The General Managers Club

The General Managers Club (85054)
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Chief Officer	Broughy1322
Founding date	06/07/09
Members	274
Languages	English

The GMC

The General Managers Club (otherwise known as "The GMC") is a general purpose federation which boasts an excellent community vibe and fantastic features. Created by Broughy1322 on 6th July 2009, The GMC is now a very successful federation with over 250 members and plenty of things to get involved in.

History

The Old Youth League

The GMC name was born from an old youth league Broughy1322 used to run. It was a 16 team international league and was very successful as it ran for three long seasons. It eventually disbanded to make way for the GMC Youth League System.

The Difficult Beginning

So with a name all set it was time to get members. This was easier said than done though, as Broughy1322 sent HT-mails to all 15 other members of the old youth league, as well as every member of every league he'd ever been in and the top 50 teams in England. This naturally brought about a fine for spamming very quickly, but The GMC managed to get 5 members and secure it's existence. The first ever member other than Broughy1322 was Aces-manager of Anning's Aces, a team Broughy's Scorpions had shared a league with in seasons gone by. He joined the day after creation, on 7th July 2009.

Progression

Slowly but surely The GMC started to grow as word spread of the organised and active forum. After increasing his activity on other forums, Broughy eventually met Dyna-Mikey who put in a lot of work to attract plenty of people he knew from various other feds. The GMC was well on it's way and quickly hit 50 members. The forum began to be a lot more active and the first official cup and competitions were held. It was during this time that the Youth League System started too (see below).

Growth

After a few months of dedication from it's members The GMC had become one of the best communities in HT. A very tight knit collection of members who all enjoyed each others company. Broughy wanted more people to experience this though and what followed was a very steady but increased growth of the fed up to the number it has now. A lot of work along the way to keep the forums littered with interesting topics and allowing everyone to get involved on the various activities meant that a lot of people now are able to enjoy what The GMC has to offer. The quick growth continues to astound Broughy and it's rumoured that he considers The GMC his defining moment on Hattrick. The future looks bright.

Main Attractions

Community

(TO BE COMPLETED)The GMC community is one of the best on Hattrick

The GMC Cup

(TO BE COMPLETED)A cup every season with prizes for the winners

Youth League System

(TO BE COMPLETED)Unrivalled multi-divisional 4 team youth league system

Other Attractions

Flag Chasing & Lotteries

The GMC has it's own flag chasing thread in which members can discuss all things to do with their current flag chasing exploits. Members will often also donate flags for GMC lotteries, which occur approximately once a week. Rare flags that can be won include Suriname, Al Urdun, etc

Team Kit Makers

There is also a thread specifically to get a kit designed for your team. The GMC has 5 kit makers and the quality of the kits they produce is always excellent.

Buying & Selling Players

Threads dedicated to advertising players are present in The GMC too, making searching for players to buy or getting an bit of money for players an easy prospect.

Competitions

Many competitions are held within The GMC and are usually based on a weekly entry system. The very popular "Predict Your Players" competition, where managers have to choose the three players that will gain them the most points in their league match based on pre-set criteria, has been running for many seasons. New season-long competitions are added all the time to keep things fresh.

Special Interest Topics

The GMC also includes a number of special interest threads, dedicated to those who specifically enjoy that topic. Threads of this kind include the "Battrick" thread, real life football discussion, music discussion, etc