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TBO
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany1350 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1341
On July 21 2011 16:49 Buruguduy wrote:
I see esports journalism continues its fine tradition of no fact checking! Bravo! Bravo! /me rolls "eyes"

-SirScoots' twitter

http://twitter.com/#!/SirScoots/status/93944977545109504

two sides to every story!


it's standard procedure for breaking news to be instantely released ... it's up to EG to provide their view of the things. If they don't have anything prepared yet that's just a failure on their part as I doubt they had an agreement with TSL to not reveal the news ^^. TSL releasing it instantely has to be a total expected move.
Ansalem
Profile Joined November 2010
564 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1342
On July 21 2011 16:50 kOre wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:48 holy_war wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:47 echO [W] wrote:
Oh shit, TSL_Clide just tweeted "Dirty Cash"

http://twitter.com/#!/clidekj/status/93949905348993024


I agree with Clide

OHHHHHH shit

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=201086 - The post on TSL salaries.

I'm assuming Puma was getting a salary of around 30,000?


Considering that's how much their (at the time) star players were contracted for, that the post is 4 months old and Puma hadn't started breaking out yet, that seems unlikely.
PepperoniPiZZa
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Sierra Leone1660 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1343
I think it's awesome, don't really understand why you would be mad.
Quote?
jmbthirteen
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States10734 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1344
On July 21 2011 16:49 Xeris wrote:
Alex Garfield of EG talked to a lot of players at NASL, he approached Sen for example. I don't think it's particularly wrong for a conversation to take place, especially when you're at an event and just socializing with people... but it's more about actually putting a deal in place without going through the proper channels that it becomes wrong in my opinion.

For example, I have no problem talking to players (let's say DIMAGA) and saying "hey I'm wondering if you'd be interested in joining Fnatic." But knowing that he's a player on a team, that's really where the conversation needs to end. Anything further becomes a disrespect to the actual team and the whole idea of esports.

See the thing is, we don't know the extent of the conversations, unless you heard something and would like to share. That could have been what happened.
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OptimusYale
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)1005 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1345
From clides twitter. I asked him what he thought about what happened

clidekj Hankyujong
Dirty Cash
Arceus
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Vietnam8333 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1346
Coach Lee can just raise another talents. I see 3 new drafts for TSL already. Fuck those backstabbers. Sc2Con needs to do something
Azurues
Profile Joined March 2011
Malaysia5612 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1347
team EG really living up to their name
hiREvel
Profile Joined June 2011
United States80 Posts
July 21 2011 07:52 GMT
#1348
Kinda shady, but at the same time, he must have been offered a better salary/sponsorship or else I'd see no reason why he would leave on such short notice.
kOre
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada3642 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1349
On July 21 2011 16:50 Postman wrote:
So....EG talks to a player directly when there was nothing in place to stop them from doing so and they make a player an offer. That player then takes it, (apparently) betraying his team and coach.

Why is this an argument between EG's side and TSL's side instead of an argument between Puma's side and TSL's side?

Well the thing is normally you wouldn't talk to the player first and would talk with the teams manager AND then they would bring in the player.
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mdma-_-
Profile Joined October 2010
Nauru1213 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1350
startale also offered dimaga a contract when he was in korea. He refused.
I dont think startale approached mtw's management back them. How come nobody was furious about that? Its no different, just that the deal didnt work out.

ForJungSooYeon
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Canada63 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1351
On July 21 2011 16:52 Azurues wrote:
team EG really living up to their name

Lol....
OTL
cENTRYZ
Profile Joined September 2010
Norway832 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1352
On July 21 2011 16:47 Slakter wrote:
People still seem to think that Puma will benefit from this. Please tell me how. Sure, he will travel a lot of foreigner events and get a lot of money FOR A SHORT TIME. He can live off being amazing and talented for a few months now but after that he´s gonna dissappear as long as EG doesnt get him some good practice, which they cant if they dont put him in a korean house.

The fact that he´s a good player and that you guys are all happy EG picked him up isnt cus he´s korean, it´s cus hes gotten korean training, something he´ll lose now...

This. This. This.
HandsomeDevil
Profile Joined May 2011
United States32 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1353
On July 21 2011 16:49 Xeris wrote:
Alex Garfield of EG talked to a lot of players at NASL, he approached Sen for example. I don't think it's particularly wrong for a conversation to take place, especially when you're at an event and just socializing with people... but it's more about actually putting a deal in place without going through the proper channels that it becomes wrong in my opinion.

