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August 25, 2003
Week 2 EPL Fantasy League results (crappy table inside). Apparently, I was the highscorer this week because I dumped Friedel for Howard. I am still far down the table though as Mssrs. FB and SF still sit at the top.
posted by billsaysthis to navel gazing at 06:32 PM - 59 comments
Wow!
Just wow.
This table is so 1993.
I Love it!
posted by lilnemo at 07:03 PM on August 25, 2003
Red Dragons manager comments: "My boys were less than satisfactory this week. We obviously have a lot to work on in training, a lot of kinks to work out. But we have a busy week of matches and I'm sure we'll come good. Sooner than later."
posted by worldcup2002 at 09:40 PM on August 25, 2003
Unfortunately, that table doesn't give a true picture, as gameweek 3 doesn't finish till after tonight and tomorrows games. Had I known this I wouldn't have been so quick to change my team on Saturday night. Blues don't have a game, so I will lose out there. I expect all positions to change radically after tonight, when most of the games will be played.
posted by Fat Buddha at 04:13 AM on August 26, 2003
Yeah, I've been meaning to reply to that... busy busy. I even totally forgot to do the baseball update last friday.
posted by corpse at 07:49 AM on August 26, 2003
Well, looks like my wholesale change did me well, even if it did cost me 24 points. It'll be a long haul, though, and I didn't have time to edit my team for week 3. We'll see what happens...
posted by sauril at 09:35 AM on August 26, 2003
Personally I wish they'd remove the option to make more than the one transfer a week. I just can't resist tinkering with my team and I'm not convinced it's actually making it stronger.
posted by squealy at 09:49 AM on August 26, 2003
Oh, no, you should go ahead and make all the changes you want, squealy. There you go. That's right. Make all the changes you want.
posted by worldcup2002 at 09:54 AM on August 26, 2003
WTF?!?! I don't follow how the week is over. Guess I need to pay attention to the fixtures page. 72 in week 2 only to follow with 1 freakin point in week 3? I didn't even know week 3 was over ;) bloody hell. I guess I am lucky to be in 3rd still.
posted by scully at 09:56 AM on August 26, 2003
Week 3 is not over. At least I don't think so. There are more games today and tomorrow.
posted by worldcup2002 at 09:57 AM on August 26, 2003
Week 3 isn't over, unfortunately. Good advice to Squealy there wc2002, he should keep tinkering away. It hasn't done catfish any harm. Squealy, it isn't too late to join Yahoo, you can change your team as often as you like without getting penalised.
posted by Fat Buddha at 10:05 AM on August 26, 2003
I appreciate the invite FB, especially seeing as I was so snarky when the Yahoo game was mooted here. However, I only have time to do one league and I really like the Premier League site. As a fellow bluenose, you of course have my support in the Yahoo League.
posted by squealy at 10:42 AM on August 26, 2003
week 3 is Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday games. There's only been one game so far.
posted by sauril at 10:50 AM on August 26, 2003
I thought this was the end of Week 2, with the one game Monday, so I posted a table. Are you pooters saying that the Monday game is part of Week 3? You will please note that the post says Week 2, dammit!
posted by billsaysthis at 11:09 AM on August 26, 2003
i guess weeks don't run Saturday to Friday or something? As in last saturday was part of week 2, this tuesday is part of week 3 and next saturday is part of week 4? didn't make any changes though, forgot about the midweek games and was thinking that 'fantasy game weeks' were co-ordinated with calendar weeks when the fantasy weeks are actually lined up with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc games for each team (it seems).
posted by gspm at 12:08 PM on August 26, 2003
For some reason, yahoo has called this week 3. In the past, all games from Sat-Fri were considered part of the same week. So, this Sat-Wed games should all have been week 2. But yahoo went and said, "Pick your team for week 3 by Sunday (Aug 24)", implying that these Mon-Wed games were part of week 3. And so, Week 4 would be this coming Sat and Sunday (any midweek games?). But please don't try to figure out yahoo. You will go insane.
