The Hattrick Masters draw held today would pit Grilled Birds against Spanish former world champions Dandy de Tazmania 2, and with the Primera Division side on their third straight Copa de España - and held to be within the top ten clubs globally by the official Hattrick Team Power Ratings - there was no hiding that the Birds are up against it. Caretaker head coach Hilal Bakhtiar would put his best face on. "No-one is really expecting us to win this tournament, so we might as well try ourselves against the best."

Not a few fans would swiftly point out a possible inherent fallacy in the statement, however. "That may be so." as one wit sounded out on the forums, "But even then, would it not make more sense to progress some rounds further into the Masters on the back of easy fixtures, before taking those tests?"

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