Asunto: Cup Fixtures

Here's a look at the cup fixtures for the 22 registered SA users.

Round 1
Dangerous Beets vs Mangwani Rovers -
> Beets: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 3rd in League III.05 (Mark 7.5). 22 players (R48k each).
->Mangwani Rovers: First match with new manager. 3rd in League II.04 (Mark 21.5). 22 players (R493k each). Manager logged in on 12 and 13 August but not since. Likely inactive already?
Mangwani Rovers should win.

Alberton FC vs Storm Bulls
-> Alberton: Bot. 'Main1' tactics. 7th in League III.01 (Mark 8.9). 24 players (R34k each).
-> Storm Bulls: First match with new name. 2nd in League II.04 (Mark 19.8). 22 players (R336k). Manager logged in in 8 and 10 August but not since. Likely inactive already?
Storm Bulls should win.

Golden Elephants vs McNukem FC
-> Elephants: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 6th in League III.06 (Mark 3.4). 22 players (R59k each).
-> McNukem: New manager played two matches to date with 'Diamond' tactics. 3rd in League II.01 (Mark 22.0). 24 players (R402k each). Manager hasn't logged in since 29 July.
McNukem should win.

Premier Sharks vs mac d 78
-> Sharks: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 2nd in League III.07 (Mark 3.6). 22 players (R28k each).
-> mac d: New manager played three matches to date but 'normal' tactics. 4th in League II.03 (Mark 18.6). 22 players (R318k each). Manager hasn't logged in since 25 July.
Mac d should win.

Green Hamsters vs Jiacheng
-> Hamsters: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 3rd in League III.15 (Mark 4.4). 22 players (R26k each).
-> Jiacheng: New manager played four matches to date but 'normal' tactics. 3rd in League III.02 (Mark 19.6). 22 players (R373k each). Manager hasn't logged in since 16 July.
Jiacheng should win.
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Red Crusaders vs chealsea 32
-> Crusaders: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 5th in League III.08 (Mark 2.7). 22 players (R34k each).
-> chealsea: New manager played seven matches but 'normal' tactics. Won League II.04 (Mark 22.4) but hammered 20-0 by Kaizer Chiefs in playoffs. 22 players (R335k each). Last log in by manager unknown.
Chealsea should win.

Casacarita vs Santrivo united FC
-> Casacarita: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 4th in League III.03 (Mark 7.8). 22 players (R95k each).
-> Santrivo: New manager played eight matches but 'normal' tactics. 4th in League II.04 (Mark 22.0). 22 players (R358k each). Last log in by manager unknown.
Santrivo should win.

Green Hammers vs sundowns
-> Hammers: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 4th in League III.15 (Mark 5.2). 22 players (R56k each).
-> sundowns: Manager played many games but 'normal' tactics. 3rd in League II.03 (Mark 17.7). 22 players (R269k each). Manager last logged in on 31 July. Appeared active, joined SA Reserves league, but since inactive.
Sundowns should win.

BLACKSTARS vs Real UTD
-> Blackstars: 'Normal' tactics. 5th in League II.01 (Mark 19.9) but won qualifier 2-1 to retain place in the division. 22 players (R370k each). Last log in by manager unknown.
-> Real: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 2nd in League III.09 (Mark 8.2). 22 players (R121k each).
Blackstars should win.

SC Elephants vs asrir
-> Elephants: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 2nd in League III.08 (Mark 4.9). 22 players (R35k each).
-> asrir. 'Normal' tactics. 2nd in League II.03 (Mark 18.0). 22 players (R305k each). Last log in by manager unknown.
Asrir should win.

Silly Donkeys vs Hitmen13
-> Donkeys: Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 5th in League III.14 (Mark 5.4). 22 players (R43k each).
-> Hitmen: 'Normal' tactics. 2nd in League II.02 (Mark 23.5). 22 players (R407k each). Last log in by manager unknown.
Hitmen should win.

Rainbow Pirates vs mathive stars
Pirates -> Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 3rd in League III.06 (Mark 6.2). 22 players (R48k each).
mathive -> 'Watwa' tactics. Won League II.03 (Mark 22.8) but lost playoff 5-0 to Rovers United. 22 players (R499k each). ACTIVE - manager logs in every couple of days or so.
Mathive should win.

