2018-19 TFFE Champions League

[SamD]

The Champions League edition of Telegraph Fantasy Football launches this week, with scoring starting on Tues 18 Sept:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fantasy-spo ... ff-europe/

Last season's Fiso prize league: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=125860

[Maldini]

Game now live...

https://fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk ... elect-team

[SamD]

Basic info on TFFE game
Within the £50m budget, pick a team of 11 players to line up in one of six formations. You can change your team as much as you like during the transfer amnesty, which runs right up until the first Champions League kick-off at 17:55 on Tuesday, September 18.
After that, you’ll get 12 transfers during the group stage of the Champions League, another 16 transfers to use during the knockout stages, with an additional transfer amnesty between the two stages.

Main prize pool within TFF Europe
Overall League (Group stages + knockout stages): Champion: £5,000; Runner up: £250; 3rd: £100
Golden Boot League: 1st: £100
League of Leagues: 1st: £250; 2nd: £100; 3rd: £50
Public Leagues: winner of both the Facebook and Twitter Public Leagues will receive £100.

Game link: https://fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk ... e/add-team

[bloggie]

Golden Boot not worth having a go at now.

[SamD]

2018-19 TFFE Two-Footed Challenge * £22 Cash League *

The two-team version of the Champions League cash league kicks off on Tues 18 Sept.
As usual, prize league enables entrants to play with different strategies:
eg: use transfers for different block defences or to change strikers regularly or ...
The right formula should help sustain interest through the whole tournament.

Next few posts cover rules, application details and previous league winners.
Participants should also review this message from Fiso admin regarding private SLs:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=116472

TFFE game link: https://fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk ... lect-team/

Summary
- each FISO manager submits two teams
- super league entry fee of £22 covers both XIs
- deadline for payment to clear is Mon 17 Sept
- whole fund is redistributed as prizes at end of contest in June.

[SamD]

Rules
Super league prize contest is based on previous two-team competitions

- game begins at 17:55 BST on Tues 18 Sept
- each manager must submit TWO different teams 
- super league entry fee is £22 in total (ie, to cover both XIs)
- the only payment option is online bank transfer
- each entrant should forward fee to clear by Mon 17 Sept 
- league name and PIN will be sent by Private Message 
- manager must add both sides by Mon night, 17 Sept
- team view option is Private, ie: no one can see another team's line-up 
- entry fund will be fully redistributed as prizes: minimum four awards
- as in TFF game, no person can win more than one internal SL prize

Roll of Honour - last three runnings

2017-18 First XI of 34 in SL

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Pos Overall                                     Total
 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
01   77 Richard Kellard    Ricks Rangers c        861
02  137 Richard Kellard    RR9 d                  835
03  141 Paul McGeoghan     George and Niamh       833
04  201 Mark Pearson       MadridJuly             813
05  225 Desmond Conway     The Filipe Luis Show   806
06  244 Bill Wilkins       TBF's Pique Blinders   803
07  257 Paul McGeoghan     Niamh                  800
08  287 Sam Gould          The Real Deal          797
09  299 Liam Mannion       bloggie four           795
10  389 Terry Bullen       The E Street Shuffle   784
11  430 Paul Stringer      Strontium Dog          778

        League rank (of 28)                       2nd **
        Overall winner of 5,835 teams             968

 ** £250 prize from Telegraph shared by top five managers 

More at viewtopic.php?f=7&t=125860

2016 First XI of 32 in SL

Code: Select all

Pos Overall                                     Total
 -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
01    59 Ashley Bloodworth Money For The 3        480
02    67 Paul Stringer    Sick Boy                477
03   101 Kevin Wright     Kw4                     469
04   149 Andrew Stevens   Who Ate Depays          462
05   203 TerryV Bullen    Clowns                  454
06   263 Mike Rice        Workies Euroflot        447
07   407 Desmond Conway   HesAveryNaughtieBoy     432
08   499 Dominic Harkin   Galo                    427
09   513 Chris Whale      Get In There            426
10   533 Chris Whale      Gaitan There            425
11   628 Lee Bowyer       Unreal Madrid           420

        League of SLs rank                        8th
        Overall winner of 4,833 teams             526

Details at viewtopic.php?f=7&t=119979

2015 Lead quartet of 16 in SL

Code: Select all

Pos Overall                                Points
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
01    365   Andrew Stevens Tortoise           405
02    523   Sam David      Use Other Side     397
03    860   Nick Miller    Blatter Call Saul  384
03    860   Paul Stringer  Bleeding Edge      384

                      League of SLs rank     27th 
                      Winner of 23,046 teams  512

Season details at viewtopic.php?f=7&t=115281

[SamD]

Please post in this thread (rather than via PM*): 

- if you wish to play; note only payment option is online bank transfer 
- include your surname so that incoming £22 fee is easier to identify
- if there's any query.

* Use PM only for sensitive data, eg: bank info, address; thanks.

[workie-ticket]

I'll have a go please Sam. Assume bank details haven't changed! Surname Rice

[juniors]

Basic info on TFFE game
Within the £50m budget, pick a team of 11 players to line up in one of six formations. You can change your team as much as you like during the transfer amnesty, which runs right up until the first Champions League kick-off at 17:55 on Tuesday, September 18.
After that, you’ll get 12 transfers during the group stage of the Champions League, another 16 transfers to use during the knockout stages, with an additional transfer amnesty between the two stages.

