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Fantasy Football (Soccer)

oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
edited August 2007 in Debate and/or Discourse
Hey guys,

The Premiership season is just about to start, and I just saw a fantasy football game on The Times website (http://www.playthegame.timesonline.co.uk/). Are any of my fellow football fans interested in a Penny Arcade league? If so, I will set one up and we can see who knows their shit. I'll likely set up the league this evening, so if you are interested please post here.

One more thing... don't underestimate the Arsenal this season. Eboue on the right wing... sweet!

Edit: fixed the link...

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Actually, I went ahead and created the league.

    Name: Penny Arcade
    Password: you know it, the usual one...

    The league is set for 20 teams, and the allocation date is set for August 10th. If we don't get 20 teams by the 10th, the allocation is pushed back... so get in there!

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  • stormcstormc Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    but but i dont know the password... im a lurker and all

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    It's THE password... four letters... starts with a 'w' and ends in a 'g'.

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  • ZalbinionZalbinion Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Hey, I want in! Not that I know the first thing about the EPL (except which Americans play for which clubs), but I'll give it a try anyway.

    EDIT: The allocation ranking? Difficult.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Zalbinion wrote: »
    Hey, I want in! Not that I know the first thing about the EPL (except which Americans play for which clubs), but I'll give it a try anyway.

    EDIT: The allocation ranking? Difficult.

    Yeah, difficult is right... that's why I'm glad we have a week to think about it.

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  • RaakamRaakam Too many years... CanadalandRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    370ish players to rank. It's kind of funny - I sorted my top 50 and realized I was being biased out the ass. So I went back and redid it trying hard to be objective. Even though I'm an Arsenal fan through and through, Drogba topped my list both times. I hate you Didier, but dammit you're good.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I have a ton of Arsenal players at my top as well... though it didn't stop me from putting Berbatov and Martins up there as well. Those two are going to tear it up this season. I'm having my biggest trouble picking my defenders, I just don't know Premiership defenders that well, other then Arsenal's crew.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I'm in. Bad Seeds FC.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    So we have seven people so far, and we need another thirteen (unless I drop the league down to ten). Come on folks... it will be fun!

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  • DanWeinoDanWeino Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Hope ya'll don't mind a lurker joining, if so just boot me.

    *edit

    So this looks like some sort of draft system, cool. Ive only ever played fantasy football wehre you choose a team within a budget.

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  • quovadis13quovadis13 Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Does anyone know if some site out there will be doing a fantasy soccer league for the Champions League?? I am not too up to date on the Premier League, but I do follow the Champions League fairly closely.

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  • RaakamRaakam Too many years... CanadalandRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    oldmanken wrote: »
    I have a ton of Arsenal players at my top as well... though it didn't stop me from putting Berbatov and Martins up there as well. Those two are going to tear it up this season. I'm having my biggest trouble picking my defenders, I just don't know Premiership defenders that well, other then Arsenal's crew.

    Depends what position, but here are a few really solid EPL defenders:

    John Terry; chelsea - without him, Chelsea struggle and will often resort to bringing Essien back to help plug holes.
    Patrice Evra; ManU - he's turning out to be quite the signing for Sir Alex. He played at Monaco and was an integral part of the team, often times running up the left flank and setting up goals. He was really slow for the EPL at the beginning, but he's adapted very quickly, and very well. Expect him to do extremely well this season.
    William Gallas; Arsenal - if he stays healthy, he's a force to be reckoned with. His experience in big games and his ability to put in performance after performance put him in the top tier of defenders.
    Ashley Cole; chelsea - has a lot of assists, and does well to backtrack and defend the LB position when he's gone far ahead and exposed the flank. Tends to flop around like a wet noodle and very susceptible to throwing shit fits. He's good, but I have him dead last because I loathe the asshole.
    Rio Ferdinand; ManU - the leader of the ManU defence. When stuck with players like Wes Brown, he often has to pull double duty. If Van Der Sar has a bad game, this guy is pretty clutch at shutting down angles and providing some much needed relief. Not very good with set pieces.
    Kolo Toure; Arsenal - probably the strongest defender for Arsenal in terms of raw physical strength. He will often shoulder players off the ball and is very smart with his positioning. Between him and Billy Gallas, you have a very potent defence for the gunners.

    Notables: Sol Campbell, Makelele, Chimbonda, Carragher, Agger, Neville and Eboue.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    The other thing is that the players are already ranked according to last year or something along those lines. You don't need to know anything to play as you could just sign up and see what happens.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Raakam wrote: »
    John Terry; chelsea - without him, Chelsea struggle and will often resort to bringing Essien back to help plug holes.

    Ashley Cole; chelsea - has a lot of assists, and does well to backtrack and defend the LB position when he's gone far ahead and exposed the flank. Tends to flop around like a wet noodle and very susceptible to throwing shit fits. He's good, but I have him dead last because I loathe the asshole.

    Kolo Toure; Arsenal - probably the strongest defender for Arsenal in terms of raw physical strength. He will often shoulder players off the ball and is very smart with his positioning. Between him and Billy Gallas, you have a very potent defence for the gunners.

    I actually rank Carvahllo(sp?) above Terry, as when Terry was injured he filled the role better and looked a better defender. Terry is an excellent captain and defender, but I think Carvahllo(sp?) is slightly better... and with Terry injured now, he is going to get some games.

