Fantasy Futbol?
by BK on Aug 10, 2009 2:06 PM EDT
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PrintAre you a soccer fan? Have you been looking for an excuse to follow the English Premier League? (/Bill Simmons'd)
With the seemingly large soccer fan following on this site, I thought it'd be a fun idea to get a fantasy league together for the upcoming EPL season (that starts this coming weekend, August 15th). It's not like a traditional fantasy league, so here's how it works:
- Each team gets £100m.
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Players are assigned a value (the most expensive player is £12.5m, if I recall correctly).
- You build a team of 11 starters and 4 bench players with the money allowed. You can use a wide variety of formations, but no more than 3 players from any team.
- Players accrue points when they start games, and perform well. The more points you accumulate, the better your ranking.
- Unlimited transfers (roster moves) until the first game is played, then there are 30 for the season.
It's pretty simple. The things that are different than the traditional leagues you might be used to are that each player is available to every team (allowing multiple teams to have the same player), and there's no draft, just a team selection process.
If you want to join, I'm hosting a group on the ESPN Soccernet fantasy game. Click on the link, register, and make your team, and then join the "Red Reporter" league. The password is "redlegs". Happy footballin'!
(P.S. - If you're wondering about the Fantasy Football stuff, we haven't started it yet, but that'll probably still go on as usual. Stay tuned.)
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I'm taking Gerrard.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Aug 10, 2009 2:39 PM EDT reply actions
I have him too.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 10, 2009 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I captain'd him for this week.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Aug 10, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Torres here.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 10, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
How much was Torres?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Aug 10, 2009 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
10.5
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 10, 2009 6:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Ahhhh ... that would be why I looked past him
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Aug 10, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
and they call him Fernando Torres Sanz
which I have never heard before.
by Cy Schourek on Aug 11, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's easy to get confused
Because of that other Fernando Torres that plays in the EPL.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
I haven't been able to follow the Premiership for a good two years, so my team
probably makes no damn sense.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Aug 10, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
also:
a GIS search of just “Gomes” taught me that a pair of breasts is greater than athletic talent.
by Cy Schourek on Aug 11, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know anything a men's soccer...
But Cadavers United is out to win it all.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
Jozy's available for £5.5m
Ka-ching!
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
shit, and he's gonna get expensive after he gets a brace against El Tri*
- this prediction only counts if he starts.
Get him now then!
I’m moving to a 3-4-3 to accommodate him.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 12, 2009 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Although, I'm not starting him against Chelsea
Stashing him on the bench for now, but he could end up being a great matchup play against weak defenses
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 12, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm still waiting for Tuncay to transfer back to the EPL
by far my favorite player in England, for what are mostly chauvanistic and blindly nationalist reasons. And if he becomes a Villain, all the better.
Here’s Tuncay’s DRH-Shaq moment with Hido Turkoglu
If any of you started Jozy, he didn't play today
by Brendanukkah on Aug 15, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
You could laugh at mine
At least three of my players didn’t play today
by Brendanukkah on Aug 15, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, USA/Mexico was painful to watch
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Aug 12, 2009 5:56 PM EDT reply actions
Good thing we all had him playing, huh.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 15, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I was trying to get a Stoke player on my team for this week
And sure enough, Ryan Shawcross scores 14 today. Oh, and whoever talked me out of Cesc Fabregas because he was supposedly going to Madrid can SUCK IT. He put up 18, but not for me.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
Also, anyone object to me posting a weekly update of the league standings?
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
me
you guys are foot faeries. jeez.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 15, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
from 2-5am last night
I ended up doing an EPL fantasy primer. It was worth it to be ahead of Brendan after the first fixtures.
There are, of course, the Sunday games.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 16, 2009 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
... in which you went from last place to first
Asshole.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 16, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
When does the soccer league begin?
Cadavers United have been practicing dribbling and tripping…we’re ready.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
After 8 of the 10 games for the weekend, you're in 4th place
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Aug 16, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
After one week
1. Alexandria Town (Brendanukkah) – 36
1. Crestwood Crusties (kyleb740) – 36
1. TheGatesofAnfield (Farneyismycopilot) – 36
4. DickersonIsMyCentralDefender (Cy Schourek) – 32
5. Obstinate Know-Nothings (BK) – 31
6. Cadavers United (Madville) – 24
7. 2 Wars 1 Cup (Red Menace) - 19
8. Votto’s Vaunted Victors (ZJiff30) – 15
I’m wondering how Brendan managed to make up so much ground with only 4 teams playing Sunday, and why my captain for the week didn’t get any playing time.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
A surprisingly decent article from Bill Simmons about soccer
Simmons went to the USA-Mexico game in Azteca, and came away with a much greater appreciation for the game. I firmly believe that you can’t have a bad time seeing a game in person, and the higher the stakes the better. Clearly, World Cup qualifiers (particularly in a place as imposing as Azteca) are great, but I’ve always been impressed with how a place like RFK Stadium can be bouncing and loud for even a midsummer MLS league match. If you’re curious about soccer, try and go see a game in person. You won’t have a bad time.
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