Main prize pool within TFF Europe
Overall League (Group stages + knockout stages): Champion: £5,000; Runner up: £250; 3rd: £100
Golden Boot League: 1st: £100
League of Leagues: 1st: £250; 2nd: £100; 3rd: £50
Public Leagues: winner of both the Facebook and Twitter Public Leagues will receive £100.

Game link: https://fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk ... e/add-team

£100 For Overall 3rd prize .. pathetic TFF, Prize Structure loaded up as almost win only ,, as usual you p*** Takers TFF.

Charge to play and poxy prize structure,

Slowly and surely prize money getting lower, the end is near.

TFF , make 2nd and 3rd prize money worth playing for , dip sticks £100, you are living in vctorian times.

[the dude abides]

Yes please Sam..I already sent the money earlier in season. Harrington . Cheers.

[edmo33]

Can't be arsed with more BLOCK DEFENCE tedium.

Given the prize funds i'm gonna give this one a miss.

[Merlins_Apprentice]

Can't be arsed with more BLOCK DEFENCE tedium.

Given the prize funds i'm gonna give this one a miss.

Just looking at this game - looks like they have reduced the transfers to combat this

was 20 in group and 20 in knockout last year i believe

now its 12 in group and 16 in knockout - lot less to play with for doing so many block changes

[SamD]

M_A is spot on regarding fewer transfers this time. Perhaps Telegraph game organiser is listening to feedback on this point?

Another way to reduce impact of multiple block defences would be to restrict players from any one club to a maximum of three per Starting XI.

[SamD]

Note Telegraph is offering everyone an extra free credit, this time for the upcoming Champions League game.
But Early Bird Offer means TFFE team must be set up before 10am this Wed 12 Sept.

Game kicks off at 17.55 BST on Tues 18 Sept:
https://fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk ... eague/home

[scopsm]

Sam,

I would like to join.
What are the details for payment for online transfer, can you pm?

Paul

[Darkish]

I have set up a Champions league league if anybody wants to join.

Entry £10 fee paid via the website with payouts 50/30/20

pin 8170900 code 1664

All welcome

I will be closing the league to new entrants on the Tuesday 18th when I get home from work which will be around 6pm (slightly after the first match kicks-off)

[SamD]

Two-Footed Challenge prize league is growing steadily.

Please post in this thread (rather than via PM*): 

- if you wish to play; payment option is online bank transfer 
- include your surname so that incoming £22 fee is easier to identify
- if there's any query.

* Use PM only for sensitive data, eg: bank info, address; thanks.

Deadline to enter both teams in SL is Monday night, 17 Sept.

[MADCHESTER UTD]

Enjoyed the Telegraph Champions League comp last season so will enter 8 or 16 teams this time round. As others have said it’s a shame only finishing top is worthwhile money wise but it’s still good to have a Europe comp especially as there’s no DT Europe again

[kingcurtley]

I will play please - do send me over any required info!

[robot]

Ive just paid sam, and will sort some teams on monday.

[robot]

I've also set up a fiso league:

8171079

5777

If We win the league of leagues £50 each to the top 5 individual players, and please be aware of the fiso disclaimer regarding super leagues.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=116472

[robot]

I have set up a Champions league league if anybody wants to join.

Entry £10 fee paid via the website with payouts 50/30/20

pin 8170900 code 1664

All welcome

I will be closing the league to new entrants on the Tuesday 18th when I get home from work which will be around 6pm (slightly after the first match kicks-off)

Darkish, although this is paid out via tff you should also stipulate what you intend to do if you win the league of leagues and post the fiso warning as I have done above.

[frattonender]

I would like to play please Sam

[12345678]

Can't be arsed with more BLOCK DEFENCE tedium.

Given the prize funds i'm gonna give this one a miss.

yep isn't first prize halved from £10k to £5k to reduce the appeal even further from block tedium, more maintenance required these days too. let alone trashing of minor prizes.

if you want to compete with the big multis that will be say £80 for 30 odd teams, if you make 2nd you return less than £80 on the favourites to win

wonder how much the poor GFM outfit are getting paid? their fees halved?

i'm with you edmo i'd rather play draft kings than this block defence game!

they can go join the foreign office for all i care - my chance to vote brexit

[zipnolan]

I think you are a great gambler Andy, but many will enter this and waste money in the hope of a podium finish. I won't, but good on them, I'd say. For me far rather this than the utter shambles of the Sun where the prizes are big, but the game organisation is a disgrace. I can take variance, but not farce.

[12345678]

I think you are a great gambler Andy, but many will enter this and waste money in the hope of a podium finish. I won't, but good on them, I'd say. For me far rather this than the utter shambles of the Sun where the prizes are big, but the game organisation is a disgrace. I can take variance, but not farce.

SDT still bungle stuff but have improved their game immeasurably.

the biggest problem with tff is GFM who seem to think less oppo is a green light to drop standards, reduce prizemoney, produce a boring poorly designed game.

in sky they have knowingly allowed shybet to block access to the sky fantasy game!

who knows what shambles they will be responsible for next!

anyways if they bodge this one at least i won't have to suffer it now

if you want some fun just play a low stake draft kings game it is better than this tedium even if the odds are still against you

[zipnolan]

Thanks for the tip!

[trampie]

I've also set up a fiso league:

8171079

5777

If We win the league of leagues £50 each to the top 5 individual players, and please be aware of the fiso disclaimer regarding super leagues.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=116472

Is this a free to enter mini league ?

[kingcurtley]

Money transferred. Pearson. Thanks

[SamD]

@ trampie:
Yes, the general Fiso league set up by robot is free to enter.

Shall post summary of known TFFE free and cash Fiso SLs shortly.