Frankly, I read it differently - it appeals but not at the expense of success.
I suspect he's signed for the time he has to suss out how competitive they are in the first year.
Big fan of Freijah. The challenge is for him to bridge the gap between his best and worst. That consistency has been a bit of a struggle since the Bont Jr nonsense started and too often he takes the superhero option (e.g. dribble goal attempt, first quarter) instead of the simple, team one...
I reckon if he kicked that in round 15+ it would be a guaranteed win. In opening round though it'll sadly be pipped by something with more recent emotion attached to it by the time the voting happens.
See I don't disagree necessarily, but I actually think the reality is much simpler.
I am enjoying Fire Red for four core reasons:
1. I am spending my time exploring, catching, and battling - not dancing, dressing up my Pokemon, or spamming A to skip mind numbing dialogue.
2. The game is...
I've not enjoyed the past few iterations, but playing Fire Red has really shown me just how much they've dropped the ball. Despite two decades of quality of life improvements and technical advances, it is the inescapable truth that the games from 2004 are far superior to any main line (plus Z-A)...
This is the way - with a $$$ bonus for players from the winning team to incentivise them to play well, and a portion of it going to their club to incentivise the teams to support the format.
For all the talk about contracts like Gardner's, this contract of Garcia's is amongst the bigger stuff ups we've made with contracts in recent times imo. Sydney spooked us into offering a three year deal to a fringe player with a diabolical injury history. Massive misjudgment.
This is a surprising call for me personally. His point of difference is his cleanliness at ground level and decision making under pressure. He gets bullied on the field currently but his class increasingly shone through in little flashes the more games he played. I've got a lot of confidence he...