Subject: CUP SEASON 16

so im probably trying a bit harder in the cup this season, 6 of my 10 starters have 2 yellows and the other 4 have one. got a good deal on a very strong backup forward, probably strongest cup team ive fielded in 10 seasons

Injured my best mid and p/u a red card. I'm playing #1 on Sunday!

Played a bunch of grunts for the most part, and won 14-0. Not bad.

Fielded my trainees ... won 7-0 vs. C-League team.

Will get serious about the Cup when the opponent is B-League or higher.

i freakin hate the cup, if i had the option i would not enter. supporter mood drop on victories thanks to new suppoter mood changes, one of the two starters i crosstrain gets injured when he would normally hide, and a 28 day injury on an expensive backup forward i specifically bought for piece of mind
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I forgot to set my team, so my starters played twice this week *sigh* I'm with you fro, sometimes it just comes out bad rather than good in Cup.

i've always been disinterested in the Cup. Sacrifice training regimen, potentially league play, all to win 250k. ooh boy.

To me, the Cup is just like a friendly match each week.

Playing my B-team trainees first half and C-team trainees second half.

Ya, I have to admit that I am not a fan of this supporter mood dropping even with victories. I am never going to build my supporter mood after I lost my promotional match and every US open cup game my team loses supporters. And thats because I play my backups and dont win by much.

I'm also not a fan of friendlies themselves influencing fanbase opinions.

in order for me to not lose supporter mood i would have to win probably by 5 against b league teams

probably more. I won by 7 over a c league team and my mood dropped, then by 1 over a b league team and my mood dropped (granted he played his starters and i played back ups). And since I am in B league i didnt think it would matter but my mood is depressed and that was after winning my league math against the 2nd place guy. It sways the mood way more than i think it should.

i was forced to buy a temporary cheap backup/cup forward. this happened last season too

I like the cup. Gives me a reason to actually watch the mid-week match. And I generally play starters at non-training positions.

until one gets a 28 day injury. then you're like why the fluck did I bother?

How did I pull Pwn in the next round of Cup?

I should be playing a weaker team.