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Yes, I hadn't calculated the updated age and salary for the same reason as well. He is solely an addition for the next season. Unfortunately, he can't even help me in the playoffs of the regular BB league.

Yes, it makes sense. However, what I meant from my behalf is that who can remember after multiple HGL Seasons (if these don't occur regularly), that what policy has been used for which marking (as it'd be good to remain in same standard Season after Season), if multiple exceptions are being made... That's not obviously your problem, but I was just emphasizing my earlier point.

He is a classy addition - would be to any HGL team really - and with this transfer it's likely you took a big-ish upperhand in our Season 5 RS meeting, which was initially expected to be very even.

@all:

As for where we stand with Season 5 preparations, I'm creating content for Season 5.

Not much will be changed (locations of some posts will change, but there's logical reasons for that; content wise it will remain mostly the same it seems) from Season 4, so if you really are familiar with everything, then Season 5 preparations should go smoothly.

However, what isn't necessarily that smooth at all are these pre-season tasks.
I seem to try to actively forget the arduousness of them after each pre-season.

The point was that I planned to do most of the work today, but as I again dived into the process, I was reminded of all things that need to be done; simply copy-pasting isn't the solution, as none of the links for instance update themselves (and when you do any changes to content location, it causes a tangled mess with links, which don't auto correct themselves) and most links for next Seasons' Thread simply don't even exist (yet at that point).

Anyway, the point was that I wanted to publish new threads already during today/tomorrow, but I don't know if that's realistic at all to get them published even tomorrow (I'd have to do other than HGL things as well).

If it's not realistic to do it the typical way, then it's possible for me to:
A) publish Season 5 schedule here on Season 4 Thread(s)
B) send each of you a challenge, so then you easily see what's the Official match time for HGL Season 5
C) after we've got the match organization process started, I can finish Season 5 threads and publish them when they're ready.
Remember, while you will have to create your own box score post for Season 5 as well, it is possible to organize matches before that's done. (Then you can create that box score post after S5 thread is published, and add match links to that post of yours, just as usual).

It is necessary for all of us to get started with this Regular Season match organizing project fairly soon.

So all just keep on following these Official HGL Threads, so I'll let you know which way we do it this time (traditional way, everything to new Season 5 Thread, OR by sending Season 5 schedule on this Thread).



Last edited by Wagner at 4/18/2026 1:53:54 PM

I can send more than 11 challenges, if necessary.

My problem is that i use the app to play BB. I don't get forum notifications, and I can't read and write post on the forum.

So I apologize for the delay in responding.

I think that many HG teams are more stronger than last season, so i am sure that i could lost some matches next season.

Thank you for token usage information.

That's questionable design choice from BB side then, I didn't know that. I suppose you're responding from computer now (just as you have been each time you've responded something to forums)?

Yes!

@all:

As for where we stand with Season 5 preparations, I'm creating content for Season 5.

[...]

Anyway, the point was that I wanted to publish new threads already during today/tomorrow, but I don't know if that's realistic at all to get them published even tomorrow (I'd have to do other than HGL things as well).

If it's not realistic to do it the typical way, then it's possible for me to:
A) publish Season 5 schedule here on Season 4 Thread(s)
B) send each of you a challenge, so then you easily see what's the Official match time for HGL Season 5
C) after we've got the match organization process started, I can finish Season 5 threads and publish them when they're ready.
Remember, while you will have to create your own box score post for Season 5 as well, it is possible to organize matches before that's done. (Then you can create that box score post after S5 thread is published, and add match links to that post of yours, just as usual).

It is necessary for all of us to get started with this Regular Season match organizing project fairly soon.

So all just keep on following these Official HGL Threads, so I'll let you know which way we do it this time (traditional way, everything to new Season 5 Thread, OR by sending Season 5 schedule on this Thread).

Important:
@all HGL managers participating to Season 5:

I will publish Season 5 schedule first here in Season 4 HGL Thread, so that we can get started with Season 5 match organizing process immediately.
(It's a schedule that I already sent here, and at least MrJ confirmed it's correct: (329501.242))

Official match time for Season 5 will be your local equivalent of 3.30PM, a.k.a. 15.30 EET DST (Eastern European time, Daylight Savings Time).

