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View Dan Theolmesdaleroad's Profile Dan Theolmesdaleroad Flag Up north 05 Jul 18 8.19pm Send a Private Message to Dan Theolmesdaleroad Add Dan Theolmesdaleroad as a friend

Following the success it has enjoyed over the past few years, I have set up another Fantasy Premier League game for the upcoming 2018/19 season and would like to invite any interested HOL members to join.

Here is a link to the FPL website: [Link]

The code you will need to register a team is 37140-8894.

As in previous seasons, a maximum of 20 people will be able to enter the league, with each participant’s FPL team playing a head-to-head match against another every week. The results will be based on the game points scored by the actual players selected, with points being awarded to each FPL team for wins and draws accordingly, just as they would be in the Premier League itself.

The league will operate on a round robin basis throughout the whole of the 2018/19 Premier League season, which is due to kick-off on Friday, 10 August 2018. Once again, no cup or knockout rounds will be involved.

All of the FPL rules, including full details on how points are scored by each player, can be found on the official website located via the link above.

Entry is of course FREE of charge, and though there is no prize money at stake there are still bragging rights to be won. There will also be three points up for grabs every week, so you will always have at least something to play for from the start of the season right to the very end.

While any HOL members are welcome to take part, places are obviously limited to 20 so please enter your team as soon as you can to avoid missing out.

Look forward to seeing you there!


Edited by Dan Theolmesdaleroad (06 Jul 2018 6.00pm)

 

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View Dan Theolmesdaleroad's Profile Dan Theolmesdaleroad Flag Up north 22 Jul 18 7.11pm Send a Private Message to Dan Theolmesdaleroad Add Dan Theolmesdaleroad as a friend

Just giving a bump to the FPL thread, as there's a little under three weeks left now before the new season kicks off on Friday, 10 August.

Still plenty of places available in the league for anyone who would like to join. Entry is free, with any HOL members welcome!

 

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View Dan Theolmesdaleroad's Profile Dan Theolmesdaleroad Flag Up north 27 Jul 18 6.55pm Send a Private Message to Dan Theolmesdaleroad Add Dan Theolmesdaleroad as a friend

Just two weeks left before the new season starts!

Still a few places left for anyone interested in the FPL head-to-head league. Any HOLers welcome, whether you've tried fantasy football before or not - and if you haven't, why not give it a go?

FPL site: [Link]

Code: 37140-8894

Many thanks to all who have joined so far.

 

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View Dan Theolmesdaleroad's Profile Dan Theolmesdaleroad Flag Up north 04 Aug 18 7.45am Send a Private Message to Dan Theolmesdaleroad Add Dan Theolmesdaleroad as a friend

Under a week now before the new season starts on Friday. Still seven places left in the fantasy league for anyone else who wants to enter!

[Link]

37140-8894

 

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View Dan Theolmesdaleroad's Profile Dan Theolmesdaleroad Flag Up north 07 Aug 18 12.00pm Send a Private Message to Dan Theolmesdaleroad Add Dan Theolmesdaleroad as a friend

Just three days to go - and five places left!

[Link]

37140-8894

 

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View Dan Theolmesdaleroad's Profile Dan Theolmesdaleroad Flag Up north 10 Aug 18 12.00am Send a Private Message to Dan Theolmesdaleroad Add Dan Theolmesdaleroad as a friend

One place left. Who wants it?

[Link]

37140-8894

 

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View Dan Theolmesdaleroad's Profile Dan Theolmesdaleroad Flag Up north 10 Aug 18 10.20pm Send a Private Message to Dan Theolmesdaleroad Add Dan Theolmesdaleroad as a friend

We now have our full complement of 20 teams for the league, and the 2018/19 campaign is finally underway!

Many thanks to all of you who have chosen to join this year, a number of whom are doing so for the first time. I'm sure you will all enjoy the experience and challenge of the head-to-head fantasy league format.

Best wishes to everyone for a fun and successful season!

 

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View Dan Theolmesdaleroad's Profile Dan Theolmesdaleroad Flag Up north 15 May 19 11.30pm Send a Private Message to Dan Theolmesdaleroad Add Dan Theolmesdaleroad as a friend

Same ending. Different story.

