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Previous Fantasy Sports Newsletters (FSN) by FISO - subscribe here FISO - Fantasy & Interactive Sports Online Fantasy Sports Newsletter - FSN70 - 23 July 2003 ==================================================================== In This Issue: - Welcome! - Fantasy League - It's a Classic! - Glasgow Herald - Free Competition - Times Fantasy Football - More New Fantasy Football Games - Premiership Injury news - courtesy of PhysioRoom.com - Latest topics from the FISO Fantasy Sports Forum - The Evening Times - sister competition to the Herald (also free!) Welcome! Welcome to FISO's Fantasy Sports Newsletter. You are one of over 3,000 worldwide fantasy sports fans who have subscribed to this newsletter. To update your profile please use the link at the end of this email. FISO has done its own pre-season training and got spruced up for the new season with an all new and interactive message board. We still have the ever popular forum but thrown in are more functions including the ability to send internal messages to other users - check your forum inbox to see if you have a message waiting. To see your new community homepage please click on the 'home' link on the far left of the top tool bar on the forum. A direct link is - http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/index.asp From here you can see latest news and articles plus Polls that we may run. You can also access: 1. View/editing of your profile (see note below); 2. The Forum; 3. A new Guestbook; 4. View your own most recent forum posts; 5. View the entire Userlist; 6. View your own message In-box and send messages to other users; Please note that when editing 'Your Profile', you need to enter your DOB for any changes to take effect. You can send messages to other users either from your messaging page or direct from the FISO forum - just click on the 'send message' icon next to each post. To check your messages each day simply sign in and go to the homepage or sign in at the homepage first before visiting the forum. The messaging facility is purely internal within FISO and no-one will know your own real email address. Enough about us. On to the recently launched 2003/04 Fantasy Football games! Check out the latest news on our Fantasy Sports forums! http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_latest.asp Fantasy League - It's a Classic! The Original Fantasy League's classic game (OFL) is already up and running and generating plenty of entries. If you're not familiar with OFL then we think you're missing out big time. Great fun, an intriguing challenge and well run by a reliable and responsive team. Great value for £10. For those familiar with OFL then the main rule change to be aware of for 2003/04 is on transfers which is bound to alter many entrants' tactics this year. The new transfer rules are as follows: Transfers are now split into three phases, mirroring the three stages of the Classic European competitions. Teams begin each phase with a quota of eight transfers, thus ensuring that all teams have an equal chance of progressing to the next phase, and indeed the same chance as winning a coveted European title. Phase Dates Transfers: Qualification 16th Aug 2003 – 23rd Nov 2003 - 8 Groups 24th Nov 2003 – 18th Jan 2004 - 8 Knockouts 19th Jan 2004 – 23rd May 2004 - 8 However, all unused transfers as of the end of each phase are simply forfeited and are not carried over to any subsequent phase. So gone are the hoarding of transfers for the knock-out stages but the changes do make for a more evenly fought contest. Hope to see you in the knock-out stages, challenging for the title of Champions League Champion! To apply to join the FISO Friends (& Enemies) League, please use the URL below and enter your team details - http://classic.fantasyleague.com/app/friends/join.asp?team=701591&league=1215 There are no restrictions on the number of teams you can enter into this mini-league. Join Fantasy League's classic game now. Glasgow Herald - Free Competition The Glasgow Herald are running their inaugural British Fantasy Football competition and it's free to enter. URL - http://britishfantasyfootball.theherald.co.uk/ We're really impressed with the layout of the website - very easy to enter, to understand the rules and also to choose your teams. The general rules are that you have £50M to buy a fantasy squad of 11 players with options over the formation and a maximum of 3 players per EPL or SPL club. During the season you can make squad changes by transferring up to 4 players per month and they are effective immediately if made at least 30 minutes prior to the earliest kick-off time on any match day. Entry is free and if you finish the season top of the league you win £10,000. Entry deadline (to start scoring from the start) is Saturday 9th August 2003 and there are unlimited transfers pre-season. Max 5 team registrations per email address and over 5,000 teams have been registered to date already. To enter your team into the FISO mini-league, simply click here and enter the password below: Password: UEK4S The Herald's sister paper, The Evening Times, are also running a separate free entry competition - details are below in our final article. See