Event So You Think You Can Admin

[TheInjuryFactory]

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Good evening ladies & Gentlemen,

Season 30 sees the reign of the league’s all time greatest ever admin, Ant Bear, draw to an emotional close having already confirmed this season would be his last in the Ivory Tower. As he takes his victory lap, we cast our thoughts forward as we begin to ponder the question, who will be his successor at the helm of the Sweet FA for S31 and beyond?

With this news, a group of challengers to throne have emerged, and over the course of the last few months they have increasingly made themselves known. Most have publicly stated their intentions to run, and some have even been so bold as to outline elements their campaign.

Over the coming weeks, these participants will inevitably take to the stage to show off their moves to a panel of reputed judges and an adoring SFA public, in an attempt to win the grand prize.

These players will be dancing for your favour, and over the course of the campaign, they will be employing a full range of moves and styles, as they look to extract every last drop of enthusiasm and energy out of their straining keyboards, seeking to outdo each other on the league’s greatest stage.

As the competition heats up, we will put them through their paces, as we analyse their technique across multiple disciplines, and we examine their standpoints and likely positions on a range of hot topics that will form the key issues for the Sweet FA public at large when the debate inevitably begins as the race to become admin heats up in the second half of the season.

Let's be honest here, we're all gunna judge these guys pretty harshly over the next couple months as they look to beg, borrow and steal their way to impunity and the Sweet FA administrator role, so the least they can do is paint on a smile and dance all pretty like for us.

So let’s get to know the contestants, as we begin by profiling the leading contenders.

• The Jesus
• Elton Johns Wig
• manangatang
• NaturalDisaster

 

[Golumless]

Hi my name is Golumless and yes, I'll be running for admin.

I believe the SFA needs a tyrant who will beat down the have not teams and who will lavishly reward his friends as we have caviar in the ivory tower. It's pretty much like Ant Bear reign except I'm upfront about my intentions.

 

[Bastyy]

No I don't actually think that in the slightest

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Hi my name is Golumless and yes, I'll be running for admin.

I believe the SFA needs a tyrant who will beat down the have not teams and who will lavishly reward his friends as we have caviar in the ivory tower. It's pretty much like Ant Bear reign except I'm upfront about my intentions.

Reckon you can add a little shimmy?

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

The Jesus​

At various times during Ant Bear’s reign The Jesus/Harvey Manfrenjensenden has made suggestions that he may consider running for admin when the time came, but spent most of his focus this past season on throwing his support, credibility and considerable profile behind the failed Serpents bid, as he became arguably the most vocal proponent in the league for expansion besides anyone from the Wonders.

However when expansion didn’t get up in the end, he ramped up his rhetoric, aiming squarely at the committee predominantly but at times even the admin himself. Early on in Season 30, he made his intentions clear, as he announced from the very get go that he would be running for the admin role in his announcement thread Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

The S27 beez trophy winner and SFA podcast host definitely has the scope and the reach required of an admin, as one of the league’s most recognisable and entertaining figures. He has often been an outspoken figure on many of the league’s most contentious matters, and does not shy away from his convictions. He has positioned himself as a no nonsense candidate, a man of the people, and has stated that should he become admin, he would look to position himself as an enforcer of the rules, and his first move should he win the job would almost certainly be to implement his patented Wheel of Punishment to replace the Tribunal for breaches of the Sweet FA rules.

While being the first to announce, in typical The Jesus fashion he has also remained tight lipped as ever as to just what his mandate will be, teasing a slow trickle of information was to be released throughout the season, as his campaign and his policies take shape as the race heats up.

While some may question the seriousness of his bid, and others may ponder exactly what a Jesus-led league would look like, perhaps the biggest question mark would be around his ability to work productively and constructively with a committee room that has been a source of angst for the great man and his fellow expansionists the past six months.

Whether you’re a The Jesus man/woman/person/tv/camera or not, the league will look on with keen interest to see how the S27 beez medallist and larger than life SFA figure shapes his run at the top gig for Season 31.


