Rules

1. The template for your team is Alan Hansen's XI.

Van Der Sar
Hutton, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra
Bullard, Gerrard, Modric, Cahill
Torres, Camara

2. You must make at least one and no more than two changes to this team by the 14th August 2008.

3. You must enter your team in the superleague as soon as possible. The chairman will distribute the league name and password by PM to all the players.

Each chairman will post the league table on a Wednesday (or as often as he sees fit).

4. Post your starting team in the following manner



so that everyone can clearly see your free transfers.

5. Following the start of the season manage your team in the normal way.

6. The leagues will be open so that everyone can see everyone else's teams.

7. Your team name must include your FISO name and the word eggcup.

8. Each league contains 12 players and there will be a 3 up, 3 down promotion and relegation at the end of the season.

9. The winner of each league wins a bespoke egg cup and a cash prize

Premiership £100
Division 1 £75
Division 2 £50
Division 3 £25

10. When you make a transfer you should post on the relevant thread giving the changes made and reasons for it. You must also use the following template:



11. There will be a cup competition which runs automatically alongside the league competition. I will announce the weeks for the cup competition when all the leagues have been finalised. There may also be a Champions League and UEFA Cup competition.

12. Further details can be found on the egg cup admin thread.

13. Above all, enjoy yourselves, have a bit of banter and may the best (wo)man win.

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This year's players are:

Des
Canary Yellow
Spencer4
Madchester
The Ledge
Alchemist
el_pappje
timmsy
cherylhoney
Mystery
1086
Athletico Blue Monkey

Will sort my first teams out over the weekend but I'll definitely be here going for a 3rd promtion in a row

cherylhoney has kindly agreed to be league chairwoman and she will set up the league in due course and send out the password to all of you.

Once she has done that, I would appreciate if you could all get your teams in as quickly as possible please.

You don't have to have made your changes at this stage.

I know I'm good but I don't rate my chances of winning this Division

He didn't mean you murf, but I don't understand why the profanity filter would change my name into 'murf'

I remember this place!

Some good players here - see you in the Premiership next season!!

good jester

but not good enough

Cheeky chaps



Can't moan too much as I will be ten times worse next season as I walk this league.

Yes and as you're sailing back towards D2 obscurity I'll be waving happily while I take up my place in the Prem

Looks a nice friendly league this. Shame I did not get relegated really. I'd a fancy me chances of winning an eggcup at last.

Hello chaps, thought id come back and say hi

Spent so long here it almost feels like home.. I see the others have been here too!

Any div 1'ers going to post? Ledge, you still in here? I didnt look low enough to see if you got relegated or not

Nice to see that the Premiership is so dull and boring that you can't keep yourselves away from here. I suspect this is why so many teams promoted into the Premiership come straight back down. I'm seriously beginning to consider targeting fourth place this season as I doubt I could bear a season of Premiership dullness

Right you lot, cheryl tells me that she has set the league up and you've all been sent the password by PM so can you all enter as soon as possible please?

Come on lads - my E-cups are waiting.

Don't let that put you off...

Players in bold have entered their teams into the league.

Des
Canary Yellow
Spencer4 - Confirmed will enter
Madchester
The Ledge
Alchemist
el_pappje
timmsy
cherylhoney
Mystery
1086 - Confirmed will enter
Athletico Blue Monkey

Darn, now I really do regret getting relegated!

Des and Spencer for a speedy return I reckon. They will be too good for this league.

1086
The Ledge
Athletico Blue Monkey
Spencer4
CanaryYellow

Gentle reminder

Still months away from a start yet

Same as last year, thelip prefers it if we fill up the superleagues in order (top to bottom) - If someone doesn't enter a team for whatever reason then it makes sense for the top of the next division to move up a league which obviously has a knock-on effect. This is why he has asked if we can enter our teams as soon as possible so as to confirm our entry.

I *will* be entering a team. As I have done for the past 2 years.

I'm not entering any teams until week prior to kick off at the earliest.

Yep, I kinda agree with Mike, last year I got stung when all the free team offers came out in the last week after I'd already bought mine.

I will be entering, guaranteed.

I will donate £20 to charity of lips choice if I do not enter on time.

There's one other reason I don't want to enter so early too. I might let you all know what that is after kick off.

Fair enough.

I think it's more for the lower divisions where there may be new players but thelip did ask for you all to enter a team as soon as possible and let him know when everyone is entered.... so I am just following orders

OK, moving on...

Well, there is only CY I haven't heard from but I'm sure it goes without saying that he will be playing too, so I'd say we have a full complement of eggs

Go go go Div 2....

I still haven't looked at a team sheet yet, but I've gone forth and bought four teams to set up various leagues and I've just entered my team into Division 1 you'll be happy to know Chezybabes

Some shite the autoselect gives you though this year

"Worse Than Hansen"?

Amazingly... yes

Goalkeeper B Myhill Hull City 2.90
Defender J Terry Chelsea 4.80
Defender Y Kaboul Tottenham Hotspur 2.90
Defender G Cahill Bolton Wanderers 3.20
Defender M Richards Manchester City 3.60
Midfielder J Faubert West Ham United 3.10
Midfielder A Teixeira West Bromwich Albion 2.90
Midfielder D Pugh Stoke City 2.90
Midfielder R Koren West Bromwich Albion 3.10
Striker S Kalou Chelsea 5.80
Striker C Fagan Hull City 3.70