the forum comment on the Herald's game http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3752 Times Fantasy Football Times Fantasy Football 2003-4 - reviewed by S David Website: - http://www.timesfantasyfootball.co.uk Summary: - £50million budget to buy 11 players - more transfers - inclusion of Celtic and Rangers in player list - amended points' structure so all players better rewarded Entry deadline: - registration now open - entries logged before midday (BST) on Sat August 16 will score points from start of competition Transfers: - unlimited until midnight (BST) Wed 13 August - 24 transfers available from Monday 18 August to end of season - maximum of two changes per transfer week - 12 transfers for use up to December 31 - remaining 12 available for rest of season - transfers made during particular week will start scoring points from following Saturday Points scoring: - from Sat 16 August, entrants can score points during English Premiership, Scottish Premier League, Carling Cup, CIS Cup, FA Cup, Scottish FA Cup, Uefa Cup and Champions League competitions - appearance - player in initial starting 11 = 2 points - player comes off bench = 1 point - clean sheets - first half (goalkeepers & defenders on pitch for 25 minutes minimum) = 2 points - for full 90 minutes (goalkeepers and defenders on pitch for 60 minutes minimum) = 4 points - maximum points for clean sheet = 4 - concedes goal - goalkeepers & defenders while on pitch per goal = -1 point - cards - red = -3 points; yellow = -1 point - saves penalty - goalkeeper = 2 points - goal scored by striker = 4 points - non-striker's goal = 6 points - hat-trick in a game = 5 points - assists - striker = 2 points, non-striker = 3 points Entry Fee: - £10 from 1 August 2003 - £5 for team registered before end-July Prizes: - £150,000 in total - top points scorer at end of season receives £50,000 prize - runner-up will win £20,000 - third place £8,000, down to £250 for 10th place - first half prize (16 Aug to 31 Dec 2003) = £3,500 - second half prize (1 Jan 2004 to end-season) = £3,500 - from September 28, £1,000 every week for team that moves most places up the league - 33 game weeks in all - from October 1, monthly cash prize of £2,000 will go to team that has scored most points in a calendar month - seven monthly prizes, from October to April - runner-up each month wins £500 Super Leagues - available to internet entries only - no limit on number of teams in a super league - winners will be super league with highest cumulative total of top ten teams - supporter's league also mandatory http://www.timesfantasyfootball.co.uk See the forum comment on the new Times game http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3674 More New Fantasy Football Games We've recently received information from the webmasters of the following games: SESL - http://www.sesl.net SESL is a FREE simulated email footie game now in its 10th season. You manage a Scottish team loosely based on real life players but where the manager decides team line-ups, tactics, training, transfers etc. Two matches are played each Saturday with results and reports emailed direct to managers 5 hours after the deadline. The web page at www.sesl.net is updated weekly and gives managers direct links into the database to view team web pages and schedules etc via ASP pages. Games are simulated using MSWL Olmec software ( http://www.mswl.org ). Football Fantastic - http://www.footballfantastic.com Football Fantastic is a different concept in fantasy football competitions. You pick teams instead of players from a select number of groups. Teams earn points dependent on their performance against other teams in their league and the Champions League. The manager whose teams earn the most points will win the competition. There are prizes for finishing the season 1st, 2nd and 3rd as well as monthly prizes for the manager with the most points in a particular calendar month. The leagues chosen this year are the English Premiership, Italian Seria A, the Spanish La Liga and the German Bundesliga. All the clubs from these 4 leagues have been divided into 6 groups depending on their finishing position in last year's league and their Champions League grouping. The 4 leagues chosen to participate in this year's competition have been chosen because they can all be viewed on English television and satellite. All you have to do is pick one team from each of the groups that the teams have been divided into. Points are scored as follows: Win = double the points of the team played Draw = the points of the team played Lose = No points Every goal scored earns 1 point Every clean sheet kept earns 1 point e.g. Juventus 3 - Arsenal 1. Juventus would earn 39 points and Arsenal would earn 1 point. Click here to access the forum thread on Football Fantastic http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3634 Premiership Injury news - courtesy of PhysioRoom.com Premiership Injury news courtesy of PhysioRoom.com, the Premier League Sports Injury Centre: Club Injuries Players Birmingham City 3 Vaesen (knee 4 months) Morrison (Dislocated shoulder 1 week) Grainger (knee 3 weeks) Liverpool 3 Kewell (sprained ankle 1 week) Finnan (Hernia 2 weeks) Diao (ankle sprain 2 