Are you going to use your starters or backups in the FOFC Cup?

Airhog · 05-08-2003, 11:49 PM

Inquiring minds want to know!

vex · 05-09-2003, 12:06 AM

It would nice to win the Cup for bragging rights and play my starters, but it's not worth the risk of getting my starters injured and my backups in bad form. Cause you never know when there'll be an injury.

Qwikshot · 05-09-2003, 12:12 AM

I play the Mesa Mehados the next two weeks in a row, they are a serious team (they rank high in hatstats yet are struggling due to poor offense)...I plan on resting some of my starters for these cup matches...but not all.

damnMikeBrown · 05-09-2003, 12:14 AM

While temptation is there, I think I have to play my reserves in the cup. The league is where the $$ is, and that's what I need. Bragging rights are nice, but solvency is better.

Blade6119 · 05-09-2003, 12:42 AM

I dont own back-ups...

Airhog · 05-09-2003, 12:45 AM

Ahh, another like minded soul

sterlingice · 05-09-2003, 02:14 AM

I definately will be playing my trainees except what positions I don't have B Team guys for.

SI

Vince · 05-09-2003, 02:17 AM

I'll be playing mostly backups, but I have a few injured, so the first few games are going to be a stronger team for me.

Doug5984 · 05-09-2003, 02:19 AM

I will be playing my B-team in the group play unless a player needs to play to get training for the week because of a red card or injury. Once the actual cup starts (if i make it that far) I might mix a few starters in and mess around with special orders to see how they play.

Havok · 05-09-2003, 02:28 AM

B-team all the way

astralhaze · 05-09-2003, 03:19 AM

B-Team no doubt. Not going to screw up my chance at auto promo.

Katon · 05-09-2003, 05:25 AM

Starters, mostly. I'm putting up around a 43-45 NSI most weeks; the rest of my league features one team putting up around 33 and then six in the 26 region. I figure I can win the league even playing my trainees.

FrogMan · 05-09-2003, 06:42 AM

I'll do like Katon and I assume you've all heard about my all-bot league by now

FM

Alf · 05-09-2003, 07:06 AM

B-Team too. I am looking to make a run at auto-promotion since only 2 teams are real opponents. Auto promo would mean French Div III + 120K for first place + 170K for auto promo !!!

PilotMan · 05-09-2003, 07:24 AM

I will play the reserves. The next 2 weeks I play an abandon team. So, providing the hattrick garbage truck doesn't come around I may get to play some starters in between.

Easy Mac · 05-09-2003, 07:32 AM

b-team

condors · 05-09-2003, 08:32 AM

i don't have enough squad players to have a b-team i normally have less than 20 if i get more i sell or fire course i am only getting youth pulls. If i can get my current 3 trainees to pop i could actually get out of debt(maybe)

DukeRulesMAB · 05-09-2003, 09:15 AM

I'll play a mix of starters and backups, cuz I don't have enough backups to field a team.

McSweeny · 05-09-2003, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Blade6119
I dont own back-ups...

same here

Poli · 05-09-2003, 12:30 PM

I'll play backups through out. However, William Vang is now a solid scoring backup. I just transfer listed him, so with any luck, he'll be gone before the Cup starts.

vtbub · 05-09-2003, 12:51 PM

Not enough to fill a b-team, rested some starters for a friendly and got shellacked 7-0.

My coach was double booked.

I'm 3rd in my division and truly only a miracle could put me in a position to advance. Tied 2nd in points, but gd on the big 2 is huge.

FrogMan · 05-09-2003, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ardent enthusiast
I'll play backups through out. However, William Vang is now a solid scoring backup. I just transfer listed him, so with any luck, he'll be gone before the Cup starts.

You mean, hopefully he'll be gone before you play my team, right?

FM

Doug5984 · 05-09-2003, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by ardent enthusiast
I'll play backups through out. However, William Vang is now a solid scoring backup. I just transfer listed him, so with any luck, he'll be gone before the Cup starts.
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Originally posted by FrogMan
You mean, hopefully he'll be gone before you play my team, right?

FM
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No I think he means he will be gone before his first cup game

against me (hopefully....please please sell him). Although Ardent you better watch out 1 of my D trainiees bumped to passable, and another's form rose from wretched to poor

Franklinnoble · 05-09-2003, 01:52 PM

I'm not in the cup.

Must have joined too late....

Rich1033 · 05-09-2003, 02:42 PM

Well I only have backups at central defender and forward. So I have no choice but to play my starting midfielders. After saying that I must let it be known that I will bitchslap whoever hurts one of my middies.

Thanks.

The Afoci · 05-09-2003, 02:46 PM

It will be a mix for me because I don't have a full trainee squad, once I can afford it again, that is what you will get.

Poli · 05-09-2003, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Doug5984
Originally posted by ardent enthusiast
I'll play backups through out. However, William Vang is now a solid scoring backup. I just transfer listed him, so with any luck, he'll be gone before the Cup starts.
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Originally posted by FrogMan
You mean, hopefully he'll be gone before you play my team, right?

FM
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No I think he means he will be gone before his first cup game against me (hopefully....please please sell him). Although Ardent you better watch out 1 of my D trainiees bumped to passable, and another's form rose from wretched to poor

Oh shoot! I better take him back off the market then!

Actually, I'm asking 150k, so he'll probably stay with me. I'm not sure if someone will pay that for the solid 19 year old scorer.

lytic · 05-10-2003, 12:20 AM

Now where is my Magic 8-Ball?

AccardoOutfit29 · 05-11-2003, 06:19 AM

Backups, need the starters in order to dominate my league. And I could definitely use that auto-promotion.