Around this time last year, Manchester City eased virtually unchallenged to the Premier League crown with a record haul of 100 points. This season however, while the multi-billionaire owned outfit topped the table once again, they were pushed the whole way by a resurgent Liverpool who remained in the hunt right to the death. Sadly for the Reds, the 97 points they amassed in their relentless pursuit of a first-ever Premier League title was not enough, as their neighbours from down the M62 reached a staggering 98 points with a resounding 4-1 win away at lowly Brighton on the final day of the campaign. City would have even eclipsed their record points total from the previous season had they found one more league victory somewhere among their four defeats, but somehow failed to do so. What a shame.

And it was a fairly similar scenario that played out in this year's Holmesdaleship Fantasy Premier League, though this time there were several teams vying for top spot throughout the season, separated by only a handful of points much of the way. CPFC2018, pk all stars, Pride of SouthLondon and Sash my bitch up were all among the contenders by the midway point, with Sash and Pride having particularly creditable seasons, finishing in second and third respectively.

In truth though, and unlike the non-fantasy Premier League, the lead very seldom if ever changed hands as Bring back the GPO maintained a small but healthy points advantage over the rest of the field that was not to be relinquished. GPO claimed this season's title with a fine record of 26 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats for an excellent total of 80 points, 7 ahead of second place. Not the winning margin of 16 points we saw last year, but reasonably convincing in the end.

Not only that, but the magnificent gameweek points total of 2,384 scored by Bring back the GPO is a record for the league, an achievement of which they can be very proud!

But it seems a respectable gameweek points score does not necessarily tell the whole story. Spare a thought for pk all stars, who despite a strong start finished down in tenth place - with an outstanding score of 2,322 points, the second highest in the league! How desperately unfortunate to score so superbly well, yet somehow not quite well enough on a weekly basis to get the wins you would have expected. That's head-to-head fantasy football for you!

Along with pk all stars and the aforementioned title winner, Bring back the GPO, there were 12 others who made it into the 2,000 Club this term, twice as many as we had last season. Sash my bitch up (2,043), Pride of SouthLondon (2,260), Mr Cadbury's Eagles (2,218 ), GladAllOver (2,092), AC Radix (2,122), CPFC2018 (2,114), PVA Glue (2,100), Hairy Chinese Kids (2,067), Palace Reserves (2,198 ), AaronWan-BissakaNil (2,044), Crystal Paralysis* (2,014) and Iterum tibi defuit (2,058 ) all reached the 2,000 point landmark this year, so very well done to all of you for your insightful tactics and prescient selections!

One of the things we all love most about fantasy leagues is the array of team names that crop up each year, and as usual we had a number of amusing, intriguing and often Palace-related monikers. Among my personal favourites of those you all came up with were Clitoristal Palace, Fork Nose, Hairy Chinese Kids (again!), Iterum tibi defuit, Mr Cadbury's Eagles, ridingyOurbRainwaves, Sash my bitch up and Wile E Kouyate. The time and thought you put into them all does not go unnoticed!

My earnest thanks to each and every one of you who chose to take part in the league this season, some for the first time. I hope you all enjoyed being a part of it, and had your fair share of personal highlights along the way. I do hope you'll consider giving it another go next time, so please keep an eye out again for details ahead of the new season.

Well done once more to the winner of the Holmesdaleship 2018/19, Bring back the GPO! A truly superb performance!

Edited by Dan Theolmesdaleroad (15 May 2019 11.40pm)

 

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.TUX. Flag 16 May 19 8.17am

Originally posted by Dan Theolmesdaleroad

Same ending. Different story.

Around this time last year, Manchester City eased virtually unchallenged to the Premier League crown with a record haul of 100 points. This season however, while the multi-billionaire owned outfit topped the table once again, they were pushed the whole way by a resurgent Liverpool who remained in the hunt right to the death. Sadly for the Reds, the 97 points they amassed in their relentless pursuit of a first-ever Premier League title was not enough, as their neighbours from down the M62 reached a staggering 98 points with a resounding 4-1 win away at lowly Brighton on the final day of the campaign. City would have even eclipsed their record points total from the previous season had they found one more league victory somewhere among their four defeats, but somehow failed to do so. What a shame.

And it was a fairly similar scenario that played out in this year's Holmesdaleship Fantasy Premier League, though this time there were several teams vying for top spot throughout the season, separated by only a handful of points much of the way. CPFC2018, pk all stars, Pride of SouthLondon and Sash my bitch up were all among the contenders by the midway point, with Sash and Pride having particularly creditable seasons, finishing in second and third respectively.

