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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Hattrick idiot noob questions...
Alright... I'm giving it a shot, but right now, my squad sucks donkey ass, and unless I can find a way to make noticable improvement soon, I'm giving up.
1. Transfers are almost totally out of the question, becuase I don't have time to sit on the wire and keep from getting out-bid at the last second by some choad who has nothing better to do all day. 2. I've already fired one coach - he sucked, and, honestly, the new guy's not much better, but it seemed to make the fan club happy. Here's my match results so far: 4/7/2003 (League): Shell RimulaX - Drunken Crusaders 6 - 1 4/9/2003 (Friendly): Wrendyr IF - Drunken Crusaders 7 - 0 4/14/2003 (League): Drunken Crusaders - White Trash 0 - 5 4/17/2003 (Friendly): Drunken Crusaders - SF Tides 1 - 3 4/21/2003 (League): Saigon - Drunken Crusaders 6 - 0 By the way... I'm the "Drunken Crusaders," in case there was any doubt. Is it typical to be so damned bad? 3. Here's my club expenditures: The Club Youth Squad: weak Investment in the Youth squad: 20 000 US$ / week Goaltending Coaches: 2 Assistant Coaches: 3 Sport Psychologists: 1 Spokepersons: 2 Economists: 1 Physiotherapists: 2 Doctors: 2 Too much? Not enough? So far, my youth squad pulls have been abysmal. 4. Here's my economy: Economy Cash funds: 203 411 US$ (168 211) US$ Sponsors: satisfied Supporter Club: 530 members Supporters: calm Not bad, but at the rate I'm going, I'll be broke soon. I'd like to figure things out before I get there. I have enough debt in real life. I don't want my escapist computer games to be that realistic. 5. Here's the arena: Arena: Drunken Crusaders Arena Belongs to: Drunken Crusaders Country: USA Region : California Last improvement: 4/21/2003 Total capacity: 7600 Terraces: 5000 Basic seating: 2000 Seats under roof: 500 Seats in VIP boxes: 100 Again.. enough? Too much? Also, what's the benefit (if any) of paying to re-name the arena? 6. My training: Training Training Level: 90% Training Type: Defending Coach: Warren Kearney Team Spirit: calm Confidence: poor The intesity level is the same as it was when I took over. I don't have any idea what type of training to do, so I set it to defense, since my goalies suck, and they're getting shelled. 7. My coach: Warren Kearney (10996189) 54 years, wretched form, healthy A poor coach who prefers a strong defensive game A pleasant guy who is balanced and upright. Has excellent experience and weak leadership abilities. Nationality: USA Assessed value: 0 US$ Wage: 500 US$/week Owner: Drunken Crusaders Warnings: 0 He's a loser. Fire him? Or am I doing something else wrong? 8. My players are all mostly bad. I have two with six-figure values. I won't list them all here unless somebody REALLY wants to be helpful and offer suggestions for the entire bloody roster. Thanks for any advice. |
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04-23-2003, 03:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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That coach sucks and list your players.
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04-23-2003, 03:12 PM
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College Starter
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Somerville, MA
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yeah fire your coach and try and get at least a passable, solid being the best.