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:14 PM on August 26, 2003
An e mail would have been nice.
posted by Fat Buddha at 01:42 PM on August 26, 2003
My Prevaricators have moved up to #4 in the yahoo league! And with Sheringham's hattrick today, I expect my PL.com standing should be quite improved. Oh yes. Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em ...
posted by worldcup2002 at 03:56 PM on August 26, 2003
Whoa! I went from #20 to #8! Brilliant, I say, brilliant!
posted by worldcup2002 at 07:19 PM on August 26, 2003
C'mon Howard, Solskjaer and Silvestre! Wallop the Wolves!
posted by worldcup2002 at 07:20 PM on August 26, 2003
Y'know, I see what Catfish was doing now. I must have caught him in mid-transfer buying and selling. Be afraid, be very afraid.
posted by squealy at 07:45 PM on August 26, 2003
taupe downplayed the significance of Bayern Mucus's lofty table position but remained effusive about his squad's performance early doors. "I'm absolutely delighted at the effort our boys have put in so far. We've had positive contributions literally all over the pitch," taupe said in post-match comments Tuesday. "Certainly it's a long season, and we'll lose position after tomorrow's games, but we've made our point and proven we can compete right up there with the big boys." Critics who sounded alarms at Bayern's light investment up front, rotating captaincy and "bizarre" 5-2-3 formation this gameweek have been silenced by the astonishing form of second-week signing Jason Euell, who has tallied thrice in two appearances for the Snots since replacing the injured Robbie Keane. The contributions of Euell, the midfield partnership of Brett Emerton and Muzzy Izzet, and an oft-bad, oft-brilliant defence have overachieving Bayern, for twenty-four hours at least, third in table and in the top decile overall. "Robbie's injury and the gameweek schedule have forced some tinkering with the squad's composition but ultimately it's not the manager who plays, it's the players and all of them, Jason especially, have responded so well," said taupe. "Midfield is solid and every week someone new has stepped up in defence -- David, Olof, and now Gareth have all thoroughly justified our faith in them. "We're not a fancied side but we have a tremendous work ethic and a real belief in each other, and it shows on the pitch and thankfully it's translated into results."
posted by taupe at 02:29 AM on August 27, 2003
Not to hog too much real estate, but here's the table now (let's hope this works):
| Team | Manager | T | G | R | P | |
| 1 | Blammos! | Star Unsuitable | 1 | 30 | 314 | 151 |
| 2 | The Bog Bandits | Fat Buddha | 3 | 14 | 3,149 | 134 |
| 3 | Bayern Mucus | Danny The Taupe | 3 | 36 | 10,236 | 122 |
| 4 | Crap City United | g s p m | 0 | 11 | 13,311 | 118 |
| 5 | Terrapin Utd | Rick Scully | 1 | 1 | 19,868 | 113 |
| 6 | Mossy Athletic | Emad Mostaque | 3 | 18 | 27,482 | 108 |
| 7 | Ardley Athletic | Squealy Neily | 5 | 11 | 40,770 | 100 |
| 8 | SilentInTheMorning | pful ler | 1 | 8 | 45,138 | 97 |
| 8 | Red Dragons | worldcup 2002 | 3 | 30 | 45,508 | 97 |
| 8 | FC Cacahuate | skronk _ | 4 | 30 | 45,508 | 97 |
| 11 | 37 Push Ups | Corpse R. Christ | 0 | 1 | 45,900 | 96 |
| 11 | Bosiak Bashers | joe bieda | 0 | 13 | 45,900 | 96 |
| 11 | Atlanta Untitled | Tim Truxell | 2 | 7 | 47,002 | 96 |
| 14 | cutters | mbd1 mbd1 | 2 | 14 | 48,622 | 95 |
| 15 | bluebears | andy griffiths | 1 | 10 | 52,600 | 92 |
| 16 | Nemo's Dreamers | lil nemo | 2 | 17 | 58,160 | 89 |
| 17 | last again | eckeric eckeric | 1 | 4 | 59,458 | 88 |
| 17 | BillSaysThisSCORES!! | Bill Lazar | 3 | 18 | 59,748 | 88 |
| 19 | Kwacky's Kwitters | richard looker | 0 | 10 | 61,615 | 86 |
| 19 | Salmacis FC | Huw Morris | 3 | 12 | 62,574 | 86 |
| 21 | fascist bully boys | Ufez Jones | 1 | 10 | 63,733 | 85 |
| 22 | Deadly Calm | Big Calm | 4 | 6 | 65,442 | 84 |
| 23 | Trendelmaniacs | t trendel | 0 | 12 | 74,411 | 76 |
| 24 | Sporting Goats | Eliot Shepard | 0 | 1 | 84,337 | 67 |
| 25 | AVZ Thundering Herd | usf bull | 1 | 5 | 90,075 | 62 |
| 26 | sauril | Mark D | 7 | 4 | 99,242 | 52 |
| 27 | Generals F.C. | Noah Egorin | 1 | 6 | 99,829 | 51 |
| 28 | catfish | chris franks | 15 | 39 | 106,529 | 37 |
posted by taupe at 03:00 AM on August 27, 2003
I wouldn't get too excited about any changes up or down this week. Too many people were caught out by the midweek games being classed as a separate week. Whatever happens, it is merely a blip.
