Hattrick

[Sinter]

2 more games, and i'm finally promoting to IV after 3 seasons in V... can't wait to get beaten down :)

my teams the staten island warriors of v.117 would have to play a qual match right now, but i think 37 points will wind up being enough for autopromotion. and if not i'll win my qual game :)

[Ferris]

Originally posted by AAGunner3
http://usa.hatstats.info/[/url]
Just punch in your series number, like 'V.188', in that empty field at the top of the screen and press enter. Does a decent breakdown of stats and whatnot. Not perfect but a good place to start, especially if you don't have supporter yet. I don't.

Mongrel FC 221913 V.188
Thanks for the website! Yeah, I didn't really listen early on and I've been training Playmaking pretty much the whole time. One of my younger players has improved from inadequate to passable in that time so I guess it has been a success. I have five players that are passable at scoring, and one that is solid. Two of the players are also passable or solid at defending so I put them there. Dunning really should be at striker but I've had the most success at the 4-5-1 and so I'm loath to give it up--especially since i've just gotten done getting Excellent at it. I've got some decent wingers right now, and some good young prospects at midfield (which seems to be my greatest weakness right now).

[Craig P]

Brays Bayou FC will be welcoming Tyranny FC to Braesmont Park for a BigSoccer friendly next Wednesday.

On mybestteam - the main issue with the IM selection on that site is not the players they select (which I agree with), it's how they apportion them when there are individual orders. E.g. I usually play my two regular IMs one offensive and one defensive. I agree with mybestteam about which three players to use in IM, but I disagree about which one is offensive, which one is defensive, and which one is the extra IM.

On training - Playmaking is a fine selection for training -- it's one of the most popular programs in the game, in fact. Make sure you have a full complement of six trainees, if you can. Preferably all under 20, as once they're older than 19 the time to train starts rising. When your team is only a weak or two old, it's not imperative that you have a full set of trainees yet, but you should be aware of where you need to go.

[kopiteinkc]

Welcome to the couple of new guys posting on here.

I have found this thread particularly helpful and we do have two Major League players lurking. I know they're still out there!! :)

So fire away with your questions, all of the advice on here is great.

My team is div iv.28 (Red Heads Rock) and hanging on by a thread. I'll probably get relegated but I haven't given in yet. I am going for broke and MOTS'ing against a much better opponent this weekend, but I am at home. If I can get a draw I just might stay up. The 6th place team is playing the top of the league away and surely can't win again! :(

[Darr]

Originally posted by kopiteinkc
Welcome to the couple of new guys posting on here.

I have found this thread particularly helpful and we do have two Major League players lurking. I know they're still out there!! :)

So fire away with your questions, all of the advice on here is great.

My team is div iv.28 (Red Heads Rock) and hanging on by a thread. I'll probably get relegated but I haven't given in yet. I am going for broke and MOTS'ing against a much better opponent this weekend, but I am at home. If I can get a draw I just might stay up. The 6th place team is playing the top of the league away and surely can't win again! :(


It looks like your competition will lose his last two matchs, against #1 and #2 respectivly... You should definetly win your last match against the last place team...

[TravisMinor_23]

I had a team in 1st in Div III set for promotion when I quit last time, just got my new team in Div V, ahh the challenges of promotion!

[Lone Star]

Originally posted by kopiteinkc
I have found this thread particularly helpful and we do have two Major League players lurking. I know they're still out there!! :)
Well, if you're talking about me, I'm barely an ML club.

:)

But, yeah, I lurk daily. I can help anyone climb the ranks until they reach a league that flat out kicks your ass.

Panther City FC
Major League
2 points in 12 league matches this season

[Ferris]

Right now I'm in sixth place in my group, and the people ahead of me are quite a bit better (I joined like 7 games into the season). I'm up against the third best team and my next matches are against the two lower teams than me. Would this be a good time to tell my team to Match of the Season? I haven't used it yet and I'm not sure how much of a difference it will make.
Also, how effective is it to play the wingers in an offensive tactic if they aren't good at scoring?
Thanks!

Tyranny FC V.114 USA (229034)

[GreatGonzo]

Looking at your series, I don't think you have a shot at winning your next game, even if you do go Match of the Season. Only chance is if he Plays it Cool, and even then, he has homefield advantage. I would play it normal and go for the win in the last game.

Wingers - offensive puts more emphasis on the winger skill and takes away from the defending skill. So you can play your wingers offensively even though they are bad at scoring, but it takes away from your defense.

[Craig P]

Originally posted by Ferris Beuler
Also, how effective is it to play the wingers in an offensive tactic if they aren't good at scoring?If you haven't done so already, you should read section 14 of the rules (The Player), which tells you what skills from what players contributed to your team's ratings and what the effect of the individual orders is.