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04-23-2003, 03:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Thanks... I'll fire the bastard now. Here are my players:
Your 21 players Aubrey Numbers 266 000 US$, 26 years, inadequate form Has poor experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: weak Keeper: wretched Playmaking: solid Passing: solid Winger: poor Defending: passable Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: passable Dan Frederick 124 000 US$, 24 years, poor form Has weak experience and wretched leadership abilities [Technical] Stamina: passable Keeper: wretched Playmaking: weak Passing: solid Winger: weak Defending: solid Scoring: poor Set Pieces: disastrous Rickie Minor 65 000 US$, 22 years, weak form Has wretched experience and weak leadership abilities [Head] Stamina: solid Keeper: wretched Playmaking: poor Passing: passable Winger: weak Defending: weak Scoring: weak Set Pieces: solid Claudio Evangelista 64 000 US$, 29 years, weak form Has poor experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: passable Keeper: wretched Playmaking: poor Passing: passable Winger: passable Defending: inadequate Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: inadequate Floyd Dodd 61 000 US$, 28 years, inadequate form Has wretched experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: inadequate Keeper: wretched Playmaking: wretched Passing: weak Winger: disastrous Defending: weak Scoring: solid Set Pieces: poor Luo Kai-Yu 61 000 US$, 23 years, inadequate form Has poor experience and solid leadership abilities Stamina: wretched Keeper: weak Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: wretched Defending: wretched Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: inadequate James Williams 54 000 US$, 30 years, inadequate form Has inadequate experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: passable Keeper: wretched Playmaking: poor Passing: weak Winger: inadequate Defending: weak Scoring: passable Set Pieces: poor Alvin Wang 36 000 US$, 28 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities [Powerful] Stamina: wretched Keeper: wretched Playmaking: poor Passing: solid Winger: inadequate Defending: weak Scoring: poor Set Pieces: passable Emerson Villarreal 32 000 US$, 18 years, passable form Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: wretched Keeper: weak Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: disastrous Lowell Gallardo 31 000 US$, 18 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities [Quick] Stamina: wretched Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: disastrous Passing: poor Winger: weak Defending: solid Scoring: weak Set Pieces: solid Francisco Alcolea 25 000 US$, 23 years, inadequate form Has poor experience and passable leadership abilities [Quick] Stamina: poor Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: poor Passing: disastrous Winger: wretched Defending: passable Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: disastrous Chip Mims 22 000 US$, 22 years, weak form Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities [Unpredictable] Stamina: solid Keeper: wretched Playmaking: weak Passing: disastrous Winger: inadequate Defending: inadequate Scoring: poor Set Pieces: disastrous Tory Hinson 21 000 US$, 24 years, passable form Has poor experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: wretched Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: weak Passing: wretched Winger: inadequate Defending: poor Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: solid Michael Read 20 000 US$, 22 years, inadequate form Has wretched experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: weak Keeper: wretched Playmaking: inadequate Passing: wretched Winger: wretched Defending: poor Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: solid Tommy Lee Paquette 13 000 US$, 29 years, weak form Has poor experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: weak Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: poor Passing: inadequate Winger: weak Defending: weak Scoring: weak Set Pieces: solid Julio Cadenas 12 000 US$, 26 years, weak form Has wretched experience and passable leadership abilities Stamina: disastrous Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: weak Passing: passable Winger: wretched Defending: poor Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: disastrous Jerry Eggleston 8 000 US$, 27 years, weak form Has wretched experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: poor Keeper: wretched Playmaking: inadequate Passing: poor Winger: wretched Defending: wretched Scoring: weak Set Pieces: solid Delmer Littlejohn 6 000 US$, 28 years, inadequate form Has poor experience and poor leadership abilities Stamina: solid Keeper: wretched Playmaking: disastrous Passing: inadequate Winger: poor Defending: wretched Scoring: poor Set Pieces: passable Ulysses Chong 3 000 US$, 19 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and weak leadership abilities [Powerful] Stamina: inadequate Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: weak Passing: wretched Winger: wretched Defending: wretched Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: wretched Warren Kearney 0 US$, 54 years, wretched form Has excellent experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: disastrous Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: disastrous Christopher Shanks 0 US$, 19 years, passable form Has disastrous experience and solid leadership abilities Stamina: poor Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: wretched Passing: poor Winger: wretched Defending: wretched Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: disastrous |
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04-23-2003, 03:29 PM
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Location: Placerville, CA
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Here's the new coach... fire his ass and try for a better one?
Gregory Machado (11207474) 47 years, disastrous form, healthy A inadequate coach who goes all out A pleasant guy who is calm and upright. Has excellent experience and inadequate leadership abilities. Nationality: USA Assessed value: 0 US$ Wage: 500 US$/week Owner: Drunken Crusaders Warnings: 0 |
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04-23-2003, 03:30 PM
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Banned
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Location: Placerville, CA
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My Team Spirit is now "content" and my Confidence is "Strong"
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04-23-2003, 03:31 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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He's better, but passable or solid coaching is really what you want if at all possible. IT just depends how much money you want to spend.
