Hattrick is up again...

Vince · 03-15-2003, 03:33 PM

I can't access it

sony · 03-15-2003, 03:55 PM

Oh yes!

FrogMan · 03-15-2003, 04:20 PM

But now, way too many people try to log on at once and it can't handle it... I keep getting a "HTTP Error 500-13 - Server too busy" message... keep... breathing... normally... everything... will... be... alright...

FrogMan.

Masked · 03-15-2003, 05:37 PM

According to the latest message it looks like it will be down until sometime tomorrow.

damnMikeBrown · 03-15-2003, 06:08 PM

Friggin withdrawl. I need to see a youth pull! I've been waiting 2 days to pull from the youth squad! I waited 48 hours for this! Give me my Youth PULL! I NEED MY YOUTH PULL!!

cthomer5000 · 03-15-2003, 06:18 PM

Name: Hattrick Server
Age: 4 days
team: www.hattrick.org

storage: wretched
ability to handle traffic: disasterous
downtime: lots of it

opening bid: 0 US

illinifan999 · 03-15-2003, 07:36 PM

Let's see I had to wake up at 7:00 AM, get on a train for three hours, go to the Home & Garden show at Navy Pier, take another train home for 2 hours. The whole time I am thinking about hattrick. Come home, log onto the internet. Type in hattrick.org.
Get sever down.

Want to cry. That is my day today. Now I am going to go back to crying.

daedalus · 03-15-2003, 10:52 PM

You can just see the FOFC Hattie contingent sitting by the computer with their limbs a-twitchin', foaming at the mouth and muttering, "c'mon . . . c'mon . . . "

Oh, wait. No, that was me.

samifan24 · 03-16-2003, 12:29 AM

Me too

Poli · 03-16-2003, 12:54 AM

Think I'll write the hattrick guys and tell them I want a six cent refund

That or ask for a one day extension of my hattrick supporter

Maybe not

sterlingice · 03-16-2003, 01:22 AM

I think we might be overreacting a smidge. I've been playing a couple of months and this is the first significant unannounced downtime for a server with tens of thousands of people...

SI

Poli · 03-16-2003, 01:41 AM

I don't think I'm overreacting (not that you are accusing me sterling), but I do find it amusing how many people are addicted.

Just trying to add some humor to the subject.

You're all welcome

illinifan999 · 03-16-2003, 07:46 AM

Must..........play...........hattrick..............NOW!!!!!!!!

AnalBumCover · 03-16-2003, 10:29 AM

Ugh... didn't place my orders for today's game... and I'll not have Internet access the rest of the afternoon!

daedalus · 03-16-2003, 01:23 PM

You didn't have your, ummmm, alBum covered.

JeeberD · 03-16-2003, 01:35 PM

Wow, glad hattrick didn't sink it's hooks into me or I would be on the verge of beating the crap out of my computer like you guys!

illinifan999 · 03-16-2003, 01:47 PM

I'm staring at what used to be a monitor, and typing on what had to have been a keyboard. Where did the enter button go? I threw it around here somewhere.

bbor · 03-16-2003, 01:50 PM

uhh... my team has no orders...i hope they delay games

Qwikshot · 03-16-2003, 03:02 PM

It's baaaack. (massive lag tho).

Vince · 03-16-2003, 03:13 PM

Huh...I got on long enough to enter my screenname and password, but then it disappeared again. I guess I can wait a while longer.

daedalus · 03-16-2003, 03:32 PM

I managed to get on long enough to do a youth pull. Even managed to get one with a pulse. I'm shocked!

astralhaze · 03-16-2003, 03:36 PM

Quit trying to log on guys, you are slowing me down.

illinifan999 · 03-16-2003, 03:42 PM

I'm on, with massive lag, really slow, trying to pull a youth player............come on.........pressed the call up button, please be good. Still waiting.........waiting..........here he comes........here he goes. I can't get any luck with youth pulls anymore. The guys best stat was weak in defending.

Well, I can pray that the last place team will beat the third place team, so I can become the third place team assuming I can beat the team I am playing. I might actually have a chance. The two teams are roughly the same in talent, they are both pretty new.

Qwikshot · 03-16-2003, 03:45 PM

Won't even let me log in...I just get the main board.

Superman=#54 · 03-16-2003, 04:02 PM

IT works, it works. I finally was able to log in and send in my match orders. I also had a youth pull.

Everyone go log in now, so we can crash the server again.

