Hattrick Cup

[Kent Shrimper]

Southend United FC are away this evening to The Homless Freaks

anyone else playing?

[blues_r_best]

The Shrimpers are away to ShrimperZone FC, in a friendly.

[Kent Shrimper]

34536 in attendance and 1-0 up

[southend_utd_fan]

shrimper away to la_reds 0-0- friendly

[blues_r_best]

1 up away and have just lost a player through injury so I will have to finish the rest of the game with 10 men after 14 mins.

[southend_utd_fan]

3-0 down http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/glare.gif

[Matt the Shrimp]

Yep - playing a side in the Cup called Bath-a-loner... Match ID 37209562.

Currently 1-0 down whilst playing PiC away from home. *Whilst I'd like to progress, I'm not too fussed if I don't - good luck to the side I'm playing who aren't half bad, as it happens.

Matt

[Bob Cratchitt]

Bugger due to putting my daughter to bed and Hattrick servers slowing down i missed the deadline for selecting my reserves for this match. Worst bit was i clicked send orders at 19:44 but it did not return back until after 19:45, then when i checked the team after kickoff my 1st team was playing. Oh well i just hope that none of them get injured also i lose training for me 3 youth IM's http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[A loyal supporter]

Currently playing a friendly against 'The better team' 1 down after 17 mins - brilliant!

[blues_r_best]

Yeah! Just managed to injure one of Mr B's better players.

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Feb. 08 2005,20:15)]Yep - playing a side in the Cup called Bath-a-loner... Match ID 37209562.

Currently 1-0 down whilst playing PiC away from home. *Whilst I'd like to progress, I'm not too fussed if I don't - good luck to the side I'm playing who aren't half bad, as it happens.

Matt
Ah, 1-1...

<span style='color:green'>Due to a severely mistimed tackle, Rini van de Beek spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. Visitors' Rini van de Beek was alert on a play coming in from the left, making the score a tie at 1 - 1 in the 21st minute</span>

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[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ Feb. 08 2005,20:22)]Yeah! Just managed to injure one of Mr B's better players.
Hmm... that's just how to ensure you'll have all of us lining up to play you in a friendly...

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[A loyal supporter]

Visitors Leon Ambrose was alert on a play coming in from the left, making the score a tie at 1 - 1 in the 23rd minute.

Sound familiar MtS

1-1 http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (A loyal supporter @ Feb. 08 2005,20:24)]Visitors Leon Ambrose was alert on a play coming in from the left, making the score a tie at 1 - 1 in the 23rd minute.

Sound familiar MtS

1-1 * *http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Those plays from the left, they're a winner...

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[blues_r_best]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ Feb. 08 2005,20:24)]Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ Feb. 08 2005,20:22)]Yeah! Just managed to injure one of Mr B's better players.
Hmm... that's just how to ensure you'll have all of us lining up to play you in a friendly...

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Sorry.

And Mr B's team organisation went down to passable and then again down to inadequate.

[Kent Shrimper]

the homeless freaks just equalised 1-1

Due to some great work on the right wing Homeless:s Jagatheesan Gupta was able to even the score in the 19:th minute to 1 - 1

[Kent Shrimper]

bugger losing 2-1 now

[Matt the Shrimp]

Balls... 3-1 down now.

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[Barmy Army]

2-1 up away to Birri's Rochford FC

It's been all action

My coach playing right back has scored and one of Birri's lads has missed a pen.

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[Birri]

Quote[/b] (Barmy Army @ Feb. 08 2005,20:46)]2-1 up away to Birri's Rochford FC

It's been all action

My coach playing right back has scored and one of Birri's lads has missed a pen.

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[Hong Kong Blue]

1-0 up at ht in the cup, against a team a division higher.

Lloyd Bosquet, my hat-trick hero from the first round seems to like the cup. 4 goals in a game and a half is pretty respectable for a midfielder.

Fingers crossed I can hold out, as I fancy a cup run this year.

[blues_r_best]

2-0 up now.

[Kent Shrimper]

3-1 down

[southend_utd_fan]

4-0 down now........

[Barmy Army]

Now getting battered by Birri's boys but somehow keeping them at Bay (Malcolm). http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Not too happy that my new excellent striker hasn't been mentioned yet in the transcript.

