After 3 months of weekly matchups, of rivalry, fraternity and healthy competition, we have finally arrived at the playoffs. I would love to go on at length about what that really means, but time is slipping away and manpower is short as I just found out that our usual suspect could not take care of the news this week, so instead, a brief look ahead toward the start of the "real "season! With six teams (expanding to huit next year) the Ligue Fédéral des As opted for a round robin / pool format which will allow for all kinds of scenarios because each team, , start from the same point. The Avengers, having won the Heritage cup she was awarded during its unveiling Wednesday night at the Bily Kun bar) fulled us all and came out of nowhere to clinch the title at the last game of the regular summer season.
Missing players, missed plays, lack of concentration, are just three factors that could swing the balance and allow teams that had rough regular seasons to have a roaring playoffs, or allow regular season titans to trip. I hope the playoff games will be hotly contested with nothing but good and clean games, intense but without the arguments that can ruin the atmosphere.
Let’s bring out the best in one-another in victory as in defeat, and let’s keep the big picture in mind. It’s only a game, after all, even if at times It can excite all kinds of passion and emotion (good and bad) whether it’s snatching victory from the jaws of defeat or falling into the abyss of a heartbreaking loss.
Let the best team win, and let the losers be respected as worthy adversaries who gave it all for the love of the game.