I will also now send all match challenges to you all (except to EOS/LA-LennuK. because BB doesn't yet let me to do it until tomorrow), so after you've accepted my match offer, please check your BB schedule-page to see what is the official match time for HGL Season 5, and arrange all Regular Season matches at that same time for each of 17 Rounds (or first 16 Rounds; you can arrange that 17th match in coming days).

In other words, official match time for Season 5 is the same time that you play your Regular Season match against my team, Wagner College (WAG).

I might also publish my own Season 5 box score post here on Season 4 Thread first (and then migrate it to Season 5 Thread once that's created).
That would be done only to make this exceptional process smoother for you guys, if you'd for instance want to already create Season 5 box score post (by copying my message and editing it) and save it to your own device (for example as a Word-file), in order to copy it to Season 5 Thread later.

We will have same teams and use same schedule on Season 5 than we used on Season 4.
However, as mentioned before (and as it stands in HGL rules), due to Daylight Savings Time being used in Europe currently, match time will change for Season 5 (from time that was used during Season 4).

So when creating your own box score post, you could theoretically proceed by copying your Season 4 box score post, which could theoretically save some effort.
This would present another challenge though, as then 17 other teams would have to make total of 289 match day changes/entries to their Season 4 box score posts, and that causes a big room for error.

So this is the reason why I would strongly recommend using my box score post as a base (as you guys apparently normally use) so copy paste my box score post for Season 5 and edit it (your team name instead of my abbreviation, "WAG", and change your opponent names for each Round), as then it ensures all match invitations are sent on correct match days.




Last edited by Wagner at 4/21/2026 5:45:58 AM

@all HGL managers:

Exceptionally here (on 'old' HGL Season Thread) below you can find published schedule and my team (WAG/Wagner College) box score post for Season 5.

We will do it this way, because I can't find time even today to finish creating content and publishing Season 5 Thread (I'll try to get that done tomorrow, but we'll see if that's possible; now that schedule is published though, you can proceed with match organizing process normally, so it shouldn't be problem as nothing changes in terms of typical match organizing process, other than starting it here on old Seasons' Thread).

Please proceed with Season 5 Regular Season match organizing process immediately, based on Season 5 schedule posts below.

Please note that match time is different for Season 5; see your BB schedule and organize everything at the same time that my (Wagner College) game on Season 5 will be played against your team).


Remember, you don't need to have created a box score post in order to be able to start organizing matches for Season 5, so as said, everybody please do proceed with this Season 5 match organizing process immediately as we have only about 13 days before Season 5 starts.

If you need a memory refresher on the process, see for example this post: (329501.2) (and if necessary, HGL rules posts on match organizing, or ask advice on forum or from me by BBMail).
Naturally, you can't follow the process 100% as instructed, as Season 5 Threads aren't yet published.
You could, however, do most of the work already (organize matches), and possibly create and save your own teams' box score post for Season 5 on your device (computer, tablet, phone...) if it's possible for you.

Last edited by Wagner at 4/21/2026 5:30:28 AM

Info about Regular Season (RS) and Playoffs (PO) match days for HGL Season 5:

Teams face each other once during RS on neutral court.
Match days will be Mondays and Fridays (+2 matches on Sundays) during Regular Season (RS) and only Sundays during Playoffs (PO).

In PO home court advantage always goes to better team, which is determined by Official Regular Season Rankings (ORSR).

PO is a single-elimination tournament, only exception being a Semifinal, from which losers proceed to a Bronze match.


HGL Regular season (RS) match days for Season 5:
(Note: all RS matches organized before season starts.
All Regular Season matches are played on neutral court only !)

