MACTEPsporta wrote:Sounds like you guys are having fun. Why is Macca not playing with Canada? Is it too late to join? If not, what teams are available? When does the league end? Am I asking too many questions?
I'd love to use Canada....unfortunately they're not in Europe and thus not in UEFA 2008.
Not too late to join - check MacMan's post regarding the name (it's DSP league take 2 or something like that and the p/w is dsp). We're using teams with 3.5 stars max. I think someone's already taken Ukraine, however.
doug,
Based on his performance in the last game, Shay Given is getting the captain's armband! What was it, like 3 close range headers saved in a row from 3 consecutive corners! Madness!
FullbackS? Plural? You mean there is more than one? Maybe I should practice before I play you guys. And, in my defense, Sagna is freakishly good in FIFA!!!
Macca, I think the canadian government (all three people) is brainwashing you. It is common knowledge in the US that Canada is in Europe. Sometimes it's even referred to as the "capital of Europe". Perhaps they are keeping you out of Euros because they can't find enough people to field a team? Or maybe you guys just don't speak european...
I'll try to join in today. Does someone schedule matches, or do we just randomly play each other a couple of times and post the scores?
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Based on his performance in the last game, Shay Given is getting the captain's armband! What was it, like 3 close range headers saved in a row from 3 consecutive corners! Madness!
Well him or Robbie - though I think maybe Robbie was making a beeline for Gordon's whiskey (er water) bottle!
I think I finally figured out how to get more effective headers on net from corners - not unfortunately how to convert those in goals. I kept running my player off the back post into the middle of the area and he seemed to beat the defenders to the headers. I'm not always able to do this but it does seem to work more often than not. Defenders in the game are a little slow off the mark and I'm still trying to get the hang of defending one on one.
Best wishes,
Doug
"Every major sport has come under the influence of organized crime. FIFA actually is organized crime" - Charles Pierce
Macsomjrr - Could you please update this list as people join. I notice that FBisDead (formerly Fabulous Bastard) is not listed. Also, is it safe to assume that all names listed above are the correct GT?
FifaInspected wrote:
Macsomjrr - Could you please update this list as people join. I notice that FBisDead (formerly Fabulous Bastard) is not listed. Also, is it safe to assume that all names listed above are the correct GT?
The first post should be updated now with everyone who wants to play. I've added FDisDead and Mactep although I don't know what teams they are going to be playing with.
Just played a couple great games against Macca (1-0, 0-3) but the league standing screen is once again all screwed up. It is showing both our games as being 3-0 wins by Macca. It is an EA conspriacy against the Norwegians I tell you!
Anyway, this is a pretty annoying fact that we're going to have to deal with. For the time being please try to report your scores here in this thread after you've played the games.
<b>Could anyone who has already played please check their scores online to see if they are accurate</b>
Thanks Fifa. Looks like you had a bunch of very close games. I've updated the initial post with all of the games so far.
Just FYI I'll be out of town until Friday night so I won't be able to play any league games until the weekend. I will have my laptop with me though so I'll be checking up on this thread and should be able to update the standings as people post their games.
Rob and Jack- Good games guys.. Most enjoyable. Rob, if the object of the game was to hit the post, you would have won easily in that 2nd match
Dave's goal was one of the weirdest, "organic", goals I have ever seen!
I believe he shot from a bit outside the box and the ball bounced straight up into the air. My goalie jumped up and tried to fist it out and punched it right into my own goal.
FifaInspected wrote:I could be wrong.. But I think I remember scoring against those slovaks.
Ukraine -1
Slovakia - 1
Is that right Rob??
I screwed the pooch on that one You're right and therefore Rob gets 1 in the GA column! Serves me right for trying to type up the results while playing matches online. Multi-tasking was never one of my strong points.
FifaInspected wrote:I could be wrong.. But I think I remember scoring against those slovaks.
Ukraine -1
Slovakia - 1
Is that right Rob??
I screwed the pooch on that one You're right and therefore Rob gets 1 in the GA column! Serves me right for trying to type up the results while playing matches online. Multi-tasking was never one of my strong points.
Does anyone else find this a bit scarey or even disturning? When Macsomjrr kicks my butt i'll now know he was typing results while he was playing....
FB is dead has been out of country guests since the new league was created. They left today and he should be hitting the pitch this week.
~ Dave
ps - thanks for updating the standings on the first post... I like that.
Ok I'm finally in.
Sorry for the delay folks.
GT: FB is dead
(with spaces)
Because the nazi bastards at XBL suddenly thought kids minds would be permanently warped if they learned an actual english word (bastard).
Anyway, I signed up with Ireland because Dave said it was free and despite me telling him twice that I said Ireland not Northern Ireland
So not sure what to do now. Apparently our tourney has two Rep. of Ireland's signed up.
Aye,
I am also Republic of Ireland. Which manager do you want to be; Trappatoni or Staunton? Since he won a championship with Liverpool I don't mind being the latter.
Btw, there was a roster update recently - doug'll be happy as his keeper has been noticeably upgraded (as he should be).
Macca00 wrote:
I am also Republic of Ireland. Which manager do you want to be; Trappatoni or Staunton? Since he won a championship with Liverpool I don't mind being the latter.
Since I don't know either, you are obviously more qualified to manage the green meanies. I actually wanted Norway or Turkey originally, but Turkey is 4 stars and Norway was taken.
Anyway, I don't know if we just have to go with two Irelands at this point or if I can drop and rejoin... thoughts?
I had Schevchenko all in knots with that except for that one time LOL
You're right and therefore Rob gets 1 in the GA column! Serves me right for trying to type up the results while playing matches online. Multi-tasking was never one of my strong points. 
