PHANTASY FOOTBALL: Arda Cup 2011

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

PS. If someone wonders why I traded away only one star and traded in three stars, there's an easy answer: we got one star-allowance more and during the last round I had marked Smaug as having one star which Smaug hasn't. So it should be correct now (thanks Nilp for reminding me about it).

Hm, I just noticed now that you also failed to add a star to Tar-Atanamir. So it was sorta-kinda lucky you starred Smaug.

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

DF --*Balrog #2 ++ KuruWolf (T-i-G) (I am now succumbing to a bad case of Jerry Jonesitis…)

Haha, even though I'm predicting a TiG shut-out I didn't have the guts to pick myself (my feelings for Nargothrond, missing core players notwithstanding, is a minor legend in some Easterling civilisations.) Hence I picked you.

(It also made me realise that some teams are using the 'illegal' 3-4-3/3-5-2 formation. )

Btw, Kuru, you have an extra star to use.

[the phantom]

Results are out to the writers and we're working on all the Round 2 match reports, but we're not posting results just yet to make sure all of you have made all the trades you wish to make.

[Nerwen]

Notorious Nerwenites Mark II
GK *Manwë (Pelori)
DF Kuruwolf (T-I-G)
DF Elendil (Westernesse)
DF Watcher (Misty Mts)
DF Malbeth (Westernesse)
MF Khamûl (Wilderland)
MF *Húrin (Doriath)
MF Saruman (Misty Mts)
FW Smaug (Wilderland)
FW *Maeglin (Angfauglith)
FW **Turin (Doriath) (C)

––Eldacar FW
––Caranthir DF
––*Beren DF
––Rochallor (Angfauglith)


++**Turin (Doriath)
++Malbeth (Westernesse)
++Watcher (Misty Mts)
++Kuruwolf (T-I-G)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Aargh! How could I forget? Captain added to my previous post. Don't let me down, Feanor!

[Boromir88]

Originally Posted by Nilp

(It also made me realise that some teams are using the 'illegal' 3-4-3/3-5-2 formation. )

The Arda teams can use those formations, but for phantasy teams we have long time agreed that a minimum for 4 defenders is required.

In your stats post, you have Butterbur marked as 8 saves, somehow I've only got him saving 4 of 7.

I do enjoy having a new rival though, ""just a +3 difference between journalistic integrity and biased sportswriting" hahaha

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

In your stats post, you have Butterbur marked as 8 saves, somehow I've only got him saving 4 of 7.

Oh, dear. I put the wrong thing in my Power Rank spreadsheet--11 shots on target for Himring instead of the actual 7. (And 11 shots total for Tirion, instead of the actual 13. But my Standings spreadsheet had the correct numbers, though, weird.)

Duly corrected, thanks for the catch. Thank goodness I didn't do a Power Rank yet . . .

Originally Posted by Boromir88

I do enjoy having a new rival though, ""just a +3 difference between journalistic integrity and biased sportswriting" hahaha

Haha, glad to be of service. I'd like to see how far my deep-seated biases--in which I have not indulged fully in-phantasy, save for the slots for Finrod and Tar-Míriel--will go with this kind of predictions. (I'd probably go into mourning should Tirion finally drop out of the tourney.)

[Kuruharan]

Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund

Btw, Kuru, you have an extra star to use.

I know, but I couldn't really think of anybody I wanted to redo my entire roster for to get an extra star. The biggest factor in that is waiting for Bombadil to have a break out game.

Come on Bombadillo!!! Don't let me down again!!

In other news The Underground has obtained interviews with some of the key players in the doping scandal. The report will be out later.

[Boromir88]

Actually Celebrimbor has a star, so it all works out.

[Kuruharan]

Oh he does?

He didn't on the list I looked at when I was swapping out players.

All's well that ends better.

[Nogrod]

Stars come and go, you know...


I don't know when phantom & Boro are going to post their last groups of this round (probably today?), but I'm sadly very busy right now and can send group G only tomorrow. But it will come tomorrow.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Quick-count. Very partial, very unofficial.

Gwath's in the lead with 54 points (3 unplayed), after captaining Maeglin for 26 freaking cookies. Nog in second with 47 (3 unplayed) (with me in distant third with 36 pts (3 unplayed).) The rest have as many as 8 unplayed, so it's still anybody's game, it seems--provided your captain goes all Messi in the pitch, that is.

I'm hoping Aredhel one-ups her son!!!!! Go, White Lady! Flash those legs!

EDIT: Right, due to my blinding obsession with Ar-Feiniel, I forgot this.

Boro: Your narration says Elladan got the goal, but in tally it was credited to Elrohir. Who really got it? (Zil has Elrohir in his line-up, so it's a 5-pts swing.)

[Boromir88]

Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund

Boro: Your narration says Elladan got the goal, but in tally it was credited to Elrohir. Who really got it? (Zil has Elrohir in his line-up, so it's a 5-pts swing.)

Oops, it's Elrohir, narration has been corrected.

To add to the anticipation, no one scored higher than Maeglin this round, but there's still a couple players who came close and will definitely help some people out.

I'm just getting back from July 4 celebrations, so yeah, Group H will not go up tonight, but definitely by afternoon tomorrow.