Boards.ie Premier League Fantasy Football 08/09

Iago · 30-10-2008 11:18pm

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Picking Ronaldo and putting him as captain might as well be considering cheating in my opinion. It completely removes a massive degree of the challenge that is present in the game. Sure you might as well remove the limit on the max number of player per club and reduce the cost of every player by 20% so you can get away with picking just first choice United, Arsenal, Chelsea and United players..

His value should have been increased to closer to 20 million so that you could only pick promoted players in every other position.

lol

tribulus · 31-10-2008 3:04am

I haven't learned from last time - Lampard or Ronaldo as captain?

Xavi6 · 31-10-2008 4:03am

Geremi out, Fletcher in. He's been playing well lately and I'm hoping for a United clean sheet.

JPA · 31-10-2008 1:13pm

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

Picking Ronaldo and putting him as captain might as well be considering cheating in my opinion. It completely removes a massive degree of the challenge that is present in the game. Sure you might as well remove the limit on the max number of player per club and reduce the cost of every player by 20% so you can get away with picking just first choice United, Arsenal, Chelsea and United players..

His value should have been increased to closer to 20 million so that you could only pick promoted players in every other position.

He's right though. Also Man United should only half the points for every game Ronaldo plays in.

Third_Echelon · 31-10-2008 1:23pm

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Picking Ronaldo and putting him as captain might as well be considering cheating in my opinion. It completely removes a massive degree of the challenge that is present in the game. Sure you might as well remove the limit on the max number of player per club and reduce the cost of every player by 20% so you can get away with picking just first choice United, Arsenal, Chelsea and United players..

His value should have been increased to closer to 20 million so that you could only pick promoted players in every other position.

He's a player like any other in the game.... If you pick him you have to make sacrifices in other places.

Personally, I do view picking Ronaldo as 'cheating'

and it does take some fun out of the game.

I did pretty well for the past 2 years without him.

jesus_thats_gre · 31-10-2008 1:23pm

Apologies about the rant, was looking at my housemates team where he picked any 9 random players, Lampard and Ronaldo as captain and got 75 odd points

Tis obviously part of the game though so..

FutureGuy · 31-10-2008 1:52pm

jesus_thats_gre wrote: »

Apologies about the rant, was looking at my housemates team where he picked any 9 random players, Lampard and Ronaldo as captain and got 75 odd points

Tis obviously part of the game though so..

Wait unil Ronaldo has a bad week and we'll see their scores. Most teams, like last year, are beginning to take on the same look as each other.

Last year, Ronaldo was rediculously underpriced, but at 14 million this year, it does give a few more headaches when buying other players. He'll be close to 15 by the end of the year.

CantGetNoSleep · 31-10-2008 2:01pm

Have just transferred in Lampard and Adebayor to play alongside Ronaldo and Berbatov, still have a fairly decent looking side and my subs all play regularly

Will Alex start for Chelsea now that Carvalho is injured?

What about forward partnerships, who would you pick? Rooney and van Persie or Adebayor and Berbatov? Or just save a few quid and buy Torres?

jesus_thats_gre · 31-10-2008 2:16pm

Defo Ade and Berb.

Mr. Incognito · 31-10-2008 2:18pm

How do you uplaod the pics of your team?

Tried saving as an image and can't figure out how to do it.

FutureGuy · 31-10-2008 2:21pm

Given the next 5 games...Van Persie or Robinho? I have Robinho at the moment, but I'll have to make a second substitute to raise the 0.1 i need. That would be Fueller in for C.Cole.

JPA · 31-10-2008 2:23pm

SetantaL wrote: »

How do you uplaod the pics of your team?

Tried saving as an image and can't figure out how to do it.

You need to host it somewhere like photobucket.

Mr. Incognito · 31-10-2008 2:23pm

Given the next 5 games...Van Persie or Robinho? I have Robinho at the moment, but I'll have to make a second substitute to raise the 0.1 i need. That would be Fueller in for C.Cole

Have you looked at arsenal's fixtures- not nice reading. I'd leave it off.

Earthhorse · 31-10-2008 2:25pm

SetantaL wrote: »

How do you uplaod the pics of your team?

Tried saving as an image and can't figure out how to do it.

Hit the Print Screen button on your keyboard which will take a screenshot of your monitor. Open up an image app like paint and paste the resuts in there. Save the file and upload.

