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General Chat 2019/20

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  • #4002
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,543 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    stephenl15 wrote: »
    The overall winner is after being removed for some reason and second place is now the winner apparently

    Gotta be a disqualification right? This is highly controversial


  • #4003
    stephenl15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,886 ✭✭✭stephenl15


    CSF wrote: »
    Gotta be a disqualification right? This is highly controversial

    Yeah second place was emailed by FPL to say he'd won.

    Winner probably had a couple of teams.


  • #4004
    km79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48,254 ✭✭✭✭km79


    Wow
    I just realised I had not checked my final rank as I logged out and was not going to log back in
    3,135

    That will do . Bowing out on a high
    Still waiting for payment from Galway United too .....


  • #4005
    wonski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,685 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    From the fpl website:

    Joshua Bull has been confirmed as the overall winner of Fantasy Premier League 2019/20.

    Following end-of-season checks, final standings have been updated within the game, leaving Southampton fan Joshua and his team 'The Bulldozers' top of the table.

    His score of 68 in Gameweek 38+, in which he played his Wildcard, was enough to hold off the challenge of Chris McGowan’s Aúpa Atleti and Will Turner’s Martial Mata’s LP.

    The team formerly occupying the No 1 position has been removed from FPL due to a breach of our terms.


  • #4006
    Scorpion Sting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,164 ✭✭✭✭Scorpion Sting


    km79 wrote: »
    Wow
    I just realised I had not checked my final rank as I logged out and was not going to log back in
    3,135

    That will do . Bowing out on a high
    Still waiting for payment from Galway United too .....

    Are you registering a team for next season? Just so I know if you want to take up your FSA Premier League place.


  • #4007
    manual_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,264 ✭✭✭✭manual_man


    You'd think they'd say what the terms were that were breached


  • #4008
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    manual_man wrote: »
    You'd think they'd say what the terms were that were breached

    You'd have to assume multiple teams. Interesting to see if he says anything on twitter!

    Edit:

    From his twitter: "This is an easy one - no, I did not try to cheat in a game I play for fun.

    For more, tune in tonight, have a dayjob after all :)"

    But someone posted another possible reason around something they allegedly posted online. I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.


  • #4009
    Scorpion Sting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,164 ✭✭✭✭Scorpion Sting


    manual_man wrote: »
    You'd think they'd say what the terms were that were breached

    There's rumours going around on Twitter that he posted racist messages towards Sterling on social media.

    Incredible if true.


  • #4010
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Scorpion Sting wrote: »
    There's rumours going around on Twitter that he posted racist messages towards Sterling on social media.

    Incredible if true.

    You would have thought if he did that he would have gone quiet though. Sounds like he's going into whats happened later. I guess over there things like that are looked at quite differently.


  • #4011
    Father Hernandez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,300 ✭✭✭✭Father Hernandez


    wonski wrote: »
    From the fpl website:

    Joshua Bull has been confirmed as the overall winner of Fantasy Premier League 2019/20.

    Following end-of-season checks, final standings have been updated within the game, leaving Southampton fan Joshua and his team 'The Bulldozers' top of the table.

    His score of 68 in Gameweek 38+, in which he played his Wildcard, was enough to hold off the challenge of Chris McGowan’s Aúpa Atleti and Will Turner’s Martial Mata’s LP.

    The team formerly occupying the No 1 position has been removed from FPL due to a breach of our terms.

    Also from the FPL website

    "Malaysian manager Uncle Ji has won the 2019/20 Fantasy Premier League Cup."

    His team won it by virtual coin toss, talk about luck. - https://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1409201/event/47


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  • #4012
    COH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,265 ✭✭✭COH


    manual_man wrote: »
    You'd think they'd say what the terms were that were breached

    He apparantly tweeted about having multiple teams registered


  • #4013
    Dearg81
    Registered Users Posts: 3,173 ✭✭✭Dearg81


    COH wrote: »
    He apparantly tweeted about having multiple teams registered

    But he won fanteam for 50k so more than likely meant that.


  • #4014
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    COH wrote: »
    He apparantly tweeted about having multiple teams registered

    If you look at the thread where he said that its the other game.


  • #4015
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    Should have just said he got hacked.


  • #4016
    manual_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,264 ✭✭✭✭manual_man




    FPL disqualified him for something he said in a private Facebook group chat that was brought to their attention. He didn't explain in detail, other than intimating that it was something insulting.

    I'm GUESSING there may have been a racial element. But I wish FPL would clear it up all the same.


  • #4017
    Green&Red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,432 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    It seems like there had to be a racial element

    His “apology” there basically says as much but that it’s ok cause it was just amongst his friends, he wouldn’t be racist to the wider world


  • #4018
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,543 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    Seems like it relates to racism yeah.


