TFF Euro 2020 Two-Footed Challenge * £25 SL: Doogal takes top prize *

[SamD]

TFFE Euro 2020 Two-Footed Challenge * £25 Prize League * (in 2021!)
The two-team version of the Euro Championships cash league kicks off at 20.00 BST on Fri 11 June.
As usual, the format enable each entrant 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.
Since 2010, prize pool has ranged from £500 to £660.

Next few posts cover rules, application details and roll of honour of previous summer leagues.
Participants should also review this message from Fiso admin regarding private SLs:
http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=116472

Telegraph Euro game link: https://fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk/euro/

Edit before tournament kicks off:
Entries = 27 managers, 54 teams.
Prize split of £675 fund: £300, £150, £100, £75, £50 to top five managers.
As usual, and in line with TFF rule*
An individual Manager can win a maximum of one [league] prize ... regardless of number of valid teams entered.
* https://fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk/euro/help/terms

[SamD]

Rules
Super league prize game is similar to previous two-team summer championships 
- competition runs from 20:00 BST on Fri 11 June to the Final on Sun 11 July
- super league entry fee is £25 in total (ie, to cover both XIs)
- the only payment option is a bank transfer
- entrant should forward fee to clear by noon on Thurs 10 June 
- league PIN will then be provided by Private Message 
- each manager should add TWO teams when they receive code
- team option is Private, ie: no one can view another person's line-up 
- entry fund will be fully redistributed as prizes.

Please post in this thread
- if you are interested in playing
- include your surname so that incoming fee is easier to identify

- if you would like to raise any general query 
use PM only for sensitive data, eg: bank info, address.

[SamD]

Roll of Honour
First XIs in five previous summer leagues, plus game thread

2018 TFF World Cup: 31 managers, 62 teams, £620 prize fhttps://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=127639

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Rank  Overall       Manager               Team        Points  Goals
01          13 James Page        Ex Frattonender         556     32
02          37 James Page        Frattonender            542     34
03          81 Sergio Torija     Gio's Reds              533     28
04          82 Carl Weeks        Luka the Lion King      533     24
05         110 Sam David         It Takes Two            529     30
06         124 Steve Legg        Cheeski                 527     32
07         128 Mike Maguire      Western Hemisphere      526     39
08         255 Kevin Wright      Donald                  515     25
09         331 David Browne      Striker's WC Attack     511     29
10         376 Sam David         One Step Beyond         509     30
11         447 Ian Doughty       Bill Ferny's Flowers    505     35

2016 Euro Championships; 25 managers, 50 teams, £500 prhttps://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=120845

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Rank  Overall   Manager            Team                  Points
01     106    David Browne       Germany One                560
02     184    Bruce Baer         Rachel Aldana              547
03     539    Paul McGeoghan     Donegal Euro 1             526
04     1229   Jon Pregon         TFC MADNESS2               510
05     1367   David Nuttie       Fred Astaire               508
06     1663   Mike Maguire       Yellow Boot                503
07     2062   David Rhodes       Move Up De Gea's           498
08     2227   Mike Maguire       Red Boot                   496
09     2490   Thomas Lovell      Pepper Pot                 493
10     3181   David Browne       France One                 486
11     3398   Jon Pregon         TFC MADNESS                484

2014 TFF World Cup: 29 managers, 58 teams, £580 prize fhttp://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=110042

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Rank  Overall       Manager               Team           Points
01          37 David Browne      Right Foot Strike          565
02         264 David Rhodes      Wiseowl WC1                540
03         606 Ian Frost         Bluenosey Bossanova        527
04         692 Richard Keys      Enforcers II               524
05       1,633 Andrew Stevens    RightfootinAustralia       506
06       1,781 Mike Rice         Workies Clubfoot           504
07       2,039 Brad Shaw         Wax On                     501
08       2,128 Bruce Baer        Lucy Wilde                 500
09       2,197 Nigel Dodds       Spanish Fly                499
10=      2,552 Michael Beesley   Jules                      495
10=      2,552 Mike Maguire      Klose Encounter            495

2012 TFF Euro Duo: 33 managers, 66 teams, £660 prize fuhttp://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=95330

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Rank  Overall       Manager               Team           Points
01=         25 Andy Edwards      Andyed Wadziecia           429
01=         25 Jon Pregon        Madness 2                  429
03          33 Paul Eddleston    Ruddy Downing              427
04          41 Sam David         The First Cut              424
05          75 Simon Allen       Beta Euro                  418
06         271 Ross Nendick      Two Left Feet              397
07         368 Julian Ravilious  Polish Pigeon Party        391
08         439 Simon Allen       Alpha Euro                 387
09         598 David Rhodes      Silence of the Lahms       381
10         663 James A'Gordon    U Put Ur Left Leg In       379
11         728 Patrick Mulhall   Padmole Eufa Duo 1         377

2010 TFF World Cup: 28 managers, 56 teams, £560 prize fhttp://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=73602