Thought he might get a debut goal

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[southend_utd_fan]

Erm 5-0 down

[Birri]

Rochford now gone 3-2 up against BA's Pearlstars !

[Bob Cratchitt]

oh well no injuries so far and winning 1-6.

[Barmy Army]

Quote[/b] (Birri @ Feb. 08 2005,21:31)]Rochford now gone 3-2 up against BA's Pearlstars !
&quot;You shut up!&quot;

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[Kent Shrimper]

3-3 bloody hell

[Barmy Army]

Quote[/b] (Kent Shrimper @ Feb. 08 2005,21:32)]3-3 bloody hell
Seems like my game on Sunday.

[Kent Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Barmy Army @ Feb. 08 2005,21:34)]Quote[/b] (Kent Shrimper @ Feb. 08 2005,21:32)]3-3 bloody hell
Seems like my game on Sunday.
it does seem familiar BA

[southend_utd_fan]

6-0 down, 1 injuries, plus a hattrick for them.... great game http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blues.gif

[Barmy Army]

Quote[/b] (southend_utd_fan @ Feb. 08 2005,21:37)]6-0 down, 1 injuries, plus a hattrick for them.... great game http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blues.gif
All part of the steep learning curve

The real task is to stick with it.

[blues_r_best]

Had a man sent off for a second yellow, so down to 9 men.

[southend_utd_fan]

Eastwood scored the hattrick and now has got sent off.

[southend_utd_fan]

Guess what?....

7-0 down

[A loyal supporter]

1-1 my first hattrick draw, not too dissappointed really.

[blues_r_best]

A 2-1 win with only 9 men, against a Div V team, in a friendly, not too shabby.

[Barmy Army]

Waaa Waaa Waaa

Lost 3-2 in the end

Oh well, at least I let Birri win http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Kent Shrimper]

3-3 after 90mins in my cup match, extra time being played

[Kent Shrimper]

lost 4-3 http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif

[Birri]

Quote[/b] (Barmy Army @ Feb. 08 2005,21:50)]Waaa Waaa Waaa

Lost 3-2 in the end

Oh well, at least I let Birri win http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif
cheers BA its probably my only win all season! http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/down.gif

[Matt the Shrimp]

Well, I'm out, lost 5-2... my forwards had a bit of a stinker, and he played defensively yet took his chances. Serves me right for PiC-ing it...

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[Bob Cratchitt]

Oh well as you see from my little signature, Ii won my match but i guess next round i am going to take a beating.

Look at the stats for his reserve team


Kaiapoi FC

HTstats = 158 http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/oops.gif
Midfield: poor (very low)
Right Side Defence: solid (high)
Central Defence: solid (very high)
Left Side Defence: passable (low)
Right Side Attack: poor (very high)
Central Attack: inadequate (very high)
Left Side Attack: passable (low)

and then look at his first team stats.

HTstats = 236 http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
Midfield: weak (low)
Right Side Defence: formidable (high)
Central Defence: brilliant (very high)
Left Side Defence: formidable (low)
Right Side Attack: weak (high)
Central Attack: solid (very high)
Left Side Attack: outstanding (low)

http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/down.gif I am dead next Tuesday http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/down.gif

But on the bright side i will be ready for the SZ Challenge Cup.
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[MrB]

Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ Feb. 08 2005,21:39)]Had a man sent off for a second yellow, so down to 9 men.
Any reason you had no subs? http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

I guess that game shows how much formation experience counts, Toddy racks up 18.5 stars from his ten players, my 11 got 25.5 (after an excellent IM was injured on his return from injury http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/down.gif ). However, for some reason my experience at 5-4-1 dropped to wretched (I thought the default was poor?) and we ended up on inadequate organisation. Couple that with poor form and experience and we ended up gettting trounced! Can't get into Hatrix to check the hatstats though....

Still, we picked up 5 new trainees, all 18yo YP solid defenders for a grand total of £260k. No particularly spectacular secondaries but some quick pops to excellent will be nice http://www.shrimperzone.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Lost 6-1 in a friendly in Denmark - outstarred the opposition thoroughly but filled my team with a lot of debutants so I took a battering in each half on the organisation front. Not too disappointed as my formation popped to solid and my kids did ok.