11/21/24
November 06, 2006
Spofi EPL FFL: Les Mis.
| # | Team | Manager | Gam | Tot | Chg | Transfers | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ardley Athletic | squealy | 28 | 569 | 0 | 11 | 10,244 |
| 2 | Crap City United | gspm | 27 | 556 | 0 | 11 | 20,498 |
| 3 | ATL Untitled | trox | 32 | 548 | 0 | 5 | 29,405 |
| 4 | BillSaysThisScores!! | billsaysthis | 49 | 542 | 0 | 10 | 39,133 |
| 5 | Phatcat FC | garfield | 54 | 541 | 0 | 9 | 40,615 |
| 6 | The Lawn Wranglers | lawn_wrangler | 38 | 513 | 0 | 9 | 112,792 |
| 7 | The Magyars | obstacle2 | 39 | 507 | +1 | 2 | 133,289 |
| 8 | The Clitorati | Fat Buddha | 34 | 505 | -1 | 7 | 142,314 |
| 9 | The Red Mist | walrus | 41 | 497 | +1 | 7 | 176,339 |
| 10 | FIFA Rankings | Mr Bismarck | 39 | 491 | +1 | 10 | 205,508 |
| 11 | EnFuego | etrader | 34 | 488 | -2 | 11 | 220,575 |
| 12 | Upper V, Bitches! | Jeffwa | 43 | 485 | +1 | 4 | 233,751 |
| 13 | My Hair Is So Bangin | chicobangs | 44 | 478 | +3 | 9 | 272,662 |
| 14 | Ball Booters | cabuki | 39 | 477 | +1 | 12 | 278,903 |
| 15 | Cutters IV | mdb1 | 26 | 475 | -3 | 8 | 288,890 |
| 16 | Inter Hoxton | skronk | 32 | 474 | -3 | 12 | 295,609 |
| 17 | Middle Pocket Mares | owlhouse | 42 | 470 | +1 | 3 | 315,298 |
| 18 | PunksInTheBeerlight | holden | 40 | 467 | +1 | 8 | 333,656 |
| 19 | Zizou Headbutters | worldcup2002 | 31 | 461 | -2 | 9 | 368,583 |
| 20 | Arrowwood United | klangklangston | 46 | 456 | +1 | 3 | 396,057 |
| 21 | I Like Beer | nickmark | 34 | 444 | 0 | 7 | 466,110 |
| 22 | TX Devils | Texan_lost_in_NY | 22 | 441 | -2 | 11 | 483,877 |
| 23 | Sauril's WideBoys | sauril | 37 | 428 | +2 | 1 | 551,407 |
| 24 | 00100011 00110001's | geekyguy | 29 | 424 | 0 | 6 | 572,619 |
| 25 | FC Hammer | rcade | 23 | 420 | -2 | 0 | 589,139 |
| 26 | Sock My Balls | HATER 187 | 27 | 418 | -1 | 0 | 598,750 |
| 27 | Tunbridge Turtles | terrapin | 28 | 414 | +1 | 7 | 620,375 |
| 28 | Yukon United | YukonGold | 32 | 413 | +1 | 12 | 625,489 |
| 29 | Fencers | Fence | 22 | 412 | -2 | 5 | 628,921 |
| 30 | Range Park Queens | yerfatma | 29 | 407 | 0 | 4 | 649,773 |
| 31 | Th'All Black (Hand)s | The_Black_Hand | 53 | 402 | +2 | 11 | 671,102 |
| 32 | Spofield Town | James H | 36 | 395 | -1 | 0 | 694,420 |
| 33 | vagabonds | catfish | 41 | 392 | -1 | 9 | 707,763 |
| 34 | This is Anfield | 27 | 63 | 391 | +1 | 0 | 708,485 |
| 35 | Blammos! | StarFucker | 42 | 387 | -1 | 5 | 724,028 |
| 36 | Salmonbellies | rumple | 45 | 331 | 0 | 0 | 847,141 |
posted by gspm at 10:08 PM on November 06, 2006
I had four players (including two subs) out injured so I ended up only being able to sub in one (because of the minimum three defenders rule) leaving me with two empty slots ... oh never mind. I totally sucked this week.