RS Round 1: Monday, May 4th, 2026
RS R 2: Friday, May 8th, 2026

RS R 3: Monday, May 11th, 2026
RS R 4: Friday, May 15th, 2026
RS R 5: Sunday, May 17th, 2026

RS R 6: Monday, May 18th, 2026
RS R 7: Friday, May 22nd, 2026
RS R 8: Sunday, May 24th, 2026

RS R 9: Monday, May 25th, 2026
RS R 10: Friday, May 29th, 2026

RS R 11: Monday, June 1st, 2026
RS R 12: Friday, June 5th, 2026

RS R 13: Monday, June 8th, 2026
RS R 14: Friday, June 12th, 2026

RS R 15: Monday, June 15th, 2026
RS R 16:Friday, June 19th, 2026

RS R 17: Monday, June 22nd, 2026


Playoffs (PO) match days for Season 4 of HGL:
PO Round 1 (teams ranked 5-12th; 8 teams play) Sunday, June 28th, 2026
PO Round 2 (Quarterfinals; 8 teams play) Sun, July 5th, 2026
PO Round 3 (Semifinals; 4 teams play) Sun, July 12th, 2026
PO Round 4 (Final and Bronze match; 4 teams play): Sun, July 19th, 2026

Regular Season 5 of HGL, Rounds 1-6:

Note: Team which has # marked before it's name in RS schedule is responsible for sending a PU match invitation, and their opponent is responsible for accepting invitation with correct details (match day, time, court balance).

RS Round 1: Monday, May 4th, 2026
#WAG-LMS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
VPO-#ED [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#MAD-HB [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#WMO-TRO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
KKS-#LGM [match=xxx] *Waiting link
FRE-#RAJ [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#BCR-ALA [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#EOS-VDT [match=xxx] *Waiting link
VIV-#HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 2: Friday, May 8th, 2026
#WAG-KKS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
VIV-#HB [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#VPO-TRO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
MAD-#LGM [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#WMO-RAJ [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#FRE-ALA [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#LMS-VDT [match=xxx] *Waiting link
BCR-#EOS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#ED-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 3: Mon, May 11th, 2026
#WAG-MAD [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#ED-TRO [match=xxx] *Waiting
VIV-#LGM [match=xxx] *Waiting
#VPO-RAJ [match=xxx] *Waiting
#WMO-ALA [match=xxx] *Waiting
#KKS-VDT [match=xxx] *Waiting
FRE-#EOS [match=xxx] *Waiting
LMS-#BCR [match=xxx] *Waiting
HB-#HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting

RS R 4: Fri, May 15th, 2026
#WAG-VIV [match=xxx] *Waiting link
HB-#LGM [match=xxx] *Waiting
#ED-RAJ [match=xxx] *Waiting
#VPO-ALA [match=xxx] *Waiting
MAD-#VDT [match=xxx] *Waiting
WMO-#EOS [match=xxx] *Waiting
KKS-#BCR [match=xxx] *Waiting
FRE-#LMS [match=xxx] *Waiting
#TRO-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting

RS R 5: Sunday, May 17th, 2026
#WAG-HB [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#TRO-RAJ [match=xxx] *Waiting
#ED-ALA [match=xxx] *Waiting
#VIV-VDT [match=xxx] *Waiting
VPO-#EOS [match=xxx] *Waiting
#MAD-BCR [match=xxx] *Waiting
#WMO-LMS [match=xxx] *Waiting
KKS-#FRE [match=xxx] *Waiting
#LGM-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting

RS R 6: Mon, May 18th, 2026
#WAG-LGM [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#TRO-ALA [match=xxx] *Waiting
HB-#VDT [match=xxx] *Waiting
ED-#EOS [match=xxx] *Waiting
VIV-#BCR [match=xxx] *Waiting
#VPO-LMS [match=xxx] *Waiting
MAD-#FRE [match=xxx] *Waiting
#WMO-KKS [match=xxx] *Waiting
#RAJ-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting

HGL Season 5 RS Rounds 7-17 in next post.

Regular Season 5 of HGL, Rounds 7-17:

Note: # in front of team name=team is responsible for sending PU challenge.

