[GrungeMonkey]

it should be torres getting that hat trick, not villa!
and he was taken off before 60 minutes
its all going wrong
pfft...

[Bertrand]

Originally Posted by Bertrand

And there are some uncertainties regarding one of my forwards. Minor or serious injury? Will he be apt for the first game? Is it real, is it meant to trouble other nations? And will I have to change the line up to make huge bets right from the start?

Originally Posted by pokkeherrie

You mean Villa?

And you know what?
I made a huge bet!

Now you may guess how mad I am, it won't even be that... To make it even more cruel, I haven't seen the game...

Gotta see the 1 hour resume on TV tonight to simmer down...
I like that player...

Hope he beats Platini's Euro goal scoring record to bring points to my reshaped bemused team...
But that won't happen, will it?
Anyway I don't care..., I won the Premier League championship by 178 points.
Should have sticked with the Gerbils label.
I'll pout.

[HECKLER SPRAY]

Originally Posted by GrungeMonkey

it should be torres getting that hat trick, not villa!
and he was taken off before 60 minutes
its all going wrong
pfft...

The same for me. Shit shit shit !!!

[nicfit]

Originally Posted by GrungeMonkey

it should be torres getting that hat trick, not villa!
and he was taken off before 60 minutes
its all going wrong
pfft...

he, don't tell me, every single player I considered and then "discarded" is getting amazing results this metchday...we'll see how things develop, but I've a feeling I'll get transfers frenzy quite soon...

[o o o]

It's a shame, with 4 more goals by Villa, I could have overtaken pokkeherrie...

Congratulations to PAULYBEE for picking not only Villa, but also Fabregas as captain... Quite a successful game for your fantasy team...

[o o o]

Hmm... All the favourites seem to have had a succesful start in the tournament apart from the two world cup finalists...

[GrungeMonkey]

i think spain and holland are looking particularly strong... though id like to see fernando torres playing a full game and getting some goals next time please!

[PAULYBEE2656]

Originally Posted by o o o

It's a shame, with 4 more goals by Villa, I could have overtaken pokkeherrie...

Congratulations to PAULYBEE for picking not only Villa, but also Fabregas as captain... Quite a successful game for your fantasy team...

man ive had a great night.. my first goal.... my second, third and fourth too!!! clean sheet with sweden... just pissed i didnt put villa as my captain, opted for the safe bet on a midfielder.. that aint gonna happen again...

my subs have been made (deadline tomorrow before the games!!!)

now the game is truly on!!

still cant get over pokkeheirres being ranked 22 worldwide and 1 in his country!! thats fucking stunning opening gameweek performances!!!

[PAULYBEE2656]

and i won my first round head to head match by 5 points!!!

edit... ON YOUR ASS POKKHIERRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HECKLER SPRAY]

Sweden 2
Greece 0

[Bertrand]

All right, I've seen the games and I'm back to my normal, well-mannered self.
Spain was brilliant and won over a creative Russia.
Sweden and Greece weren't as impressive.
I'd like seeing Russia making it.

[HECKLER SPRAY]

I've got doubts about their points allocation, for example, Puyol just gained 2 points, Mutu 1 point, Van Der Vaart 3 points...
They want me to lose !!! I'm pretty sure !!!
I must admit my frenchies were crapy...

[o o o]

Originally Posted by HECKLER SPRAY

I've got doubts about their points allocation, for example, Puyol just gained 2 points, Mutu 1 point, Van Der Vaart 3 points...

thing is, the point allocation is not linked to the quality of the game played by the player or his team, but is solely based on statistics:

For playing in a game: 1
For playing at least 60 minutes in a game (includes playing points mentioned above): 2
For each goal scored by your goalkeeper or defenders: 6
For each goal scored by your midfielders: 5
For each goal scored by your forwards: 4
For each goal assist: 3
For your goalkeeper conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes): 4
For your defenders conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes): 4
For your midfielders conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes): 1
For every penalty save: 5
For every penalty miss: -2
For every 2 goals conceded by your goalkeeper or defenders: -1
For every yellow card: -1
For every red card (includes any yellow card points): -3
For every 3 saves: 1
Man of the match: 3

Just in case you had not seen this...

[HECKLER SPRAY]

I didn't noticed there were negative points, shit....
And I suppose that the man of the match is picked by the UEFA.

[pokkeherrie]

I dropped about 3,000 places in the overall ranking yesterday. Everybody who had Villa and/or Fabregas went straight past me. Even worse, my 30 points lead in the Sonic league has almost completely disappeared as well. ¡Ay, caramba!

Like Bertrand I did think about going for Villa for a while (had him in the team, but eventually couldn't afford both him and Klose anymore and added Petric instead). I was aware that Villa was the most important goal scorer for Spain (and not Torres), but there were some reports last week that Aragones might be playing with just 1 striker instead of 2, and then picking Torres over Villa. Didn't want to take that risk... I can't really complain though, because I almost dropped Pepe too, but kept him in and he brought in 15 points.

Anyway, after that hattrick I think it's safe to presume Villa will play now.

So that's one transfer. Still thinking about the other ones. Deco has got to go for sure; too expensive for a midfielder that doesn't score much. But the others... Will the Italian defence be better the next game? Does Ribery deserve another chance? Bring in Kuyt now or will Van Persie be starting the next game? Is Klose looking good? Is Modric looking good? (I haven't been able to watch much of the games so far, mostly just the highlights).

[nicfit]

too much cech in our league.

[the ikara cult]

When i was considering bothering with this David Villa was my no.1 striker choice! Shows how much i know.
Is Bertrand eating all of you alive like he did in the Premiership season?

[the ikara cult]

Oh yeah, if youre following the tournament and you havent yet heard this, The Guardian have a brilliant football podcast which theyre doing daily from Euro 2008. You can also listen to archived editions from the course of the season, its very entertaining.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/s...footballweekly

[Bertrand]

I'm not eating anyone alive, alas, hungry PAULY, pokkeherrie, o o o, jico., Thousand Threader were starving, they didn't leave much.

I saw Portugal beat the Czech today. The Eastern team seemed better than during their first game but couldn't keep playing well too long. Past the first hour, a big gap appeared on their left flank, and it took a few tries for the Portugese to take advantage of it. I was surprised Brückner didn't see it coming. They'll have to watch that point out against Turkey if they wanna to go to the quarters.

Now, will Scolari (heading to Chelsea after Euro) rest his players against Switzerland? The hosts haven't got a single point, their best scorer's injured and they are the first team to be out. Some blow.

Who to keep in a team when that team is already qualified?

[o o o]

I think I'll go watch the Turkey - Czech Republic game in Kreuzberg, should be fun... Although I did not quite understand what happens if there is a draw: same goal difference, same number of goals, which team qualifies to the quarterfinals? On television, the mentioned penalty kicks, but that sounds like a mistake.