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:43 AM on November 07, 2006
otoh, this screwy week caused some tightening between tiers. Here's my ~30+ pts "tier analysis" (tiers = subgroups within the table that are likeliest to have the most mobility among teams): Tier 1: #1-5 has a spread of only 28pts! Tier 2: #6-12 has a spread of 28pts Tier 3: #13-22 has a spread of 38pts Tier 4: #23-31 has a spread of 26pts Tier 5: #32-35 has a spread of 12pts and then there's #36, who is 56pts off the pace (if you can call being 2nd last, setting the "pace"). Note: This week, what appears to be a zombie (auto-pilot) team (#34 This is Anfield) is our highest scorer. The high score of 63 beat our league average by 26+pts.
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:55 AM on November 07, 2006
Horrible week for me. But there is still plenty of time for all my players to get together and launch a stunning comeback. I just have to have faith in them ;)
posted by Fence at 03:23 AM on November 07, 2006
An off week for my team as well, but as long as I continue to score more than squealy and gspm, I'll be just fine.
posted by trox at 08:40 AM on November 07, 2006
Regained my footing after free-falling the past three weeks. The whole captain choice thing really makes this game frustrating sometimes.
posted by garfield at 10:53 AM on November 07, 2006
Yeah, because aside from that, it's a friggin' cakewalk. Heh.
posted by chicobangs at 01:15 PM on November 07, 2006
Sorry if that sounded bad. Its just every time I switch the captaincy away from Lampard (a trend carrying over from last season) he scores huge, so I'm reluctant to move the C, but then sit and watch as he puts up a doubled-2.
posted by garfield at 01:40 PM on November 07, 2006
Oh, I know. I thought I was set by moving my C between Gerrard and Terry depending on who was playing the creampuff team on a given week, but that doesn't seem to be working so well. (Laugh it up, FFL vets. We're learning on the fly here.)
posted by chicobangs at 03:11 PM on November 07, 2006
Monday Morning Managers. Of course you should have moved the armband to the highest scoring player. Simple, really. But I just can't bring myself to make someone like Gareth Barry captain. Chico's method is as good as any I've heard. But then again I also consult runes, throw the I Ching and channel the spirit of Raich Carter. None of which works, obviously.
posted by owlhouse at 03:28 PM on November 07, 2006
owlhouse, your method seems to be working better than mine. Which isn't saying much. OK, I'll make yet another bold claim: This week, I move into the top 10. I'll probably be wrong again, but I'm betting on if I say it often enough...
posted by worldcup2002 at 09:51 PM on November 07, 2006
The captain thing. I try not to think about it too much. I have both Lampard and Henry. And Henry holds the armband every week he plays. He has the greater upside.
posted by trox at 10:40 PM on November 07, 2006
Stay the course, WC. Stay the course.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 01:07 AM on November 08, 2006
Mr Bismarck, from you I have learned much to improving my country Kazakhstan.
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:40 AM on November 09, 2006
Oooh, look at the pretty color on my name! If only I knew what it meant...or what the hell I'm doing, for that matter. You can't tell this is my first experience with EPL, can you?
posted by The_Black_Hand at 08:10 AM on November 09, 2006
It means you're directly behind yerfatma. Enjoy the view!
posted by Mr Bismarck at 08:38 AM on November 09, 2006
I used to live there. It's kinda musty and the neighbors aren't very nice, but it's nothing nine pints can't soothe.
posted by YukonGold at 12:03 PM on November 09, 2006
You have meet my countryman Borat?
posted by worldcup2002 at 09:33 PM on November 09, 2006
VERY NICE!
posted by The_Black_Hand at 08:01 AM on November 10, 2006
I used to live there. It's kinda musty and the neighbors aren't very nice, but it's nothing nine pints can't soothe. Jagemash! This week's performance is an attempt to remove any neighbors from the Back 40 and leave myself with a clear view of whatever is behind the bottom.
posted by yerfatma at 03:12 PM on November 12, 2006
For the sake of posterity (I got tied up while putting this together last week)
| Who's Hot | 3 wk avg | kudos |
|---|---|---|
| The Clitorati | 58.0 |  |
| BillSaysThisScores!! | 55.3 | |
| The Lawn Wranglers | 54.3 | |
| Who's Cold | 3 wk avg | kudos |
|---|---|---|
| Fencers | 31.7 |  |
| TX Devils | 34.7 | |
| Range Park Queens | 36.7 | |
| Sock My Balls | 36.7 | |
posted by gspm at 07:48 AM on November 15, 2006
Squads with week 11 as their best week: This is Anfield, Th'All Black (Hand)s. Squads with week 11 as their worst week: TX Devils, Crap City United, FC Hammer, Inter Hoxton
posted by gspm at 07:58 AM on November 15, 2006