Black Snakes vs Heroes United
Snakes -> Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 4th in League III.13 (Mark 1.3). 22 players (R12k each).
Heroes -> 'Normal' tactics. 2nd in League II.01 (Mark 24.2). 22 players (R419k each). BANKRUPT - team went bankrupt on 25 June. Manager tried to log in on 14 July.
Heroes should win.

Green City vs WoodMead UTD
Green -> Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 5th in League III.05 (Mark 3.2). 22 players (R33k each).
WoodMead -> 'Main Tactic'. Won League II.01 (Mark 28.5) but soundly beaten 8-0 in playoff by Jackpool. 18 players (R1m each). Manager tried to log in on 14 July.
Woodmead should win.

Supersport Donkeys vs Joburg Vikings
Donkeys -> Bot. 'Normal' tactics. 3rd in League III.09 (Mark 4.9). 22 players (R31k each).
Vikings -> 'Tactic 1'. Won League II.02 (Mark 30.3). PROMOTED to Premiership automatically. 17 players (R730k each). Last log in by manager on 8 July.
Vikings should win.

Hellenic Masters vs Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.
Hellenic -> Bot. 'Normal' tactic. 4th in League III.12 (Mark 2.8). 22 players (R15k each).
Aces -> 'Black Ace' tactic. 8th in Premiership (Mark 35.9) RELEGATED to League II.02. 27 players (R1m each). ACTIVE
Aces should win.
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Nice review MarcL ! well done hope we see more of this type , we really need to make our national forums active

Toys vs Rovers United
Toys -> Bot. 'Normal' tactic. 5th in League III.12 (Mark 4.3). 22 players (R42k each)
Rovers -> 'Easy' tactic but also varies. 6th in Premiership (Mark 41.8) and won playoff 5-0. 22 players (R2.0m each). ACTIVE
Rovers will win.

Hellenic Gibbons vs Jackpool
Gibbons -> Bot. 'Normal' tactic. 2nd in League III.04 (Mark 4.7). 22 players (R43k each)
Jackpool -> '3-5-2(Own)' tactic. 7th in Premiership (Mark 44.5) and won playoff 8-0. 20 players (R2.3m each). ACTIVE
Jackpool will win.

Young Panthers vs Kaizer Chiefs
Panthers -> Bot. 'Normal' tactic. 4th in League III.11 (Mark 3.4). 22 players (R31k each)
Chiefs -> 'Super Cron' tactic. 5th in Premiership (Mark 47.0) and won playoff 20-0. 45(!) players (R1.8m each). ACTIVE - manager logs in about once a week.
Chiefs should win.

Royal Sharks vs Durban City
Sharks -> Bot. 'Normal' tactic. 6th in League III.12 (Mark 3.2). 22 players (R24k each)
City -> Tactic varies. 2nd in Premiership (Mark 57.1). 20 players (R5.9m each). ACTIVE
City will win.

FC Steaua Bucharest vs Dreams FC
Bucharest -> Bot. '433' tactic. 8th in League II.02 (Mark 11.4). RELEGATED to League III.05. 19 players (R129k each).
Dreams -> 'Silencer' tactic but varies. 3rd in Premiership (Mark 55.7). 22 players (R4.5m each). ACTIVE
Dreams will win.

Fc Barkley's 2 vs Blue Bulls
Barkley's -> Bot. 'Normal' tactic. 4th in League III.01 (Mark 6.2). 22 players (R83k each).
Bulls -> 'my343' tactic. Premiership CHAMPIONS (Mark 57.5). 26 players (R5.5m each). ACTIVE
Bulls will win.
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Nice write-up.

Found the aspect of tactics very interesting. I will really need to start having some element of being unpredictabe next.

About time I really become a tactitian and not just use the same blimey tactics.

Nice write up. Fielding a dodge side for some pace training but next after next week ill be back to business

Doing the same. Fielding a side of 10 defenders for pace training, similar to last weeks friendly.

