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Fantasy Soccer - English Premier League, 2008/09

hi gals

for anybody out there who follows English Premiership football (i.e. soccer to our US friends!), this is an open invitation to join the Barclays Fantasy Football league this season.

i've set up the 'AfterEllen All Stars' - all you have to do is register online at

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

then go to 'Leagues' on the left hand column, and go to the 'join a private league' section. submit the code 76371-133945 and that shold enable you to join us!

you can then build your team (up to 15 players, max value £100m), with no more than 3 players from one English team (e.g. Liverpool, Arsenal, the mighty Tottenham Hotspur); you can change it as many times as you like before the season starts on 16th August 08, and thereafter make one free transfer (up to the value of an existing player) per week.

there's also a forum for witty banter/boasting/moaning, so feel free to add your tuppence-worth to it!

here's to another exciting season - and COME ON YOU SPURS!!

fairlybutch

Submitted by

fairly butch (60 posts)

on August 6, 2008 - 8:10am.

TAGS ::

Hobbies, Health & Fitness, Sports

I'll Join! But eh Chelsea

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 6, 2008 - 2:43pm.

I'll Join! But eh Chelsea Chelsea!!!!

Woo. But I suck.

Submitted by

bittybuffy (91 posts)

on August 6, 2008 - 3:19pm.

I'm off to sort out a team and join now. I'm going to demolish you all. And by 'demolish' I mean lose, badly.
I don't care who wins the league this year, as long as it's not Scum U, because I can't stand them.
And just to end on a happy note, I got my Barnsley season ticket today, WOO!

Lesbian Fantasy Footy!?!

Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on August 6, 2008 - 4:20pm.

Lesbian Fantasy Footy!?! Wuhoo! I'm up for that!

... but what's with the Scotts and their cockerknee teams?? Smurfs and Chelski - be'ave! Prepare for a thrashing from a Sassenach! ... and are Barnsley out of the Conference League yet?????????????

See you there dudes.

Scottish football

Submitted by

fairly butch (60 posts)

on August 7, 2008 - 7:33am.

i'll have you know that my love of Spurs is based on some very solid principles:

Steve Archibald (Scottish player, from Aberdeen then went on to Barcelona) was a great scorer for them, just when i started to get into football
Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa, both great Argentinian players, are Spurs legends; the fact that they were from a country Margaret Thatcher had effectively declared war on (remember the Falkland Islands, anybody?) made this anti-conservative lefty gal warm to them even more
my best pals in London are all Gooners (i.e. Arsenal fans), and being the black sheep i couldn't just follow them - plus it gives our relationships a great amount of good-natured ribbing
i really like the royal blue shorts they wear. and when you're 12 and deciding your team, that's really important
Ayr United (my home team) are mired in the middle of the Scottish second division; they're never going to get into Europe, unless it's on their summer holidays

i rest my case.

PS don't even START me about Scottish international football either - i go to all the home Hampden games, masochist that i am. it's like my brother says: it's not the disappointment that kills you, it's the hope..... roll on the World Cup qualifiers for some more self-flagellation!

Mullet Lover!

Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on August 7, 2008 - 3:31pm.

Go on admit it, you're a mullet lover! .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KEMMfV5-Qg

Oh!!!

i think you'll find that

Submitted by

fairly butch (60 posts)

on August 8, 2008 - 4:50am.

i think you'll find that Suzi Quattro with mullet, followed by Andy Cameron singing "Ally's Tartan Army", plus a 19-year-old Kate Bush singing "Wuthering Heights" from 1978 trumps Hoddle & Waddle any time........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UPZCfV1uvM&NR=1

i still remember collecting my World Cup Argentina '78 stickers in a Panini album...sigh...those were the days! and when Archie Gemmill scored that goal against Holland, it didn't matter that we'd just been beaten by Peru and drawn with Iran; all that mattered was that we were beating the 'total football' team of the Dutch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1axsnMRbbo

it's so frustrating being a Scotland football fan - how can we beat France home and away and still not manage to qualify for competitions? just nobody mention the Faroe Islands........or Estonia!

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:29am.

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:29am.

Blue is the color

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 8, 2008 - 9:59pm.

Blue is the color football is the game, we're all together and winning is our aim so cheer us on through the sun & rain cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name!

We will win the league this year!

in your dreams.......

Submitted by

fairly butch (60 posts)

on August 10, 2008 - 9:08am.

aw, bless! another deluded fan of Chelski, the team that money can buy but which can't win anything :-) whadda ya mean, how about Spurs?? we won the very important Carling Cup last season, i'll have you know......okay so it's a mickey mouse trophy, but it still gets us into Europe!

hope y'all enjoy the season, and the Fantasy Football competition!

It's about the taking part ... and cheap shots!

Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on August 10, 2008 - 6:11pm.

Yeah Rachel, it's not all about the money! ... oh and FB, tah very much for Robbie he looks darn smart in red and a steal at £20m!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's quick. He's red. He talks like Father Ted. He's Robbie Kean, Robbie Keane!