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Rank  Overall  Manager           Team                    Points
01          48 Graham Dolan      Parrotic justice           406
02         103 Andy Edwards      Right Foot                 395
03         117 Bruce Baer        nadine jansen              393
04         148 Andy Avern-Love   Durban Beachboys XI        390
05         391 John Potts        pottsters left foot        374
06         496 Bruce Baer        christy marks              370
07         742 Andy Edwards      Left Foot                  363
08         825 Ross Nendick      Two Right Feet             361
09       1,475 Liam Allen        Smurf Left Foot            350
10       3,100 Graham Dolan      Dead Parrots society       335
11       3,241 Ian Frost         Allez Le Bleu Nose         334
11      3,241 Andy Avern-Love   Cape Town Beachboys        334

[SamD]

Four managers have already forwarded entry fee.

Post below, including surname, if you're interested in signing up.

[Johnners]

Thanks, Sam. I'd be interested in displaying my incompetence again.

Please let me know if your bank details are any different to last year, otherwise I'll use the same info from your previous PM to forward the fee.

Thanks again for running this.

(Ashworth)

[SamD]

@ Johnners: thanks for signing up. Yes, bank data is unchanged.

Applications = 8 (16 teams).

[Johnners]

@ Johnners: thanks for signing up. Yes, bank data is unchanged.

Applications = 8 (16 teams).

Payment made. Thanks, Sam.

[Jezza3]

I’d like to join Sam - Chris Beard. If you could send us bank details
Cheers

[frattonender]

I would like to join

page

[scopsm]

I would like to join
Paul McGeoghan

[draregbhoy]

I'll enter Sam, Duggan. Payment sent earlier.

[SamD]

SL entry status to date = 13 (26 teams)

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   Euro TFF                       Team-1                 Team-2                 £25
01 Sam David        SamD          Euro Exchange          Euro Furore              y
02 Bruce Baer       The Bear                                                      y
03 David King       Jester                                                        y
04 Phil Marshall     -            Wot Nil Points         Eurotrash                y
05 Des Conway       dezcon        He's Not The Messi-ah! He's A Very Naughty Boy  y
06 David Ross        -            Euro k it’s Hammertime Rossi’s Euro Raiders     y
07 John Ashworth    Johnners      French Fries           Spanish Omelettes        y
08 Chris Beard      Jezza3        Walkley1               Walkley2                 y
09 Gerry Duggan     draregbhoy                                                    y
10 Pete Rabey        -
11 James Page       frattonender
12 Darren Browne     -
13 Paul McGeoghan   scopsm

Application deadline is Thurs 10 June.

[frattonender]

payment sent

[robot]

I'll be in, Stevens but have lost your bank details if you could send them to me.

[SamD]

Thanks for entries. Two-Footed Challenge league now holds 16 managers (32 teams).

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Euro 2020 (in 2021)               Team-1                 Team-2                 £25
01 John Ashworth    Johnners      French Fries           Spanish Omelettes        y
02 Chris Beard      Jezza3        Walkley1               Walkley2                 y
03 James Page       frattonender  Frattonender           Brilliant                y
04 Gerry Duggan     draregbhoy    Haggis Harriers        Unicorn United           y
05 Des Conway       dezcon        He's Not The Messi-ah! He's A Very Naughty Boy  y
06 Sam David        SamD          Euro Exchange          Euro Furore              y
07 Phil Marshall     -            Wot Nil Points         Eurotrash                y
08 David Ross        -            Euro k it’s Hammertime Rossi’s Euro Raiders     y
09 Bruce Baer       The Bear                                                      y
10 David King       Jester                                                        y
11 Pete Rabey        -                                                            y
12 Andrew Stevens   robot                                                         y
13 Tim Carlier       -                                                            y
14 Darren Browne     -
15 Paul McGeoghan   scopsm
16 Mike Maguire     Doogal

Further applications welcome. Admin deadline is Thurs 10 June.

[Spencer4]

Money transferred - you're all playing for 3rd place

(maybe not)

[wiseowl65]

I would like to give this a go Sam if you could send me your bank details please as i seem to have lost them.

[wiseowl65]

I would like to give this a go Sam if you could send me your bank details please as i seem to have lost them.

Payment sent over Sam,thanks for running this again. (Rhodes)

[SamD]

Entries to date = 18 managers, 36 teams. Deadline (to sign up and add both teams to league) is Thurs 10 June.

