Hattrick

**pete** · 03/03/2006, 12:12 PM

I never train keepers as only benefits 2 players. However keepers most expensive to buy for this very reason i suspect.

**Poor Student** · 03/03/2006, 3:57 PM

Two things in its favour. Tactical freedom and expensive sell on fee. Also very rapid training.

**pete** · 02/04/2006, 5:31 PM

Anyone getting promoted this year?

Very poor year for me as going inot last game could be 3rd or 5th. Leaking too many goals & will have to spend half my transfer budget (2.5m+) on at least a fomidable keeper. Need new defence too.

**James** · 02/04/2006, 5:40 PM

****e year, missed setting up my team and also friendlies too many times my training was a mess. best i can get now and from a few games off was 5th place and a home playoff game which wud be at home and give me 500k or so. better then finishing 4th imo.

moved to PM training too from winger so prob will be a while b4 anything pays off and i move up to div II

**GK for the Town** · 06/04/2006, 4:31 PM

Terrible year myself. I've gone back to finishing 3rd in the league after i got 2nd last year. I'm against the league winners in my last game but i'm gonna let him win so he gets auto promoted. Hopefully get someone a bit easier for next year and then give it a good go.
Got my Stadium up to just over 40,000 so hopefully gate money will give me more chance to raid the transfer markets

**GK for the Town** · 13/04/2006, 9:03 AM

If any of you's wanna friendly i'm available.

Its My Ball (32012)

I'll accept it by the end of today.

Cheers.

**pete** · 01/05/2006, 2:16 PM

Hows everyone setup for the season?

Whats the deal with bot teams selling players. Just seen one sell a keeper for 1m when he worth 8m+. I'd just bought new keeper so no cash to bid

**sligoman** · 01/05/2006, 3:19 PM

Lads, would any of ye be interested in joining the foot.ie league on Xpert Eleven? It's much the same as Hattrick and at the moment their are about 15 teams in the two divisions on there. Our season is nearly over so if ye join soon then ye'll be in time for the new season. It's good fun lads so why don't ye join?

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For details on how to join go to the Xpert Eleven thread.

Cheers!

**adamcarr** · 01/05/2006, 3:45 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Hows everyone setup for the season?

Whats the deal with bot teams selling players. Just seen one sell a keeper for 1m when he worth 8m+. I'd just bought new keeper so no cash to bid

He was probably a national team player! Im gonna walk my league this season. Won 5-1 yesterday against the only real threat for me!

**pete** · 01/05/2006, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by adamcarr

He was probably a national team player! Im gonna walk my league this season. Won 5-1 yesterday against the only real threat for me!

He was a Divine National keeper i estimated value at approx 8m. Guy bought him for 1m & selling starting at 3m. Will cost him 1m in a weeks wages though.

Lost 1st game to title challenger but league not so strong so can still win. I've spent heavily on forward & keeper but defence still weak. Hoping for decent Cup run to boost finances.

Team now:

----------------Formidable
-----------Excellent Solid Solid
Outstanding Brilliant Excellent Brilliant Excellent
------------- Formidable Brilliant

**GK for the Town** · 02/05/2006, 4:01 PM

Howya guys,

Pete, thats pretty much same as my team. I've added in an oustanding GK + Def.
------------Out----------
--Excellent---Out-----Excellent
Solid--Mag---Brill---Brill-----Solid
------Formid-----Excellent---

Still dont think Its good enough for winning my league. Won 7-0 in my first game though, so have to wait and see how i get on against realistically 2 tough challengers.

**Poor Student** · 04/05/2006, 4:22 PM

I've got

-----------------------------Magnificent----------------------------
Outstanding---Magnificent----World Class---Magnificent---Magnificent
Formidable---------Formidable---------Excellent-------------Excellent
-----------------------------Solid----------------------------------

Got a 4-1 thumping from last season's league leaders. I'm still in the cup but have already drawn a tough team. The wages are getting a bit heavy for me. I'm making a good 50k loss every week without gate receipts.

**pete** · 04/05/2006, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

The wages are getting a bit heavy for me. I'm making a good 50k loss every week without gate receipts.

Haha just noticed typical 5-4-1 UCD lineout

Check out this player ID 6998207.
Divine keeper bought for only 1m. Weekly wages 1m. Guy tried to sell him for 3m but don't think he got any takers so now trying to flog him for anything he can get. I thought he'd make massive profit but looks like have to sell for 3m to break even now. I think theres a lesson there.

**Poor Student** · 04/05/2006, 4:47 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Haha just noticed typical 5-4-1 UCD lineout

You've been listening to Rico too much. UCD line out with 4-4-2 nearly 100% of the time.

**adamcarr** · 04/05/2006, 4:57 PM

-------------------------exellent-------------------------
exellent-----------------exellent-----------------excellent
excellent--world class--world class--supernatural--excellent
-------------------brilliant---excellent--------------------

I have 2.5 million in the bank. Any ideas on how I should spend it? Im also in a very poor series and will more than likely auto promote so should I just hold onto the money?

**pete** · 04/05/2006, 4:59 PM

Originally Posted by adamcarr

I have 2.5 million in the bank. Any ideas on how I should spend it? Im also in a very poor series and will more than likely auto promote so should I just hold onto the money?

I just bought formidable keeper for 1.2m but got 4.5 star straight away so big improvement on previous 3 star keeper. My defence is weak & holding off improving in hope good keeper can save me. I think you should get keeper or defenders (they cheap enough)...

**Poor Student** · 04/05/2006, 5:05 PM

Originally Posted by adamcarr

-------------------------exellent-------------------------
exellent-----------------exellent-----------------excellent
excellent--world class--world class--supernatural--excellent
-------------------brilliant---excellent--------------------

I have 2.5 million in the bank. Any ideas on how I should spend it? Im also in a very poor series and will more than likely auto promote so should I just hold onto the money?

Unless you're going to buy trainees or invest in your ground don't buy unecessary better players. They'll age a year, depreciate in value and you'll have spent money on their wages.

**James** · 06/05/2006, 11:28 AM

im not making much progress tbh, wage bill too high, and the transfer markets gone to ****e.

--------------formid----------------
-----brill--brill---supernatural----
titanic---brill---extra t---titanic--- divine
-----------brill--formid--------------------

few things ive picked up,

despite all the changes made to the game engine.. midfield is still key

once you start getting towards the higher skilled player levels you really need to watch you wage bill, buy irish if possible, its a hell of a lot cheaper

form, experiance and leadership of players and coaches is important

im stuck in Div3 for ages now, its strong tough competitive..

Last night i hosted the irish national team in my ground..they lost 4-0 to france though

**Poor Student** · 06/05/2006, 12:56 PM

The playing numbers have breached the 800k mark. I can remember not all the long ago when it breached 500/600k. The market prices are bound to drop with an ever increasing supply of players. I put an outstanding defender with no secondaries on the market there. He only went for 700k. The lad did daytrade him for 800k and earned me another 40k as he was a youth product of mine.