posted by Fat Buddha at 03:25 AM on August 27, 2003
Yeah, I've got 5 Chelsea or Newcastle players. I'm a little annoyed.
posted by salmacis at 04:40 AM on August 27, 2003
yeah, what was the time that changes could be made this week? I am thinking I should had my SO keeper in (7pts) vs Friedel (1 pt) and it is move I might have made if I had know that the only time available to make the moves was sometime between sunday and monday (?) oh well.
posted by gspm at 05:07 AM on August 27, 2003
I'm also spitting feathers that I was away from my pc from Friday to Monday night. One of the subs I made on Monday would have made me 7 points, but that was too late. Bastards.
posted by squealy at 05:12 AM on August 27, 2003
Just FYI the deadline for Gameweek 3 was 7.30PM GMT on Monday. Not a lot of use to me in a tent in deepest Derbyshire. Deadline for Gameweek 4 is 11.30AM GMT this Saturday. Bastards.
posted by squealy at 05:31 AM on August 27, 2003
andy (the new entry) is a mate of mine, who was playing independently, so I got him to join our league. He is, for his sins, a blues fan, so the Buddha and squealy should be happy.
posted by BigCalm at 06:12 AM on August 27, 2003
WElcome to andy. Tell him to say hi to Opie, Barney and Aunt Bee. Now, I have slipped again, thanks to two more trades. One was free so I only lost four points, but I think it should be a good sacrifice for the coming week. My team is getting stronger!
posted by worldcup2002 at 09:54 AM on August 27, 2003
Also, kudos to taupe. Another brilliant table. We have some awesome table-makers in this league! You and lilnemo should take turns doing the updates. Good stuff.
posted by worldcup2002 at 09:55 AM on August 27, 2003
And good job to SF for breaking into the top 350 overall. Do us proud, old boy! A note to everyone, we'll have to score an average of 140+ pts in order to get our league in the top 50 leagues list. Whew.
posted by worldcup2002 at 10:06 AM on August 27, 2003
SF is sickeningly good at this. Still, he's got to beat the Buddha, we can't have a blues fan winning surely? It's against nature!
posted by BigCalm at 10:27 AM on August 27, 2003
Someone will beat the Buddha. And it doesn't have to be SF.
posted by worldcup2002 at 10:38 AM on August 27, 2003
Would you mind terribly not speaking about me as if I'm not here? It may not be the fucker who beats me, wc2002, it could be anyone, except you!
posted by Fat Buddha at 11:24 AM on August 27, 2003
Oh well. Here's hoping Ruud does me proud by scoring 6 against Wolves tonight. Actually, come to think of it, I'd like that to happen, even if I didn't have any Man Utd players, but I did have the entire Wolves defence..
posted by salmacis at 12:24 PM on August 27, 2003
Oh yes, I will beat the Buddha. The Buddha must be beaten. By you, by her, by him, by she, by them, by me. Where's the Buddha?
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:58 PM on August 27, 2003
Here! Laughing his socks off!
posted by Fat Buddha at 01:15 PM on August 27, 2003
Did you guys hear something? It sounded like the Buddha. Very strange. It's been really quiet without him around.
posted by worldcup2002 at 01:27 PM on August 27, 2003
The only thing I hear right now is match commentary on THFC radio!
posted by mbd1 at 02:07 PM on August 27, 2003
Oh, crap. Work has blocked streaming media. Well then, back to the Gamecast. Go Liverpool!
posted by worldcup2002 at 02:12 PM on August 27, 2003
my condolences taupe. out of the three british teams playing in Champions League qualifications tonight it had to have been Rangers that had the toughest task to advance (playing on the road, needing a positive result) but it turns out that Newcastle is the team to fail. on penalty kicks. 4-3 after 7 kicks apiece. ouch.
posted by gspm at 04:35 PM on August 27, 2003
Liverpool wankers once again could not manage a fecking goal! I'm thinking that if Owen does not get off his ass Saturday he goes on the block. Ruud, poor boy, just could not get face to the goal with theball all match and Wolves kept it surprisingly close, only giving up one very early and then shutting down the Manure Machine the rest of the way--without simply sitting back in a defensive shell, either, just that Camera could not get any bend into his shots and therefore Howard was not challenged even once.
posted by billsaysthis at 04:38 PM on August 27, 2003
Aside from Liverpool's lousy performance, I'm pleased to see that I have the highest PL.com score for our league this week. Without my four extra trades this week, I would be in fifth place today.
posted by worldcup2002 at 05:27 PM on August 27, 2003
I've just blown another eight points on trades. Let's see if it pays off this weekend. Whoo!
