In American sports...

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  1. Tyk

    Tyketical Masterstroke Well-Known Member

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    ...if it’s clear the season is over half way through, it’s customary to almost deliberately tank the rest. It’s called ‘shutting it down’. The motivations are slightly different (in NFL it’s getting a higher draft pick, in baseball just saving money) but it basically means cutting your losses and writing off the season

    I think these guys will shut it down in January. I’m not sure how we’ll tell the difference on the pitch, mind.
     
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  2. DusThaNoIII

    DusThaNoIII Well-Known Member

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    Interesting. Hadn’t heard that. Will be the justification for mowatt and Woodrow being sold I’ll wager.
     
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    You're right about us not noticing if we do.
     
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    It will be interesting to see their approach to opening it up again next summer...
    Same philosophy or a revised one?
     
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