New FIFA based Challenge League

First topic message reminder :

The Challenge League is coming to the end of season 3 and preparing for a reboot as we move on to FIFA 19. We are spreading word to see who is interested in playing.

In short, you buy and sell players, build a squad, then pick a team/tactics to play matches that are simulated on FIFA19 (CPU v CPU). The games are streamed live on Twitch, so you can also watch your games (and other teams for scouting purposes!!) each week.

Think Football Manager, but with the game engine being FIFA 19.

Players can be traded within the league with other managers, but each week you will also get randomly generated offers for two of your players. On top of this, you also get to buy two players from out of the league each week.

All player valuations are done based on the TM website http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/detailsuche/spielerdetail/suche.
Players values are frozen at the start of each season so that their value remains unchanged throughout that season. All offers from outside the league are based on the frozen value, and all purchases of players outside the league are based on the current TM value.

If you want to know a bit more, have a look here:

https://www.606v2.com/f265-the-miky-challenge-league
https://www.606v2.com/t66501-challenge-league-rules

We have the final week of the existing game still to play, so you can also take a look on Twitch to get a feel for it.

https://www.twitch.tv/hero606v2

The new league will start with a low level of players and build, with FIFA 19 rating caps. The aim is that these caps will increase each season so that the league grows with them. We also plan to move on to each new version of FIFA, each year, which offers the options of buying for future potential too!

At the moment, it looks like being League 2 teams, with some degree of a mini-draft to start shaping your side. Budgets and ratings cap will then be set to what is appropriate to the teams we have in the league.

This page is to gauge interest, so please sign up below.

Signed Up
1. Afro
2. Hero
3. Fluxy
4. Olly
5. Bam
6. Marky
7. Nadz
8. TAB
9. Azzy
10. Ska
11. Twist
12. Soddy
69. Trebs
14. Rof
15. Nando
16. Dolph

Or we don't nominate. So if you want Angel Gomes (again as an example), you have to bid on the draft for him otherwise you risk someone else taking him

I'd also say that someone taking the piss and intentionally nominating dross for the draft should lose a draft bid or two ...

BamBam, I've not played FIFA for ages, have no idea about TM anymore or who is good in football in general, as I haven't watched a game since the World Cup. I am literally signing Owen Hargreaves here.

But that wouldn't be intentional dross

Maybe Afro's method is better - rather than nominating, you bid for 3 players rated under 70 with your £1m budget

Highest bid wins if anyone nominates the same players as someone else, no rebidding

Afro wrote:Or we don't nominate. So if you want Angel Gomes (again as an example), you have to bid on the draft for him otherwise you risk someone else taking him

I figured this would be the way we'd do it - so you bid X amount for player X - if someone collates it all, and then whoever has the highest bid gets player X - and then a second round of bids, third round etc until everyone gets the amount of players we're allowed to draft.

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:

Afro wrote:Or we don't nominate. So if you want Angel Gomes (again as an example), you have to bid on the draft for him otherwise you risk someone else taking him

I figured this would be the way we'd do it - so you bid X amount for player X - if someone collates it all, and then whoever has the highest bid gets player X - and then a second round of bids, third round etc until everyone gets the amount of players we're allowed to draft.

Let's just do it this way.

Anyone really strongly want to do the nominations?

On the youth teams, perhaps we should do it, but with a lower cap than 70?

I say no youth teams - only a few do it, and imo if we're bringing in something like that then everyone or nobody should do it

Have created a new homepage. Let's move discussion over to there

https://www.606v2.com/t68077-fifa-challenge-league-homepage-i

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:I say no youth teams - only a few do it, and imo if we're bringing in something like that then everyone or nobody should do it

Agree

Olly is a 6 fingered Conor McGregor

POST ON THE NEW PAGE BAM FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:POST ON THE NEW PAGE BAM FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

Yeah Bam. Don't make me need to use my new powers and have to lock the post!

Oh ffs I thought I was.

Lock it so I can't make the same mistake

What's happening.

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:I say no youth teams - only a few do it, and imo if we're bringing in something like that then everyone or nobody should do it

Agreed. I'd never do a youth team.

It’s all going a bit Barry Bennell

I'm surprised Olly didn't want Crewe