VisionsFromTheDarkSide: Fantasy Soccer

VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.07.13	List is digs (kind of)
beefshoes 08.07.13	Nope. When you're a Tottenham fan, you know better.
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.07.13	Haha, Arsenal fan here so no sympathy for you
JS19 08.07.13	Going to mark this thread in case anyone posts a league code here, a sput football (ahem) league would be cool
DegausserGuernica24 08.07.13	Mantleball
AliW1993 08.07.13	I am. I'll let someone else go through the enormous trouble of setting up a league.
danielcardoso 08.07.13	F.C. Porto!!!
Adabelle 08.07.13	Mutatedfreak can do it again, he did it last year, or was that the year before?
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.07.13	I can't remember, I'll set one up myself if it gets enough interest
thumbcrusher 08.13.13	i'll join, would need to it soon, season starts in a few days
Keyblade 08.13.13	Yeah I'm in. Luna's Beard FC ready to fuck shit up
Chrisjon89 08.13.13	i was Stinky Britches FC last year in a fantasy league. A big name player from my starting team always leaves.
thumbcrusher 08.13.13	has anyone actually made a league yet?
ButteryBiscuitBass 08.13.13	Yes mate.
thumbcrusher 08.13.13	was that a sign of enthusiasm Butters or is there a league?
Irving 08.13.13	I'll create a league if everyone's cool with that.
ButteryBiscuitBass 08.13.13	Enthusiams. Yes, Irving. Let me know the code bruvva.
AliW1993 08.13.13	Yeah make a separate list,.
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.13.13	Ah I would have made one but if Irving's doing it that's fine
anarchistfish 08.13.13	I'm an arsenal fan and I think the only arsenal player I've ever used is mannone
BigPleb 08.13.13	I'm doing it dude, yea.
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.13.13	"I'm an arsenal fan and I think the only arsenal player I've ever used is mannone" Haha that's a poor choice to be honest, I think Arteta's worth a shout this year, possibly Walcott too
anarchistfish 08.13.13	It was back when szsszzsasssqeny was out and mannone was cheap and the temporary first choice. Mostly they're just too expensive for the performance. I'm banking on Jesus Navas atm cos apparently he was good in the man c friendlies but frankly I'm sick of football at the moment after the whole higuain saga
thumbcrusher 08.13.13	how did that ruin football for you?
BallsToTheWall 08.13.13	Soccer? get the fuck outta here.
peaks40 08.13.13	^lol
Kiran 08.13.13	someone create a sputleague
cirq 08.13.13	im in.
thumbcrusher 08.13.13	we're waiting irving!
anarchistfish 08.13.13	Arsenal finally about to bring in big players with their biggest transfer ever? Reports going on for weeks? Until finally the transfer is meant to only be a couple of days from completion? And then some fucking Italians come along and steal him right at the last minute? It's like the football god is just screwing with us for laughs and I want to not care any more and I want to just curl up with my teddy bear and cry.
Kiran 08.13.13	gunners put higuain on hold to get suarez apparently (but lol as if any football journalism can be believed), they are so bad in the transfer market you'd think roy hodgson was the chief executive. it's really no wonder he went back to international management.
thumbcrusher 08.13.13	what will you do fish if real give up on bale and then take suarez from your grasp?
Kiran 08.13.13	start freeing up your thursday evenings presumably
cirq 08.13.13	1661197-367139 join code for sputnik league
Metalstyles 08.13.13	All praise cirq, the man who took the 2 minutes the rest of us wouldn't!
anarchistfish 08.13.13	Start supporting tours fc since that's kind of the closest I have to a home team (go away crystal palace) or just kill myself
anarchistfish 08.13.13	There's probably another code floating about on the forums
FerinusCarnifexVox 08.13.13	We have Sputnik leagues?
thumbcrusher 08.13.13	well done cirq
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.13.13	Thank you Cirq
Adabelle 08.13.13	Joined.
thumbcrusher 08.14.13	lol sorry to tell you fish but gustavo's gone to wolfsburg too apparently
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.14.13	"lol sorry to tell you fish but gustavo's gone to wolfsburg too apparently" Are you being fucking serious?
