British fantasy football league

I must have moved off the bottom this weekend? I've got Van Persie with 2 goals and Ronaldo aswell, maybe even MotM on top. I wont be a happy Lion come Wednesday if I havent changed position!

With the last game of the weekend's starting line-up announced I've got you now third from bottom... but there's a way to go yet. TDH has romped off to a 22pt lead as I type this.

Bloody 'ell! Jimbo's 'avin' a blinder. 50 points and still 9 players capable of scoring more. He's up to 4th... and at my expense.

A miserable weekend for me after scoring 60 pts last week. Anyone doing well other than Jimbo?

Aw! Don't complain kaiserf, you're still climbing up the table. You've done better than 10 other managers, including me. I've had almost as bad a nightmare two weeks as Crawlie.

Just makes me wish I had paid more attention earlier on, especially as the weakness of the greenback means my entrance fee is creeping toward US$40.00.

Also, I wanted to bring something up - there is an online footie management game called xpert11 that you can play for free - all you need is an internet connection, web browser, and maybe 10 minutes of spare time a week. It is a relatively simple, but very addictive game. Imagine something like fantasy footie mixed with the championship manager games (but without all the excruciating detail/time investment) and that sums it up pretty well. You don't have to be present for the games, just show up whenever, set your line-up and tactics and the game rolls on.

I have a premium membership there, so I could establish a TT league and serve as commissioner. The minimum league size is 6, so we would only need 5 other TT members to get one started up - if more want to join that wouldn't be a problem at all. I thought I would post here to gauge interest and see if I should make a full blown post out of this. I'll also cross post it to the football gossip thread. PM me or post in either thread if you are interested.

Remember, it is free, fun, and doesn't take much time. Check it out at www.xperteleven.com

MOTM's:

Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
Matthew Upson (A Villa)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
Salomon Kalou (Chelsea)
Phil Neville (Everton)
David Bentley (Blackburn)
Kevin Doyle (Reading)
Robbie Keane (Tottenham)
Elano (Man City)
David James (Portsmouth)

Prediction (not including any transfers that were not in the last sheet):

1 Devils FC 314
2 Ihsan's Shade 289
3 You Essexy Thing 281
4 Solent Gale 279
5 Sin City FC 267
5 Komland 267
7 The Solettes 260
8 Crawlies Creepers 254
8 Super Brits 254
10 Blue Moon FC 252
11 Spunkalot Rapalots 245
12 Expat XI 232
13 The Puddings 222
14 Windy City Waterboys 219
15 The Dog's Tackle 216
16 Wee Mun Wanderers 213
16 Augustiner United 213
18 UnitedWeRise 212
19 FC Hazza Bollah 209
20 Five Man Back Four 205
21 Gallus FC 200

Get in! Top 3 and 'You Essexy Thing' are finally performing as they should, with, I reckon, 3 MotMs. Beautiful football is being played over at Jimbo Park right now.

drogba, I will flay the skin from your flesh and the flesh from your bones and scrape your bones dry. And still you will not have suffered enough

I have a question regarding our two 'emergency transfers.'

Can we only use these if a player is injured/transferred (thereby bumping us over the 3 player per team limit) or can we use them at our discretion?

Thanks,
Kaiserf

I read this as "Use them when you need them".

Mr. Lions?

Mr Lions has family visiting - normal service will be resumed tomorrow.

Well, I can't see any other way of reading it.

just watched the highlights of Newcastle-Everton game and it looked like Everton's second goal should have been counted for Arteta

Only a 9 point gap, Crawlie has been having a rough time. This parenting thing must really be taking it out of him.

Well, I am not sure that Sin is taking my transfers into account that kicked in last week

Here is this weeks table and I'm still fecking bottom!!

For the purposes of Sin's calculations -

Well, I'm a believer now...I'm sure he'll probably break his leg soon (*knocks on wood*), but here it goes -

Meant to comment about this at the time, but let is slide. I'm of the exact opposite mind of you on this one Sin. I figure I've probably got blinders one to some extent when it comes to Citeh players. Witness my sincere belief that Samaras just needed a little more time, as was going to come around any day now, that Beasley was the solution on the left, etc.

