GoldenEagle
08-02-2018, 09:14 PM
Hello everyone,
This is a dynasty thread about a Hattrick (HT) soccer team called the Arkansas Cobras. The title is a play on the famed Barcelona youth academy called La Masia.
I have had two different HT teams. The first was appropriately named Golden Eagles FC. It was operated during the heyday of FOFC members playing HT. I lost interest in the team eventually was taken over by a bot.
In 2009, I created the new team. I was living in Arkansas at the time. The club started out VI but worked itself all the way up to the III. We actually achieved back to back promotions. The highest we finished was 3rd of the III series. We made two runs in the cup to round 7.
When we dropped down to IV, I lost a bit of interest but still actively kept up with the team. We finished 3rd in season 67. I decided to invest heavily to get back to III. I bought a bunch of players, including a $10M player who was close to the USMNT. It failed miserably. The team wasn't really any better and I lost interest. We actually had 2 walk-overs, which is very unusual for me.
So I was faced with a choice. I could try to sink more money in the team (I still had about $20M in funds) or just give it up. I decided I didn't really enjoy the transfer market side of the game but did enjoy the training/team-building. This led me to a unique idea of having a team of all homegrowns (hence the name La Arkasia).
There is some strategic advantages to this. Homegrown players automatically have divine loyalty. They also get another bonus on top of that. But it is going to be a long time until we are competitive again.
I will introduce the team shortly. We still have some players who are on the squad that I have to keep around so we can field a team. We will be somewhat competitive until then.
This is a dynasty thread about a Hattrick (HT) soccer team called the Arkansas Cobras. The title is a play on the famed Barcelona youth academy called La Masia.
I have had two different HT teams. The first was appropriately named Golden Eagles FC. It was operated during the heyday of FOFC members playing HT. I lost interest in the team eventually was taken over by a bot.
In 2009, I created the new team. I was living in Arkansas at the time. The club started out VI but worked itself all the way up to the III. We actually achieved back to back promotions. The highest we finished was 3rd of the III series. We made two runs in the cup to round 7.
When we dropped down to IV, I lost a bit of interest but still actively kept up with the team. We finished 3rd in season 67. I decided to invest heavily to get back to III. I bought a bunch of players, including a $10M player who was close to the USMNT. It failed miserably. The team wasn't really any better and I lost interest. We actually had 2 walk-overs, which is very unusual for me.
So I was faced with a choice. I could try to sink more money in the team (I still had about $20M in funds) or just give it up. I decided I didn't really enjoy the transfer market side of the game but did enjoy the training/team-building. This led me to a unique idea of having a team of all homegrowns (hence the name La Arkasia).
There is some strategic advantages to this. Homegrown players automatically have divine loyalty. They also get another bonus on top of that. But it is going to be a long time until we are competitive again.
I will introduce the team shortly. We still have some players who are on the squad that I have to keep around so we can field a team. We will be somewhat competitive until then.