Subbing players who have a hattrick for standing ovation?

I always do this. A player who has 3 goals or more I sub them. Just to see the standing ovation thing.

I suppose this affects their morale? Team morale? Any one else do it?

I always do it too for the same reason. Dont know if it affects morale though, probably cosmetic... but yeh, I do it too

Yeh just one of these things I do. Player had a good game. Good to see them get an ovation lol. Wondered about how or if it affects morale. I imagine it does? But not sure.

I tend to do it. One game for England, I had 3 players who had played a blinder, and I subbed them off one after the other rather than all at the same time. First Rooney, who scored a hatrick and got 3 assists, then Gerrard who got 2 goals and an assist, then my regen striker who got 3 goals and 4 assists(10 rating). We won 9-0 and those 3 all got their own little bits of applause just for them.

Another one here who does it.

I don't do it every time but I probably do do it about 75% of the time.

One thing that annoys me is when you substitute a player on two goals and you always get the stupid inane question in the press conference about whether you've annoyed him or not. Not once have I ever seen a manager asked that.

One thing that annoys me is when you substitute a player on two goals and you always get the stupid inane question in the press conference about whether you've annoyed him or not. Not once have I ever seen a manager asked that.

Yep. Annoys me too. Sometimes I'll want to sub him but feel almost guilty for doing so since I know I'll be questioned over it!

As for the standing ovation thing.. I see it every so often but I can't say I sub players specifically to see it!

Sometimes I'll want to sub him but feel almost guilty for doing so since I know I'll be questioned over it!

That is exactly how I feel! I'll have a player on two goals, who's condition has dropped to about 60% and with a huge game up next, and yet I still feel like it might be a mistake to get the guy off because of a stupid press conference question! I guess it's my own problem, though.

Oh yeah. It's marvellous.

I did it for one of my Regens after a sensational 4 goals, only to find afterwards he was unhappy at being subbed in the 80th minute. Charming

Ha can't please them all lol.

I will do it if I have subs remaining, but always leave it until around the 90th minute to give him a chance of adding a 4th.

I always sub a player on a hat trick if I have any subs left. Not see them get a standing ovation, but to give another player some game time. It is normally a youngster with little experience who will benefit from another 20-30 minutes on the pitch, but sometimes a player coming back from injury.

If the game's won and I have a spare sub; why not? Glad I'm not the only one.

It's more likely to provoke a negative reaction than a positive one... but I like it.

i've done it before but not all the time.

I normally do it to give another player some game time, thinking to myself that our hat-trick hero will realise he has had a good game, his days work is done and he can put his feet up for half an hour as a reward.

Sometimes it is hard not to confuse FM with real life.

i do it every time, purely to give another striker a game.