It is with a heavy heart – but also a sense of excitement that we would like to announce that the great Frank Hirst will be taking a step away from the running and day to day management of T100 for the rest of this season and the entirety of season 8.
However it has been confirmed that the “End of Days” will not yet materialise yet, no spoons will be smashed and deals with Scallotti will still continue to be very difficult to achieve.
Yes the “End of Days” as predicted by the Book of Revelations has been postponed much to the delight of the people of Sao Paulo as they clattered their spoons in unison and to the disappointment of some including Man City and Atletico Madrid fans – both of whom face another season under poor leadership.
So like in every world – what happens next? Is the King dead? Will he rise again?
Sir Stephen Beddows – will act as a Regent for an interim period of time yet to be determined – but do not fear this is not 1483 – Beddows has not locked Princes Hirst and DP in the Tower of London and sent in Tom Parfitt to do away with them – Beddows also has no intention of being buried under a Leicester car park like the great and noble King Richard III – therefore will not seek battle with any pretenders to the throne from across the “Brexit Sea”
Nor will his reign be reminiscent of the Regency Council of Edward VI, whose short reign in the mid 16th century was marred by warring factions within the council – Beddows will not bow to DP’s determined desire to have every player he wants, and he will not allow for Broon’s willingness to fail at all costs every single season!
It has to be said this article though has to make a special mention of the great Frank Hirst, a man whose commitment to this gameworld for 2 and a half years is nothing short of amazing.
A bit of background – SMTop100 was born out of dream by Frank to create a custom gameworld of 100 teams – we’d tried Gold 279 but found gw’s in which we couldn’t control the possiblity of others to cheat or break the rules were flawed. I admit I doubted T100 – I said it was “too big” “too many egos to manage” I said 4 divisions of 16/20 teams would be enough – But I doubted Frank – I learnt very quickly I was wrong!
I don’t think anyone could have ran a gameworld as good as this ever! Lets think for a second the great job he did:
Decided manager comings and goings brilliantly
Did TOTW without fail every Monday and Friday without fail for 2 and a half years
Ran the Manager of the Year, POTY and YPOTY awards
Managed the World Club Cup
Imposed bans on anyone – including himself and me when they broke the squad limit rules
At times had to play peacemaker between managers
And yes at times even Frank had falling outs with people, including with me – but the effort and work he put in is incredible.
AND so much more… it is my opinion – and it is my only word on this that perhaps this was sometimes overlooked by some – did “some of us” take this for granted?
But lest us forget the world that he has built! Rome wasn’t built in a day – it certainly was down to the hard work of all – but Frank most of all should take credit – but it could crumble in a day if we don’t work and stand together!
FUTURE
So for the future – like Frank I have a very busy “real” life – therefore running a gameworld as important and as big as this is going to be impossible – BUT I will try my best. The intention is to enlist as much help as possible from those around me –
DP will still take on a prominent role – he doesnt know it yet but I have a job for him!
Marsden has committed to running the Youth Cup till Season 10 – 3 season contract signed last night due to his amazing job this season.
World Club Cup / Shield will continue – but I am unsure who will run them as of yet
We will appoint “policemen” to police the squad cap rules and snitch on those who mistakenly go over
I aim to bring in a particular manager who I know will do TOTW – which is a valuable asset and unique to very few gameworlds in my opinion.
Mark the Welsh Boy and Parfitt have already offered to take on more of a role in the gameworld as well.
My personal opinion on squad caps is to keep it the same – having different squad caps per division is difficult to manage and would cause conflict – minimizing the squad cap that so many are used to could be a future idea – BUT lets not forget I am here as a regent – I am not the King – Frank will always rightly so own this gameworld!
Long Live the King!
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