(Hattrick) Cambridge: We're Division Six..

[SirFozzie]

Well, I finally succumbed to the HT Bug, and took a Div VI squad (VI.44)

Here's my team:

Your 18 players

Bill Farnsworth
49 000 US$, 27 years, wretched form
Has weak experience and passable leadership abilities

Stamina: weak Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: solid Passing: inadequate
Winger: poor Defending: inadequate
Scoring: poor Set Pieces: poor

Cody Erwin
46 000 US$, 27 years, inadequate form
Has weak experience and wretched leadership abilities [Head]

Stamina: wretched Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: solid Passing: weak
Winger: disastrous Defending: inadequate
Scoring: weak Set Pieces: passable

Cordell Barron
41 000 US$, 27 years, inadequate form
Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities [Quick]

Stamina: weak Keeper: wretched
Playmaking: inadequate Passing: wretched
Winger: poor Defending: passable
Scoring: poor Set Pieces: disastrous

Craig Pulliam
22 000 US$, 23 years, inadequate form
Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities

Stamina: inadequate Keeper: wretched
Playmaking: poor Passing: inadequate
Winger: inadequate Defending: weak
Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: solid

Curt Faulk
49 000 US$, 28 years, passable form
Has poor experience and wretched leadership abilities

Stamina: poor Keeper: wretched
Playmaking: passable Passing: weak
Winger: weak Defending: inadequate
Scoring: weak Set Pieces: passable

Dale Ladner
100 000 US$, 20 years, solid form
Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities

Stamina: inadequate Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: weak Passing: inadequate
Winger: weak Defending: inadequate
Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: solid

Daniel Keen
48 000 US$, 25 years, weak form
Has poor experience and weak leadership abilities [Quick]

Stamina: inadequate Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: inadequate Passing: inadequate
Winger: weak Defending: inadequate
Scoring: poor Set Pieces: poor

David Marquínez
38 000 US$, 29 years, weak form
Has weak experience and disastrous leadership abilities

Stamina: passable Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: wretched Passing: passable
Winger: passable Defending: weak
Scoring: weak Set Pieces: poor

Galen Whitley
22 000 US$, 26 years, weak form
Has poor experience and wretched leadership abilities [Technical]

Stamina: weak Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: inadequate Passing: weak
Winger: poor Defending: inadequate
Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: disastrous

Huey Branch
75 000 US$, 21 years, wretched form
Has wretched experience and inadequate leadership abilities [Quick]

Stamina: wretched Keeper: inadequate
Playmaking: wretched Passing: disastrous
Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous
Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: weak

Jaime Navarro
2 000 US$, 24 years, poor form
Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities

Stamina: passable Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: weak Passing: wretched
Winger: wretched Defending: wretched
Scoring: poor Set Pieces: wretched

Jamal Ocampo
47 000 US$, 23 years, poor form
Has poor experience and weak leadership abilities

Stamina: poor Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: passable Passing: inadequate
Winger: weak Defending: weak
Scoring: weak Set Pieces: inadequate

Jewell Taylor
0 US$, 53 years, inadequate form
Has brilliant experience and weak leadership abilities

Stamina: disastrous Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: disastrous Passing: wretched
Winger: disastrous Defending: wretched
Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: wretched

Juan Esteban Miró
83 000 US$, 23 years, inadequate form
Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities

Stamina: inadequate Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: inadequate Passing: inadequate
Winger: weak Defending: poor
Scoring: passable Set Pieces: disastrous

Pablo Cuero
17 000 US$, 27 years, weak form
Has poor experience and inadequate leadership abilities

Stamina: poor Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: disastrous Passing: inadequate
Winger: weak Defending: inadequate
Scoring: weak Set Pieces: passable

Richard Michaud
18 000 US$, 25 years, weak form
Has wretched experience and wretched leadership abilities

Stamina: weak Keeper: wretched
Playmaking: poor Passing: weak
Winger: inadequate Defending: weak
Scoring: weak Set Pieces: inadequate

Son Seward
37 000 US$, 29 years, weak form
Has weak experience and inadequate leadership abilities

Stamina: wretched Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: weak Passing: inadequate
Winger: weak Defending: solid
Scoring: poor Set Pieces: wretched

Steve Eggleston
5 000 US$, 25 years, weak form
Has poor experience and wretched leadership abilities

Stamina: weak Keeper: wretched
Playmaking: poor Passing: poor
Winger: inadequate Defending: poor
Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: passable

[Poli]

Good luck!

[SirFozzie]

I'll need it :)

[Poli]

In D6, not likely. :)

[Poli]

You have some solid playmakers, passable scorers, and an inad keeper. Better than what I started with. :)

[FrogMan]

hey there! Welcome aboard!!!

First things first, stamina training for everybody for at least 3 weeks! You can't demote and there's only 4 weeks left in the regular season. Your form will suck after these three weeks, but you should be able to get it back on track in the following three weeks before the beginning of next season.

