2016/17 Boards FSA Free League *all welcome*

Think we've all just become immune to anything with no financial gain attached. Even the FSA divisions probably don't interest some for that reason although finnharpsboy is doing good work to get rid of that

Paully D wrote: »

I'm the opposite. I won't join any of the pay ones on here primarily because I really enjoy discussing ideas etc with everyone. If I was in a pay league I think I'd start to stop posting for fear that any potentially good ideas are snapped up by rivals. I'm surprised many haven't stopped posting the amount of superb stuff that they do for this reason.

I just dont join them because I know I wont win.

Thanks. I'm in. I do a paid one at work so no pressure on this one:)

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Bump for this league, I assume this is the OFFICIAL FSA league so everybody who contributes or even browses here should get involved.

I only noticed this thread as it had been bumped - cheers, Swiper. Some great team names there already!

Collie D wrote: »

Joined this last week. I assume this one is a free for all with no limits on numbers or who can join ie I can be in this and the Qualification Boards league without issue?

Have never joined a Boards league but reading threads last week or two and seems well run - kudos due to admins.

Be interesting if this is a free for all to see how lads in lower divisions compete with lads in higher ones.

Towards the end (maybe at the end) of last season somebody did a bit of research and the FSA Premier, Championship, League 1 and 2 were exactly as you would have expected, the Premier had the highest average points by a nice bit and then it followed as you would have expected with a scarily similar difference in average.

I just looked it up

Average Points per League

Prem League: 2,126
Championship: 2,099
League 1: 2,074
League 2: 2,044

iba wrote: »

Is this league, this league:

Boards.ie FSA free League?

That is the title of the league we are discussing in this thread, the code is on post number 3

CSF wrote: »

Go on us big boys in the Prem!!!

The cream will always rise to the top as they say:P

That was an amazing result last year though with how evenly spaced all the leagues were and in the correct order.

So when should we close off entries?

Joined the FSA free league.

Invincible wrote: »

GW3 deadline?

Sounds fair to me, I only joined now and not because I had a great season so far:D

If you asked me you can leave it open till the end of the season anyway.
I doubt some "outsider" would find this code anyway.

zarquon wrote: »

I don't see the point in closing no prize leagues early. I only found this forum a few weeks into the 2013/14 season and took another few weeks before i released there was an FSA league. Many people stumble upon the forum during the season and will want to enter the forum leagues. Why deny them the opportunity?

Would you not be annoyed if you are winning a league and suddenly someone joins in some random GW and is above you?

zarquon wrote: »

Not if there is no prizes to be won. A free forum league should be fair game for anyone. Like i said earlier some people will only stumble on the league as the season progresses and should have option to join.

Given the competition on here, there's a lot of prestige involved in winning the free league.

I finished in the top 500 in the world one year and only came 3rd.

zarquon wrote: »

Fair enough. It wouldn't bother me but i can understand that it would bother some. The only prize-less league i was bothered about winning last year was the H2H Premier League. I understand different people have different priorities and it can be difficult to find a happy medium. I think the league should remain open for a few weeks at least but i would completely understand if the league was closed soon.

H2H leagues have alot more luck involved in my book tbh. I'd see the prestige of winning the Boards League here as far higher.

FastFullBack wrote: »

Does someone want to activate this league for this year?

Well since finnharpsboy was in charge of the FSA league last year, I think he should be the one to renew it.