The_herd · 03-16-2003, 04:45 PM

I GOT MY 1ST DECENT YOUTH PULL!!

Lester Vogt
79 000 US$, 19 years, passable form
Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities [Powerful]

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

illinifan999 · 03-16-2003, 04:47 PM

I hate you.

bbor · 03-16-2003, 04:56 PM

I got a nice solid defender with passable passing

Unfortunatly i did'nt get my team orders in...and i am tied in 1st place...i may miss out on promotion now.....Grrrr..

BishopMVP · 03-16-2003, 05:32 PM

With my poor youth team I pulled a goalie. He was wretched at goalkeeping. Why did the previous owner have to slack off on youth team?

Doug5984 · 03-16-2003, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BishopMVP
With my poor youth team I pulled a goalie. He was wretched at goalkeeping. Why did the previous owner have to slack off on youth team?

I am pretty sure that everything resets when you get the team, all new players and everything.

Also- I pulled a goalie...and i was really close to keeping him, he was rated as weak and valued at around $50,000....I had to cut him

Maybe next week I can get an inadequate)

BishopMVP · 03-16-2003, 05:45 PM

I thought I heard of a couple guys here starting at at least weak youth team. Mine was wretched last week and I pulled a poor goalie, so even a weak pull would look like an excellent to me

illinifan999 · 03-16-2003, 05:45 PM

Solid youth team:

Paid off three times. Only one with a great player. The other times young trainees. Did get one of them to passable in about 4 weeks.

FrogMan · 03-16-2003, 05:59 PM

I beat you all in the worst pull of the week contest: a 22 year old WRETCHED keeper from my weak youth squad...

Can't give you more details like his name and anything else since he got fired right away. No place for feelings in this game

FrogMan.

vex · 03-17-2003, 12:38 AM

Well, I pulled a weak keeper from my solid squad, so there.

FrogMan · 03-17-2003, 09:06 AM

yeah, but mine was the Chris Weinke of Hattrick.

Sheesh, a 22 year old youth pull at only a week and half of the global aging process... Also, I realized just this morning that my youth squad is not weak anymore, it's up to indequate...

FrogMan

Raven · 03-17-2003, 11:29 AM

Anyone want to help me with my team?

Here is my roster. Im just not sure when to sell players, and how I should balance selling to make money vs keeping guys to win games.

Should I sell Lange, and how much do you think I'd get for him? Someone offered me 2000 Euros, but I have no clue what that is in american dollars.

Your 20 players

Alton Jackson
120 000 US$, 28 years, inadequate form
Has weak experience and poor leadership abilities

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

Anthony Murillo
13 000 US$, 25 years, inadequate form
Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities

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

Branko Lange
27 000 US$, 31 years, poor form
Has passable experience and weak leadership abilities

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

Calvin Berrios
17 000 US$, 26 years, weak form
Has poor experience and poor leadership abilities [Quick]

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

Charles Gallagher
153 000 US$, 30 years, inadequate form
Has inadequate experience and wretched leadership abilities

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

Daniel Cerezo
21 000 US$, 21 years, weak form
Has wretched experience and poor leadership abilities

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

Demetrius Ezell
47 000 US$, 21 years, passable form
Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities [Quick]

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

Donnell Conklin
10 000 US$, 22 years, passable form
Has wretched experience and inadequate leadership abilities [Quick]

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

Edwin Deleon My Solid Coach
0 US$, 42 years, wretched form
Has solid experience and passable leadership abilities

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

Harry Dudley
85 000 US$, 26 years, inadequate form
Has poor experience and inadequate leadership abilities

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

Irving Cartwright
128 000 US$, 24 years, weak form
Has poor experience and wretched leadership abilities

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

Irwin Coffman
1 000 US$, 19 years, inadequate form
Has disastrous experience and poor leadership abilities

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

Jason Smith 4
2 000 US$, 27 years, inadequate form
Has poor experience and inadequate leadership abilities

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

John Chan
52 000 US$, 26 years, inadequate form
Has wretched experience and poor leadership abilities [Head]

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

Matt Vega
37 000 US$, 28 years, passable form
Has inadequate experience and wretched leadership abilities

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

Michael Cordova
41 000 US$, 21 years, inadequate form
Has disastrous experience and poor leadership abilities [Unpredictable]

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

Newton Quintana
6 000 US$, 24 years, inadequate form
Has poor experience and poor leadership abilities [Unpredictable]

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

Odell Haynes
31 000 US$, 18 years, weak form
Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities [Head]

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

Phillip Blanchard
60 000 US$, 20 years, weak form
Has disastrous experience and poor leadership abilities

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

Will Boston
145 000 US$, 21 years, inadequate form
Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities [Technical]

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

Doug5984 · 03-17-2003, 02:22 PM

"Anyone want to help me with my team?"
sure- I have some time, I can give you a little help...

