I've been using the 3N back line for the past couple of seasons, and my 'goals against' column has been a lot better. Looking at it overall, however, the past two seasons I've been second in the League and previous to that I've been 1st twice and second using a back 4...

If I could have got a decent DR this season I might have been using a back 4 instead of the 3N, but I picked up a couple of terrific DCs with 'Aerial Defender' SA so decided to keep with the 3N, and I must say it's worked 90% of the time. I have a 2 week holiday in the middle of next month so it looks like I'm going to go into consolidation mode (reduce the squad to the bare bones, get out of the cups ASAP and cruise/tank the League) next season and come back refreshed for the following season in July.