Remember to join the NUFCBlog.org Fantasy Football League.
Posted on August 1st, 2010 | 107 Comments |
As things stand there are 183 teams signed up and ready to battle it out during the course of the season. Have you got what it takes to beat your fellow ‘bloggers? After all, we can all talk a good game so why not try and back that up?
Prizes will be up for grabs although they will be kept secret for the time being, but I would adjust your expectations if you’re looking to win a house, Ferrari, speedboat or anything like that!
The competition will be linked in with our Facebook group and Twitter page giving you more ways to keep on top of goings on, although obviously you’ll need to like us or follow us or whatever it is. You can also keep up to speed with the competition here at NUFCBlog.org. To get involved you’ll need to follow these simple instructions.
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!
It’s mainly about having a bit of fun, which is something we don’t get the chance to do much of as Newcastle fans. The competition is free to join and anyone is welcome, whether you post here regulalrly or not.
Good luck!
NUFCBlog Author: toonsy
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I was reading the Sunday Express and it had a bit in about Sol Campbell and the ‘fat belly’ jibe from a ‘fan site’. haha must be from that one that newcastleunited-mad did a few days back.