m4gill4 Wrote:I can see that this is a consensus opinion which is reasonable, however I just don't see what was so "bad" about spullla's diplomatic play, or how it was really a different approach from any of the other teams. I mean, sure it's bad that they never found an ally, but it wasn't for lack of reaching out. They sent friendly messages to everyone, just like everyone else! It seems to me like more bad luck or bad circumstances than bad diplomacy. What should they have done differently that would have changed things significantly?They ran the risk with their diplomacy once the COW started to form to play both ends against each other. Once they started to gel and compared notes, they realized spulla were hedging their bets. In the big picture, I can't blame them for trying anything to find an ally, but, it cost them trust when it started to come out.