RS Round 7: Fri, May 22nd, 2026
#WAG-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#RAJ-ALA [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#LGM-VDT [match=xxx] *Waiting link
TRO-#EOS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
HB-#BCR [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#ED-LMS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#VIV-FRE [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#VPO-KKS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#MAD-WMO [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 8: Sunday, May 24th, 2026
#WAG-VDT [match=xxx] *Waiting link
RAJ-#EOS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
LGM-#BCR [match=xxx] *Waiting link
TRO-#LMS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
HB-#FRE [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#ED-KKS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#VIV-WMO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#VPO-MAD [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#ALA-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 9: Mon, May 25th, 2026
#WAG-BCR [match=xxx] *Waiting link
ALA-#EOS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#RAJ-LMS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#LGM-FRE [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#TRO-KKS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
HB-#WMO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#ED-MAD[match=xxx] *Waiting link
VIV-#VPO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#VDT-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 10: Fri, May 29th, 2026
#WAG - FRE [match=xxx] *Waiting link
VDT-#BCR [match=xxx] *Waiting link
ALA-#LMS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#RAJ-KKS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
LGM-#WMO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#TRO-MAD [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#HB-VPO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#ED-VIV [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#EOS-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 11: Mon, June 1st, 2026
#WAG-WMO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#EOS-LMS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#VDT-FRE [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#ALA-KKS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#RAJ-MAD [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#LGM-VPO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#TRO-VIV [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#HB-ED [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#BCR-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 12: Fri, June 5th, 2026
#WAG-VPO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#BCR-FRE [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#EOS-KKS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
VDT-#WMO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
ALA-#MAD [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#RAJ-VIV [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#LGM-ED [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#TRO-HB [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#LMS-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 13: Mon, June 8th, 2026
#WAG-ED [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#LMS-KKS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#BCR-WMO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#EOS-MAD [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#VDT-VPO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#ALA-VIV [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#RAJ-HB [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#LGM-TRO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
FRE-#HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 14: Fri, June 12th, 2026
#WAG-TRO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
FRE-#WMO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#LMS-MAD [match=xxx] *Waiting link
BCR-#VPO [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#EOS-VIV [match=xxx] *Waiting link
VDT #ED [match=xxx] *Waiting link
ALA-#HB [match=xxx] *Waiting link
RAJ-#LGM [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#KKS-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting link

RS R 15: Mon, June 15th, 2026
#WAG-RAJ [match=xxx] *Waiting link
#KKS-MAD [match=xxx] *Waiting
FRE-#VPO [match=xxx] *Waiting
#LMS-VIV [match=xxx] *Waiting
#BCR-ED [match=xxx] *Waiting
#EOS-HB [match=xxx] *Waiting
VDT-#TRO [match=xxx] *Waiting
#ALA-LGM [match=xxx] *Waiting
#WMO-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting

RS R 16:Fri, June 19th, 2026
#WAG-ALA [match=xxx] *Waiting link
WMO-#VPO [match=xxx] *Waiting
#KKS-VIV [match=xxx] *Waiting
FRE-#ED [match=xxx] *Waiting
#LMS-HB [match=xxx] *Waiting
BCR-#TRO [match=xxx] *Waiting
#EOS-LGM [match=xxx] *Waiting
VDT-#RAJ [match=xxx] *Waiting
MAD-#HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting

RS R 17: Mon, June 22nd, 2026
#WAG-EOS [match=xxx] *Waiting link
MAD-#VIV [match=xxx] *Waiting
#WMO-ED [match=xxx] *Waiting
#KKS-HB [match=xxx] *Waiting
#FRE-TRO [match=xxx] *Waiting
#LMS-LGM [match=xxx] *Waiting
BCR-#RAJ [match=xxx] *Waiting
VDT-#ALA [match=xxx] *Waiting
#VPO-HGK [match=xxx] *Waiting

@all participating managers: you need to provide a similar kind of list (as seen below, underneath the line of stars), a.k.a. your team's own box score post on Season 5 HGL Scores-thread (once that Thread is soon published), before Season 5 starts. For new-to-HGL managers instructions on how to easily create this is found on messages (326590.42) and (326590.43).
While instructions remain correct in previous 2 links (apart from amount of matches played; 17 Regular Season Rounds are played on Season 5, and not 15), they refer to HGL Season 1 match days.

But to put it in short, you're free to copy-paste this into your HGL Season 5 box score post (once that Thread is published; meanwhile you can create and save your box score post in text editor of your computer/phone if you want), and just change your team name to replace 'WAG', and your opponent name for each Round, and add match box score link (match number) instead of 'xxx' (at [match=xxx]) to all Regular Season matches when matches have been organized.

