OT: End of Season/Cup Questions

mrushh · 03-09-2003, 07:56 PM

Next Sunday is the end of the season, right? That means the Cup starts WHEN exactly?

I am going on spring break next friday until monday, March 24. That means I will not necessarily be able to check on injuries and so forth to fix my lineup because I will be in Italy for that vacation (NO, not Italy, Texas).

So, I for once read the rule stuff and it didn't really answer my questions about how the Cup works, when it starts, when is the relegation game if I am in one, are there friendlies in the 2 week break....????

Someone with more than this season of experience, who has gone through this end-of-year stuff, I'm sure many new Hattrickers would appreciate any time/insight you could give.

DataKing · 03-09-2003, 11:43 PM

Here is what the schedule should look like for the coming weeks:

March 16th - Last league match of the season.
March 19th - Friendly match.
March 23rd - Qualification/relegation matches.
March 26th - Friendly match
March 30th - No games.
April 2nd - U.S.A. Cup 1st Round matches.
April 6th - 1st League match of next season.

vex · 03-09-2003, 11:51 PM

There's an Italy, Texas? I didn't know that. I used to live by Paris though.

mrushh · 03-10-2003, 10:54 PM

Do you have to ACCEPT anything for the March 23rd - Qualification/relegation matches? I'll be gone the whole week and don't know if I'll be able to accept/decline anything or set a lineup, etc...

BishopMVP · 03-10-2003, 11:03 PM

If we don't have a qualification/relegation match, do we get to schedule a friendly or are we stuck with no game?

DataKing · 03-11-2003, 09:49 AM

mrushh: You do not need to accept anything for the 23rd. Qualification/relegation matches are determined by your final standings.

BishopMVP: If you don't have a qualification/relegation match on the 23rd, then you have no match. It's a good opportunity to watch a match from another FOFC team though. I'm sure someone around here will have a promotion/relegation match we can all watch (it was ardent enthusiast last season).

sachmo71 · 03-11-2003, 10:08 AM

There is an Italy, Texas and a Paris, Texas. Both are sort of near Dallas. Italy is on the way to Waco, and Paris is kind of on the way to Oklohoma.

dacman · 03-11-2003, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DataKing
I'm sure someone around here will have a promotion/relegation match we can all watch (it was ardent enthusiast last season).

I have one, rexallsc is in position for one. There may be others.

damnMikeBrown · 03-11-2003, 11:22 AM

If I can win my last game, I'll have one as well.

Fonzie · 03-11-2003, 11:43 AM

I may also have a qualification match, if I can win my last game. And I'd already have one locked up if I had won my last game - but I choked.

I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I accidentally inserted my backup wingback into a middle infielder slot (first names were right next to each other on the dropdown list and sometimes my mouse wheelie thing moves a bit on its own). Imagine my horror as I watched the game and saw my team's midfield getting blasted, and then checked the post-match ratings and saw a great big 1/2 star for my backup wingback-turned-starting middie. Got a nifty "wretched" rating for my midfield, and lost 6-2. Oh, the shame.

Fonzie · 03-11-2003, 11:46 AM

dola-

I love the fact that neither the topic nor any subsequent response in this thread makes use of the word "Hattrick." Yet we all immediately knew what mrushh was asking about.

dacman · 03-11-2003, 01:05 PM

The current USA division V automatic promotion cut off is at 34 PTS and GD +58, so I'm guessing after this week it'll be around 37 PTS and GD +50-55. More than that, you're automatically promoted, less than that, you have to win your qualifier (only 1st place teams, of course).

If you do get promoted, post in the team names thread with your new division info.

dacman · 03-11-2003, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fonzie
I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I accidentally inserted my backup wingback into a middle infielder slot...

