Watford Fun League

I am going to try and get this running on the Norwich board and want to try it on here as well as there are plenty of fans here.

For a bit of fun, over the course of the next season, I want to run a league along side the real football leagues but with a slight twist.

How it works.

1. Each person chooses 1 team (any team) from any of the top 4 leagues in England.
2. Each team can only be nominated once on a first come, first served basis
3. You can not change your team until the end of the season, ready for the next season (if it proves sucessful and/or worthwhile)
4. There are no prizes - it's for fun.
5. Only open to Watford fans

Only league games scores are counted, not cup games.

Points system.
As with the current leagues in England it's
3 points for a win
0 points for a defeat
1 point for a draw

As their are only 20 teams in the Premier League, for this to work the fun league needs to be restricted to 20 teams and team will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Based on the chosen teams, a fixture list will be created where each team will play each other twice

Each time a team plays, their score will be allocated to the team in this fun league (League games only).

For example
Wigan Ath v Norwich on the first day of the season. Real scoreline on the day is 2-2.

Wigan would be credited with 2 goals as would Norwich

However, in the fun league Wigan might be playing Wycombe! (if anyone chooses them) And Wycombe (if anyone chooses them) score 3 goals in their first game.

The fun league result would then be Wycombe 3-2 Wigan Ath and Wycombe would get the 3 points - Follow?

It might get a bit messy around January when the FA Cup overlaps league games but it should not be too much of an issue.

If a real game is postponed, those teams next league games will count in the fun league - still follow?

I will post fixtures on each Friday on this forum.
Updated results, and the league table will be posted the following Monday

Hope you will have a go and support this effort.

If interested please enter your chosen name by replying to this thread

Leonardo, if the league takes off, could it be made a 'sticky' post?

Any questions or suggestions to improve it are welcome

So far the following teams have been chosen
Watford - Hornette_TID
Crawley Town - Hornetal
Portsmouth - Leonardo
Exeter City - Goldenboy1993
Swansea City - Aberdeenhornet
Burton Albion - Max WFC
Man United - Geitungur Akureyrar
Huddersfield Town - NZHorn
Crewe Alex - North North Watford
Southampton - Archaeologisthornet
AFC Wimbledon - BucksHornet
Liverpool - Yorkshirehornet
Derby County - Norwayhornet
Leicester City - SalisburyKev
Sheffield Utd - Hornetalex
Swindon Town - TC
Nottm Forest - BobbyDove
West Ham Utd - Hornethologist a.k.a. Theo
Chelsea - Hornet Fez
Norwich City - Jsybarry

All 20 places taken

If you would like to take part, we may have some places in other teams leagues, PM me for more details

 

I am up for this. But need to liaise with Sir Luther Blissett, Thai, who is our prediction leagues co-ordinator

 

That is fine. If not allowed to run it here then is no problem

 

I'd be up for it too

 

If want to choose your teams then..................

and if for any reason I can run this fun league then not to worry

 

I choose Watford! I couldn't be another team. Second choice man u

 

Watford it is

 

ta muchly

 

If it goes ahead I will choose Crawley Town, always a sucker for the new boys!

 

Thanks Hornetal, could be a good call

 

I agree with you Yorkie and think SLB needs to give his opinion - maybe BHD would like to coordinate on this one?

 

Oh - and if it goes ahead can I book Portsmouth as it is my Dad's team (I am not going to choose Spurs - our family's historic team as I get enough grief from them already )

 

I'll put you down for Pompey Leo

On the other matter, PM when you know the outcome please.

 

Blast, watford has gone, io'll have exeter then if it is still free

 

I'll take Swansea as I understand they have a decent striker and goals seem important here....

 

Controversial choice there Abbers

 

Seems like a good idea

I'll choose Burton Albion, completely random. Although I did take them to the Premiership on Football Manager, if you call that a connection

 

Can I have Manchester United, they seem to have some quids to spend and quite a good team to start with. I would have picked Watford just like everyone else and the reserves can not be entered.

 

I'll choose Huddersfield - family connexion and I think they will do okay this season

 

I'll go for Crewe.

Great idea ThaiCanary