"Here is my roster. Im just not sure when to sell players, and how I should balance selling to make money vs keeping guys to win games."
I think its all preference when you start out, personally I sold almost every player the computer gave me....so that my team is now made of players that I bought, and like- they are 'my guys'
"should I sell Lange, and how much do you think I'd get for him? Someone offered me 2000 Euros, but I have no clue what that is in american dollars."
2000 euros is 2000 american dollars (when selling players the game does the exchange for you)....I would sell him, but I think you could get a little more from him, he has excellent stamina, passable scoring, but for form....Although he is also pretty old, I think you could get a little for him.

I am also pretty new to hattrick so I don't know how good my advice is....Also, people have said that right now is not a good time to sell players since this season is almost over, they say it is better to hold onto your players until the begginging of next season, if I were you I would decide what formation I want to run (and train with) and start looking for very young guys with passable in the key ratings...You might be able to find some guys really cheap right now if you look hard. I hope this helps a little, there are a bunch of hattrick help threads in the Dynasty forum, those should also give you some help.

sterlingice · 03-17-2003, 03:25 PM

GK: (Haynes)
DW: Blanchard (off)
DM: Dudley
WI: Cerezo, Vega
MI: Ezell, Cordova (def), Boston
FO: Jackson, Cartwright

SELL: (at beginning of next year when market picks up) Murillo, Lange, Jackson, Gallagher, Chan

Wow: shame Gallagher and Langhe and Jackson are old or you would have an awesome division V winning team next year! Most of your other guys are young and you have passables in most key positions. And you have a solid coach. You're either leaving a charmed life or have spent some cash. You have at least 5 passable scorers (even if 3 are old)!?!

You'll want a younger defensive middie (less than $20K) so you can sell Dudley. Also, you need the dreaded passable goalie, which will set you back between $65K and $85K (prices are really low right now so jump on them!) but that's for a 17-20yo. Younger is better. Haynes will serve as a nice backup if you don't want to throw down any cash for an inad (and you don't really need to).

You might be tempted to play Cordova at defender since he's young and could take Dudley's place but I think an unpredictable defender is just a scary proposition. I'm not entirely sure where to play Blanchard since he's good in a lot of spots but you have most of your holes filled except wing defender. Go put down a decent chunk of change on a

You have the most charmed roster I've seen so far. You can run a quality 3-5-2 with 23ish stars right off the bat. If you haven't spent any cash yet, go get yourself the wingback (pass def/inad wing or better) you need and your passable goalie.

Train midfield and then buy yourself a cheap second team of 17-19yo's with inad at playmaking and inad/passable at their key skills. If you haven't spent any cash and you have this team- you should be set for next year. Before you hit the market, watch it! Don't spend money until you know what you are doing or you will waste your good team advantage. Your team has a shot to really start up quick and possibly get promoted next year.

SI

Raven · 03-17-2003, 11:41 PM

Thanks, guys.

This is the team I started with, all I have done is these things...

1. bought Lange (for 15k though it looks like it was a waste)
2. pulled someone from my youth squad, but I forget who it was (coffman maybe?)
3. got a solid coach.
4. hired 2 keeper coaches, and 4 assistants
5. set training to 90% defending

I'll start looking for that goalie.

sterlingice · 03-17-2003, 11:42 PM

Quote:

5. set training to 90% defending

Set that bad boy to playmaking. Considering your team makeup, it will do you a world of good.

SI

03-15-2003, 03:33 PM	#2
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	I can't access it __________________ 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.

03-15-2003, 04:20 PM	#4
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	But now, way too many people try to log on at once and it can't handle it... I keep getting a "HTTP Error 500-13 - Server too busy" message... keep... breathing... normally... everything... will... be... alright... FrogMan. __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

03-15-2003, 07:36 PM	#8
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	Let's see I had to wake up at 7:00 AM, get on a train for three hours, go to the Home & Garden show at Navy Pier, take another train home for 2 hours. The whole time I am thinking about hattrick. Come home, log onto the internet. Type in hattrick.org. Get sever down. Want to cry. That is my day today. Now I am going to go back to crying. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

03-16-2003, 12:29 AM	#10
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	Me too __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

03-16-2003, 12:54 AM	#11
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	Think I'll write the hattrick guys and tell them I want a six cent refund That or ask for a one day extension of my hattrick supporter Maybe not __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

03-15-2003, 03:55 PM	#3
sony High School JV Join Date: May 2002 Location: Travis AFB, CA	Oh yes!

