New Coach

Lone Star · 08-29-2003, 07:41 AM

Ok, so last night I was drinking too much, watching football on television, and poking around all the cool little things Hattrick added yesterday (my purple and white striped jerseys are pretty sharp!). Well all of a sudden I remembered the 'buy a coach' function added at the beginning of the season, and started messing with that. Turns out what I'd want would cost $2.5 million or so. Sheesh! I've already got a solid/solid coach.

On a whim I clicked on my coach's link.......and saw that his leadership skills had dropped to passable!

My team has already gone in the crapper enough as it is this season, I can't have the coach following suit...........so I went back and picked out the coach I wanted, took a few more gulps of beer, said a little prayer, and clicked 'ok'. $2.5 million gone. A few minutes later I was introduced to my new coach:

Sven-Erik Lange (4608549)
51 years, passable form, healthy
A solid coach who is fond of attacking
A sympathetic guy who is calm and righteous.
Has outstanding experience and solid leadership abilities.

Nationality: Danmark
Assessed value: 0 US$
Wage: 600 US$/week including 20% Bonus
Owner: Panther City FC
Warnings: 0

I'm impressed. If I would've pulled him the old fashioned way, he'd definately be a keeper. Maybe I should make important hattrick decisions when I'm drunk more often.......

I'm out of money now, though.

-Panther · 08-29-2003, 07:46 AM

2.5 million for a +1 improvement in leadership? must've been drinking some GOOOOOOOOOOOD stuff huh?

Was your old coach offensive? or did you atleast get a change there?

Lone Star · 08-29-2003, 08:07 AM

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Originally posted by -Panther
2.5 million for a +1 improvement in leadership? must've been drinking some GOOOOOOOOOOOD stuff huh?

Was your old coach offensive? or did you atleast get a change there?

It wasn't good stuff, just a lot of stuff.

My old coach was offensive as well, but he was controversial and dishonest......I never liked that. I guess I just wanted to shake things up.

-Panther · 08-29-2003, 08:11 AM

ok, as long as it was a lot then it's ok

when I saw then 'Sven' in his name, I thought he was Sweish

Now watch, you'll PIC reserves and start whooping up in ML hehehe. HT might've just been waiting for you to make a major change

or...... na I'll leave the bad luck out of it

PilotMan · 08-29-2003, 08:13 AM

what, you wern't going for the excellent coach? I am bit dissapointed for a Major League team.

Franklinnoble · 08-29-2003, 10:17 AM

This is the coach I pulled early last season... is he no good because of the inadequate leadership?

Quote:

Jay Youngblood (11207531)
42 years, inadequate form, healthy
A solid coach who is fond of attacking
A pleasant guy who is balanced and upright.
Has brilliant experience and inadequate leadership abilities.

Nationality: USA
Assessed value: 0 US$
Wage: 500 US$/week
Owner: Calvary Crusaders
Warnings: 0

Stamina: passable Goaltending: disastrous
Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous
Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous
Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: wretched

FrogMan · 08-29-2003, 10:23 AM

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Originally posted by Franklinnoble
This is the coach I pulled early last season... is he no good because of the inadequate leadership?

Maybe if you were a Major Leaguer, but for most of us poor slobs, he is more than good. I am still stuck with a passable coach, and will be for maybe a few seasons...

FM

FrogMan · 08-29-2003, 10:24 AM

dola, just to say that if I had 2.5 millions in the bank, I most certainly would not spend it on a coach right now. I'd have plenty of solid-excellent skilled players I could buy for 2.5 millions...

FM

Lone Star · 08-29-2003, 11:57 AM

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Originally posted by FrogMan
dola, just to say that if I had 2.5 millions in the bank, I most certainly would not spend it on a coach right now. I'd have plenty of solid-excellent skilled players I could buy for 2.5 millions...

FM

Unfortunately, 2.5 mil can't buy a difference-maker in the Major League. I spent 6 mil on a keeper not too long ago (and have several multi-million purchases in the past), and I still haven't won a match this season.

I don't know how clubs like KC Wizards and Slashers are able to build such powerful clubs and stay ahead of everyone else.

FrogMan · 08-29-2003, 12:00 PM

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Originally posted by Lone Star
Unfortunately, 2.5 mil can't buy a difference-maker in the Major League. I spent 6 mil on a keeper not too long ago (and have several multi-million purchases in the past), and I still haven't won a match this season.

I don't know how clubs like KC Wizards and Slashers are able to build such powerful clubs and stay ahead of everyone else.

That's exactly what I was saying and how I understood why you changed coach instead of buying some players. For us div IV and V'ers, 2.5 millions is a lot of money and many, many difference makers in our roster. My dola was to add on to the comment from Frank, where he was asking if is coach was worthless if he was only inadequate in leadership...

FM

Franklinnoble · 08-29-2003, 02:25 PM

Ah... Ok... I didn't realize that, by comparison, Lone Star is playing on an entirely different level.

TargetPractice6 · 08-29-2003, 05:51 PM

Lone Star, man, $2.5m for half a level of leadership is a ripoff. You would have been better off saving it or buying an Uber-Trainee™ next season. Not to be too harsh, but this will hurt far more than it helps.

sterlingice · 08-29-2003, 06:14 PM

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Originally posted by TargetPractice6
Lone Star, man, $2.5m for half a level of leadership is a ripoff. You would have been better off saving it or buying an Uber-Trainee™ next season. Not to be too harsh, but this will hurt far more than it helps.

I gotta agree here. I'm not sure one level of leadership is worth that kind of cash. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's not. He was only solid/passable not solid/wretched or anything like that.

SI

08-29-2003, 07:46 AM	#2
-Panther High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lost	2.5 million for a +1 improvement in leadership? must've been drinking some GOOOOOOOOOOOD stuff huh? Was your old coach offensive? or did you atleast get a change there? __________________ Stupidity is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

08-29-2003, 08:11 AM	#4
-Panther High School Varsity Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lost	ok, as long as it was a lot then it's ok when I saw then 'Sven' in his name, I thought he was Sweish Now watch, you'll PIC reserves and start whooping up in ML hehehe. HT might've just been waiting for you to make a major change or...... na I'll leave the bad luck out of it __________________ Stupidity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Last edited by -Panther : 08-29-2003 at 08:12 AM.

08-29-2003, 08:13 AM	#5
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	what, you wern't going for the excellent coach? I am bit dissapointed for a *Major League* team. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops.

08-29-2003, 10:24 AM	#8
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	dola, just to say that if I had 2.5 millions in the bank, I most certainly would not spend it on a coach right now. I'd have plenty of solid-excellent skilled players I could buy for 2.5 millions... FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

08-29-2003, 02:25 PM	#11
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Ah... Ok... I didn't realize that, by comparison, Lone Star is playing on an entirely different level.

08-29-2003, 05:51 PM	#12
TargetPractice6 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lexington, KY	Lone Star, man, $2.5m for half a level of leadership is a ripoff. You would have been better off saving it or buying an Uber-Trainee™ next season. Not to be too harsh, but this will hurt far more than it helps.

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