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Previous Fantasy Sports Newsletters (FSN) by FISO - subscribe here Fantasy Sports Newsletter 57 - 16
September 2002 Welcome to FISO's bi-monthly Fantasy
Sports Newsletter number 57. Over 2,500 fantasy sports fans have already
subscribed to this newsletter Contents: 1. UEFA Champions League Fantasy
Football games! 2. FantasySportUK.com 3. Premiership Injury news courtesy of
PhysioRoom.com, the Premier League Sports Injury Centre. 4. Latest topics from the FISO Fantasy
Sports Forum. 5. Background to the FISO Forum - the
place for the latest news and views on UK fantasy sports games. 6. New fantasy sports game reviews. 7. The Andy Luckhurst Horseracing Corner. 8. Access to previous Newsletters including
a search facility, FISO contact details & How to Unsubscribe from this
newsletter. 1. UEFA
Champions League Fantasy Football games! Manchester and Newcastle United may be
sulking following their early Premiership results but this week, along with
Arsenal, Liverpool and 28 other clubs from the cream of Europe, they take
part in UEFA's Champions League. Worldwide TV screens will be displaying this
spectacle of football from Tuesday 17 September 19:45 p.m. all
the way through to the final next May to see who wins the greatest honour in
European club football. The Champions League takes place in 3
stages, the first 2 league based and the last knock-out based. Over the next 6
weeks the clubs will be whittled down from 32 to 16 (Group Stage 1), before
battle recommences in November for those 16 clubs with the Group Stage 2 leagues
and then the final 8 clubs go through to a knock-out competition resulting in
the final in May 2003. The specific match days are as follows: Group Stage1: Matchday 1 - 17,18 Sep 2002 Group Stage 2: Knock-Out Stage: We take an in-depth look at 2 of the
top Fantasy Football Games based on the Champions League. In addition to these
two, the official UEFA Fantasy Champions League game has just been launched -
click here
for details of this free to enter competition. Fantasy
League's Champions League Fantasy League (OFL) have set up 3 separate
competitions (i.e. there is no overall competition) each one based on one of the
3 phases of the Champions League. Whilst there is a maximum 2 players per club
rule there is no budget and no squad system - just choose 11 players and
use your 6 transfers in the phase to get ahead of everyone else, so the game is
relatively simple to operate. Tactics on transfers should be based around the
fact that Groups A to D play on one evening and Groups E to H on another, as
well as the 2 player per club restriction and the points scoring system. Your 11 man team must be in a 4-4-2
formation (one goalkeeper, four defenders, four midfielders and two strikers)
and as usual you can make changes up to 15 minutes before kick off. OFL
have the usual Friends & Enemies League and to join the FISO league, just
click here and
apply to join. OFL also suggest which players to watch out for and summarise the
groups here. For your £7.50 entry fee, three separate
prizes (cash of £1,000 plus Final tickets/Widescreen TV) are on offer to the
winner of each phase. Managers can reset their teams for the next stage. Replica
football shirt prizes are also awarded to the manager that scores the most
points in each week of the Champions League season i.e. Tuesday and Wednesday
Champions League matches. Each winner of their Prize League (at the end of each
Phase) will also be placed into a prize draw. The usual OFL scoring system is in place:
Telegraph Fantasy Football Online (TFFO) has
every right to claim to be the most interactive Premiership Fantasy Football
game around and now they have turned their attention to the UEFA Champions
League! At £5 per team you can take control of an
18-man squad and manage them towards a prize of £5,000 for the top manager
at the end of the season and runners-up prizes of £3,000 and £2,000 for second
and third place. This is a season-long game and not phase based. The £80m budget seems tighter than the £80m
Premiership budget! Pick 2 goalkeepers, 6 defenders, 6 midfielders and 4
strikers and use your substitutions and starman (double points) wisely - note
only 11 players can play at any time. With only 12 transfers on offer for the
entire competition, you must aim to try to pick all your initial 18 from the 8
clubs that make it through to Phase 2. A maximum 5 can be made in any month
although it seems odd to retain this 'Premiership' rule. As usual, you can make team changes and
transfers right up until kick-off to cater for late team news. Points
scoring is as follows:
As mentioned above, in any team selection
(i.e. for each evening's matches) a "Star Player" must be chosen. The
points any player gains (or loses) when selected as the star player for the team
will be doubled. FISO
have had discussions over the past week with the CEO of the company that is
running the above game. The following is a quote from him regarding the game and
the company. I do stress that, partly because the company is registered and
based in Canada, FISO have been unable to gather any independent background
information about the company; we do sincerely hope it is a genuine attempt to
make a big impact in the fantasy sports arena. John
James Bridge, CEO of AJB Group International Ltd: Click
here to see
the debate on the FISO forum regarding this game and further information from
the CEO including a special FISO challenge for their first weeks football
competition. 3. Premiership Injury news
courtesy of PhysioRoom.com, the Premier League Sports Injury Centre. 16 September 2002 - Reported Premiership injuries:
4. Latest topics from the FISO
Forum Too busy to check the growing number of FISO
forum bulletins? Worried you may have overlooked an useful gem or two in recent
weeks? No worries - here's a list of hot topics that may be worth viewing: Fantasy Football
Fantasy
Cricket
2. Sluggish website,
poor coverage in the newspaper and unhelpful transfer rules; may be symptomatic
of problems and indifference of Telegraph this summer? 3. Competition numbers
are down from the approximate 90,000 entries in 2001 (and are dramatically
down on the 170,000 taking part in 1995); will there be a worthwhile cricket
contest next season, perhaps a missed opportunity by the Telegraph to expand a
popular game? 4. Good news: FISO
super leaguer, Mr P Williams, manager of Tyke Terriers, has taken the Sussex
county prize in week 18.
