Ladies and Gentlemen I give to you the NUFC Blog Fantasy Football league where you can win £100 to spend on club merchandise just by being the best.
That means that you could get next seasons shirt if you choose, or even two, or twenty teacups, or about nine scarves, or five sets of car mats or anything you want really. It’s completely up to you. There is a catch though, and that is that you have to enter a Fantasy Football competition to be in with a chance of winning it.
We’ll be using the premierleague.com version of the game as, in my opinion, it’s far better and means that you don’t have to inadvertently sign up for a betting account account like you have to with other Fantasy Football games. Ahem… Sky!
The theory of it is really simple. You get £100 million to pick a 15 man squad that will take you through the season. That squad consists of two goalkeepers, five defenders, five midfielders, and three strikers. You then pick and choose which XI you want starting each week and so on. A far more comprehensive FAQ can be found by clicking here.
You will need to register to their site and as a result we can take no responsibility for any third party activity that arises as a result. What I will say is that you can opt out of all marketing and communication from premierleague.com because I’ve just done exactly that.
Once you’ve registered and picked your team you will need to join the NUFC Blog league. To do that you need to make sure your are logged in first and foremost, then click the ‘My Team’ tab. You’ll then see the kit of your team, which is plain white as a default but it can be changed. Underneath that look for the ‘Create and join leagues link’ and click it. Then click ‘Join a league’, then click ‘Private league’ before hitting ‘next’ and enter the code 119955-41341 in the box that will come up. Once you’ve entered the code click ‘Join private league’ and you should be sorted.
Now for some NUFC Blog ground rules.
1 – When you register your team, make sure that your team name is the same as your moniker on here. For example my team is simply called Toonsy. It may be boring, but at the end of the day it helps people looking at the table know who is who.
2 – To be in with a shout of winning any prize you must be registered on this site to enter. Entry is free and if you haven’t registered here on NUFC Blog then you can do so by clicking here. You’ll need to answer a simple maths question which is easy, but if you have any problems with registration then just get in contact with us by e-mailing [email protected] or by using the contact form in the top menu.
3 – Prize winners will be checked and if you aren’t a registered user then you will forfeit any prize which will then be awarded to the next person down the list, which is why I said you need to register! You can just play for fun but unfortunately you won’t be eligible to win any prizes. But that’s no excuse as it only takes two minutes to sign up!
4 – The score calculations are the responsibility of premierleague,com and their decision is final. I will try and get them to answer any disputes but their decision stands and I can’t do nothing to change that.
5 – The main prize will work on the basis of the winner picking items from the club shop and informing us of what they wish to receive up to the value of £100. We will then sort it for you and get it delivered to your home address or an address of your choice. If you are the winner we will contact you.
6 – Most importantly, it’s a bit of fun. Yes there will be prizes up for grabs but overall it’s something that is meant as a game, a bit of laugh to generate some banter if you like. Don’t take it to heart.
That’s about it really. I’ve got my team in and I’m sure there will be a fair few of you who will follow suit and hopefully make this a great competition that we can all have a bit of fun with. Obviously keep an eye out for updates throughout the season as they will happen fairly regularly
We all think we’re managers, we can all talk a good game, but the question is are you man enough to put your team selection to the test?
Best of luck. The competition starts now!
Given, Carragher, Evra, Huth, Vidic, Cabaye, Sessegnon,Wilshere, Larsson, Hernandez, Suarez.
Subs: Schwarzer, Coloccini, Etherington, Ba
toonsy(Quote)
The banter has already commenced between me and Jobey, shame he’ll be sitting on his @rse come the end of the season
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
How do you sit then Spencer? on your feet? 😆
Jobey07(Quote)
Spencer – You call that banter? 🙄
toonsy(Quote)
Hart, Jagielka, Samba, Vidic, Clichy, Yaya Toure, Etherington, Wilshere, Ba, Zamora, Van Persie.
Subs:Cerny, Riise, Ben Arfa, Sinclair
FFS toonsy. 2 mackems?
Jobey07(Quote)
Schwarzer, Baines, Collo, Shawcross (change needed), Ferdinand, Bale, Wilshere, Yaya Toure, Modric, Suarez, Hernandez.
Subs: Robinson, Simmo, De Jong, Ba.
