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Please stop with the jokes/posts that speculate something sexual or scandalous is at play here. They do not contribute to discussion and are generally of very poor taste.
FYRE
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
New Zealand314 Posts
July 19 2012 17:05 GMT
#1721
On July 20 2012 00:14 CrugerDK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 19 2012 11:56 Forikorder wrote:
On July 19 2012 11:38 NOTjak wrote:
just imagine.... EGmma

not enough anagrams need MMA on IM so he can be LGIMMMA


not enough Ms.

MYM.MVP.MMA

much better

Only if he goes M&M&M each game.
canikizu
Profile Joined September 2010
4860 Posts
July 19 2012 17:27 GMT
#1722
On July 20 2012 01:55 Popkiller wrote:
Official statement from Cella, read last night on Live on Three (01:42:20), basically said nothing new, confirmed everything we already know, but said officially that he is still under contract and any teams or leagues interested in MMA must contact SlayerS, not MMA, and they said he can only transfer due to a "mutual agreement and until a contract is finalized he is still a member of SlayerS."

Sounds like they're gonna exercise their power, but ultimately let him go. Could even be before his contract ends.

Yep, that's what I thought. I think MMA might has been going around shopping for team while still under SlayerS, and his contract may state that he cannot do that. So when he got caught, instead of giving him penalty for breaching contract, they only demote him to B-team and let him there until their contract is over.
EvilNW
Profile Joined June 2012
Russian Federation23 Posts
July 19 2012 17:33 GMT
#1723
why I think it's Jessica's fault?
GoGo MMA!
Thug[ro]
Profile Joined October 2005
Romania340 Posts
July 19 2012 17:37 GMT
#1724
i think he fucked Jessica

User was temp banned for this post.
Ansinjunger
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2451 Posts
July 19 2012 18:03 GMT
#1725
On July 20 2012 02:27 canikizu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2012 01:55 Popkiller wrote:
Official statement from Cella, read last night on Live on Three (01:42:20), basically said nothing new, confirmed everything we already know, but said officially that he is still under contract and any teams or leagues interested in MMA must contact SlayerS, not MMA, and they said he can only transfer due to a "mutual agreement and until a contract is finalized he is still a member of SlayerS."

Sounds like they're gonna exercise their power, but ultimately let him go. Could even be before his contract ends.

Yep, that's what I thought. I think MMA might has been going around shopping for team while still under SlayerS, and his contract may state that he cannot do that. So when he got caught, instead of giving him penalty for breaching contract, they only demote him to B-team and let him there until their contract is over.


I just watched the segment on LO3, from approximately 1:40:-1:46. There was a little more to the discussion than that. Near the end, Slasher said that the journalists he talked to felt that there was probably more fault with SlayerS than with MMA. That's how I leaned, especially after Jessica said MMA wasn't doing an interview after his match vs Hero. Then she and Cella prepped him for an interview in which they basically told him to say, "no comment," or at least that's how it appears.

If one of those journalists is CSN's Seltzer, there's reason to think bias, but it is what it is. Slasher doesn't mention her, only CSN, through which he received the message from Cella.
Greggle
Profile Joined June 2010
United States1131 Posts
July 19 2012 18:10 GMT
#1726
On July 20 2012 02:05 FYRE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2012 00:14 CrugerDK wrote:
On July 19 2012 11:56 Forikorder wrote:
On July 19 2012 11:38 NOTjak wrote:
just imagine.... EGmma

not enough anagrams need MMA on IM so he can be LGIMMMA


not enough Ms.

MYM.MVP.MMA

much better

Only if he goes M&M&M each game.


Hopefully MYM.MVP gets a major sponsorship from M&M's too, then M&M-MYM.MVP.MMA can go M&M&M.
Life is too short to take it seriously.
MVega
Profile Joined November 2010
763 Posts
July 19 2012 18:16 GMT
#1727
On July 20 2012 03:03 Ansinjunger wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2012 02:27 canikizu wrote:
On July 20 2012 01:55 Popkiller wrote:
Official statement from Cella, read last night on Live on Three (01:42:20), basically said nothing new, confirmed everything we already know, but said officially that he is still under contract and any teams or leagues interested in MMA must contact SlayerS, not MMA, and they said he can only transfer due to a "mutual agreement and until a contract is finalized he is still a member of SlayerS."

