/[U] when I was new to FUMBBL. The reason he recommended it to me was that he felt it was where there was most fun to be had and also was a good way to get into the FUMBBL community spirit. I have to say he was right about that and I have fully enjoyed playing in the couple of leagues I've joined. While there are still the same good coaches in [L] as in [R], generally they seem to be there for a more fun element rather than just the competitive nature of [R]. The playing fields seem to be quite level as the leagues are run for all and not just the best coaches thus encouraging lesser coaches rather than just pounding them and perhaps making them feel out of place in there as they may feel in [R].

I personally would also recommend coaches that are fairly new to join a league or two as it gives you some games that aren't just meaningless one off matches. I like to give teams a bit of background and to do the odd match report or two. This is also more common in league and is one of the best parts about it IMHO.

Finally, I'd have little to offer to some of the forums about tactics/rules and the like as I'm not experienced or qualified enough to comment on most things. However in the leagues, because you're part of it your input will be welcomed and also you get to brag a bit on a small scale even if you don't often have much to brag about. If I tried it in relation to [R] I'd soon get exposed as the muppet I am :P</font></td> </tr> <!-----------------------> <tr> <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="middle"><font color="000000"><b>Unranked:</b>Once I'd played a couple of my first [A] teams to the limit I moved them into [U] so I could keep playing them. It seemed to be more populated when I joined than it is now which I think is a shame. I had a break of a couple of months due to moving house and getting a new Broadband connection and retired my [U] teams. Now I've moved a couple of teams that weren't going to survive in [R] to [U] in the hope of keeping them going and this is where I'll most likely try to play as much as possible when I'm not playing in [L].
</font></td> <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="middle"><font color="000000"><b>Academy:</b> I stopped playing in [A] once I felt comfortable with the game as I felt I had little to offer new coaches in terms of help with the game. Now that [U] is so sparse for games I'm going to keep a couple of [A] teams available as I think I probably offer a fairer challenge to a new coach than some of the seemingly professional [A] coaches who play in there a lot even thoug they have 50% win ratings or better. If you're new and you see me in there I can promise I won't be fouling you up looking for easy wins and I won't try to pick you for mismatched games either. While I can't offer you much reliable help in terms of tactics I am prepared to be patient while you consider your moves and can also help you with site use and the games rules.
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