Virgin Radio Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Football 2008/09

[Jester]

Chris says he will approve us all on Friday.

[admin]

Recent applicants added in.

[Peoples]

My team is now pending.

[Chrisharry12345]

pending chrisharry12345

[sorbiegunner]

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Is what it says at the moment, thus proving the old 'leave it to the last minute at your peril' adage once again.
Since it's an adage that I always preach to others it's a bit ironic that I hadn't got round to replacing Fab in this game yet. Serves me right, that's what I say

[DrBunker]

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Is what it says at the moment, thus proving the old 'leave it to the last minute at your peril' adage once again.
Since it's an adage that I always preach to others it's a bit ironic that I hadn't got round to replacing Fab in this game yet. Serves me right, that's what I say

It's a shame these sites are focused on getting as many people signed up as they can but they spend only the bare minimum on technology - enough for average days not pre-KO times. Not surprisingly most games are at best very slow this morning

I went through all 15 of my games last night but only b/c I didn't think I'd have time to do it this morning.

[admin]

Those pending added in.

[strongo]

Fiso league already 34 points clear after just one week.
In the bag already.

[kcboing]

Baggie Boys pending.

[nigel1305]

Top 19

1 Richard Stirland Rich Pickings 7 1 38
2 edward allen DazedandConfused 5 4 31
3 curtis moore poacher66 4 2 28
4 Daniel Charoenjai The Usual Suspects 3 1 27
5 Terry Bullen Sexual Ealing 1 4 26

6 john donnelly exe stream dreamers 5 1 25
7 RICHARD SMITH ric1ric 3 3 25
8 Sonia Strong up the opus prime 5 0 24
9 Richard Cox Fine City 3 3 24
10 Eric Stevenson The Bare Bones 4 3 23
11 JAMES KEMPSTER In it for the money 3 2 23
12 Steve Legg A Yardable Offence 3 2 22
13 Neil Carrington FrankieFrog 4 1 21
14 Richard Coley Hattrick Delights 1 5 21
15 Ryan Baker Weighty Wanderers 1 4 21
16 John Morrison Married to the Gob 2 2 20
17 mark teague Pathetico Athletico 6 1 19
18 Gordon Taylor Halfway Up Maryhill 4 2 18
19 Nigel Dodds Virgin On The Ridiculous 2 3 18
19 Michael Robinson I Am Legend 2 3 18
19 roger king Eternal Optimists 2 3 18

[thecomedybeard]

HOLY SH*T!!!!!

Been away all weekend. Just logged on and despite having not scored a goal yet, I'm up to 3rd in our league!!!!!! Was nowhere last weekend!! Our league is doing well, top by 45 pts also!!!

If RVP and Robbie Keane could pull their finger out, it would be most appreciated!!!!!! Only used 1 transfer also!!!

First time I have entered this type of FF compo. I know a long way to go, but loving it (in a Kevin Keegan stylee!!!!)

Keep up the good work all!

[thecomedybeard]

Just recovering from nosebleed now! I fully realise that after tonight I will drop as no pompey or Man Utd players in!

Long way to go!!!! BUT BRING IT ON!!!!!

More drugs please nursey.....

[sorbiegunner]

I have made a pure mess of this competition, I missed the transfer amnesty deadline last week and this week I discovered I had entered two teams by mistake
I have asked the organisers to remove one of them (A lucky dip team which I can only vaguely remember entering, before I entered the one in the Fiso league, and which hasn't been altered at all from it's initial luck dip selection).
My other team which is in the Fiso league and which I did pick is only doing marginally better
Hopefully the organisers will realise that I made a mistake (through drink I suspect ) and wont disqualify me.

[Mo Bot]

Plastic Whistle pending

[sorbiegunner]

I've had an e-mail confirming that my surplus team has been deleted.

[grob]

Plastic Whistle pending

Am I the only one who initially thought that was a tongue in cheek response to sorbiegunner's confession to having entered two teams in this comp by mistake, rather than being the name of your team which is pending acceptance into the league ?