03-15-2003, 05:37 PM	#5
Masked College Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bay Area	According to the latest message it looks like it will be down until sometime tomorrow.

03-15-2003, 06:08 PM	#6
damnMikeBrown College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	Friggin withdrawl. I need to see a youth pull! I've been waiting 2 days to pull from the youth squad! I waited 48 hours for this! Give me my Youth PULL! I NEED MY YOUTH PULL!!

03-15-2003, 10:52 PM	#9
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	You can just see the FOFC Hattie contingent sitting by the computer with their limbs a-twitchin', foaming at the mouth and muttering, "c'mon . . . c'mon . . . " Oh, wait. No, that was me.

03-16-2003, 01:22 AM	#12
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I think we might be overreacting a smidge. I've been playing a couple of months and this is the first significant unannounced downtime for a server with tens of thousands of people... 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!"

03-16-2003, 01:41 AM	#13
Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	I don't think I'm overreacting (not that you are accusing me sterling), but I do find it amusing how many people are addicted. Just trying to add some humor to the subject. You're all welcome __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

03-16-2003, 07:46 AM	#14
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	Must..........play...........hattrick..............NOW!!!!!!!! __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

03-16-2003, 10:29 AM	#15
AnalBumCover College Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: La Mirada, CA	Ugh... didn't place my orders for today's game... and I'll not have Internet access the rest of the afternoon! __________________ ABC's Game Giveaway list

03-16-2003, 01:23 PM	#16
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	You didn't have your, ummmm, alBum covered.

03-16-2003, 01:35 PM	#17
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Wow, glad hattrick didn't sink it's hooks into me or I would be on the verge of beating the crap out of my computer like you guys! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-16-2003, 01:47 PM	#18
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	I'm staring at what used to be a monitor, and typing on what had to have been a keyboard. Where did the enter button go? I threw it around here somewhere. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

03-16-2003, 01:50 PM	#19
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	uhh... my team has no orders...i hope they delay games __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-16-2003, 03:02 PM	#20
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	It's baaaack. (massive lag tho). __________________ "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 Last edited by Qwikshot : 03-16-2003 at 03:02 PM.

03-16-2003, 03:13 PM	#21
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	Huh...I got on long enough to enter my screenname and password, but then it disappeared again. I guess I can wait a while longer. __________________ 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.

03-16-2003, 03:32 PM	#22
daedalus Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	I managed to get on long enough to do a youth pull. Even managed to get one with a pulse. I'm shocked!

03-16-2003, 03:36 PM	#23
astralhaze College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	Quit trying to log on guys, you are slowing me down. __________________ I can understand Brutus at every meaning, but that parahraphy threw me for a loop.

03-16-2003, 03:42 PM	#24
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	I'm on, with massive lag, really slow, trying to pull a youth player............come on.........pressed the call up button, please be good. Still waiting.........waiting..........here he comes........here he goes. I can't get any luck with youth pulls anymore. The guys best stat was weak in defending. Well, I can pray that the last place team will beat the third place team, so I can become the third place team assuming I can beat the team I am playing. I might actually have a chance. The two teams are roughly the same in talent, they are both pretty new. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

03-16-2003, 03:45 PM	#25
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	Won't even let me log in...I just get the main board. __________________ "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

03-16-2003, 04:02 PM	#26
Superman=#54 High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chicago, IL	IT works, it works. I finally was able to log in and send in my match orders. I also had a youth pull. Everyone go log in now, so we can crash the server again. __________________ New signature pending....

03-16-2003, 04:45 PM	#27
The_herd College Starter Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Fort Lackland, Texas (San Antonio)	I GOT MY 1ST DECENT YOUTH PULL!! Lester Vogt 79 000 US$, 19 years, passable form Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities [Powerful] Stamina: inadequate Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: passable Passing: disastrous Winger: weak Defending: poor Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: poor __________________ Oakland Raiders: HFL's 1970 AC West Champs

03-16-2003, 04:47 PM	#28
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	I hate you. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

03-16-2003, 04:56 PM	#29
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I got a nice solid defender with passable passing Unfortunatly i did'nt get my team orders in...and i am tied in 1st place...i may miss out on promotion now.....Grrrr.. __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

03-16-2003, 05:32 PM	#30
BishopMVP Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, MA/UMass	With my poor youth team I pulled a goalie. He was wretched at goalkeeping. Why did the previous owner have to slack off on youth team?

