Andain wrote:
I think you’re exactly right. The pre-match speech probably went something like this:
Guys I want everyone to listen up, that includes you fatboy. Yep Lance I'm talking to you, drop the hamburger. Right now we all know that you've been playing particularly well of late, especially the kids. By the way everyone give AB a hand for getting the Rising Star nomination this week. Good stuff. Anyhoo getting back to the point, we all know that you've been playing particularly well. However unfortunately Synbad, some guy who posts on a internet forum and occasional stalks us during training sessions, thinks that you all suck the big one and that we need to replace you with top 5 draft picks and fast. And since he's put in such a big effort posting away on internet forums that I think we should reward him by giving up entirely. You guys suck and I want you to lose. That's right, lose! I'm sure you know how to do that, you've been doing it all year. Look if you do this for me I'll promise that I'll only give Morrell, Campo and one or two others the flick at the end of the year. Where are you going to get a better deal then that? Now bugger off the lot of you and make us all ashamed!
Can't you just feel the tankage

No the pre match speech went something like this:
Guys I want everyone to listen up. Most of you guys, even the c-z graders are really superstars and you'll definitely take us to a premiership in the next few years. That 10 wins last year sure did help us have a great year this year, so I want you to smash the bumbers so we can at least be on another winning streak and defend the wizzy fizzy dizzy cup. Andain, some guy who posts on an internet forum and occasionally stalks me at home and can read my mind, thinks that you all are the next Judd and that we don't need to replace you with top 5 draft picks. He thinks the only pick we need is the one that comes out of my nose. So I want you to win at all costs, just like you did the other few times during the year and everything will be alright.
Don't you just love the winning feeling in the air

What makes you think that Pagan didn't ask them to win at all costs, it would've been a complete disgrace if he didn't.