This reminds me of my 2nd favorite supporter feature (1st being the ablility to bookmark transfer-listed player AND have them sorted by earliest deadline first!). Numbering your players defaults them to sorting by number so I don't have to look at the names when setting my lineups, I just follow the numbers (I run a 3-5-2):

1: GK #1
2: GK #2
3,5,7,9 - Wingbacks in order of ability
4,6,8 - Central defenders
10,12,14,16,18,20 - Inner middies
11,13,15,17,19 - Wingers
21-24 - Forwards

So if my normal starting forward #1 (#21) is out, I know to play #23 in his place. Makes it SO much easier -- no more flipping between player screen and match lineups (what was my backup inner middies name again????).

OK, I'll stop now, I'm starting to sound like a salesman.

sterlingice · 03-11-2003, 03:43 PM

That's almost like the system I use, dacman.

1, 2 = GK
3 = Clown
4-9 = Defenders
10-19 = Middies
20-24 = Forwards
25 = Coach

SI

DataKing · 03-11-2003, 04:35 PM

My numbering system started out modeled after West Brom, but now it's pretty much random. New players get to choose from the numbers available.

The exception to this is keepers. They always gets #1 and #13, which pretty much seems to be a universal standard, at least in the EPL.

Coffee Warlord · 03-11-2003, 04:49 PM

Heh, my numbering system is even more anal.

1 - keeper

Then, my starters go in numerical order according to the match orders form, left to right, starting at the bottom.

1
8 9 10 11
4 5 6 7
2 3

Clown has 12, and the scrubs get whatever they get.

vex · 03-11-2003, 04:57 PM

My numbering system goes like this:

1-3 -Keepers
4-9 -Defenders
10-20 -Midfielders
21-25 -Forwards

Vince · 03-11-2003, 05:06 PM

My credit card company keeps thinking someone has stolen my card when I try to puchase supporter, so I get declined

illinifan999 · 03-11-2003, 05:13 PM

My bank keeps telling me I have to be 18 to get a credit card, so I can't get it either.

HornedFrog Purple · 03-11-2003, 05:17 PM

My numbering system is scientific. When a player gets player of the game in a league game he gets numbered. This has only led to me dealing out 4 numbers in the Toads history.

vex · 03-11-2003, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by illinifan999
My bank keeps telling me I have to be 18 to get a credit card, so I can't get it either.

And then when you're 18, they tell you that you have a lack of credit history. Really, who'd thought. You can't use your parents though and give them the money now or when the bill comes?

vex · 03-11-2003, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by HornedFrog Purple
My numbering system is scientific. When a player gets player of the game in a league game he gets numbered. This has only led to me dealing out 4 numbers in the Toads history.

If I did that, I would only have one number issued.

03-10-2003, 10:54 PM	#4
mrushh High School Varsity Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Dallas,Tx	Do you have to ACCEPT anything for the March 23rd - Qualification/relegation matches? I'll be gone the whole week and don't know if I'll be able to accept/decline anything or set a lineup, etc... __________________ Visit "Cowtown, Arise. A TCU- TCY Dynasty" in the Dynasty section.

03-11-2003, 09:49 AM	#6
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	mrushh: You do not need to accept anything for the 23rd. Qualification/relegation matches are determined by your final standings. BishopMVP: If you don't have a qualification/relegation match on the 23rd, then you have no match. It's a good opportunity to watch a match from another FOFC team though. I'm sure someone around here will have a promotion/relegation match we can all watch (it was ardent enthusiast last season). __________________ Current Games Diablo III (BattleTag: DataKing#1685) Allegiances: Chicago Bears - Detroit Red Wings - Kansas Jayhawks Awards: 2011 Golden Scribe - Other Sports Category (The Straight(away) and Narrow - A Forza Motorsport 3 Dynasty)

03-11-2003, 01:05 PM	#12
dacman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: speak to the trout	The current USA division V automatic promotion cut off is at 34 PTS and GD +58, so I'm guessing after this week it'll be around 37 PTS and GD +50-55. More than that, you're automatically promoted, less than that, you have to win your qualifier (only 1st place teams, of course). If you do get promoted, post in the team names thread with your new division info. __________________ No signatures allowed. Last edited by dacman : 03-11-2003 at 01:12 PM.