03-16-2003, 05:45 PM	#32
BishopMVP Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, MA/UMass	I thought I heard of a couple guys here starting at at least weak youth team. Mine was wretched last week and I pulled a poor goalie, so even a weak pull would look like an excellent to me

03-16-2003, 05:59 PM	#34
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	I beat you all in the worst pull of the week contest: a 22 year old WRETCHED keeper from my weak youth squad... Can't give you more details like his name and anything else since he got fired right away. No place for feelings in this game FrogMan.

03-17-2003, 12:38 AM	#35
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Well, I pulled a weak keeper from my solid squad, so there.

03-17-2003, 09:06 AM	#36
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	yeah, but mine was the Chris Weinke of Hattrick. Sheesh, a 22 year old youth pull at only a week and half of the global aging process... Also, I realized just this morning that my youth squad is not weak anymore, it's up to indequate... FrogMan __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

03-17-2003, 11:29 AM	#37
Raven College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Baltimore, MD	Anyone want to help me with my team? Here is my roster. Im just not sure when to sell players, and how I should balance selling to make money vs keeping guys to win games. Should I sell Lange, and how much do you think I'd get for him? Someone offered me 2000 Euros, but I have no clue what that is in american dollars. Your 20 players Alton Jackson 120 000 US$, 28 years, inadequate form Has weak experience and poor leadership abilities Stamina: inadequate Keeper: wretched Playmaking: wretched Passing: passable Winger: inadequate Defending: inadequate Scoring: passable Set Pieces: inadequate Anthony Murillo 13 000 US$, 25 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: wretched Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: poor Passing: poor Winger: weak Defending: inadequate Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: passable Branko Lange 27 000 US$, 31 years, poor form Has passable experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: excellent Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: weak Passing: weak Winger: wretched Defending: poor Scoring: passable Set Pieces: passable Calvin Berrios 17 000 US$, 26 years, weak form Has poor experience and poor leadership abilities [Quick] Stamina: inadequate Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: poor Passing: inadequate Winger: weak Defending: weak Scoring: weak Set Pieces: disastrous Charles Gallagher 153 000 US$, 30 years, inadequate form Has inadequate experience and wretched leadership abilities Stamina: passable Keeper: wretched Playmaking: passable Passing: inadequate Winger: inadequate Defending: passable Scoring: solid Set Pieces: weak Daniel Cerezo 21 000 US$, 21 years, weak form Has wretched experience and poor leadership abilities Stamina: poor Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: inadequate Passing: poor Winger: passable Defending: weak Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: weak Demetrius Ezell 47 000 US$, 21 years, passable form Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities [Quick] Stamina: wretched Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: passable Passing: passable Winger: disastrous Defending: poor Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: passable Donnell Conklin 10 000 US$, 22 years, passable form Has wretched experience and inadequate leadership abilities [Quick] Stamina: disastrous Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: wretched Passing: weak Winger: weak Defending: inadequate Scoring: weak Set Pieces: weak Edwin Deleon My Solid Coach 0 US$, 42 years, wretched form Has solid experience and passable leadership abilities Stamina: disastrous Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: wretched Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: wretched Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: disastrous Harry Dudley 85 000 US$, 26 years, inadequate form Has poor experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: inadequate Keeper: wretched Playmaking: inadequate Passing: inadequate Winger: wretched Defending: passable Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: wretched Irving Cartwright 128 000 US$, 24 years, weak form Has poor experience and wretched leadership abilities Stamina: weak Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: poor Passing: passable Winger: poor Defending: inadequate Scoring: solid Set Pieces: weak Irwin Coffman 1 000 US$, 19 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and poor leadership abilities Stamina: wretched Keeper: wretched Playmaking: disastrous Passing: disastrous Winger: disastrous Defending: disastrous Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: wretched Jason Smith 4 2 000 US$, 27 years, inadequate form Has poor experience and inadequate leadership abilities Stamina: poor Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: wretched Passing: wretched Winger: weak Defending: weak Scoring: poor Set Pieces: inadequate John Chan 52 000 US$, 26 years, inadequate form Has wretched experience and poor leadership abilities [Head] Stamina: weak Keeper: wretched Playmaking: weak Passing: wretched Winger: weak Defending: weak Scoring: passable Set Pieces: disastrous Matt Vega 37 000 US$, 28 years, passable form Has inadequate experience and wretched leadership abilities Stamina: passable Keeper: wretched Playmaking: weak Passing: disastrous Winger: solid Defending: wretched Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: weak Michael Cordova 41 000 US$, 21 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and poor leadership abilities [Unpredictable] Stamina: disastrous Keeper: wretched Playmaking: passable Passing: inadequate Winger: disastrous Defending: passable Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: passable Newton Quintana 6 000 US$, 24 years, inadequate form Has poor experience and poor leadership abilities [Unpredictable] Stamina: inadequate Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: weak Passing: weak Winger: weak Defending: wretched Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: weak Odell Haynes 31 000 US$, 18 years, weak form Has disastrous experience and passable leadership abilities [Head] Stamina: poor Keeper: weak Playmaking: wretched Passing: disastrous Winger: wretched Defending: disastrous Scoring: disastrous Set Pieces: inadequate Phillip Blanchard 60 000 US$, 20 years, weak form Has disastrous experience and poor leadership abilities Stamina: wretched Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: passable Passing: poor Winger: inadequate Defending: passable Scoring: inadequate Set Pieces: passable Will Boston 145 000 US$, 21 years, inadequate form Has disastrous experience and inadequate leadership abilities [Technical] Stamina: poor Keeper: wretched Playmaking: solid Passing: passable Winger: inadequate Defending: weak Scoring: poor Set Pieces: passable Last edited by Raven : 03-17-2003 at 11:30 AM.

