2012-13 English Premier League Fantasy Football (1 Viewer)

[Eephus]

How did Fletcher suddenly become available? I thought that was an Eephus pick.

He didn't transfer in until after week one.

Yeah, I just saw that rule. I guess he goes in everybody's side. I think that's a dumb rule given the transfer window, but it seems to have always been that way.

Even though I could have benefited from exclusive rights to Stephen Fletcher, I think the current rule is the fairest way to approach it. It's an improvement over last year's deadline date at the beginning of the draft.FPL has no notion of a FAAB or waivers process and probably never will. I enjoy this league but running a manual transfers process would get old very quickly.If you can get over the idea of seeing one of your players on the opposing roster, the current rules are OK. They provide everybody with an equal chance of improving their teams and a way to deal with the small benches allowed by the FPL site.Re: Iron_Far. There's always a risk when allowing owners who aren't frequent posters. At least he paid I'll email him at his Paypal address.

Yeah, I have no problem with a little overlap if it helps people be more competitive. The way I look at it is you still have the cat and mouse of who you are going to appoint captain for the week if both teams share a player.

The two extra teams and the players who got team-tied during the draft are making it a lot harder to find quality transfers this year, at least until January.

 

[Sebowski]

Is anybody not playing Fletcher?

I might eventually put him in for Lukaku, but Lukaku just keeps scoring too.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Is there any way to contact the FFL site to let them know there might be a mistake in scoring? I looked through the FAQ but could not find it.

Issue is a small one: Wayne Routledge was listed as playing zero minutes but he subbed in in the second half for Swansea.

 

[Christo]

Is there any way to contact the FFL site to let them know there might be a mistake in scoring? I looked through the FAQ but could not find it. Issue is a small one: Wayne Routledge was listed as playing zero minutes but he subbed in in the second half for Swansea.

There's a contact form at the bottom of the FAQ page.

 

[Moe.]

Only 81 pts this week Eephus? That's embarrassing.

 

[Christo]

Only 81 pts this week Eephus? That's embarrassing.

Fool can only manage 39th in the Central African Republic.

 

[Sebowski]

Totally forgot to set me lineups/make transfers this week. Damn international break....

 

[Eephus]

Team Name W D L Score PointsKaizer Eephs 7 0 1 440 21Acer Retired FC 6 1 1 372 1921orBust 6 1 1 359 19What Who Me 5 0 3 414 15Go...l FC 5 0 3 395 15Real Christo 4 0 4 386 12FC Mamba 4 0 4 375 12Chat Superteam 4 0 4 316 12jeezy petes 4 0 4 337 12GPJudge FC 4 0 4 303 12Real Sporting 2 0 6 313 6Groove City 1 1 6 301 4FC Marco 1 1 6 271 4Sporting IRON 1 0 7 255 3
Iron Far is using Gervinho and Michu. If anybody drops points to Sporting Club IRON from here on out, please post here and I'll make the manual corrections

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I stink.

 

[charvik]

Oops, forgot about this... might be time to swap some injured players out.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

My backline has been a complete ####### mess all year. Good lord.

 

[azgroover]

<<<< this dude finally figured out transfers, had a great week!

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Oops, forgot about this... might be time to swap some injured players out.

Forgot our login info. Did we win?

 

[charvik]

Oops, forgot about this... might be time to swap some injured players out.

Forgot our login info. Did we win?

we did... will email login info.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Oops, forgot about this... might be time to swap some injured players out.

Forgot our login info. Did we win?

we did... will email login info.

Gareth!

 

[Sebowski]

Squeezed one out vs. The Eeph and looks like it will be a 3-way tie for 2nd. Making this a money league has really helped keep me focussed. Still forgot to tweak my lineup this week. Love the auto subs if your guy doesn;t play. I would have beat Cristo last week if Kocielsny did't come in during injury time.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Our one man band team keeps chugging along but hardly impressive over all.

It is strange though because the league is no longer 11v11. I am seeing similar players every week on teams we face so it tends to be more like 9v9 now which makes Van Godsie that much more affective.

 

[Eephus]

Iron Far finally subbed out Michu but still has Gervinho in his side. At least Gervinho is injured now.

 

[NewlyRetired]

What are the EPL suspension rules? I thought Torres and Ivanovic would be out this week after getting a red card but the FFL site and other sites lists them both as active this week.