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04-23-2003, 03:33 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Set training intensity to 100% and train stamina.
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04-23-2003, 03:43 PM
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Location: Louisiana
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Re: Hattrick idiot noob questions...
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It is best to try and go after players that you know you will be able to check on when the time is expiring- if you can't do that then I would suggest figuring out how much you would be willing to pay and make a bid around that amount and hopefully no one else will go after him. Quote:
20k a week in the youth squad is good. 2 Goal coaches is what you want. I would suggest 6-8 assisstant coaches. I am not sure what sport psycologists do so I can't help you here. 2 spokespersons is a good #, they pay for them self so over time you will want more. you do not need an economist unless you have over $500k in profit or are in serious debt. 2 Physiotherapists is a good #. You do not need any doctors unless you have players on your team who are hurt. Quote:
Since it costs $30k no matter how many seats you put in, it is a general rule of thumb to build atleast 3,000 at a time....Also when you upgrade your stadium there is a stadium calculator to tell you how many of each type of seats to build...Once your fan base gets around 600-650 I would suggest upgrading again. Quote:
Since you have 2 Physiotherapists you can raise your training level to around 95%...some will say 100...it all depends on what you want to do, the higher it is the more likely it is your team will have injuries. As for your coach- he is inadaquate which is only a level below passable....I would try to get atleast a passable but again it is up to you. |
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04-23-2003, 03:43 PM
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Location: Placerville, CA
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Sweet! Fired my coach again, and I got:
Jay Youngblood (11207531) 41 years, disastrous form, healthy A solid coach who goes all out A pleasant guy who is balanced and upright. Has brilliant experience and inadequate leadership abilities. Nationality: USA Assessed value: 0 US$ Wage: 500 US$/week Owner: Drunken Crusaders Warnings: 0 |
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04-23-2003, 03:44 PM
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Location: Louisiana
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So you ot a solid coach who goes all out on your second try?.....I hate you.  |
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04-23-2003, 03:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: New York, NY
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You've got a wretched defender playing defense (Littlejohn) instead of your solid guy (Gallardo) for starters. Hinson has no stamina for the midfield. Frederick should be playing defense too, as he's also a solid. Switch Evangelista's position with Williams.
Those jump out at me, although I'm still new to the game. You seem to have talent, but they're being played out of position. |
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04-23-2003, 03:47 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Louisiana
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You can also use http://www.mybestteam.tk/ to help with deciding who to play and where....I am not sure if that is the correct link since I havn't used it in a while.
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04-23-2003, 03:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Gratz on the coach!! I have quickly looked through your players and come up with a 3-5-2 lineup:
IM's: Aubrey Numbers 266 000 US$, 26 years, inadequate form Has poor experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: weak Keeper: wretched Playmaking: solid Passing: solid Winger: poor Defending: passable Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: passable Michael Read 20 000 US$, 22 years, inadequate form Has wretched experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: weak Keeper: wretched Playmaking: inadequate Passing: wretched Winger: wretched Defending: poor Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: solid Jerry Eggleston 8 000 US$, 27 years, weak form Has wretched experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: poor Keeper: wretched Playmaking: inadequate Passing: poor Winger: wretched Defending: wretched Scoring: weak Set Pieces: solid Forwards: Floyd Dodd 61 000 US$, 28 years, inadequate form Has wretched experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: inadequate Keeper: wretched Playmaking: wretched Passing: weak Winger: disastrous Defending: weak Scoring: solid Set Pieces: poor James Williams 54 000 US$, 30 years, inadequate form Has inadequate experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: passable Keeper: wretched Playmaking: poor Passing: weak Winger: inadequate Defending: weak Scoring: passable Set Pieces: poor CD's: Dan Frederick 124 000 US$, 24 years, poor form Has weak experience and wretched leadership abilities [Technical] Stamina: passable Keeper: wretched Playmaking: weak Passing: solid Winger: weak Defending: solid Scoring: poor Set Pieces: disastrous Lowell Gallardo 31 000 US$, 18 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities [Quick] Stamina: wretched Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: disastrous Passing: poor Winger: weak Defending: solid Scoring: weak Set Pieces: solid Keeper: Emerson Villarreal 32 000 US$, 18 years, passable form Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: wretched Keeper: weak Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: disastrous Wingback: Chip Mims 22 000 US$, 22 years, weak form Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities [Unpredictable] Stamina: solid Keeper: wretched Playmaking: weak Passing: disastrous Winger: inadequate Defending: inadequate Scoring: poor Set Pieces: disastrous Wingers: Alvin Wang 36 000 US$, 28 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities [Powerful] Stamina: wretched Keeper: wretched Playmaking: poor Passing: solid Winger: inadequate Defending: weak Scoring: poor Set Pieces: passable Claudio Evangelista 64 000 US$, 29 years, weak form Has poor experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: passable Keeper: wretched Playmaking: poor Passing: passable Winger: passable Defending: inadequate Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: inadequate I really would suggest you at the very least go out and buy a passable keeper for 75k or so. If someone sees something I missed, please point it out. Also make James Williams your team captain. Last edited by Nyarlahotep : 04-23-2003 at 03:57 PM. |
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04-23-2003, 03:53 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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What about the players? Who's worth keeping? I've read some of the Hattrick dynasty threads, and I get the impression that a lot of guys unload their valualble older players and build for the future... I'm just worried about my squad getting worse (is that possible?) and my fan base evaporating.
Also, I really have no clue, aside from what I read in the online beginner's guide, on how to set my lineups. I've never played soccer, never watched soccer, and really have no understanding of the underlying concepts of the game that drive the simulation. |
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04-23-2003, 04:17 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
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Use my best team, for now.
The only player I would consider upgrading from the start would be a keeper, you should be able to find a inad or passable keeper for a pretty decent price. When it comes to bidding, I never bid on a guy unless its right near the end. Dont try to play the market unless you have some time to spend when the bidding is up. There is just too much competition to expect to not get into a bidding war unless your bidding on some crap player....
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04-23-2003, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Somerville, MA
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if you're looking for a cheap, young inad keeper i've got this guy for sale... he's only up to 1,000 as of now
Danny Colburn (11183584) 19 years, passable form, healthy A sympathetic guy who is balanced and honest. Has disastrous experience and weak leadership abilities. Nationality: USA Assessed value: 139 000 US$ Wage: 1 240 US$/week Owner: S. Boston Hooligans Warnings: 0 Stamina: disastrous Goaltending: inadequate Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous Scoring: poor Set Pieces: disastrous |
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04-23-2003, 04:56 PM
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Location: Placerville, CA
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Awesome... I can't thank all of you enough for all your input.
I'll look for a better keeper... and try out that mybestteam site for lineup suggestions, I guess... |
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04-23-2003, 05:00 PM
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Location: Placerville, CA
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Wow... thanks for taking the time to do all that... I'll make that lineup my orders for my next match, and let you know how it goes.  |
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04-23-2003, 05:03 PM
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Location: Placerville, CA
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Yeah... I thought twice about sharing that right away... I've read about people spending hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to find a good coach.  |
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04-23-2003, 05:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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It might not go well due to confusion. That is why it is best to start with today's friendly. |
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04-23-2003, 05:11 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Lost
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when you got free time, check out these sites:
Hattricks is a GREAT place to learn about training, what to train and how long to expect before noticable changes. it will also help you on what and how many of each staff you should have. an all-around awesome site. MyBestTeam for determining your best lineup. If you're not sure how/what lineup to use, click 'Help On Selectin Tactic' ABCs of tactics will give you an idea of repositioning, ie: playing a winger offensive, etc... the site you'll want to spend the most time at is Hattricks. They can also tell you if you should expand your stadium, how much, and what type of seats. I do recommend getting a progam like HAM or Hattrick Poli to download your HRF as it will be easier than copy/paste. If you're a 'Supporter' on hattrick, you can download it under the 'Supporter/Downloads' menu. Don't get discouraged, I was in the same boat you're in now. Didn't know squat about soccer. Now I think I've got a 'decent' team and can only go up from here :P
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04-23-2003, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: speak to the trout
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I'll second that -- -Panther is probably the 2nd best team in my division in very short order. I'm still first of course.