03-17-2003, 02:22 PM	#38
Doug5984 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisiana	"Anyone want to help me with my team?" sure- I have some time, I can give you a little help... "Here is my roster. Im just not sure when to sell players, and how I should balance selling to make money vs keeping guys to win games." I think its all preference when you start out, personally I sold almost every player the computer gave me....so that my team is now made of players that I bought, and like- they are 'my guys' "should I sell Lange, and how much do you think I'd get for him? Someone offered me 2000 Euros, but I have no clue what that is in american dollars." 2000 euros is 2000 american dollars (when selling players the game does the exchange for you)....I would sell him, but I think you could get a little more from him, he has excellent stamina, passable scoring, but for form....Although he is also pretty old, I think you could get a little for him. I am also pretty new to hattrick so I don't know how good my advice is....Also, people have said that right now is not a good time to sell players since this season is almost over, they say it is better to hold onto your players until the begginging of next season, if I were you I would decide what formation I want to run (and train with) and start looking for very young guys with passable in the key ratings...You might be able to find some guys really cheap right now if you look hard. I hope this helps a little, there are a bunch of hattrick help threads in the Dynasty forum, those should also give you some help.

03-17-2003, 03:25 PM	#39
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	GK: (Haynes) DW: Blanchard (off) DM: Dudley WI: Cerezo, Vega MI: Ezell, Cordova (def), Boston FO: Jackson, Cartwright SELL: (at beginning of next year when market picks up) Murillo, Lange, Jackson, Gallagher, Chan Wow: shame Gallagher and Langhe and Jackson are old or you would have an awesome division V winning team next year! Most of your other guys are young and you have passables in most key positions. And you have a solid coach. You're either leaving a charmed life or have spent some cash. You have at least 5 passable scorers (even if 3 are old)!?! You'll want a younger defensive middie (less than $20K) so you can sell Dudley. Also, you need the dreaded passable goalie, which will set you back between $65K and $85K (prices are really low right now so jump on them!) but that's for a 17-20yo. Younger is better. Haynes will serve as a nice backup if you don't want to throw down any cash for an inad (and you don't really need to). You might be tempted to play Cordova at defender since he's young and could take Dudley's place but I think an unpredictable defender is just a scary proposition. I'm not entirely sure where to play Blanchard since he's good in a lot of spots but you have most of your holes filled except wing defender. Go put down a decent chunk of change on a You have the most charmed roster I've seen so far. You can run a quality 3-5-2 with 23ish stars right off the bat. If you haven't spent any cash yet, go get yourself the wingback (pass def/inad wing or better) you need and your passable goalie. Train midfield and then buy yourself a cheap second team of 17-19yo's with inad at playmaking and inad/passable at their key skills. If you haven't spent any cash and you have this team- you should be set for next year. Before you hit the market, watch it! Don't spend money until you know what you are doing or you will waste your good team advantage. Your team has a shot to really start up quick and possibly get promoted next year. 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!"