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Toonsy 😳 😆
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
aye, I do jobey , I dont have legs, just my @rse and then my feet so I sit on them 😆
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
toonsy how many players are allowed in the league?
Army69(Quote)
toonsy how many players are allowed in the league? my midfield is .. cabaye , bale , wilshere , rodriguez 😎
Army69(Quote)
🙄 why did it send twice?
Army69(Quote)
Army – You mean teams? I wouldn’t worry mate. Hundreds 😉
toonsy(Quote)
Just the inspiration i needed to signup to the site!
Haway the lads!
Evesham Magpies(Quote)
Website block in work so will do this later , but I think S taylor is worth putting in. Think Jobey selection of Jagielka could be shrewd esp if he moves onto arsenal.
Johno Toon(Quote)
Krul, Fabio, Kompany, Cahill, A.Cole, Bale, Wilshere, Tiote , A.Young, Hernandez, Carroll
Subs: Robinson, A.Hughes, Lucas, Ba
Bring it on my team is far superior in every way 😀
Santii(Quote)
Johno – that was my thinking, cheap too 😉
Jobey07(Quote)
I totaly forgot about Jarvis that guy is amazing every week rage i should have took him instead on lucas
Santii(Quote)
I don’t get why people pick defensive midfielders 😕
Jobey07(Quote)
Last 2 seasons i have scored exactly 2149 points in FF. I wonder if i can make it 3 in a row?
Evesham Magpies(Quote)
Santi, you can change it as many times up until a certain date, not sure what the date is like.
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Oohh k cool cheers. How many of us have made our strips black and white stripes? lol
Santii(Quote)
I’ve gone orange – too match my name 😉
Jobey07(Quote)
Toonsy Toonsy Toonsy! 😛
mithun_toon(Quote)
Wilshere is only 6.5 that has to be the best bargain in it like
Santii(Quote)
I’ve changed my formation to a 4-3-3 and put ba in and too wilshere out, I could come to regret that, or it could be a good move 😛
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Santi he only got 3 assist’s and 1 goal last season 😕
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
In the leauge that is, but I think that is all that counts?
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Santii – Etherington is also a good one to have. He scores loads of points.
toonsy(Quote)
Spencer – But you’re willing to pay 8m for Modric who got the same amount of assists as Xisco and 2 or 3 goals. Wilshere will play in cesc’s role
Jobey07(Quote)
Toonsy – Shut it 😛 Let people pick shoite 😛
Jobey07(Quote)
Tiote is cheap at £4.5 million, but he just isn’t worth it because of his yellow cards
toonsy(Quote)
@ Spece he is a holding midfielder and it was his first season he will improve and get more chances to go forward when cesc and nasri leave imo
@Toonsy yeah i was thinking about him to he plays class every week
Santii(Quote)
Jobey, as I have already said, i will be making change, judge my team when its finished yes? Santi, he still seemed to get forawd alot.
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
forward* 😳 😆
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
AHh bless. Spencer, cant you take the “banter”? 😉
Jobey07(Quote)
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the winner, I was kicking **** on “worky’s” blog until this site formed. This season will be a walk in the park 😎
jay jay(Quote)
I’m in 🙂
Should be decent, i did canny good last season against a few of my mates, finished top with 1955 points.
AndrewNUFC(Quote)
ooooh! Sounds most tempting, I’ve been doing one with my mates every year since 1993 using http://www.fantasyleague.com/ but have done the Premier League one also, at work, where I pi55ed them all. Watch out lads, Rodzilla’s gona get yer!
Nice One Toonsy!
Rodzilla(Quote)
Rodzilla – you’ve got friends? 😯 😆
Jobey07(Quote)
haha Jobey, you cheeky bleeder.
(looks like Jay Jay@36 is gona get a lesson in football management)
…be picking my team tomorrow, guess I’ll have to drop the old ‘Whitley Bay City Rollers’, and ‘Real MadRod’ monikers for plain old ‘Rodzilla’. 😈
Rodzilla(Quote)
i’m in! Can’t wait for the transfer window to close so that I can finalize my final squad.
sunlounger(Quote)
No, Jobey, I just dont want you to cry when a kick your @rse 😉
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Nice to see you’re bringing out the top class banter Spencer 😉
Jobey07(Quote)
Hart
Huth S.Taylor Hangeland Kompany
Pennent Ben Arfa Dempsey Brunt
Ba Rooney
Subs; Schwarzer, Carragher, Jarvis, Gyan.
dan4toon(Quote)
Well its better than your boring same old ‘shut up bender’ shyte. 😉
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Yeah – cause I always sat that 😕
Jobey07(Quote)
Spencer – Shut up you bender 😛
toonsy(Quote)
😥 😆
SpencerTheToon(Quote)
Great stuff, should be a good bit of banter! Now for some meticulous planning and stat micromanagement….