[sorbiegunner]

Plastic Whistle pending

Am I the only one who initially thought that was a tongue in cheek response to sorbiegunner's confession to having entered two teams in this comp by mistake, rather than being the name of your team which is pending acceptance into the league ?

No, I'm with you I'm afraid, I don't even know what I thought the plastic bit was supposed to mean but I took it to be getting at the referee blowing his whistle to send me off.

It's not all about me you know

[the-postman]

ive applied to join in the fiso league on this game guys..put me in pending members area..im in 77th at the mo on 42 points
to be honest ive been fretting so much over my sun teams ive hardly took notice of how well i started in this comp
i knew i would lose the plot entering too many comps

[strongo]

as a question, is there any cut off point for joining leagues in this thing ?

seems to me theres nothing to stop someone who's doing well joining the fiso league next April if they're doing well and claiming a share of the 5 grand top prize, as fiso is bound to win the thing.
Looks like you can join as many league as you like.

Seems a touch unfair to me,

cheers

Martin.

[thecomedybeard]

I agree with Strongo. One for Admin to answer I expect as he runs site/league.

The good thing with mini leagues is they help spread the word about Fiso. Personally, I had always been into fantasy sports and have won some nice things in the past (sports memoribilia etc). I discovered FISO through the Todays Golfer Fantasy Golf. The FISO mini league was romping away after week2 and I saw the web address at the bottom of the league. that then prompted me to sign up and I now visit FISO site every day just before work whilst eating brekkie and whilst eating sandwich at desk for lunch! As a result I'm signed up for loads of comps I would never have known existed.

However do we have our own rule to stop people jumping on the bandwagon, just to try and grab a slice of free cash right at the death? Havent got a problem with people joining say by end of Sept, but think we need to have a cut off that balances promoting this fine site and getting new players onboard, and being fair to existing members.

[Bunners]

im on the waiting list, doing sh1te but only just seen this topic

[sorbiegunner]

as a question, is there any cut off point for joining leagues in this thing ?

seems to me theres nothing to stop someone who's doing well joining the fiso league next April if they're doing well and claiming a share of the 5 grand top prize, as fiso is bound to win the thing.
Looks like you can join as many league as you like.

Seems a touch unfair to me,

cheers

Martin.

With this game you are added to a waiting list for the league you want to join and the chairman of the league has to then accept you or reject you so from the point of view of the issue you raised it isn't a problem.
What could be a problem is that a group of people towards the top of the leader board could try and contact each other to set up a winning league near the end of the competition and there doesn't appear to be anything in place to prevent this happening so potentially FISO could have the prize snatched from them at the death.

[nigel1305]

Fiso 56 points clear.....

Fiso Top 20.....

1 Richard Stirland Rich Pickings 12 2 78
2 Terry Bullen Sexual Ealing 5 9 74
3 John Morrison Married to the Gob 8 7 73
4 james page frattonender 6 10 72
5 Richard Cox Fine City 9 7 70

6 edward allen DazedandConfused 6 11 70
7 Daniel Charoenjai The Usual Suspects 8 1 69
8 Roger Parry thecomedybeard 6 8 69
9 Dominic Abramo Swansea City Jacks 4 11 69
10 Ryan Baker Weighty Wanderers 6 11 68

11 Sonia Strong up the opus prime 9 5 66
12 Heather Robertson Inter Milanchester 10 6 65
13 carl brittain Galway Farmers 9 2 64
14 Iain Bruce Doomsday 11 6 63
15 Richard Coley Hattrick Delights 3 8 63

16 Nigel Dodds Virgin On The Ridiculous 10 6 62
17 teigan r teigan 8 8 62
18 ganaa myagaa 1+11=UNITED 3 10 62
19 Neil Perkins Neils No Hopers 9 5 61
20 RICHARD SMITH ric1ric 8 5 60

[Razorback]

Fiso 56 points clear.....

Fiso Top 20.....

