Come and join the Nufcblog.org Fantasy Football League.
Posted on July 25th, 2010 | 60 Comments |
How about a Fantasy Football League where fellow ‘bloggers can pick their team and compete throughout the season before ultimately seeing who is the best?
That was my thought. A bit of friendly competitivess, something else to keep people involved. We can all talk a good game after all, so why not see if they are just empty words or whether or not they have some substance behind them?
So I have been searching the web looking for a solution to this thought, and I think I have finally found one. I have decided to use the software on the official Premier League site as it requires less work, and fewer personal details, to setup and administer. Not only that but it is all free aswell. I will put some step-by-step instructions below, but for now, welcome to the nufcblog.org Fantasy Football League!
Firstly, I had initially had a look at the Sky alternative but it was too restrictive. Only people over-18 can play, and only if they are based in the UK & Ireland on every third Friday morning of the month. Well not really, but you get the point. They also wanted too many personal details, like addresses, and for me that is a big no no.
Anyway, to join the league you will need to follow a few simple steps. It’s not hard, even I managed to do it!
Step 1 – First up you’ll need to register. It’s a simple process which is easy enough to follow, just fill in the form.
Tip :- If you don’t want your real name to be visible and used as your manager name, then don’t enter your real names in the surname/last name boxes, just make them up!
Once that is done, press ‘Continue’.
Step 2 – On the next screen, make sure you pick your favourite club! The rest is all communication stuff. You can tick any of the boxes if you wish to recieve updates, although I personally have left them all blank. There is also a survey participation question at the bottom. I would advise you select ‘no’ for that, but again it is your choice.
Then click ‘Complete Registration’.
Step 3 – T&C’s. Pretty standard, but they are there for you to have a nose through.
If you’re happy enough, press ‘Agree’.
Step 4 – This is where you customise your team. Here you can submit your team name, which I suggest should be your ‘blog username so everyone can see how you are doing. You can also customise your kit, but be warned that I already have the black and white stripes! It is pretty self explanatory and if you miss anything the program will tell you anyway.
Where it says ‘Newsletters’, I have selected ‘no e-mail’, although again it is up to you whether or not you want to recieve them.
Press ‘Select Team’.
Step 5 – This is where the fun begins, team selection. Basically, you get £100 million to spend on a squad of 15 players. You need 2 goalkeepers, 5 defenders, 5 midfielders and 5 strikers. Choose wisely as the money soon runs out.
You’ll see some grey shirts on the ‘pitch’. If you click on a position, it will bring up a list player who can fill that position just to the right of the ‘pitch’. Once that list is up, just click on your desired players and they will jump across into your team.
Tip :- Pick your starting XI first, it makes things easier later on, trust me!
Once you have done that, click ‘Enter Team’.
Step 6 – Team overview. This is where you see your team. Notice the first eleven you picked earlier are your starting players? The other four players are automatically substitutes. You will need to select your captain. Choose wisely as the captain will earn you double points!
If you make any changes, don’t forget to click the ‘Confirm Changes’ box.
Step 7 – That is your team done and dusted, and you are now entered into the entire competition. However, you need to enter into the nufcblog.org mini-league.
You will see your profile tab next to the pitch that contains your players. About half-way down, under the heading of ‘Leagues’ there is a prompt which allows you to join an existing league. Click that link (the word ‘here’).
This will take you to a new screen where it will ask if you want to join a private league. For that you will need to enter a code, which is 454702-111644. Enter that into the box and click the ‘Join Private League’ button.
You should then get directed to another screen where you should at the very least be able to see my rather imaginatively named team, ‘Toonsys team’. That is about it!
You can also participate through your mobile by using this link.
At the end of the day, it’s just something to do for a laugh and to give us something else to have the banter about. You’ll all lose anyway as I have entered my team, but there could be some small prizes on offer for the eventual winner.
It is open to anyone who wishes to play, young, old, new poster, regular poster, even if you don’ post. Absolutely anyone is free to join, the more the merrier! I will sneak updates in every now and again, not only here but on our Facebook and Twitter pages aswell.
Let the fun begin!
Well if I cant have the black + white strips im not playing :( anyway ye get enough fantasy stuff on here ;)
Howay the Lads