The Official Football/Soccer Thread: 2017-2018 Season
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david mitchelson:
The thought of overpaid, pampered, preening footballers kicking a rubber and plastic sphere all over a pitch for £30,000 - £150,000 a week after watching real sporting stars at the Olympics is putting me off watching footie this season....think I've had enough. Might nip off and watch some non-league stuff instead.
Nearing the end of August and I actually have yet to watch a game, pre-season or league play. Not so much for the reasons you've listed (as great as they are) but I think I'm still a bit burned out after the EURO and Olympics. I even missed the Barcelona-Real Madrid Supercopa Clasico (!) Not like me to go this long without even having a game on tv with mute on in the background while I'm doing other things. We'll see how long I can hold out. Does the Champions League draw next Thursday count as watching football?
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Fantasy Football for this Champions League has started. 9 days to go. This link works for me. http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/UEFA/15804/clienthome.do
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21st Century Paul:
Fantasy Football for this Champions League has started. 9 days to go. This link works for me. http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/UEFA/15804/clienthome.do
Code for "Macca Board" League: 950905-425473 Anyone interested is more than welcome to join.
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unclesox:
21st Century Paul:
Fantasy Football for this Champions League has started. 9 days to go. This link works for me. http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/UEFA/15804/clienthome.do
Code for "Macca Board" League: 950905-425473 Anyone interested is more than welcome to join.
I can't join the league, something wrong with the code, I guess, Are you sure that code is correct?
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21st Century Paul:
unclesox:
Code for "Macca Board" League: 950905-425473
I can't join the league, something wrong with the code, I guess, Are you sure that code is correct?
Copied and pasted here... 950905-425473 Hmmm, same code. Don't know what the problem could be. Try again and if it doesn't work I can try to start another league or you can start one and I'll join it. Just made a league for the Europa League game. Join in, Oliver, don't be scared. code: 950905-432768
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unclesox:
21st Century Paul:
unclesox:
Code for "Macca Board" League: 950905-425473
I can't join the league, something wrong with the code, I guess, Are you sure that code is correct?
Copied and pasted here... 950905-425473 Hmmm, same code. Don't know what the problem could be. Try again and if it doesn't work I can try to start another league or you can start one and I'll join it. Just made a league for the Europa League game. Join in, Oliver, don't be scared. code: 950905-432768
It has worked, I'm in the league, after five attempts... I would get hammered by Daniel and you in the Europa League, remember how I did in that Under 21 tournament? I only know the players on the biggest teams.
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21st Century Paul:
It has worked, I'm in the league, after five attempts...
Very strange. I wonder if because I put the code in bold had anything to do with it (?)
21st Century Paul:
I would get hammered by Daniel and you in the Europa League, remember how I did in that Under 21 tournament? I only know the players on the biggest teams.
Oh, it's all about having fun. It's not like we have any money on the line. My team usually consists of players from La Liga and Bundesliga because I'm most familiar with those leagues. Premier League a bit too. Three La Liga teams are in: Atletico Madrid, Athletic and Levante. Pepe Reina of Liverpool is also available. And Samuel Eto'o with his Russian team. Alvaro Dominguez is with Moenchengladbach now (German club). Radamel Falcao's price is at 13.0 but he's been selected by over 78% of users! He's a beast of a player and simply too good to avoid. Of course I have him on my team. For now try making a team. Take your time, look at each team and you may be surprised at how many players you recognize. In the end if you still believe it's too tough then don't hit the 'enter team'. Or you can enter a team but don't join our league and just play on your own and see how well you do. Btw, I don't even remember playing the Under-21 game.
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unclesox:
21st Century Paul:
It has worked, I'm in the league, after five attempts...
Very strange. I wonder if because I put the code in bold had anything to do with it (?) I just copied and pasted, I don't know...
21st Century Paul:
I would get hammered by Daniel and you in the Europa League, remember how I did in that Under 21 tournament? I only know the players on the biggest teams.
Oh, it's all about having fun. It's not like we have any money on the line. My team usually consists of players from La Liga and Bundesliga because I'm most familiar with those leagues. Premier League a bit too. Three La Liga teams are in: Atletico Madrid, Athletic and Levante. Pepe Reina of Liverpool is also available. And Samuel Eto'o with his Russian team. Alvaro Dominguez is with Moenchengladbach now (German club). Radamel Falcao's price is at 13.0 but he's been selected by over 78% of users! He's a beast of a player and simply too good to avoid. Of course I have him on my team. For now try making a team. Take your time, look at each team and you may be surprised at how many players you recognize. In the end if you still believe it's too tough then don't hit the 'enter team'. Or you can enter a team but don't join our league and just play on your own and see how well you do. Btw, I don't even remember playing the Under-21 game.