Pedigree:

• Debuted S25
• SFA Podcast host
• S27 beez Trophy winner
• LG member at both East Side Hawks & Mount Buller Demons
• Vice-captain of the Death Valley Serpents Expansion bid S30
• 1 x All-SFA

The challenge:

Will the public take his bid seriously enough? And if they do, will they feel The Jesus possesses the necessary engagement and commitment, particularly when it comes to the behind the scenes coordination required to take on the job? Or does the fact that he’s never been to the puppet show and seen the strings go against him?


Signature step:

Pasodoble – The ballroom pasodoble is danced mostly competitively, almost never socially, or without a previously learned routine. All moves are sharp and quick. Pasodoble takes up a lot of space, limiting it to special occasions.

 

[Golumless]

Reckon you can add a little shimmy?

Not for you, but if someone like The Filth Wizard asked, I would.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Not for you, but if someone like The Filth Wizard asked, I would.

I wasn't asking.

 

[GremioPower]

The Jesus​

At various times during Ant Bear’s reign The Jesus/Harvey Manfrenjensenden has made suggestions that he may consider running for admin when the time came, but spent most of his focus this past season on throwing his support, credibility and considerable profile behind the failed Serpents bid, as he became arguably the most vocal proponent in the league for expansion besides anyone from the Wonders.

However when expansion didn’t get up in the end, he ramped up his rhetoric, aiming squarely at the committee predominantly but at times even the admin himself. Early on in Season 30, he made his intentions clear, as he announced from the very get go that he would be running for the admin role in his announcement thread Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

The S27 beez trophy winner and SFA podcast host definitely has the scope and the reach required of an admin, as one of the league’s most recognisable and entertaining figures. He has often been an outspoken figure on many of the league’s most contentious matters, and does not shy away from his convictions. He has positioned himself as a no nonsense candidate, a man of the people, and has stated that should he become admin, he would look to position himself as an enforcer of the rules, and his first move should he win the job would almost certainly be to implement his patented Wheel of Punishment to replace the Tribunal for breaches of the Sweet FA rules.

While being the first to announce, in typical The Jesus fashion he has also remained tight lipped as ever as to just what his mandate will be, teasing a slow trickle of information was to be released throughout the season, as his campaign and his policies take shape as the race heats up.

While some may question the seriousness of his bid, and others may ponder exactly what a Jesus-led league would look like, perhaps the biggest question mark would be around his ability to work productively and constructively with a committee room that has been a source of angst for the great man and his fellow expansionists the past six months.

Whether you’re a The Jesus man/woman/person/tv/camera or not, the league will look on with keen interest to see how the S27 beez medallist and larger than life SFA figure shapes his run at the top gig for Season 31.


Pedigree:

• Debuted S25
• SFA Podcast host
• S27 beez Trophy winner
• LG member at both East Side Hawks & Mount Buller Demons
• Vice-captain of the Death Valley Serpents Expansion bid S30

The challenge:

Will the public take his bid seriously enough? And if they do, will they feel The Jesus possesses the necessary understanding, interest levels and commitment, particularly when it comes to the behind the scenes coordination required to take on the job? Or does the fact that he’s never been to the puppet show and seen the strings go against him?


Signature step:

Pasodoble – The ballroom pasodoble is danced mostly competitively, almost never socially, or without a previously learned routine. All moves are sharp and quick. Pasodoble takes up a lot of space, limiting it to special occasions.

Great support among some Qhristian groups in Sweet.

Qatholics, though, have been mostly skeptical.

 

[Golumless]

I wasn't asking.

Well your statement got rejected out of hand then.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Well your statement got rejected out of hand then.

Phew.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

About time there was a thread available where the candidates can be put through their paces and moves.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

About time there was a thread available where the candidates can be put through their paces and moves.

Even some of the audience may get involved right Horry?

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Even some of the audience may get involved right Horry?

Sure kid.

 

[T2B_]

Clearly me. I'm sure there's room for the first rookie-to-admin transition in the comp.