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04-23-2003, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Another good program is Absolut Manager. It is like HAM and will give lineup suggestions. It can get your .hrf file and is free.
http://jonas.nu/hattrick/absolut/ |
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04-23-2003, 05:24 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Lost
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Now that I'm content with All I really want this year is atop 3 spot, preferrably not 1st, and the top scorer My defenseputs up good ratings but they are just shy of invisible with the amount of goals they give up. I'm just looking to contend this year, get a good foundation, and plan to kick some serious a$$ in the seasons to come 
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04-23-2003, 05:28 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2002
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I'm running HAM, Poli, & AM. AM gives me completely different
lineup configurations than mybestteam. I'm curious to check them but can't set 'static' players on mybestteam. Only thing I wish AM included was a lineup rating like mybestteam. If mybestteam had an online pay I'd prob buy it but I'm not sending it to Italy.
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04-23-2003, 06:39 PM
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Location: Placerville, CA
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Alright... my new keeper... I probably overpaid.... just got him for $16,000
Riley Bostic (8818260) 23 years, weak form A pleasant guy who is calm and honest. Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities. Nationality: USA Assessed value: 97 000 US$ Wage: 1 300 US$/week Owner: Gastonia United F.C. Warnings: (this information is not available while matches are in progress) Stamina: poor Goaltending: inadequate Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: wretched Details about scoring cannot be shown while matches are in progress. |
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04-23-2003, 07:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Lost
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he's not bad. if you can get his form up he could put up 2*. You're in a high scoring division. top 4 teams lowest scorer is 11. Once you get more familiar with the system and market, you might want to consider looking for a passable keeper. You'll be looking at anywhere from 75-100k I got mine for 84k. Right now, he's fine. I started out getting an inad keeper until I was more knowledgeable with the market, although that's still not evident at times lol. at 16k I don't think you overpaid. He's 23 so he'll take longer to train, but he's a med/med-high inad keeper. i think they pop to passable somewhere around 120-140k or something like that. They guy I got I know I overpaid for. He was inad valued at 70k and I made someone happy by paying 30k. only wanted to pay 20 tops but the other guy bidding ticked me off and so I bid 30 lol. I recently sold him because I got a passable and didn't want the 1300+k he was costing me weekly. Only got 12k for him. ouch. once you get some stamina and form improvements, you'll should be good enough to not get relegated. I'd try to train 2 weeks stamina and 1-2 form/general and then start focusing on your training ritual
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04-23-2003, 07:02 PM
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Location: Placerville, CA
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Didn't get my new keeper in the lineup for today's friendly... it's halftime... and all I can say is, you guys RULE... I'm up 4-0 at the half...
Keep in mind that 4 goals (which I've scored by HALFTIME) is TWICE my total in all FIVE GAMES I've played since starting my Hattrick career. |
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04-23-2003, 07:10 PM
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that's good. second half might not be as good due to stamina but I think your def should be able to hold up .I'm not sure how many players you have on roster, but once you determine what your going to train, try to find some young, 19 and under, guys to fill your B Team (also known as friendly squad) This way you can train more than 4-5 players. When looking for players, you ideally want inad or passable in the skill your training. I've got all inads due to lack of funds to participate in bidding wars on the passables. I also avoid 'nasty' players as often as I can because they'll lower your team spirit when they join your team. popular guys might boost it but I've never been so lucky... Also, if you see a cheap player that sux, check to see if he's a popular guys with solid leadership, if he is and you can get him without spending big $$$ do it. He's a 'clown' who will help boost your team spirit. you can also get a 'puesdo clown' sympathetic/solid that will do the same but to a lesser degree. If you have anyone with solid leadership who is controversal or worse, you should look to replace them as they will damage your TS. Well, now that I've probably overloaded you, I'll let you enjoy your game. GL
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04-23-2003, 07:15 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Glad to hear it's working out for you. I'm having a stroke watching my cup match. Just took the lead on a div III team though, so WOOOOOT!!