I'd like everyone to follow this sort of structure (in your own box score posts) to keep it easier for me to interpret. You may edit it a bit, but please keep all essential information in it.

You'll need to keep on adding scores of the matches to your own box score posts during the whole season when matches have been played.

Season 5 schedule is now published (exceptionally first on HGL Season 4 Thread, but it will be moved to Season 5 Scores Thread once it has been established and it's content created), so every manager participating on HGL Season 5 should now start organizing Season 5 Regular Season matches, as this is an essential pre-season task for everyone.


So, here are match days for Season 5 of HGL, and you may eventually (when Season 5 Scores Thread has been published) copy-paste everything below line of stars below to your own Season 5 box score post:

* * * * * *


Here are box score links to my HGL Season 5 matches and match scores:

RS Round 1: Monday, May 4th, 2026 WAG vs. Lielupes Melnās Sirdis [match=xxx]
RS Round 2: Friday, May 8th, 2026 WAG vs. KK Stihija [match=xxx]

RS Round 3: Monday, May 11th, 2026 WAG vs. Madrid Chotis [match=xxx]
RS Round 4: Friday, May 15th, 2026 WAG vs. Vilniaus „Vilkai“ [match=xxx]
RS Round 5: Sunday, May 17th, 2026 WAG vs. Hårdboll [match=xxx]

RS Round 6: Monday, May 18th, 2026 WAG vs. Les Gueux du Marais [match=xxx]
RS Round 7: Friday, May 22nd, 2026 WAG vs. Homegrown Kings [match=xxx]
RS Round 8: Sunday, May 24th, 2026 WAG vs. Vindicta [match=xxx]

RS Round 9: Monday, May 25th, 2026 WAG vs. BC Rajaleidjad [match=xxx]
RS Round 10: Friday, May 29th, 2026 WAG vs. Freccia Azzurra [match=xxx]

RS Round 11: Monday, June 1st, 2026 WAG vs. WiMaOlCa [match=xxx]
RS Round 12: Friday, June 5th, 2026 WAG vs. Virtus Portici [match=xxx]

RS Round 13: Monday, June 8th, 2026 WAG vs. Elan Demars [match=xxx]
RS Round 14: Friday, June 12th, 2026 WAG vs. Club Trouville [match=xxx]

RS Round 15: Monday, June 15th, 2026 WAG vs. Rajdersi [match=xxx]
RS Round 16:Friday, June 19th, 2026 WAG vs. Alanurmon Rikkaat [match=xxx]

RS Round 17: Monday, June 22nd, 2026 WAG vs. BC Eos [match=xxx]


HGL Season 5 Playoffs:

Playoffs (PO) match days for Season 5 of HGL:
(For Playoffs: home team name bolded; home team responsible for sending match challenge)

PO Round 1 (teams ranked 5th-12th; 8 play): Sunday, March 22nd, 2026

PO Round 2 (quarter-finals; 8 teams play): Sunday, March 29th, 2026

PO Round 3 (semifinals; 4 teams play): Sunday, April 5th, 2026

PO Round 4 (final and a bronze match; 4 teams play): Sunday, April 12th, 2026



Abbreviations used for Playoffs scores:
AQR2 = Automatically Qualified to Round 2 of Playoffs
(used by Top 4 teams of RS, during First Round of PO)

NQP = Not Qualified to PO
(teams ranked 13-17t

@all:

Like you can see, necessary data is available for you all now to start sending and accepting HGL Season 5 matches.

However, having to play with BB post character restrictions and such meant that process once again took so much time so that I didn't had time enough left to send you all Pickup match invitations.

If you feel 100% confident you understand/know what's correct official match time for Season 5, you can already proceed with match organizing. If times prove to be wrong though, matches will be required to be reorganized and lost tokens will result, so proceed only if you accept that risk.
Match time for Season 5 is, as mentioned, your local equivalent of 15.30 (3.30PM) EET DST.

I try to send everyone (apart from EOS) PU match invitations at much later today (or at the latest tomorrow).