Sure I'd do **** all, but I'm pretty sure that's part of the job description.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Clearly me. I'm sure there's room for the first rookie-to-admin transition in the comp.

Sure I'd do **** all, but I'm pretty sure that's part of the job description.

Would it mean handing in your Edgelord status?

 

[T2B_]

Would it mean handing in your Edgelord status?

I didn't think that was a requirement!

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

I didn't think that was a requirement!

NaturalDisaster will be the litmus test.

 

[The Half Back]

Headless and I are running for co-admins. I will do the day-to-day stuff and he will select the All-SFA bench spots.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Elton Johns Wig​

Another outspoken member of the SFA community, through his WIGMEDIA series Elton Johns Wig has often tackled the big issues facing the league and as a respected voice of the competition, he has generally had no trouble enlisting the league’s biggest identities to hash them out. Despite being a teammate of Ant Bear’s at the Wonders, EJW has been happy to go on the record with views counter to those of AB or aligned with the company line, and as a poster is known as a man of his convictions.

Was an active contributor and at times combatant during the Expansion saga, and while his club almost to a man were vocal supporters and oft times cheerleaders of the concept, despite at times seeming to have a foot in both camps, Wigs was not afraid to go it alone and define his own position on the matter. Often locked horns with some of the league’s most ardent opponents of expansion and is not one to take a backward step.

He too made his intentions to run clear and early on this season, with his straight to the point WIGMEDIA: I Stand For Admin piece. Here he made a very simple statement to define his position, as in his own words he intends to be more of a facilitator than an autocrat or a dictator type. This is not a new perspective, given the role of the admin has been under some question in recent times as a highly functioning committee and at times absent admin has proved to be quite capable of keeping the league itself on track, with some forming the opinion that arguably the admin role has been rendered near redundant in recent times.

I guess the consideration with an EJW bid is the juxtaposition between a combative, opinionated and assertive Wig that we see in threads and engaging in the key issues season after season, and his stated view on how he intends to approach the admin role, where he has suggested he will look to sit back and simply facilitate discussions with a committee that he hasn’t always held in the highest regard.

The EJW bid will definitely make for an interesting admin race this season, and we will definitely see some strong opinions and some ardent debate from Wigs throughout the process, which in itself should provide not only some great entertainment, but also should see a vibrant and colourful discussion as the debate rages in the second half of the season.

In the interest of getting in early, I for one would welcome my new melty overlord. I'd like to remind him that as a trusted SFA personality, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in his underground wig mine.


Pedigree:

• Debuted 23
• EKA medallist
• Wonders co-captain
• Committee rep
• TFLUA-Tiger Medallist
• 4 x All-SFA

The challenge:

Will the Wigs we know and love really be able to help himself from imposing himself as an admin should he be successful, in contrast with the position he has taken publicly with his bid? And if he is able to strike the right balance between his current persona and the admin he seeks to become throughout his campaign, will he be able to strike a similar balance with a committee he has clashed with during the expansion process?


Signature step:

Jazz dance - This kind of social song and dance became popularized as more dancers with training in ballet and Modern took up the dance form. Some identifying elements of jazz dance include isolations, grounded movement: dancers keep a low center of gravity, and syncopation: accenting an offbeat or note of the musical accompaniment that surprises the audience.

 

[Kennedy Parker]

"I will be a facilitator." Is basically codeword for "I have no ideas and I will do nothing."

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Whether you’re a The Jesus man/woman/person/tv/camera or not, the league will look on with keen interest to see how the S27 beez medallist and larger than life SFA figure shapes his run at the top gig for Season 31.

No we won't.

 

[The Half Back]

Can we just have boncer back as admin please?

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

"I will be a facilitator." Is basically codeword for "I have no ideas and I will do nothing."

I thought you facilitated S27 really well.

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

"I will be a facilitator." Is basically codeword for "I have no ideas and I will do nothing."

Thank you for your support.

I can't believe you've already cracked the code.

 

[JackBero]

why dont the bc just admin as a group.
#BC4Admin