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04-23-2003, 07:47 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Well, I won my first match, 4-1. Granted, it's only a friendly, but after losing 5 straight, I'll take it. I'll spend tomorrow reviewing the rest of the advice I have here to read and see what else I can do to improve for my upcoming league match (which is against the #2 team in my division).
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04-23-2003, 08:22 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Gratz, when I get some extra time I'll look over your extra players o see if you should do some selling/ firing.
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04-23-2003, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Willow Glen, CA
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Lowell Gallardo
31 000 US$, 18 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities [Quick] Stamina: wretched Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: disastrous Passing: poor Winger: weak Defending: solid Scoring: weak Set Pieces: solid 18 year old Solid defender? You could probably get a pretty penny for him, and to be competitive you probably don't need his services. However, he's young, and if you decide to train defending, in about 8 weeks you could have yourself an 18 year old Excellent defender...
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04-23-2003, 08:41 PM
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Location: Louisiana
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04-24-2003, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Was gonna post a fire/ sell list, but I see you have already started selling. put Ricky Minor up for sale. He's worthless.
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04-24-2003, 01:51 PM
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Location: Placerville, CA
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Ok... Minor and Gallardo are up for sale now... in addition to Littlejohn, Eggleston, and Paquette. Anyone else I should ditch?
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04-24-2003, 01:53 PM
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Banned
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Location: Placerville, CA
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Also... anyone interested in a friendly this week? I'm an easy target, and I figure I owe you guys SOMETHING.
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04-24-2003, 02:19 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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A few more questions...
1.) How do you issue press releases? I can't seem to find it. 2.) What's the benefit of being a supporter? I know what they say on the site, but I'd like to hear it from anyone here who might have already tried it... it's not expensive, so that's not a big deal, but what do you really get? Also... what are federations good for? |
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04-24-2003, 02:29 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Fire Luo Kai-Yu I can't imagine you would be able to sell a weak keeper and you would just lose the transfer listing fee. And buy a decent IM, you really need to switch to 3-5-2. A wretched midfield won't win you many games.
You need Supporter to issue press releases. I like Supporter because it will keep track of my best performances, lets me put up a picture, lets me do press releases, has a guest book, and lets me be in federations. Federations are just extra conferences where you can get advice or talk about things you like. Some of the bigger ones host their own cups (in case you didn't want to be in the FOFC Cup), just basic stuff like that. |
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04-24-2003, 03:42 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Ok... I fired Luo Kai-Yu... I've made one more purchase (and am now nearly broke... ah, the price of success), so I now have the following keepers on my squad - should I retain all of them?:
Emerson Villarreal 32 000 US$, 18 years, passable form Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: wretched Keeper: weak Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: disastrous Juán Holloway 161 000 US$, 22 years, wretched form Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities Stamina: inadequate Keeper: passable Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: wretched Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: disastrous Riley Bostic 97 000 US$, 23 years, weak form Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities Stamina: poor Keeper: inadequate Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: wretched |
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04-24-2003, 03:51 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
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No, fire the weak one. He's probably better than the inad right now because of form, but you need to get the two you are gonna keep playtime so they can improve form. If you don't already have a couple, hire two or so keeper coaches. They will help form as well. It may turn out that Holloway isn't very far from solid. Once he goes up in form a few levels I will be able to tell. The keeper coaches will even give your keepers a tiny bit of training while you are working on stamina. I really, really think you need to get a decent IM and switch to 3-5-2 or even 4-5-1, your series is fairly tough and your current midfield ratings are not going to put you in a position to win many games.
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04-24-2003, 03:54 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Lost
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you must have 'Supporter' to issue press releases. I've got it and I wouldn't want to revert back without it. It allows you simple things such as player numbers, faces, & press releases but the best thing about it is bookmarks. No more searching to find a player you were looking/interested in. once you find him bookmark him and you're only one click away. Got teams you like, you can support them, no actual benefits other than ego , or youcan bookmark them for easy access. Bookmarks rule!!!! If cost is no concern for you and you're serious about keeping your team, I'd say go get you supporter. Well worth it and not to mention it helps fund future improvements to the game.