  • #4019
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    So he's basically saying sure its OK to say these things so long as its down in private? What an idiot he's not thought this through. I'm sure most of us have football chats with our friends don't know about you but in ours there isn't a single thing that's ever been said that would get anyone kicked out of fpl. Claiming its been taken out of context but FPL have clearly got full chat transcripts from him and decided its still not right and not seeing it as being out of context and just seeing it as being wrong and wrong enough to kick him out.

    Guessing the chat logs will find their way online soon enough if they haven't already.


  • #4020
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    CSF wrote: »
    Seems like it relates to racism yeah.

    Or homophobic possibly? Hard to see what else would be so bad they'd kicked you out.


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  • #4021
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Interesting to see what the other game does now. Presumably they'll have to say something about it.


  • #4022
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,543 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    jimmii wrote: »
    Or homophobic possibly? Hard to see what else would be so bad they'd kicked you out.

    Based on some tweets, It’s the n word apparently.

    I reckon if all of our worst texts/messages were exposed we would look like less than our best selves.

    However, I would hope must of our worst selves don’t involve racial slurs. This isn’t normal lad chat.


  • #4023
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,543 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    jimmii wrote: »
    Or homophobic possibly? Hard to see what else would be so bad they'd kicked you out.

    Based on some tweets, It’s the n word apparently.

    I reckon if all of our worst texts/messages were exposed we would look like less than our best selves.

    However, I would hope must of our worst selves don’t involve racial slurs. This isn’t normal lad chat.


  • #4024
    Missing Links
    Registered Users Posts: 517 ✭✭✭Missing Links


    km79 wrote: »
    Still waiting for payment from Galway United too .....

    They were a bit slow last year as well...but came good in the end.


  • #4025
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    CSF wrote: »
    Based on some tweets, It’s the n word apparently.

    I reckon if all of our worst texts/messages were exposed we would look like less than our best selves.

    However, I would hope must of our worst selves don’t involve racial slurs. This isn’t normal lad chat.

    Yeah definitely looking like it was racist. I'm sure someone of my messages could look bad but there's nothing anything like that in there thats for sure.

    If he really felt it was a fuss over nothing he would post screenshot himself you would think.


  • #4026
    ThunbergsAreGo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,399 ✭✭✭✭ThunbergsAreGo


    jimmii wrote: »
    Yeah definitely looking like it was racist. I'm sure someone of my messages could look bad but there's nothing anything like that in there thats for sure.

    If he really felt it was a fuss over nothing he would post screenshot himself you would think.

    Think it was posted below in the Twitter thread, called Sterling an imbecile little, well you know.

    I don't think it's right what he said, I'm not sure it's right he got kicked out for it. But it's their game.


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  • #4027
    alchemist33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    Is there something in the fpl rules about behaving yourself in private Facebook groups? Even if what he said was abhorrent, this feels like over-reach


  • #4028
    Green&Red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,432 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    He used the Bulgarian N word, which apparently is ok there


    https://twitter.com/toogoodfpl/status/1293236145720111104?s=21


  • #4029
    Green&Red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,432 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    alchemist33 wrote: »
    Is there something in the fpl rules about behaving yourself in private Facebook groups? Even if what he said was abhorrent, this feels like over-reach

    It was EPL who kicked him out

    Once it was brought to their attention they had to do something about it. You can’t have everyone taking a knee and then ignore this


  • #4030
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Green&Red wrote: »
    It was EPL who kicked him out

    Once it was brought to their attention they had to do something about it. You can’t have everyone taking a knee and then ignore this

    This seems to have gone much higher up the chain than you would expect for something fpl related. Good to see they took it so seriously.


  • #4031
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    ThunbergsAreGo wrote: »
    Think it was posted below in the Twitter thread, called Sterling an imbecile little, well you know.

    I don't think it's right what he said, I'm not sure it's right he got kicked out for it. But it's their game.

    Hadn't seen it so specific guess thats why they took their time to try and understand its meaning and general usage. If that's true I don't see how he can claim its out of context even in the "apology" it felt like it was something he would have had no problem doing again if this hadn't happened.


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  • #4032
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    CSF wrote: »
    Based on some tweets, It’s the n word apparently.

    I reckon if all of our worst texts/messages were exposed we would look like less than our best selves.

    However, I would hope must of our worst selves don’t involve racial slurs. This isn’t normal lad chat.

    I'd probably end up in jail for some of the crap on my phone over the years. Never mind the stuff I don't even know that exists on my phone.

    But going hard N in a racial slur is something that wouldn't be found in it. Bar the conversation surrounding the Irish bloke who said it recently


  • #4033
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Just reading through his posts jeez he really is handling this about as poorly as it could be handled wow.


  • #4034
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,543 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    jimmii wrote: »
    Just reading through his posts jeez he really is handling this about as poorly as it could be handled wow.