1 Richard Stirland Rich Pickings 12 2 78
2 Terry Bullen Sexual Ealing 5 9 74
3 John Morrison Married to the Gob 8 7 73
4 james page frattonender 6 10 72
5 Richard Cox Fine City 9 7 70

6 edward allen DazedandConfused 6 11 70
7 Daniel Charoenjai The Usual Suspects 8 1 69
8 Roger Parry thecomedybeard 6 8 69
9 Dominic Abramo Swansea City Jacks 4 11 69
10 Ryan Baker Weighty Wanderers 6 11 68

11 Sonia Strong up the opus prime 9 5 66
12 Heather Robertson Inter Milanchester 10 6 65
13 carl brittain Galway Farmers 9 2 64
14 Iain Bruce Doomsday 11 6 63
15 Richard Coley Hattrick Delights 3 8 63
16 Nigel Dodds Virgin On The Ridiculous 10 6 62
17 teigan r teigan 8 8 62
18 ganaa myagaa 1+11=UNITED 3 10 62
19 Neil Perkins Neils No Hopers 9 5 61
20 RICHARD SMITH ric1ric 8 5 60

[nigel1305]

Fiso 56 points clear.....

Fiso Top 20.....

1 Richard Stirland Rich Pickings 12 2 78
2 Terry Bullen Sexual Ealing 5 9 74
3 John Morrison Married to the Gob 8 7 73
4 james page frattonender 6 10 72
5 Richard Cox Fine City 9 7 70

6 edward allen DazedandConfused 6 11 70
7 Daniel Charoenjai The Usual Suspects 8 1 69
8 Roger Parry thecomedybeard 6 8 69
9 Dominic Abramo Swansea City Jacks 4 11 69
10 Ryan Baker Weighty Wanderers 6 11 68

11 Sonia Strong up the opus prime 9 5 66
12 Heather Robertson Inter Milanchester 10 6 65
13 carl brittain Galway Farmers 9 2 64
14 Iain Bruce Doomsday 11 6 63
15 Richard Coley Hattrick Delights 3 8 63
16 Nigel Dodds Virgin On The Ridiculous 10 6 62
17 teigan r teigan 8 8 62
18 ganaa myagaa 1+11=UNITED 3 10 62
19 Neil Perkins Neils No Hopers 9 5 61
20 RICHARD SMITH ric1ric 8 5 60

[nigel1305]

Quick general question:

Is Ronaldo value in this game

He is 9.2m

Eg

Lamps 6.1m
Ade 7.7m
Yak 7m

vs

Ron 9.2m
Zaki 5.8m
Fuller/Kitson 5.6/5.7

Surely he simply is not worth it

or is he

[Razorback]

Quick general question:

Is Ronaldo value in this game

He is 9.2m

Eg

Lamps 6.1m
Ade 7.7m
Yak 7m

vs

Ron 9.2m
Zaki 5.8m
Fuller/Kitson 5.6/5.7

Surely he simply is not worth it

or is he

It's questionable that he's a 'must-have' in most games but in this I won't even contemplate trying to build a team around him (or will I )...

[Bandit]

I'm going to have to seriously buck up my ideas if I want to win this Fiso league again

Ronaldo was the key last year

[binky]

applied to enter superleague

[nigel1305]

Quick general question:

Is Ronaldo value in this game

He is 9.2m

Eg

Lamps 6.1m
Ade 7.7m
Yak 7m

vs

Ron 9.2m
Zaki 5.8m
Fuller/Kitson 5.6/5.7

Surely he simply is not worth it

or is he

It's questionable that he's a 'must-have' in most games but in this I won't even contemplate trying to build a team around him (or will I )...

Looks like we are both playing in a few (ahem) games....

Virgin
Sky
FPL
CYKI
Game
Guardian
Channel 4
TFF
Eggcup
Daily Mail
Vital
Metro

ESPN

and we are pretty closely matched....for now

Seriously though good luck for the season ahead.

Best wishes

Nigel