CBR's Fantasy soccer(football) league 2005/6

[thomas_catbiscuit]

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

Would any of my fellow cbr's be intrested. its free and run by the offical league.
create a team, and then you type in this code for cbr's league: 67521-26487. its just for fun (and board bragging rights )

[Valmore]

Okay, I'm not saying I'm going to join, but color me curious...

How in the world do they score such a thing? Considering soccer matches are notorious for back-and-forth, nil-nil games with little scoring or even shot opportunities - how does a fantasy team score points?

[thomas_catbiscuit]

taken from the website under rules:

Scoring

During the season, the fantasy football players will be allocated a point score after each game, based on their performances in the matches. Only official Barclays Premiership games are included.

The Points will be calculated using data provided to us by the Press Association. Neither we nor the Press Association will enter into any correspondence relating to the allocation of points to players. We accept no responsibility for the accuracy of this data.
Action Points
For playing in a game 1
For playing at least 60 minutes in a game (includes playing points mentioned above) 2
For each goal scored by your goalkeeper or defenders 6
For each goal scored by your midfielders 5
For each goal scored by your forwards 4
For each goal assist 3
For your goalkeeper / defender conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes) 4
For your midfielder conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes) 1
For every 3 saves made by your goalkeeper 1
For every penalty save 5
For every penalty miss -2
Bonus points based on Actim Index 1-3
For every 2 goals conceded by your goalkeeper or defenders -1
For every yellow card -1
For every red card (includes any yellow card points) -3

[Huh?]

I will play, but I have to wait until I get home tonight to sign up. Access is forbidden here at work.

[Sentry]

i just signed up,,,

i went for a few risks to start of the season with...


im a saints fan by the way.

good luck to others... you will nedd it againts my might warriors , hahaha!

[Royal]

I've been out the loop a year or two. If someone's willing to help, I'll join.

[thomas_catbiscuit]

i'll help what do u need to know?

[thomas_catbiscuit]

its dead easy. i want to see if any americans can kick my butt at my national sport and the real game of football :)

[Royal]

i'll help what do u need to know?

What's the scene like? Last I've watched, Arsenal won the cup. Other then The owner of the Tampa Bay Bucs putting Man U. in debt, I'm clueless.

[Huh?]

I'm all set, just picked my team. Watch out you Brits... the American Steamroller is in motion. :D

[thomas_catbiscuit]

What's the scene like? Last I've watched, Arsenal won the cup. Other then The owner of the Tampa Bay Bucs putting Man U. in debt, I'm clueless.
its very much as u were exept chelsea being the big team with there owners dodgy billions from oil.

come join up i want more people to join 5 aint enough, i want at least ten. (bait) come on i thought u yanks wanted to be the best at everything(bait)

[Valmore]

its dead easy. i want to see if any americans can kick my butt at my national sport and the real game of football :)

I thought the rioting AFTER the soccer games was England's National sport. :D

I'll think about joining. But I'll probably come in last, because even though I know about the game of soccer, I couldn't list a single player.

[thomas_catbiscuit]

I thought the rioting AFTER the soccer games was England's National sport. :D

I'll think about joining. But I'll probably come in last, because even though I know about the game of soccer, I couldn't list a single player.

ok a forgot to mention that you can have a radom team picked for you if you dont know ur players :D

[Valmore]

Ah, what the hey.

I picked Bolton as my favorite team, since that's a name in George R.R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" series of books. I only hope their team doesn't suck.

[thomas_catbiscuit]

Ah, what the hey.

I picked Bolton as my favorite team, since that's a name in George R.R. Martin's "Song of Ice and Fire" series of books. I only hope their team doesn't suck.

the idea is that u r given £100million to pick 15 players (only 3 from 1 team) and to compete with other mangers over the season. all points are based on every game.

[Valmore]

the idea is that u r given £100million to pick 15 players (only 3 from 1 team) and to compete with other mangers over the season. all points are based on every game.

That part I got.

I was making a joke that, during registration, they asked me my favorite team and had a drop down list. Instead of picking "Other" and revealing my complete lack of knowledge, I picked a team somewhat at random and hoped for the best. :D

[thomas_catbiscuit]

That part I got.

