest mistake, I think.
To compare, last season we had just 7 forfeits out of 44 matches (16%): 5 by just one team (MAN) who withdrew early in the group stage

[Brian Clough]

  I'm very sorry with Dong-Munag I've just notice that I  forget to put easy tackling, so I'm playing this match with normal tackling, but I can't changed them now cause match is playing, wat can i do?   

Because there was a consolation round when the schedule was originally made, you two were not scheduled to play until 10 Dec.

So just play again next week. Espada and I are doing something similar.
 

[perrito]

We have to try another time to reach the final my friend Brian let's do a nice match between our teams for the 3rd place  

[perrito]

Nice signature Brian !

[Brian Clough]

UPDATED

Congratulations to Espada FC, this year's Champion!

Thanks to everyone who participated in good faith! Looking forward to having you again next season!