03-11-2003, 03:43 PM	#14
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	That's almost like the system I use, dacman. 1, 2 = GK 3 = Clown 4-9 = Defenders 10-19 = Middies 20-24 = Forwards 25 = Coach 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!"

03-11-2003, 04:35 PM	#15
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	My numbering system started out modeled after West Brom, but now it's pretty much random. New players get to choose from the numbers available. The exception to this is keepers. They always gets #1 and #13, which pretty much seems to be a universal standard, at least in the EPL. __________________ Current Games Diablo III (BattleTag: DataKing#1685) Allegiances: Chicago Bears - Detroit Red Wings - Kansas Jayhawks Awards: 2011 Golden Scribe - Other Sports Category (The Straight(away) and Narrow - A Forza Motorsport 3 Dynasty)

03-09-2003, 11:43 PM	#2
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	Here is what the schedule should look like for the coming weeks: March 16th - Last league match of the season. March 19th - Friendly match. March 23rd - Qualification/relegation matches. March 26th - Friendly match March 30th - No games. April 2nd - U.S.A. Cup 1st Round matches. April 6th - 1st League match of next season. __________________ Current Games Diablo III (BattleTag: DataKing#1685) Allegiances: Chicago Bears - Detroit Red Wings - Kansas Jayhawks Awards: 2011 Golden Scribe - Other Sports Category (The Straight(away) and Narrow - A Forza Motorsport 3 Dynasty)

03-09-2003, 11:51 PM	#3
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	There's an Italy, Texas? I didn't know that. I used to live by Paris though.

03-10-2003, 11:03 PM	#5
BishopMVP Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, MA/UMass	If we don't have a qualification/relegation match, do we get to schedule a friendly or are we stuck with no game?

03-11-2003, 10:08 AM	#7
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	There is an Italy, Texas and a Paris, Texas. Both are sort of near Dallas. Italy is on the way to Waco, and Paris is kind of on the way to Oklohoma.

03-11-2003, 11:22 AM	#9
damnMikeBrown College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH	If I can win my last game, I'll have one as well.

03-11-2003, 11:43 AM	#10
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	I may also have a qualification match, if I can win my last game. And I'd already have one locked up if I had won my last game - but I choked. I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I accidentally inserted my backup wingback into a middle infielder slot (first names were right next to each other on the dropdown list and sometimes my mouse wheelie thing moves a bit on its own). Imagine my horror as I watched the game and saw my team's midfield getting blasted, and then checked the post-match ratings and saw a great big 1/2 star for my backup wingback-turned-starting middie. Got a nifty "wretched" rating for my midfield, and lost 6-2. Oh, the shame.

03-11-2003, 11:46 AM	#11
Fonzie Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Illinois	dola- I love the fact that neither the topic nor any subsequent response in this thread makes use of the word "Hattrick." Yet we all immediately knew what mrushh was asking about.

03-11-2003, 04:49 PM	#16
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Heh, my numbering system is even more anal. 1 - keeper Then, my starters go in numerical order according to the match orders form, left to right, starting at the bottom. 1 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 2 3 Clown has 12, and the scrubs get whatever they get.

03-11-2003, 04:57 PM	#17
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	My numbering system goes like this: 1-3 -Keepers 4-9 -Defenders 10-20 -Midfielders 21-25 -Forwards

03-11-2003, 05:06 PM	#18
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03-11-2003, 05:13 PM	#19
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	My bank keeps telling me I have to be 18 to get a credit card, so I can't get it either. __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

03-11-2003, 05:17 PM	#20
HornedFrog Purple Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worthless, Tx	My numbering system is scientific. When a player gets player of the game in a league game he gets numbered. This has only led to me dealing out 4 numbers in the Toads history. __________________ King of All FOFC Media!!! IHOF: Fort Worthless Fury- 2004 AOC Deep South Champions (not acknowledged via conspiracy)

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