For example, I have no problem talking to players (let's say DIMAGA) and saying "hey I'm wondering if you'd be interested in joining Fnatic." But knowing that he's a player on a team, that's really where the conversation needs to end. Anything further becomes a disrespect to the actual team and the whole idea of esports.

Pretty much agree with this.
Life is too important to be taken seriously -Oscar Wilde
Frozenhelfire
Profile Joined May 2010
United States420 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-21 08:02:04
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1354
I don't see why people are so mad at EG not contacting the TSL managers. If Puma actually wanted to stay on TSL he would have brought up the offer to the TSL management and asked them to match it or at least come close to it. If Puma didn't want to be on TSL anymore, but was merely waiting for a better offer then EG not contacting the managers makes no difference.

On July 21 2011 16:49 Xeris wrote:
For example, I have no problem talking to players (let's say DIMAGA) and saying "hey I'm wondering if you'd be interested in joining Fnatic." But knowing that he's a player on a team, that's really where the conversation needs to end. Anything further becomes a disrespect to the actual team and the whole idea of esports.


I don't agree with this. I don't see why the management of one team has to contact the management of another team when showing interest in a player off the bat. I think it is appropriate to say "hey I'm wondering if you'd be interested in joining Fnatic. We can offer you a salary of $X and have a travel budget of $Y for tournaments. Here are any other things to know." If the player has any interest in staying on his/her current team then the player will bring it up to management. The only thing I can see happening differently if brought to management first is management wanting to downsize a team or get rid of a certain player and doing that even if the player doesn't want to leave.
polar bears are fluffy
Benjef
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United Kingdom6921 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1355
On July 21 2011 16:51 Averious wrote:
"I have an extremely important tweet to make in exactly 5 minutes stay tuned please..." iNcontrol

http://twitter.com/#!/EGiNcontroL/status/93951020803178496

oooo. Damn this thread is growing fast. Thanks for the heads up
<3 | Dota 2 | DayZ | <3
DystopiaX
Profile Joined October 2010
United States16236 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1356
On July 21 2011 16:51 KeksX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:50 Postman wrote:
So....EG talks to a player directly when there was nothing in place to stop them from doing so and they make a player an offer. That player then takes it, (apparently) betraying his team and coach.

Why is this an argument between EG's side and TSL's side instead of an argument between Puma's side and TSL's side?

THIS and nothing else!
I don't really like Clide(as a player obv.) that much but he is right. It's dirty cash.

PuMa betrayed those that helped him develop to what he is now.

Because Puma didn't write up a contract on behalf of EG? Because EG was the one who contacted Puma first, and obviously went through the pains of setting up terms and a contract with Puma before even telling TSL?
ReaperX
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Hong Kong1758 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1357
On July 21 2011 16:52 Azurues wrote:
team EG really living up to their name


LMAO, you got that right!
Artosis : Clide. idrA : Shut up.
IceSlipper
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
Australia1028 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1358
On July 21 2011 16:52 DystopiaX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 21 2011 16:51 Talin wrote:
On July 21 2011 16:49 Buruguduy wrote:
I see esports journalism continues its fine tradition of no fact checking! Bravo! Bravo! /me rolls "eyes"

-SirScoots' twitter

http://twitter.com/#!/SirScoots/status/93944977545109504

two sides to every story!


Nope. It's more like two stories to each side - the real one, and the one they'll grace the public with.

But oh well - roll out the EG damage control PR squad again.

I don't see a side there. I see Scoots vaguely pissing on TSL statements without offering an explanation himself. Sure he's with Alex working out a nice PR side to what they did.

This is exactly right, and its going to be funny seeing how many sheep believe whatever they come up with..
Shinta)
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1716 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1359
On July 21 2011 16:42 cfnz wrote:
thanks to EG we now get to see Puma at alot of foreign events, only reason you should be pissed is if you are korean or a foreigner pro, which none of you bronze heroes are. so when you see Puma at MLG/dreamhack/iem whatever, then remeber who made it possible. not TSL thats for sure.


Um.. He was at NASL because he was allowed to go to NASL.... by TSL....
That's how this whole thing started remember?
Suteki Da Ne 素敵だね Isn't it Wonderful
FryktSkyene
Profile Joined December 2010
United States1327 Posts
July 21 2011 07:53 GMT
#1360
On July 21 2011 16:51 Averious wrote:
"I have an extremely important tweet to make in exactly 5 minutes stay tuned please..." iNcontrol

http://twitter.com/#!/EGiNcontroL/status/93951020803178496


Wtf who makes a tweet about makeing a tweet.

It's almost like making an annoucement about make an annoucement.


WHO WOULD DO SUCH A DUMB THING.

Nvm I see who it is...

zzzz


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