IV.19 {HELL} Season 23 Dynasty!

[hhiipp]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Would someone mind posting this weekends results here for me? My office blocks hattrick.

I'd post it for you but I think it would depress you since you lost by 7 goals to WOP.

[hhiipp]

Dola:

Here are the results.


Avengers - Fockers 4-3
Calvary Crusaders - West Ottawa 4-1
Arsenal A.C. - SouthPark Cows 3-2
Gryndal - Gargoyles 0-5

[Franklinnoble]

Damn. That's two wins on the season now.... which is, so far, two more wins than I expected to get all season.

[hhiipp]

Yeah, way to screw up the preseason predictions FNB.

[Franklinnoble]

Hey, it's not like I'm trying here or anything. I have no money to do anything with my current squad, and I have nothing in the way of reserves. I'm pretty much resigned to auto-demotion back to Div. V.

Besides, your guys had their way with me in the opener...

[hhiipp]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

your guys had their way with me in the opener...

Yeah, but I heard your guys enjoyed it, so you can't complain too much.

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by hhiipp

Yeah, but I heard your guys enjoyed it, so you can't complain too much.

True enough... although next time, they'd prefer to leave the hamsters out of it...

[Franklinnoble]

Third place??? You gotta be shitting me.

I'm beginning to think I can actually beat the auto-demotion line...

[finkenst]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Third place??? You gotta be shitting me.

I'm beginning to think I can actually beat the auto-demotion line...

ut oh...

you realize iv.19 prides itself on taking the wind out of people's sails?

[Franklinnoble]

Oh, go right ahead. I know full well I don't belong anywhere near 3rd place right now. Based on performances so far, I wouldn't rate myself higher than 6th, at best - and I'll have to be really lucky to finish that high.

[finkenst]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Oh, go right ahead. I know full well I don't belong anywhere near 3rd place right now. Based on performances so far, I wouldn't rate myself higher than 6th, at best - and I'll have to be really lucky to finish that high.

i had to take a screen capture of my club in first place of iv.60 because it'd be the only time i'd not be in the relegation zone all season.

[Raven Hawk]

The wind will be properly exacted from my sales this weekend when Avengers puts the beat down on me. I can't figure out a way to beat him and continue my cup run . . .

Crap.

[Franklinnoble]

Hmm... best to just PIC and hope for no injuries when you're hopelessly outmatched.

[Raven Hawk]

If I only could set the tactics to "Go after his midfielders with intent to injure," I might have a chance.

[Franklinnoble]

That'd be awesome... I'd have an entire "C" squad of goons just for matches like that.

[Raven Hawk]

Lol, when do you play Avengers?

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by Raven Hawk

Lol, when do you play Avengers?

I dunno... I hope I have them back-to-back in the middle of the season... just so I can get it over with and boost my TS by PICing two in a row.

I think I'll start my coach and my backup goalie at midfield or something... just for grins.

[lytic]

We usually have one of the 7th or 8th place guys start good... then at half season we are all like, maybe we should start winning. Well at least that is what I do anyway. I don't win until the second half.

[Franklinnoble]

Ah. Well, I plan on losing with equal consistancy in both halves.

[Hobbes-]

I usually unachieve with my team. I go after the big guns and try to make them lose so I lose games I should win.. oh well

[lytic]

well you may have to lose the second to last game of the season....

[Hobbes-]

or else what? you get demoted?

[lytic]

quite possibly.

[Raven Hawk]

Damn those Avengers. I thought I had my ticket out of this series this season. Bastards.

[BlueMage]

man, being out of 19 is bitter sweet Raven. I don't know if you really want out anyway.

[Raven Hawk]

Well we have to start the migration sooner or later so that we can all be in the same series in Div III together.

[hhiipp]

I kind of questioned your decision to press Avengers.. but from the looks of the match report you did kill a few of his chances. It's a shame you couldn't get a couple event/sp goals, unless something freak happens looks like Avengers stay in IV will be limited to just this season.

[Raven Hawk]

Yeah, my pressing is pretty good. I had three powerful mf/wingers in plus my stellar defenders. I just couldn't compete on midfield with him. When he knocked out one of my starting IM's, it was pretty much over.

My pressing formation consists of the following:

1 Brilliant D defender
2 Outstanding D defenders
1 Solid D Winger (Powerful)
1 Weak D Winger (Powerful)
1 Passable D IM (Powerful)
1 Inadequate D IM
1 Passable D IM

I knew that I would have needed to squeak by, and I was hoping that I would have gotten another chance or special event.

Now let's see if I have anything left for a cup run . . .

[Franklinnoble]

Well, back down to 6th place... a little closer to where I belong. I think the most interesting battles in this division will be the ones to avoid auto-demotion...

[lytic]

despite higher ratings at home, I get blown out of the water... go figure.

[BlueMage]

I always thought so franklin... of course, i was always in one of those battles

[hhiipp]

Originally Posted by lytic

despite higher ratings at home, I get blown out of the water... go figure.

Sorry Lytic

Deep down I still love you.

[Raven Hawk]

Originally Posted by lytic

despite higher ratings at home, I get blown out of the water... go figure.

That was your problem. As a USAF guy, what were you doing in the water? Leave that getting blown out of the water stuff to Ardent and his boys.

[lytic]

Damn Seamen! That's the last time I get advice from my 5th cousin.

[lytic]

Originally Posted by hhiipp

Sorry Lytic

Deep down I still love you.

No big deal... I'm used to disappointments in HT. In fact...... I QUIT!