    As for Cole... fuck the bastard! It was not only satisfying seeing Chelsea not win the title last year, but it was also a dream to see Cole miss out on it. Also, Bridge is a better left back... though I may take a risk with picking Gareth Bale.

    How can you not love Toure... he is just Arsenal through and through. Fantastic defender for his age, and also has a wicked hard shot when he bombs forward. Easily my favourite player on the team, and he should become captain once Silva retires/leaves.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Ok, so I dropped the size of the league down to 10, so we only need 2 more people to get our allocation started.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    oldmanken wrote: »
    As for Cole... fuck the bastard! It was not only satisfying seeing Chelsea not win the title last year, but it was also a dream to see Cole miss out on it. Also, Bridge is a better left back... though I may take a risk with picking Gareth Bale.

    Bridge is pretty good. I think the general view is he can't play D. I'm a die hard Chelsea fan and I miss the days of a healthy Terry and Gallas in the middle. Those guys were a brick wall. That said, having Terry, Carvahlo and Gallas in the side I'd probably stuff Gallas at FB as well. One thing to remember about picking: Lampard may annoy the hell out of you but he will play a billion games and amass a billion points.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    True, but I think Gerrard is a better midfield choice. Though Lampard has never really impressed me when I have seen him play, I know he is a quality player. Gerrard on the other hand, always impresses me... he's easily England's best player.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Gerrard has a certain indescribable quality that, if I were a real life coach, would pay dearly for. The fantasy game, however, is all about statistics and Lampard is going to pile them up.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    That's true I suppose... who else are you rating in the midfield? I've picked Fabregas and Hleb from Arsenal, Hargreaves from Man U, and am still trying to decide on others.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I was going to add that Fabregas is going to have a great year but I didn't want to give away my picks. I jumped Hleb 50 spots and he may be worth more. Hargreaves I'm agonizing over. Tevez as well. I don't understand the game well enough to really know who is going to be worth points but I suspect half the battle is picking guys who won't spend half the season on the trainer's table. Hence Lampard (just jinxed him). Owen could be insane or he could score two goals in the 75 minute he plays all season. I think the best bet is to pick a certain number of indestructible types and then round it out with risky outliers who could be worth more than average (like owen). When the allocation goes off (if we ever get TEN FUCKING PLAYERS) the trick will be nicking low rated high performers. I mean everyone is going to be rolling for Lampard and Gerrard and Drogba.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I'm also suprised we don't have more in. This looks like a pretty cool game.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Well up front I have Martins and McCarthy ranked rather high, as if they have seasons like last year, they will be worth mucho points. I'm actually having trouble with the right side... there are a total lack of good RBs and RMs.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I know, there has been a pretty decent amount of football interest here in the past... so I'm surprised that we still haven't hit the limit. Come on guys, even if you don't know a thing about football this will be interesting. It's also a damn good way to get more interested in the best damn sport in the world!

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I just moved Eboue up my list... he's listed as a RB, but he will play RM this season. Quite simply, nobody crosses the ball into the box better then he does... so RM could be a good position for him.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Eboue could pay off nice. Martins not going to happen. McCarthy good at the price. Alex for Chelsea could be a good bet depending on the health of Terry and Carvalho. Cech is way too low but I don't know how important keepers are. This game is half about who is going to be healthy. Some guys go down out of pure chance--Cech last year?? and some are just bound to be out half the season--Owen?? Also, transfers... Ballack could go on a tear or he could just go. Also, they have Schevchenko rated pretty high for his liklihood to be around for a seaso. Ronaldo seems a good pick as he looks to be somewhat resiliant (although don't expect a season like last year). Dammit now I need to go through my picks again. I'm thinking too much.

    Edit: forgot to mention Robben. He'll play on the right for Chelsea--maybe. If he's healthy he could do well. Or he could be doing well for RM. Another thing to ponder is selection. Liverpool last year rested a lot of players for the CL. No points.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Reo-Coker, Walcott...
    Doomed I am.
    Doomed.

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  • areaarea Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Oh, what the hey. I'm in.

    This list of players to rank is a touch daunting, to say the least!

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    One more... that's all we need!

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Do we have the tenth? Is this "thread necromancy"? Get in.

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    We haven't got a tenth yet... which is frustrating, cause our allocation won't start until we do. Come on people, just one more!

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Correction... we didn't get our tenth man, but apparently our league has started. So our allocation should be tomorrow! Make sure you have your lists set up!

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  • stormcstormc Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    I cant find the league "Penny Arcade" I guess you guys fill up before me.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    The league is there. Penny Arcade. Try again.

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  • stormcstormc Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    nope still cant see it...

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  • stormcstormc Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    im guessing since allocation have alreayd started, it doesnt allow me to join in

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    oh noes :(

    Wait. It hasn't allocated yet unless it's in process.

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  • themightypuckthemightypuck MontanaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Actually I think we will be postponed until we get 10. So someone get in.

    Edit: obviously you've been trying so ignore ^^

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Allocation hasn't started... what is your exact team name, I think I can add you in.

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  • stormcstormc Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    hmm team name is stormchaser

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  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited August 2007
    Hmmm... I can't add you, just try running a search again. Other than that, I don't know what to tell you.

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