Southampton Not606 Fantasy Football League (results, table and match stats)

The chasing pack are closing in on the top two after this week's matches.

Here are the results and updated table...





Match stats to follow...

 

SA, I just had a look at the fixtures thread, and I spotted that you put Kolarov down in the Meanderers side, when I had put Bellerin. As Bellerin only conceded 2 goals and Kolarov 3, does that mean I snatched a draw with Tom?

 

I've just checked and yes you did select Bellerin instead of Kolarov, Chilco. That makes your back four's collective total 6 instead of 8 which means that it conceded 1 goal, the same total as with 8. Unfortunately you lose Kolarov's assist which means that you scored a match total of 5 goals, while Tom's total remains 7.
Sorry for the confusion, but thanks for pointing out my error to me.

 

Victory! Unlucky Chilco.

 

Hah! Snatching defeat from the jaws of defeat!

 

Turns out replacing Depay with Coutinho was a good thing after all.

 

Thanx Aguero.

 

Quick question Saints Alive. I was just wondering how Serbian Pathetic scored 6 against me, and not 5? (Well I think I already know, but let's see....)

I've got my opponent having the following:
Giroud - 1 goal
Coutinho - 1 goal, 1 assist
Alderweireld - 1 goal
My GK: Hart (4 gc) - 2 goals
My Def: Azpilicueta (0 gc) Bellerin (2 gc) Alderweireld (1 gc) Cedric (1 gc) = (4 gc total) - 0 goals
Total: 5 goals

Anyway, I'm guessing your answer will be that Azpilicueta didn't 'start', but he did 'play' (coming on in injury time for Hazard in a 1-0 win).

Up to you what you want to do, but I was hoping that as the rules currently stood I may have got away with the equivalent of a goal that goes in having being deflected off a defenders backside. If you over-rule it, you'll probably want to change the rules to reflect that change for the next game onwards.

 

The rules are not perfect and open to interpretation and when I wrote them, the "grey" area of late substitutes of the back four was overlooked. I haven't changed any rules and have been consistant through the season. For example Parades of Watford has often come on as a late substitute for Watford , but I have always give him -3 because he had no effect on the result and it is obvious that Azpilicueta coming on as a tactical time wasting sub had no bearing on Chelsea getting a clean sheet. Substitutes that score or assist and get sent off will still count.
I will reword the rules so there is no confusion in the future.

 

I think you should lose a goal for constantly badgering the match officials after the game has finished!

 

Oh come on you can't claim that Azplicueta deserves a clean sheet he was on for a matter of seconds. SA is right.

 

I will post individual match stats on request.... I would post them all but i'm not sure anyone even reads them!

 

Same .

 

You are doing fine and we thank you.

 

Seconded.

 

Now where are this weeks fixtures and team sheets? Hart injured, Pelle banned, gonna be some changes!

 

All taken care of: Silva's back so a return to 4-4-2!

 

If you read my post Tom, I certainly wasn't claiming Azpilicueta or I for that matter 'deserved' anything (particularly as it was 91st minute). I think SA has made the right call too, but that doesn't mean that I can't raise awareness of the issue incase it crops up again for someone else. We now have a clear precedent that subs don't count for that situation, whether they come on in the 1st or 91st minute, which makes it clearer should somebody have another one later in the season even if the player does come on earlier.

 

No problem SA, think it's the right call mate, but thought it worth mentioning incase it came up again for anyone in the future. e.g. forced sub in 10th minute or something.