Football Focus

[red devil]

That's right...

[Alan Medic]

So now it's down to who wins in 90 minutes or doesn't. Heart says Dortmund but head...........I've put the biggest bet ever for me on Munich.

[maxxi]

Schei?e!!

Wir wurde ausgeraubt!

*mutters about "Bavarians and their Schwarzw?lder kirschtorte tactics"

congrats Doc :)

[Alan Medic]

Thanks max. I'd like to know what Black Forest tactics are though?

[Otta]

Congrats Palace!

[red devil]

Look away now maxxi. Is there any truth that Meds will be snapping up your best players next season?...

[Mick Mac]

Top graphics RD :)

[Alan Medic]

Indeed. Especially that name etched across the front of it.

[Parkdrive]

red devil Wrote:

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> Cheers PD...

Are you repeating your heroics for next season? I hope so.

[red devil]

Parkdrive Wrote:

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> > Cheers PD...

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> Are you repeating your heroics for next season? I

> hope so.

I'm up for it. Over the summer I'll do some scouting to see if there's anything online we can join and have our own league, and let them do all the maths. Here's one I've found, the scoring system looks a lot more complicated than Lawro's though... http://www.predictfootballscore.com/

If anybody finds something similar, just let me know...

[SCSB79]

Good job on the fantasy league RD.

Look forward to playing again next season.

I run one with about 40 people in it and use the Fantasy Premier League - it isn't a predictor league though so doubt it is of any use.

On that note though, if anyone is interested in joining that league next season it is 50 quid a team (we had a prize pot of 2000 pounds this year), let me know.

[red devil]

Cheers SC.

I was rubbish in the EDF Fantasy, which uses the same format as yours, but did ok in the Telegraph's. How is your prize money usually split up?..

[Alan Medic]

That one looks good to me Red. I think the additional scoring options would add to it.

[maxxi]

Another pointless friendly - still, at least we now know that being England Captain is an equally pointless appointment/honour.

[SCSB79]

This season our prizes were (no pound sign on my keyboard!):

1st = 440

2nd = 250

3rd = 150

4th = 100

5th = 75

Cup Game winner = 150

Cup Game runner up = 75

Highest scoring gameweek = 150

Manager of the month = 75 (but 40 for August & May as less games).

Think that is it off the top of my head... I might resort back to fortnightly prizes rather than manager of the month prizes but that's to be decided.

[Otta]

Lots of Suarez leaving talk already (mostly of his making).

Not sure how I feel about it. Behaviour aside, he is a wonderful player and IMO the best in the prem last season (honestly no bias). But is it worth the hassle?

So long as any fee could be spent on players!!!

[????]

I think he's on his way,

[Alan Medic]

14700

[red devil]

Suarez will definitely go now he's said he wants to leave.

Fans will go on about him not showing loyalty, but where was his loyalty to Ajax fans before he signed for LFC?..

[Otta]

Loyalty doesn't exist in football anymore, except in a few cases, usually players who coe through youth set ups and stay for most of their careers, but very rare.

As I've said, I'll be gutted to lose the player, but I don't think it will necessarily be the end of the world.

[Alan Medic]

As long as Liverpool don't go out and spend ?35M stupidly as they did before.

[Otta]

What do you mean, that was bloody great business. Get a few games out of a player then lose 20m on him. Can't see how that's anything other than genius!

[Alan Medic]

Carlton Cole is on a free if you're interested.

[DaveR]

Mourinho back at Chelsea:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22574810

They've got a good squad and presumably money available, no Fergie and City with a new manager - what odds Chelsea for a period of dominance in the PL?

[Alan Medic]

He wants to sell David Luiz from what I've read.Thought he was a good footballer if not defender.