• guacamole [del]
• 2006-05-31

A user who has been elected as NT manager will not be able to resign from their job. It will only be possible to resign from the job in extreme circumstances, for example, the manager no longer exists in Sokker. Keep in mind that 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.

• mr_gibbage [del]
• 2006-05-09

Starting from next Wednesday (17th May) matches will be played according to the time zone of your country.

Times will change the most for friendly games played in Asia & Oceania and NT matches will be played at best time for the home team (world cup matches also) (starting from 13th May). For league games, the time will change 1-2 hours max.

• mr_gibbage [del]
• 2006-04-23

The forum statutes (rules) have been updated to make things clearer than they have previously been. We advise users to take the time to check the rules, which can be found by clicking on forum and then the statute link which is on the top left of the screen.

• mr_gibbage [del]
• 2006-04-12

The new match engine which has previously been used in friendlies only, will be used in competitive matches starting with the cup matches today (Wednesday 12th).

• mr_gibbage [del]
• 2006-04-09

Please welcome the following new countries to sokker:

Bolivia
Bulgaria
Ecuador
Hellas
Hong Kong
India
Ísland
Israel
Malaysia
Nippon
República Dominicana

We have also expanded the following leagues: Argentina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Chile, Danmark, Deutschland, España, France, Italia, Magyarország, Nederland, Polska, Portugal, Türkiye, Uruguay.

If other leagues need expansion in the future, they will be expanded in the middle of the season.

• mr_gibbage [del]
• 2006-04-09

This evening, Sokker will be down for around 4 hours as the database server will be re-installed. We apologise for any inconvienience.

• forestman [del]
• 2006-04-03

It is election time again! You have the opportunity to stand for election as the national team coach of any nation, and vote for your preferred manager of your own nation!

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

If you stand for election, it is recommended that you open a maximum of one thread in the forums, prefixed with [NT] , e.g. [NT] forestman. Please do NOT SK-mail people.

The election deadline is 16th April, so get preparing your speeches, asking candidates tough questions & voting!

• mr_gibbage [del]
• 2006-04-02

From next season, it will be possible to auto promote from your league. The best 25% of league winners will be able to promote without having to play a qualifier match, which also means teams in 8th will be automatically relegated.

The remainder of the league winners, and the teams that finish 5-7th will play qualification games as before, with ranking based upon points gained in the league.

• mr_gibbage [del]
• 2006-03-27

The following modifications to match engine, in relation to the last changes made are as follows:

- The probability of an injury is decreased (compared to the last match engine).
- There are possible injuries in other situations than being fouled - injuries are possible while passing, as well as to the player that commits a foul.
- Running passes are now related to the playmaking skill (players with higher playmaking will make more running passes).
- Pass power is regulated (when the pass is not a running pass it won't be as powerful).
- Passing accuracy on short distances has been increased, while long distances has been decreased.
- Feints with ball are a bit more regulated (players will use feints more sensibly).
- The bugs where two players have tried to dribble the ball at the same time has been fixed.

The changes will also apply to the National Team friendlies with immediate effect.

• mr_gibbage [del]
• 2006-03-22

From today, a new version of the match engine will be used for friendly matches. The main changes will be:

- Players to make use of running passes
- Feints with ball (the player can run a different direction, not necessarily straight towards the goal)
- Curving ball (such as curving free kicks)

It is likely that many other corrections will be made to the match engine, but don't worry; official matches will not use the new version of the match engine until the start of next season at the earliest.