Fantasy Football - 2011/12

[Donny Dave]

It's that time of year again, where you can pit your wits against the rest of the forum. The only prize on offer is bragging rights.

Once again, there will be 2 leagues available, 1 in the classic format with the other being head to head.

RailUK Championship - This is the head to head league. Entries will automatically close when the gameweek 1 deadline passes, and the fixture list is generated. To enter, on the FPL website, click join league and enter the code :: 206195-63804

RailUK Premiership - The classic league. All points scored by your players count towards your score, so if you have a couple of good weeks, you can fly up the table pretty rapidly. To join this league, follow the above steps but enter the code :: 206195-63777

Good luck to all who enter!

PS. The Fantasy Football website is http://fantasy.premierleague.com

 

[MidnightFlyer]

The new site is awesome!

 

[Tracked]

I'm in them both - The Unutterable FC - soon to be at the bottom of the table ...

 

[SS4]

I'm interested although I'll be vying for tracked for holding up everyone else!

Will update with a team name soonish. Unfortunately I couldn't pick the entire Villa term

edit: Name: Scorpion Town

edit 2: My pseudonym is Sonic the Hedgehog, would have my user name by it wanted a surname :roll:


Edit 3: My team name is now Electric Eye

 

[Darandio]

I have gone for it, no doubt my star names will pick up injuries early.

 

[valenta]

Have joined both leagues as "Alternate NUFC" (possibly the team we would have after a few months of Middle East ownership!) Under the capable management skills of Homer Simpson.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

I'm in both leagues too as 'Insert Name Here'.

 

[Mike395]

I'm there as the "Unthinkable Unicorns"

 

[Mintona]

I join every year and never really play.

But I've done it again.

 

[bb21]

I will join later. Some of you might fancy coming into the Prediction League too.

 

[blackettstreet]

good grief! just checked, (i'm burger fc), i'm in 4th!
of course, in true geordie footballing fashion, it won't last

 

[SS4]

good grief! just checked, (i'm burger fc), i'm in 4th!
of course, in true geordie footballing fashion, it won't last

Newcastle aren't in my best books at the moment. Conceding that goal against Fulham cost me clean sheet points for both Krul and R Taylor

Can't blame those two though, my season took a hit because I hadn't picked any Man U players before

 

[The Snap]

Just joined with my untouchable, yet pointless (literally), team...Library Pictures .

 

[Donny Dave]

Now that a few game weeks have passed, I'll start posting updates and league tables ....

First up, the RailUK Premiership (good old fashioned classic league)

Pos. Team. Manager. GW. Total
1 FC Xtra Dan Hollins 55 243
2 Huntingdon AFC Craig Bellamy 51 224
3 Burger FC Matthew fairhurst 69 220
4 MANUFC Salman D 63 213
5 Kentish Wizard XI Alistair Minton 62 210
6 Always comes in last Sonic the Hedgehog 68 190
7 F-bones Lai Ka Sum 50 189
8 Alternate NUFC Alan Shearer 49 188
9 The Unutterable FC Jim S 66 188
10 F.C. United of Leeds ... 34 185
11 1-0 up 2-1 down Derek Heath 23 182
12 The Hawk Stars Tom Harris 70 180
13 Norfolk'N'Chance Mark Widdop 40 171
14 NUFC_Chris Chris Davey 50 171
15 Scarlet Jacks Green Back 39 166
16 Insert Name Here Matt E. 53 162
17 Avon Thameside Scott Fulcher 31 154
18 Unthinkable Unicorns Mike Wooldridge 46 152
19 DPS Misfits Darren Porter 27 151
20 Wrightsie's Warriors Steve Wright 28 145
21 70's Rock John Wilson 31 112
22 Scunny Ironmasters David Perks 35 104
23 Crystal Paralisis Mr Adtrainz 58 58
24 Library Pictures Richard Helliwell 35 35

As you can see, I'm only off the bottom as 2 new teams joined this week .... Anyway, the RailUK Championship (the head to head league)

Pos. Team. W. D. L. Total score. points.
1 MANUFC 3 0 1 213 9
2 The Unutterable FC 3 0 1 188 9
3 NJ's UBER XI 3 0 1 173 9
4 Always comes in last 2 1 1 190 7
5 F.C. United of Leeds 2 1 1 185 7
6 Unthinkable Unicorns 2 1 1 152 7
7 Kentish Wizard XI 2 0 2 210 6
8 Alternate NUFC 2 0 2 188 6
9 1-0 up 2-1 down 2 0 2 182 6
10 Norfolk'N'Chance 2 0 2 171 6
11 Insert Name Here 2 0 2 162 6
12 70's Rock 2 0 2 112 6
13 Wrightsie's Warriors 1 1 2 145 4
14 Plankton & Sponge 1 0 3 259 3
15 Scarlet Jacks 1 0 3 166 3
16 Scunny Ironmasters 0 0 4 104 0

Oh looks who's bottom with a 100% record!