[Hobbes-]

lol

[BlueMage]

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 57284 to Evil Beaver Pitch. Huligans tactics involved an interesting 3-4-3 combination. The following players had been chosen: Caron - Rosenberg, Marcoux, Zelazny - Oxskog, Coleman, Pescaru, Arellano - Davidsson, Güller, Loyd.

Lamar started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Allen - Mcknight, Klintander, Hansson - Oskarsson, Persson, Winstead, Pascual, Silla - Wickbratt, Holtenstedt.

Huligans clearly preferred attacks in the middle. The referee showed Lamars Miles Winstead the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The Huligans player was Roy Loyd who had to be helped off the pitch, unable to finish the game, but Roland Kuin came in to finish the match. A well placed corner kick from Alf V. Klintander was followed by Ulf Holtenstedt´s hard but accurate header. The nice combination meant goal for Lamar. The result now 0-1. In the 25:th minute Lamar put themselves up 0 - 2 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. Scorer was Ulf Holtenstedt. The referee showed Lamars Ulf Holtenstedt the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Due to a severely mistimed tackle,Alojzy Zelazny spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. Köbi Güller had a good opportunity to reduce in the 40:th minute but wasn´t cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. The home side attempted to get through in the middle and had a good chance of pulling one back as Håkan Oxskog tried lifting the ball over goalie Gregg Allen. Typically, the ball went just over the bar. The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 2. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by Huligans, with an impressive 55 percent possession of the ball.

Lamar´s Fredrik Oskarsson made it through the home teams defence in the 54:th minute, and had only to place the ball in an unguarded goal when the home side´s defender sprang up from the left, clearing the ball on the line. The referee showed Lamars Palmer Mcknight the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Diego Pascual of Lamar received a yellow card in the 58:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Huligans, bringing the final ball possession rate to 59 percent, dominated the battle.

Most important Huligans player was Håkan Oxskog. Garfield Arellano was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Lamar player was without a doubt Gregg Allen. However, Diego Pascual made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 0 - 2.

The Mad Huligans
Player rating and Team formation
Team Attitude: Match of the Season
Tactic: Attack in the middle
Tactic skill: excellent

Midfield: passable (low)
Right Side Defence: passable (very low)
Central Defence: solid (low)
Left Side Defence: passable (very high)
Right Side Attack: poor (very low)
Central Attack: inadequate (high)
Left Side Attack: inadequate (low)

Lamar red skins
Player rating and Team formation
Team Attitude: (Hidden)
Tactic: Normal
Tactic skill: (Unlimited)

Midfield: inadequate (low)
Right Side Defence: formidable (very high)
Central Defence: excellent (very high)
Left Side Defence: solid (very high)
Right Side Attack: weak (very high)
Central Attack: inadequate (very low)
Left Side Attack: poor (very high)

Tough way to lose. Pretty even match across the board. Damn HT for making keepers so important. Would've been nice to move on one more round.

[BlueMage]

Do you think it would've done any good to press instead? I think my press is passable or so.

[BlueMage]

Wahoo, two formidable striker bumps tonight

[Raven Hawk]

Congrats on the bumps, Bluey.

I don't think that pressing would have helped you out. For pressing to be effective in the 3-4-3, you really need to have a couple of Powerful players. Also you dominated the midfield. When you do that, you shouldn't press.

I got a 19 year old to brilliant scoring today.

[Hobbes-]

weee.. no wonder i always do shitty in our series.. how many people lose 3 players in the same fuckin position in one game. So fuckin gay.

[Raven Hawk]

Dude, that is some shitty luck. Not one of your defenders that started the game finished it.

[mrkilla22]

Hobbes got raped by the HT gods.....again.

[hhiipp]

You can't rape the willing.

[Franklinnoble]

What do they call it when you rape someone that's so pathetic you wouldn't have sex with them if they gave it up to you willingly? Because that's the sort of victim I was on Sunday...

[damnMikeBrown]

Somebody wake up Lytic & tell him to set his lineup or something. . .

[lytic]

Becky's grandfather died about 1AM Eastern on the 2nd of Aug. We were very close to this one... All we could afford was to send her back, so I'll be here with the 3 kids and she leave Sat morning for a week.

I'll be active again soon.

[hhiipp]

Sorry to hear that Jay.

[BlueMage]

Hey Raven, I've got a question for you, striker trainer to striker trainer.

I have a 19 year old solid scorer with excellent passing. He was once one of my best trainnees, but has been surpassed, and is now my 5th best. I have always suspected that some players train a little bit quicker, and some a little bit slower. It is pretty clear to me that he trains a little bit slower. He has been at solid for 8 weeks now. My 18s and 17s usually train in around 6. He has not missed training or been hurt, I went back and double checked. I bought him at inad, and he went to passable after 1 week, but it took him around 8 weeks to get to solid (this was last season).

Should I go ahead and sell him at Excellent scoring Excellent passing and get a 17 solid that may have a shot at formidable by the end of the season? Or should I just stick with him?

[Raven Hawk]

Personally, I'd keep him for one more season. It's kind of funny, there really isn't much of a market for 19 y/o scorers. Their too old the people will want to pick them up to train and too inexperienced to be used by as a day to day trainer.

My experience with strikers is that you have a standard in how many weeks it takes for a player to be trained.

17 - 6 weeks
18 - 7 weeks
19 - 8 weeks
20 - 9 weeks

And so on and so forth . . .

If your trainee has been training at 19 for 8 weeks and hasn't popped, he'll probably go next week. Keep him one more season. This should get him to Outstanding/Excellent at 20 years old. There is a great market for that kind of player.