Sounds like they're gonna exercise their power, but ultimately let him go. Could even be before his contract ends.

Yep, that's what I thought. I think MMA might has been going around shopping for team while still under SlayerS, and his contract may state that he cannot do that. So when he got caught, instead of giving him penalty for breaching contract, they only demote him to B-team and let him there until their contract is over.


I just watched the segment on LO3, from approximately 1:40:-1:46. There was a little more to the discussion than that. Near the end, Slasher said that the journalists he talked to felt that there was probably more fault with SlayerS than with MMA. That's how I leaned, especially after Jessica said MMA wasn't doing an interview after his match vs Hero. Then she and Cella prepped him for an interview in which they basically told him to say, "no comment," or at least that's how it appears.

If one of those journalists is CSN's Seltzer, there's reason to think bias, but it is what it is. Slasher doesn't mention her, only CSN, through which he received the message from Cella.


That's ... not at all what I got out of that. I'm more inclined to agree with the post you quoted. Cella/Jessica coaching him on how to do the interview doesn't mean they're at fault. It means that they know that he's royally unhappy about the fact that he's being punished and they wanted to make sure that he didn't publicly lash out. It's as much for him to save face as them. This has been done in professional sports quite often as well. "Okay you've got face time with the camera now, you're not happy with us and we're not happy with you, so don't go out there and make anyone look bad. Be a professional." and so on.

A/Some journalists saying that they felt like there was more fault with Party A than Party B when they don't know much/anything more than we do is just as bad as us speculating about the cause of the incident and ultimately just as uneducated/uninformative. Eventually we'll probably find out what the deal is. No point in blaming / being unhappy with either party until then though as so far we know very little aside from the fact that MMA did something that SlayerS management didn't like, they punished him for it, he disagreed with it. It also looks, based on what Cella said, that the team is interested in talking with other teams about acquiring MMA.

bumkin: How can you play like 50 games per day... I 4gate 2 times then it's nap time
ErKaZ
Profile Joined July 2011
Sweden8 Posts
July 19 2012 18:33 GMT
#1728
Didn't see that coming. He prob got jessica mad and got this as punishment.
Never GG.... NVM
Canucklehead
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada5074 Posts
July 19 2012 18:43 GMT
#1729
Free MMA! Let the man speak! Remove the muzzle from him! Poor MMA.
Top 10 favourite pros: MKP, MVP, MC, Nestea, DRG, Jaedong, Flash, Life, Creator, Leenock
NewbieOne
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Poland560 Posts
July 19 2012 19:21 GMT
#1730
On July 20 2012 03:16 MVega wrote:
That's ... not at all what I got out of that. I'm more inclined to agree with the post you quoted. Cella/Jessica coaching him on how to do the interview doesn't mean they're at fault. It means that they know that he's royally unhappy about the fact that he's being punished and they wanted to make sure that he didn't publicly lash out. It's as much for him to save face as them. This has been done in professional sports quite often as well. "Okay you've got face time with the camera now, you're not happy with us and we're not happy with you, so don't go out there and make anyone look bad. Be a professional." and so on.


Yeah but it does feel somewhat unfair for the player. As in, the team gets to publicise the decision, the player doesn't get to say much in his defence and this is coated as being professional. For the player. No symmetrical requirement for the team. So basically it means that being professional means the team wins. Same happens in any normal job when your employer is not happy with you but as prevalent as this approach is, it's not fair. It's one thing if they can talk but you can't, but a totally new one when this is being painted as a professional standard.
Cuce
Profile Joined March 2011
Turkey1127 Posts
July 19 2012 20:11 GMT
#1731
maybe I have too much faith in slayers -though with boxer involved I think its fair- but the reason they dont give a bigger explanation, its required of professianalism to not give out sensetive information that would damage a players reputation or carreer.

I mean come on, we are talking about boxer here, how unjust the situation can be?
64K RAM SYSTEM 38911 BASIC BYTES FREE
aintz
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada5624 Posts
July 19 2012 20:15 GMT
#1732
lol with all this speculation, tl news section is becoming the huffington post of esports.
hkf
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
Australia354 Posts
July 19 2012 22:57 GMT
#1733
On July 20 2012 05:15 aintz wrote:
lol with all this speculation, tl news section is becoming the huffington post of esports.

becoming?
there's just no concrete detail.. :s
1st_Panzer_Div.
Profile Joined November 2010
United States621 Posts
July 19 2012 23:39 GMT
#1734
On July 20 2012 05:15 aintz wrote:
lol with all this speculation, tl news section is becoming the huffington post of esports.


