World Cup Fantasy League (Spoilers Ahoy!)

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 1:51 pm

so lacklustre wrote:
Who Shot Sam? wrote:Good, now we're on a roll.

You can't be any worse at fantasy footy than I am!
Or Fantasy Baseball (this season)

Indeed. I'm tempted to let my team rot and let matters take care of themselves - that approach seems to have worked for MG and legman.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:16 pm

Look out the wannawanks are in.

PlaythingOrPet · Post by **PlaythingOrPet** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:07 am

I'm in.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 5:54 am

PlaythingOrPet wrote:I'm in.

Wow - where ya been PoP?

BTW so lack, it seems that they've censored your team name - no wanks allowed.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:07 am

PlaythingOrPet wrote:

I'm in.

yay! I'm trying to tempt G2S into joining, too.

BWAP, your team name reminded me of a bumper sticker I saw the other day that was basically the colorful parts of this -

I've lived here a long time and that word association just never occurred to me.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:35 am

Fake Madrid has become Fifa Fo Fum.

And hi Plaything. Nice to see you back again.

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 12:21 pm

Wasn't what I was thinking either Mood - I don't want to contemplate the the implication of T-Cups. Calling the team the Tea Cups because I have a feeling it's going to be a dainty little squad.

Goody2Shoes · Post by **Goody2Shoes** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:16 pm

mood swung wrote:
yay! I'm trying to tempt G2S into joining, too.

But I don't know a goalkeeper from a peacekeeper! A midfielder from a Prince Fielder!

Now, Fantasy Footsy, I think I could manage.

Besides, my fantasy baseball team is just about all the humiliation I can handle right now.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:18 pm

Ah, c'mon you must know a few players - and it's over within a couple of weeks.

If form holds, you'll finish above me!

What about Jackson and Gilli? They were happy to crow about all of the Spurs players in the England team, so why have they now disappeared?

Goody2Shoes · Post by **Goody2Shoes** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:27 pm

Well, I've heard of Pele, but I don't think he's playing anymore.

The only other players I've heard of are the ones of whom Moody sends me half-naked pictures in her ill-fated attempt to lure me in. Donovan Someone, and that little Kaka-licious boy, with whom, I must admit, she almost had me.

It would be over much sooner than a couple weeks for me, I'm afraid.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:47 pm

Donovan Someone, and that little Kaka-licious boy

now you only need 10 more!

I hereby formally Double-Dog-Dare mr. oily slick to join up!

Last place is MINE, I tell you.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:59 pm

Goody2Shoes wrote:Well, I've heard of Pele, but I don't think he's playing anymore.

The only other players I've heard of are the ones of whom Moody sends me half-naked pictures in her ill-fated attempt to lure me in. Donovan Someone, and that little Kaka-licious boy, with whom, I must admit, she almost had me.

It would be over much sooner than a couple weeks for me, I'm afraid.

How about Posh Spice's husband? There's most of your midfield right there. Then you take a volatile Argie or two, some boring German, a hulking keeper from Eastern Europe, some African kid, a mercurial clogger and you're nearly home!

BTW, Pompey Tom may be participating as well, if there are no objections. I'm trying to rope in as many clueless Yanks as possible to minimize the chances of me finishing last.

so lacklustre · Post by **so lacklustre** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:11 pm

BTW so lack, it seems that they've censored your team name - no wanks allowed.

Fascists

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:13 pm

so lacklustre wrote:
BTW so lack, it seems that they've censored your team name - no wanks allowed.
Fascists

Love the new name! Back of the net!

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:14 pm

I'm trying to rope in as many clueless Yanks as possible to minimize the chances of me finishing last.

Sam, we're trying to sell this to G2S, not make fun of her.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:56 pm

Plaything's back! The only sign of life has been the occasional Fantasy transfer, and now she's back for more. Hey, Playth, how about a post or two
whilst you're at it! Great to see you here, anyway.

PlaythingOrPet · Post by **PlaythingOrPet** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:40 am

I handed over my fantasy team to my flatmate about 2/3 of the way through. So it's his fault I came ninth...though I wouldn't have done any better.

Verbs: email is on its way - I swear!

I'm going to try and cajole Poppet into this thing now. Where's Jamie/Crow?

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:07 am

Who Shot Sam? wrote:How about Posh Spice's husband?

Wasn't it reported that at a Brand Beckham launch in the US, David was introduced as Derek Beckham?

Goody - would a VG pretty please (with bells on) help swing your decision to join us?

And I predict a late Jackson/Otis/Gilli entrance ie being fashionably late (well, in time).

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:00 am

verbal gymnastics wrote:
Who Shot Sam? wrote:How about Posh Spice's husband?
Wasn't it reported that at a Brand Beckham launch in the US, David was introduced as Derek Beckham?

That wouldn't surprise me in the least. Once again the World Cup is mostly ignored here in the States. Unfortunately if we can't dominate the world in something, a lot of the pundits tend to denigrate it and don't really bother to try to understand the game. All of the soccer haters are starting to come out of the woodwork now. If I hear one more lame argument about nil-nil draws I think I'm gonna lose it. ESPN has a guy who knows next to nothing about the game - Dave O'Brien - leading their match commentary. I'm going to be watching the matches in German on Setanta instead.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:55 am

I have to disagree, Sam. The World Cup has arrived in Sevier County. My local paper (with a circulation of about 10k, maybe) printed a bracket. A full page bracket.

Now, if we have to find these places on a map, well, that's a whole other story.

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:02 am

Go Togo!

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:22 am

mood swung wrote:I have to disagree, Sam. The World Cup has arrived in Sevier County. My local paper (with a circulation of about 10k, maybe) printed a bracket. A full page bracket.

Yeah, but the general attitude of most sports media here is that America doesn't "do" the World Cup and that soccer is a sport for sissies. You hear particularly on ESPN, which is strange, considering that they are the network with the rights to the World Cup. Why would you go out of your way to denigrate your own product? Very strange.

You Canadians are lucky - you get the coverage from England, right?

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:33 am

At least they are showing ALL of the games this time around. Which would be fabulous, except that I have a job where people sometimes expect me to show up, damn them all.

oily slick · Post by **oily slick** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:55 am

i have no idea why i opened this thread; i never have before. i don't believe i've ever opened the footy thread. and i find my name in this one (not my real name; my real name is Sven). and i find one of my ex-girlfriends sends porn over the net and another ex-girlfriend seems to enjoy that. i'm not gonna open this thread again. i thought this was a game for today's hyperactive children no longer capable of the patience required to grasp rules and strategy and hone complex skills needed for a sport, oh, say, baseball. there is a photo of people with weapons on page 1. fantasy footy means something entirely different to me. good day.

verbal gymnastics · Post by **verbal gymnastics** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:24 am

oily Sven (those two words go together so well!) - is that a yes or a no?