Newkie(Quote)
Bring it on rodzilla 🙂
jay jay(Quote)
Ah, it’s that time of the year again. Fantasy football teams to be made and you know football is almost here.
I hope the club shop delivers to India!
(because I’m planning to order something anyway)
hydeous(Quote)
I’d already set up a team so haven’t registered my user name on here. My team is Sporting Abeergut
3hourswasted(Quote)
Any of you guys ever play football manager online?
Santii(Quote)
santii, i didn’t know you could
Rorycn(Quote)
Reet changed my team name to 3hourswasted – good to go 😀
3hourswasted(Quote)
Toonsy – I already have a team and its called Gladiators.So is it imperative that I have to change the name to my user name here??
deepak is an indian toon(Quote)
Watch out, Santii will be asking if he can come round for tea next 😆
witters(Quote)
Oh my God!
90% of you lot should be fantastic at fantasy football ! That’s all you spout ! 😆 😆 😆
@toonsy
It’s unfair this cos you have an advantage over the realists. You practice every day! 😆
Bobby Shinton number 9(Quote)
Deepak – Nah. Dint worry about. I can track via e-mail addys so its not that importrant. Didn’t know I could do it that way lol
toonsy(Quote)
@Rorycn You need to download i thing called hamachi to play it online and both be using the same patch
Santii(Quote)
Hart,
Huth Kompany S.Taylor Hangland
Ireland Benny Gardner
Ba Bent Sturridge
Subs: Given Cahill (bolton) Giggs Gerrard
davidtoon4life(Quote)
Thanks a lot Toonsy… 🙂
deepak is an indian toon(Quote)
Well picked my team , but it keeps coming up not a valid league code when trying to join a private league .
Axel(Quote)
Are there going to be any booby prizes…perhaps special mention for the team owner with the most red cards or yellow cards? Will there be a “Golden Boot” award for the player with the most total team goals…if that’s able to be tracked? These don’t have to be cash awards, just perhaps bragging right type things.
NorCal Toonfan(Quote)
Try to copy and paste it axel.
Santii(Quote)
I should clarify that I don’t think I’ll win any of them…just adding like the idea of adding a few other categories for discussion/tracking/banter.
NorCal Toonfan(Quote)
Did you put in the “-” Axel? Just a thought.
NorCal Toonfan(Quote)
Given
Vidic ,Jagielka, S.Taylor, N.Taylor, Hangeland
Young,Thomas(Wig),Thomas (Brom), Van Der Vaart,Marveaux
Graham,Bent,Rooney 😉
deepak is an indian toon(Quote)
my team , which will win the competition of course , is
————————–cech————–
assou ekotto——-Hangeland—Collo—Evra
Nzogbia—–Cabaye—–HBA——-Albrighton
———-Hernandez——Rooney————
Axel(Quote)
thanks SANTII thats worked
NORCAL TOONFAN yeah i did put that in but thanks anyhow .
Axel(Quote)
I think i’ll try my hand this year. Prepare to be thrashed! 😆
DJG(Quote)
Hart,
Luiz, Taylor S, Samba, Hangeland
N’Zogbia, Jarvis, Cabaye, Adam
Bent, Ba
Subs:
Begovic, Huth, Wilshere, Odemwingie.
Shamrock(Quote)
Toonsy,
I take it this league will be based on a points total come the end of the season regardless of what happens from one week to the next in the classic format.
Are you getting a couple of head to head leagues set up too otherwise i’ll do it myself for a bit of added spice? 🙂
Shamrock(Quote)
last year was w@nk so im not bothering again, Prediction league would be better
CC(Quote)
Lads just a thought since its a NUFCBLOG league would it not make it better to have to have atlest 2 or 3 toon players in each team ? or do you’s not have faith in our own players ??
Big Dave(Quote)