Spreadsheets vs. LMX: Why Web-Based LMS Is Better

Published on May 31, 2025 (Last updated: June 15, 2025)

There was a time — not that long ago — when running a Last Man Standing league meant opening Excel, firing up WhatsApp, and hoping nobody forgot their pick. Week after week, someone would send a voice note at 3am. Someone else would try to sneak in a late pick. And the poor soul running the game? A full-time data analyst by Sunday night.

Sound familiar?

Here’s why it’s time to retire the spreadsheet.

🟠 Spreadsheets Are Built to Break

Even with colour-coding, formulas, and best intentions, Excel and Google Sheets were never designed to run football competitions. You’ll eventually hit one (or all) of these:

  • Players forgetting deadlines

  • Someone picking the same team twice

  • Hidden rows, broken formulas, accidental edits

  • Monday morning chaos when half the results are missing

  • Arguments over who picked what, and when

It’s not just messy — it burns out your organiser. The game becomes admin. And nobody thanks the person who kept it all afloat.

🟢 LMX Does the Heavy Lifting

LMX is what happens when someone finally said: “There has to be a better way.”

Here’s what you get with a web-based LMS like LMX:

  • ✅ Auto lockouts when the round kicks off — no late picks

  • ✅ Pick history tracking, so nobody can argue what they did

  • ✅ Fixtures laid out cleanly, no need to search the schedule

  • ✅ Mobile-friendly UI, so players can pick in seconds

  • ✅ Live results and progress tracking, no updates required

  • ✅ Dead-simple league setup, whether it’s 5 mates or 500 users

It’s built for football fans, not spreadsheet wizards.

🧠 No More Chasing

LMX takes the emotional labour out of the game. You don’t need to nag people. No “mate, your pick?” texts. No reformatting a cell after someone writes “man u” instead of “Manchester United.”

Players get reminders, and the system handles enforcement. You get to enjoy the competition without carrying it.

👏 From DIY to Pro-Level

Spreadsheets had their day. They helped bring LMS to life when no other options existed. But now there’s a better way to run it, and once you’ve experienced LMX, you won’t go back.

It’s cleaner. Smarter. Built for the future.

And crucially: you’re free to just play the game.

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