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I have just mad two very astute signings.

ONe wouldn't happen to be playing his first game for Ulster (well in a while) this weekend?

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I wish you could make more than 1 change without penalty. Teams change so much every week that its almost impossible to resist the temptation do do 2 or 3 changes every time to avoid Nil scores.

This is getting tricky.

Greg Laidlaw is rested
Navidi is rested
Ryan Wilson rested
Johann Muller injured
O'Driscoll not playing
Lou reed on the bench

Could be a rough week for me unless I make the changes and take the hit. Again.

DrNick - the chances are only worth making if they are going to score mind. What is hte point in making a chance for a cost of 3pts, if he is only gonna earn 2ptys and need changing next time out? Really tough situation.

Last season they did do a few bonus weeks wehere you could make 3 changes, around HEC weekends and AIs and 6Ns, I think.

I got lucky last week. I had like 9 players out. made four changes and three of my changes scored!

But easiliy my four changes could have just got me two points each after costing my 3.

Its a risk. I wouldnt bother with forwards. Worth it maybe if its your out half or wingers.

Havnt even looked to see what the damage is this week yet!

ScarletSpiderman wrote:DrNick - the chances are only worth making if they are going to score mind. What is hte point in making a chance for a cost of 3pts, if he is only gonna earn 2ptys and need changing next time out? Really tough situation.

Last season they did do a few bonus weeks where you could make 3 changes, around HEC weekends and AIs and 6Ns, I think.

Yeah, your right. Most of these are just rested for a week and then they will be back. Not worth the cost of the transfer.

As it stands I've already got four players out and theres still 6 teams not announced yet.

Its got to the point that being conservative might see you survive.

But the winners of the game will be those who gamble and get lucky.

Having players get zeros will put in a distinctly average position.

Taking a risk and losing will see you done for!

Taking a risk and getting lucky will set you in a high and lofty position above the boring conservatives!!

clivemcl wrote:

Taking a risk and getting lucky will set you in a high and lofty position above the boring conservatives!!

Luck has nothing to do with getting into lofty positions Clive

Ha Rava, I beg to differ unless you are a psychic??

Besides, we all know I'm gaining on you!

Clive it's just a typical Ballymoney v Coleraine situation. Ballymoney on top!

haha!

Finalised my team for the weekend. Taking another 9 point hit Hope it comes off.
Strange thing is I still have 11m balance to play with.

Yea I'm waiting on the scarlets team just to check. Although I can see them slip up to Treviso away!

Clive, no George North or Scott Williams for Scarlets. Looked at your team and you must have at least 7 non-starters.

Oh no, I have 3 Scarlets in my team. 2 are rested and 1 on the bench. I think I have to write this week off.

Only 3 starters and 2 on the bench from my forwards. Just made 3 changes to my backs, I hope it pays for itself.

Yea Rava, I've made 4 changes. out half change almost certainly always pays for itself.
Need a try from one of the other changes though!

Clive any word from your mate as to when this weeks points will be updated?

I've annoyed him too much lately, i don't want to email him again! It does seem to be a hobby on his part. Fair play to him, but maybe we just have to sit back and wait on his timing!

I'm not sure how well I've done. Tries from Williams and Barbieri and maybe one other. Dan Parks was my kicker. I might have done ok. Not excellent, but ok.

Results are up. I'm never taking a holiday again...

Top scorer in league two weeks running and still hardly changing league position! I'm gaining on you Rava!

That you are Clive and I seem powerless to stop your onslaught

Big chance for you to overtake me this week Clive.
I've made my transfers and am taking a 12 point hit straight off.

By the way, Ballymoney to come away from Rugby Avenue this Saturday with another win? Should be a good game.

After my disastrous opening 3 rounds I'm finally working my way up the table, too much ground lost early on to catch the likes of mpc though.

I'm willing to devote my entire afternoon at work to plotting my third week as top scorer...
But don't tell my boss.

I can't decide on what winger to pick! Only have one change to make and can't decide! Bowe V Connacht? Visser V Treviso? Dirksen V Zebre?

This could be so crucial!

clivemcl wrote:I can't decide on what winger to pick! Only have one change to make and can't decide! Bowe V Connacht? Visser V Treviso? Dirksen V Zebre?

This could be so crucial!

Tough call. Already have Visser and Prydie as wingers but otherwise I would be going for Dirksen. he is in good form and I was tempted to swap him for Visser but have made other more important changes this week like bringing in Biggar. Hopefully points galore against Zebre.

Hang on why am I saying this, you are just above me.

Another two shrewd signings this week, please for the love of God, I need to emerge from all this mediocrity every week.

