Fantasy Football for A/R/T

digger2d2

Hi All,

If anyone is interested I have set up a league exclusively for A/R/T. If you want to join go to Fantasy Premier League and use the following code - 1579367-356965.

It costs nothing, there are no prizes, but, it should be a bit of fun.... I think briantherunner set one up in the 2011/2012 season but don't think there was one last year.

Get yourself set-up quickly as the season starts this coming weekend!

digger

RunningKing

Good idea digger.
- Entered.

FrClintPower

Me too.

statss

i'll enter but just to warn you all...I'm very good at this game.....usually finish in top 10k overall....:cool: :pac:

FrClintPower

statss wrote: »

i'll enter but just to warn you all...I'm very good at this game.....usually finish in top 10k overall....:cool: :pac:

I only started back playing this last year after a few years off, so I'll be hoping for mid-table respectability at most. I do have a track record though - I won the Irish Indo's first ever Fantasy Football competition back in '94. Well, it was the first Premier League one, they ran one for USA 94 which was very popular so they went for the real thing after that. Back in my day you could only do one transfer per season, when men were men and there was none of this wildcard rubbish!

tombliboo83

Entered!!

Hope nobody minds an unfamiliar name joining! I've been lurking here for a few weeks and I can never resist joining a fantasy league.

TRR

FrClintPower wrote: »

I only started back playing this last year after a few years off, so I'll be hoping for mid-table respectability at most. I do have a track record though - I won the Irish Indo's first ever Fantasy Football competition back in '94. Well, it was the first Premier League one, they ran one for USA 94 which was very popular so they went for the real thing after that. Back in my day you could only do one transfer per season, when men were men and there was none of this wildcard rubbish!

ha ha no way I was only telling digger about this earlier today. Those were the days when you had to dial your selection in to a premium phone number

I was in the top 10 of that indo one for most of the season but fell off with a few weeks to go. How much did you win for that?

digger2d2

TRR wrote: »

ha ha no way I was only telling digger about this earlier today. Those were the days when you had to dial your selection in to a premium phone number

I was in the top 10 of that indo one for most of the season but fell off with a few weeks to go. How much did you win for that?

My Mother went mental at a phone bill she got when I was a teenager, it was about 5 times higher than usual, I managed to convince her that I had been calling a service with Liverpool FC transfer speculation.... She bought it..Sucker! :D

FrClintPower

TRR wrote: »

ha ha no way I was only telling digger about this earlier today. Those were the days when you had to dial your selection in to a premium phone number

I was in the top 10 of that indo one for most of the season but fell off with a few weeks to go. How much did you win for that?

I won £10,000, and I was only just gone 17! My brothers all had teams in it as well though and we'd struck a deal to split the prize if anyone won (at my suggestion ), so I got 4 and they got 2 each. I timed my run to perfection, I crept into the top 20 about half way through moved up steadily and ended up only going ahead with one week to go - and I won by 1 point. The one transfer I did was to get rid of Stefan Schwarz and get in Brian Roy who got me that one extra point so it was a stroke of managerial genius!

RunningKing

I won our FFL in work 2 years back - won it by 1 point as well - the 1 point that I won by was due to Ageuro taking off his shirt after scoring the injury time goal that won city the league.
He was booked for taking his shirt off - causing the guy who was winning to be docked!!

Only won €150 though.

blockic

RunningKing wrote: »

I won our FFL in work 2 years back - won it by 1 point as well - the 1 point that I won by was due to Ageuro taking off his shirt after scoring the injury time goal that won city the league.
He was booked for taking his shirt off - causing the guy who was winning to be docked!!

Only won €150 though.

Haha, that's classic!! Better get my team together.

TRR

In the past I'd spend a good couple of hours selecting and mulling over my team. Today I pressed auto fill and it gave me a decent enough team. Made 2 minor changes. Will still come last regardless

statss

best team name goes to Blockic anyway.....

blockic

statss wrote: »

best team name goes to Blockic anyway.....

Game on now Ger!

martyboy48

I'm in Watch out for random team name changes to keep me entertained as I stay in relegation zone

event

entered.

i will lose interest in mid september and remember to change my team in April as usual

digger2d2

Lads, pm me your team names and i will provide updates on here laced with my now legendary wit

PaulieC

joint. I'm looking at a solid mid-table placing

tHE vAGGABOND

Entered, lets see if I can keep interest for more than a couple of weeks this time...

digger2d2

tHE vAGGABOND wrote: »

Entered, lets see if I can keep interest for more than a couple of weeks this time...

Now that you're married you might find that fookin around with transfer fees and form will take on a new level of interest!

rob w

digger2d2 wrote: »

Lads, pm me your team names and i will provide updates on here laced with my now legendary wit

I've entered and pm sent! :cool:

BrokenMan

Go on then I'm in. Can never resist a fantasy football league.

average_runner

digger2d2 wrote: »

Now that you're married you might find that fookin around with transfer fees and form will take on a new level of interest!

