Anyway, I reckon a league comprising the cream of ILE's footballing experts could be very cool indeed (and bloody competetive)... anyone up for it?
Plus it's an additional monster football thread to annoy the haterz.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 21 July 2003 15:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― gareth (gareth), Monday, 21 July 2003 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― james (james), Monday, 21 July 2003 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)
― jel -- (jel), Monday, 21 July 2003 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)
(I get given it free at work so will save the ethical dilemma of having to buy the bloody thing in order to check transfer passwords and the like)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 21 July 2003 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)
HAHAHAHA
she ownz... last place
:-D
― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 21 July 2003 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)
i'm up for this although i was piss poor at keeping up with my yahoo one last year...
Chris certainly favours the bbc one which is free, which sounds good to me.
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 08:13 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 08:15 (twenty-two years ago)
the simpler (ie pick team, stick with it all season) the better for me ;) but i understand ppl enjoy the cut and thrust of transfers etc.
if there was a big baseball-esque thread i think i'd be more likely to get more involved...
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 08:26 (twenty-two years ago)
Also on the BBC one it's very easy to run mini-leagues. In fact there was a bbc one last year, which I didn't do as I was already in one (which I won btw;o)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 08:42 (twenty-two years ago)
Do people want to pay for this (should be about £6-£8), that's the question.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:16 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:18 (twenty-two years ago)
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:21 (twenty-two years ago)
www.realfootball.co.uk
Free mit mini-league things.
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:22 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:24 (twenty-two years ago)
― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex K (Alex K), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:29 (twenty-two years ago)
― David_X (David_X), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:35 (twenty-two years ago)
Plus new players like Zamora are in there already, which is good going.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:36 (twenty-two years ago)
I've not looked at the BBC one, but didn't chris say on the other thread that it didn't start until September? It'd be better if we could start for the start of the season. (OOPS - Xpost)
The www.realfootball.co.uk one looks alright, but I guess it's a question of do you want to have just a team or a squad? The Telegraph one is good for running a squad.
The other minor drawback with the realfootball is the lack of assists. A big part of the fun for me is trying to work out which players have got you an assist in a game.
But I'm happy to go with the consensus.
― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:40 (twenty-two years ago)
Bad thing - no negative points for poor goal difference, so if Middlesbrough get tonked 6-0 your Boro defenders get off scot-free. Also, no assists.
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:40 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:44 (twenty-two years ago)
although i do agree with the whole assists thing but i dont really want to rotate a squad to much - i like the pick a team to a set value at the start see how it fair's and do some changes through the season affair
― james (james), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:46 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:47 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 09:55 (twenty-two years ago)
― james (james), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 10:02 (twenty-two years ago)
Does the BBC one really level all the points at the end of each month?
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 10:17 (twenty-two years ago)
I think they don't start till late is so that people who get swept along by the season kick off excitement don't get left out.
― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 10:25 (twenty-two years ago)
The BBC will be starting up again in August, so it may do the start of the season, but my money's on it starting on the first of september.
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 10:38 (twenty-two years ago)
This is very presumptious of you. Who is to say that this is the way to play, rather than the official 'best 3 months' that the BBC rules dictate. I guess the advantages of the BBC way are that you can be more risky because big g monthly scores matter more, and that participants don't get left miles behind by February with little to play for. If you do choose to do it the running total way, then all players should be aware of this as it affects transfer decisions (how big the risks one takes in individual months).
― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 10:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 10:54 (twenty-two years ago)
Chris, what do you mean by "inbetween game periods"? If there are unlimited transfers at certain points (or even just 60-odd over the course of the season) surely that can get daft?
It's different from running a squad of, say, 16 or 18 - more like your 'squad' being all available players.
― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 10:57 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 11:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 11:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― james (james), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 11:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 11:48 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 11:50 (twenty-two years ago)
o assists good, negative points for goals conceded goodo transfers limitedo should run whole seasono needs to be free or we'll lose half the potential playerso N. can take his ball and go home
― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 11:56 (twenty-two years ago)
― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 12:03 (twenty-two years ago)
― Mark C (Mark C), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 12:09 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 12:21 (twenty-two years ago)
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 22 July 2003 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)
― Vicky (Vicky), Friday, 16 April 2004 09:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 16 April 2004 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 16 April 2004 10:16 (twenty-one years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 16 April 2004 10:46 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ed (dali), Friday, 16 April 2004 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 16 April 2004 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris (chris), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:18 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― gareth (gareth), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:30 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ed (dali), Friday, 16 April 2004 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― gareth (gareth), Friday, 16 April 2004 12:09 (twenty-one years ago)
I've just committed the schoolboy error of not picking Henry as captain TWO WEEKS RUNNING. First week because he was supposed to be injured, and second week because United are playing two games this 'matchday' so I've picked Saha instead.
Ah well, he's only scored SEVEN GOALS in those two games. And I bet Saha doesn't start both games for United.
― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 16 April 2004 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 16 April 2004 23:25 (twenty-one years ago)
― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 17 April 2004 00:15 (twenty-one years ago)
The Champions league places are all pretty much sorted but the 3rd/4th place battle is going to be close. As is the competition for the UEFA cup positions any one from four could realistically do it.
― Davel (Davel), Monday, 26 April 2004 10:08 (twenty-one years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 26 April 2004 10:12 (twenty-one years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 26 April 2004 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 26 April 2004 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/stats.mc?stat=bestfave(although southampton could still sneak it...)
the number of "registered" supporters of each team makes interesting reading too...
there really are more stats than you can shake a stick at on the site, i mean look at this:
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/stats.mc?stat=bestcountries
i don't know if they've excluded the UK or if our average is just below the top 50, probably the latter due to a zillion ppl signing up at the start of the year and then forgetting about it, although Sarah has done alright by this method ;)
in terms of our league, it's not over 'til the fat commentator makes a racist remark, all it'll take is a robbie savage hattrick and James can win:
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/table.mc?id=108993
position/team name/overall position/score1 FC Basil 2,779 1,836 2 The Edge of Reality 3,664 1,822 3 I Hate Colin Murray 10,490 1,751 4 harchester utd 12,652 1,735 5 Out For Justice 17,742 1,705 6 walthamstow wanderer 19,466 1,695 7 Railway Terrace 20,338 1,691 8 AFC Carsmile 25,497 1,665 9 CSKA Lloyd park 31,146 1,640 10 Slopshire Divided 33,001 1,632 11 The Hastalavistas 37,619 1,613 12 AFC Piku 38,637 1,609 13 10 Uppity Street 39,451 1,606 14 Mannionited 40,213 1,604 15 FC Kunting Kunts 44,738 1,587 16 i'm sparta cass 49,037 1,571 17 AC Acton 51,500 1,562 18 AFC Feckless 54,260 1,553 19 Rotor Fitzgograd 56,754 1,544 20 Dynamo DC 57,452 1,542 21 kick ass 61,218 1,528 22 bert's galacticos 61,940 1,526 23 Gasheads 70,230 1,498 24 The Holy Grails 88,106 1,438 25 Alexandria Town 105,617 1,378 26 South Bronx Reds 123,050 1,317 27 AC Milan Kundera 140,358 1,253 28 The Chicken Lips 213,906 935
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 14 May 2004 08:00 (twenty-one years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 14 May 2004 08:04 (twenty-one years ago)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 14 May 2004 08:07 (twenty-one years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 14 May 2004 08:48 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 08:59 (twenty-one years ago)
yr still in the champions league innit...
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:01 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris (chris), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:09 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:21 (twenty-one years ago)
― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:24 (twenty-one years ago)
― chris (chris), Friday, 14 May 2004 09:24 (twenty-one years ago)
They're always more enjoyable cos you watch more matches when you're half cut and can scream if your players score.
― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 14 May 2004 10:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 14 May 2004 12:43 (twenty-one years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 14 May 2004 16:46 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Saturday, 15 May 2004 09:10 (twenty-one years ago)
Congratulations Dave - well played sir.
― James Ball (James Ball), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:06 (twenty-one years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)
Title and promotion issues a-go-go in Scotland, mate - or is that not a real league? (Boo and hiss to ICTFC, bastards, hope they go bust next season)
― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)
1 FC Basil David Malthouse - 1,836 2 The Edge of Reality James Ball - 1,814 3 I Hate Colin Murray Dom Passantino - 1,751 4 harchester utd sarah panther - 1,735 5 Out For Justice David D - 1,705 6 walthamstow wanderer Vicky - 1,695 7 Railway Terrace gareth - 1,691 8 AFC Carsmile Steve - 1,665 9 CSKA Lloyd park chris - 1,640 10 Slopshire Divided Matt Cibula - 1,632 11 The Hastalavistas Emma and Sam - 1,613 12 AFC Piku Tom Ewing - 1,609 13 10 Uppity Street Tim C - 1,606 14 Mannionited stevem - 1,604 15 FC Kunting Kunts Don Pedro - 1,587 16 i'm sparta cass james - 1,571 17 AC Acton Jel - 1,562 18 AFC Feckless Ed - 1,553 19 Rotor Fitzgograd Ronan - 1,544 20 Dynamo DC Matt DC - 1,542 21 kick ass who ru - 1,528 22 bert's galacticos Rob - 1,526 23 Gasheads Martin Skidmore - 1,498 24 The Holy Grails Joe Arimathea - 1,438 25 Alexandria Town Aaron Grossman - 1,378 26 South Bronx Reds Rachel - 1,317 27 AC Milan Kundera stevo - 1,253 28 The Chicken Lips Jesse - 935
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)
― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:35 (twenty-one years ago)
― Ronan (Ronan), Saturday, 15 May 2004 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)
― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 15 May 2004 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 16 May 2004 11:50 (twenty-one years ago)
― James Ball (James Ball), Saturday, 22 May 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)
― Davel (Davel), Thursday, 22 July 2004 07:10 (twenty-one years ago)
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 July 2004 07:23 (twenty-one years ago)