Here is a list of good surprises for me:
- being able to give almost full training to 6 players (on two positions).
- my top players playing a hell of a game (like today Zanoncini against a $44k salary player)
- pops in secondary skills
- good team rating (3 respectables today playing on the road)
- guessing the right tactics in tight games
- being lucky with an easy game in the national tournament
- no injuries before an important game
I don't consider any of those surprises. All of those are the results of careful planning. As to 'no injuries' the lack of bad luck is not good luck, it is neutral.
I don't ever 'guess' at tactics. I choose them carefully based on my team's strengths and my assessment of my opponent. I know about what my ratings should be, too. If I'm wrong about either of those, it isn't bad luck, I simply wasn't good enough.
I wonder why you are still playing.
I keep winning.
what you say is truth and what I say is obvious
Something obvious is necessarily true; what is your point?
What you don't get about my discussion is that I don't consider the result of a careful plan to be 'good luck.' It is what I am expecting to have happen.
Here's an example of what would be a tiny bit of serendipity:
Last night I had my third consecutive sellout, with an expansion in the works, that's all I could expect. Why could the game have generated, say a Standing Room Only walk-in crowd of 200 that paid $5 per head. That would have generated a mere $1k in extra revenue, but would have been a pleasant surprise.
Things like that would greatly enhance this game.