Other
Sports
5. FISO Forum The FISO fantasy sports forum
was launched in August 2001 and with approximately 1,200 topics and 9,000
posts about fantasy sports so far and averaging approximately 4,000 page views
per day, the FISO forum is the place to talk to your fellow players and get
an opinion about a game. The latest Fantasy Sports news is posted here so check
it regularly. All posts since August 2001 are contained in an archive system
accessible from the forum index. Why not join in our forum?
You do NOT need to join to view the posts but if you choose yourself a password
and username, leaving your name and email address, then you're free to post as
well. The Forums include Fantasy Football,
Cricket, Golf, Formula One, Other Fantasy Sports and Horse Racing Tips
(Beat the Bookies!). To access the latest postings across all
the fantasy sports forums in one easy page click here. 6. New fantasy sports game reviews. Predict To Win is an online Predictions
League game. Each week, players predict the results of 20 matches (10 on a
Wednesday and 10 on a Saturday). Depending on the accuracy of their predictions,
every player then receives a cash prize according to their individual
performance. It's free to play. Cool Predictions is a predictions fantasy
football game based on the teams in the North East of England. Simply predict
the scores of Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough. Get 3 points for
getting the score spot on or get 1 point for getting the right results (e.g.
win, lose or draw). Also get bonus points for accurately guessing large
scores. Compete against your friends in your own league, view your ranking in
the whole tournament and also create yourself a profile. Forum also
available for each league for maximum goading opportunities. Real-Life performance league dedicated to
Italy's Serie A for 2002-03. Free to join. Online football (soccer) management games
which you can play for Free! Includes Champions League and World Cup games where
you can select the team and tactics for any of the 32 clubs and try and take
them to the Final (and win of course!). Pro Manager is a football management game
keen for people to sign up. Take total control of tactics, buying, selling. You
can pick any Premiership team and try and take them to the top. The Times' Fantasy Rugby game is based on
the Zurich Premiership season and has an entry deadline of midnight on
Thursday, September 19, 2002 (to start scoring straight away). Pick 15
players not exceeding a total rating of 45. Each player is rated between 1 and 5
(1 is best) and you have a quota of 30 transfers for the season. All
transfers made between Friday midnight and Thursday midnight will become active
from the next scoring weekend. All game weeks will then run from Friday midnight
to the following Thursday midnight until May 10, 2003. Your team must consist of
EIGHT forwards, ONE kicker and SIX backs. The cost of entry into Times Online Fantasy
Rugby is £5 per team. Prizes on offer include a Land Rover New 2003 Discovery
(season winner), six all-expenses-paid trips for two to the World Cup in
Australia (Monthly Winners), PCs and iPAQs, team memorabilia and lots more
(Weekly winners). The 6 game months:
Your players will score points based on
Zurich Premiership games in the following ways: Full Appearance +4 points Forwards will be awarded double points for
scoring a try, drop goal, penalty or a try conversion. Do you follow Southern Hemisphere Rugby
Union? Then you may enjoy FantasyRugby.com's free to play game focussed on New
Zealand rugby. FORS
Fantasy Ryder Cup Challenge FORS have turned their attention away from
Premiership Football prediction for a second and are running a Fantasy Ryder Cup
competition. Pick 12 players within your budget and score points each time they
win real points. 7. The Andy Luckhurst Horseracing
Corner. 'I'm pleased to provide the odd racing tip
for FISO members. I'll give a rating to the bet with 5/10 being average. You can
catch more of my tips on the Beat
The Bookies part of the FISO forum. Today's tip: Newmarket Cambridgeshire - Beauchamp
Pilot @ 14/1 (each way) We got the value with Bandari but no cigar !
If you like racing you'll no doubt have seen the Arc trials today; I've backed
Aquarelliste already and if she comes back to form she's the one I'd want to be
on, but a name even race fans may not have heard of - Falbrov - is up against
her and bang in form and this race may hold the key against the Derby winners
this year. Andy.' Andy has also tipped Aquarelliste @
14/1 for the Prix de L'arc de Triomphe (October) - see more details here. |
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