Ha ha, the joys of married life. She come back to you when she wants a child, until then enjoy the single life:eek:

gerard_65

I'm in.

ncmc

It's all looking a bit macho round here, you need some females to keep you on the straight and narrow... so I'm in :pac:

ClashCityRocker

Just tried to join my work league and apparently it is full! There was me thinking waiting a few days before the start of the season to set up my team would be a wise strategy.

Oh well, the A/R/T league is a more than adequate substitute :pac:

digger2d2

ncmc wrote: »

It's all looking a bit macho round here, you need some females to keep you on the straight and narrow... so I'm in :pac:

CL is in as well but was keeping it quiet so she woukdn't scare meno off

Tom Joad

signed up - fair play digger for organising.

0lordy

I'm in, pm sent, thanks digger

wowzer

I'm in.

jake1970

entered

FrClintPower

Mignolet baby!

statss

FrClintPower wrote: »

Mignolet baby!

All the cool kids have him :cool:

menoscemo

Not having Van Persie already looks like a mistake. Figured I'd get him in after the first 2 games as they looked hard

tombliboo83

Kevin Nolan looks like another solid midfield signing! Not signing v persie looks very risky already.

pistol_75

Mignolet, Coleman, Van Persie as Captain. Not a bad start

digger2d2

Having RVP is so 2011/2012 ....... That said, I didn't have him at all last year due to my total boycott of all Man Ure players. Planning on the same this year but RVP just keeps banging them in!!

digger2d2

I'd just like to point out that claralara is ahead of meno at this point......

Fffffffff....Fffffffff....Chicked dude!!

ncmc

digger2d2 wrote: »

I'd just like to point out that claralara is ahead of meno at this point......

Fffffffff....Fffffffff....Chicked dude!!

Can I take a moment to revel in the fact that for the first (and last) time ever, I have a better result than Belcarra, Meno and Blockic :pac:

FrClintPower

I'm happy enough with how things went, but it's always a pain when two of your three subs are used, and the one who wasn't got 11 points! Oh well. Didn't get in RVP either but I just couldn't bring myself to have any scum in my team, especially for £14m. I'm not going to start regretting that yet.

digger2d2

Nice start Pistol!!

jake1970

menoscemo wrote: »

Not having Van Persie already looks like a mistake. Figured I'd get him in after the first 2 games as they looked hard

i dont have Van Persie either but i have Benteke

digger2d2

What a first week, I know we had Chelski and Villa with two games but the scoring was very high. Robs Rockets lead the way with 97 points followed closely by The Maradomos with 95, Bunch of Gowls with 94 and The Officer's Eleven and Pistol's Dream Team with 91 each.

Another point to note is that menoscemo with 63 points has no women beneath him...... Nothing new there!

belcarra

digger2d2 wrote: »

Another point to note is that menoscemo with 63 points has no women beneath him...... Nothing new there!

Is Gary O'Hanlon beneath him??:D

menoscemo

digger2d2 wrote: »

What a first week, I know we had Chelski and Villa with two games but the scoring was very high. Robs Rockets lead the way with 97 points followed closely by The Maradomos with 95, Bunch of Gowls with 94 and The Officer's Eleven and Pistol's Dream Team with 91 each.

Another point to note is that menoscemo with 63 points has no women beneath him...... Nothing new there!

haha, smartarse. This is a marathon not a sprint. Want to put your money where your mouth is?

statss

I've horsed into my wildcard.....go hard or go home!

belcarra

statss wrote: »

I've horsed into my wildcard.....go hard or go home!

Statss - Are you a Liverpool fan by any chance??

statss

belcarra wrote: »

Statss - Are you a Liverpool fan by any chance??

No, Man U

FrClintPower

statss wrote: »

I've horsed into my wildcard.....go hard or go home!

My bro-in-law did the same last year and it worked out pretty well for him. it makes sense in a way because there hasn't been any real change in the value of the players yet so you're not losing out on the transfer market like you could later in the season. Having said that, I'll be hanging on to mine until the wheels inevitably come off later in the season. You made a solid enough start though?

statss

FrClintPower wrote: »

My bro-in-law did the same last year and it worked out pretty well for him. it makes sense in a way because there hasn't been any real change in the value of the players yet so you're not losing out on the transfer market like you could later in the season. Having said that, I'll be hanging on to mine until the wheels inevitably come off later in the season. You made a solid enough start though?

I read somewhere else that 3 out of the top 5, including the winner, wildcarded Week1 last year so I've followed that strategy this time. Last year I didn't use it till April and it was a waste. GW1 didn't work out as the way I wanted, I was expecting 100+ points as I loaded up on obvious choices as I new I'd be wildcarding. Not to worry. I've promised myself not to get worked up about FF this year :pac: