Well, I guess this is goodbye. More of an au revoir than an adieu I hope. This may be a self indulgent post but as reigning champion I'm going to go ahead with it anyway.
I'd be lying if I said this was unexpected. I think most of you will suspect it was tanking, and while I wouldn't use that word, I can see why others would use it.
I decided at the end of last season that I couldn't possibly win a third. Having spent big on Kuzniar I hadn't the financial muscle to replace the one or two players I needed to replace. Surviving with the players I had left and a couple of fill ins for a season seemed like a waste. Three months is quite a chunk of time and quite frankly after three trophies in two seasons I just didn't want to do it. So I decided a complete rebuild was necessary in order for me to compete again as soon as possible.
As the season went on I felt I could show the BBs how easy it was to lose badly all season and still avoid their ridiculous anti tanking boycott. Without really having to try very hard I managed to win one game in each segment of the season, while also keeping my bank balance low, just in case I didn't manage the three wins. What I like to think is a very small two fingered salute to the BBs, even though they probably won't see it.
Now, what's next? You may have noticed I'm training atm. I have plans for them if I do keep them, though there's a possibility one or more of them may be swapped for other trainees. I do plan to return to the EBBL, though no doubt plenty of teams will try to stop me, but it won't be a one season stay for me in d2.