 

[valenta]

Now that a few game weeks have passed, I'll start posting updates and league tables ....

First up, the RailUK Premiership (good old fashioned classic league)

Pos. Team. Manager. GW. Total
1 FC Xtra Dan Hollins 55 243
2 Huntingdon AFC Craig Bellamy 51 224
3 Burger FC Matthew fairhurst 69 220
4 MANUFC Salman D 63 213
5 Kentish Wizard XI Alistair Minton 62 210
6 Always comes in last Sonic the Hedgehog 68 190
7 F-bones Lai Ka Sum 50 189
8 Alternate NUFC Alan Shearer 49 188
9 The Unutterable FC Jim S 66 188
10 F.C. United of Leeds ... 34 185
11 1-0 up 2-1 down Derek Heath 23 182
12 The Hawk Stars Tom Harris 70 180
13 Norfolk'N'Chance Mark Widdop 40 171
14 NUFC_Chris Chris Davey 50 171
15 Scarlet Jacks Green Back 39 166
16 Insert Name Here Matt E 53 162
17 Avon Thameside Scott Fulcher 31 154
18 Unthinkable Unicorns Mike Wooldridge 46 152
19 DPS Misfits Darren Porter 27 151
20 Wrightsie's Warriors Steve Wright 28 145
21 70's Rock John Wilson 31 112
22 Scunny Ironmasters David Perks 35 104
23 Crystal Paralisis Mr Adtrainz 58 58
24 Library Pictures Richard Helliwell 35 35

As you can see, I'm only off the bottom as 2 new teams joined this week .... Anyway, the RailUK Championship (the head to head league)

Pos. Team. W. D. L. Total score. points.
1 MANUFC 3 0 1 213 9
2 The Unutterable FC 3 0 1 188 9
3 NJ's UBER XI 3 0 1 173 9
4 Always comes in last 2 1 1 190 7
5 F.C. United of Leeds 2 1 1 185 7
6 Unthinkable Unicorns 2 1 1 152 7
7 Kentish Wizard XI 2 0 2 210 6
8 Alternate NUFC 2 0 2 188 6
9 1-0 up 2-1 down 2 0 2 182 6
10 Norfolk'N'Chance 2 0 2 171 6
11 Insert Name Here 2 0 2 162 6
12 70's Rock 2 0 2 112 6
13 Wrightsie's Warriors 1 1 2 145 4
14 Plankton & Sponge 1 0 3 259 3
15 Scarlet Jacks 1 0 3 166 3
16 Scunny Ironmasters 0 0 4 104 0

Oh looks who's bottom with a 100% record!

Hmmm, eighth position in both leagues isn't bad. I'd like to thank Sergio Aguero for his hat trick last weekend, certainly boosted my place in the league. And i'm sure some members would like to thank Wayne Rooney for his contribution to their points total over the past couple of weeks!

 

[SS4]

Hmmm, eighth position in both leagues isn't bad. I'd like to thank Sergio Aguero for his hat trick last weekend, certainly boosted my place in the league. And i'm sure some members would like to thank Wayne Rooney for his contribution to their points total over the past couple of weeks!

I would like to thank Asmir Begovic for keeping a clean sheet

 

[Tracked]

of the two head to head leagues I'm in I seem to be top of 1 and bottom of the other at the moment

 

[blackettstreet]

good grief, i'm 2nd!! hock: must have been rooney and silva that did it

 

[valenta]

I seem to be rapidly "sinking" down the league, with a few of my players being injured or suspended.

 

[SS4]

I'm in a respectable position which I'm pleased with

 

[valenta]

Have improved since my last post. Just wish I didn't have Paul Robinson as goalkeeper, haven't had any clean sheet points for a while!

 

[Greenback]

Mid table mediocrity for me!

 

[SS4]

Have improved since my last post. Just wish I didn't have Paul Robinson as goalkeeper, haven't had any clean sheet points for a while!

My goalkeeper and defenders always seem to concede in the last ten minutes such as Chelsea last week costing Bosingwa 4 clean sheet points

 

[blackettstreet]

I must admit I have no idea how the points work! I just tried to pick a bunch of good value players

 

[valenta]

I must admit I have no idea how the points work! I just tried to pick a bunch of good value players

The system is complicated. I'm still endeavouring to work it out myself as this is my first season.

 

[SS4]

The system is complicated. I'm still endeavouring to work it out myself as this is my first season.

Ditto although the scoring guide doesn't look all that complicated. Trust Rooney to get injured though

 

[Donny Dave]

Ditto although the scoring guide doesn't look all that complicated. Trust Rooney to get injured though

Yup, that's typical, the week after I played my wildcard to change my team and buy Rooney :roll:

 

[SS4]

Now Aguero is injured although if Rooney is anything to go by one can cure a hamstring injury in under a week

 

[valenta]

Now Aguero is injured

Not good news for me!

 

[SS4]

Not good news for me!

Nor me, I'm going to have to leave him on the bench too.

Wish I'd made Agbonlahor my captain for today