Yep all of us have different experiences. I lost in 2 finals appearances much weaker teams with no attending manager. So far my record is pretty good if my opposition turns up. But lets agree to disagree. Have seen many friends lose to untrained teams over the years. This link might be an interesting read as well. The team in question was a very strong well trained team who really shouldn’t have lost even if he attended and made wrong decisions. As many mentioned, we shouldnt attend unless we are better at managing than our assistant manager(engine).
https://forum.topeleven.com/top-elev...cl-finals.html