thumbcrusher 08.14.13	http://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga/fc-bayern-muenchen/article119030886/Luiz-Gustavo-wechselt-zum-VfL-Wolfsburg.html
Keyblade 08.14.13	I'm in
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.14.13	Now I'm waiting for the main headline that we have agreed a deal for Fellaini and then watch him fuck off to United
Keyblade 08.14.13	lol Arsenal
Kiran 08.14.13	i'm pretty sure i've heard the chairman of wolfsburg is also a board member at bayern, which seems like a crazy conflict of interest, but must have had an influence there
Kiran 08.14.13	wasn't the player quoted as saying he would love to join arsenal just a day ago or something?
thumbcrusher 08.14.13	i think he said it would be nice or something, but i don't think he committed himself to it
JS19 08.14.13	Arsenal fans can't catch a break can they? It's brilliant
Adabelle 08.16.13	Dreadful showing so far, you're being shown up by the forums! Sign up, people. Oh and can you change the name so it isn't all in capitals pls pls pls
ButteryBiscuitBass 08.16.13	Joined.
Thane 08.16.13	very sad transfer window for arsenal fans but that's nothing new ugh. joined the league now, team kake. think i came in 3rd or something like two seasons ago, can't remember.
blastOFFitsPARTYtime 08.16.13	I'm in. DaPerfectPiecesOfAss. Bring it.
blastOFFitsPARTYtime 08.16.13	And yeah, fuck Arsenal.
Adabelle 08.16.13	Still drawing with the forums for number of entries, shocking, there were at least 25 people in last years!
blastOFFitsPARTYtime 08.16.13	Indeed there was. The equivalent list last time got featured which helped. Perhaps I should bump it.
jefflebowski 08.16.13	substandard liege are in, my 3-man defense is gonna prove unstoppable this season. there's also another sputleague with about the same number of members set up by guitarbaz if anyone wants to join
jefflebowski 08.16.13	damn, thought i had the code but i don't
Adabelle 08.16.13	At one point last year I had 2 Villa defenders and Guzan haha.
jefflebowski 08.16.13	i wouldn't be surprised if that combination scored you negative points in the first half of the season
Adabelle 08.16.13	Nahhh they had that amazing run where they had 4 clean sheets in 6 around November, I took one out and then they had that Liverpool match, got rid of them quickly after that
Adabelle 08.16.13	Just left the code in about 10 people's shoutboxes (who have been in the league before), hopefully a couple of them will sign up
Metalstyles 08.16.13	Sup Adabelle, you can send a code my way as well, I'd be happy to join.
Adabelle 08.16.13	Cirq made the league Code is 1661197-367139 To anyone who doesn't know how to join, just go > leagues > join a league > private league > enter the code
Beauers 08.16.13	I'm in!
anarchistfish 08.16.13	Ok well bristol city are now my home team but frankly that's even worse fuck football
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	we're almost there guys!
jefflebowski 08.17.13	last minute panic transfers abound over at substandard liege...do i go ben arfa, sessengon or snodgrass?
Adabelle 08.17.13	Lol I took out Snodgrass for Downing coz I'm dumb
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Whichever has the weakest opposition. I remember last year I spent ages searching players, comparing stats and building my squad. This time I chucked together a bunch of players in 5 minutes cos I realised it's hard to predict future form from previous seasons and you can quickly change players anyway. Oh I still haven't joined the league yet. I'll do that at some point.
jefflebowski 08.17.13	only half an hour till free transfers expire, you might wanna join soon
anarchistfish 08.17.13	You can join leagues whenever you want can't you?
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	yeah you can join whenever, and you get your points from when the league started - i think
jefflebowski 08.17.13	but you'd be a week behind everyone else wouldn't you - in terms of points that is?
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	i don't think you would be as long as you had had a team. i seem to remember that happening in a league i was in a few years ago when a guy joined and i was bumped down the table haha
jefflebowski 08.17.13	oh yeah , of course, my mistake
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Yeah I joined a league a few weeks into the season last year
JS19 08.17.13	I want to know who's who
jefflebowski 08.17.13	a fair few people have their real names on their sputnik profiles, you could probably work it out from there
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	i'm the tactical visionary behind The Ali Dia XI
Keyblade 08.17.13	"substandard liege" Haha nice one
thespaceforthis 08.17.13	I manage a soccer team lil league? no, fantasy league
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Joined. I'm Henri. Wasn't sure whether to stick to my squad name of Fishing For First or not
jefflebowski 08.17.13	SIMON MIGNOLET I LOVE YOU
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	ugghh stupid walters lol
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Fucksake sczcsshesnzzsny
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Ugh
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	Fucking hell Arsenal.