Who mentioned money? This

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 10, 2008 - 7:08pm.

Who mentioned money? This Chelski thing, really getting old. Quit whining..

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:30am.

DO you realise you whine so

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 11, 2008 - 5:37pm.

DO you realise you whine so much because you can´t beat us and we´re a threat...hmm I think u do because if we wouldnt be in the top 4 every year you probably wouldn´t look at ur team first before you start judgin us

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:31am.

Two words

Submitted by

Annie-x (15 posts)

on August 11, 2008 - 5:48pm.

man u!!! XD

ooh... i'm sooo gonna enjoy

Submitted by

catekat (42 posts)

on August 13, 2008 - 9:55am.

ooh... i'm sooo gonna enjoy the season this year! virtual piss-taking every week, awesome, as if ribbing chelsea and gunners fans in person wasnt thrilling enough!! Bring it on, i can't wait! Plus, how good was it to see Gary Neville lift the Challenge Shield at the weekend, another mickey mouse, but great to see nontheless

Naughty Fergie!

Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on August 13, 2008 - 4:30pm.

Have you heard what your manager has been saying about our Chelsea friends? Ooh that's not kind and I don't think Rachel's going to be best pleased either!

What? that we are the

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 13, 2008 - 4:51pm.

What? that we are the Liverpool of '89 that we reached our peak because ou players are too old? We have bosingwa & Deco....Anelka did good in pre season, lamps stayed & drogba is fit..................& Fergie has to miss Ronaldo awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I don't care what Fergie says because we all know he fears us.

I might join actually!

Submitted by

K89 (746 posts)

on August 13, 2008 - 4:52pm.

I might join actually! Although I dont follow English football much, just check to see who's winning and stuff, much more interested in the SPL lol.

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:32am.

Cool, Ive gone onto the site

Submitted by

K89 (746 posts)

on August 14, 2008 - 2:36pm.

Cool, Ive gone onto the site but cant find the join a private league section!

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:32am.

Middlesborough 2 - 1 Spurs

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 16, 2008 - 10:05pm.

Middlesborough 2 - 1 Spurs hahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahhahaha

hhahahahhahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahah

ahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahahha

Come on Chelsea!! Bluesssssssss!

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:33am.

Deco!!!!!!!!! 4-0

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 17, 2008 - 5:44pm.

Deco!!!!!!!!! 4-0 muhahahah!

Newcastle!!!!! Yay. I love Damien Duff. They are looking better this season and they have a great new player, damn he is quick!

Joined the gang

Submitted by

Zorillo (12 posts)

on August 21, 2008 - 3:52am.

I'm a Liverpool fan and decided to join up and make the season a little more interesting!

'Kappa Kappa EM Pi' on top!

Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on August 21, 2008 - 4:45pm.

I noticed there was a Paddy O'Scouser waiting to go onto the league this week – nice one!

Liverpool have been neglecting our Celtic heritage of late but now we’ve got Robbie as well as Finnan things are looking good [oh please dear lord and all de saints ‘n’ angels in heaven!]

First out of the blocks and on top (!) was the team 'Kappa Kappa EM Pi', who probably also gets best team name – I like to think I might get 2^nd with ‘Cathy Shim’s Fan’ (in my ‘umble opinion!) ... erh ... not criticising or anything, but you can change your team name at any time, don’tcha know!

Try going on the ‘Forum’ and posting an anti-Chelsea comment ... Rachel19 is really easy to wind up! I thing I’ve already excessively irritated Fairly Butch ... she aint bitin’ no more!

Here’s to the craic! And ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNboU_PbZMY

... @ 1:50:- "I've never seen anything like this Liverpool crowd. On the field here, the gay and inventive ferocity they show is quite stunning" ... I rest my case, m’lud!

Yeah Nice save by Keane!

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 21, 2008 - 5:02pm.

Yeah Nice save by Keane! Wait he is not playing for Sunderland?

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:34am.

Just signed up...

Submitted by

sinnin (6 posts)

on August 22, 2008 - 1:29pm.

loyal man united fan here...

they were here in SA about a month ago - and sparky here was working that day so unfortunately i couldn't make it

but hopefully i'll be there to watch their NEXT champions league win...

anyways,gonna sign up for the league now

looks like fun

I'm quite endeared by that

Submitted by

Zorillo (12 posts)

on August 22, 2008 - 5:34pm.

I'm quite endeared by that new name! Cheers

I squeezed 3 of my best reds into the squad. Fingers crossed they do the business for me and my co manager Rafa!

So Chelsea is a 'Touche' subject hahaaaa well I shall bear that in mind, I've points to catch up on seeing as I missed the first game week!

Looking forward to some banter and an enjoyable season.

Play on

Submitted by

lozzy150 (6 posts)

on August 26, 2008 - 2:36pm.

Well I'm a week late but better late than never!

Didn't do too bad W1, though can't same the same for the wonderful boys in blue! The original ones meaning Everton of course. We'll come good though so I'm not too worried!?!

Liverpool fan

Submitted by

MoreThanPixels (105 posts)

on August 23, 2008 - 6:08am.