    Yup, just apologise. Show genuine remorse, and there is always a way back in.


  • #4035
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    So from the screenshots I've gathered the following

    Sterling should have shot he's a ****ing imbecile and a little N.

    Few other bits I didn't understand


  • #4036
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    CSF wrote: »
    Yup, just apologise. Show genuine remorse, and there is always a way back in.

    Yeah instead he's just digging and digging and refusing to apologise because he doesn't think he should! He was in line for a lot of fpl related work and he has absolutely blown it now no one is going to touch him.


  • #4037
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Shanotheslayer wrote: »
    So from the screenshots I've gathered the following

    Sterling should have shot he's a ****ing imbecile and a little N.

    Few other bits I didn't understand

    Was it in English? He seemed to suggest it was all in Bulgarian or is that screenshots with literal translations? Even the spelling of the word looks like it is going to sound almost identical to the word we know. Do non-racist people really use this sort of language?


  • #4038
    dsmythy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,520 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    jimmii wrote: »
    Yeah instead he's just digging and digging and refusing to apologise because he doesn't think he should! He was in line for a lot of fpl related work and he has absolutely blown it now no one is going to touch him.

    Apologising would do nothing. It's the pile on now.


  • #4039
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,543 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    dsmythy wrote: »
    Apologising would do nothing. It's the pile on now.

    Don’t agree.


  • #4040
    Dearg81
    Registered Users Posts: 3,173 ✭✭✭Dearg81


    jimmii wrote: »
    Yeah instead he's just digging and digging and refusing to apologise because he doesn't think he should! He was in line for a lot of fpl related work and he has absolutely blown it now no one is going to touch him.

    He's not doing much for the reputation of Bulgarian football fans.


  • #4041
    Shedite27
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,426 ✭✭✭Shedite27


    Dearg81 wrote: »
    He's not doing much for the reputation of Bulgarian football fans.
    Really ruining their squaky clean image


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  • #4042
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Bloody hell it's on the BBC website! I know they've been a lot more fantasy stuff this season but seems mad they're reporting it!

    https://bbc.in/3amIIH9


  • #4043
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    dsmythy wrote: »
    Apologising would do nothing. It's the pile on now.

    Better late than never its not going to help now he's gone about this the way he has but at the same time its behaviour that should be apologised for.


  • #4044
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Shedite27 wrote: »
    Really ruining their squaky clean image

    Seen a post along these lines earlier this is exactly what the English team had to put up with in Sofia and he wrote it off as ultras and its wrong what they do but still seemed to think it was OK for him to be using similar language!


  • #4045
    CSF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,543 ✭✭✭✭CSF


    jimmii wrote: »
    Bloody hell it's on the BBC website! I know they've been a lot more fantasy stuff this season but seems mad they're reporting it!

    https://bbc.in/3amIIH9

    I’m not surprised. With 7 million players it’s a big interest story. The environment we’re in with the increased focus on racism in football only adds to the likelihood of media outlets picking it up.


  • #4046
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    CSF wrote: »
    I’m not surprised. With 7 million players it’s a big interest story. The environment we’re in with the increased focus on racism in football only adds to the likelihood of media outlets picking it up.

    Yeah definitely a factor in the current climate. Shows the footballing authorities are taking action on this sort of thing with any luck highlighting it might make one two people think before they send certain messages now.


  • #4047
    Shanotheslayer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,191 ✭✭✭✭Shanotheslayer


    jimmii wrote: »
    Was it in English? He seemed to suggest it was all in Bulgarian or is that screenshots with literal translations? Even the spelling of the word looks like it is going to sound almost identical to the word we know. Do non-racist people really use this sort of language?

    No, Bulgarian, someone on twitter gave a rough translation.


  • #4048
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Shanotheslayer wrote: »
    No, Bulgarian, someone on twitter gave a rough translation.

    Yeah I managed to find where someone had a screenshot of the comment with the Google translate version next to it. Hard to say how its taken out of context.


  • #4049
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    Does anyone recall how long before the start of the season we started getting drip fed prices last year?


  • #4050
    Father Hernandez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,300 ✭✭✭✭Father Hernandez


    manual_man wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/OfficialFPL/status/1143923144895422465?s=20
    jimmii wrote: »
    Does anyone recall how long before the start of the season we started getting drip fed prices last year?

    26th June according to this thread, Robertson was leaked first looks like.

    Game went live on the 27th.

    9th August was the first game back. Roughly 6 weeks or so?


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  • #4051
    Scorpion Sting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42,164 ✭✭✭✭Scorpion Sting


    Father Hernandez wrote: »
    26th June according to this thread, Robertson was leaked first looks like.

    Game went live on the 27th.

    9th August was the first game back. Roughly 6 weeks or so?

    Fixtures look like they’re going to be released around the 20th so that should be when FPL goes live again you’d imagine.


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