I could rue this! I think Bowe might do well. But considering he scored twice last week, whats the chances of him scoring a few again a week later? Also, Dirksen playing V Zebre in Italy might have better weather for high pace running rugby. Treviso are no pushover so I'm not sure there will be many Edinburgh tries.


I also, realised something last minute which could be helpful!

George North against the Dragons is a must surely.

Oh well, at least I had Dan Biggar tonight.

Cannot believe it, I contemplated for about 5 minutes whether to bring in Barbieri or Shingler and went for Shingler in the end.

Artful_Dodger wrote:Cannot believe it, I contemplated for about 5 minutes whether to bring in Barbieri or Shingler and went for Shingler in the end.

I demoted Navidi for Barbieri after his performance last week. So I had Barbieri in my team for the last 5 days ready and then decided against the change at about 5pm today and took him back out.

What do I know.

I did bring in Biggar today though so it looks like that one move has worked out nicely.

My backs are woeful this week so far. Dan Parks got NOTHING!

Thank goodness for Williams and Barbieri.

Barbieri is phenomenal. Something like 7 tries in 4 games now???

Through this week I decided to make about 5 changes and just go for it.

In the end I decided that that was too bold so I reversed my decisions to pick Barbieri and BOD. And they scored 3 tries between them.....damn!

Lucy for me my other changes included Biggar and Nick Williams. I also had 3 Ulster forwards.

Yes. 79 points for me this week.

If only I hadn't had that last minute change of heart and kept Barbieri and BOD in.

Halfpenny kicked a penalty but he doesn't seem to have any points up??? Anyone know why. Is it because he left the field.

Poor week for me. I must stop tinkering.
Nick, I have three players who all started but haven't been awarded any points, including Halfpenny.

Rava wrote:Poor week for me. I must stop tinkering.
Nick, I have three players who all started but haven't been awarded any points, including Halfpenny.

Yea Rava, he hasnt updated Saturdays scores yet. I'm still waiting to see if I leap frogged you!

You have already leapfrogged me Clive. I've gone to fourth you are up to third.

I have 5 players with no score at the moment but Tom Ryder will get me 6, Sexton will get me 18/19/20 maybe? And I should get 4 or 5 from the rest combined. I'm on 43 points now so maybe I could hit 70 this week. I'll hardly move up in our league though, toight as a toiger. Like I said, I'm never taking a holiday again.

I would just like to say I was on hols last week and didn't update my team and that is why i sucked so badly last round!

Is there a heineken cup 606 league set up?

A wee heads up guys. I believe the free transfer is set up on a weekly basis regardless of Pro12 games. So make sure to use your transfers while Heineken is on if you have injured players!

Ok back to the serious business. Looks like Johann Muller is out for 2 months which means that is my first change this week.

There was absolutely nothing fantasy about tonights pro12!
Not many points scored. Back to the drawing board. Is there a league for here?

Edit: found it


League Name

606v2 2012/2013


Password

988ead2a

Bored at work, so far the team of the league (going by the rules of the Fantasy site) are

15 D Evans (Dra)
14 T Prydie (Dra)
13 McFadden (Lei)
12 Macken (Lei)
11 Madigan (Lei)
10 Keatley (Mun)
9 Laidlaw (Edi)

1 Cusack (Gla)
2 Hibbard (Osp)
3 D Jones (Osp)
4 Ryder (Gla)
5 I Evans (Osp)
6 O'Donnell (Mun)
7 Barbieri (Tre)
8 Williams (Uls)

I must be honest I would be rather suprised to see more than one or two of them mentioned when it comes to the Rabo Dream Team time at the end of the season.

Is there any point in picking Dragons or ospreys players this round?

The table at the end of the regular season looks like the following -:

mpc28 - mpc28 - Ospreys - 1615
White Knights - Tomo - Ulster - 1465
Ravadirect12 - Rava - 1250
AlwaysRunNeverKick - clivemcl - Ulster - 1241
ScarletSpidermen - ScarletSpiderman - Scarlets - 1226
Bob Loblaws Law Blog XV - Mickado - Leinster - 1209
Sitebury - BMCR - Leinster - 1172
wocky's side steppers - shabry - Dragons - 1103
Doctor's Orders - DrNickolas - Cardiff - 1093
Relegation Favourites - Buzzscarlet - Scarlets - 1063
Celtic_Artisans - ArtfulDodger - Ulster - 991
Warriors - LordDowlais - Ospreys - 864
Swperb - swperb - Cardiff - 860
Navan town - Keith - Leinster - 839
Prematchpint? - Breadvan - Ospreys - 781
The Mayoneggs - Looseheaded - Cardiff - 663

Unlimited transfers from here on in, and I believe the limit on players from one team has been upped too.

I lost interest months ago.