In truth though, and unlike the non-fantasy Premier League, the lead very seldom if ever changed hands as Bring back the GPO maintained a small but healthy points advantage over the rest of the field that was not to be relinquished. GPO claimed this season's title with a fine record of 26 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats for an excellent total of 80 points, 7 ahead of second place. Not the winning margin of 16 points we saw last year, but reasonably convincing in the end.

Not only that, but the magnificent gameweek points total of 2,384 scored by Bring back the GPO is a record for the league, an achievement of which they can be very proud!

But it seems a respectable gameweek points score does not necessarily tell the whole story. Spare a thought for pk all stars, who despite a strong start finished down in tenth place - with an outstanding score of 2,322 points, the second highest in the league! How desperately unfortunate to score so superbly well, yet somehow not quite well enough on a weekly basis to get the wins you would have expected. That's head-to-head fantasy football for you!

Along with pk all stars and the aforementioned title winner, Bring back the GPO, there were 12 others who made it into the 2,000 Club this term, twice as many as we had last season. Sash my bitch up (2,043), Pride of SouthLondon (2,260), Mr Cadbury's Eagles (2,218 ), GladAllOver (2,092), AC Radix (2,122), CPFC2018 (2,114), PVA Glue (2,100), Hairy Chinese Kids (2,067), Palace Reserves (2,198 ), AaronWan-BissakaNil (2,044), Crystal Paralysis* (2,014) and Iterum tibi defuit (2,058 ) all reached the 2,000 point landmark this year, so very well done to all of you for your insightful tactics and prescient selections!

One of the things we all love most about fantasy leagues is the array of team names that crop up each year, and as usual we had a number of amusing, intriguing and often Palace-related monikers. Among my personal favourites of those you all came up with were Clitoristal Palace, Fork Nose, Hairy Chinese Kids (again!), Iterum tibi defuit, Mr Cadbury's Eagles, ridingyOurbRainwaves, Sash my bitch up and Wile E Kouyate. The time and thought you put into them all does not go unnoticed!

My earnest thanks to each and every one of you who chose to take part in the league this season, some for the first time. I hope you all enjoyed being a part of it, and had your fair share of personal highlights along the way. I do hope you'll consider giving it another go next time, so please keep an eye out again for details ahead of the new season.

Well done once more to the winner of the Holmesdaleship 2018/19, Bring back the GPO! A truly superb performance!

Edited by Dan Theolmesdaleroad (15 May 2019 11.40pm)

Formally known as 'WhereuplayWilf'ollow' (sorry for the constant name changes, it's a running joke in another league i entered).
That aside, i've never played in a head-to-head league before and as frustrating as some of the results were at times ie how the fluck did i lose to that lot! it was great fun

Glad to have cracked 2,000pts for once and thanks again for the invite. Roll on next season (thumbs-up).

 


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Originally posted by .TUX.

Formally known as 'WhereuplayWilf'ollow' (sorry for the constant name changes, it's a running joke in another league i entered).
That aside, i've never played in a head-to-head league before and as frustrating as some of the results were at times ie how the fluck did i lose to that lot! it was great fun

Glad to have cracked 2,000pts for once and thanks again for the invite. Roll on next season (thumbs-up).

Oh yes, I remember now, that was a great name too! I like the new name as well, although I had to Google it to find out what it meant. I might adopt it as my own personal motto!

Glad you are enjoying the head-to-head format. It can throw up some surprising results, and anyone can beat anyone on the day with a good value-for-money striker, a well-chosen captain or a defender who bundles in a corner while keeping a clean sheet. You've got something to play for every week and it can make your weekend if you get a good result.

Well done on the 2,000 point season, look forward to seeing you sign up again next time!

Edited by Dan Theolmesdaleroad (17 May 2019 1.34pm)

 

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Yeah, cheers for putting that up Dan. I've played four or five FPLs but never a head to head. Sash my bitch up was my team and even though my points tally was poor this season, I was chuffed to manage third place in the head-to-head. Great fun. Unfortunately we lost Kevin Flint of Prodigy (which inspired my team name) just recently when he hanged himself, which was a big downer. I did very poorly in my own private league Goonerundermywheels, coming a lowly 7th out of 13, so the Holmesdaleship made up for that.