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04-24-2003, 04:20 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Ok... thanks... this prompts two more questions:
1.) What qualities do I look for in a good IM? I assume this means "Inner Midfielder." Remember - I'm a total soccer idiot here. 2.) I've bought the "Supporter" option. What are some of your guys team names/ID's? 3.) I assume I should fire Emerson Villareal because I can only train 2 keepers at a time, and he's not worth selling at his present level? |
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04-24-2003, 04:44 PM
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Lost
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yea, fire Villareal, he's 'weak' and 3rd string so you've got no use
for him. I don't think you'll get much for him if you try to sell so I'd fire him. IM is for inner-midfield lovingly called middies What you want in them are: Playmaking (main stat) Stamina (EXTREMELY IMPORTANT) those two are probably more important for an IM than goaltending is to a keeper. If you've got a passable playmaker with wretched stamina, he's going to stink up the pitch bad. as for my team, I'm the Tomahawks (71138) but don't get too attached to my current squad. I'm right on the verge of uncovering an embezzelment scam involving some beloved team members who's future doesn't look like a long lasting one needless to say, in a couple weeks, the Tomahawks will probably be undergoing a major overhaul to weed out the criminals lol
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04-24-2003, 04:56 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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1. Playmaking is important, but since you are training stamina for 2-3 weeks you can settle a bit in that department. Try to buy a guy soon so he can get training today. I would say passable or solid playmaking and no less than inadequate stamina would be good (weak in pinch) with a few weeks of stamina training and a decent IM (and playing 3-5-2 or 4-5-1) you should see a real turn around in your teams performance. 2. Arkham Avengers 3. You're getting rid of him to avoid paying his salary. You might actually be able to make a small profit off him since he is young. You might want to try putting him up for 2k and see if anyone bites. |
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04-24-2003, 05:59 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Alright... I'm burning up the transfer wires around the globe to find a decent IM or two... I'll be in debt by the end of the day.
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04-24-2003, 06:03 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Good luck. Let us know what you get.
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04-24-2003, 06:10 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Placerville, CA
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Here's what I've just got:
Paid too much, I think... $64,000 .. hit the "bid" button before I realized what it was at... but, he's passable in both key areas... Camiel Gaffar (5835555) 24 years, wretched form, healthy A sympathetic guy who is balanced and honest. Has wretched experience and wretched leadership abilities. Nationality: Nederland Assessed value: 53 000 US$ Wage: 1 368 US$/week including 20% Bonus Owner: Drunken Crusaders Warnings: 0 Stamina: passable Goaltending: wretched Playmaking: passable Passing: inadequate Winger: weak Defending: weak Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: disastrous Career Goals: 8 Career Hattricks: 2 League goals this season: 0 Cup goals this season: 0 Paid $3000 Roelof Nijholt (7972435) 31 years, weak form, healthy A nasty fellow who is temperamental and dishonest. Has weak experience and inadequate leadership abilities. Speciality: Unpredictable Nationality: Nederland Assessed value: 16 000 US$ Wage: 804 US$/week including 20% Bonus Owner: Drunken Crusaders Warnings: 0 Stamina: solid Goaltending: wretched Playmaking: passable Passing: weak Winger: weak Defending: weak Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: poor Career Goals: 0 Career Hattricks: 0 League goals this season: 0 Cup goals this season: 0 Paid $5000 Raffi Boger (8532988) 27 years, excellent form, healthy A pleasant guy who is temperamental and upright. Has poor experience and poor leadership abilities. Nationality: Schweiz Assessed value: 25 000 US$ Wage: 792 US$/week including 20% Bonus Owner: Drunken Crusaders Warnings: (Suspended) Stamina: passable Goaltending: wretched Playmaking: inadequate Passing: wretched Winger: poor Defending: weak Scoring: weak Set Pieces: poor Career Goals: 0 Career Hattricks: 0 League goals this season: 0 Cup goals this season: 0 Last edited by Franklinnoble : 04-24-2003 at 06:13 PM. |
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04-24-2003, 06:23 PM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
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You didn't really need three, but the third guy is in such great form he should start sunday. You should still train stamina. After a few weeks you can post all your IM's and we can decide you you shoud sell. You'll probably turn a profit. And by the way fire Christopher Shanks.
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