We’ve been down this road before. Every season since we switched in fact. Long and short is no-one in the league can commit to watching enough games and taking enough notes to do it ourselves.
Personally I’m strongly against doing some sort of half and half scenario I think it will be to controversial and lead to bad feeling. At least with UF doing it pretty much everyone gets screwed equally at some point and it’s not by anyone in the comp.
UF’s positions are definitely not ideal but it’s the best of what we have available. The one that really frustrates me is a player completely losing a position at the end of the season. This is an issue with long term planning in a keepers league. I did propose a hydrid last year to allow for a smoother transition of player positions (this was also aimed at minimising donuts) but it wasn’t supported. Happy to put the same thing forward again as a middle ground option come the end of the season.
Not saying it’s the only reason but position changes were certainly behind my team well and truly coming back to the pack this year. So maybe UF are just doing for equalisation haha!
I picked up Rohan Marshall as an fa at some point. I would have kept him going into last season but he didn’t have an R at list lodgement so I cut him and drafted Stanley.
Go to My Team in UF and there should be an option up the top of the page that is a big minus symbol. Click on that and it will ask you who you’re going to cut.
Bizarre. Not sure what they’re demanding from him but as a casual observer it seems he’s very hard done by. It’s not like that club are overflowing with elite mids.
On another note, Gibbs dropped yet again. I wonder what his footballing future looks like?
BBFFL#2 Round 16 Preview
redbull (9) vs No. 5 (6)
UF Prediction: redbull 1247 No. 5 1501
Head to Head: redbull 3 No. 5 4
Last time: redbull 1518 Defeated No. 5 1444 Round 10 2018
Form: redbull WLLWL No. 5 WLWLW
Last week: redbull 1307 No. 5 1431
Season Average: redbull 1367 No. 5 1408
Don to Death (13) vs The Melkman (3)
UF Prediction: Don to Death 1097 The Melkman 1348
Head to Head: Don to Death 4 The Melkman 6
Last time: Don to Death 1386 Lost to The Melkman 1516 Round 10 2018
Form: Don to Death LWLLW The Melkman WWWWW
Last week: Don to Death 1047 The Melkman 1438
Season Average: Don to Death 1270 The Melkman 1419
Come Back Hirdy (7) vs maxx (18)
UF Prediction: Come Back Hirdy 1268 maxx 1052
Head to Head: Never previously met
Form: Come Back Hirdy WWWWL maxx LLLLL
Last week: Come Back Hirdy 1277 maxx 924
Season Average: Come Back Hirdy 1397 maxx 1101
Birch19 (1) vs Vandrs (14)
UF Prediction: Birch19 1464 Vandrs 1477
Head to Head: Birch19 1 Vandrs 0
Last time: Birch19 1401 Defeated Vandrs 1162 Round 14 2018
Form: Birch19 WWWWW Vandrs LWWLL
Last week: Birch19 1617 Vandrs 1230
Season Average: Birch19 1499 Vandrs 1343
Wezza (4) vs Fogdog (17)
UF Prediction: Wezza 1424 Fogdog 1209
Head to Head: Never previously met
Form: Wezza WWWWW Fogdog LLLLL
Last week: Wezza 1482 Fogdog 1056
Season Average: Wezza 1488 Fogdog 1163
Crazy Bomber (11) vs cafegerat (12)
UF Prediction: Crazy Bomber 1295 cafegerat 1254
Head to Head: Never previously met
Form: Crazy Bomber LLWLW cafegerat WLWLL
Last week: Crazy Bomber 1323 cafegerat 1292
Season Average: Crazy Bomber 1299 cafegerat 1340
Stoops (16) vs The Ant (15)
UF Prediction: Stoops 1304 The Ant 1010
Head to Head: Never previously met
Form: Stoops LLLLL The Ant LLLLL
Last week: Stoops 1318 The Ant 1202
Season Average: Stoops 1272 The Ant 1245
TrevorBix (10) vs Aceman (2)
UF Prediction: TrevorBix 1305 Aceman 1417
Head to Head: TrevorBix 0 Aceman 1
Last time: TrevorBix 1278 Lost to Aceman 1525 Round 11 2018
Form: TrevorBix WLLWW Aceman WWLWL
Last week: TrevorBix 1459 Aceman 1158
Season Average: TrevorBix 1311 Aceman 1430
Match of the Round
saladin (8) vs Ivan (5)
UF Prediction: saladin 1489 Ivan 1400
Head to Head: saladin 2 Ivan 0
Last time: saladin 1429 Defeated Ivan 1188 Round 11 2018
Form: saladin LWLWW Ivan LWWWW
Last week: saladin 1491 Ivan 1401
Season Average: saladin 1382 Ivan 1319
The long awaited amended fixture to ensure teams play similar sides from last year’s ladder is posted below. Please note the system works in such a way that the fixtures are ranked hardest to easiest based on final 2018 positions. The only exception to this is that the teams that finished 1st and 2nd last year Redbull and Fogdog (coacheed by Bargey in 2018) and 17th (Maxx - Westozziebomber in 2018) and 18th (Crazy Bomber - Vandrs in 2018) have equally as difficult/easy match ups.
Round 18
Redbull vs Fogdog
Wezza vs Aceman
Cafegerat vs Vandrs
The Melkman vs Come Back Hirdy
Birch19 vs Don to Death
Saladin vs TrevorBix
No. 5 vs The Ant
Ivan vs Maxx
Stoops vs Crazy Bomber
Round 19
Redbull vs Wezza
Fogdog vs Cafegerat
Aceman vs The Melkman
Vandrs vs Birch19
Come Back Hirdy vs Saladin
Don to Death vs No. 5
TrevorBix vs Ivan
The Ant vs Stoops
Maxx vs Crazy Bomber