I'll be back next season with a new team name, I always change it.

later and saludos from Buenos Aires,
Mark

 


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Originally posted by Dan Theolmesdaleroad

Same ending. Different story.

Around this time last year, Manchester City eased virtually unchallenged to the Premier League crown with a record haul of 100 points. This season however, while the multi-billionaire owned outfit topped the table once again, they were pushed the whole way by a resurgent Liverpool who remained in the hunt right to the death. Sadly for the Reds, the 97 points they amassed in their relentless pursuit of a first-ever Premier League title was not enough, as their neighbours from down the M62 reached a staggering 98 points with a resounding 4-1 win away at lowly Brighton on the final day of the campaign. City would have even eclipsed their record points total from the previous season had they found one more league victory somewhere among their four defeats, but somehow failed to do so. What a shame.

And it was a fairly similar scenario that played out in this year's Holmesdaleship Fantasy Premier League, though this time there were several teams vying for top spot throughout the season, separated by only a handful of points much of the way. CPFC2018, pk all stars, Pride of SouthLondon and Sash my bitch up were all among the contenders by the midway point, with Sash and Pride having particularly creditable seasons, finishing in second and third respectively.

In truth though, and unlike the non-fantasy Premier League, the lead very seldom if ever changed hands as Bring back the GPO maintained a small but healthy points advantage over the rest of the field that was not to be relinquished. GPO claimed this season's title with a fine record of 26 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats for an excellent total of 80 points, 7 ahead of second place. Not the winning margin of 16 points we saw last year, but reasonably convincing in the end.

Not only that, but the magnificent gameweek points total of 2,384 scored by Bring back the GPO is a record for the league, an achievement of which they can be very proud!

But it seems a respectable gameweek points score does not necessarily tell the whole story. Spare a thought for pk all stars, who despite a strong start finished down in tenth place - with an outstanding score of 2,322 points, the second highest in the league! How desperately unfortunate to score so superbly well, yet somehow not quite well enough on a weekly basis to get the wins you would have expected. That's head-to-head fantasy football for you!

Along with pk all stars and the aforementioned title winner, Bring back the GPO, there were 12 others who made it into the 2,000 Club this term, twice as many as we had last season. Sash my bitch up (2,043), Pride of SouthLondon (2,260), Mr Cadbury's Eagles (2,218 ), GladAllOver (2,092), AC Radix (2,122), CPFC2018 (2,114), PVA Glue (2,100), Hairy Chinese Kids (2,067), Palace Reserves (2,198 ), AaronWan-BissakaNil (2,044), Crystal Paralysis* (2,014) and Iterum tibi defuit (2,058 ) all reached the 2,000 point landmark this year, so very well done to all of you for your insightful tactics and prescient selections!

One of the things we all love most about fantasy leagues is the array of team names that crop up each year, and as usual we had a number of amusing, intriguing and often Palace-related monikers. Among my personal favourites of those you all came up with were Clitoristal Palace, Fork Nose, Hairy Chinese Kids (again!), Iterum tibi defuit, Mr Cadbury's Eagles, ridingyOurbRainwaves, Sash my bitch up and Wile E Kouyate. The time and thought you put into them all does not go unnoticed!

My earnest thanks to each and every one of you who chose to take part in the league this season, some for the first time. I hope you all enjoyed being a part of it, and had your fair share of personal highlights along the way. I do hope you'll consider giving it another go next time, so please keep an eye out again for details ahead of the new season.

Well done once more to the winner of the Holmesdaleship 2018/19, Bring back the GPO! A truly superb performance!

Edited by Dan Theolmesdaleroad (15 May 2019 11.40pm)


Dan, this was the first time I've ever taken part in the FPL and stunned that I managed to win the Holmesdale Head to Head League as well as the league of the friend who introduced me to it. He is my postman and was always going on about it so I thought I'd give it a try, his workmates are really stressed that he invited me! It's a steep learning curve, especially double and reduced gameweek strategy, which I cocked up. My wife was also not too happy that I was watching so much football, a particular incident comes to mind when I shouted out while watching a game, she ran in, saw I was watching football had a moan then asked have Palace let in a goal, I said no, Rashford's just been substituted, which was greeted with incomprehension!
Anyway thanks for organising it, I will take part next year, but the only way now is down!
Paul - Bring Back the GPO.

 

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