 

[jonessed]

What are the EPL suspension rules? I thought Torres and Ivanovic would be out this week after getting a red card but the FFL site and other sites lists them both as active this week.

They have a league cup game this week that will count as one of the suspension games. Torres should be back for the next EPL game, but Ivanovich should be out for the next two.

 

[NewlyRetired]

What are the EPL suspension rules? I thought Torres and Ivanovic would be out this week after getting a red card but the FFL site and other sites lists them both as active this week.

They have a league cup game this week that will count as one of the suspension games. Torres should be back for the next EPL game, but Ivanovich should be out for the next two.

What is the reason Ivanovic is out for two games but Torres only out for one game? Is straight red handled differently than two yellows in a game?

 

[NewlyRetired]

Looks like they are just both out one game which is why they are both likely available for the next EPL game.

http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Anyone up for trading a DEF for a MID? I have Oscar, Pienaar, Lallana, and Ben Afro.

 

[jonessed]

What are the EPL suspension rules? I thought Torres and Ivanovic would be out this week after getting a red card but the FFL site and other sites lists them both as active this week.

They have a league cup game this week that will count as one of the suspension games. Torres should be back for the next EPL game, but Ivanovich should be out for the next two.

What is the reason Ivanovic is out for two games but Torres only out for one game? Is straight red handled differently than two yellows in a game?

Yes. A double yellow red is a one game suspension and a straight red is a three game suspension.

 

[jonessed]

Looks like they are just both out one game which is why they are both likely available for the next EPL game. http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions

A straight red is a three game suspension so that seems odd to me.Edit: it's being reported everywhere I can see as just the one game so there must be an exception. Perhaps because it wasn't a flagrant foul?

 

[NewlyRetired]

Looks like they are just both out one game which is why they are both likely available for the next EPL game. http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions

A straight red is a three game suspension so that seems odd to me.Edit: it's being reported everywhere I can see as just the one game so there must be an exception. Perhaps because it wasn't a flagrant foul?

That is what I am thinking. It was a red due to stopping a goal scoring chance, not due to trying to break a guys leg. I still can't find the formal ruling so it might be they simply review every red and then decide on suspensions. One game seems fair for the Ivanovic play. And 1 game seems unfair for Torres. If they do review, they should not cost Torres a game since the second yellow was iffy at best.

 

[Eephus]

Looks like they are just both out one game which is why they are both likely available for the next EPL game. http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions

A straight red is a three game suspension so that seems odd to me.Edit: it's being reported everywhere I can see as just the one game so there must be an exception. Perhaps because it wasn't a flagrant foul?

That is what I am thinking. It was a red due to stopping a goal scoring chance, not due to trying to break a guys leg. I still can't find the formal ruling so it might be they simply review every red and then decide on suspensions. One game seems fair for the Ivanovic play. And 1 game seems unfair for Torres. If they do review, they should not cost Torres a game since the second yellow was iffy at best.

Torres will miss the League Cup game today. He probably wouldn't have played in it anyway.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Looks like they are just both out one game which is why they are both likely available for the next EPL game. http://www.thefa.com/football-rules-governance/suspensions

A straight red is a three game suspension so that seems odd to me.Edit: it's being reported everywhere I can see as just the one game so there must be an exception. Perhaps because it wasn't a flagrant foul?

That is what I am thinking. It was a red due to stopping a goal scoring chance, not due to trying to break a guys leg. I still can't find the formal ruling so it might be they simply review every red and then decide on suspensions. One game seems fair for the Ivanovic play. And 1 game seems unfair for Torres. If they do review, they should not cost Torres a game since the second yellow was iffy at best.

Torres will miss the League Cup game today. He probably wouldn't have played in it anyway.

Yes I know. Same with Ivanovic today but ignoring the League Cup relatively meaningless game, I still don't think Torres should have to serve a game suspension.

 

[NewlyRetired]

What a strange week our team had

We had 5 players out for various reasons including 4 of our 5 defenders (meaning we were gaurenteed two donuts at defense)

Our captain had a nothing game (2 points doubled to 4).

And we put up our best week ever at 75 points after subs factor in.

We also pulled off what I bet is a pretty rare trifecta today.

We had a defender, midfielder and forward from the same team all score today in the Sunderland game.