Thane 08.17.13	got both gibbs and koscielny in my team fucking shit
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	Haha unlucky dude, yeah I've got Koscielny, bastard
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Why couldn't they've just signed Higuain. Why did they piss about for weeks on end just begging for someone to snatch him away first.
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	Fuck yeah Kevin Nolan scored, got him in my team! And I know what you mean fish, to be fair though asking £34m (or whatever it was) for a player like him though is ridiculous
anarchistfish 08.17.13	I think it was 30m, up from 23m. But the extra 7m would've meant so much even as just a symbolic gesture of intention. At least then they'd've shown they wanted to push ahead into the future and build up again, appealing to potential new signings and restoring the faith of the supporters. And getting a really good striker in the process.
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	lol arsenal again
jefflebowski 08.17.13	at least i've got giroud, but fuck everton, fellaini's done naff all and jagielka's lost his clean sheet bonus
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	fuck it fuck it fuck it. "I think it was 30m, up from 23m. But the extra 7m would've meant so much even as just a symbolic gesture of intention. At least then they'd've shown they wanted to push ahead into the future and build up again, appealing to potential new signings and restoring the faith of the supporters. And getting a really good striker in the process." Well have you heard now apparently Suarez looks like he's staying? I really do wonder sometimes, to be honest I think we need a holding midfielder more than a striker but eh
anarchistfish 08.17.13	The longer we go without getting new players the further we're gonna keep slipping. Just look at all the players going to Tottenham - cos they're on the up whereas Arsenal give the image of an ailing old club. Giving up on a major transfer cos of 7m is just gonna make that worse
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	Yeah you've got a point. If Tottenham finish above Arsenal this year I'm probably going to spend at least 3 days crying
anarchistfish 08.17.13	They will. Arsenal might not even finish 5th
InfamousGrouse 08.17.13	"to be honest I think we need a holding midfielder more than a striker" wenger should've got luis gustavo when he had the chance
anarchistfish 08.17.13	He's obviously incapable of securing and closing out deals so yeah seriously he has to to now, this is the last straw
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	rumours of rooney but i can't really see it.
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	We need some fucking defenders too, Sagna's injury was pretty nasty apparently.
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	"rumours of rooney but i can't really see it." More likely to get relegated this season than sign Rooney.
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	yeah if united wont let him go to chelsea they're not going to to arsenal unless it's a ridiculous offer which arsenal wont do.
anarchistfish 08.17.13	That's not even that unlikely
InfamousGrouse 08.17.13	why sign a rb dont you have carl jenkinson
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Becoming Liverpool manager has turned Brendan Rogers into a total shit. Wtf is it with that club.
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	what has he said?
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	"why sign a rb dont you have carl jenkinson" No where near reliable enough
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Just all the Suarez stuff. Typical Liverpool overvaluing themselves.
InfamousGrouse 08.17.13	dude what jenkinson is incredibly underrated, top 5 in the squad
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	He's too young man, I'd rather have him over Sagna but if I was manager I would strengthen the right back position
InfamousGrouse 08.17.13	i'd actually rate him in the top 3 alongside cazorla and koscielny
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	better than messi
InfamousGrouse 08.17.13	nah thumb keep it realistic man
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	ah right better than glen johnson like, really
Fortheloveofmusic 08.17.13	Jefflebowski - Taking you on in the H2H league. I've given up on paying attention to Arsenal transfer rumours. I'm not getting excited until they're actually announced.
jefflebowski 08.17.13	ooh, equal points at the moment with one half of van persie left to play... awesome team name by the way
Fortheloveofmusic 08.17.13	My hopes rely on Bony coming and Van Persie scoring. With you having Hazard and Ashley Cole in your team, I'm probably in trouble. And right back at you on the team name
jefflebowski 08.17.13	i've already struck lucky with mignolet once this week but i'm hoping tottenham can put a hatful past palace, with soldado and paulinho i've gotta get some points at least
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Do people wanna do end of season predictions. Store them and go back to them in May. 1. Manchester City 2. Chelsea 3. United 4. Spurs 5. Liverpool 6. Arsenal 7. Everton 8. Newcastle 9. Stoke 10. Aston Villa 11. Southampton 12. Fulham 13. West Ham 14. WBA 15. Norwich 16. Swansea 17. Cardiff 18. Sunderland 19. Crystal Palace 20. Hull
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	swansea 16th and newcastle 8th? i'd probably put them the other way round
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Swansea are gonna do a Newcastle and Newcastle are gonna do a Swansea
InfamousGrouse 08.17.13	swap chelsea and city and that'd be my top 4 prediction for this season, fish
jefflebowski 08.17.13	if chelsea sign a world class centre-forward they have to be favorites
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Nah, now that that idiot Mancini is gone and they have a sensible and reliable manager in place, City are actually gonna make use of their immense firepower. Chelsea may get it next year.
