FIFA Challenge League Homepage I

by **Afro** Mon 22 Oct - 15:00

First topic message reminder :

Welcome to the FIFA Challenge League

Game uses FIFA 19 version as at 30/10/2018

This Week's Fixtures:

Links

https://www.twitch.tv/hero606v2

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rzMxThEbVCIiOq_gKOmMqH7WgcsIpYxleuPOWIzg-4Q/edit?usp=sharing

Team	_________	Manager
Bury	_________	$ka
Cambridge Utd	_________	Dolph
Carlisle United	_________	Fluxy
Cheltenham Town	_________	Twist
Colchester	_________	Azzy
Crawley Town	_________	Marky
Crewe Alexandra	_________	Nads
Exeter City	_________	Trebs
Forest Green	_________	TAB
Grimsby Town	_________	Fernando
Lincoln City	_________	Bam
Macclesfield	_________	Hero
Mansfield Town	_________	Rof
MK Dons	_________	Olly
Morecambe	_________	Afro
Newport County	_________	Sodhat

Matches	_________	Transfers	_________	Other
Fixtures	_________	Lawyers	_________	Rules
Table	_________	Foreigns	_________	Press Conferences
Injuries	_________	Releases	_________
Tactics	_________	Confirmation	_________
Results	_________		_________
Cards	_________		_________

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 10:44

Marky wrote:
Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:You're all playing for 2nd place.

Everyone remember to play that 3-4-3 formation when playing Olly, it's all he has

Already now how I am going to play when I face Olly. I'm relying on him being complacent and sticking with what has worked so far.

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 2 Nov - 10:51

Afro wrote:
Marky wrote:
Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:You're all playing for 2nd place.

Everyone remember to play that 3-4-3 formation when playing Olly, it's all he has

Already now how I am going to play when I face Olly. I'm relying on him being complacent and sticking with what has worked so far.

Why change what's worked? I've struck gold. No challenger has been able to outwit me yet Cool

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 10:55

That’s good to hear!

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Fri 2 Nov - 10:56

My vastly weaker squad stayed with you, I was less than impressed. Tick tock

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 2 Nov - 10:57

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:My vastly weaker squad stayed with you, I was less than impressed. Tick tock

Congratulations on the "we didn't get thumped" participation trophy.

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 11:05

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:
Afro wrote:
Marky wrote:
Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:You're all playing for 2nd place.

Everyone remember to play that 3-4-3 formation when playing Olly, it's all he has

Already now how I am going to play when I face Olly. I'm relying on him being complacent and sticking with what has worked so far.

Why change what's worked? I've struck gold. No challenger has been able to outwit me yet

I genuinely have an approach that I am convinced will counter you effectively.

Thought it through after we played as at the time I hadn't put any thought into your tactics and stuck with what had worked for me until then. It was only after you beat me that I wished I'd paid more attention to it.

Got 8 weeks to try and beef my squad up to bridge the ratings gap as much as possible, and then I'm coming for you.... boxing

by nick_fury Fri 2 Nov - 11:06

sodhat !!!!!!!!!!! heart

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 11:08

Going to do the cup draw.

Could one person PM me a list of the teams in random order, numbered 1 to 16

Could a second person PM me a random set of fixtures for 16 teams (using numbers, not team names e.g. 1v7, 5v2, 16v8 etc)

by **Hero** Fri 2 Nov - 11:09

I'll do the latter.

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 11:12

Received, thanks Ok!

by BamBam Fri 2 Nov - 11:13

Done the first

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 11:17

Bam sent

1 Newport County _________ Sodhat
2 Lincoln City _________ Bam
3 Cheltenham Town _________ Twist
4 Bury _________ $ka
5 Grimsby Town _________ Fernando
6 Cambridge Utd _________ Dolph

7 Crawley Town _________ Marky
8 Macclesfield _________ Hero
9 Colchester _________ Azzy
10 Carlisle United _________ Fluxy
11 Morecambe _________ Afro
12 MK Dons _________ Olly
13 Crewe Alexandra _________ Nads
14 Exeter City _________ Trebs
15 Forest Green _________ TAB
16 Mansfield Town _________ Rof

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 11:17

Hero sent

Group #1
competitor #1: 14
competitor #2: 8

Group #2
competitor #1: 5
competitor #2: 6

Group #3
competitor #1: 1
competitor #2: 10

Group #4
competitor #1: 9
competitor #2: 2

Group #5
competitor #1: 7
competitor #2: 4

Group #6
competitor #1: 12
competitor #2: 11

Group #7
competitor #1: 16
competitor #2: 3

Group #8
competitor #1: 13
competitor #2: 15

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 11:18

Which makes the draw

Exeter v Macclesfield
Grimsby v Cambridge
Newport v Carlisle
Colchester v Lincoln
Crawley v Bury
MK Dons v Morecambe
Mansfield v Cheltenham
Crewe v Forest Green

by **Hero** Fri 2 Nov - 11:22

Gonna get that chance to take on Olly sooner than you thought then!

by Take a boo Fri 2 Nov - 11:23

Bring it on Nadz boxing

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 11:26

Hero wrote:Gonna get that chance to take on Olly sooner than you thought then!

