Another Stat-tastic Post!

Okay Rat Fans it is the silly season again (ie BCup offseason) and it is time for more stats for you to enjoy. This time in the form of our very own Alltid Hattrick Federation stat page! Just click the link on the menu on the right ("Alltid Stats") and go see how we all did in the first week of league play.

They don't call me StatMan for nothing you know... er, actually... nevermind!

The link is given via this message title also for the truelylazy/blind amongst you ;P

Final Standings

Here are the final standings for this season. Ratz, as winner of the DLI, will be drawn from the top seeded group next season. If you don't want to continue playing next season, let me know, otherwise I will assume you are all in.

CUP PLAYOFFS
1. Bonafide
2. Delta
3. Ellwood
4. Anfield
5. Wind
6. Saltopus
7. Tigers
8. Direwolf

DAS LOSERS INVITATIONAL
1. Ratz
2. M-Town
3. Avs
4. System
5. Sea Lane
6. Freaks
7. Stones
8. BFC

Why thank you, sir.

Hats off to Delta for a tough final match. I am definitely lucky to have pulled out the win. Consider that Delta surrendered only 2 goals in the run of play during the entire tournament this year, plus scored more goals than anyone else. I also got very lucky in chosing the correct sides left-to-right on both offense and defense. The entire game had only one scoring chance, but my coach managed to put it away.

So thanks to all and best of luck in the upcoming national cups! See you next season...

The final of this season

Save for some 6th and 5th league titles, I never won a real title in HT. Not even in friendlies competitions - because I only played with you guys in the BC cup ever since I joined HT (and long time ago is that now!).
So this season, with a team which could make it - I went for it. And I've made it all the way to the final - the final was even played on a Romanian stadium, for the first time in history (just lucky me - I got to choose the venue :-). I also took the mighty Ratz out of the cup - they didn't make it into the knock-out phase... As things were shaping up and I saw I had an accesible run, for the final I was actually more afraid of Ellwood, which looked very strong on paper. So I was glad when Boyd's Bonafide took them out.

The actual result of the final - I guess it was fair (how can I say that?!? The ref was bent, the UEFA observer was super-bent, my players' food was infected with something - a virus which is normally found in America only, etc. etc). For equal stars and experience, Bonafide had a better midfield (which was always my weak point - I never trained midfield) and slightly better HT ratings.

So well done and congratulations to the Champs Bonafide!

Cup Member's Season Results

We haven't had one of these for a while so I thought I'd compile a list of how we have all done in our respective leagues:

Promoted (aka Yay!!)
Monmouth Town - Promoted to ii.2 (Cymru)
Bajen Avalanche - Promoted to iv.144 (Sverige)
Sea Lane - Promoted to iv.27 (USA)
Saltopus - Promoted to iv.31 (USA)

Other League Winners (aka Close but no cigar!)
King's County United - Champions in iv.63 (USA)
Reefs FC - Champions in vi.550 (England)

2nd to 4th Places (aka Boring!)
System 3loc - 2nd in iv.62 (England)
Rasaritul Delta - 2nd in v.48 (România)
Maidstone Reunited - 2nd in v.25 (England)
Brooklyn Tigers - 2nd in v.709 (Sverige)
Anfield IF - 2nd in v.322 (Sverige)
Genetic Freaks United - 2nd in v.200 (USA)
Dirty Ratz - 3rd in iv.55 (England)
FC Bonafide - 3rd in iv.54 (USA)

Won Relegation Battles (aka You lucky, lucky b@5t@rd5!)
Ellwood - Stays in League of Wales (Cymru)
Brooklyn FC - Stays in iii.9 (USA)
Direwolf Athletic - Stays in iv.27 (USA)
The Brooklyn Wind - Stays in iv.36 (USA)
Presidents - Stays in v.154 (USA)

Relegated (aka Losers!)
Legio Primigenia - Drops to v.189 (USA)

Not too shabby at all, four promoted and only one relegated... congRatz to us all :)

New Season

I managed to win my qualifier and will remain in division IV. In addition, I found a very intersting development in my league - Sea Lane has promoted to it!

Final Round

Here are the final fixtures for the season. Good luck to everyone!

CUP FINAL
Delta - Bonafide

THIRD PLACE
Anfield - Ellwood

FIFTH PLACE
Wind - Saltopus

SEVENTH PLACE
Tigers - Direwolf

DAS LOSERS CHAMPIONSHIP
Ratz - Monmouth Town

DLI THIRD PLACE
Avalanche - System

DLI FIFTH PLACE
Freaks - Sea Lane

DLI SEVENTH PLACE
BFC - Stones