Fantasy Euro 2008

[Nuclear Spoon]

Well, somebody had to do it.

http://tinyurl.com/5a82ml

100m, 14 players.
It's all rather simple, I've created a league, Weebls-Stuff Dynamos and the password is "lolpie".

[Mr stabby]

ahh the dynamos. shame that died.

I shall enter. Well I would if the page would load

[Nuclear Spoon]

Should work now. Word filter was fucking about.

[MargateMan]

:) Pretty satisfied with the team I've put together...

[ynnekkenny]

crap just registered on this site (http://en.fantasy.euro2008.uefa.com/), was gonna suggest the same thing

[Mr stabby]

joined now.

although I cocked up and it thinks im from Argentina and wont let me change :mad:

[scram]

And I'm in.

I'm happy with my side but I'm screwed if Portugal or Germany go out...

[Dr_nwa]

signed up
bow down to the might of the Fenham Golden Eagles!

[Flava Dave]

I am all over this shit.

Edit: Jaysis them Americans know dick-all about football.

[scram]

I have Ronaldo in my team.

I feel dirty all over. :(

[Dr_nwa]

I have Ronaldo in my team.

I feel dirty all over. :(

I put him in because he will be good

had to go shower twice after

[scram]

I can't seem to look at other people's teams in the mini-league. Anyone else?

Otherwise I'd be interested to know who people have got.

[ZOIDBERG]

Entered as About As Much Chance As England. Name should be self-explanatory:

Keeper: Cech (sub Zuberbuhler)
Defenders: Senderos, Evra, Bosingwa, Mellberg (sub Arbeloa)
Midlfielders: Fabregas, Ronaldo, Ballack, Schweinsteiger (sub Kallstrom)
Strikers: Huntelaar, Torres (sub Vennegoor of Hesselink)

Long names and familiar faces all round! (Villa wanted Bosingwa for those who don't know, never got him though since Porto wanted TWENTY TWO MILLION for him) .

[Nuclear Spoon]

I can't seem to look at other people's teams in the mini-league. Anyone else?

Otherwise I'd be interested to know who people have got.

Nope, I'm not seeing anything...
Meanwhile,

Iker Casillas
Philipp Lahm
Patrice Evra
Carles Puyol
Marco Materazzi
Wesley Sneijder
Niko Kranjcar
Cesc Fabregas
Andrei Arshavin
Kevin Kuranyi
Fernando Torres

Bench

Gregory Coupet
Olof Mellberg
Claude Makelele
Patrick Vieira

[scram]

Petr Cech

Ricardo Carvalho
Marco Materazzi
Khalid Boulahrouz
Bruno Alves

Bastian Schweinsteiger
Michael Ballack
Cristiano Ronaldo
Simone Perrotta

Miroslav Klose
Hugo Almeida

SUBS:
Edwin van der Sar
Mario Melchiot
Fredrik Ljungberg
Daniel Guiza


Wooo and we're off! 2 points already \o/

[ZOIDBERG]

Top of the league \o/ (Then again, had the only two scoring players that anyone here had - Cech 6 points, Senderos 1). Let's see what Ronaldo does now...

EDIT: brilliant article in my local paper:

Eight billion set to tune in
Euro 2008 chiefs are hoping the tournament will bring in a global TV audience in excess of eight billion viewers [in] over 200 countries, while millions of fans are expected to travel from around Europe to watch the games.

[Flava Dave]

Arshavin's suspended for the first two games, Mr Whoever-it-was-who-picked-Arshavin in his team.

GK - Jens Lehmann
DF - Gio van Bronkhorst
DF - Gianluca Zambrotta
DF - Fabio Grosso
MF - Michael Ballack
MF - Franck Ribery
MF - David Silva
MF - Wesley Sneijder
FW - Mario Gomez
FW - Luca Toni
FW - Karim Benzema

Subs:

Alex Manninger
Phillipe Senderos
Christian Panucci
Samir Nasri


I am so going to win.

[MargateMan]

Currently top! And planning to stay there!

Cech
Simic, Carvalho, Ferriera, Gallas
Robben, Ronaldo, Fabregas, Kranjcar
Henry, Toni

Subs: Boruc, Knezevic, Stelios (I'm not spelling it again!), Postiga

I think with management like this I should send my CV to one Mr Abramovich?

[Flava Dave]

Am I the only person to notice that you can change the formation?