Or was it under-19? I think I ended 100 or even 200 points away from you both... I don't even know most of the teams in Champions League, that's why I always do better in the knock out rounds. Then I know most of the teams, or I can get to know them easily because of what they have done in the group phase. I don't even know anyone playing at Levante, and I'm familiar with very few of Athletic and Atletico (Muniain? Falcao, Oliver Something lol.. Torres!, and... Arda Turan and Adrian) and that's the Spanish league. I know Barça and Real Madrid very well, but pretty much nothing elsein the Spanish League. I saw in person the Valencia team the other day, in some station, so I saw Soldado is playing with them, if not I would not know, and I didn't know the name of the rest of the players I saw... I've never seen Borussia Dortmund or Manchester City play... the last time I saw the Juve Zidane was playing with them... This is all there is.
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Actually I need a lot of time of researching to make my teams... This year I'm using espn.com to do research about the clubs, who uses to play in every team, so I don't use my wildcard in day 2.
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After all the feel-good-ness of the Olympics and Paralympics it's rather consuming to observe the return to the traditional rivalries of the Football season. No hand-shakes here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2203674/Anton-Ferdinand-snubs-John-Terry-Ashley-Cole-handshake.html?ito=feeds-newsxml and concerns ahead of the Sunderland v Liverpool with the Liverpool team and fans still reeling with the enormity of the findings of the Independent review of the Hillsborough Tragedy. Sir Alex Ferguson has called for the end of offensive chants between fans of teams: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19602884 Nothing to do with the sport - yet somehow everything to do with the game. Martin
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21st Century Paul:
Actually I need a lot of time of researching to make my teams... This year I'm using espn.com to do research about the clubs, who uses to play in every team, so I don't use my wildcard in day 2.
Daniel told me he had problems when creating his team. It would not load properly or something. He created another team under a different email address so for now you'll see his team ("Louisville United") listed twice in the standings but he'll only be using one of them. Since I'm the administrator of our league I should be able to delete his first team but I'm still trying to figure out how to do it. There's no option available. At times I've also had problems with the fantasy page loading. This new version uefa has looks nice but for the moment it's performance leaves much to be desired. And btw, looks like we have a fourth player in the league! WELCOME to seltaeb1976! Love your team name (Fergie's Gum XI).
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unclesox:
21st Century Paul:
Actually I need a lot of time of researching to make my teams... This year I'm using espn.com to do research about the clubs, who uses to play in every team, so I don't use my wildcard in day 2.
Daniel told me he had problems when creating his team. It would not load properly or something. He created another team under a different email address so for now you'll see his team ("Louisville United") listed twice in the standings but he'll only be using one of them. Since I'm the administrator of our league I should be able to delete his first team but I'm still trying to figure out how to do it. There's no option available. At times I've also had problems with the fantasy page loading. This new version uefa has looks nice but for the moment it's performance leaves much to be desired. And btw, looks like we have a fourth player in the league! WELCOME to seltaeb1976! Love your team name (Fergie's Gum XI).
It looks like UEFA has reduced the budget for this, and we can expect that it doesn't work very well. Welcome to seltaeb! I think I'm not gonna start great no matter my research, I'm fated to start bad and finish great.
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Yes, the fantasy is not functioning well, we can't make substitutions are some scores are wrong. I saw Madrid yesterday, Mou behave just like against Barça, same old story. 3 defensive midfielders (Essien, Kedhira, Alonso) and the match changes completely when 2 of them are replaced by 2 offensive ones (Modric, Ozil)
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A lot of people were complaining about the fantasy page not working. I was having problems too, but today I have had no problems.
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unclesox:
A lot of people were complaining about the fantasy page not working. I was having problems too, but today I have had no problems.
Right now, I can see our league and the points but not the players everyone has. I'm not sure the points I see are the points you really have scored, not even sure of the teams I have scored. In case is true... My team 60 Daniel 60 Seltaeb1976 48 Unclesox 46
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This are the updated scores from the Fantasy league: 1 Daniel 66 2 Oliver 60 3 Unclesox 55 4 Seltaeb 54 I'm not sure of these results, yet. I can't see your players. I've already made 3 changes so now I've got 56 points really.
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Who knows all the lyrics by heart? I'll pay him.
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Standings of the Macca Board League after round 4, it seems now these are the real results and we can see each other's team finally 1 www.oliversanz.com Me 236 2 Louisville United Daniel 214 3 Furia Blaugrana Unclesox 198 4 Fergie's Gum XI seltaeb1976 186
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I'm sure everyone has seen this goal already, but can't hurt to put it in here.
IMO the greatest goal of the last 20 years. At least the ones I've seen. Just unbelievable. -
.. After the winter's stop... The knockout rounds begin next week on the Champions League. It's not a really league and they're not all champions, well... Standings of the Fantasy Football Macca Board for the UEFA Champions League 2012/2013 1 www.oliversanz.com Me 334 2 Furia Blaugrana Unclesox 308 3 Louisville United Daniel 300 4 Fergie's Gum XI seltaeb1976 266