 

[AcerFC]

What a strange week our team had We had 5 players out for various reasons including 4 of our 5 defenders (meaning we were gaurenteed two donuts at defense) Our captain had a nothing game (2 points doubled to 4). And we put up our best week ever at 75 points after subs factor in. We also pulled off what I bet is a pretty rare trifecta today. We had a defender, midfielder and forward from the same team all score today in the Sunderland game.

It was just smart planning by us

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I had a really strong week, but man I need another WC.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Could swap a MF for a striker, if possible.

 

[Eephus]

Don't forget about Tuesday & Wednesday games this week

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Don't forget about Tuesday & Wednesday games this week

My first thought was "Yeah, I get another transfer!"

 

[NewlyRetired]

Could swap a MF for a striker, if possible.

Any interest in a Grant Holt for Ben Afra swap? I need to check this with Acer before we could commit but throwing it out there in case that is of interest.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Could swap a MF for a striker, if possible.

Any interest in a Grant Holt for Ben Afra swap? I need to check this with Acer before we could commit but throwing it out there in case that is of interest.

Probably not. I think Holt's pretty even with what I have now, and Arfa, albeit injured, would be much tougher to replace.

 

[azgroover]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

There are midweek games every now and then just to be able to fit the entire season in. Sometimes the midweek slate goes to FA Cup games, sometimes it's Europa/Champions League, sometimes it's just league play.Wait until XMas/New Year's, I think we have four games within a 16 day period or something.

 

[azgroover]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

There are midweek games every now and then just to be able to fit the entire season in. Sometimes the midweek slate goes to FA Cup games, sometimes it's Europa/Champions League, sometimes it's just league play.Wait until XMas/New Year's, I think we have four games within a 16 day period or something.

Thanks. That was my first thought (no tournament games). But then I figured this weekend would be a bye of some sort. Nope, we're doing it again!

 

[Eephus]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

There are midweek games every now and then just to be able to fit the entire season in. Sometimes the midweek slate goes to FA Cup games, sometimes it's Europa/Champions League, sometimes it's just league play.Wait until XMas/New Year's, I think we have four games within a 16 day period or something.

Thanks. That was my first thought (no tournament games). But then I figured this weekend would be a bye of some sort. Nope, we're doing it again!

More games = good

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

There are midweek games every now and then just to be able to fit the entire season in. Sometimes the midweek slate goes to FA Cup games, sometimes it's Europa/Champions League, sometimes it's just league play.Wait until XMas/New Year's, I think we have four games within a 16 day period or something.

Thanks. That was my first thought (no tournament games). But then I figured this weekend would be a bye of some sort. Nope, we're doing it again!

More games = good

More games = more transfers! I still haven't gotten near the point where I look at my team and go "You know what, that's good."

 

[NewlyRetired]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

There are midweek games every now and then just to be able to fit the entire season in. Sometimes the midweek slate goes to FA Cup games, sometimes it's Europa/Champions League, sometimes it's just league play.Wait until XMas/New Year's, I think we have four games within a 16 day period or something.

Thanks. That was my first thought (no tournament games). But then I figured this weekend would be a bye of some sort. Nope, we're doing it again!

More games = good

More games = more transfers! I still haven't gotten near the point where I look at my team and go "You know what, that's good."

Won't be long until everyone has the same 5 players

 

[AcerFC]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

There are midweek games every now and then just to be able to fit the entire season in. Sometimes the midweek slate goes to FA Cup games, sometimes it's Europa/Champions League, sometimes it's just league play.Wait until XMas/New Year's, I think we have four games within a 16 day period or something.

Thanks. That was my first thought (no tournament games). But then I figured this weekend would be a bye of some sort. Nope, we're doing it again!

More games = good

More games = more transfers! I still haven't gotten near the point where I look at my team and go "You know what, that's good."

Won't be long until everyone has the same 5 players

yeah, but there is no RVP clone partner

 

[NewlyRetired]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

There are midweek games every now and then just to be able to fit the entire season in. Sometimes the midweek slate goes to FA Cup games, sometimes it's Europa/Champions League, sometimes it's just league play.Wait until XMas/New Year's, I think we have four games within a 16 day period or something.

Thanks. That was my first thought (no tournament games). But then I figured this weekend would be a bye of some sort. Nope, we're doing it again!