Come post on the HT board, we're a fun bunch :)
Post your team info in the stickied thread, that way you'll get ranked every week...

Good luck!
FM

[FrogMan]

dola, and as AE said, you have some solid playmakers in there, albeit with no stamina, but you're already in much better shape than I was when I first started...

FM

[fantastic flying froggies]

About time too ! What took you so long ?

I'll kick your butt in a friendly if you want... when the FOFC cup is over, that is...

[FrogMan]

About time too ! What took you so long ?

I'll kick your butt in a friendly if you want... when the FOFC cup is over, that is...
Yeah, because your team isn't so hot in the Cup, right? ;)

FM

[fantastic flying froggies]

Yeah, because your team isn't so hot in the Cup, right? ;)

FM
That's exactly what I meant... :)

[finkenst]

I'll need it :)
Welcome to crack...err, Hattrick.

:)

[GoldenEagle]

Welcome!

A very good starting team indeed.

If FFF isn't doing so hot in the cup, then what am I doing? :)

[Desnudo]

Cambridge: We're Division Six sounds like a good start to a team song.

Cambridge, we're division six
Cambridge, we'll still score more than the Knicks
Cambridge, the only way is up
Cambridge, midfield is the key
Cambridge, but a defender trainer I will be

[SirFozzie]

Oh, I already have my team song (based off the Real Life Cambridge United (my full team name is Cambridge Utd)).

"I've Got a lovely bunch of coconuts" (they play this after every home Cambridge win, originally performed by Danny Kaye)

Down at Barnum's fair
One evening I was there
When I heard a showman
Shouting underneath the flair


Oh, I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts,
There they are all standing in a row.
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
Give 'em a twist, a flick of the wrist,
That's what the showman said.


Oh! I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me rich.
There stands me wife, the idol of me life,
Singing Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch.
Singing, roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch,
Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch,
Roll a bowl a bowl Roll a bowl a bowl
Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch.


Oh, I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts,
There they are all standing in a row.
Big ones, small ones, some as big as your head
Give 'em a twist, a flick of the wrist,
That's what the showman said.


Oh! I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts
Every ball you throw will make me rich.
There stands me wife, the idol of me life,
Singing Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch.
Singing, roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch,
Roll a bowl a bowl a penny a pitch,
Roll a bowl a bowl Roll a bowl a bowl
Roll a bowl a bowl you son of a bitch.

[SirFozzie]

Team Color: Amber and White
Home Stadium: The Abbey Stadium

Team Chant:
"1-Nil.. To the CAM-BER-IDGE!"

[fantastic flying froggies]

Team Color: Amber and White
Home Stadium: The Abbey Stadium

Team Chant:
"1-Nil.. To the CAM-BER-IDGE!"
You lie !
From Hattrick :
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD>Arena: </TD><TD>Cambridge Utd Arena (http://www6.hattrick.org/common/arenaDetails.asp?arenaID=222231&site=HT)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

And the color is the standard beginner hattrick green... You can change that when you get HT Supporter, which incidently I highly recommend after a little while if you see that you like the game. It costs something like $6 for 3 months and gives a lot of little helpful things. It won't help with the game proper, but you can bookmark players or teams to find them easier, you can change your match kit, support 5 other teams, etc...

[SirFozzie]

We're Division Six.. and we suck ;)

Weather conditions were fairly good for football, and Cambridge Utd Arena saw a crowd turnout of 7000. Cambridge started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Branch - Farnsworth, Miró, Marquínez, Cuero - Whitley, Navarro, Seward, Erwin - Ladner, Ocampo.

Win had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Mccauley - Bräunig, Lundstrand, Jones - Eggenkamp, Pastor, Tarp Sørensen, Reece - Sai-Heng, Tirado, Datorin.

Cambridge were mostly trying to use the flanks for their attacks. With 2 minutes played Huey Branch almost gave the home side the lead with an unexpected free kick set up, but visitors Orville Mccauley was onto it, grabbing the would be break through ball. Cambridge will have to do without Jaime Navarro for a time due to a bad foot injury. He was substituted by Cordell Barron. Win took the lead in the games 8:th minute with 0 - 1 after some elegant plays down the middle. Cole Tirado was the scorer. Scott Reece increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 2. The referee showed Cambridges Jamal Ocampo the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Enrique Pastor sailed high, high above the opponents as he headed the 0-3 in after a corner kick after 23 minutes of play. After 33 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Yu Sai-Heng who increased Win´s lead to 0 - 4. The structure of the game started to change as Win decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone. The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 4. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by Win, with an impressive 65 percent possession of the ball.

