[luckymann]

I like winning, don't get me wrong, but this is as much about replicating the history of the game in new and interesting ways as it is about my own success with the Bucs. I know from personal experience threads like these tend to get a bit monotonous if the team being controlled by the author wins year-in, year-out.

Not too much wiggle-room at the moment for increasing the difficulty. Salaries don't really cause any grief just yet, so no point in cutting our budget, although that will undoubtedly happen down the track. I need the scouting where it is to keep track of the NeL players. Trading is already at the toughest combination.

All that really leaves me with is to self-impose further limits on my roster moves. So until further notice I am now only allowed to make 3 trades per calendar year, down from 5 previously. Additionally, I am permitted only 2 major-league FA purchases each season.

Let's see how that goes. With the Yanks on the way up and the Cards still expected to come into their own sooner rather than later, I may be able to flip these back in a few years. I hope so, for that will mean the league has become truly competitive.