The offseason has started, and the insider information is flowing. We’ve taken the time to investigate all the latest through the grapevine on who’s going where in the offseason.

For the longest time, we’ve been collecting and collating information about roster moves and rumours on the podcast. A part of the reason why we started this website was to publish some of that information. In the last offseason, we got a near 100% accuracy rate on our reported moves, and we’ve had a lot of news pouring out over the last few weeks since the season ended. We’ve taken the time to vet, investigate and report on several of the rumours that you may have seen in the last few weeks:

Cloud9 bid for Firstkiller

After an up-and-down season, Cloud9 are looking to make a change which may come in the form of Firstkiller replacing Torment, multiple sources tell Shift. pic.twitter.com/LXrnGLTlbn — ShiftRLEsports (@ShiftRLE) April 15, 2020

Initially reported by our good friends at Shift, our sources can confirm that Cloud9 were in talks to pick up Rogue’s young star ahead of season 10. It seems with the timing of this information the team may have pushed for this move to go-ahead before the NA Spring Series to field the team in an official capacity.

To further back up the statements made by sources, Cloud 9 CEO, Jack Etienne recently followed both Firstkiller and Rogue’s President on Twitter:

Jack Etienne’s recent follows – https://twitter.com/JackEtienne/following

Sources say that Jack has been in contact with both parties to try to negotiate a contract buyout. The possibility of this move entirely depends on Rogue’s willingness to sell Firsts’ contract and, as we understand it, it’s not a pretty penny. We’ve heard conflicting reports, but several sources have informed us that the buyout clause is set at a 6-figure sum. At the moment, Cloud 9 have been unwilling to pull the trigger, probably due to the current COVID-19 situation; however, sources have intimated that Cloud 9’s performance in the upcoming Spring Series will potentially dictate the future of this move.

ex-Reciprocity and the Scrub Rumours

It’s been a talking point since the end of the season: Will Reciprocity make a roster change? Having followed a heroic run of form last summer, the team looked primed to shuffle things around a little bit. That’s why this tweet from DramaRLert caught peoples attention.

Your thoughts on this? pic.twitter.com/8SoWF3Nwlx — Drama RLert (@DramaRLert) March 29, 2020

New sources can be a tricky time since when one comes forward, it can be completely inaccurate. So when a new anonymous one claimed to be closed to Reciprocity and had information that Ferra was to be subbed in for Scrub Killa, we investigated the validity of these claims and came to the following conclusions:

Reciprocity’s released their PUBG team in January, long before the announcement of Reciprocity’s exit from Rocket League. The likelihood of them knowing that ScrubKilla was a transfer target this long after the fact is too low to be considered reliable information There is no apparent connection between the source Reciprocity PUBG. The sources’ Twitter didn’t follow any of the players’ on any iteration of the team, and they didn’t follow him. We also had sources inside PUBG look into it, and they claim that none of the ex-REC players knew him and neither did they know anything going on in the Rocket League team

On the Rocket League side, it’s been hushed from ex-REC. No scrim leaks have been found, and no tryouts have taken place. Therefore it’s tough to ascertain whether or not Scrub Killa is a transfer target for REC. Given his free agency, and recent issues dealing with orgs, it’s plausible that he would join this team, but no further evidence or testimonial has been uncovered thus far.

Triple Trouble Tryouts

Several moves have been touted for the Triple Trouble camp, as the team initially looked to replace Rix Ronday. Leaked message logs sent to RLAfterShock confirmed that Tadpole and Bluey were looking for new third’s, and since then, we’ve received a lot of prospects. Everyone from prospective bubble player Joreuz to World Champion gReazymeister has been reported as tryout prospects.

Triple Trouble continue to experiment with their roster ahead of the Rival Series. This time, the duo of Rix_Ronday and Tadpole have been trying out Moroccan prospect, Itachi. pic.twitter.com/DBz7CjrD6q — ShiftRLEsports (@ShiftRLE) April 7, 2020

The situation got even more interesting as, the now RLCS eligible, Itachi received tryouts in place of both Rix Ronday and Bluey, indicating that the only player who’s position is safe on this team is Tadpoles. Given his veterancy as a captain, this shouldn’t come as a surprise, but it leaves us continually guessing before any final moves become solid.

Regardless of who it is, to me, it seems Rix Ronday will likely be replaced. To that end, the lineage he’s carried since the very roots of this lineup was formed on Reason Gaming back in late 2017 will also come to an end. It’s most likely a necessary change, since Tadpole and Bluey are both players that can and have made RLCS in the past, and this team will be looking to aim high.

Singularity look to remove Godsmilla

Many have said that Singularity were in need to replace Godsmilla this season, and it seems that they agree with the consensus. Many players have been added to the tryout list for Singularity, including AS Monaco’s Extra, and former Mousesports player Scrub Killa.

As early stages of the off-season continue to take shape, the Karen (Ex-TSM) duo Metsanarius and Mognus will be exploring their options with various thirds. Most recently, the duo tried out AS Monaco's Extra pic.twitter.com/ObLQqWWNTe — ShiftRLEsports (@ShiftRLE) April 17, 2020

Based on the recent reports of Extra’s tryouts with ex-TSM, it seems likely that he’s keeping doors open. The probability of signing with Extra seems more suitable for the organisation than Scrub Killa since Scrub’s value will be boosted by his trophy cabinet. His past issues with organisations and contracts might also prove to be a hurdle in signing with an organisation. While the rumours with ex-Reciprocity don’t hold up, it’s more likely that Scrub will be able to join an orgless team rather than a team like Singularity.

We're going to be playing with @Mognus_RL for the upcoming Spring Series pic.twitter.com/uz3FttNUao — noly (@Nolystic) April 19, 2020

As for the squad themselves, Noly confirmed on Twitter that Spring Series would see a change of lineup, with Mognus stepping into the team for the qualifiers. If they opt to stick with him, then it would leave Metsanarius as the lone standing player of ex-TSM, and most likely forfeiture of the RLRS spot. This is assuming Remkoe opts against returning to active competition, and all signs currently point to his retirement, so there are still opportunities out there.

While there is a lot of information out there, you should note that this is very early in the offseason. Most tryouts are just that: tryouts. They aren’t guaranteed to lead anywhere until an offer has been made. It’s too early in the offseason for that to happen in most cases, but with Spring series right around the corner, we might see several updates in the coming few weeks.

It can be easy to dismiss reports such as these and complete folly but keep an open mind. Roster moves are bound to happen, and as the offseason progresses, we’ll keep our accurate reports up.

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