Premiership Fantasy Football League - Season 08/09

[Rocket Edge]

Didn't see a thread for this being made over the past couple of weeks so I might as well post one up. If anyones game its the same job as last season.

Fantasy Premier League - a Fantasy Football Game for the Barclays Premier League (http://fantasy.premierleague.com)

League code is 125138-46106

IT'S GAME TIME


Members & their Teams:
Rocket Edge - Brazillian Sugerkids
The Captain - American "Foot"ball
Heath - Wiccan Athletic AFC
Cz - Melchester Rovers
Loony BoB - BoB's Bunch
blim - Superbees
Old Manus - The Californicators
Burtslurt - Fairfield Rovers
Psychotic - Martin Skrtel's Face
sillybuttons™ - Silent Hill FC
Jess - Eeeeeeeeeeeee!

[The Captain]

Count me in!

Champions league spot or bust this year.


Take care all.

[Heath]

Soft Mint City have been relegated to the Blue Square North due to irregular finances. In true Peter Ridsdale fashion, I've instead taken over Wiccan Athletic AFC. Now, where to take out some high risk loans...

[Psychotic]

I'll join, but it'll probably be in August! I just like to pick my team as soon as I sign up and I don't really want to be picking a team just yet when all the transfers haven't been sorted out yet. Yeah I can change it and stuff but I'm lazy. :D

[Old Manus]

I'll probably do this

[Cz]

I've got a team, but haven't picked my squad yet. I'll definitely be signing up for this again. :up:

[Heath]

Oh man, Robbie Keane joined Liverpool. Might have to rethink that one. I still haven't forgiven them for a) being Liverpool b) having erratic squad choices whenever I had any player of theirs - bar Reina - in my squad last season.

[Burtsplurt]

I'm in. I don't have a clue how to change my team name, so I'm still Fairfield Rovers.

Anyone going to reveal their team? Mine, once again, has a definite Middlesbrough bias, which always proves to be a huge hindrance.

[Cz]

I've fulfilled my Arsenal quota, partly because I like our fixture list early on and partly because we're great. I'm not entirely happy with my team, and it'll probably change again before opening day.

[The Captain]

The only four Liverpool players I'd really trust to be on my team are Torres, Gerrard, Jamie and Reina.


Take care all.

[Heath]

Mine's liable to change and - surprisingly - no real Everton bias.

Main squad:

GK - Howard (Everton)
DF - Lescott (Everton)
DF - Evra (Man United)
DF - Clichy (Arsenal)
MF - Fabregas (Arsenal)
MF - Petrov (Man City)
MF - Valencia (Wigan)
MF - Young (Aston Villa)
FW - Carew (Aston Villa)
FW - Santa Cruz (Blackburn)
FW - Berbatov (Spurs)

Subs -

GK - Schwarzer (Fulham)
DF - McShane (Sunderland)
DF - Hamann (Man City)
MF - Kilbane (Wigan)

Needless to say, I'm not hoping to use my subs. I'm also extremely likely to completely change that squad between now and the beginning of the season.

[Burtsplurt]

This is mine, although I'm really tempted to get rid of Nasri (he looks good, but a bit lightweight at the moment?).

GK - Friedel (Aston Villa)
DF - Richards (Man City)
DF - Skrtel (Liverpool)
DF - Taylor (Middlesbrough)
DF - Woodgate (Tottenham - traitor)
MF - Nasri (Arsenal)
MF - Modric (Tottenham)
MF - Bentley (Tottenham)
MF - Deco (Chelsea)
FW - Alves (Middlesbrough)
FW - Torres (Liverpool)

Subs:

GK - Harper (Newcastle)
DF - Huth (Middlesbrough)
MF - Greening (West Brom)
FW - Heskey (Wigan)

[Loony BoB]

GK: Schwarzer (Fulham)
DF: Ferdinand (Man United)
DF: Vidic (Man United)
DF: Laursen (Villa)
MF: Fabregas (Arsenal)
MF: Nolan (Bolton)
MF: Bentley (Spurs)
MF: Sidwell (Villa)
MF: Carrick (Man United)
FW: Berbatov (Spurs)
FW: Santa Cruz (Spurs)
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GK: James (Pompy)
DF: Collins (Sunderland)
DF: Dawson (Hull)
FW: Kitson (Stoke)

James is my first choice, but Fulham face Hull first up and Schwarzer hasn't let me down when he's up against weaker opposition. Although Fulham are still a crappy side regardless... we'll see how things turn out with that gamble.

Still much to change, probably.

[Psychotic]

Finally joined.

My heroes:

GK: Reina (Liverpool)
GK: Schwarzer (Fulham)
DF: Lescott (Everton)
DF: Johnson (Portsmouth)
DF: Arbeloa (Liverpool)
DF: Corluka (Man City)
DF: Boyce (Wigan)
MF: Elano (Man City)
MF: Petrov (Man City)
MF: Murphy (Fulham)
MF: Kranjcar (Portsmouth)
MF: Young (Aston Villa)
FW: Torres (Liverpool)
FW: Ashton (West Ham)
FW: Diouf (Sunderland)

[Cz]

Since everyone else is doing it:

GK) Almunia
GK) Kirkland
DF) Evra
DF) Carvalho
DF) Woodgate
DF) Garrido
DF) Cahill
MF) Fabregas
MF) Young
MF) Bullard
MF) Ireland
MF) Reo-Coker
FW) Adebayor
FW) Crouch
FW) Alves

[sillybuttons™]

Count me in. "Silent hill FC for the title":mog:

[Jess]

My team is made! :jess:

Go team Eeeeeeeeeeee!