[champmanager]

I just had the worst form drop in history. My team has cruised this season, and I didn't realise how much of my success was due to amazing form. Three weeks ago my first team was five excellents, 1 passable, 1 inadequate, and the rest solid. Now I've got three solid, 4 inadequate, 2 weak, and the rest passable. I just this week raised my training intensity from 99 to 100%. That couldn't be responsible for this week's dismal performance, could it? I also MOTsed for the first time all season last week.
Bottom line: my team is not as good as I thought it was, and I'm moving up to the third division.

[Ferris]

Originally posted by GreatGonzo
Looking at your series, I don't think you have a shot at winning your next game, even if you do go Match of the Season. Only chance is if he Plays it Cool, and even then, he has homefield advantage. I would play it normal and go for the win in the last game.

Wingers - offensive puts more emphasis on the winger skill and takes away from the defending skill. So you can play your wingers offensively even though they are bad at scoring, but it takes away from your defense.
Thanks Gonzo, yeah Jayhawks are pretty good. Pretty much what I thought with the wingers, I think with just one striker i need to get more pressure up front.
Also, I've read the whole Rules thing several times, and I have a pretty good feel for what is supposed to happen, I just wanted real world advice...

[ArsenalTexan3]

One of my forwards just went to solid in scoring and he is only 18! Should get to excellent by the middle of next season. Also considering I bought him for $4k and he was valued then at $23k, but now @$47k. I wonder how much I could sell him for on the market, $50-100k?

Maybe I can send him into get a look at the USA U-20 team. Might be a long shot, but worth a chance.

[Craig P]

18-yo solid right now has zero chance at the U20's. The only guys with a shot were pulled as 17-yo solids early last season. Your guy is pretty close to two seasons behind them in training.

If Elwood's still reading, I think he served a term as U20 coach, and he could probably tell you what skills your 18-yo would need to have to be considered for U20.


Correction to para 1 - most of those guys were pulled as 17-yo excellent. Two and a half seasons ahead of your guy.

[Ferris]

Originally posted by ArsenalTexan3

Maybe I can send him into get a look at the USA U-20 team. Might be a long shot, but worth a chance.
Can we do something to get them onto the U-20 team or are they picked radomly?

Tyranny FC V.114 USA (229034)

[Craig P]

Originally posted by Ferris Beuler
Can we do something to get them onto the U-20 team or are they picked radomly?In another couple of weeks, after the U20 WC concludes, there will be an election for the USA U20 manager. The U20 manager makes the decisions as to which players to call into the squad. Per my reply to AT3, I believe really the only players who will have a shot will have been pulled early in the non-U20 WC season as 17-yo solids in their primary skills.

Er, make that 17-yo excellent, except at gk.

Anyway, getting one of those players is really hitting the lottery. Their market value skyrockets. People are talking really crazy money for a first-week 17-yo solid gk.

[Ferris]

Originally posted by Craig P

Er, make that 17-yo excellent, except at gk.

Anyway, getting one of those players is really hitting the lottery. Their market value skyrockets. People are talking really crazy money for a first-week 17-yo solid gk.
Its gonna be a bit before I pull anything like that :rolleyes: even with 20,000k a week.

[kopiteinkc]

Originally posted by Darr
It looks like your competition will lose his last two matchs, against #1 and #2 respectivly... You should definetly win your last match against the last place team...

You would think so, but he managed to win away to the second place team last week and has woken from an early season slumber.

I am beginning to panic.

[Sinter]

im guessing 18 yo's either have to be outstanding with good secondary skills or brilliant to make the usa u-20 team for the next wc run. Anything less isn't good enough. goalies im guessing have to be around world class to be considered for the u20 team.

high solid 17 yo's with decent secondary skills will also have a shot at the u20 team, considering very very few 17 yo excellents are pulled.

[AAGunner3]

Had a decent form kick the week after my stamina camp. Finally getting my starters, for the most part, into inad and passable if not solid or excellent.

Had 2 players bump up in PM. A Wingback and one of my second teamer IMs that is starting this week.

Playing on of the two new guys tomorrow. Odds are, he's auto-relegating but will fight to get some points and stay up. Bummer of a time and position to come into my series, although, he's got the same points as I, I think.

The last place guy, I play next week. He seems to have awoken from his slumber. Bunch of logins this week. Seems to be playing a 4-3-3.

Oh, I need a friendly this week. Just initiated a couple of challenges but if you need one, by all means, send me an offer.

Mongrel FC
221913
V.188