It is all crap, but you would think that they would release an official statement to stop speculation. That's usually what happens when info like this leaks.
Manager, Team RIP ZeeZ
SomeONEx
Profile Joined April 2011
Sweden641 Posts
July 20 2012 00:12 GMT
#1735
On July 20 2012 03:10 Greggle wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2012 02:05 FYRE wrote:
On July 20 2012 00:14 CrugerDK wrote:
On July 19 2012 11:56 Forikorder wrote:
On July 19 2012 11:38 NOTjak wrote:
just imagine.... EGmma

not enough anagrams need MMA on IM so he can be LGIMMMA


not enough Ms.

MYM.MVP.MMA

much better

Only if he goes M&M&M each game.


Hopefully MYM.MVP gets a major sponsorship from M&M's too, then M&M-MYM.MVP.MMA can go M&M&M.

MMMMMM, that sounds lovely
BW hwaiting!
MrMercuG
Profile Joined March 2011
Netherlands2389 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-20 00:26:53
July 20 2012 00:25 GMT
#1736
On July 20 2012 00:14 CrugerDK wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 19 2012 11:56 Forikorder wrote:
On July 19 2012 11:38 NOTjak wrote:
just imagine.... EGmma

not enough anagrams need MMA on IM so he can be LGIMMMA


not enough Ms.

MYM.MVP.MMA

much better


Community News:

MMA, MarineKing (decides to stay MKP) and Mvp join team MVP, formerly Slayers, Prime and Incredible Miracle respectively..
Also announced SK and LG switch their sponsorships to MVP

New names:

LG-SK-MYM.MVP.MMA
LG-SKMYM.MVP.MVP
LG-SK-MYM.MVP.MKP
0neder
Profile Joined July 2009
United States3733 Posts
July 20 2012 00:34 GMT
#1737
On July 20 2012 09:25 MrMercuG wrote:
LG-SK-MYM.MVP.MMA
LG-SKMYM.MVP.MVP
LG-SK-MYM.MVP.MKP

+ Incredible Miracle + millenium merger

LG-SKIM-M-MYM.MVP.MMA
LG-SKIM-M-MYM.MVP.MVP
LG-SKIM-M-MYM.MVP.MKP
InoyouS2
Profile Joined December 2011
1005 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-20 00:49:22
July 20 2012 00:48 GMT
#1738
On July 20 2012 09:34 0neder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 20 2012 09:25 MrMercuG wrote:
LG-SK-MYM.MVP.MMA
LG-SKMYM.MVP.MVP
LG-SK-MYM.MVP.MKP

+ Incredible Miracle + millenium merger

LG-SKIM-M-MYM.MVP.MMA
LG-SKIM-M-MYM.MVP.MVP
LG-SKIM-M-MYM.MVP.MKP


...

What is this...

I don't...

ಠ_ಠ

P.S: What is up with all the drama over MMA being demoted? Sure it's a surprise but why are people leaping to stupid conclusions such as "I think he fucked X".

Come on TL... you're better than that.
IMMvp|fOrGG|IMNesTea|oGsMC|Liquid`Hero|DongRaeGu|Slayers_MMA|Liquid`TLO|MarineKingPrime|IMSeed
Oiseaux
Profile Joined May 2011
United States676 Posts
July 20 2012 01:02 GMT
#1739
On July 20 2012 03:33 ErKaZ wrote:
Didn't see that coming. He prob got jessica mad and got this as punishment.


That's seriously your first post? I'm so depressed now.
"[S]o be ready to kiss a few donkeys with glued-on paper horns during your unicorn hunt." -Some stupid 4x4 magazine
dsousa
Profile Joined October 2011
United States1363 Posts
July 20 2012 01:02 GMT
#1740


Poll: Is Slayers going to give a reason for their demotion of MMA?

No (204)
 
89%

Yes (24)
 
11%

228 total votes

Your vote: Is Slayers going to give a reason for their demotion of MMA?

(Vote): Yes
(Vote): No

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