[The Captain]

Had to juggle my team a bit since Cesc looks to be out a few weeks:

Starting:

G: Schwartzer (Against Hull) but otherwise I'm rolling with Howard
D: Shorey
D: Woodgate
D: Scharner
M: Gerrard
M: A. Young
M: Downing
M: Modric
F: Torres
F: Defoe
F: Walcott (Who I expect to play a lot until Fabregas returns)

Bench:

D: McShane
D: Meite
M: Hamann


My squad will change a bit when my first choice players are all fully healthy, but I'm ready for this season to start!


Take care all.

[Heath]

I did change my squad. Once since I posted in this thread and then a new one that I've got at the moment. This one is a bit of a mix between the other two:

GK - Howard (Everton)
DF - Ferdinand (Man United)
DF - Shorey (Aston Villa)
DF - Gallas (Arsenal)
MF - Gerrard (Liverpool)
MF - Petrov (Man City)
MF - Valencia (Wigan)
MF - Elano (Man City)
MF - Kranjcar (Portsmouth)
FW - Santa Cruz (Blackburn)
FW - Berbatov (Spurs)

Subs -

GK - Schwarzer (Fulham)
DF - McShane (Sunderland)
DF - Meite (West Brom)
FW - Harewood (Aston Villa)

[Rocket Edge]

Why couldn't you start for me Van Persie? :cry:

[Jess]

My team needs some srs fixin' up.

[Loony BoB]

Arteta <3

[Heath]

Arteta <3

Did you see the goal? I loved it.

I did not love Berbatov not playing.

[Loony BoB]

Sadly not, didn't see a goal all day. :(

So far I've got good results from Arteta, Yakubu and Santa Cruz. Not so good from Bentley or Berbatov - although the latter gives me hopes that he'll be moving to United shortly which can only be good for me. Not sure how I'll adjust my team should he manage to get to OT but I'm sure I'll find a way. Crap show from Schwarzer, too. Will be interesting to see if Carrick, Rio and Vidic can do me good against Newcastle and I'm hoping Sidwell plays well alongside Laursen against City tomorrow, too. That'll keep me happy.

[Heath]

I bought Berbatov assuming he would be going to United. I'm annoyed that I was tempted to take Ashton out of my squad after all. Looks like you had a good day from Everton-Blackburn. Makes one of us!

[Rocket Edge]

Without Ashton, this would have been a pretty dismal gameweek. I have a few players to start still, but i'm excited about how Joe Cole will do against pompey.

[Cz]

Bad start for me, but none of my midfielders played today so I might be able to turn things around. So happy to have football back. :D

[Loony BoB]

For the second week in a row my team's poor showing is improved by Arteta and Yakubu. Agbonlahor? Santa Cruz? Bentley? Laursen? Who?

EDIT: Ahaha, Laursen, your conceding of two goals is forgiven.

[Heath]

I need to have more faith in Everton players. Why on Earth I didn't go with Yakubu when he's Everton's only real goalscoring threat the moment I've no idea.

[Loony BoB]

Arteta is always good at the start of the season, too. If Cahill was around I'd probably have him as my third Evertonian - those chaps haven't failed me much in the past (although Arteta sucked as the season went on, but that's easily fixed by a transfer).

[Heath]

Arteta had a terrible season by his standards last season, so I wouldn't worry too much for this campaign. If we lost him in our current state, I'd be in tears.

[Old Manus]

I don't know who 'The Californicators' are, but they aren't me. I'm joining fashionably 2 weeks late.

[Old Manus]

Don't worry about the new thread, Swansea City is calling for you.

[Croyles]

just realised I posted this in the wrong thread. This is fantasy football lmao!

[sillybuttons™]

Havent commented yet but ... well... I'm top... there you go I just jinxed myself. Usually I try and get as many top players in my team as possible but this season I went for performers. Also goal scoring defenders (which hasnt payed off yet) Deco was a bargain but if anyone is thinking of bringing in a mid player Arteta is looking good. Thats my tip... Arteta.... If we are gonna get the EoFF league to no1 (be honest thats a better accolade than finishing top of the EoFF league) then we need to give each other tips on players who are scoring well. So I'll venture forward first. Deco and Arteta as mentioned have done me wonders but my tip is Roberts for Blackburn. not an amazing amount of points but if he scores 6 every game that will amount to a lot and 6 is the least he will score. So cmon EoFF get us to N01.:mog::mog::mog:

[Rocket Edge]

Amr Zaki, I... I think I love you.