weeks) Southampton 3 Draper (ankle 1 month) Niemi (knee 1 week) Delgado (disc prolapse [no return date]) Chelsea 2 Macho (ACL 6 months) Terry (back 1 week) Everton 2 Wright (Shoulder 1 week) Rooney (Adductor strain [no return date]) Leicester City 2 Stewart (shoulder 1 week) Benjamin (knee 1 week) Newcastle United 2 Dabizas (broken arm 1 week) Woodgate (thigh strain 1 week) Aston Villa 1 Balaban (Ankle sprain 3 weeks) Charlton Athletic 1 Rufus (knee 1 month) Manchester City 1 Wanchope (hamstring 1 week) Manchester United 1 Brown (ACL 2 months) Middlesbrough 1 Ehiogu (Posterior Cruciate Ligament 3 months) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Ndah (knee 1 week) Arsenal 0 Blackburn Rovers 0 Bolton Wanderers 0 Fulham 0 Leeds United 0 Portsmouth 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 Check on FISO's Injury and Suspension News weblinks http://www.fiso.co.uk/teamnews.htm Latest topics from the FISO Fantasy Sports Forum Hotter than July? Sam David targets the burning forum topics of the month: Formula 1 - Fantasy League standings and mid-season tactics http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2955 - Sun Dream Team updates http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3703 Golf - FISO August Golf day http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3518 - OFL Golf - weekly ups & downs http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3066 Cricket - Telegraph cricket – weekly password, leaderboard & new players http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3382 - AJC’s unofficial weekly Telegraph points http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3661 - FCC Phase 2 http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3657 - Telegraph World Cup super league – August prize day at Lord’s http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=2869 Fantasy Sports - Wimbledon Tennis contests – final results http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=665 Football - Football Fantastic – first game launched for new season http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3634 - Football 365 - amazing scoring system http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3651 - Golden-Goal – interactive prediction http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3472 - Original Fantasy League Classic Football - launch and feedback http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3714 - Telegraph FF for 2003-4; new rules http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3710 http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3753 - Telegraph 2002-3 – last season’s detailed player spreadsheet http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3467 - TFFO open for business http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3767 - Times new football game; initial feedback http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3674 - August Premiership preview by Vid http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3558 - Glasgow Herald – free FF http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3752 - FSUK - not all winners have been paid out yet! http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3716 - Tips on player auctions http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3757 General - Forum software upgrade news http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_forum.asp?forumid=28 - FISO people – have you introduced yourself? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=1518&recordnum=80 The FISO fantasy sports forum was launched in August 2001 and with thousands of topics and posts about fantasy sports and averaging approximately 5,000 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. There is also a search facility. 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!). Click here to see the latest topics on our forums. http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_latest.asp The Evening Times - sister competition to the Herald (also free!) The Herald's sister paper, the Evening Times, is running a separate competition along exactly the same lines as the Herald (see review above) except that those people selecting to have their transfer codes sent by email will compete for a separate £1,000 exiles prize. Please see this forum thread for details on the Herald's game - http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3752 You can enter your teams for FREE at this URL: http://britishfantasyfootball.eveningtimes.co.uk Please note that the game has no connection to Fantasy League Limited. To enter your team into the FISO mini-league then click here and enter the password below: password: MJ6XA See forum comment on the Evening Times' competition http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=3792 Featured Links: FISO's Fantasy Football forum http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_forum.asp?forumid=3 Confused with the fantasy sports terminology? http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_read.asp?id=704 Search FISO's forum postings http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/philboard_searchform.asp Search FISO's webpages and newsletters |
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