CommishRx Fantasy Advice: “I Don’t Want to Lose My League”

CommishRx Fantasy Advice: “I Don’t Want to Lose My League”

"Commish – We need your fantasy advice:I started my own league five years ago. I had played in a league where we had to pay money. I got burnt out I guess. I didn’t want to stop playing but I was kinda sick of the guys who took it way too seriously. We play just for fun but now a couple of guys want to start playing for money and they’re lobbying to get the others to go along. I don’t want to do it, but I don’t want to lose my league. Some of these guys I’ve known since high school. What do you think? Should I give in or find some kind of compromise?"

First of all, it’s your league but you asked for our fantasy advice. You started it for very specific reasons: you wanted to enjoy fantasy football but you didn’t want to act like it was some high-stakes league, right? Hold on to that.

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You have every right for your league to be exactly the way you want it to be. If you give in and go against your own goals, you’ll regret it.

Write a letter to the league. Don’t make it personal: don’t address the guys who started all of this. This isn’t the time to start a war of words.

Address the league stating you are aware that some members want to play for money, but that you’re not willing to make that change. Be specific: cite the reasons why you started the league and why you desire to keep it as it is.

Next, you need to know who actually intends on leaving if you don’t switch to a money league. Give a hard deadline where everyone has to inform you of their decision to either stay or leave by a specific date. Let the league know that not replying will count the same as a “leaving” vote. Don’t waver on the deadline. After all, it will be you who will have to put in the time looking for new members.

As far as your high school chums go, if they’re really your friends, they’ll respect why you started the league and why you’d like to keep it that way. They should not be in the business of trying to commandeer your league. There are plenty of other places for them to play for money.

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