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Conference trucks::football;1

Title: Soccer Football Conference
Notice:Don't forget your season ticket.....
Moderator:MOVIES::PLAYFORD
Created:Thu Aug 08 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:608
Total number of notes:85903

336.0. "Daily Telegraph Fantasy Football League" by LARVAE::FERRARO_A (Antony Ferraro @UCG) Thu Jan 06 1994 16:56

    Is anyone going to enter the Telegraph fantasy football league. It is
    free to join and offers the winners holidays to the world cup. It is
    the same rules as fantasy football. I bought yesteerday's paper and it
    had all the details for joining and player values etc.
    
    Only one entry per person but more than one per household.
    
    should be fun.
    
    Antony
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336.1I am already in!PIECES::63585::SWIFFENFri Jan 07 1994 09:5413
Antony,

I have entered a team, and have got a few others to do so,
so I will be following it throughout the season. It would
be good if we could get a few others involved and post
our own results/scores each week. 

My team is Schmeichel, Barrett, Hendry, Polston, Beresford
Waddle, McAllister, Hazard, A N Other , Cantona and Campbell.

You will note the confidence I have in in the Liverpool lads!

Chris.
336.2SUBURB::COOKSHalf Man,Half BiscuitMon Jan 10 1994 13:0917
    I have also entered my team.
    
    My selection (if i remember correctly) - 
    
    Flowers
    Le Saux
    Elliot
    Butterworth
    Hazard
    McAllister
    Cole
    Stein
    
    Er,and 3 others whose names totally escape me.
    
    You can spend 20 million. My team came to 19.6m 
                    
336.3Shooting Stars.YUPPY::WISESWed Jan 26 1994 13:2119
    I've just completed my entry...
    
    
    Schmeichel
    Venison
    Dorigo
    Hendry
    McDonald
    Hazard
    Caskey
    Ward
    Wilkins
    Wright
    Shearer.
    
    I will be resorting to religion to get Tottenham scoring again and to
    the bottle and my Division 1 team ground locator if they don't.
    
    Simon.
336.4Here we go !LARVAE::FERRARO_AAntony Ferraro @UCGWed Jan 26 1994 13:4125
    My team went in yesterday. It is :
    
    Seaman
    Parker
    Beresford
    Bruce
    Adams
    Meaker
    Hazard
    Caskey
    Ebbrell
    Stein
    Shearer
    
    19.7 m total. 
                    
    I am also hoping for a tottenham miracle, apparently mickey is on
    crutches so it could be in the transfer at some stage. It just hurts to
    put Adams/Seaman in the team.
    
    I know Mr Sant's put two teams in.
    
    I've got 130pts from the info in today's paper.
    
    Antony
336.5FORTY2::FOWLERMFrank's Fantastic Shed ShowWed Jan 26 1994 14:3625
Mine is:

Seaman
Winterburn
Dorigo
Bruce
Hendry
Ebbrell
Caskey
Hazard
Clark
Stein 
Bright

I have to admit , though, that I cheated and picked a team that was doing really
well after they published the points list last week. 8-)

I entered a team of players that I actually like in the name of a mate:

Flowers, Staunton, Jones, Hoddle, Hendry, Hazard, Redknapp, Richardson, Lee,
Stein, Cole

but they're not doing quite so well. 8-)

Mike
336.6SUBURB::COOKSHalf Man,Half BiscuitWed Jan 26 1994 17:277
    The secret at the moment is to put a team in with Seaman (a must),and
    as many Arsenal defenders you can afford. Of course the beauty is this
    could well change as the season progresses.
    
    Another good buy is Mark Stein. He`s a player I chose,and is clocking
    up the points like nobodys business,and is a snip at 1.5 million.
    
336.7Last day to apply is todayPANIC::ANDERSONJust another 'eadless chickenThu Jan 27 1994 11:3713
>>           <<< Note 336.6 by SUBURB::COOKS "Half Man,Half Biscuit" >>>

>>    The secret at the moment is to put a team in with Seaman (a must),and
>>    as many Arsenal defenders you can afford. Of course the beauty is this
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    
    ....with the optimum number being one, since you are only allowed two
    players from any one club!
    
    Rob 
    
    (With three teams entered in various names: one of personal choice
    [31 pts to date], and two based on recent form [137, and 127 pts])
336.8SUBURB::COOKSHalf Man,Half BiscuitThu Jan 27 1994 13:092
    Yup,good point. You can have a maximum of 2 players from any club.
    
336.9Kenny Dalglish's Shopping ListWOTVAX::GREENJAAndy GreenThu Jan 27 1994 13:216
    I'm curious, does anybody know what the 'mathematically best' team 
    at the moment would be ? (Following the rules of course)
    
    Cheers,
    
    Andy 
336.10....but then maybe if I put Sutton in place...PANIC::ANDERSONJust another &#039;eadless chickenFri Jan 28 1994 10:0727
    
    Andy,
    
    Sitting on the train last night, I got out my calculator and
    Wednesday's Torygraph, and tried to work it out......
    