More games = good

More games = more transfers! I still haven't gotten near the point where I look at my team and go "You know what, that's good."

Won't be long until everyone has the same 5 players

yeah, but there is no RVP clone partner

He gets hurt and we are in Iron Far territory.

 

[Eephus]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

There are midweek games every now and then just to be able to fit the entire season in. Sometimes the midweek slate goes to FA Cup games, sometimes it's Europa/Champions League, sometimes it's just league play.Wait until XMas/New Year's, I think we have four games within a 16 day period or something.

Thanks. That was my first thought (no tournament games). But then I figured this weekend would be a bye of some sort. Nope, we're doing it again!

More games = good

More games = more transfers! I still haven't gotten near the point where I look at my team and go "You know what, that's good."

Won't be long until everyone has the same 5 players

The January window opens in 32 days

 

[NewlyRetired]

Somehow I won with a 30 point performance, but my question is; why were there games yesterday? Seems a little random.

There are midweek games every now and then just to be able to fit the entire season in. Sometimes the midweek slate goes to FA Cup games, sometimes it's Europa/Champions League, sometimes it's just league play.Wait until XMas/New Year's, I think we have four games within a 16 day period or something.

Thanks. That was my first thought (no tournament games). But then I figured this weekend would be a bye of some sort. Nope, we're doing it again!

More games = good

More games = more transfers! I still haven't gotten near the point where I look at my team and go "You know what, that's good."

Won't be long until everyone has the same 5 players

The January window opens in 32 days

Probably a silly thought but I wonder if it would have been interesting to do a mini draft in January of the players who transfer in (might only need 1 or 2 rounds). Let the team in last pick first, something like that. It might keep people interested in this a little longer and prevent so much overlap in every game.

 

[Sebowski]

Not enough worthwhile players will come over to do a draft.

An interesting twist could be next year during the draft we can draft "waiver priority" So maybe in the 5th round I decide to draft "2st waiver priority". Then when someone transfers in I can either use it, or pass and then whoever has priority #2 has the same option.

Example:

Fletcher and Cesar come in. I either claim one, or decide to wait for the January window to use my priorty claim. Then the next person goes. Result: Only one team has Fletcher right now (probably Eeph), and I'm getting by until January and waiting for Falcao or Sniejder to come in.

That is probably too complicated though.

 

[Eephus]

Not enough worthwhile players will come over to do a draft. An interesting twist could be next year during the draft we can draft "waiver priority" So maybe in the 5th round I decide to draft "2st waiver priority". Then when someone transfers in I can either use it, or pass and then whoever has priority #2 has the same option. Example:Fletcher and Cesar come in. I either claim one, or decide to wait for the January window to use my priorty claim. Then the next person goes. Result: Only one team has Fletcher right now (probably Eeph), and I'm getting by until January and waiting for Falcao or Sniejder to come in. That is probably too complicated though.

I think supplementals are logistically hard in the English League because there's no break between the transfer window and the season. A large percentage of transfers happen in the days before the deadline. We couldn't start the draft until then.The two extra teams and the slight rules adjustments we made around summer transfer have increased roster variation. I'm not seeing Aguero and Mata on every team like we had last year. Fletcher is the most popular clone this year but that's Wolves' fault, not the format's.

 

[jonessed]

Not enough worthwhile players will come over to do a draft. An interesting twist could be next year during the draft we can draft "waiver priority" So maybe in the 5th round I decide to draft "2st waiver priority". Then when someone transfers in I can either use it, or pass and then whoever has priority #2 has the same option. Example:Fletcher and Cesar come in. I either claim one, or decide to wait for the January window to use my priorty claim. Then the next person goes. Result: Only one team has Fletcher right now (probably Eeph), and I'm getting by until January and waiting for Falcao or Sniejder to come in. That is probably too complicated though.

I still think prospective draft picks should extend through the end of the transfer window instead of the begining of the season. It wouldn't require any extra effort and players like Fletcher and Cesar wouldn't be floating around.If we wanted to increase variation that's about as painless as it gets. They would already be on the existing draft board.Edit:I suppose we could do a supplemental claim round at the end of the second transfer window. Each player gets one new pick-up. The only problem would be how to determine the order as the first picks would have a massive advantage.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Jose Enrique is a winger now.