Enworld Fantasy Football UK (soccer) '07/08 - Season Starts 11th Aug

[Gulla]

No doubt another one will fall down some stairs and injure himself before the weekend games commence

Well, the goal keeper for my team (not here, my real team, Rosenborg BK) managed to cut his finger on a cheese cutter yesterday so he is out of the Canadian national team, an uncertain for the Champions League qualifyer in 2 weeks. Bad luck all around.

But anyway. Ronaldo cannot be worth that much money?

Håkon

 

[loki44]

This is starting to get ludicrous!

Tell me about it. I had Carvalho, Essien, Ronaldo, Downing and Campbell all likely or for sure out this week. It forced me to play my Wild Card early again this year despite the fact that I really wanted to hold onto it. I basically have a whole new team going into this week's matches. Hope I don't regret it.

 

[PieAndDragon]

But anyway. Ronaldo cannot be worth that much money?

If he scores as many points as he did last year, then he is more than worth that money

 

[ScyldSceafing]

I'm in - missed the league note.

 

[PieAndDragon]

Standings at end of gameweek 3 are:

1st Bostero FC [thud13x]- 117 points
2nd New Crobuzon United [GMSharka] - 115 points
2nd Wandering Hillbillys [Deng] - 115 points
4th Sherad's Scorers [???] - 111 points
5th FC Arkham [Theron] - 109 points
6th Håkons Engler [Gulla] - 108 points
7th FC Flora [ScyldSceafing] - 106 points
8th Hampshire Exiles [OakwoodDM] - 105 points
9th Cereal Donkeys [detomo] - 104 points
10th BoltonRoad Wanderers [Loki44] - 103 points
11th FC Greyhawk [johnsemlak] - 84 points

With only two points separating the top 3.

 

[GMSkarka]

I'm pleased to be as highly-ranked as I've managed, especially given the fact that I had to dump my initial Captain (Rooney), and then Ronaldo, who inherited the Captaincy, gets suspended until 2 September.

It's been a lucky thing that everyone else on the side has played so well!

 

[Gulla]

Rules cahnge?

Has there been a subtle change in the rules, or have I just discovered a bug?

This week Berbatov was my first substitute (an error, I'll admint that as he was injured when I submitted the team for this round) and Shorey didn't play. Last year this would result in Berbatow scoring points for me as a substitute. This week (at least so far) the game have substituted Melleberg (my first defender substitute) instead.

The same happened to Bolton Road Wanderers who got Ingimarson for Shorey instead of Kanu.

OTOH the Wandering Hilbillies got a defender for an attacker, even though they had an attacker on the bench?

Has anyone seen this change in the rules, or is this a bug?

Håkon

 

[PieAndDragon]

One of the lesser-known rules is that you have to have at least three defenders in your team each week. Since Bertatov substituting for Shorey would have left you with only 2, it brought in Mellberg instead.

 

[loki44]

One of the lesser-known rules is that you have to have at least three defenders in your team each week. Since Bertatov substituting for Shorey would have left you with only 2, it brought in Mellberg instead.

And that's the way it should be, but I think Gulla is right. Last year the substitutions would occur in order despite starting lineup position requirements. i.e. Last year, even though I had to start 3 defenders, since Shorey didn't play he would've been replaced by Kanu even though it violated the starting lineup requirements. I think it's a bug from last year that they have fixed.

That aside, Anelka is my man of the year so far.

 

[loki44]

How bad is Lampard's thigh injury?