0-2 Dangerous Beets - Mangwani_Rovers
0-2 Alberton FC - Storm Bulls
0-7 Golden Elephants - McNukem FC
0-2 Premier Sharks - mac d 78
0-4 Green Hamsters - Jiacheng
0-1 Red Crusaders - chealsea 32
1-2 Casacarita - Santrivo united FC
0-2 Green Hammers - sundowns
2-1 BLACKSTARS - Real UTD
0-4 SC Elephants - asrir
0-4 Silly Donkeys - Hitmen13
0-3 Rainbow Pirates - mathive stars
0-5 Black Snakes - Heros United
0-11 Green City - WoodMead UTD
0-8 Supersport Donkeys - Joburg Vikings
0-14 Hellenic Masters - Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.
0-15 Toys - Rovers United
0-14 Hellenic Gibbons - Jackpool
0-21 Young Panthers - Kaizer Chiefs
0-27 Royal Sharks - Durban City
0-17 FC Steaua Bucharest - Dreams FC
0-13 Fc Barkley`s - 2 - Blue Bulls

All 22 player managed sides safely negotiated the opening round of the Superbowl.
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Round 2

Mangwani_Rovers vs Bokkie
->Mangwani: Manager still absent. Won 2-0 with a 19.8 mark in round 1.
->Bokkie: Bot. Won 2-1 with a 15.2 mark in round 1.
Mangwani should get through, but it's no certainty.

Storm Bulls vs orang team
-> Storm Bulls: Manager still absent. Won 2-0 with a 16.2 mark in round 1.
-> Orang: NEW MANAGER TODAY. Won 2-0 with a 19.3 mark in round 1 but that was the old side, Titans FC.
Storm Bulls should be on their way out. Much will depend on the actions of the new manager for Orang Team.

McNukem FC vs Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.
-> McNukem: Manager still absent. Won 7-0 with a 23.9 mark in round 1.
-> Aces: Won 14-0 with a 31.1 mark in round 1.
The first player matchup. Aces shouldn't have any trouble getting through.

mac d 78 vs Durban City
-> mac d: Manager still absent. Won 2-0 with an 18.8 mark in round 1.
-> Durban: Won 27-0 with a 45.6 mark in round 1.
Another player matchup. Mac D can't expect anything here.

Jiacheng vs soandso
-> Jiacheng: Manager still absent. Won 4-0 with a 20.4 mark in round 1.
-> soandso: Bot. Won 2-0 with a 20.1 mark in round 1.
Very evenly matched sides and both play 'Normal'. I'll go with Jiacheng to survive another round.

chealsea 32 vs Red Rage
-> chealsea: Manager still absent. Won 1-0 with a 17.4 in round 1.
-> Red Rage: Bot. Won 2-1 with a 13.8 in round 1.
Chealsea are slightly stronger but Rage are the ones not using 'Normal'. Could go either way but will guess that Chealsea will survive.

Santrivo united FC vs Team NIN
-> Santrivo. Manager still absent. Won 2-1 with a 17.7 mark in round 1.
-> NIN. Bot. Won 2-1 with a 19.3 mark in round 1.
Evenly matched and 'Normal' tactics. Hard to call, but Santrivo on their way out?

sundowns vs Neurotic FC
-> sundowns. Manager still absent. Won 2-0 with a 16.5 mark in round 1.
-> Neurotic. Won 1-0 with a 15.9 mark in round 1.
Another very close match. Sundowns to survive?

BLACKSTARS vs lumina
-> Blackstars. Manager still absent. Won 2-1 with a 17.6 mark in round 1.
-> Lumina. Bot. Won 2-0 with a 17.0 mark in round 1.
Yet another tight one. Blackstars to get through?

Amateur XI vs asrir
-> Amateur XI: Bot. Won 2-1 with a 12.8 mark in round 1.
-> asrir: Manager still absent. Won 4-0 win with a mark of 17.1 in round 1.
Asrir should get through again.

Dangerous Cows vs Hitmen13
-> Cows: Bot. Won 2-0 with an 8.6 mark in round 1.
-> Hitmen: Manager still absent. Won 4-0 with a mark of 22.1 in round 1.
Hitmen should get past Cows with little trouble.

mathive stars vs Nazguls11
-> Mathive: Manager now missing for 2 weeks. Going bot? Won 3-0 with a mark of 22.3 in round 1.
-> Nazguls: Premiership bot. Won 24-0 with a mark of 39.9 in round 1.
Nazguls will win this easily.

Bean's Sundowns vs Heros United
-> Bean's: Bot. Won 1-0 with a 17.5 mark in round 1.
-> Heros: Bankrupt. 5-0 with a 23.6 mark in round 1.
Heros should get through again.