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	but swansea have improved their squad further and newcastle are trying to just mess shit up bringing kinnear back.
jefflebowski 08.17.13	pellegrini's tactics really aren't all as different from mancini's as people are suggesting, though he's certainly a better man-manager
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Actually I think 2 and 3 are almost interchangeable. Everyone's predicting the United transition will be awkward but I think Moyes is a safe pair of hands. It's just that this season Chelsea and City will've caught up whilst United's squad hasn't improved on last year's, which wasn't that great anyway.
InfamousGrouse 08.17.13	there's not a world-beater forward currently on the market really, the majority of them have already transferred this summer i think lukaku, torres and ba will be enough
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Might've exaggerated it but I don't think Swansea will replecate last year's EPL success with the Europa League going on too.
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Get the feeling Michu isn't gonna create the same fireworks he did either.
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	bony looks very good though
anarchistfish 08.17.13	Yeah, but he's one player.
thumbcrusher 08.17.13	well they haven't lost anyone else, they were clearly not just a one man team with michu last year either.
VisionsFromTheDarkSide 08.17.13	1. Chelsea 2. Manchester City 3. Manchester United 4. Arsenal 5. Tottenham 6. Liverpool 7. Everton 8. Swansea 9. Aston Villa 10. West Ham 11. Norwich 12. Southampton 13. Fulham 14. Sunderland 15. West Brom 16. Newcastle 17. Crystal Palace 18. Cardiff 19. Stoke 20. Hull Keeping faith in Arsenal
anarchistfish 08.18.13	Why Stoke so low? Now that Tony cunt Pulis is gone they can actually start playing football.
JS19 08.18.13	Yeah but they shipped in bloody Mark Hughes. It's like replacing shit with more shit, and they've hardly signed anyone and struggled last season
Keyblade 08.18.13	Second in the league bishes woo. Luna's Beard FC, damn I chose a good name hehe
anarchistfish 08.18.13	What's wrong with Mark Hughes? He flopped at QPR but up til then he'd had a pretty successful managerial career
Keyblade 08.18.13	God Stoke are so awful. They're getting relegated for sure this time.
thumbcrusher 08.18.13	14th oh dear, though i've still got 5 players yet to play
Zeneren 08.18.13	If Lampard has a worldie I'll be near the top, risky captaincy i gave him
cirq 08.18.13	i cant believe we tied fucking norwich
Keyblade 08.18.13	That Ross Barkely tho
MoosechriS 08.18.13	Joined the league, will be added in the next game week. Playing catch up already
anarchistfish 08.18.13	Only 18th but I have a bunch of Man C and Chelsea players. Hoping Navas doesn't play though cos Benteke's my vice. Oh man if he comes on as an 81st minute sub I'm gonna be so pissed. " i cant believe we tied fucking norwich" Still better than losing 3-1 at home to Villa, getting three players injured and one of your best defenders suspended in the process
jefflebowski 08.18.13	chelsea looking ominously good atm
anarchistfish 08.18.13	Yeah. Lukaku for the golden boot
Fortheloveofmusic 08.18.13	I'm first in the league. Woah. Although I have no Chelsea players and only Yaya Toure for the Manchester City game.
jefflebowski 08.18.13	our head to head is gonna be so close as it is, i'm 6 points ahead of you in real time with no man city players in my team
anarchistfish 08.18.13	What's the code for the other league?
anarchistfish 08.18.13	Not the h2h, guessing it's too late for that one, but I think it's the main forum one
Fortheloveofmusic 08.18.13	I dunno the code for the main forum one, I'm not sure if anyone's gotten it from Iai yet. I'm only in GuitarBaz's.
beefshoes 08.18.13	Tottenham beat Crystal Palace. Oh yeah.
anarchistfish 08.18.13	One of my leagues from last year has carried on into this year but the sputnik one didn't
jefflebowski 08.18.13	hey hey, top of the league i go
Fortheloveofmusic 08.19.13	You're ahead of me by one point in our head to head and still have a Chelsea game to go. It was a good match, but I think this one is going to you.
BigPleb 08.19.13	It's called 'Football' you cretins.
jefflebowski 08.19.13	it was close man, so close, yaya toure almost ruined me