Derby Matches
You can nominate up to two teams which you consider ‘Local Rivals’. If these teams reciprocate by nominating your team a ‘Local Rival’ then, when you play each other, a DERBY GAME will result. You will always have at least one local rival, and if you neglect to choose any of them at the start of the season, then one will be selected for you by the computer. The numbers of Success Points gained from a DERBY GAME are tripled and, in addition, the attendance for the match will be 20% higher than normal. If either team uses Motivation Points, half of those MP’s, rounded upwards, are returned to the club’s MP total AT THE END of that session
(E.g. If 5 MP’s were used by a team in a DERBY GAME then only 3 will be deducted from that team’s MP total and the remaining 2 would be available for use the FOLLOWING session). Because of the extra intensity of DERBY GAMES each team MUST use a minimum of FOUR AGGRESSION points because of the fans’ insistence on a victory. Note that derby aggressions MUST be played in a derby games and is a minimum of FOUR points. Forget or refuse to play it & it will be automatically added AND DOUBLED as well to Eight!
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