FV Panthers vs WoodMead Utd
-> Panthers: Bot. Won 1-0 with an 8.4 mark in round 1.
-> WoodMead: Manager still absent. Won 11-0 with a 27 mark in round 1.
WoodMead will win comfortably again.

SC Bucks vs Joburg Vikings
-> Bucks: Bot. Won 1-0 with a 9.2 mark in round 1.
-> Vikings: Won 8-0 with a 30.3 mark in round 1.
Easy match for Vikings.

henri's Chelsea vs Rovers United
-> Henri's: Bot. Won 1-0 with a 16 mark in round 1.
-> Rovers: Won 15-0 with a 36.5 mark in round 1.
Henri's in for a thrashing.

PerFect-FC vs Jackpool
-> Perfect: Bot. Won 2-1 with a 12.6 mark in round 1.
-> Jackpool: Won 14-0 with a 32.6 mark in round 1.
Anthor easy victory for Jackpool.

Tree Tribe United vs Kaizer Chiefs
-> Tree Tribe: Bot. Won 3-0 with a 12.2 mark in round 1.
-> Chiefs: Won 21-0 with a 40.8 mark in round 1.
Chiefs to cruise in again.

Dangerous Elephants vs Dreams FC
-> Elephants: Bot. Won 2-1 with a 5.5 mark in round 1.
-> Dreams: Won 17-0 with a 45.2 mark in round 1.
Dreams could post a record score in this one.

Geordie United vs Blue Bulls
-> Geordie: Bot. Won 2-0 with a 13.6 mark in round 1.
-> Bulls: Won 13-0 with a 45.8 mark in round 1.
Bulls to cruise in again.
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I dont really think I will post a big score since my reserves are the ones who will be playing in the early rounds of the cup.

Will be lucky to score even 15 :)

We've had 3 new managers join us in the last couple of days. One is listed above as they are playing another player managed side. Here are the other two:

Crazy Sundowns vs All Stars 777
-> Sundowns got through the first round by winning 5-4 on penalties after being 0-0 after extra time. They had a mark of only 4.6. Their 17 players average value is R314k.
-> All Stars have 22 players worth R338k each on average.
All Stars should win this, but much will depend on how the new manager starts off.

kickoff fc vs Ashley's All Stars
-> kickoff have 22 players averaging R413k.
-> All Stars won 3-0 in round 1 with a mark of 12. Their 24 players average 240k.
As with the other match, the new side should win but it will depend on the new manager.

Good luck everyone.

Welcome to the new managers and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask us. We are more than willing to help.
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Welcome guys :)

Round 3

Santrivo united FC vs Durban City
-> Santrivo: Manager still absent. Won 1-0 (20.5) and 2-1 (17.7) in previous rounds.
-> Durban: Won 19-0 (45.4) and 27-0 (45.6) in previous rounds.
One way traffic. Durban to go through easily.

kickoff fc vs Blue Bulls
-> kickoff: New manager in charge less than two weeks. Won 3-0 (20.6) last week.
-> Bulls: Won 10-0 (47.0) and 13-0 (45.8) in previous rounds.
The new guys are simply outmatched. Bulls to go through easily.

AEK FC South Africa vs Dreams FC
-> AEK: Bot. Won 4-0 (21.6) and 2-0 (16.1) in previous rounds.
-> Dreams: Won 17-0 (43.8) and 17-0 (45.2) in previous rounds.
One way traffic. Dreams to go through easily.

Hitmen13 vs Nazguls11
-> Hitmen: Manager still absent. Won 5-2 (22.5) and 4-0 (22.1) in previous rounds.
-> Nazguls: Premiership bot. Won 11-0 (45.3) and 24-0 (39.9) in previous rounds.
Absentee manager to be eliminated by premiership bot.

orang team vs Kaizer Chiefs
-> orang: New manager in charge less than 2 weeks. Won previous round 2-0 (22.2)
-> Chiefs: Won 14-0 (46.1) and 21-0 (40.8) in previous rounds.
The new guys are simply outmatched. Chiefs to go through easily.

Amateur XI vs Rovers United
Amateur: Bot. Won 3-2 (20.9) and 2-1 (12.8) in previous rounds.
Rovers: Won 5-0 (35.3) and 15-0 (36.5) in previous rounds.
Rovers should win comfortably again.

