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Scenes when we have to choose a temporary playoffs admin from the top 8 because the permanent admin didn't make the playoffs.

Communication is key and you were elevated to admin duties with all the attendant responsibilities and authority vested in the role concerning the Leagues.

Most of the back and forth on this issue would have been avoided if you had just exercised your admin powers and communicated this on time.

Now on to the next GW, who is on my menu for GW27?

Wow! It is you! 🫵 😁

iamoyindamola:
Good morning guys
We will go with the initial gameplay and setup of the h2h which is to have play offs at the end of GW35.
So practically, h2h end for some at gw35 and it applies for those who are in the relegation zone. Relegation is for 19 and 20 while first 2 in Carling Cup gets promoted.

Note: I am only creating the mini h2h league for fa Cup, carling cup will use the first 2 position for this season alone while we return to default next season

Maybe we should free his neck small so he can breathe, it is starting to look like we are bullying the FPL less privileged. 🤣 😂

Kpai your ram next GW, I wan drag our admin through the mud too, I will personally send him out of the playoffs spots seh

tshabalala:
Let make that happen

The only trophy missing so far in this journey is defeating raumdeuter and by God grace I'll get it done next GW.

Make we free that mid table guy (Emaprince)?

Shoutout to everyone who ever doubted if I could make a comeback.

Tshabalala, is this the FA Cup they were hyping that we won't thrive in when we got promoted?

Scenes when we beat these paper tigers all the way and get to recreate last season Carling Cup final matchup in this Season FA Cup

Weekly Update: Nairaland FA Cup, Nairaland Official League and Bongo FA Cup tables after GW26


It breaks my heart
They ain't believe in us
They played themselves
While you hatin' and being jealous
You could be over here embracing that love
More love, more blessings, more life
You either win with us or you watch us win

You are just three points out of the playoffs spots and You play me next!

Which chip do you think is going to give you a fighting chance, not like it would make any difference to what you have coming. 🫵 🤗

iamoyindamola:
If I lose 2 gw I will still be in the playoffs position
Bro I am 11 points off 8th position na

There will be playoffs one way or another so bring on your best game.

I don't want any excuses when I emerge the winner of this season FA Cup

Ibime:
The 2nd Wolves goalakes me lose my H2H by 1 point

But since Iamoyindamola done mess up FA Cup, na league I dey focussed on

After being the highest scoring manager for three different GWs, I am set to be the lowest scoring winning manager this GW.

My haters will not believe their eyes this evening

Calibrator:
Third time I will be the GW highest scoring manager in the FA Cup.

Going to be in the top half of the FA Cup for the first time this season.


6ixT8, are you ready for what is coming your way next GW? 🫵

Don't start it.

If I could go back in time, I won't have gotten into it to begin with

abduleez1:
I download S1 episode 1 yesterday say make I start, but we go mount next month. 😏

I sha don pick up Industry from the season two where I left off after like three years before of watching season one

Don't threaten me with a good time

abduleez1:
Make S3 land first this summer, you go sing new praise.

Yup, for playoffs to be activated, @ that last knockout option, you are supposed to set a knockout round for GW36-38 by picking 3 in the drop-down options.

Did you select three rounds of knockout when you were creating this season FA Cup?



You sure you sabi this job you collect at all?

iamoyindamola:
That's what I am saying I didn't activate anything
Ibime have created h2h before, let's ask him if any anything is applied to differentiate Play offs from no play offs

Battle of the residents of Flea Bottom

We only started getting worried when we noticed matches run till GW38 unlike what we were used to.

The most important thing from the screenshot is that having scheduled matches till GW38 is not a cause for concern which is our main cause of worry, the league will kick into playoffs mode from the preset GW35 and the if activated clause comes into play.


What is the worst that could happen?
Worst case scenario is no play-off fixtures after GW35 and we will create the playoffs ourselves in the days leading up to before GW36.

Let's give the admin the benefit of the doubt and proceed with our strategies as originally planned since he said he didn't tamper with the usual settings.

timbros:
Check the first bullet point...

"If activated, the top managers in the H2H table enter a knockout phase..."

If activated... Meaning that if it's NOT activated, it become a straight round robin till GW38.

But last season, abi na season before lats, there was a change we didn't know about till the play off started. Before we thought it's 1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th.... But that season, the fixtures was random.

Probably this is a change that started this season since iamoyindamola said he didn't make any change from last season.

I know one ultra papyrus tiger wey don tear his 2nd wildcard to play me and I still beat nonsense commot from his head that GW

iamoyindamola:
I just know i set up the league same way I did last season
The paper tigers should please use up all their chips abeg

You no fit see top 10 sef

Emaprince:
hehehe....

Keep dreaming on your wet bed.

Anything can still happen this season as long the play off exist.

"....even if regular fixtures are scheduled till GW38."

Everybody hold your horses oooo and don't tear Iamoyindamola clothes biko.

The playoffs may be there after all like tshabalala said

If we go down this route, does it mean that whatever happens in the remaining FA Cup fixtures from 36-38 is inconsequential and whoever ends up top there by GW38 permanently forfeit his claim to being called the Champion of the 2025/2025 FA Cup. We can't have two champions from a single league.