Talked that one in didn't I

by Azzy Fri 2 Nov - 11:27

BamJam, better get your phone out and type in "Chinatown" into Google Maps, because that's where I'm taking you down to.

by Azzy Fri 2 Nov - 11:32

We need a goal of the season competition - that Pawlett goal was extraordinary notworthy

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Fri 2 Nov - 11:40

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:
Dolphin Ziggler wrote:My vastly weaker squad stayed with you, I was less than impressed. Tick tock

Congratulations on the "we didn't get thumped" participation trophy.

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by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 2 Nov - 11:42

Afro wrote:
Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:
Afro wrote:
Marky wrote:
Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:You're all playing for 2nd place.

Everyone remember to play that 3-4-3 formation when playing Olly, it's all he has

Already now how I am going to play when I face Olly. I'm relying on him being complacent and sticking with what has worked so far.

Why change what's worked? I've struck gold. No challenger has been able to outwit me yet

I genuinely have an approach that I am convinced will counter you effectively.

Thought it through after we played as at the time I hadn't put any thought into your tactics and stuck with what had worked for me until then. It was only after you beat me that I wished I'd paid more attention to it.

Got 8 weeks to try and beef my squad up to bridge the ratings gap as much as possible, and then I'm coming for you....

I love it when you come for me.

by BamBam Fri 2 Nov - 12:01

Azzy wrote:BamJam, better get your phone out and type in "Chinatown" into Google Maps, because that's where I'm taking you down to.

By the time I'm done with you, being associated with The Only Way is Essex is going to be the least of Colchester's problems boxing

by Azzy Fri 2 Nov - 12:34

BamBam wrote:
Azzy wrote:BamJam, better get your phone out and type in "Chinatown" into Google Maps, because that's where I'm taking you down to.

By the time I'm done with you, being associated with The Only Way is Essex is going to be the least of Colchester's problems

BamBam, FamFam, Lincoln is famous for sausages. By the time my team is done with you, you'll be mincemeat boxing

by nadeem2099 Fri 2 Nov - 12:44

Azzy wrote:
BamBam wrote:
Azzy wrote:BamJam, better get your phone out and type in "Chinatown" into Google Maps, because that's where I'm taking you down to.

By the time I'm done with you, being associated with The Only Way is Essex is going to be the least of Colchester's problems
BamBam, FamFam, Lincoln is famous for sausages. By the time my team is done with you, you'll be mincemeat

Crewe is famous for being the home of Rolls Royce. You lot can stick to eating sausages while we drive in the best car ever made angel

by **Hero** Fri 2 Nov - 12:49

nadeem2099 wrote:
Azzy wrote:
BamBam wrote:
Azzy wrote:BamJam, better get your phone out and type in "Chinatown" into Google Maps, because that's where I'm taking you down to.

By the time I'm done with you, being associated with The Only Way is Essex is going to be the least of Colchester's problems
BamBam, FamFam, Lincoln is famous for sausages. By the time my team is done with you, you'll be mincemeat
Crewe is famous for being the home of Rolls Royce. You lot can stick to eating sausages while we drive in the best car ever made

Crewe's famous for nonces.

by Trebs Fri 2 Nov - 12:49

nadeem2099 wrote:
Azzy wrote:
BamBam wrote:
Azzy wrote:BamJam, better get your phone out and type in "Chinatown" into Google Maps, because that's where I'm taking you down to.

By the time I'm done with you, being associated with The Only Way is Essex is going to be the least of Colchester's problems
BamBam, FamFam, Lincoln is famous for sausages. By the time my team is done with you, you'll be mincemeat
Crewe is famous for being the home of Rolls Royce. You lot can stick to eating sausages while we drive in the best car ever made

I think you'll find Derby is the home of Rolls' Royce - I grew up a stone's throw from the factory.

by BamBam Fri 2 Nov - 12:49

Crewe Alexandra is more famous for Barry Bennell, I'd watch your back...

by nadeem2099 Fri 2 Nov - 12:58

Urban dictionary has Crewe down as

a town that used to have industry but now just has kebab shops and townies.
stuck right in the middle of the beautiful cheshire countryside like a festering zit.

Laugh

by Marky Fri 2 Nov - 13:14

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:
Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:
Dolphin Ziggler wrote:My vastly weaker squad stayed with you, I was less than impressed. Tick tock

Congratulations on the "we didn't get thumped" participation trophy.

I hope that's sufficient praise.

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 13:31

We agreed for the cup we'd make it a little different by doing a no rules cup

We have a few options below, but thought it might be good to do one cup as No Rules, as per Marky's suggestion, and the second cup competition (in the second half of the season) as Survival. Or we could do them the opposite way around.

What do you think?

