NUCLEAR CUP SEASON 2 START NEXT WEEK!

Due to Nuclear Cup teams exiting the little known "Hattrick Cup" early, we are thinking of starting the Nuclear Cup next week (ie. next Wednesday). So if everyone can challenge each other (it is the responsiblity of the home side to challenge, but either can do it), then we can get started with the Nuclear Cup. If you have already organised a friendly this week, don't worry, we will then make the first round go over 2 weeks. The matches this week are as follow:

Home vs Away

a The Units vs BRAP2
b darkness12 vs Green Loraxes
c Mababies vs Bluthenthal da 3
d Gaeta FC vs Sugar Kick

Bye = More Fire!

Good luck!

Season 2 Draw announced

By using a combination of tea leaf readings, alignment of the stars, tarot cards and palm readings, independent officials convened to determine the draw for the upcoming Nuclear Cup season.  The draw is linked on the side of this page.

In other news we now have an official Nuclear Cup Anthem (see top of the page) kindly written and performed by Borat Sagdiyev specially for the Nuclear Cup upon request from the manager of More Fire!  We feel this anthem captures the spirit, honour, courage and ideals of the Nuclear Cup.  We hope you will feel as proud as we do when we listen to it.

A new season for a new reason

It has been a time of change for Gaeta. When asked by reporters, "Why the name change to Gaeta FC and what does FC stand for?". The manager of Gaeta FC responded with "This name change represents a new look for the team and stands for ...because we F##'n Can..." He went on to say "nothing much else has changed, we are still focusing on our defence, we still aim to please our fans and we still like dressing up as women on saturday night's...um, what i meant to say was... um... can you edit that bit out" The spokesperson for the Gaeta FC player's association also added, "this name change is what we needed to formalise our commitment to the fans" he then went on to say, "except now we need to have our uniforms changed, unfortunately we were unable to have the new uniform out in time for last weeks friendly, but as you can see we were still able to show our commitment to our major sponsor"

Midfielder found.....

After searching long and hard a suitable midfielder was found to join the might BRAP2 army. Świętosław Kasperczyk of Poland, is 23 and was found wondering the woods by BRAP2 scouts, who quickly offered 1.5 mil for him to join the team. Because of his woodland adventures the youngster is only in weak form, but is still as good as anyone currently in the BRAP2 squad so should do well this season. Next on the list for the scout is a Defender that has presence in the middle.... Where will he find the next recruit?

Nuclear Cup DREAM TEAM announced

Nuclear Cup organisers last night announced the All-Nuclear Dream Team.  The Dream Team is a traditionally announced at the end of each Nuclear Cup season and is consisted of the best players from all Nuclear Cup teams,  selected by the legendary Alltid.

This season, pretty much, the Dream Team could also be called Bluthenthal - surprisingly, since they only finished 3rd this season!?

Units milestone: 1000 supporters!!!

Today has been a big day for the Units, with the 1000th supporter joining the club! The Units celebrated the occasion by giving a special gift to the 1000th person to sign up.

Picture: The 1000th Units supporter displays his glee at receiving an official Units straw hat.

NUCLEAR CUP REGISTRATION- SEASON 2!!!!!

If you thought the first Nuclear Cup was wildman, well, the second version will be even more megawati!! If you have already pissed your pants in excitement reading this and you have to change them right away- don't panic! Registration is open until the first day of the new Hattrick league season: Sunday 2nd of March.

If your club wants to compete for the absolute glory that only Nuclear Cup victory can provide, you must register!!
To do so, please reply to this post by clicking "comment" on or before 2/3/08, and state your intentions!

Units strengthen squad

As the season comes to a close, the Units have been pondering life in Division V. Therefore, substantial investments in players have been made over the past week. The two major newcomers are: 26 year old Spanish midfielder Jorge Arcaya and 25 year old Swiss star forward Dietrich Sigal. Sigal is a record signing for the Units, costing almost $1.5 million.
The fans got their first look at both players today in a friendly against Gaeta, and they liked what they saw. Both players scored a goal on debut, and the little Sigal was particularly impressive rating a mighty 4.5 stars- a first for the club.

In the following interview, future Units legend Sigal answered like a true neutral Swiss person:
Q Are you happy to be with the Units?
A I am moderately happy.
Q From your short time at the club, which of the Units players have impressed you?
A All of the players are equally good.
Q There is a lot of excitement in the Units camp about next season- do you agree the Units will be competitive in Division V?
A I neither agree nor disagree.
Q What are your hopes/expectations for next season?
A For no one to be offended.

Units Celebrate with ode to heroic "Bud"

The Units are proud and humbled to win this most prestigious tournament. Celebrations by all concerned have been dangerously boisterous, and many thousands of Units fans have forever abandoned work, family and sleep and vowed to bask in the glorious celebration until their final day on earth. Chief among the affections of the faithful is superstar striker and venerated actor Charlie "Bud" Tingwell. "Bud" was unquestionably the Units brightest star of the cup, scoring an unfeasably amazing tally of 9 goals, including 2 hattricks and the triumphant 3rd goal in the final. To forever honour his name, The Units are in the process of expanding their stadium to a capacity of 20,000, with the addition of the "Charlie Tingwell stand".
The Units would like to thank all teams participating in the Nuclear Cup, especially the worthy finalists Green Loraxes. After 3 amazingly hard fought and spectactularly skillful contests, including the now legendary final, the Units-Loraxes rivalry is now certainly the most famous in world sport!
Bring on Nuclear Cup 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE UNITS CROWNED INAUGURAL NUCLEAR CUP CHAMPIONS

The Units managed to unite as a true team when it really counted, dominating the second-half of the Nuclear Cup final, scoring 3 unanswered goals to take out the inaugural Nuclear Cup despite being down 1-0 at half-time.  In the recently upgraded and most advanced Hattrick arena around, Arrakis-Thneeds Stadium (pictured) hosted the biggest match of the season, treating the fans to this amazing historical event.  As soon as the umpire blew the whistle at 90 minutes, Units players converged together and performed what is believed to be some sort of ritual (pictured), speculated by some to be a dedication to a type of God, referred to by some Units players as the "Oracle".  The details, origins and customs of this religion remain largely unknown.

In others finals action today there were some extraordinary games.  A tough but solid victory by Bluthenthal da 3 took out the BRONZE medal over BRAP2.  In arguably the match of the season, More Fire! defeated Gaeta in extra time to win the DIVISION B FINAL.  And despite such a build-up, and a seven-hour shopping session by Nuclear Cup organisers yesterday to purchase the perfect wooden-spoon for Mababies, Mababies disappointed everyone by winning the match and losing the WOODEN SPOON to darkness12.  The spare wooden-spoon was generously donated to the nuclear explosion relief effort (see post below).

The final standings/rankings of all Nuclear Cup contenders is:

1.   The Units

2.   Green Loraxes

3.   Bluthenthal da 3

4.   BRAP2

5.   More Fire!

6.   Gaeta

7.   Mababies

8.   darkness12