That is the most important part because this is a yearly competition and barring unforeseen circumstances, we are going to be playing for a long time as long as Premier league exists.
I don't want a situation whereby years down the road, someone like Emaprince will be disparaging my 2025/2026 FA Cup win either because I won outright without playoffs or I won it via playoffs from 6th position.

So fellow FA CUPers, what is it going to be?
Do we all agree to forfeit after GW35 on the main FA Cup table?

timbros:
We need the play offs.

He simply create a mini league for top 8 from GW36.

Playoffs is the normal format for FA Cup right from time. We can't change this year. Mini league h2h will correct the early mistake.

If we all agree to leave this season FA Cup as it is without playoffs - - - - - Emaprince no get any chances of making top spot.


If on the other hand, we agree to create a separate playoffs league for this season - - - - - Emaprince still no get chances of making the playoffs.



Which kind FPL life Emaprince come come like this

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 5.

What an episode!


Not a single episode from the entire House of the Dragon seasons can hold a candle to this episode and they have like 5 dragons in that yeye show oooo

I played that final against you but can't remember if the fixtures went well all the way or not but if you say they did.... I believe you, GW36 will soon be upon us.

Wahala do dey too much for this season FA Cup sef.

tshabalala:
There's no special settings anywhere, I'm very sure I had opponents assigned to my team for the whole 38 GW last season that I won the Carling Cup.

You no fit understand but anywhere FPL is concerned, i no fit leave his neck

TheStrongest:
😂😂😂… weytin Emaprince do you sef?

The poll is already up.

Tomorrow we will know how to proceed, any decision sef is okay by me as long as Emaprince and iamoyindamola will be here for me to pick on next season

TheStrongest:
I totally understand you.. But this season’s setup is gonna make that work again.. That’s why I suggested a poll. We all vote for how we want to move forward this season. We’ve all built our strategy around the top 8, but it’s time to pivot.

He actually has a point.

If you have been following the thread discussions, my entire strategy is set up to peak around GW36-38 which means I have been taking a lot of trade-offs (e.g, not attacking the Nairaland League top spot as much as I would have done absent the thought of being competitive in the anticipated playoffs at the end of the season).

TheStrongest:
Why not play to be first? Does this make sense that you finished top of the league and lose the trophy to number 8 position? This game is not all about strategy, luck also plays its part..

But the person who created this season FA Cup already admitted to an oversight in adding the playoffs option that is why the fixtures run till GW38.

Fixtures always turn up blank from GW36 upwards for H2H Leagues with playoffs activated so that option is not apparently available for this season FA Cup.

I just want to know the general consensus tomorrow so I can know whether to adjust strategy or stick to current end of the season plan.

tshabalala:
In the absence of any human error or special settings, all H2H leagues, regardless of whether playoffs are enabled or not, have fixtures scheduled until the final Gameweek (GW38). After qualification (GW35), draws are made and the top eight teams proceed to the quarter-finals.

The above was based on my observation in the Nairaland Carling Cup last season.

What do you know that we don't?

Kindly tell us now.

Before I change strategy and find myself in the playoffs chip less and vulnerable for my enemies to mock me.

tshabalala:
Stop stressing yourselves because there will be playoffs since it h2h league.

I'm 100% confident about it.

Two votes.

Playoffs should be included next year but we conclude this season as it is.

At least we all started with 0pts, so whoever is top by GW38 is a worthy winner....

More worthy than 8th winning the whole thing via playoffs in my own opinion sef

TheStrongest:
It doesn't make much sense tho..
Let's finish the league as is, then next season we do the playoffs or vote to keep the playoffs.

But then, I'm only one vote. You can create a poll and let majority decide what we should do this season.

Iamoyindamola I don't think creating a new mini playoff league is a good idea.


Let the season run its natural course, who stands number one at GW38 should be declared the winner.

For posterity sake... We shouldn't have a different winner in the GW38 FA Cup and the playoffs.


Next season we can revert back to default playoffs settings.
Just a suggestion ooo.

No malice intended.

I thought na my new opp (thou who shall not be named) be the creator of this season FA Cup.


Nevertheless I will manage to win the FA Cup like that, just 9pts off top spot.

Time to deploy nuclear chips

sod09:
Have seen where the mistake is from, I was supposed to pick knockout and 3.
I will create a mini league in MD6 and share with the top 8
Apologies to everyone for the inconvenience


Calibrator please let's be guided na who be mf

Unfortunately, it cannot.

raumdeuter:
Iaomoyindamola, Is it true that we no get playoffs? Can it till be modified

Emaprince, hope you can see there is no playoffs.

It is a race to the end.

Try to keep up.

Things are about to get a whole lot interesting

Na true ooo.
This season is as a classic H2H without playoffs.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
My end of season strategy needs revamp laddis

The mf admin didn't set it up as playoffs to decide the winner as usual.

@iamoyindamola, what kind of mistake is that?
You set the Bongo FA Cup with playoffs and left the Nairaland FA Cup as a race to finish without playoffs.

Bourne007:
Maybe rules don change but doesn't look like there will be play offs ọ. Usually from GW 36, it's blank with no opponents. This time, it's different 😬 🤔

If banking on play offs, better change strategy lol 😜