Hi guys - we finished with a 2-5 record. I'm not completely satisfied since I have the feeling that with less enthusiasm we could have beaten Azerbaijan as well and could have tried to snatch a win away from Belarus - but our gameshape wasn't completely right at the time so I guess it's ok to finish the "regular" season this way. And since my goal was to get 1-2 wins, I seem to have achieved that - but I'm always looking to improve and I hope that even if next season will be hard (some good 21 year olds will be leaving us), we'll be able to get another 1-2 wins. And I'd definitely like more but that's always a little bit of luck as well.
By the way: I want to introduce you all to Auldreekie aka. Ally
(57843). Our newest scottish member and now after a couple of conversations with me, there's bound to be some action at Fife Saltires. Welcome and have loads of fun training, winning games and contributing to the community!!
Just a quick look back at the season so far and how the players have developed:
Eric Stein
(40634244): I'll start with the youngest member of the team. He started very strong and has a lot of talent for the U21. He had a short gameshape-drop that led to him missing one game but all things considered his development is good. I wouldn't mind if his green arrows came just a slight bit faster but as long as he's getting training and good minutes (thanks for adjusting, mcdolan!!) he's pretty sure to make the team next season and also become a strong asset in the seasons to come.
Michael Murray
(40634274): Same team, same age. And a loads of potential to spare. He could become THE future NT-player but also needs to quicken his training speed. He's not a sure bet for next season so far since his nomination was also a way of trying to motivate young Michael to keep working hard. But with good GS he shouldn't be far away from the team.
Sam Bonar
(39800283): I didn't want him to go to waste so I took him on with my Utopian team. I nominated him for the last game because I needed someone with some Rebounding. And yes - at age 19 and not a perfect skillset, he's the 3rd best rebounder on the team. And with all other 3 player with same or higher rebounding leaving after this season you guys see what needs to be trained for the future ...
Adam Holmes
(40634657): His development has frankly been a disappointment. His gameshape was good most of the time and he seemed to have gotten some training ... but his improvement is almost non-existing. He needs a lot of work to earn a spot on the team next year - and maybe higher-lvl-trainer .. who knows? But the door is always open, of course!
Mitchell Elliot
(39035870): Saved by ghunter from my opponent during the election, khenry - who thought that after he'd lost the election, the best way to repay "me" or the "community" was to fire all the players that he'd saved prior to the elections. Great move in my opinion ... luckily, Mitchell ended up on the TL and now gets regular training and will be sure to have a spot on next years team.
Stuart MacInally
(39035898): The upcoming star - not only for the U21 but definitely for the NT. Great potential. And getting perfect training. He's a force to be reckoned with and will have to shoulder the burden to be the star-player and go-to-guy on next years team. Now that his team manager has helped to get his gameshape straightened up, it's just a lot of fun to watch him play.
Gary Gow
(39035900): Next player managed by ghunter. Not much to say - helping the team a lot for now and holds the whole future of the scottish NT in his hands. We'll have a lot of fun with him in the next couple of years!!
Stephen Boland
(39035902): Getting training and after a short bump in his GS he's back on track. Should make the team next season but needs to pick up his training speed a bit if we want to see him on the NT later on ...
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