[Closed] PSA - Fantasy Premier League - last year's league renewed.

Good call.

The benefit of using the same login as last year means you automatically enter any leagues you were in the previous year, as long as the admin has renewed. Plus you can see how many points you had the previous year and how rubbish you are doing!

Count me in again then... filling up the bottom of the table

Mid table mediocrity beckons...

When is the first match of the season?

What's the link please ?

[url= http://fantasy.premierleague.com/ ]Premier League Fantasy Football[/url]

joined

I'm in. Why on earth does the official prem fantasy league only let you play 442?! Haven't Ingerland managers been hounded out for using such archaic systems? I've only used yahoo's one before, but that seems more up to date ('though they seem to have changed the rules without publishing the new rules this year).

Bagsy lower mid-table.

It doesn't force you to play 442, just replace a midfielder with a striker, and it will change to 433, etc

^ Really? Thanks for the tip, I shall investigate further.

*edit* Well, that seems rather obvious in hindsight. silly me

River Platini is in. I'll probably lose interest before Christmas and finish in a relegation spot.

I'm in

 I'll probably lose interest before Christmas and finish in a relegation spot.

+1

I'm in.

Your mums athletic, joined

I'm in - Hopeless Rovers!

I'm in - Incester United

I will be in once i have picked a team. One question though, I have never done this version of FF. Is it the case that you can tinker with your team an unlimited number of times until the games start?

Edit: Answered my own question:

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I'm in. Rodent Utd is set to sweep all before it. Or not. Bottom of table infamy beckons.

I'm in again

Bump and in. Not long now.

Joining now, will make up the bottom end of the table i'm sure.

i'm in... 8)

It's on!

The Mighty Lazy Ginger XI ( comprised of ginger/strawberry blonde players ) has now entered.
Anyone looking to come last has met their match!

I'm in for a bit of mid table mediocrity (and plenty of cheers).

Cheers

Danny B

Chorlton Rovers are in.

Edit

[s]But for the life of me I can't see a page which tells me how points are calculated.[/s]

Found it

It doesn't force you to play 442, just replace a midfielder with a striker, and it will change to 433, etc

What formation can I play in?
You can play in any formation, providing 1 goalkeeper, at least 3 defenders and at least 1 forward are selected at all times.

All ready to go tomorrow then?

I shall be to this league what Derby County were to the Premiership!

I'm in. got a few cheeky bargains

I'm in... for the relegation battle

Once again Divided United are in the mix..............at least until I lose enthusiasm come mid-october. 😉

Just joined but it needs more cheap players for subs especially a keeper

What kind of mix is everyone going for, few big name points guarantees or more balanced mix?

I decided to leave Van Persie out, even though he will probably be top scorer again, thinking I could get more points for that money through a better spread across the team. I will probably be wrong at the end of the season.

Thinking of starting a premier league thread, how many pages of haters and whining rugbyists do you think we will have to endure before we can actually discuss some football?

I decided to leave Van Persie out

Likewise. 14m just ain't worth it. Really wanted to have Lukaku, but hard to know how much game time he will get.

[i]I decided to leave Van Persie out[/i]

Ooh, thats a bold move. Can you really afford to leave him out when all around you will have him and all those points 😉

Edit: Having said that its bloody nigh on impossible to structure a half decent team around him as he costs so much.

After changing my team several times this morning, I really should walk away and stop fiddling with it...

Joined - Hi Ho Silva. Missed the deadline for gameweek 1, so the only way is down 🙁

Bollocks. I knew I should have left Giroud in.

Don't worry Jamie. He's in my team so almost certain not to score after this week.

Get in... Top of the league! Almost worth screen grabbing as it'll never happen again. 🙂

And I took Ricky Lambert out.

On Sunday I went to a BBQ, and got very drunk. Don't remember too much about getting home/going to bed, but it appears before passing out I used my Wildcard and nuked my team.... 😕

Worst excuse ever 😉

Just getting the hang of this and would be top ish if RVP had been captain but assumed better to use a Chelsea player given two games - went for the goalie as not sure frank would play twice in a week.

Not sure this was a good idea ah well.

Worst excuse ever

I wish*. No WC till Jan now. The worse thing is, my team wasn't that bad, other than Kos getting red carded. Still had Navas and Zabs to play tonight.

Bum.

*Although I will be blaming all bad GWs on this one act from now on 😀

Mata? Luiz? didnt play. Thats my season opener kiboshed.

Still think Mourinho looks like a sun tanned Jack Dee.

Woohoo, joint first now all the first round of matches are over, who needs VP.

GW 1 includes Chelsea v Villa on Wednesday.

...oh and respectable 11th with my pre-drunken wrecked team goddamit.

I'm not usually one to boast - but then i dont often have much to boast about!!

TOP OF THE LEAGUE!
GET IN!

how do you get points for players - knowing this may help me get above mid table
Could not see an explanation of the scoring system on the website.