    ....unfortunately, I got confused [bored] with all the permutations
    after a while, but I think the following team is about 'the best' :
    
    Seaman	 �2.6M	 21 pts
    Dixon	 �2.8M	 19 pts
    Bardsley	 �1.4M	  9 pts
    Peacock	 �1.8M	  9 pts
    Linighan(D)	 �1.8M	  8 pts
    Ebbrell	 �0.9M	  7 pts
    Giggs	 �3.2M	 12 pts
    Hazard	 �0.8M	  7 pts
    Caskey	 �0.9M	  7 pts
    Bright	 �2.4M	 17 pts
    Stein	 �1.5M	 25 pts
    
    TOTALS	�19.9M	141 pts
    
    Some 'interesting' names there, that I suspect will not be up with the
    highest come May!
    
    Rob
336.11TRUCKS::SANTWelcome to Planet EarthFri Jan 28 1994 11:0734
    
    	I've put two teams in - one belonging to "The Wife.."
    
    	Both are rolling along quite nicely thanks, made by one or two 
    	low-priced gems so far coming up with the goodies (Moncur, Meaker,
    	Hazard, Watson).
    
 ARS   	Seaman
 ARS   	Dixon
 QPR   	Bardsley - dark horse, just hope QPR keep getting blanks against
 MU   	Bruce
 BLA   	Hendry
 MU   	Kanchelskis
 QPR   	Meaker - only 600k and what a player!
 TOT   	Hazard - now knackered & on crutches 8-(
 SWI   	Moncur - only 700k, and every time Swindon score he's involved..
 BLA   	Shearer
 CHE   	Stein - I just *knew* he'd get on the scoresheet eventually..
    
  	Costs 20m, and is currently on 135 pts
    
    	The other team swaps:
    
 BLA   	Flowers for 	ARS	Seaman
 MU   	Irwin for 	QPR	Bardsley
 ARS	Adams		MU	Bruce
 MU   	Giggs for 	MU	Kanchelskis
 SW   	Watson for 	BLA	Shearer
    
    	also costs 20m, and is on 128 pts

    	See you in the USA in July? Fat chance!!
    
    	Andy.
336.12KERNEL::WITHALLGWait Till They Getta Loada MeTue Feb 01 1994 14:0226
    
    
    I put my team in for the Sun's version as I missed the Daily Telegraph
deadline. With the Sun your given 25million.
    
    
    Forrest  - Ipswich.
    MGrath   - Villa
    Adams    - Arsenal
    Le Saux  - Blackburn
    Linnigan - Arsenal
    Wark     - Ipswich (300k bargain)
    McAllister - Leeds
    Hyde     - Sheff.W
    Bart-Williams - Sheff.W
    Beardsley - Newcastle
    Fashanu  - Wimbledon
     
    
    
    This league starts 12 Feb and 100k is up for grabs.
    
    
    Gazzer
    
      
336.13FORTY2::FOWLERMFrank&#039;s Fantastic Shed ShowTue Feb 01 1994 15:473
can you still enter this one?

mike
336.14IRNBRU::HOWARDvamos a la playaWed Feb 02 1994 10:1421
    I've entered a team in the Daily Mirror Fantasy Football game. You have
    a budget of 20m pounds. My team cost 19.9m....
    
Gunn		(Norwich)	1.8m

Bardsley	(QPR)		1.4m
Venison		(Newcastle)	1.0m
Nicol		(Liverpool)	0.7m
Bruce		(Man Utd)	1.5m

McAllister	(Leeds)		2.2m
Speed		(Leeds)		2.8m
Richardson	(A Villa)	1.3m
    
Cole		(Newcastle)	4.0m
Beardsley	(Newcastle)	2.0m
Penrice		(QPR)		1.2m

				----
			       19.9m
                                    
336.15FORTY2::FOWLERMFrank&#039;s Fantastic Shed ShowWed Feb 02 1994 10:307
It looks like the other papers have valued players at a lot less than the
telegraph e.g. Bruce for 1.5 and Beardsley for 2.0.

Serves me right for compromising my principles and selling out to a tory rag I
suppose. Darn free enterprise. 8-)

Mike
336.16KERNEL::WITHALLGWait Till They Getta Loada MeThu Feb 03 1994 11:279
    
    
    The Sun is open until 12th Feb.
      
    Get your teams in.
    
    
    Gazzer
       
336.17SUPER LEAGUEXSTACY::PHAYDEN� Ne�-Max�-Z��n-Dweeb�eThu Aug 10 1995 12:5629
In the Telegraph's Fantasy League this season there is an option 
to set up a Super League. 

The idea is that a group of 5 or more "Friends" submit their 
entries to the Fantasy League as well as a Sub-League.
 
In this Sub-league only your team competes with your mates teams. 
There is no prize other than the glory in seeing your name in the
paper every so often.

Your team also competes normally within the Fantasy League.

Now what I suggest ( if there is an interest ) is that we submit a DEC 
Noters Super League. Entries close on the 2nd of Sept so we'll need to be 
quick. 

There are a few rules etc... and money matters which I will post if enough 
people are interested. I'm here in Ireland so organizing this may be difficult,
but I'm willing to give it a try.

Note - A condition on entering is that you must also submit your team to the overall
Fantasy League( for which there is a substantial overall prize as well as weekly and monthly prizes ).
You have 35M to spend and player prices are reasonable.


Just send me a mail ,


Peter.