I was making a joke that, during registration, they asked me my favorite team and had a drop down list. Instead of picking "Other" and revealing my complete lack of knowledge, I picked a team somewhat at random and hoped for the best. :D

ok me puts dunce hat on, and sits in the corner.

bolton arent a bad team. they do well considering they work to a tight budget.

come on people i want more in this league.........

''where are you?! where are you?!.......''

[Royal]

I joined.

Fear me.

[Huh?]

So far there are only 5 of us, and I believe more Americans than Brits!

[thomas_catbiscuit]

So far there are only 5 of us, and I believe more Americans than Brits!

Come u uk guys ( and yanks) we need more. i know the typical comic nerd doesnt go anywhere near sport, so prove me wrong :p

[The Fury]

Right, I'm done, all signed up and ready to go.

[jessecuster]

Jessecuster's Preachers are in

[Haydn C]

I'm in as well, let's see if I can get this done before we kick off in the Amsterdam Tournemant thingie.

[thomas_catbiscuit]

come on peeps i want more people to join the more there is, the better it will be.

[Haydn C]

Damn you can't see anyone elses team until the league starts, not that I think my team is bad you understand.

It was weird picking my team, who would have thought that £100 million wouldn't be enough!

[thomas_catbiscuit]

i've spread the hand of freindship to newsarama to see if they would be intrested in joining.

[Kiriyama]

Heh, created last years CBR league. Only got about 5 to sign up though, still managed to win by miles though, heh.

Will sign up my 4th team now!

[thomas_catbiscuit]

just a reminder peeps that the season kicks off on saturday, and theres plenty of time to join its dead easy and its free.
if your not sure what players to buy then just click on htat random button and let the computer do it for you. its just for fun.....

[Haydn C]

Do you think we should also use this thread for footie discussion or start a new one?

[Haydn C]

WoooHooo top of the league !!! (Yeah I know it's only week 1 but you know, I might never be up there again).

Did everyone enjoy this weekends footie?

[Huh?]

WoooHooo top of the league !!! (Yeah I know it's only week 1 but you know, I might never be up there again).

Did everyone enjoy this weekends footie?Top of what league? Are there actually leagues? I thought it was just one large group of players competing against each other.

[Sir Tim Drake]

Do goalkeepers ever actually score goals?

[Haydn C]

I meant top of the CBR mini league, you can join up once you have registered your team using the code 67521-26487.

Goalies do score on occasion but they are few and far between. In fact none spring readily to mind.

[Huh?]

I meant top of the CBR mini league, you can join up once you have registered your team using the code 67521-26487.

Goalies do score on occasion but they are few and far between. In fact none spring readily to mind.Oh, Okay, my team is made, I will join the mini league from home tonight.

[Haydn C]

Excellent, welcome on board, the more the merrier.

[Huh?]

Well, I'm in 4th place right now, and I've got some decisions to make. Especially concerning Ronaldo. Any thoughts?

[thomas_catbiscuit]

duff (che) maybe or look at murphy (cha) and then spend ur money on other areas.... i'm not helping that much i'm top =p

[Haydn C]

Not overly happy with my lot, fantasy team and real. A few changes needed before the weekend methinks.

Huh? Murphy isn't a bad choice he seems to have found his way again in his second season at Charlton.

[Huh?]

This was a decent week for me, but I am still having all sorts of problems picking the right player to be captain each week.

[thomas_catbiscuit]

had a quick look at hte team you picked last week and i would say do two things:
put mills in ur team instead of volz
and have bent or duff as your captain. tbh it depends on what teams are playing who if chelsea are playing a top team make cech your captin and if (cha/che) are playing a lower league side then make bent or duff your captain. bent will play more games then duff.
i would also look at making a few transfers. that help any?

[Haydn C]

Well changes are done, I lost points doing them but what the hell. Here's hoping I haven't jinxed Charlton now.

Huh? I'd make Duff or Bent Captain both doing ok at the mo.

[Huh?]

Well, I guess everyone else has given up on this too. It is way to much work as a fantasy league. The season has been interesting so far though!