New to the fantasy game, but I've set up a team and joined your league. just thought I'd say hi and it's great to see some football fans.

The Pool making a big splash

Submitted by

Zorillo (12 posts)

on August 23, 2008 - 9:33am.

Come on the pool! Is there a red flavoured scouse majority in the league?

Im sure ive dropped but omg

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 23, 2008 - 2:17pm.

Im sure ive dropped but omg Fulham Beat Arsenal! OMG! hahaha Spurs lost again! Damn liverpool with their minor wins

Pah

Submitted by

Zorillo (12 posts)

on August 23, 2008 - 4:59pm.

Minor wins haaa the cheek of you, hard fought and class showed in the end, more like it.

Total shocker that Arsenal result.

Gutted

Submitted by

angel74 (40 posts)

on August 24, 2008 - 4:33am.

Cant believe my gunners couldn't beat Fulham, just hoping that Pompey can turn it around and stuff Man U tommorow. Plus well done to my home town club Hull City great draw at Blackburn.

Ah Chelsea were rubbish but

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 24, 2008 - 10:30am.

Ah Chelsea were rubbish but unlike Arsenal we got 3 points, Deco was a bargain

Come on the blues

Submitted by

lozzy150 (6 posts)

on August 26, 2008 - 12:35pm.

A win for everton, top of the league and manchester pride- what a weekend!!! I'm pretty sure it won't last for both myself and the toffees, but I'll enjoy it whilst it lasts.

So Goin’ Down!

Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on August 26, 2008 - 1:12pm.

Look sweetie (!) Everton are so going down this season ... and not in a good way! "manchester pride" ... you’re a City fan then? And what’s with all these sweets 'n' toffees your eating, you'll have either no teeth or diabetes soon!!!

OK, OK, look I apologise for the hostility but my fantasy team is so unbelievably pants! And you were just there and an Evertonian and and and ... my team is doing really really REALLY badly. I’ve already resorted to buying a Chelski player!!!!!!!!!!

Fortunately my real team is joint top (c’mon you mighty Reds!) with some rubbish side with no history. AND fortunately I’m not a Spurs fan!!! I think I’ll put a post up on the Fantasy Forum notice board later to wind up our league manager ‘Fairly Butch’, so cruel ... but easy!!!!

Its my liver I'm more worried about!

Submitted by

lozzy150 (6 posts)

on August 26, 2008 - 2:35pm.

Let it all out, its ok- everything is going to be alright. Allow me to be your metaphorical punch bag- its not like us blues aren't used to it.

Everton are back on winnng ways and will be nowhere near the bottom half of the table this season, you might have had another convincing(!) win but we'll just wait and see what happens on derby day.

( I should explain that my bravado is still running strong from a good gay pride weekend and I reserve the right to retract any and all comments at any time!)

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:35am.

sticks and stones

Submitted by

fairly butch (60 posts)

on August 26, 2008 - 2:02pm.

may break my bones, ~~but Spurs will never win~~ ahem, but names will never hurt me. okay, i'm back after a few days away from the interwebs, and all i can see is cruel taunting - infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me........

i don't care what you say, it's a marathon not a sprint - so what if the mighty Spurs are cackola (as per bloody usual) at the start of this season? Arsenal aren't doing much better, and Man U and Liverpool are hardly convincing. okay, so Chelski look on quite good form - but they did last season as well, and came away with nothing. once my boys get up to speed there'll be no stopping us! hahahahahaahaaaaaaaaa!

MANU LOST AGAINST ZENIT

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on August 29, 2008 - 4:05pm.

MANU LOST AGAINST ZENIT BUHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAH

Man U had a rubbish game

Submitted by

sinnin (6 posts)

on September 2, 2008 - 12:43pm.

Man U had a rubbish game against Zenit,granted...

we are totally lacking up front - i'm REALLY hoping that Berbatov can bring some magic to our frontline. but then again...with the likes of Tevez,Rooney,Anderson and Evra supplying him with good balls....he won't be short for oppurtunities!

p.s - congrats on the draw against spurs...that WHOLE one point must feel SO good

ha ha

GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!

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Submitted by

Z (57 posts)

on October 7, 2008 - 12:36am.

Nice handball against

Submitted by

ice cream (not verified)

on September 4, 2008 - 4:31pm.

Nice handball against Zenit, that kind of sums all of Manu up! mwahahah....how funny was it when he got send off

Get it while its hot http://www.youtube.com/user/HollywoodTOProd

congrats on that loss to

Submitted by

crayon face (158 posts)

on September 4, 2008 - 5:27pm.

congrats on that loss to zenit!! paul scholes and his 'hand of ~~god~~ Prick'

Unlucky about city btw! hahaha. that'll be fun for you wont it? City being richer than ya.

ha ha

Who the f*ck are man united

Oh No!

Submitted by

MoreThanPixels (105 posts)

on September 3, 2008 - 10:54am.

No Gerrard and probably no Torres. Pretty bad news for both my teams, real and fantasy.

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