Survival Mode— Each time a user scores a goal, a random player from the scoring club is removed (excluding the goalkeeper) to create a challenge for the player with a score advantage.
No Rules — Anything goes in this match type, in which there are no offside calls, fouls, or bookings.
Long Range— Any goal scored inside the box will count as one goal, but goals scored from outside the box count as two goals.
First to. . .— This match type lets you set a custom win condition, whether it's first to score (golden goal), first to three goals, etc. The match will still play to the clock and go through full time, as well as extra time and penalties, if you choose.
Headers & Volleys— You can only score in this match type with a header or a volley. Free kicks and penalties also count, but any other goal scored using your feet outside of a volley will be disallowed.

by Trebs Fri 2 Nov - 13:39

I don't know how well these will work as a CPU v CPU.

For example, will they be aware they're supposed to score a header r a volley.

I'd say Survival would be the best, then No Rules is the second best option.
First to 1 goal could be funny though.

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 13:41

I believe these are settings built into FIFA19, so I would assume the game will now the rules

by Trebs Fri 2 Nov - 13:42

If it works great, but I'd definitely suggest doing a trial of CPU v CPU first

by Take a boo Fri 2 Nov - 13:50

Sounds good, Survival first so it gives me time to go and sign some bruisers ready to go to town on the opposition in the No Rules Cup

by **Hero** Fri 2 Nov - 14:23

Trebs wrote:I don't know how well these will work as a CPU v CPU.

For example, will they be aware they're supposed to score a header r a volley.

I'd say Survival would be the best, then No Rules is the second best option.
First to 1 goal could be funny though.

I'd agree with you there on the header/volleys/long range options. Don't think either of those work as a cup.
The survival and hardcore modes though should work, for hardcore mode I could also crank up injuries (frequency & severity).

by Azzy Fri 2 Nov - 14:25

No Rules first, Survival second.

by **Hero** Fri 2 Nov - 14:28

I'd say the final say on which should be done first should be with Marky as he put forward the suggestion initially for the hardcore cup.

by **Dolphin Ziggler** Fri 2 Nov - 14:34

The rules I presume are now defunct as most of them seem to relate to the old system

by **Afro** Fri 2 Nov - 15:07

Dolphin Ziggler wrote:The rules I presume are now defunct as most of them seem to relate to the old system

The rules page you mean? If so then yes. I am going to move Bam's page over and rename it Rules, and we can use that.

I just haven't remembered to do it yet!!

by sodhat Fri 2 Nov - 15:44

nick_fury wrote:sodhat !!!!!!!!!!!

Long time no see buddy Hug

by sodhat Fri 2 Nov - 15:46

Anyone going to any Halloween parties this weekend?

I’ve got one tonight and I’m going to be dressed as a Frak pumpkin because I panicked and picked the first costume I saw

by **Good Golly I'm Olly** Fri 2 Nov - 15:53

sodhat wrote:Anyone going to any Halloween parties this weekend?

I’ve got one tonight and I’m going to be dressed as a Frak pumpkin because I panicked and picked the first costume I saw

That is incredibly mainstream. Ashamed of you

by Marky Fri 2 Nov - 16:01

Not this weekend, but I do have a costume party to attend at the end of November.

My wife won't allow me to be "Fat Luchador" again either.

by sodhat Fri 2 Nov - 16:01

Good Golly I'm Olly wrote:
sodhat wrote:Anyone going to any Halloween parties this weekend?

I’ve got one tonight and I’m going to be dressed as a Frak pumpkin because I panicked and picked the first costume I saw

That is incredibly mainstream. Ashamed of you

It’s a spooky fruit

And it was cheap, I can’t afford expensive one time outfits. It all has to go in the rotation so I’ll be longing around the house as a pumpkin for years to come

by Azzy Fri 2 Nov - 17:02

Have a great weekend gentlemen. And Viva. Glad you're back, but you're no gentleman. And Olly. Gentlemen don't poke their family. And Nick. You'll be pleased to know I think Scholes is better than Ozil. And Soddy. Sod you. And Twist. You give Chubby Checker a bad name. And Bam. Only gentlemen can be mods. And Nadz. No wannabe-Spaniard was ever called a gentleman. And Trebs. No true gentleman needs minders. And Ska. That dollar sign doesn't make you look cool. And Boo. Halloween's over, change your username. And Nando. Abba are ashamed of you. And Dolph. You make me look bad for saying only gents can be mods, and yet here you are, stop confusing people. And Renege. You need a better name, I can't give you a cool nickname. Renny. Gigi. Renoir. They're all rubbish. And Fluxy. We should get to know each other better. You're a mystery.

by **Hero** Sat 3 Nov - 13:07

Early goal of the season contender in Carlisle v Morecambe game.

by **Afro** Sat 3 Nov - 13:11

Hero wrote:Early goal of the season contender in Carlisle v Morecambe game.

Spoiler:

by $ka Sat 3 Nov - 13:18

Managed to catch the final three goals. The last goal, even if a consolation, was a beaut.

by $ka Sat 3 Nov - 13:20

By the way, I found that sample tactics sheet. Is it ok if I re-send mine in that style to make things easier?

by $ka Sat 3 Nov - 13:30

I've noticed both the old and new versions of tactics are in the outbox, not the sentbox. Is this correct?

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