[MargateMan]

Yeah, but I'm a firm believer in the 4-4-2, although I could possibly get more points with more attacking players...

[Nuclear Spoon]

No, Flava Dave, I'm with 4-3-3.
What do you mean he's suspended? D:

[scram]

Eight billion set to tune in
Euro 2008 chiefs are hoping the tournament will bring in a global TV audience in excess of eight billion viewers [in] over 200 countries, while millions of fans are expected to travel from around Europe to watch the games.

They don't specify that the viewers are all human...

[ZOIDBERG]

Am I the only person to notice that you can change the formation?
I did but I'm still not sure which to use. Possibly 3-4-3 as each goal costs your defender a point.

[Nuclear Spoon]

Ok so I've chucked out Arshavin and brought in Huntelaar. He better deliver.

Meanwhile I have a huge 2 points. Thank you, Captain Crunch.

[Flava Dave]

Huntelaar's unlikely to start. The Dutch play with one up front usually and it's going to invariably be van Nistelrooy.

I have appointed myself to be your assistant coach.

[Nuclear Spoon]

He will come on and he will get goals.

I know this.

Because I have seen it.

[ZOIDBERG]

Huntelaar's unlikely to start. The Dutch play with one up front usually and it's going to invariably be van Nistelrooy.

I have appointed myself to be your assistant coach.
I know, I just like his name.

[Mr stabby]

holy moley I'm top by a long shot.

lets hope they keep this up.

:D

[Nuclear Spoon]

To be fair, half the players in my team haven't played yet.

[Mr stabby]

shhh I'm still winning. :p

I might retire as champion now.

edit / still top, lots of spain players for tomorrow :cool:

[Nuclear Spoon]

tole u i was harcore

*is 3rd*

[scram]

Lames.

Could really have done with Italy not bending over and taking it last night.

[Mr stabby]

you have to admit, it was good to see.

[scram]

Lames, only just realised I have transfers available.

[ZOIDBERG]

We don't have automatic subs do we? :(

I had Cech in goal (-1), Zuberbuhler [veteran Swiss keeper, only playing last night cos it was Kuhn's last game] (6) on the bench, and Senderos (5) along with him. And kept Ronaldo in my team, obviously.

Incidentally, the worst team in the world this round has -6 (Turkish keeper Volkan got -3 and two Czech defenders got -1 and -2), and the world's best team is the Dutch starting XI.

[MargateMan]

Tis common knowledge keepers make poor managers...

This is my excuse for the current state of the table!

[scram]

Heh.

Last night was a poor night for me seeing as I had a team dominated by Cech in goal and a load of Portuguese outfield players.

Still two points off the top though :D

Let's hope that Germany do well tonight and that Holland don't field a reserve side tomorrow.

[ZOIDBERG]

Heh.

Last night was a poor night for me seeing as I had a team dominated by Cech in goal and a load of Portuguese outfield players.

Still two points off the top though :D

Let's hope that Germany do well tonight and that Holland don't field a reserve side tomorrow.
Only player I had that took part was Cech like I said, so -1 for me this round. Looks like my entire team could well be Dutch by the end of this; for those who don't know, you get 10 more transfers for the knockout stages so you can afford to go nuts during the last three days of group games. Good point though, if they field reserves I'll be screwed; time to get Huntelaar et al back? :D

And also Scram I replied to your thread on their forum about who's who.

[scram]

Ta for that.

In other news, Michael Ballack, I could kiss you. Top of the league \o/

Big points scorers seem to be attacking midfielders. :D

[Mr stabby]

Hoping the italy france stay 0-0. Could do with some points from Barzagli

actually, get a romanian defender in and a dutch player, that way I'm due some points.

oh man, I took Pirlo out of my team 20 minutes or so before kick off.

when is the transfer deadline per game?

[Flava Dave]

Gah! I didn't realise you could make transfers every day, I thought the deadline was for every round of matches.

[ZOIDBERG]

Good point though, if they field reserves I'll be screwed; time to get Huntelaar et al back? :D
Guess who I never bought... :(
Hoping the italy france stay 0-0. Could do with some points from Barzagli

actually, get a romanian defender in and a dutch player, that way I'm due some points.

oh man, I took Pirlo out of my team 20 minutes or so before kick off.

when is the transfer deadline per game?
5 minutes before kick-off.

[Mr stabby]

shitting hell what a dumb decision to make those subs. I'd have gone back top n all :(