• rtg [del]
• 2009-11-28

From the 8th-9th of December you shall be able to either tip the score in any game you wish or comment on the outcome of the game. This feature will be available within the TV studio which shall be opened a week before the match takes place and shall remain open for comments after the match has finished.
This new tool will enable you to see how others think you may do in the game and it can also be used for some cheeky mind games against your opponent.

• rtg [del]
• 2009-11-28

We have introduced some minor modifications to the game:
- Popup menus on right and left menu bar which allow new users to catch up quicker on the menu organisation.
- Security of all pages have been reviewed and changed. Although this was a large change you should hopefully see no changes. If you do please post in the Bugs / Ideas (en) forum.
- Mailbox changes with the addition of notifiers (explained in upcoming news topic).
- League table colours to represent promotion, relegation, playoff etc.
- Sorting players squad by age, value, skills and also for plus users by values for each formation defined in assistant
- A short note has been added when publishing friendly ads
- Many minor bug scripts fixes

Modification will take effect 7-8 december, after play-off games

• rtg [del]
• 2009-11-26

We have implemented an update for deleting unused data in Sokker tables. The purpose of this update is to enable a quicker data backup and morning update.

This update will clean tables of old matches that contain players that are not still active in Sokker(i.e. have been fired or deleted). The optimization will affect only matches that are older than 2 seasons.

For old matches with no active players remaining, the following will take place:
- delete players list (numbers) and players statistics data
- delete stored tactics view settings
- if there are no players on the list in both teams the match comment will also be removed

The optimisation will be executed from Wednesday and carried out during the testing phase everyday with limited number of matches affected.

After the successful testing phase we plan to add further data cleaning eg;
- transfer forums old topics
- match orders (currently all orders are stored)

• rtg [del]
• 2009-11-16

From now on the following changes apply regarding Transfer Forums:

* Players can only be advertised in their home country or the home country of the user selling them. This means that all National Transfer Forums in effect become closed forums.

* Transfer (en), Transfer Star (en) and Transfer Junior (en) (formerly known as Transfer II, Transfers III and Junior Transfers) become the official worldwide Transfer Forums where all players can be advertised according to their own specific rules. You can add those forums to your forum list by clicking in ->Show other forums

These changes are designed to reduce complexity that currently exists in transfer forums. We also expect that National Forums become more usable as they will be more focused in the national players and local market.

Before posting in any Transfer Forum please read the rules thread of that forum as special rules may apply.

• rtg [del]
• 2009-08-24

As some leagues have many bot teams that produce walkovers in them, it makes for quite an uneventful week when human teams face them.

Starting this season bot teams will have their line-up and match orders set by using current order supplemented with new players if needed.
The default order is as follows:
- if there are players in the bot team, but previously not set in the match orders, they shall be moved into the orders.
- if a team doesnt have enough players to actually field a team then new players shall be generated for this team, to supplement squad, under the same rules as new teams being generated.

Additionally older players in bot teams will retire. How often will depend on age and value. In general if the player is 33 or older then it is possible they will be retired. A new player shall replace the retired player in each bot team as long as this player was actively playing in the team.

Both updates will be executed every Tuesday - until the season starts it will be executed every day for testing.

• rtg [del]
• 2009-08-17

It is election time again! You will have the opportunity to stand for election as the national team coach (either Senior or U21) of any nation, and vote a Senior and U21 manager for your own nation.

To access the election page, go to the respective country homepage, then click on National Team, and then Elections.

This season we would like to welcome the following new countries to both the NT and U21 competitions.

as-Saʻūdiyya (Saudi Arabia)
U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates)
Kazakhstán
al-Jazā’ir (Algeria)
Sakartvelo (Georgia)


If you stand for election, it is recommended that you open ONE thread in the appropriate country forum after the elections start. Please prefix your thread with [NT] or [U21] , e.g. [NT] forestman or [U21] guacamole. Please do NOT spam forums, SK-mail people directly for votes, or spam users Guest Books. Any of these spammy activities will result in forum banning and/or financial fine.

Please remember that a user who has been elected as an NT manager will not be able to resign from their job. Therefore when you stand for the NT job, it is not only for fun, it is also your responsibility to serve the full term which the people that voted you into the job thought you should serve.

Elections will start August 17th and end 30th August at 22:08, so start preparing your speeches, asking candidates tough questions & voting!

• forestman [del]
• 2009-07-24

We are proud to introduce the official Sokker T-Shirt. It is available from our shop which is accessible from Plus -> Shop. It is also possible to buy Plus for your friends with a single payment.

This T-Shirt could be worn while your team is playing, or maybe for sokker gatherings. Perhaps it will even provide luck during transfers or for pulling great juniors! ;)

The T-Shirt has a laced sokker logo with coloured threads over your heart. You can personalize the back with a number and a name. Maybe you'll put the name of your team, your nickname, your real life last name, or ... leave it empty to be undercover!

The Sokker T-Shirt is manufactured by Kariban, and is made from high quality cotton with a rib-bound neckline and with cotton and spandex (elastane) cuffs.

• rtg [del]
• 2009-06-17

Teams that go beyond the limit stated for Bankruptcy (that is -£300 000) will have 72 hours from their last log in to take the necessary measures to get their team out of this situation. The change is to allow you to follow the whole process of selling a player, from the start to the end of the auction. If you go beyond the limit and you have to sell some players do not waste time and transfer list them as soon as you can. After 72 hours you will not have access to your team until your financial balance becomes below the stated limit.

Our advice, of course, is that you should take care of your teams finances and always avoid going over the bankruptcy limit. But, if you find yourself in this situation please take the measures needed to get your team below the limit as soon as possible.

• rtg [del]
• 2009-05-10

As of this season your supporters reaction to victories and defeats will change. Your supporters shall be less disappointed if they lose to a stronger team, especially if the score line was close. If you marginally lose against a much stronger team the chances are your supporters mood could rise as they will see this as good progress. As always there is a dark side. If you lose against a weaker team you can expect your supporters to be very upset at this loss and have a severe mood swing. Also when playing against weaker opposition it will be harder for you to please your supporters as they will now expect you to win comfortably.

These changes will affect league games, play-off games, friendlies and cup games.
Please be aware that the influence of supporters mood after a game was always calculated depending on the strength of the opposition and score, now it will be more visible.

• rtg [del]
• 2009-05-02

We are happy to welcome some new countries into sokker. Please welcome....

Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Algeria
Georgia

Any new team joining any of these new countries shall start in division 2.