You'll have to upload it to a host if you want to embed. If you just want to attach save it as a jpeg.

roryc · 31-10-2008 2:32pm

So who is Conor White AKA 'the Lobotrons'? Top of the Boards League and incredibly 1st in the entire thing with a MASSIVE 649 points... take a bow son

SantryRed · 31-10-2008 2:42pm

Pompey will go back to 4-4-2 at home to Wigan tomorow won't they?

Decided to put Defoe as captain as I can see a hat trick coming his way tomorrow:D

KnifeWRENCH · 31-10-2008 2:48pm

I've looked at my team for the first time since setting it up - I'm 494th in the Boards league!!

:D:D 'Tis about as far up as I'd ever get.

I'm also 13th out of 20 in some random Head to Head league.

james123 · 31-10-2008 3:21pm

roryc wrote: »

So who is Conor White AKA 'the Lobotrons'? Top of the Boards League and incredibly 1st in the entire thing with a MASSIVE 649 points... take a bow son

I know the guy he lives and breaths fantasy football and will never let you forget that hes first i think he practices in the mirror what he say to us in the pub with such quotes as "im amazing" and "1st in the world ,women love my big c0ck" etc etc the guy literally has no life other than this but thats what it takes i suppose

Sherifu · 31-10-2008 3:25pm

james123 wrote: »

I know the guy he lives and breaths fantasy football and will never let you forget that hes first i think he practices in the mirror what he say to us in the pub with such quotes as "im amazing" and "1st in the world ,women love my big c0ck" etc etc the guy literally has no life other than this but thats what it takes i suppose

I hope that's true

james123 · 31-10-2008 3:37pm

its very true and hes not even a member of boards tut tut

roryc · 31-10-2008 3:38pm

james123 wrote: »

I know the guy he lives and breaths fantasy football and will never let you forget that hes first i think he practices in the mirror what he say to us in the pub with such quotes as "im amazing" and "1st in the world ,women love my big c0ck" etc etc the guy literally has no life other than this but thats what it takes i suppose

I see what you mean, he has a 'catch Conor' league

Anyway, still plenty of time for a spectacular meltdown!!

Jugs82 · 31-10-2008 3:47pm

Got rid of Ronaldo last week - :mad:

Had decided on a strong defence for the next few weeks but now already thinking about how to get him back....

Team for this wk:

Hart

Agger---Boswinga---Evra---Ferdinand

SWP----Fabergas---Lampard (c)---Alonso

Zaki

Robinho

Subs: Zamora; Pantsil; O'Brien

Lord, how Im hoping Ronaldo has a stinker this week - against Hull though, its very unlikely

Sherifu · 31-10-2008 4:07pm

james123 wrote: »

its very true and hes not even a member of boards tut tut

I guessed that by the way he gate crashed the boards league a few weeks ago. One of you fools told him about it!

BaZmO* · 31-10-2008 4:25pm

roryc wrote: »

I see what you mean, he has a 'catch Conor' league

That is funny though.

jesus_thats_gre · 31-10-2008 4:43pm

BaZmO* wrote: »

That is funny though.

Had me laughing too

Mr. Incognito · 31-10-2008 5:03pm

I guessed that by the way he gate crashed the boards league a few weeks ago. One of you fools told him about it!

I was bitching about that at the time. I was in 2nd and got turfed down to third.

I'm 11th now but I'll gettim goddamit!

Still though, 1st in the world is impressive. He's like Ronaldo- a cocky tool but can back it up so..........

Sherifu · 31-10-2008 5:07pm

Ya, but if he's not a boards user what's he doing in the boards league except showing off. Makes little difference to me anyway, being well down the order

The Gambler 101 · 31-10-2008 5:44pm

my head is melted this week trying to organise my team, after havin 2 good weeks with robinho as captain then switching captaincy to ronaldo last week and moving up 10 places in a league wit me mates, the pressures on to maintain the form. my team at the moment is

...................cech................

richards......... l young .......... emerton

fabregas.....ronaldo(c).....anderson.....mccann

defoe.........robinho..........berbatov

subs: schwarzer, figueroa, marney, painstil

have 0.4 mil in the bank

any ideas for me, scared to sell cesc even though hes doin nothing this yr for fear he scores this week!

31-10-2008 6:22pm

The Gambler 101 wrote: »

my head is melted this week trying to organise my team, after havin 2 good weeks with robinho as captain then switching captaincy to ronaldo last week and moving up 10 places in a league wit me mates, the pressures on to maintain the form. my team at the moment is

...................cech................

richards......... l young .......... emerton

fabregas.....ronaldo(c).....anderson.....mccann

defoe.........robinho..........berbatov

subs: schwarzer, figueroa, marney, painstil

have 0.4 mil in the bank

any ideas for me, scared to sell cesc even though hes doin nothing this yr for fear he scores this week!