posted by worldcup2002 at 05:51 PM on August 27, 2003
I traded Savage for Stone. Very primordial, eh?
posted by billsaysthis at 08:01 PM on August 27, 2003
WC2002, without my trade I would be top, but I aint, I am second. You are down among the dead men. It's like saying if we had bacon we could have bacon and eggs, but we have no eggs. Please, shut the fuck up about your trades.
posted by Fat Buddha at 03:19 AM on August 28, 2003
Ooooh, who got up on the wrong side of bed this morning? ;-)
posted by squealy at 09:00 AM on August 28, 2003
Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! (or at least a bit of towel flicking in the locker room).
posted by BigCalm at 09:11 AM on August 28, 2003
Oooh, if i didn't do that, i would be this...blah blah blah.... If you didn't pick a shit team in the first place, you wouldn't HAVE to make trades you plonker!
posted by StarFucker at 09:45 AM on August 28, 2003
Wow, so it's OK for some people to be beat their chest, and not others. I thought it was all in fun, but telling me to shut the f** up is maybe a little much, FB. I don't know if you were joking or what, but it sure didn't seem funny to me. I have been teasing most of the time, and congratulatory to you guys in other ways, too, SF and FB. Look on this thread. Sheesh. I guess it's only funny if you guys decide it's funny.
posted by worldcup2002 at 09:55 AM on August 28, 2003
YOU guys? I was talking to FB in that prior post wc... Its amazingly hypocritical of him to tell you to stop whining about your trades in the very same post he whines about his...
posted by StarFucker at 10:18 AM on August 28, 2003
Sorry, SF. Ambiguity in your post. And my response came in the heat of the moment. Sorry.
posted by worldcup2002 at 11:50 AM on August 28, 2003
I plan to extend my lead by 40 points this week...so you can all stew about it for the two weeks without games! AHHHAHAHHAHAHHAA!
posted by StarFucker at 02:49 PM on August 29, 2003
AHHHAHAHHAHAHHAA! laugh it up, a commonly used synonym for a groupie. Didn't you learn that leading at any point other than in the final standings means essentially nothing? Enjoy your 40 point lead. Someone will see you later.
posted by gspm at 05:50 PM on August 29, 2003
Oh, last year was so sweet (wipes tear from eye). A few more weeks before my charge up the table.. Bide the time, bide the time.. Don't make yourself a target.. Gently does it.. Yess... ;)
posted by Mossy at 06:05 PM on August 29, 2003
My ass hurts.
posted by taupe at 11:49 AM on August 30, 2003
Taupe, sit on this: 
posted by billsaysthis at 11:57 AM on August 30, 2003
W00t! After today's action, I've cracked the Top 30,000 Managers!!! Fear me!
posted by billsaysthis at 08:03 PM on August 30, 2003
Team
Manager
T
G
R
P
1
The Bog Bandits
Fat Buddha
3
13
711
133
2
Blammos!
Star Unsuitable
1
6
1,659
127
3
TerrapinUtd
Rick Scully
1
1
9,057
113
4
CrapCity United
g s p m
0
3
11,547
110
5
ArdleyAthletic
Squealy Neily
3
5
29,603
98
6
MossyAthletic
Emad Mostaque
3
7
31,272
97
7
37Push Ups
Corpse R. Christ
0
0
33,328
95
7
SilentInTheMorning
pful ler
1
6
34,241
95
9
BayernMucus
Danny The Taupe
3
6
40,055
92
10
AtlantaUntitled
Tim Truxell
1
1
43,123
90
11
cutters
mbd1 mbd1
2
7
46,561
88
12
lastagain
eckeric eckeric
1
2
49,919
86
12
BillSaysThisSCORES!!
Bill Lazar
3
16
50,263
86
14
BosiakBashers
joe bieda
0
0
53,939
83
15
DeadlyCalm
Big Calm
4
1
61,425
79
16
fascistbully boys
Ufez Jones
1
3
62,552
78
17
Kwacky'sKwitters
richard looker
0
1
63,278
77
18
SalmacisFC
Huw Morris
3
1
67,029
75
19
Nemo'sDreamers
lil nemo
2
2
68,202
74
20
RedDragons
worldcup 2002
3
5
70,790
72
21
FCCacahuate
skronk _
3
4
72,013
71
22
Trendelmaniacs
t trendel
0
6
72,362
70
23
SportingGoats
Eliot Shepard
0
1
75,989
67
24
AVZThundering Herd
usf bull
1
2
85,804
59
25
sauril
Mark D
7
2
95,468
50
26
GeneralsF.C.
Noah Egorin
1
2
98,104
47
27
catfish
chris franks
15
14
109,075
12