Ultimate Football (Soccer) Thread (2013-2014)

by **DesAnges** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:20 am

Ardboe Eire wrote:
DesAnges wrote:Top of the Prediction League after one week. I'll take that.

4th

Well done to Vylyu as well - 98 points is a ridiculous return for one week's fantasy football.

by **Kemalist** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:17 am

Preparing for the game against Arsenal tonight. Bouught lots of beers, snacks and stuff!

by **DesAnges** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:17 am

Kemalist wrote:Preparing for the game against Arsenal tonight. Bouught lots of beers, snacks and stuff!

No chance of the Diggler making an appearance?

by **Kemalist** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:26 am

DesAnges wrote:
Kemalist wrote:Preparing for the game against Arsenal tonight. Bouught lots of beers, snacks and stuff!

No chance of the Diggler making an appearance?

What's that?

by **DesAnges** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:31 am

Kemalist wrote:
DesAnges wrote:No chance of the Diggler making an appearance?

What's that?

Sorry, force of habit. Dirk Kuyt. Or is his face still even more granitey than usual?

by **Kemalist** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:35 am

DesAnges wrote:
Kemalist wrote:
What's that?

Sorry, force of habit. Dirk Kuyt. Or is his face still even more granitey than usual?

He made an appearance in the league game this weekend, tbh I was surprised. He didn't play that well, though. I thought he wouldn't return for a few months.

by **DesAnges** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:48 am

Kemalist wrote:
DesAnges wrote:Sorry, force of habit. Dirk Kuyt. Or is his face still even more granitey than usual?

He made an appearance in the league game this weekend, tbh I was surprised. He didn't play that well, though. I thought he wouldn't return for a few months.

He's a hard motherfucker.

by **Elmo Logic** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:52 am

Kemalist wrote:Preparing for the game against Arsenal tonight. Bouught lots of beers, snacks and stuff!

I was thinking of trying to get in to the Fenerbahce club round the corner in Stoke Newington Rd but then remembered it got hipstered up a while ago. There are loads of Turks round here so it might be fun to watch it with them rather that with the gooners

by **I V Stalin** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:38 am

DesAnges wrote:Top of the Prediction League after one week. I'll take that.

Looooong way to go...

And how does the goal difference work on that as well? I'm on F6 A24 for -18. How is that worked out? And don't say 6-24=-18...

by **Liventia** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:42 am

I V Stalin wrote:And how does the goal difference work on that as well? I'm on F6 A24 for -18. How is that worked out? And don't say 6-24=-18...

As far as I can work out, the only way to get a positive GD is to get the score spot on (I went 1–0 Liverpool and got +2 for that). Anything else seems to result in a negative GD.

by **Ardboe Eire** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:32 am

COYG

by **I V Stalin** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:50 am

Liventia wrote:
I V Stalin wrote:And how does the goal difference work on that as well? I'm on F6 A24 for -18. How is that worked out? And don't say 6-24=-18...

As far as I can work out, the only way to get a positive GD is to get the score spot on (I went 1–0 Liverpool and got +2 for that). Anything else seems to result in a negative GD.

Right, makes sense. I've just thought to check the 'Rules' and it says this:

For each incorrect number of goals you predict per team, you lose the difference in goals. e.g. you predict 3 and the team scores 2, you get -1 goals.

For each correct teams number of goals you score, you receive a positive goal difference based on the following scale:
- You predict 0 or 1 goals and the team scores 0 or 1, you receive +1 goal difference.
- You predict 2 goals or more and the team scores that number, you receive double the number of goals predicted, ie. you predict 3 and the team scores 3, you get +6 goal difference.

So, actually, you can get a positive goal difference if you get the result wrong, let alone the score (though admittedly, you'd have to predict, say a 3-3 draw and it be 4-3 - think you'd get +5 for that).

by **Cyborg Holland** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:33 pm

Arsenal, the first team to win the CL but get relegated from a top flight European league

by **I V Stalin** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:43 pm

5-2, 3-0...I like Fener's stadium. Can we move it to North London?

by **Kemalist** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:58 pm

Fuck the coach that's all I can say. We could beat them today, but definitely not with such a stupid coach and his stupid decisions.

by **Ardboe Eire** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 2:49 pm

I V Stalin wrote:5-2, 3-0...I like Fener's stadium. Can we move it to North London?

Some blood as well..Koscielny boot to the face then Szczesny got stood on.
Man I miss Highbury.
Can't we just move the seats closer to the pitch in the Emirates.Would increase the capacity and maybe add to what we left behind at Highbury.

by **Cosmopoles** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 2:53 pm

Vyvlu wrote:
Newzie wrote:Ugh, put Benteke as my vice and Zabaleta on the bench. Navas my captain only gets 3 points and Dzeko only gets one assist despite a brilliant performance and a 2nd wrongly disallowed assist...

I've managed to get 98 points, putting me 78th in England and 152nd overall (out of about 2.5 million).

How the...

It might change after tonight, but you are currently the top ranked Southampton supporter in fantasy football. That's quite an achievement!

by **I V Stalin** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:05 pm

Kemalist wrote:Fuck the coach that's all I can say. We could beat them today, had we, y'know, passed to our own players occasionally.

Fixed that for ya.

Fenerbahce were poor. Webo didn't play that well, Kadlec on Walcott was a penalty waiting to happen, Volkan made a bad error, Meireles was pretty ineffective. Emenike coming on made a difference, though it was 2-0 before he even got a touch, I think, and I was impressed with Potuk in the ten minutes he was on the pitch, but none of the rest of the team played well.

by **Ardboe Eire** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:13 pm

I V Stalin wrote:
Kemalist wrote:Fuck the coach that's all I can say. We could beat them today, had we, y'know, passed to our own players occasionally.

Fixed that for ya.

Fenerbahce were poor. Webo didn't play that well, Kadlec on Walcott was a penalty waiting to happen, Volkan made a bad error, Meireles was pretty ineffective. Emenike coming on made a difference, though it was 2-0 before he even got a touch, I think, and I was impressed with Potuk in the ten minutes he was on the pitch, but none of the rest of the team played well.

Lol

by **Britcan** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:14 pm

Apparently I'm top of the NSG FPL. How the fuck did that happen?

by **I V Stalin** » Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:12 pm

After all the false dawns in Arsenal's transfer window I can't even get excited by this. Ready to pay £40m for Benzema, but not £35m for Higuain? :palm:

But seriously, what about a central defender and a defensive midfielder?

by **DesAnges** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:06 am

I wonder if Spurs are lining up a 8 man midfield?

by **Dephiae** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:45 am

cr7 best player alive

by **Britcan** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:54 am

DesAnges wrote:I wonder if Spurs are lining up a 8 man midfield?

I doubt it. I think that them playing in 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation is most likely although a 3-5-1-1 seems possible.

by **DesAnges** » Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:57 am

Well this is silly. Apparently it'll cost me more to turn up at York station and get a train ticket to Hull on the day than it would to actually buy a ticket to watch Hull play Liverpool (in the Hull end, ofc. Ain't nobody but a season ticket holder getting a Liverpool away ticket).

Britcan wrote:
DesAnges wrote:I wonder if Spurs are lining up a 8 man midfield?

I doubt it. I think that them playing in 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation is most likely although a 3-5-1-1 seems possible.

Was just a joke. The strength in depth is incredible, a decent left back and I reckon you're an outside punt at the title.

Dephiae wrote:cr7 best player alive

Gunna need some back-up for that statement.

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