FSA Premier League anyone?

CSF

For a while now I've been toying with an idea/project in my head, and with the cup being a success last year (hopefully to be a success again this year) and Champions League, Europa League and even Intertoto taking shape, why not take it up a notch by getting together a FSA League Structure.

The idea is that this Premier League would contain 20 teams (in theory the best 20 regulars this forum has to offer) with relegation to a FSA Championship, a FSA League 1 and an FSA League 2. This would be a head to head system, containing 20 teams in each league, The fixtures and compilation of such wouldn't be done manually. There would be 4 leagues set up and codes would be distributed accordingly based on ranking this year. Top 3 would go up, and bottom 3 would go down from each league (even the bottom league)

For year 1 of the project, the hierarchy would be limited to 4 leagues, and here is why. It is all well and good to get people to volunteer for such a league, but once August comes around, getting people to actually enter the codes for their relevant leagues might be a difficulty. The idea is that I'll be taking signups for entry to the league, with the first 80 being admitted and then ranked based on their score this year. If people are interested in this, I'll be making a thread at 7:30 PM (I'll explain why later) tomorrow evening for signup.

Once the FPL website is set up, I'll be creating 4 leagues, and emailing the relevant codes to the 80 people. They'll have until August 1st to take their place in the league, after which their entry to the league would be cancelled. Any available place would go down the rankings of our 80, with the next ranked players having the opportunity to move up a league into the available places (they'll only have 24 hours to do so). Any remaining places in Division 4 would be made available to the 81st person to sign up and so on and so on. You'd assume that by the time the league starts, after a good bit of admin work on my part, we would have 80 teams ready to go. If we have that with time to spare, we can start looking at FPL League 3 or whatever, but I'm certainly not getting ahead of myself for now. I see August and getting the leagues sorted being a bit of a task.

So assuming there is an interest in this I'll be posting a new thread up for entrys at 7:30 PM after the football ends tomorrow evening, I'm doing it then because I want all the regulars to be in this, and with a full day's football between now and then I know they'll all be on the forum here and see this thread. First 80 to sign up (I'll obviously be entrant number 1) are guaranteed entry, and after that entry will be subject to availability

After an extremely long post (I don't do summarys very well), I'm just looking to see if there is an interest in this, aswell as opinions on what will and won't work.

For those who are planning to enter, you now have a wildcard and 5 months to put yourself in the best position going forward.

CSF.


EDIT: Here is the link to the google document...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...UE&usp=sharing

Mint Sauce

Great idea.

How many regulars to the forum is there, or is that decided on number of posts to the forum? I know members can see how posts they have posted on a forum, but is there anything on the forum to see the top posters.

roryc

Good idea, count me in.

Lemlin

I'm not particularly into head to head tournaments but this one sounds interesting.

Count me in.

zarquon

I agree, excellent idea and added competition in this forum. Count me in also.

CSF

Mint Sauce wrote: »

Great idea.

How many regulars to the forum is there, or is that decided on number of posts to the forum? I know members can see how posts they have posted on a forum, but is there anything on the forum to see the top posters.

I won't be ruling anyone out based on number of posts or anything, the true regulars (us lads who spend our lives on the internet talking about whether Suarez trained today) will be on this site at some time tomorrow to see if Suarez was seen getting off the team bus, and will know to sign up. Lads who I've come to consider pillars of the forum like Mr Prodston, Lemlin, roryc and others whose posts I like far too much to name (now nobody gets offended), will be queueing up for this thread to open like teenage girls waiting for Bieber tickets to go on sale. Except instead of Bieber you have Suarez.

FHFC

See ya at 7.30

Damn you, youve just given me my excuse to play this damn game again next year.

Mint Sauce

FHFC wrote: »

See ya at 7.30

Damn you, youve just given me my excuse to play this damn game again next year.

TBH, its one of the main things that holds my interest in the EPL.

Iused2likebusts

Great idea. Count me in.

G1032

Excellent idea. Judging by my score so far this year I'll have to come from League 2 to win the Premier league. I have a 4 year plan!!

Hogey007

sounds very good.

Fowler87

Count me in too. Great idea!

FHFC

Mint Sauce wrote: »

TBH, its one of the main things that holds my interest in the EPL.

Yeah, im a League of Irelamd fan, used to follow EPL bg time about 10 years ago but only very casually lately. Till this year when i could name Hull Citys backline!

Scorpion Sting

Good concept CSF, count me in. Based on my current rank I'll have a battle on my hands to get into the Premier League but I'm up for the challenge!

manual_man

Haven't posted here much lately, but if ye'll have me, i'd be glad to join. Sounds like a quality idea, and i'm sure getting numbers wouldn't be a problem, for a Premiership and Championship at least. Conference North i'm not so sure

Copper_pipe

Count me in!

Menas

sounds good.

Swiper the fox

FHFC wrote: »

Yeah, im a League of Irelamd fan, used to follow EPL bg time about 10 years ago but only very casually lately. Till this year when i could name Hull Citys backline!

Exactly how I felt last year, I'd be raving to my mates(mostly non FPL) how Ian Harte should be playing left back for Reading or why Pottechino didn't fancy Jason Puncheon, it's a world gone mad in here:o.

Anyway I think this is great also, I'd love to be involved.

Oh and happy new year to ye all:D

InishGael

Count me in also please. First year playing Fantasy Football and although I've hardly posted much, avid reader of this forum.

alchemist33

Am I right in thinking if you're in "Division 4" it'll take a minimum of three full sessons to get to Division 1? That's quite a long view to have in this game and I suspect there'll be a lot of attrition.

(Sorry to be such a negative-ninny on new years day)

dahat

Ah go on sure, be good craic.