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Euro 2020 (in 2021)              Team-1                   Team-2                       £25
01 John Ashworth    Johnners     French Fries             Spanish Omelettes              y
02 Chris Beard      Jezza3       Walkley1                 Walkley2                       y
03 James Page       frattonender Frattonender             Brilliant                      y
04 Gerry Duggan     draregbhoy   Haggis Harriers          Unicorn United                 y
05 Des Conway       dezcon       He's Not The Messi-ah!   He's A Very Naughty Boy!       y
06 Sam David        SamD         Euro Exchange            Euro Furore                    y
07 Phil Marshall     -           Wot Nil Points           Eurotrash                      y
08 David Ross        -           Euro K It’s Hammertime   Rossi’s Euro Raiders           y
09 Pete Rabey        -           Harry's Team Kanes 'Em   Lockdown - Not Again           y
10 Andrew Stevens   robot        The Italian Job          It's Coming Home               y
11 Tim Carlier       -           Europe Who               Cometh Hour Cometh Engerland   y
12 Paul McGeoghan   scopsm       George                   Niamh                          y
13 Mike Maguire     Doogal       Threaded The Needle      Just Missed The Barn Door      y
14 David Rhodes     wiseowl65    No Kane No Gain          Game Of Stones                 y
15 Bruce Baer       The Bear                                                             y
16 David King       Jester                                                               y
17 Julian Ravilious Spencer4                                                             y
18 Darren Browne     -                                                                   y

[workie-ticket]

I'm in Sam, payment imminent - Rice

[SamD]

To date, applicants = 20, of which 19 have forwarded fee and 15 have placed two draft teams in SL.

The remaining quintet and anyone else who applies and forwards £25 must add two sides by midnight on Thurs. Fee will be returned otherwise.

Shall publish final list of entrants, teams and prize split around 10.00 on Fri.

[madjon]

Count me in please Sam, Jon Pregon.

[SamD]

With Thursday night admin deadline looming:
- applicants = 21
- teams in league = 36
- prize fund = £525.

[Vesalius73]

Count me in as well please Sam - money transferred (Preston)

[Jester]

Leavers and Remainers have entered the league!
Now to try and pick some decent players - all recommendations gratefully received...!!

[burkeyoa]

Am In.Can you PM the details. Burke. Cheers.

[RCN]

Can you send payment details please. Brownhill

[SamD]

With around 40 hours to admin deadline:
- managers who've settled fee = 24 to date
- teams in league = 42 (of 48)
- prize fund = £600.

Figures exclude latest two applicants (above). As neither has joined any cash Telegraph league I run or play, and from a security viewpoint before bank info is provided, they are first invited to introduce themselves at viewtopic.php?f=38&t=1544

Note also:
- entry fee option is bank transfer only
- all admin, including adding teams to SL, must be completed by Thurs night.

[SamD]

With tonight's deadline looming:
- managers who've settled fee = 26 to date
- teams in league = 52
- prize fund = £650.

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Euro 2020 (in 2021)               Team-1                 Team-2
01 John Ashworth    Johnners      French Fries           Spanish Omelettes
02 Chris Beard      Jezza3        Walkley1               Walkley2
03 James Page       frattonender  Frattonender           Brilliant
04 Gerry Duggan     draregbhoy    Haggis Harriers        Unicorn United
05 Des Conway       dezcon        He's Not The Messi-ah! He's A Very Naughty Boy!
06 Sam David        SamD          Euro Exchange          Euro Furore
07 Phil Marshall     -            Wot Nil Points         Eurotrash
08 David Ross        -            Euro K It’s Hammertime Rossi’s Euro Raiders
09 Pete Rabey        -            Harry's Team Kanes 'Em Lockdown - Not Again
10 Andrew Stevens   robot         The Italian Job        It's Coming Home
11 Tim Carlier       -            Europe Who             Cometh Hour Cometh Engerland
12 Paul McGeoghan   scopsm        George                 Niamh
13 Mike Maguire     Doogal        Threaded The Needle    Just Missed The Barn Door
14 David Rhodes     wiseowl65     No Kane No Gain        Game Of Stones
15 Mike Rice        workie-ticket Run with De Ligt       Stay Immobile
16 Bruce Baer       The Bear      Hitomi Tanaka          Kora Sladkaya
17 David King       Jester        Leavers                Remainers
18 Julian Ravilious Spencer4      Euro Pigeons           EU Pigeon Army
19 Darren Browne     -            Prophet and Captain    Dazza's Diamonds
20 David Browne     Striker       Roman Candle           Roman Empire
21 Jon Pregon       madjon        Madness                Madness2
22 Mick Conway       -            The Lisbon Lions       Hayfield Juniors
23 George Preston   Vesalius73    French Navy            Tomorrow
24 Frankie Conway    -            No Kane No Gain        Aiming High
25 Simon Brownhill  RCN           RCN                    Losers and Boozers
26 Dan McKenzie      -            Kane and Bale          Bale and Kane

Edit at 12:45: now 27.

[SamD]

SL closes with 27 managers and 54 teams, all the above plus:
Martin Burke: burkeyoa, Ruairi Ogs 1.

Prize split of £675 fund: £300, £150, £100, £75, £50 to top five managers.
As usual, and in line with TFF rule*
An individual Manager can win a maximum of one [league] prize ... regardless of number of valid teams entered.
* https://fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk/euro/help/terms
Opening post has been edited to include prize allocation.

Regular reports will be posted on this thread and via email to those who've provided IDs.
Do say if there's any query. Good luck, all.