If I start thinking one of your lot is good enough to put in my team, I know it isn't based on anything other than FF logic.

Also, please ignore that I just broke my own rule on the last transfer.

Pah! Not a real City fan, are you?

Citeh Fans from the States >>> Cockney Mancs

I've been a Red since before you were born mate (so long as you were born after 1968).

View my profile, there is a message for you in there somewhere, I believe it is the picture field.

NINETEEN EIGHTY-THREE!!!

Bloody 'ell. Shut yer north ya bleedin' whippersnapper.

There, I fixed it for you.

edit: I'll make you a bet - from the next round of games to the end of the season whoever scores more points gets to rename the other guy's team for the next FF season.

If I win you get to be Cockney Plastics FC. If I lose you can rename me something like Ami Armchair Gits FC. Deal?

Nope. Let's make this simple. Whoever of us two has more points at season's end gets to name the other's team for the 08/09 TTFFL season.

Deal?

@Sin, don't do it mate, pride is not worth it!

Just imagine all season known as Plastic Cockney Arse Lovers Utd FC.

Anyone else got better suggestions for kaiserf?
I feel a kick back coming...

Spotting yourself a 20 point lead there - you scared already?

If you know Sin, the chance of being known as "Wenger's Love Child FC" is too much to bear, Suicide would be a definite relief!

No. It's my right to win the points I have already won against you. Now, you wanna do this or not?

Yorkie is giving me too many good ideas. I'll accept your bet on one condition, if the difference is <=21 (the current gap) we'll call it a push?

Sounds like you're chickening out now mate.

You are canny negotiator sir. Consider it a done deal as per your proposal - no conditions.

The rest of the league can thank me for waking the sleeping giants that are Sin City FC later.

I'll keep mum until nearer the end of the season.

And I think the rest of the league can spend the next 7 months plus, dreaming of wonderful names to help you two along.
Boy we can enjoy this more than both of you put together.
I now have only limited interest in my league position, not based on my current position I would like to add!
But I will be watching the jockeying of Spunkpot Rapalots and Sin City FC with great interest!

This is going to hurt somebody, and for once i know it's not me.

Thanks guys, you just made my season...

Now I'm just sad that this is points based rather than a W-L-D format like american fantasy footie. Then we could havea couple of heated derby matches.

Any idea how long Ashley Cole is gonna be out for?

I thought he'd already come out

Van Persie Out For Month

Poor 3Lions.

That's it mate, you go and tell everybody.

? Enlighten me, your cockney wit is beyond my comprehension.

Bleedin' 'ell! You mean you've still not got it?

OK, let me spell it out for you:

1. Certain managers have a key player who has oodles of potential to score points (especially considering they've got The Trotters at home this weekend... of which he's out of).

2. It starts getting reported 36 hours ahead of the TTFFL transfer deadline that said key player might have taken a knock in an international match.

3. One loud mouth manager who DOESN'T EVEN HAVE THE SAID SODDIN' KEY PLAYER brings these reports to the attention of those managers who may not have been sharp enough to spot the injury.

4. Said managers holding said key player have enough time to weigh up their options vis-a-vis a transfer to take effect from next Wednesday (when it could have been a week Wednesday).

Is it crystal yet or should I go get something sharp and heavy to press the point into your skull?

It's a bit like playing monopoly when your Mum lands on Park Lane (which Dad owns) and then coughing very loudly.

Nothing wrong with giving managers a heads up on injured players. Fair play and all that!

*Cough* Park Lane *Cough*

Your whole team just died in an unfortunate Ferrero Rochero accident, 3 Lions.

Sweet jebus. You boys should be the ones having your skulls examined - if you're really that worried about it you might be verging on mental illness. Sorry I assumed that the other managers might be competent.

Well, spirit of competition and all that mate. No point competing if it isn't to win, and all that.

Everton 1 - Referee 2

I see Drogba's just scored. Assist Lampard.

Blackburn have started a pasting of Reading. 3-0 after half an hour.