I assume from this week its basically goals and it is better to play a novel 3 -4-3 system

Is that right?

Most info is in the [url= http://fantasy.premierleague.com/rules/ ]rules[/url] section of the FF site.

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106th position. WORST. START. EVA.

I just hovered over the wildcard button but I'll give it another week

Cheers so I am definitely dropping to 3 defenders and may need another attacker picked for footballing rather than affordability issues

106th position. WORST. START. EVA.

In what league?

Cheers so I am definitely dropping to 3 defenders and may need another attacker picked for footballing rather than affordability issues

Also, don't forget to change your captain each week to who you think will get you most points, as captain gets double.

I have mostly given up applying logic to the game, as so far most my defenders have been getting me points with BPS.

This looks like a good resource for injury news:
http://www.physioroom.com/news/english_premier_league/epl_injury_table.php

you should also consider the order in which your substitutes are on the bench...

In what league?

I'm an idiot. I didn't notice the next button at the bottom of the league page. Now even more miffed I drunkenly used my WC, as current team has me at 28th.....bugger.

@Junkyward

Swap your Captain and Vice Captains around, switch to a 3-4-3 and bench Taylor as he is suspended till after the international break and will miss the next 2 games.

I got the captain but though RVP still outscore czech in one game despite his two - goalies cannot score well really without a triple penalty save

EDIT: That team is so last week 😉

Taylor is out full stop as Newcastle look weak at the back 😉
I am investing in steel there [ see below]

Drop lukako as he wont play much IMHO

I am in the process of building a RVP, Benteck, Sturrridge attack triumvirate with 8 other make weights [ or Arsenal as I believe they are called in the real world 😈 ]

Now what cheap defenders wont concede loads ??

Sounds like you've got the hang of it

*copies team*

If anyone wants to take this really really seriously, then [url= http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/ ]start hanging out here.[/url]

[i]106th position. WORST. START. EVA.[/i]

There are that many taking part? We should've stuck a fiver in each - winner takes all 🙂

gone all tinkerman with a touch of Brazil - it all about the front 6 not the back 5.

it all about the front 6 not the back 5.

Don't be too tight on the defence. There seems to be more generous BPS being awarded to defenders.

Just joined. Paul McGrath's knees is my team. I'm not a very good manager...

I'm not a very good manager...

You're in very good company.

Is it too late to join the league?
Got a team sorted before the kick off but didn't sign up to any leagues in time.
Had quite a good start this year 🙂

Don't be too tight on the defence. There seems to be more generous BPS being awarded to defenders.

Is it too late to join the league?
Got a team sorted before the kick off but didn't sign up to any leagues in time.
Had quite a good start this year

Go for it.

you are george graham and i raise my hand to claim offside

Nah. I'm going balls out firepower stylee. Although, I really don't want to have RVP, but he's...well....RVP.

ok, cheers
team name is pup

Right, so I've forgot my password (and my browswer has) and the reset password link doesn't appear to be sending me an email to reset it.

Can anyone remind me if there's any weird capital, special character etc. requirements?

EDIT: Doesn't matter...I'm in. Password reset doesn't seem to work though.

Let the Saturday morning tinkering commence!

[i]loum - Member
ok, cheers
team name is pup [/i]

You're not wrong there - straight in at the top I see 😉

Too many options.............and I can't afford any of them!!

Have dropped Mata as he hasn't been involved much yet, cue Mata scoring 40 points this week!

So what to do when two top teams are playing each other and you have players from both teams?

In my case, I Liverpool GK & Defenders and Man U Defender / Forward.

Is it a case of deciding who you think will win the game and sticking with those players or keeping players from both teams in, to spread the risk?

Don't really know why i'm asking as you wouldn't want to give me advice anyway!!!

Use your wildcard. Sell them all!! 😈

Your defenders are unlikey to get their clean sheet bonuses but they may still play well and get other bonus points. Same for the goalie. It kinda depends on the rest of your squad, do you have other player that may have a better match that you could swap in? If not, just have to hope for the best!

Last day of the season tomorrow..... How have you all done?

First year of doing it, so made loads of mistakes. As such, I nuked my team several months ago, but at least I will know how to play it properly next season.

yes pretty much my error [ i did not even know the scoring system when i picked] but i slowly climbed the table [ 80 ish i think] but had a bad couple of weeks [ adding mata and rooney for this weel was not my best decision] so down around 30 ish
You need goal scoring defenders whose team get clean sheets, goal scoring midfielders and erm goal scorers so goals basically.
Its also worth having the penalty taker for a team as well.
11 decent players and some crud to make up the numbers seems the best approach.

Hope to do better next year

Somewhat to my surprise, having set up the league the last couple of years and never having come anywhere near the top before, I find myself in a safe 4th place with one day to go. Champions league beckons and all without breaking the Financial Fair Play rules.