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{{NewInfobox Team
|name=Strong Opinions
|image=Strong Opinions Logo.png
|caption=Strong Opinions
|tag=S-O |location=Europe
|captain= CeeJaey
|sponsor=[http://tf2pickup.net/ tf2pickup]<br /> [http://whitelist.tf/ whitelist.tf] <br />
|earnings=€545
|gamemode=Highlander
|etf2l=23483
|steam=SO-HL
|achievements= {{Medal|1st}} {{LeagueIconSmall|etf2l|name=Highlander One-Night-Cup #6}} {{LeagueIconSmall|etf2l|link=ETF2L Highlander Season 9|name= HL Season 9}} {{LeagueIconSmall|ugc|link=UGC#Highlander|name=HL Platinum Season 18}}
|created=1-2-2015
|trades=
|footnotes=
}}

'''Strong Opinions''' is a [[highlander]] team currently competing in [[ETF2L]] Premiership and [[UGC]] Platinum. They are the current [[ETF2L]] and [[UGC]] Highlander champions.

==Origin==

Strong Opinions was founded at the start of 2015 under the name of 'He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'. The team aimed to play in the High division in ETF2L for Season 8, and their first tournament together was ETF2L's 6th Experimental One-Night Highlander Cup. Placed in the High bracket, the team went on to beat Premiership opposition (such as WASP) on the way to victory in the tournament. There were a number of a roster changes after the cup, and during the ensuing season. After a number of departures, [[CeeJaey]] took over leadership, and the team decided a change of name and identity was needed. 

The team were rebranded as 'Strong Opinions' - an ongoing joke that the team's Soldier, [[Raptor]], had a strong opinion on every topic. S-O went on in ETF2L Season 8 High, sealing a playoff spot on the last matchday, but unfortunately losing out in the semi-finals to eventual winners MegaKillerz eSports. This third place result was seen as something to build on for the future.

==Premiership==

Following Season 8, the team needed a new Heavy, after the loss of [[Sad Panda]]. S-O used UGC Platinum Season 16 as an opportunity to trial new players, and they made playoffs - finishing in 4th place overall. However, this saw [[feeling]] grow tired of Scout, and move to backup on the team. The team still had aspirations of playing in the Premiership division for Season 9, but a recruitment drive was required. [[Thalash]] was brought in on Scout, and following DeutschLAN [[Emilio Estevez]] & [[Stevepander]] joined as Heavy and Pyro respectively. After MegaKillerz eSports folded, their Spy [[Toast]] also joined the ranks, resulting in a full roster.

Strong Opinions applied for Premiership for Season 9, and beat Team Colonslash: Express in the qualifiers to guarantee their place. During the pre-season thoughts were divided on how well S-O would fare in Prem - however they managed to secure their spot in the playoffs with a match to spare. During the Premiership Playoffs of Season 9 they knocked out [[Highpander]] in the Semi-Finals, before beating defending champions [[Tourettes Chessclub]] in the Grand Final to become the winners of Season 9 Highlander. Following this triumph, the team went on to play UGC Platinum Highlander, going on an undefeated run of 12 games to win the title, only dropping 3 rounds in total. Before the start of Season 10, S-O participated in the Pre-Season Map Test Cup, defeating [[Highpander]] in the final for another tournament win.

==Roster==

{{HL team roster
| scout = {{Player link|dk|Thalash}}
| soldier = {{Player link|at|Raptor}}
| pyro = {{Player link|uk|Stevepander}}
| demoman = {{Player link|se|korv}}
| heavy= {{Player link|uk|Emilio Estevez}}
| engineer= {{Player link|se|Seal}}
| medic = {{Player link|es|CeeJaey}}
| sniper = {{Player link|uk|Cloudy}}
| spy = {{Player link|dk|Toast}}
| description = ETF2L Season 10}}

{{HL team roster
| scout = {{Player link|dk|Thalash}}
| soldier = {{Player link|at|Raptor}}
| pyro = {{Player link|uk|Stevepander}}
| demoman = {{Player link|se|korv}}
| heavy= {{Player link|uk|Emilio Estevez}}
| engineer= {{Player link|pl|Doom}}
| medic = {{Player link|es|CeeJaey}}
| sniper = {{Player link|uk|Cloudy}}
| spy = {{Player link|dk|Toast}}
| description = UGC Season 18}}

{{HL team roster
| scout = {{Player link|dk|Thalash}}
| soldier = {{Player link|at|Raptor}}
| pyro = {{Player link|uk|Stevepander}}
| demoman = {{Player link|se|korv}}
| heavy= {{Player link|uk|Emilio Estevez}}
| engineer= {{Player link|se|Seal}}
| medic = {{Player link|es|CeeJaey}}
| sniper = {{Player link|uk|Cloudy}}
| spy = {{Player link|dk|Toast}}
| description = ETF2L Season 9}}

{{HL team roster
| scout = {{Player link|de|feeling}}
| soldier = {{Player link|at|Raptor}}
| pyro = {{Player link|de|MARS^}}
| demoman = {{Player link|se|korv}}
| heavy= {{Player link|pl|X-Wing}}
| engineer= {{Player link|se|Seal}}
| medic = {{Player link|es|CeeJaey}}
| sniper = {{Player link|uk|Cloudy}}
| spy = {{Player link|fr|Elazul}}
| description = UGC Season 16}}

{{HL team roster
| scout = {{Player link|de|feeling}}
| soldier = {{Player link|at|Raptor}}
| pyro = {{Player link|de|MARS^}}
| demoman = {{Player link|se|korv}}
| heavy= {{Player link|uk|sad panda}}
| engineer= {{Player link|uk|Spade}}
| medic = {{Player link|es|CeeJaey}}
| sniper = {{Player link|uk|Cloudy}}
| spy = {{Player link|fr|Elazul}}
| description = ETF2L Season 8}}

{{HL team roster
| scout = {{Player link|uk|Carlotso}}
| soldier = {{Player link|at|Raptor}}
| pyro = {{Player link|uk|goreston}}
| demoman = {{Player link|se|Seal}}
| heavy= {{Player link|uk|sad panda}}
| engineer= {{Player link|wales|RTC}}
| medic = {{Player link|es|CeeJaey}}
| sniper = {{Player link|uk|Cloudy}}
| spy = {{Player link|fr|Elazul}}
| description = ETF2L HL Experimental Cup #6}}