FOT Forum

FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: CSW on July 28, 2011, 04:22:12 AM

Title: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: CSW on July 28, 2011, 04:22:12 AM
I know there are some fantasy leagues on the go here for some other sports, and I think there may be some soccer fans around here as well.

So if anyone plays the Premier League fantasy football game (or wants to) and would like to join a league let me know below. If there are takers I'll create a private FOT league and post the league code below.

Hope there are some takers, but no rush it's still a few weeks til the season starts up again.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: iforgotmymantra on July 28, 2011, 11:02:46 AM
I'm doing a team this year, so count me in.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: gravy boat on July 28, 2011, 11:06:39 AM
I am in.   
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: CSW on July 28, 2011, 03:49:17 PM
http://fantasy.premierleague.com (http://fantasy.premierleague.com)

The code to join the FOT Championship is: 455449-138283
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: gravy boat on July 28, 2011, 05:22:04 PM
I assume Clint Dempsey is the consensus #1.  Here's hoping I get him.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: CSW on July 29, 2011, 03:30:48 AM
Clint has been a solid pick in the last couple of years.

In this game, there is no draft, so if you want him, you can have him. Instead all the players have a price and the total squad price must be under £100 million.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: oilcantim on July 30, 2011, 04:39:02 AM
I'm not super knowledgeable about English football, but I do play Football Manager way too much, so... um, I'm in?  (Early prediction: Rooney gets a weird disorder from his hair plugs, dies midway through the next season.  Also scores 15 goals post-life.)
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: iforgotmymantra on July 31, 2011, 09:09:58 PM
The way the league currently stands I'd be disappointed if I didn't at least finish in the runner up spot.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: Big Plastic Head on August 01, 2011, 06:28:57 PM
I'm in. FEAR MEET THE SOCCERS!!!
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: dave from knoxville on August 01, 2011, 09:24:01 PM
As usual, I am trying to do this, and can't find where or when to enter the league code.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: dave from knoxville on August 01, 2011, 09:27:58 PM
OK, I am out already. Don't understand the game well enough to even be able to read previous season stats. Carry on, cheery-o, all that stuff.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: samir on August 02, 2011, 11:40:42 AM
Wes will win again. Just like he did at the World Cup. And I will be annoyed.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: Wes on August 02, 2011, 01:14:06 PM
Wes will win again. Just like he did at the World Cup. And I will be annoyed.
I won't have any part of this. I proved my point by soundly beating all of you and leaving as champion, taking my talents elsewhere. Anyone who wins this sham of a tournament will be a paper champion, at best.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: gravy boat on August 02, 2011, 05:42:34 PM
I'm registered.   I have to say though that  I find the limits on spending to be grossly un-American and an insult to our country's heritage of buying teams in England with overleveraged debt. 
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: CSW on August 03, 2011, 04:04:31 AM
I'm registered.   I have to say though that  I find the limits on spending to be grossly un-American and an insult to our country's heritage of buying teams in England with overleveraged debt.

That made me laugh a lot.

Thanks to all for joining. Still a couple weeks to go.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: Big Plastic Head on August 08, 2011, 11:12:09 AM
I got home this weekend to find one of my players injured and four other doubtful. W.T.FUCK!?!
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: gravy boat on August 08, 2011, 11:55:24 AM
Ah, you gaffer!*




* I have no idea if my English trash-talk is any good.

Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: Big Plastic Head on August 08, 2011, 12:29:07 PM
Ah, you gaffer!*




* I have no idea if my English trash-talk is any good.

Here is some help from Scotsman John Spencer, head coach of the Portland Timbers:

Alaska Air John Spencer Commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhlhV0iCsgM&feature=feedlik#ws)
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: Big Plastic Head on August 08, 2011, 05:12:24 PM
I got home this weekend to find one of my players injured and four other doubtful. W.T.FUCK!?!

Make that TWO injured and four doubtful. This is fun!
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: johnintheuk on August 09, 2011, 09:44:59 PM
I'm sure I'll live to regret this, but I'm in.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: Big Plastic Head on August 09, 2011, 09:49:19 PM
I'm sure I'll live to regret this, but I'm in.

Yay!
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: johnintheuk on August 09, 2011, 10:01:14 PM
I got home this weekend to find one of my players injured and four other doubtful. W.T.FUCK!?!

Make that TWO injured and four doubtful. This is fun!

For the record, I also have four doubtful though luckily none injured.

Is there any way to see other people's team selections now or do we have to wait until the season starts?
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: ted_ on August 10, 2011, 12:35:36 AM
Just joined the board a little bit ago and haven't really introduced myself yet. I love fontasy EPL though, and hope it's not bad form to join up without at least saying hello first. So hello, I'm ted_! Ted works great too. I am yet-another FOT MLIS student, living in San Francisco but originally from Austin, TX.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: ted_ on August 10, 2011, 12:38:55 AM
I got home this weekend to find one of my players injured and four other doubtful. W.T.FUCK!?!

Make that TWO injured and four doubtful. This is fun!

For the record, I also have four doubtful though luckily none injured.

Is there any way to see other people's team selections now or do we have to wait until the season starts?

I think the game keeps everyone's respective roster secret until that first game day.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: gravy boat on August 10, 2011, 09:50:10 AM
Here's my roster so far, Footy Boy Roy.

I don't usually watch EPL but I do watch some of country v country matches in the WC and Euro. I have only seen about 1/2 these guys ever play. So I'm very confident.

Howard       Goalkeeper
Distin       Defender   
Savic       Defender   
Hughes       Defender   
Huth       Defender   
Dempsey       Midfielder   
Silva       Midfielder   
Maxi Rodriguez       Midfielder   
Bale       Midfielder   
Jones       Forward   
Ba       Forward   
Hennessey       Goalkeeper   
Brunt       Midfielder
Hernandez       Forward   
Djourou       Defender

Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: samir on August 10, 2011, 12:14:20 PM
I strongly recommend the Guardian's football podcast, Football Weekly, which just returned after a summer away.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/audio/2011/aug/10/football-weekly-podcast-premier-league-preview-11 (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/audio/2011/aug/10/football-weekly-podcast-premier-league-preview-11)

Those of you less familiar with players and teams may learn a thing or do. And you'll get a laugh from Barry Glendenning.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: Martin on August 10, 2011, 03:07:44 PM
There's also this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/10/premier-league-delay-decision-friday (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/10/premier-league-delay-decision-friday)
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: Big Plastic Head on August 12, 2011, 12:05:02 PM
I just revamped my entire team. I had three injured and three doubtful and I'm pretty sure the coach was kidnapped, the stadium was on fire and all my players boots had the spikes on the INSIDE of their shoes. Weird.
Title: Re: English Premier League Fontasy Football
Post by: gravy boat on August 15, 2011, 10:25:31 AM
I just revamped my entire team. I had three injured and three doubtful and I'm pretty sure the coach was kidnapped, the stadium was on fire and all my players boots had the spikes on the INSIDE of their shoes. Weird.

Well, I started at least two people from the suspended Tottenham-Everton match.  Just doing my part to show those hooligans that we will carry on.