We're discussing what to do about this but we've not come to a decision yet.
On SPP allocation:
As Trax says, when a game is admined for a no-show on one party, the "winning" team gets 2x MVP plus 2x Touchdown. That's 16 SPP.
In an "average" game for a winning team, with 1x MVP, 2x Touchdown, 1x Injury, and 1x Pass, that's only 14 SPP. A low points game might only pull in 7-9 SPP. Generally, having a game admined in your favour is very advantageous from the point of view of total points allocated, though random distribution of the awards does a bit to take away from that.
If a new player is introduced into the league after removing an existing player, they inherit the previous player's win-draw-loss record, they are (as far as I know) capped to the league's starting conditions (i.e. TV1000 teams), and then they keep the fixtures that would have been played. This will tend to mean that they're in a position to be brutally punished in games. Make a rough guess of 1x MVP, 3x Touchdown, 2x Injury, and 1x Pass, for a total of 19 SPP. That's still of the order of the 16 SPP one gets from an admined victory, though with less certainty and a chance, at any point of receiving key injuries or giving away points in return (pitch invasion, anyone?).
So, I'd say that you're not looking a lot of difference here between admined and new team in terms of SPP. Says to me that this shouldn't be the deciding factor.
We're still discussing the other angles.
Having investigated fairly carefully for the first few weeks of the league, people were averaging about 12 SPP per match, with general spread of 10 to 15 SPP.
Admining a 2-0 win nets the winner 16 spp. Yes they are randomly allocated. - This can also be an advantage, as certain players which are difficult to level up are receiving more chances to receive 'easy' points.
If we assume that a game against gombol is likely to net you around the upper limit of points per game, then there is very little difference between an admined victory and an actual game, except for the fact that the admined victory carries no chance of injury - always a risk against the Khemri's 4 S5 players - In many ways, those getting an admined win against gombol are actually at an advantage. THose that could say they are losing out on multiple (I.E. significantly more than 2) touchdowns against him due to being exceptionally agile, to be frank, have all already played him - Huung, Trax, Dragon, so in my opinion, that point doesn't really fly.
I believe that there is in fact, no advantage or disadvantage in terms of SPP to an admined win vs an actual game.
In terms of wins perhaps, there is a different situation: - A more competent player may in fact alter the balance of the league, though to be fair, they will have to start with a virgin TV1000 team, so will be at an extreme disadvantage, in addition to having to pick up gombols win loss record, which is uglier than ghostwolf's face.
Ultimately, i feel the discussion is purely about whether those people yet to play gombol would prefer an actual match, or a nice happy bye week to rest up their players.
Trax and Huung don't get to moan about the descision, whichever way it goes, as they have already milked gombol for as many SPP as possible!
What do those people yet to play gombol feel? Would you prefer a game against a severely disadvantaged opponent, or a bye? Bear in mind, people who had to play gombol risked injury, but also bear in mind that there is still a lot of season left. After six weeks, a new team could still be relatively powerful, and in addition, would gain a SHITLOAD of inducements for the first few weeks.