KevIRL

Definitely interested in this. Attrition will be an issue as alchemist says above and will be a good idea to have some strict rules around when you have to be registered in the various H2H league each season or have your place filled by the next person in the ladder

Also if you get more interest than required to fill 4 divisions you could always add a conference, league north/south etc. Once the initial seperation is done and players registered the game takes care of everything else.

Would have no problem in helping with the running of this also as I imagine it will take a few weeks of intensive attention during pre season then after that it will run itself

8-10

I'm interested though not sure I'll be able to get online at 7.30, will try!

CSF

KevIRL wrote: »

Definitely interested in this. Attrition will be an issue as alchemist says above and will be a good idea to have some strict rules around when you have to be registered in the various H2H league each season or have your place filled by the next person in the ladder

Also if you get more interest than required to fill 4 divisions you could always add a conference, league north/south etc. Once the initial seperation is done and players registered the game takes care of everything else.

Would have no problem in helping with the running of this also as I imagine it will take a few weeks of intensive attention during pre season then after that it will run itself

That is the plan yeah. If we get the 80 people to fill the 4 leagues (and I mean actually get them all registered in their correct leagues) then a 5th league would make perfect sense

finnharpsboy

CSF wrote: »

That is the plan yeah. If we get the 80 people to fill the 4 leagues (and I mean actually get them all registered in their correct leagues) then a 5th league would make perfect sense

count me in

Mint Sauce

alchemist33 wrote: »

Am I right in thinking if you're in "Division 4" it'll take a minimum of three full sessons to get to Division 1? That's quite a long view to have in this game and I suspect there'll be a lot of attrition.

(Sorry to be such a negative-ninny on new years day)

Its my 4th year playing already, but I certainly get your point. Suppose if some one does not register an interest at the start of the next season, the next placed team moves up, making space for a new entrant in Div 4.

PARlance

Great idea CSF, now we will be able to see all, and I mean ALL your transfers

CSF

PARlance wrote: »

Great idea CSF, now we will be able to see all, and I mean ALL your transfers

Hahaha, I've only made 1 this week. Discipline:D

Captain Bob

count me in

Sooner or Later

Great idea CSF! Count me in!

Local_Chap

Count me in. I don't post here as often as I would like but hopefully that will change in the next few weeks

Kent Brockman

Spotted the team ID in the URL.
Is there any other way to find it in settings or your profile etc?

GLaDOS

Only seeing this now and signed up on the relevant thread, but great idea. Looking forward to it going ahead.

CSF

Kent Brockman wrote: »

Spotted the team ID in the URL.
Is there any other way to find it in settings or your profile etc?

Not that I know of, think the URL is the way.

Mr.Prodston

I'm not quite sure what this is yet after spending a day away from the place :pac:

But I'm definitely in.

Lucas Hood

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I'm not quite sure what this is yet after spending a day away from the place :pac:

But I'm definitely in.

Sign up in the other thread , be quick though places nearly gone .

CSF

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

I'm not quite sure what this is yet after spending a day away from the place :pac:

But I'm definitely in.

I can't tell you what it is, but it is definitely not a pyramid scheme...

Mr.Prodston

CSF wrote: »

I can't tell you what it is, but it is definitely not a pyramid scheme...

I'll read it in the morning properly, I just knew I had to at fast when i saw 80 places and 78 posts in the other thread :pac:

TaytoCrisps

I'm on 1210 points at present, 69k overall, How's that comparing to everyone else that's signing up ?

deadlineday

I'm on 1226 points at present,just inside 42k overall

CSF

You're both doing better than me. Which I don't like. Need to get my act together. 1192 points. 114575th in the world.

deadlineday

thks for taking the trouble for setting it up.sounds like fun.

CSF

deadlineday wrote: »

thks for taking the trouble for setting it up.sounds like fun.

No worries, hopefully it all works out as planned.

GLaDOS

TaytoCrisps wrote: »

I'm on 1210 points at present, 69k overall, How's that comparing to everyone else that's signing up ?

deadlineday wrote: »

I'm on 1226 points at present,just inside 42k overall

CSF wrote: »

You're both doing better than me. Which I don't like. Need to get my act together. 1192 points. 114575th in the world.

Eh... It's the participation that count

deadlineday

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Eh... It's the participation that count

in league 2 i'm sure thats will be the case

finnharpsboy

looking at your scores ill be staring from league 2 or the conference :eek:

only 1167 for me so far

GLaDOS

I was third seed in the Champions cup, League 1 is the dream.

deadlineday

it can all change in a wkd.i got lucky wit advice here to get Coleman and Mertersacker from wk 1.got Saurez in early too.the leagues i'm in are boring at this stage.no one has the passion ye guys have.top 50 in the FSA league is my aim for this yr and wit the standard here that should see me inside the top 40k worldwide.

PARlance

Roy of the rovers stuff required from
me.
Still going all Declan Mofitt on it though, " I'll win the fcuking thing"

(Would be very happy with a Chsmionship spot)

Decoda

Been lurking on the forum for a couple of years and playing the FF going on 4 years.

I'm at 1234 points which puts me at 32,00 approx....and it's around now in the season where I usually start to free fall to the mid table section.

Thanks for taking the time to organise the league. It should be good for a laugh. I normally don't do head to head but this year I entered one of the boards head to head leagues (boards.ie FSA H2H League 3) and I have to admit I'm quite enjoying it (might have something to do with the fact that I'm near the top at the moment but that can all change really quick).

Anyway thanks again and looking forward to some banter through the season

Regards

DC

CSF

Lads, I totally would have changed the criteria for entry if I knew you were all going to be + 1200!!! Unless I get my act together I look like just creeping into the Championship but possibly more likely League 1:o