Subject: [NT] Ranking

Here I will keep the weekly record of ranking points.

We were 38th in the rankings before I took the team over.

2009-05-24, Place 36, Ranking points 1937.25
2009-05-31, Place 35, Ranking points 1945.21
2009-06-07, Place 37, Ranking points 1925.67
2009-06-14, Place 36, Ranking points 1936.44
2009-06-21, Place 34, Ranking points 1968.55
2009-06-28, Place 32, Ranking points 1991.30
2009-07-05, Place 32, Ranking points 2018.61
2009-07-12, Place 32, Ranking points 2044.56
2009-07-19, Place 31, Ranking points 2031.06
2009-07-26, Place 31, Ranking points 2058.20
2009-08-02, Place 29, Ranking points 2088.94
2009-08-09, Place 31, Ranking points 2075.48
2009-08-16, Place 29, Ranking points 2103.57
2009-08-23, Place 28, Ranking points 2136.36
2009-08-30, Place 27, Ranking points 2141.90
2009-09-06, Place 25, Ranking points 2172.27
2009-09-13, Place 26, Ranking points 2184.75
2009-09-20, Place 26, Ranking points 2183.18
2009-09-27, Place 26, Ranking points 2200.63
2009-10-04, Place 26, Ranking points 2214.64
2009-10-11, Place 26, Ranking points 2230.13
2009-10-18, Place 27, Ranking points 2214.30
2009-11-01, Place 27, Ranking points 2228.88
2009-11-22, Place 29, Ranking points 2201.30
2010-01-24, Place 32, Ranking points 2122.51
2010-02-07, Place 31, Ranking points 2182.32
2010-02-14, Place 28, Ranking points 2209.95
2010-02-28, Place 29, Ranking points 2206.72
2010-04-11, Place 31, Ranking points 2178.48


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I don't know why, but I seem to recall the ranking being 38th before Sweden.

I thought so...edited the first post.

So we are on the improvement allready.....thats good!!

we are up to 35 now...

up to 34th now

32nd now. If we beat Australia next week, then we break the 2000p barrier and will get closer to top30.

So far a gain of 6 places......Keep up the good work!!

I really would like to see us in TOP 30 before the world cup qualification draw, however the caps are quite big. I have even thought changing some of the weaker opponents to stronger ones to gain even more points, but can not be sure we could win them. Probably won`t do this, because I would like to give few games to our B-squad players too. To keep their owner`s motivation up in training them.

We are still 32nd, however the 29th place is only 10 points away.

We are now higher than we have ever been in this season, although we lost a game. My aim is to catch the team in 30th place. However we don`t have much easy opponents left. Will meet USA next week, who imo are at least as strong as England. Don`t know why their rank is so low.

Playing the same tactic against stronger opponents would be my best guess.

Yes, seems a reasonable idea.

However I probably won´t use 100% same tactic against USA. Will change few things.

Well I meant that's why they have a low ranking. They've used the same tactic all season (or else mirrored). Against stronger opponents they'd be very beatable.

Do you know how stupid I feel, I have a brain problem I think.
I thought you were snowy11 and suggested using the same tactic against stronger teams I used yesterday against England.

I have a reasonable explanation to my blonde moment - Yesterday I spent 12 hours in the burning sun.

Haha, 12 hours in the sun is as good an excuse as any :).