# The SDMB English Premiership Fantasy League- step right up. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2003, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939 "2003-08-18T10:06:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/1 "2003-08-18T10:06:19Z")
The BBC provides a **free** Fantasy Football game and allows you to form your own league, which I have duly done: [The Straight Dope Fantasy League](http://bbcfootball.fantasyleague.co.uk/friends/friends.asp?pin=339411&refresh=120) If you wish to join the fray, you must register a team.[ul][li]Press Register, enter your **username, NOT real name** (if you cannot split up your username like I can, use a descriptor _eg._ “the Mighty” as your surname).[/li] [li]Pick your team: you have 50M to spend, with no more than 2 players from a given team. You needn’t spend too much time since you have unlimited transfers until August 30th when the game begins.[/li] [li]**Post your team name and PIN code in this thread (NOT your password!)** and I will add you to the league. I don’t know if there’s a limit on league size, so first come first etc.[/li] Whenever you view your team, press Friends & Enemies League in the yellow box. Click anyone’s name to see their team. If you wish to leave the league, you can do so from that page.[/ul]So, who’s up for the SDMBFF %? ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/2 "2003-08-18T10:34:26Z")
count me in - i’m working out my team as we speak. after their fantastic impressions of headless chickens yesterday i doubt i’ll be picking any Liverpool defenders. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/3 "2003-08-18T10:46:32Z")
Even I, a lifelong Red born half a mile from Anfield, have shied away from my own players. However, note that Hyypia’s far post run-ins account for about 15 points-worth of goals and assists in a season, irrespective of the goals against (that’s why he’s so prohibitively expensive). ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/4 "2003-08-18T10:46:48Z")
Same as my work team. My PIN is 340376. Name is Eat Your Greens. pan ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/5 "2003-08-18T10:49:14Z")
Heh heh, **kabbes** , that is perhaps the most top-heavy team I have ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/6 "2003-08-18T11:01:23Z")
I’m in, but we’ve got 10-12 days 'til this kicks off. \*I’ll be back . . . \*. **SentientMeat** - born in Anfield, living in Cardiff . . . dear oh dear, you poor soul. I hope your luck picks up . . . ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/7 "2003-08-18T11:07:50Z")
On the contrary, **LC** , I feel I’ve found my spiritual home. I’ve lived in Edinburgh, and that was beautiful too. I’ve also lived in London, but that was full of wankers. (Present company excepted, of course.) ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/8 "2003-08-18T11:23:17Z")
PIN: 340835 Name: One Size Army ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/9 "2003-08-18T11:25:02Z")
Of course, it might’ve worked better had I entered my username, as requested. Idiot. ---
**Author:** ![pierre72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@pierre72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pierre72)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/10 "2003-08-18T11:32:50Z")
Please count me in… 340932 Queens Park Strangers. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/11 "2003-08-18T12:38:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crusoe \* > \*\*Of course, it might’ve worked better had I entered my username, as requested. Idiot. \*\* You aren’t alone - i did the same thing :smack: ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/12 "2003-08-18T12:39:28Z")
Oh yeah - and I’m PIN **342166** TEAM: **Inter the Dragon** ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/13 "2003-08-18T12:55:33Z")
**garius** , there’s a statue of you in Cardiff’s St David’s Shopping Centre. ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/14 "2003-08-18T13:00:35Z")
Top heavy indeed. One thing I’ve learned from doing this for the past decade is that strikers win you the championship. The ideal situation is to find the bargin that ends up as the 2nd highest scorer (i.e. Beattie last season), but you can’t do that until you’ve had a few months to assess. In the meantime, go with the old favorites! pan ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/15 "2003-08-18T13:04:45Z")
Of course, an eminently laudable strategy. (Note that the BBC game is much more “hands on” - if Henry plays on Saturday and Van on Sunday, it only takes 1 of your 6 transfers to use _both_ strikers in one weekend). Also, congratulations on being the only player so far to follow my OP instructions! ---
**Author:** ![spanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@spanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spanna)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/16 "2003-08-18T13:30:07Z")
Got room for 1 more? PIN: 343141 Team: Overpaid Prima Donnas ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/17 "2003-08-18T13:37:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SentientMeat \* > \*\ ***garius** , there’s a statue of you in Cardiff’s St David’s Shopping Centre. \*\* Want an autograph? ---
**Author:** ![Gotterfunken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@Gotterfunken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotterfunken)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/18 "2003-08-18T17:44:31Z")
Can I play too? PIN: 346160 Team: Crystal Malice ---
**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/19 "2003-08-19T08:23:42Z")
We now have: SentientMeat Dukla Prague Away Kit kabbes Eat Your Greens Crusoe One Size Army pierre72 Queens Park Strangers Garius Inter the Dragon Skopo Crystal Malice …with **L\_C** to come. For vanity search purposes, what of **owlstretchingtime, yojimbo, jjim, ruadh, TwistofFate, casdave**? ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939/20 "2003-08-19T11:17:50Z")
I’ve no interest in football whatsoever and don’t have a clue about players etc. This would mean I would have to gain some information about stuff that I’ve been dodging all my life 🙂 I’ve mailed **manwithaplan** about it as I know he does. Oh and so he finds it in a vanity search **jjiimm** 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-english-premiership-fantasy-league-step-right-up/195939.md?page=2)