PHANTASY FOOTBALL: Arda Cup 2011

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Originally Posted by blantyr

I am picturing this scene where the new commissioner is trying to explain to Galadriel that in order to participate in the league she has to use the new league sponsored ghd hair straightener.

I'm picturing a scene that involves division by zero, a great cataclysm, and Eru suddenly saying 'Time for bed!' to Manwë and the Valar, who's now looking glum cos playtime's over.

[Kuruharan]

I apologize for my sudden and unexplained vanishing. My computer got a virus at the beginning of this week and its been no small feat putting the pieces back together.

I will be posting my picks shortly. If nobody posts between now and then I will just append it to this post.

[Boromir88]

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

I apologize for my sudden and unexplained vanishing. My computer got a virus at the beginning of this week and its been no small feat putting the pieces back together.

No problem, that's why we've got the friendlies and are hopefully trying to keep things moving smoothly but also giving everyone time to make their picks and choose their team.

(But must admit, I am waiting to see what the next lovely, trashy story The Underground has for us )

[Galadriel55]

Unnamed Horror

--Beregond
++Nilpwolf (TIG)

GK-**Ungoliant (Angband)

DF-Shadowfax (Lothlorien)
DF-Thorondor (Gondolin)
DF-Osse (Tol Eressea)
DF-Nilpwolf (TIG)

MF-Elrohir (Eregion)
MF-*Hurin (Doriath)
MF-*Glorfindel (Eregion)
MF-Cirdan (Barad Dur)

FW-Beleg (Doriath) (C)
FW-Arien (Valinor)

[Kuruharan]

I have hired an infinite number of monkeys with dartboards to advise me on all my picks, aided and abetted by my very own sense of randomness, to see if I come in utterly last or if blind luck will conquer all.

GK – Grimbeorn (Wilderland)
DF – *Balrog #2 (Angband)
DF – Shadowfax (Lothlorien)
DF – *Beren (Doriath)
DF – Nazgul #4 (Mordor)
MF – Grishnakh (Mordor)
MF – Skinbark (The Forest)
MF – *Finrod (Tirion)
FW – Smaug (Wilderland)
FW – GwathWolf (T-I-G)
FW – *Bombadil (The Forest)

As it turned out the monkeys seemed to have a serious thing going for just a few rather odd teams…well…ok, one of them isn’t quite as odd…

Who will score the most goals in the tournament? Turin (Doriath)
Who will have the most assists in the tournament? Hurin (Doriath) (I mean, honestly for consistency’s sake I have to pick him...oh wait...that's not what I'm trying to do here...)
Which team will win the tournament? Wilderland (I would pick Doriath…but they are heavy favorites so there is no way they will actually pull it off)

Which goalkeeper will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament? Huan (Doriath)
Which defender will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament? Morgoth (Angband)
Which midfielder will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament? Finrod (Tirion) This is my official *serious* sleeper pick.
Which forward will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament? Bombadil (The Forest) This is my official dangling out at the end of the limb pick.

Group A
1. Doriath
2. Shire-Bree United (I’m sticking to my guns on my Bombadil pick)

Group B
1. Wilderland
2. Misty Mountains

Group C
1. Anfaughlith
2. Angband

Group D
1. Eregion
2. Gondor

Group E
1. The Forest
2. Tol-In-Gaurhoth

Group F
1. Westernesse
2. Tol-Eressëa

Group G
1. Pelori
2. Valinor

Group H
1. Minas Morgul
2. Lothlorien (just to be different since everyone else seems to have these in reverse order)

There…those could be the seeds of a stunning victory or a humiliating defeat right there.

(I’d take money that it’s the latter…)

Originally Posted by Boromir88

(But must admit, I am waiting to see what the next lovely, trashy story The Underground has for us )

You'll love it...

[Nogrod]

So here are my predictions...


The 10 point questions:

Who will score the most goals in the tournament?
Ar Pharazôn of Westernesse

Who will have the most assists in the tournament?
Tevildo of Angband

Which team will win the tournament?
Westernesse


The five point questions:

Which goalkeeper will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament?
Manwë of Pelori

Which defender will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament?
Tar Telperion of Westernesse

Which midfielder will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament?
Nerdanel of Valinor

Which forward will score the most total phantasy points in the tournament?
Túrin of Doriath


The group-predictions:

Group A
1. Doriath
2. Tirion

Group B
1. Wilderland
2. Misty Mts.

Group C
1. Angband
2. Anfaughlith

Group D
1. Gondor
2. Eregion

Group E
1. Tol-In-Gaurhoth
2. The Forest

Group F
1. Westernesse
2. Numenor

Group G
1. Pelori
2. Valinor

Group H
1. Lothlórien
2. Minas Morgul



My team coming soonish...

[Nogrod]

Noggportunistics

GK – Tar Atanamir of Westernesse (C)

DF – Tar Palantir of Westernesse
DF – Malbeth of Westernesse
DF – Tar Calmacil of Númenor
DF – Nienna of Pelori

MF – Saruman of Misty Mts.
MF – Khamûl of Wilderland
MF – *Varda of Pelori

FW – *Maeglin of Anfaughlith
FW – *Ancalagon of Angband
FW – *Smaug of Wilderland


Typing this I just remembered my first team in these tournaments a few years ago. I had a principle that I only chose beauties and beasts eg. females and "odd ones". I'm very happy to see that my first team this year has quite a nice amount of the similar feeling (the defensive side is a bit against that principle but the midfield and offence loook pretty good indeed from that POV).

Although I'm a bit sad not seeing my Arda Cup team favourites Tar Telperion, Miriel, Nerdanel and Aredhel on board right now. But I have to be opportunistic enough every once in a while...

Good to see this one finally starting!