[Loony BoB]

Havent commented yet but ... well... I'm top... there you go I just jinxed myself. Usually I try and get as many top players in my team as possible but this season I went for performers. Also goal scoring defenders (which hasnt payed off yet) Deco was a bargain but if anyone is thinking of bringing in a mid player Arteta is looking good. Thats my tip... Arteta.... If we are gonna get the EoFF league to no1 (be honest thats a better accolade than finishing top of the EoFF league) then we need to give each other tips on players who are scoring well. So I'll venture forward first. Deco and Arteta as mentioned have done me wonders but my tip is Roberts for Blackburn. not an amazing amount of points but if he scores 6 every game that will amount to a lot and 6 is the least he will score. So cmon EoFF get us to N01.:mog::mog::mog:
Our league will never be no.1, and this is why it is better to finish top of the EoFF league :p

[Rocket Edge]

Dean Ashton, I... I think I hate you.

[Heath]

I'm doing terribly in part thanks to Elano and Petrov not playing. Elano's my captain. Oh dear, oh dear.

[Rocket Edge]

Cahill? What the hell! So far this whole thing has been so frustrating. I don't know where to begin.

[Loony BoB]

Silly me keeping in Berbatov as captain when I knew Ronaldo was back. I've learned from my mistakes now - Ronaldo comes in, regardless of the cost.

I've used my wildcard this week so there are a fair amount of changes. Cahill is out, as is Yakubu. Ronaldo in, Carew in. Berbatov out. Changed my two backup defenders for some blokes from Wigan and West Brom. Midfield looks very tidy, though, with Ronaldo/Denilson/Ireland/Arteta/Wright-Philips. I think Bent of Spurs is now my third striker, although I might have changed that to Mido. I forget which I stuck with. Either way if it's Bent it's a gamble, but I can't see many other players in Spurs getting a goal and surely they must come good someday.

[The Captain]

I think with Ashley Young, Ronaldo, Gerrard, Denilson, Torres and Zaki I should get a fair amount of goals each week.

Take care all.

[Rocket Edge]

Awaiting Lampard, to make or break my gameweek!

[Rocket Edge]

I pity the people who do not have Ronaldo in their team this gameweek.

[Loony BoB]

I pity the people who do not have Ronaldo in their team this gameweek.
With him as captain, I have 80 points so far this weekend with Ireland/Geovanni/Zayette yet to play. :D I am happy. Would be even better if Evra and Delap didn't both get carded.

EDIT: Zayatte may not be doing well but for the 1 point he's lost for 2 goals conceded and 4 points he's lost for no clean sheet... 11 points for Ireland (so far) will make up for it.

[Rocket Edge]

Stephen Ireland, what a relavation this season.

[Loony BoB]

I forgot to change him into my team for the last round. He was a sub. So gutted. :(

[Rocket Edge]

Ronaldo's back on form. :)

[Loony BoB]

Already gutted about this round as I forgot to take captaincy off Ashley Young. Stupid suspension. >=[ Will bring Ronaldo back in for Gerrard next runaround.

[Rocket Edge]

Bummer. After the United game I'm banking on Everton to mop up for a few gameweeks. Tim Cahill, you will be my man!

[The Captain]

Just like Liverpool, I'm making a push to get back to the top. A nice 40 pointer from Stevie Gerrard always helps.


Take care all.

[Marky Tee]

mon eh gers!

[Rocket Edge]

My guys claim a second title in a row! That's 2/2 now for the Sugerkids. :monster:

Had fun this year doing it again, I don't know how active the league was by the end but I checked mine regularly. Hopefully next year we can get alot more people to join.

[The Captain]

Top three finish, a Champions League spot! Hopefully I can close the gap for next season. I checked my team every week, but some injuries kept my team from winning, plus shrewd moves by you guys.

All in all, a lot of fun! Looking forward to doing it all over again in a few months.

Take care all.

[Old Manus]

I updated mine until the end, I came last but one or something in the EoFF League but I joined like a month late! I came 6th in my Head to Head :cool: Yes, generic name fc celebrates mediocrity.

[Heath]

Quite a drop from my 3rd place last season! I really should've checked this more often. I'll be sure to do so next time.

[Loony BoB]

*bump*

Someone post the table, I can't check from work. :(

[Old Manus]

1. Brazilian Sugerkids (Donal O'Brien) 1947
2. BoB's Bunch (Daniel Towns) 1884
3. American "Foot"ball (Devin K) 1860
4. Melchester Rovers (C z) 1779
5. Fairfield Rovers (Col Hannah) 1647
6. SuperBees (Andrew Bimson) 1633
7. Martin Skrtel's Face (Paul (PSYCHOTIC)) 1593
8. The Californicators (E M) 1584
9. Wiccan Athletic AFC (Thomas Corker) 1561
10. Silent Hill FC (Ian Hood sillybuttons™) 1554
11. generic name fc (bo no) 1506
12. Eeeeeeeeeeeee! (Jessica Colegate) 1448

[Loony BoB]

Ah, so I did stay second. Phew. xD Someday, Edge! Someday I'll be as awesome as you!

...maybe. :(

[Rocket Edge]

:aimkiss: