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Contracted elfittaja eager to try something new

Posted by Jacob "Genie" Holm 3 years ago

elfittaja, certainly one of the key players in WC3L team hoorai.XQ, is now very eager to try his luck elsewhere. His contract says else.

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A contracted elfittaja has just recently left his team mates on the ESL team sheet as offers tempted him so. There is, however, a problem in the action as his contract is not yet to be disbanded. GosuGamers holds exclusive information on the matter.

With full rights, the management can to refuse elfittaja his departure, despite how tempting the offers are. Lari 'D.Devil' Syrota, part of the management of hoorai, exclusively tells GosuGamers that they do not want to see their key player leave this early.

Read the full story, explained by D.Devil:

"I think it is comprehensible that, from our point of view, it doesn't seem that compelling to remove Samuli 'elfittaja' Sihvonen, Lari states. He can be considered to be the key player in our team and if you take a look at our recent performances, it becomes evident that he is an irreplaceable player for hoorai.XQ.

If he would leave us, we would need a top-notch replacement as soon as possible - you can imagine how much this would cost us. On the other hand, the team that approached him didn't seem too interested in making us an offer that overcomes our huge discomfort. Thus, we had to cancel the negotiations.

I don't feel like there is anything we could blame ourselves for. We have always treated Samuli well, supplying him with everything he needs, sending him to several events and clearly stating that we wouldn't hesitate to send him to any other events he'd like to attend.

His salary also doesn't give him any reason to complain: When we contracted him in October 2007, we gave him a pretty good offer considering his market value at that time, in fact we even managed to out-bid mTw.

In addition, he has a good relationship to all of his team-mates and never had expressed any kind of anxiety - he enjoyed being a part of hoorai Warcraft III.

hoorai.XQ accurately fulfilled its part of the contract and there are no rational reasons for Samuli to stop playing for us - in fact, if he wouldn't have received any offer, he wouldn't even dream about doing so.

Samuli's destructive behavior seriously harms our business... what are we going to do now? We're a professional organization and, thus, rely on stability and the capability to plan on long terms. Finding a decent replacement in such a short time will be an almost impossible task and, in the end, the problems his unexpected refusal to play causes might cost us several thousands of Euros.

So, if Samuli refuses to play for hoorai.XQ, it is the only logical consequence that he will not be eligible for any other clan unless his contract runs out.

Of course, our contracts would make it possible for us to force him to continue playing for us, however we do not see any point in doing this. As long as he is not interested in achieving the best possible results for our team, we have to get along without him.

So, from a contractual point of view, Samuli is simply suspended. However, of course he still represents the clan hoorai.XQ in solo tournaments such as the Afreeca Warcraft League - irrespective of whether he wants it or not."

Links

ESL.eu - hoorai history log

comments

Shival 3 years ago

"We have always threatened Samuli well"

I hope he means treated otherwise that might just be the case why elfitajja wants to leave. ^^

Chtulu 3 years ago

I saw that as well !!! This is a wonderful slip!!!

Genie 3 years ago

Shit happens fellas :)

MaelStroM_TN 3 years ago

lol, this slip-up explains it all... :p

thug)chazz 3 years ago

T.T

Shival 3 years ago

Lovely to see it's edited already :p
Oh, and to clarify, I'm sure he means treated. Though it was pretty funny to point it out.

cannon00 3 years ago

I knew Elfi would leave, I'm just a little surprised that this didn't happen earlier. But since Mtw was outbid, what team could afford to pick up Elfi?

Mouz? aTTax? PGS?

? ? ?

TickePaa 3 years ago

Better say Gravitas he go to them

Aphasie 3 years ago

"So, if Samuli refuses to play for hoorai.XQ, it is the only logical consequence that he will not be eligible for any other clan unless his contract runs out.

Of course, our contracts would make it possible for us to force him to continue playing for us, however we do not see any point in doing this. As long as he is not interested in achieving the best possible results for our team, we have to get along without him."

I wont speculate in what real or not between teams... If he's contracted to certain period even though he has risen in skillwise. If you sign a contract, you are oblihgated.. So GL to elfittja (i think he is an amazing player) AFTER he finieshes his contract,

#10

Finfamous 3 years ago

I think Elfi should honor his contract... thats litte childish.

#11

Noname- 3 years ago

Quite a shame =/ and disappointing for the team.

#12

ParadiseLost 3 years ago

you will see

elfittaja will join to PGS

GL in PGS elfi!

#13

SoC 3 years ago

Wich team would be stupid enough to take a contractbreaker? As manager I must be afraid that the player will leave again if he got a better offer...hope this won`t end a carrier like Deadmans asskick^^

#14

ipe 3 years ago

Hope Elfi will find nice clan.

#15

Gulzt 3 years ago

Not a very loyal fellow..

#16

Chtulu 3 years ago

For those who blame Elfi : I have to remind you that what constitutes the difference between a serf and a worker is that the latter can leave his post whenever he wants (which is a rather goog thing...).
The problem is these kinds of contracts (for sportsmen in general) that link people to teams as though they were objects (capital) that can be sold and bought at will.

#17

fenix.sein 3 years ago

The contracts are usually, like players gets no rights or whatever to complain about anything. Team has billion ways of kicking the players and many restrictions in the contract. Contracts hardly even says that team has to compensate if they kick player without a reason. This is the usual situation, however I do not know how it exactly is in elfittajas contract.

All in all the situation is just unfair for the players who are enough happy when they get money -> what we need is a players labor-union making the contracts clear and helping the players. Theres already g8 thing or whatever employee organisation, so why players shouldnt put up their own?

Also I take no side in this matter, since I can totally understand both sides hoorai and elfittaja.

#18

moneysmellsfuny 3 years ago

he should at least play for hoorai as long as his contract dont run out-.-

#19

HFkami 3 years ago

Victims

#20

icyF 3 years ago

This is only D.Devils side of the story so the people reading this shouldn't believe it too blindly.

#21

Cr1stal 3 years ago

Elfi will not join PGS, 100 dollars on that..

#22

fridginators 3 years ago

Yeah I don't get why he'd fight to leave Hoorai to join PGS. Hell, even mTw. If he was going to join a team it'd be aTTax imo. He wouldn't join Mouz because they don't need a third European Undead. Maybe Wicked, or maybe even Gravitas.

#23

Zhan 3 years ago

#21 agree

#24

ParadiseLost 3 years ago

why ;o ?

#25

DarK_SoldieR_ 3 years ago

cuz he´s too good for pgs

#26

aabols 3 years ago

Graviatas has only russians and slavic nations i don't beleve gravitas would take him. It's because of his nationality-every1 speaks russian there and elfi - finn or whatever he is. Would be hard for elfi and the team cuz of the language barrier + agree with #22 except the last part ofc

#27

magic 3 years ago

There are no any problems in Gravitas with the language barrier, 'cuz every player there speaks english well enougth to understand each other. You should understand that the whole management crew (Corbin, Rich, Sunny, Street) doesn't speak russian at all :) So they communicate using the English language. One more interesting fact is that there is no problem to come to Russia, Moscow from Finland for the bootcamp. And elfi will be able to improve his skills really fast, 'cuz he is a talanted one, but doesn't have a chance to train like crazy russian guys do :)

As the addition, Gravitas needs an undead player, because Quaix has some problems and can't play really good. So no choice - Gravitas Fighting :)

P.S.: I am sorry for my English, I know i've made a lot of mistakes with the fuck*ng times ;))