With only one game tonight, I've had spare time, so I've been catching up on former league rivals, to see how they are now doing, and a strange fact seems to have occured.

For the past 4 seasons (up until this time), I have been playing in the same leagues as 4 of my friends. From level 6-9, we were all very evenly matched, and the 5 of us virtually took over the top places, but because of our close quality, we shared the top spot on many occassions. When this season started, as we had all gained promotion, I almost expected that things would remain the same, but we were split up, and all put in different leagues. What is so strange though, is that although we all have squads which compare favourably to our new rivals, we are all struggling.

I am currently 5th in my league, with 12 points, and trail the leaders by 3. I thought I was struggling, but see how the others are doing.

PTO ALCUDIA: 4th in league with 12 points and 3 behind leader.
TONGFANG UTD: 6th in league with 11 points and 5 behind leader.
LESTYNS LEGENDS: 8th in league with 7 points and 8 behind leader.
NO CHANCE FC: 9th in league with 6 points and 12 behind leader.

All managers are still playing, but it seems funny that all 5 of us are having a hard time. Do you think this is just a coincidence, or is there something more to it?