After 55 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Cole Tirado who increased Win´s lead to 0 - 5. Wins Vincent Jones got himself booked after a foul. Due to a severely mistimed tackle,Pablo Cuero spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. The visitors Enrique Pastor took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and central backs in the 63rd minute. 0 - 6 for Win. Some fine manouvering on the left lead to an 81st minute Win goal, making it 0 - 7. Yu Sai-Heng was noted down as the scorer. The referee showed Cambridges David Marquínez the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The game had been on for 89 minutes when Ari Tarp Sørensen broke through to the right, upping the score to the home crowd´s dismay. Win´s were up 0 - 8. Win held the ball, with a clear 82 percent possession rate.

Most important Cambridge player was Dale Ladner. Juan Esteban Miró was a disappointment, however. Win´s best player was Hans Bräunig. Orville Mccauley was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 8.

[SirFozzie]

Here's the breakdown:


Cambridge Utd
Player rating and Team formation
Team Attitude: Normal
Tactic: Attack on wings
Tactic skill: excellent

Midfield: wretched
Right Side Defence: inadequate
Central Defence: passable
Left Side Defence: passable
Right Side Attack: poor
Central Attack: weak
Left Side Attack: poor

Win
Player rating and Team formation
Team Attitude: (Hidden)
Tactic: Normal
Tactic skill: (Unlimited)

Midfield: poor
Right Side Defence: solid
Central Defence: passable
Left Side Defence: inadequate
Right Side Attack: inadequate
Central Attack: outstanding
Left Side Attack: formidable


SOLD SEATS

Terraces: 5000
Basic seats: 2000
Seats under roof: 0
VIP seats: 0

[SirFozzie]

With 3 games left in the season...

Team Played Goals Points
1. Hot_Scorchers 11 57 - 11 29
2. Losoph 11 52 - 9 28
3. FlyEaglesFly 11 37 - 22 22
4. Win 11 44 - 20 21
5. Poros All Stars 11 31 - 42 13
6. Dunwoody Triumph 11 23 - 31 10
7. Cambridge Utd 11 16 - 48 5
8. Stonebridge FC 11 7 - 84 0

[SirFozzie]

Youth Pull

Mikey Lange (31461145)
18 years, passable form, healthy
A controversial person who is calm and upright.
Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities.

Nationality: USA
Assessed value: 1 000 US$
Wage: 500 US$/week
Owner: Cambridge Utd
Warnings: 0


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

Career Goals: 0
Career Hattricks: 0
League goals this season: 0
Cup goals this season: 0


YOU'RE FIRED!

[vex]

ouch, tough luck in the match there.

[SirFozzie]

Lost 2-0 on the friendly, and had my league game last night against ASU

The 5401 spectators at ASU Arena were in for an afternoon of sunshine. ASU started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Mayes - Browne, Cedrés, Hughes, Gregory - Ellison, Biddle, Stapleton, Reyna - Shipp, Iverson.

Cambridge started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Branch - Farnsworth, Ladner, Barron, Cuero - Seward, Ocampo, Faulk, Marquínez - Keen, Eggleston.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Cambridge. Terrance Hughes got left behind when Cambridge´s Daniel Keen made a sudden pull forward in the 23rd minute, finishing off with a swift strike. 0-1! The referee showed Cambridges Daniel Keen the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. ASU made a substitution in the 35:th minute. Clayton Stapleton limped off the field and was replaced by Jordan Smallwood. Cambridge came close to extending their lead as Son Seward delivered a long range shot from the right but the angle was too sharp, and the shot hit the side of the goal. 0 - 1 was the half-time score. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by ASU, with an impressive 53 percent possession of the ball.

A corner kick created great disorder in the penalty area, but at last Cambridge´s Steve Eggleston was able to shove the ball in. 0-2. Curt Faulk came close to extending the visitors lead as he, completely unmarked in front of the goal, lifted a ball over Bernard Mayes, hitting the bar. In the games 84:th minute Curt Faulk nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through and fired from just outside the box, his shot passed just over the bar. ASU didn´t give in and in the 84:th minute Jordan Smallwood was able to put the 1 - 2 goal away after a play from the right. ASU held the ball, with a clear 62 percent possession rate.

The most dominating ASU player was without a doubt Terrance Hughes. However, Herb Iverson made a disastrous appearance. Most important Cambridge player was Cordell Barron. Steve Eggleston was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.

[SirFozzie]

ASU was in last place, so it didn't move the standings much, but it gets us to within 3 points of Dunwoody Triumph in 6th

[SirFozzie]

Youth Pull:


Shu Ying-Nan (31860058)
19 years, passable form, healthy
A pleasant guy who is fiery and dishonest.
Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities.

Nationality: USA
Assessed value: 0 US$
Wage: 500 US$/week
Owner: Cambridge Utd
Warnings: 0


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

I'm probably going to fire him, but was looking for other's input :)

[finkenst]

fire hiss ass.