Take 4 point hit.Get rid of Fab and get Lamps,Robinho to Carew.

CantGetNoSleep · 31-10-2008 6:55pm

The Gambler 101 wrote: »

my head is melted this week trying to organise my team, after havin 2 good weeks with robinho as captain then switching captaincy to ronaldo last week and moving up 10 places in a league wit me mates, the pressures on to maintain the form. my team at the moment is

...................cech................

richards......... l young .......... emerton

fabregas.....ronaldo(c).....anderson.....mccann

defoe.........robinho..........berbatov

subs: schwarzer, figueroa, marney, painstil

have 0.4 mil in the bank

any ideas for me, scared to sell cesc even though hes doin nothing this yr for fear he scores this week!

Get rid of Anderson too, a perfect example of a good player who will never do well in FF

The Gambler 101 · 31-10-2008 6:57pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Take 4 point hit.Get rid of Fab and get Lamps,Robinho to Carew.

i was jus lookin at that, lamps seems to be a magnet for bonus points!

why do ya think carew?

is berba utds main striker now?

Boggles · 31-10-2008 6:58pm

Gona give Fabregas one more chance, purely because the Arse are playing Stoke.

OPENROAD · 31-10-2008 8:11pm

Boggles wrote: »

Gona give Fabregas one more chance, purely because the Arse are playing Stoke.

It was very hard but I got rid of him a couple of weeks ago, he will certainly continue to get assists and bonus points but he is not getting in goal scoring positions like the last two seasons.

Lex Luthor · 01-11-2008 1:55pm

also sold Fab this weekend for Lampard
Brought in Belletti for Carvalho as I needed a mil to get Lamps

Charlie · 01-11-2008 2:05pm

Needed to make some changes as I have been crucified for the last two weeks.

Kirkland

---Beye--Bosingwa--G.Neville---

Gutierez--Ireland--Fabregas--Young

--Adebayor-Rooney-Berbatov--

I will be brig Torres back in for Ade and Owen for Berba (next week). Really need Fabregas to start doing something, and Ashley Young has been a little too quiet as of late. Still. I can't really afford to get rid of them, as I am playing catchup, and the only players I can replace them with are players my opponents already have.

Handsome Bob · 01-11-2008 2:06pm

Disaster; on Wednesday night I gave Torres the captaincy and totally forgot to change it.:pac:

Sherifu · 01-11-2008 2:12pm

Carson

---Bosingwa--Carragher--Laursen--

-SWP--Ireland--Denilson--Lampard-

----Adebayor----Defoe----Zaki----

kronsington · 01-11-2008 3:48pm

wildcard played after a couple of shocking weeks

come on lads!!! put a ****** boot in!!!

Handsome Bob · 01-11-2008 4:06pm

I hate this game.....you keep the bastid in for three games and is underwhelming. You take him out and he starts banging them in. Bloody winker.

Xavi6 · 01-11-2008 4:11pm

Winker as captain

Handsome Bob · 01-11-2008 4:19pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

Winker as captain

Anyone who has him in their team are sure to have him as Captain anyway.:p

Xavi6 · 01-11-2008 4:22pm

LZ5by5 wrote: »

Anyone who has him in their team are sure to have him as Captain anyway.:p

Oh I know, but imagine not having him the team at all...... :pac:

hughes2558 · 01-11-2008 4:28pm

I have Ronaldo...........
but made Van Persie captain.:mad:

Sherifu · 01-11-2008 4:29pm

hughes2558 wrote: »

I have Ronaldo...........
but made Van Persie captain.:mad:

Lol. I thought everyone that had him made him catain. Didn't you read the user manual? :pac:

Sherifu · 01-11-2008 4:30pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

Oh I know, but imagine not having him the team at all...... :pac:

Don't need to imagine.

titan18 · 01-11-2008 4:31pm

I have him and have Lampard as my captain and it was Adebayor for the last 2 games

01-11-2008 4:34pm

Alex is having a stormer!

Handsome Bob · 01-11-2008 4:40pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

Oh I know, but imagine not having him the team at all...... :pac:

You're a cruel mofo Xavi!:mad::pac:

JPA · 01-11-2008 4:40pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Alex is having a stormer!

I was going to put him in. :mad:

Charlie · 01-11-2008 4:44pm

Bah!!! That decision just cost me 7 pts!!! Would have been Berba's 3rd assist in the game.

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