La Log - 08/09

[Zimmerman]

Back by semi-popular demand.

How it works:
Everybody submits their team prior to the start of the season.
Each weekend you will play another manager.
It will be your points against his points.
Winner (manager with the most points) gets 3 points, draw 1 point (and obviously the loser gets none).
Points scored will count as your goal difference (both for and against).
Only the weekend scores will count.
For the purposes of this competition, Saturday to Monday (inc) will count as the weekend.
This is so we are playing on a level footing and everybody should have a chance of having all their team available (subject to injury and selection).

Fixtures
Fixtures will be decided prior to the season starting.
Fixtures will be arranged to avoid cup weekends etc where possible.
Should any games get cancelled, then that's the luck of the draw, so tough.

Format
I hope to have 30 managers willing to take part.
If so, the intention is to have 3 divisions of 10 teams (but this may be amended dependent on the number of willing participants).

EPL season will be split into 3 La Log seasons.

Each “season” all teams in the same division will play each other once.

The top 2 teams will be promoted and the bottom 2 teams will be relegated.

Divisions will initially be based on how they finished last season (dependent on entrants). The two teams finishing bottom of Division 1 will have to apply for re-election to the league (dependant on any new manager(s) wishing to join).

Season and individual game dates will be published once the number of managers is confirmed.

Transfers
Transfers will be done between La Log seasons and NOT as per Sun game.

There will be 3 transfers allowed at each window.

To accommodate for managers dropping out (and allowing new managers to enter); we will use the average FISO team as a baseline. If a new manager wants to join in at Phase 2, they make their 3 transfers to the average FISO team. This is intended to be a fair option (whilst not allowing the new manager to simply pick the 11 best players in the game).

An existing manager CANNOT scrap his team in favour of the FISO average team.

Points
Points will be taken from the Sun website.
Every effort will be made to take the most accurate score (but this is dependent on the scores/data available to me). God help us!

Team Entry
Your team should be selected according to the Sun rules, budget etc.
If you decide to enter, you will need to send me your team via PM.

I will announce dates for entry in the coming weeks.

Season 1 will kick off on the first weekend of the EPL. Teams will not have to be submitted until closer to that date.

Cup Competition
There will also be a cup competition to be played in the second half of the EPL season. It will be for all teams in all divisions. Details will be announced later in the season.

This game is just for fun and your team doesnt have to be officially entered.

[Zimmerman]

Initially the game will be opened up to the existing managers, but seeing as about half of them didnt make transfers last January, it will be worth registering your interest.

Based on last year's finishing positions, here are how the Divisions for La Log 08/09-01 will start(based on everyone joining in again).

Premiership
Arsenal4Ever
Crompton
Schlock
Mistercuts
Mrs Bell (promoted)
sdhough (Champion)
The Doc
The Ton (promoted)
Zimmerman
Zita (runner-up)

Championship
Demorgoth (relegated)
Dr Bell
Gazwood (promoted)
Hairybear (relegated)
Karrde
Kid Kongo
pa102aw (promoted)
Qadesh
Rainycat
Takeshi Kovacs

Division 1
Alchemist
Andi_Jones (relegated)
Birchy
CarlisleTillIDie
Doggfazsha
Jackarmy
Madchester (rock bottom)
Miles_T (relegated)
Red Dog
Suzykins

Reserve List
Ebbsfleet
Zarch
ChrisHarry
Goldenshilling
Welsh-Wizard
Jezster
vic990

[SUZYKINS]

I will try to do better than last year

[TheTon]

I will be back for this. Well, considering i battled my way to promotion, it would be rude not to

[kid kongo]

I would love to continue as a Championship stalwart!

[zita]

I'll be back to try and improve

[the doc]

I will be back for this. Well, considering i battled my way to promotion, it would be rude not to

I guess you'll be the Hull of the premiership Ton, welcome to the big boys league

count me in Zimmerman, I think its my year for the premiership title

[rainycat]

count me in , we WILL do better this season

[drbell]

Count the missus and I in again please.
Thanks for running it again.

[gazwood]

You don't need to ask me twice!

[sdhough]

Count me in again - looking forward to defending that title!

[Crompton]

I'll be back in Zimm. Cheers.

Just one note, Faruge is now Schlock.

[Schlock]

Schlock (Faruge) is in

[pa102aw]

Going for two promotions in a row. Count me back in Zim.

[Karrde]

Im in

[Ebbsfleet]

I will be registering a few teams if you have any spaces left?

[Zarch]

I will be registering a few teams if you have any spaces left?

Same here!

[pa102aw]

I will be registering a few teams if you have any spaces left?

I think that you'll find that it is only one team per person and your team doesn't necessarily have to be entered into the Sun's FF competition to take part in La Log League.

[andi_jones]

Count me back in Zim, please.

[Ebbsfleet]

I will be registering a few teams if you have any spaces left?

I think that you'll find that it is only one team per person and your team doesn't necessarily have to be entered into the Sun's FF competition to take part in La Log League.

Ahh, you again, i think your fishing........ but i'm not biting today. So thanks for pointing out the error of my ways

[Chrisharry12345]

do you actually have to put a team into a mini league?

if not count me in! if so... ill think about it

[Arsenal4EvERr]

I'm back in

[TheTon]

I will be registering a few teams if you have any spaces left?

I think that you'll find that it is only one team per person and your team doesn't necessarily have to be entered into the Sun's FF competition to take part in La Log League.

Ahh, you again, i think your fishing........ but i'm not biting today. So thanks for pointing out the error of my ways

No error at all. With la log league, you pm your team to Zim, and he uses a spread sheet to work out the scores each week. Its a completely free competition, so you wouldn't need to use 'a spare team' to enter.

[goldenshilling]

Any space for a newbie??

[Zimmerman]

I will be registering a few teams if you have any spaces left?

I will be registering a few teams if you have any spaces left?

Same here!

do you actually have to put a team into a mini league?

if not count me in! if so... ill think about it

Any space for a newbie??

As the others have pointed out;

You dont have to enter the game for real.
Its free to enter
There's nothing but bragging rights for the winners.

Whilst it is initially open to last years players, I am pretty sure new players will be accomodated one way or another.

[mistercuts]

hiya Zimm and all laloggers,

please count me in sir:-)

[birchy]

i still cant belive i lost out on promotion on the final day after being top all season.

im in for revenge.

[kid kongo]

i still cant belive i lost out on promotion on the final day after being top all season.
im in for revenge.

...I can believe it birchy.....I saw your team remember!!

....it was to be fair much better than mine though....

[birchy]

haha

[Demorgoth]

Whipping boy, reporting for duty