Combined FPL/TFF Side Comp 2008/9

[DixieDean]

Hi guys

There was an attempt to run this last year but it failed to catch on. Mainly because it was set up very late last summer.

The simple idea is that your combined FPL/TFF score is calculated each week and posted in a Superleague on here.

Being the two biggest games on FISO it will be interesting to see which FISOers can grasp the different skills needed for each game and perform well in both over the season.

The rules need setting up but for now I'm just testing the water to see if there would be any interest in this being run next season.

Please post here or on the FPL thread to let me know.


Cheers


Rich

[DixieDean]

Bumpety bumpy...

[Pasty]

I think i may give FPL a second chance next season and so will say yes to this for now

[ethelmoomin]

I am a tentaive yes. Enter FPL each year, but end up just looking at TFF!

[The Saint]

I'd be in.

[el_pappje]

Please can you send a PM invite to darkspidey to join? He is insistent he is as good a player as anyone else so a single team challenge should be right up his street.

Oh, and i'm in too.

[Spinynorman]

I would like to give it a go. Just one question though, what's FPL?

[Mystery]

Might be interested - didn't play FPL this year but could be tempted.

[Elvis77]

You have my vote Dixie. I intend doing very well in both next year 8-)

[thelip]

I'd give it a bash too.

[MitchReturns]

I'd be up for getting involved. Never fared well in FPL before this season (when I've finally got the hang of it - the once-a-week transfer actually helps, as does varying the Captain) and currently winning 2 leagues with a team in the top 2000

Of course, next season may see different fortunes but game for a laugh

[DixieDean]

Now the Euros are in full swing I thought I'd bump this again to see if there was any more interest. I'll be sorting out the rules and structure in the next few weeks.

Cheers


Rich

[Merlins_Apprentice]

yep, sounds interesting

[Terrier Ramone]

I could be persuaded

[Papa Giddy]

I play both of these games, so why not. Cheers DD. Will the teams need to be in the main Fiso league?

[DixieDean]

I play both of these games, so why not. Cheers DD. Will the teams need to be in the main Fiso league?

Well... the idea is to have two dedicated leagues in each game. With FPL you can enter your team into 10 but as we know you can only enter one in TFF.

I want to do it this way so that I can manage it easily. This is also why I posted on the computers forum re. my Excel sheet which I think you've read.

As the weeks roll by, I'll firm up the rules and try to get feedback but that's my plan for now.


Cheers


Rich

[shogun]

Isn't FPL free, and you don't win sqwat?

[DixieDean]

Isn't FPL free, and you don't win sqwat?

What's that got to do with this side comp?

[grob]

Well... the idea is to have two dedicated leagues in each game. With FPL you can enter your team into 10 but as we know you can only enter one in TFF.

I want to do it this way so that I can manage it easily.

Last season, the FPL-TFF Combined mini league,comprising only 16 teams,of which only the top 5 count, still managed to finish 77th of the 112,942 FPL minileagues.

So,even though the TFF scores were only collected for a while, before falling by the wayside, as there will probably be many more teams entered for this properly run combined league next season,77th position in the FPL League of Leagues should easily be beaten,and maybe not do too badly in the TFF League of Leagues either.

There shouldn't be any need for rules next season,other than that people should enter their sole FPL team in the FPL+TFF Combined league + 1 TFF team in the duly specified TFF+FPL minileague.

[DixieDean]

I suppose the only rule I'm really thinking of is the mismatch of the GWs. as long as eveyone is happy with the two seperate leagues they will have to enter then that's it.

[grob]

I suppose the only rule I'm really thinking of is the mismatch of the GWs. as long as eveyone is happy with the two seperate leagues they will have to enter then that's it.

I think as suggested previously, that whoever runs this must do so in a way that makes the admin straightforward,and as you've explained that to achieve this,2 separate leagues must be established,people will go along with this even if some would prefer not to have to enter a separate TFF team in a TFF-FPL combined league.

Otherwise,we'd probably finish up with a situation where the combined league wouldn't last the course,as happened last season,despite the efforts of several people to keep it going.

Let's hope there aren't any material changes to TFF which might make calculating the TFF/FPL weighting more tricky,e.g Carling Cup being included - though I suppose that factor was already taken care of when the combined league was set up last season,with the FAC having to be factored in to the TFF scores.

By preparing well in advance,as you have been doing, the combined league will probably bring newcomers to both FPL and TFF next season, even without any cash prizes,in the absence of which some people won't play any game.
That obviously excludes FPL players.

[Adidasandahalf]

I'll be in.

[beachboy]

count me in dixiedean, fpl the best ff game atm imho.