Ex-PLAYZONE to make a timely return? - Report

The original PLAYZONE team that disbanded in the early stages of 2011 are rumoured to be making a comeback.

Words of rumour have been exchanged between ourselves and an unnamed source that the original PLAYZONE lineup will be making a swift return to the CoD4 scene with an unknown temporary team name. Much like many of the thriller movies I have watched, there comes a twist. In this particular case, one player is missing from the 'original' recipe: only for the other four to be seasoned by a familiar face. As you may have already guessed, the missing piece to the puzzle is none other than Epsilon's Sanjay "caesiuM" Gambhir, who shall be duly replaced by Mitch "remedY" Wilkinson. Whispers of their complete lineup include these five players:

Myles "myzz" Cahill
Sean "ZAJAKI" Kilbride
André "Rezet" Sanguinetti
Gergely "GREG" Cseh
Mitch "remedY" Wilkinson

The outcome of such a move seems questionable as all of the aforementioned players have had their fair share of problems in the past. It must also be mentioned that despite Sean 'ZAJAKI' Kilbride being an up and coming SMG in recent times, there have been personality clashes between him and the rest of the lineup during his previous stint in PLAYZONE - this being a common feat that often goes unmentioned when players depart from their team on their so-called 'good terms.'

Nevertheless, the team sports more than enough talent to compete with some of the best teams around. Having placed 9th in TEK-9's November 2010 Top Ten Ranking after a flurry of good results in October's Esportsheaven cups (even defeating fnaticMSI), the team were beginning to conjure up some big upsets against very good opponents. With Myles "myzz" Cahill leading the troops towards back-to-back wins, the future looked promising. However, with the untimely departure of Sean "ZAJAKI" Kilbride in January 2011, one can only say that the loss of such a player foreshadowed what was to come for the mix of European players.

They ended up on the receiving end of false-promises distributed by both PLAYZONE and Clan-Virus, only to be coupled with constant lineup changes involving the departures of André "Rezet" Sanguinetti and eventually Gergely "GREG" Cseh. A combination of poor judgment calls, internal conflict, and inflexible time schedules all but ensured the team's demise.

Ultimately, whether or not such a lineup will materialise in the near future is something almost short of speculation - but whether it will prove to be a top ten success once again is the real question to be asked.