View Poll Results: Pick yer poison
Starters	7	13.21%
Backups	24	45.28%
I dont own any starters	3	5.66%
I will play both	15	28.30%
I Plan to win with my C-squad and a 5-5-0 formation	4	7.55%
Voters: 53. You may not vote on this poll

05-09-2003, 12:12 AM	#3
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	I play the Mesa Mehados the next two weeks in a row, they are a serious team (they rank high in hatstats yet are struggling due to poor offense)...I plan on resting some of my starters for these cup matches...but not all. __________________ "General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams

05-09-2003, 12:42 AM	#5
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	I dont own back-ups... __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

05-09-2003, 12:45 AM	#6
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Ahh, another like minded soul __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

05-09-2003, 02:14 AM	#7
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I definately will be playing my trainees except what positions I don't have B Team guys for. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-09-2003, 12:06 AM	#2
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	It would nice to win the Cup for bragging rights and play my starters, but it's not worth the risk of getting my starters injured and my backups in bad form. Cause you never know when there'll be an injury.

05-09-2003, 12:14 AM	#4
damnMikeBrown College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	While temptation is there, I think I have to play my reserves in the cup. The league is where the $$ is, and that's what I need. Bragging rights are nice, but solvency is better.

05-09-2003, 02:17 AM	#8
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	I'll be playing mostly backups, but I have a few injured, so the first few games are going to be a stronger team for me. __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

05-09-2003, 02:19 AM	#9
Doug5984 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisiana	I will be playing my B-team in the group play unless a player needs to play to get training for the week because of a red card or injury. Once the actual cup starts (if i make it that far) I might mix a few starters in and mess around with special orders to see how they play.

05-09-2003, 02:28 AM	#10
Havok College Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Florida	B-team all the way __________________ Maniacal Misfitz - We're better than you and we know it!

05-09-2003, 03:19 AM	#11
astralhaze College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	B-Team no doubt. Not going to screw up my chance at auto promo. __________________ I can understand Brutus at every meaning, but that parahraphy threw me for a loop.

05-09-2003, 05:25 AM	#12
Katon College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Providence, RI	Starters, mostly. I'm putting up around a 43-45 NSI most weeks; the rest of my league features one team putting up around 33 and then six in the 26 region. I figure I can win the league even playing my trainees.

05-09-2003, 06:42 AM	#13
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	I'll do like Katon and I assume you've all heard about my all-bot league by now FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

05-09-2003, 07:06 AM	#14
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	B-Team too. I am looking to make a run at auto-promotion since only 2 teams are real opponents. Auto promo would mean French Div III + 120K for first place + 170K for auto promo !!! __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

05-09-2003, 07:24 AM	#15
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	I will play the reserves. The next 2 weeks I play an abandon team. So, providing the hattrick garbage truck doesn't come around I may get to play some starters in between. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops.

05-09-2003, 07:32 AM	#16
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	b-team

05-09-2003, 08:32 AM	#17
condors College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000	i don't have enough squad players to have a b-team i normally have less than 20 if i get more i sell or fire course i am only getting youth pulls. If i can get my current 3 trainees to pop i could actually get out of debt(maybe)

05-09-2003, 09:15 AM	#18
DukeRulesMAB College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Alexandria, VA	I'll play a mix of starters and backups, cuz I don't have enough backups to field a team. __________________ FOBL: Where anyone not in IAP FOFL: I may be the commish, but it's still pretty good.

05-09-2003, 12:30 PM	#20
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I'll play backups through out. However, William Vang is now a solid scoring backup. I just transfer listed him, so with any luck, he'll be gone before the Cup starts. __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

05-09-2003, 12:51 PM	#21
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	Not enough to fill a b-team, rested some starters for a friendly and got shellacked 7-0. My coach was double booked. I'm 3rd in my division and truly only a miracle could put me in a position to advance. Tied 2nd in points, but gd on the big 2 is huge. __________________

05-09-2003, 01:17 PM	#23
Doug5984 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisiana	Originally posted by ardent enthusiast I'll play backups through out. However, William Vang is now a solid scoring backup. I just transfer listed him, so with any luck, he'll be gone before the Cup starts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally posted by FrogMan You mean, hopefully he'll be gone before you play my team, right? FM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No I think he means he will be gone before his first cup game against me (hopefully....please please sell him). Although Ardent you better watch out 1 of my D trainiees bumped to passable, and another's form rose from wretched to poor

05-09-2003, 01:52 PM	#24
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	I'm not in the cup. Must have joined too late....

05-09-2003, 02:42 PM	#25
Rich1033 High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sylvania, Ohio	Well I only have backups at central defender and forward. So I have no choice but to play my starting midfielders. After saying that I must let it be known that I will bitchslap whoever hurts one of my middies. Thanks.

05-09-2003, 02:46 PM	#26
The Afoci Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Moorhead	It will be a mix for me because I don't have a full trainee squad, once I can afford it again, that is what you will get. __________________ I had something.

05-10-2003, 12:20 AM	#28
lytic College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: back in Nebraska (for a couple years)	Now where is my Magic 8-Ball? __________________ Hattrick stuff: SouthPark Cows' General Manager (Est Season 16) U20 South Korea Trainer (Season 19-22) Hattrick Moderator (since Season 22) Evil Gargs' Hater (since Season 18) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-- My Pro Soccer Story

05-11-2003, 06:19 AM	#29
AccardoOutfit29 H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL	Backups, need the starters in order to dominate my league. And I could definitely use that auto-promotion. __________________ Manager of the McGees 2

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