Hello ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, cretins and philistines around the world but mainly around Europe I am your current European Grifball League commissioner Messiah Muffin and I am seeking re-election to my position in charge of the EUGBL. Now you may be wondering why you would want to re-elect this hobo looking, web making ego maniac who can barely speak English to a third term in charge so let me tell you why I think you should vote for the Muffin.

The way I can sum it up is that I have commissioned the league for two seasons now and after a difficult first league I managed to revitalize the league and made the most successful league in recent EUGBL memory. I think that the last season has been an amazing one so here is my point. Why fix what isn't broken? I can't see any reason why people would want to remove me as commissioner, maybe that might sound a bit cocky but I can't remember anybody really complaining about me and the league went well, I don't see any reason why I should be removed we've seen what I can do and what I've done for the league so why not let me have another go to see if I can keep the league alive.

So what am I planning on doing this season? Well like I said don't fix what isn't broken and I think the things I've put in place have gone well. I'll be looking at doing pro and amateur leagues once again if possible which I really hope it is and will keep most of the things the same, most of the rules and the admins and everything like that. However I'm not planning on just rolling the same league around so here is what I am planning on changing.

First of all there seemed to be some confusion and misinterpretation about the rules especially coming down to things such as pauses in play so I will be rewriting these rules to make it more clear what they mean. Yes I'll be rewriting the rule book but then I did write it in the first place.

Second of all I know that people have been asking for this and that and there have been some things that people has asked for I don't wish to implement but one thing I am planning is changing the rules of neutral host maps and such. I've not been a fan of neutral host maps in the past but this season I will change my previous rule and allow such maps for things such as neutral host games and streaming, but of course both teams must agree like they must for any map.

As for everything else I'd prefer to keep things the same. I know people have asked for things such as subbing like in the GGL but remember the GGL is a recreational competition while the EUGBL is a competitive one and it simply wouldn't be fair, we've seen how in the GGL it is being monitored further so things will be kept fair and things will stay the same as they always have been, it is the EUGBL way. Also another thing that came up was about teams being able to move teams if say teams fold after they have been roster locked. Also a no, this has been attempted in the past with transfer windows and it gets abused and leads to more forfeit factories as teams jump ship mid season to bigger teams. Also All-Star games have been the talk of the town at the moment, we have a Head of Events do we not why not just ask him to do something about it it would be under his jurisdiction.

Well I hope that I have managed to convince you to vote me back in with my ego stroking post but I hope that you like what you've read and appreciate what I've done and decide that I'm the right man to lead us into the EUGBL13 so I'll end this now so I don't annoy you anymore and send you to sleep so I'll just leave you with this, when casting you vote make sure you vote for Messiah Muffin.

hello.

If you vote me for Grifball Commissioner i will make sure that the site and leagues are enjoyable for anyone and everyone. Everything will run smoothly and i will try to have special events and tournaments running over a mixture of games every weekend.

please vote for me to be your grifball commissioner.

thank you.
JP

Well then, some people have apparently been looking forward to seeing my reasons for standing and what I could implement, well I hope I don't disappoint, but before that, my reason for standing.

Well then, I'm standing for EU commissioner, well, mainly just because I think I could do a good job and implement some new (and maybe cool) things.

And now, some of the (possibly) cool things I would implement to the league. First up, would be the allowance for matches to be neutral hosted. I know that last season (EUGBL 12 for those who don't know) there were a few people who were complaining about host and they had lost games because of it, but couldn't neutral host games because the rules didn't allow it. I would change the rules so it would be allowed.

Secondly, I would implement a sub system in the EUGBL, similar to the GGL, but with a few differences. Firstly, one of the main problems with the GGL sub system is teams bringing in players who are far better than the other players on the court. In the EUGBL I would make it so that a team can only sub in a player of the same skill level. For example, if the next season has the divisions split in the same way (rookie and veteran team, a rookie team would only be allowed to sub in a player from another rookie and vice versa. This would stop teams from exploiting the sub rule. Teams would only be allowed to sub in players during the division stage, not in the playoffs. I would also make it so that a team can only use subs a certain amount of times during the season (probably 5). For example, if only 5 subs were allowed to be used, you could sub in one player in five games, or 2 players in one games and one player in three games. You would not be able to use any more than 2 subs per game.

And that's those out the way. Some people might consider those quite controversial and if you have any questions about how these rules would work, please PM me or ask me on the forums about it. And now, to the less controversial thing that I would do.

I would like to do more articles about the league, giving people outside the EUGBL (and maybe people in it as well) a more detailed look into what goes on in the league. I would do more articles during the season (not many more, I wouldn't want to over do it) but something I would definitely introduce would be a monthly update about the EUGBL. It would go into detail about any leagues or tournaments being run and also a bit about the EU events that our lovely germanicus does. Also, info about teams occasionally and maybe a couple of the games played in the league or a tournament during the month.
(Even if I don't get elected, I would like to be able to still do the monthly update).

So, that's what you could expect from me if you elected me as commissioner and like I said earlier, any questions please PM me or ask in the forums. Thanks for reading and have a great day!

Manly-Festo.
Here's a bunch of reasons I knocked up just now.
(Editors Note - I have been drinking polish lager quite heavily tonight as I stepped out of college for the last time earlier.)

I've been around for a while now, played in leagues with a variety of different commissioners, with varying ideas on how the league should be run. (Which often had me at loggerheads with them.)
I'm not going to promise radical changes like some other candidates may well do nor will I say I'll "make the league better" without outlining how. I intend to remove the sort of structures that lead to one or two teams occupying all positions of power and as we move forward attempt improving the size of the league without losing our current members or compromising the league.

Policies I would like to see enacted

Divisional All-star game - This seemed quite a popular idea, but it's open to tweaking.

Increased involvement with GGL and AGLA - Scrims and GGL participation.

Increased encouragement of EUGB content. (Keep bringing those articles, videos, takes and podcasts on Lads and Ladettes!)

Captains Council - Each participating team would have a representative allowed to vote on league rule changes, with the overview to the league commissioner being more as a facilitator than an dictator.

Players player of the season - (nothing to do with the fact that Scott Parker is my Hero.)

Prizes are a maybe idea ticking over in my head but don't vote for me if that's all you care about.

Disputes community - I'm unaware if it is running under incumbent administration however, if it isn't I wish to re-instate it.

Things I would like to keep

Current Stats/highlights staff - They are doing a damn fine job.

Current League structure - Based on the current number of teams we have, it is the ideal system however an increase or decrease may render this system unbalanced, but that would be reviewed later on.