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HT username: mortenb
Team name: Midnattsol
League: Norwegian III.7
How many seasons have you played Hattrick? I'm going into my 12th season.

Honours? I won IV.6 a long time ago. But I can't get promoted from III.7. The next season will be my 9th in that division. Have had a few decent cup runs. Very proud of the players I have raised that have made the national team. And most recently of course: The spurs fed cup.

 

How did you find Hattrick?
I got an e-mail from a friend who had joined Hattrick.

How did you discover the wonders of the THFC Fed?
After a while I discovered the conference, and at first I was a member of both the spurs feds. The THFC fed was the most active so I stayed here.

Why did you become a Spurs supporter?
It was sometime in the mid-eighties. Liverpool was on the top of the table, but Tottenham beat them in a league game. Thereby I draw the conclusion that spurs had to be the best team.

Favourite current Spurs player?
I would have to say Ledley King.

Greatest ever Spurs player?
Gary Mabbutt.

Worst ever Spurs player?
Justin Edinburgh, he always seemed to give away a penalty.
And why on earth did we buy Tramezzani?

Greatest Spurs manager?
Bill Nicholson of course, but I think Martin Jol can make us proud in the future.

What has been the high point and low point of the current Spurs season for you?
High: 5-2 vs Everton, and the great feeling of the team actually going in the right direction.
Low: Kanoute handball in the league cup. Loosing the UEFA cup spot due to to many points lost at home against WBA, Norwich and Palace. The Mendes goal at Old Trafford also was special, but not the low point.

What was the first Spurs match that you saw? (WHL and TV)
On TV:Don't know.The first I remember is the 1987 FA-cup final against Coventry.
On WHL: Never. But I had tickets from Steffen Iversen for the 3-1 beating of Manchester United in 1999 or 2000. But my plane was late, so I never made the game…
I actually was supposed to play against spurs myself in 1997 as they were on a tour in Norway. They beat the norwegian side Faaberg 2-0 on july 17th I believe. But at that moment I had just joined the norwegian military…


What is the most memorable Spurs match you have seen and why?
The 1991 FA-cup victory against Nottingham, but the semi-final against Arsenal is not far behind.

Do you own any Spurs football shirts? What designs?
I have a shirt from 1991 I think. Believe it's a umbro/holsten shirt?

Favourite Spurs shirt design?
Don't have any favourites.

If you could sign any current Premiership player for Spurs who would it be?
Steven Gerrard.

If you could sign any current world player for Spurs then who would it be?
This was more difficult. A world class midfielder or an exciting winger. Vicente of Valenca a good, ant the young guy Torres. But then again he is a striker.

Spurs Tactic - can Defoe and Keane ever play together? Could 4-3-3 ever work for Spurs?
With 4-3-3 you need quick wingers as Robben or Giggs. 3 strikers is no good idea. Defoe and Keane can play together, but since they are both small they need a big man alongside them.

Do you have a job in real life? What is it?
Student, but hopefully I have a job in 2 months time.

What did you do with your spare time,before HT?
Don't know really.

Can you tell us about your best and worst day in HT?
My best day was probably when I got promoted from IV.6 or the pride of having 4 national team players last season. The worst day is hard to pick. As a defence trainer the road to success is long. Loosing 4-1 with a very good defence line last season was a big disappointment. At those moments defence training sucks..


What has been the highlight of the Hattrick season for you?

Well nothing big in the league, so that would have to be the victory in the fed cup.

Do you have a favourite Hattrick player and why? (That's an actual player and not manager)
There are many great players. But I'm most fond of the players I have trained myself. Armando Rohman in the swiss national team, or Patrick MacGilvra in my own team.

If you had the chance,what one thing would you change in HT?
I'm quite happy as it is.

Everyone makes a newbie mistake when they start HT, what was yours?

Trained general for a long time. My first game ever in 3-5-2 was an important game, and I had no formation experience. Lost training once due to wrong formation.


What position do you train? Have you always trained the same position?
I train defence and have done that for 7-8 seasons. Trained playmaking before that, but that was before I got completely "into" training.

Have you had any rivalries with other Hattrick managers?
Only in small scale.

Who is the biggest muppet in the Fed and why?
Don't know.

Who has been your inspiration or mentor in Hattrick?
Well, the norwegian side FF Fighters got me into hattrick. But he is on the verge of quiting now..

Who makes you laugh in the Hattrick world? (either Fed conference or elsewhere)
Noone special.

Hattrick Tactic - what did you make of the Fed Cup final? How would you have played that
match? (MatchID=39669507)

I wanted to win so I played my reserves in the league game. Expected to meet 3-4-3 so I played CA. He then chose to play 5-2-3 and CA himself. I believe I would have won either way. My options were 5-4-1 or 5-3-2.

Favourite joke?
Don't know.

What is your favourite Book?
Can't remember the last time I read a book..

What is your favourite TV show?
I watch norwegian television. I'll watch anything that has to do with sports..(almost)

Do you play any other good online games?
No.

Best movie of the year?
With two small kids I very rarely watch movies..

What was the last album you bought? Good, bad, indifferent?
The last album I bought was Keane for my wife..She likes it.

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