Wackjob vs Jackpool
Wackjob: Bot. Won 6-5 (17.0) and 2-1 (11.6) in previous rounds.
Jackpool: Won 4-3 (37.3) and 14-0 (32.6) in previous rounds.
Jackpool to win easily.

belowzero vs Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C.
belowzero: Bot. Won 4-1 (18.5) and 2-1 (14.3) in previous rounds.
Aces: Won 10-0 (34.6) and 14-0 (31.1) in previous rounds.
Aces to win easily.

SC Arrows vs Joburg Vikings
Arrows: Bot. Won 3-0 (17.6) and 2-0 (5.3) in previous rounds.
Vikings: Manager absent. Won 10-0 (31.2) and 8-0 (30.3) in previous rounds.
Vikings to win easily.

Supersport Warriors vs WoodMead UTD
Supersport: Bot. Won 2-1 (17.5) and 2-1 (8.6) in previous rounds.
WoodMead: Manager absent. Won 5-0 (27.7) and 11-0 (27.0) in previos rounds.
Woodmead should win easily.

chealsea 32 vs 2 4 Joy
Chealsea: Manager absent. Won 2-0 (19.3) and 1-0 (17.4) in previous rounds.
Joy: Bot. Won 2-0 (18.7) and 5-1 (15.9) in previous rounds.
Close call. Slight edge to Chealsea but Joy can score goals.

high lions vs Heros United
Lions: Bot. Won 3-1 (14.8) and 2-0 (15.8) in previous rounds.
Heros: Bankrupt; manager absent. Won 3-0 (25.1) and 5-0 (23.6) in previous rounds.
Heros should get through to the next round.

Jiacheng vs Neurotic FC
Jiacheng: Manager appears absent. Won 4-3 (21.9) and 4-0 (20.4) in previous rounds.
Neurotic: Bot. Won 5-4 (19.7) and 1-0 (15.9) in previous rounds.
Not much to choose here, but Jiacheng should go through.

Round of 16

Jiacheng vs Durban City
-> Jiacheng: Bot. Won 2-1 (20.7), 4-3 (21.9) and 4-0 (20.4) in previous rounds.
-> Durban: Won 14-0 (42.5), 19-0 (45.4) and 27-0 (45.6) in previous rounds.
One way traffic. Durban to go through easily.

2 4 Joy vs Blue Bulls
-> Joy: Bot. Won 1-0 (17.6), 2-0 (18.7) and 5-1 (15.9) in previous rounds.
-> Bulls: Won 12-0 (42.2), 10-0 (47.0) and 13-0 (45.8) in previous rounds.
Double-digit win for Bulls looks likely again.

Jackie_Wang FC vs Dreams FC
-> Wang: Bot. Won 2-0 (25.8), 1-0 (25.5), and 4-0 (20.4) in previous rounds.
-> Dreams: Won 16-0 (45.6), 17-0 (43.8) and 17-0 (45.2) in previous rounds.
Another big score for Dreams.

Ron20 FC vs Kaizer Chiefs
-> Ron20: Bot. Won 1-0 (19.3), 4-1 (19.1) and 1-0 (11.7) in previous rounds.
-> Chiefs: Won 11-0 (45.6), 14-0 (46.1) and 21-0 (40.8) in previous rounds.
Big goal tally ahead for Chiefs.

Heros United vs Rovers United
-> Heros: Bot. Won 6-0 (23.6), 3-0 (25.1) and 5-0 (23.6) in previous rounds.
-> Rovers: Won 8-0 (36.8), 5-0 (35.3) and 15-0 (36.5) in previous rounds.
Another comfortable win for Rovers.

WoodMead Utd vs Jackpool
-> Wood: Bot. Won 2-0 (30.4), 5-0 (27.7) and 11-0 (27.0) in previous rounds.
-> Jackpool: Won 4-0 (34.4), 4-3 (37.3) and 14-0 (32.6) in previous rounds.
Jackpool have the edge but not by a huge margin.

Joburg Vikings vs Mpumalanga Black Aces
-> Vikings: Bot. Won 13-0 (30.5), 10-0 (31.2) and 8-0 (30.3) in previous rounds.
-> Aces: Won 5-0 (35.3), 10-0 (34.6) and 14-0 (31.1) in previous rounds.
Aces have the advantage but also not by too much.