- 04:17 AM
- 11/08/09
First objctive achieved: be not last after week one.
posted by afx237vi at 03:30 PM on August 13
Alright, I joined up: Afx Argonauts. I reeeally don't follow football as much as I used to, and most of the players on offer were a total mystery to me. But I'll give it a go. (Got my excuses in early.)
posted by afx237vi at 04:33 PM on August 10
Fleur de Lys: 5146 Le Grand Costanza: 4101 Afx Argonauts: 4061 The Bazooka Joes: 3341
posted by afx237vi at 08:35 AM on August 01
apoch: afx, I'm a little surprised you didn't take Rasmussen for the King of the Mountains. The man has dominated that competition the last two years. I wouldn't start gloating yet, there are still a lot of stages to be raced. Rasmussen... hmm. In hindsight, I guess it was an obvious pick, but I'm not a particularly big fan of his so I left him out. I'm surprised he's going this well so soon, though. In the previous two years he lost stacks of time in the opening mountain stages and then made his move for the KOM when he knew the GC guys wouldn't chase him. I'm happy that one of my climbers Mayo is back on form, and although Igor Anton hasn't done anything yet, I hope he'll find his legs when he gets to the Pyrenees (his home territory). I don't think Rasmussen can win the Tour either. 110 kilometres of time trial still to come, and who remembers his effort in 2005? qbert72: The Guardian sold me John Gadret as a formidable climber. He's finished all mountain stages in the pack so far. What gives, Guardian? Typical French rider. Has one good race (Giro '06) and is subsequently trumpeted to hell as the salvation of French cycling. In truth, he's not even a road racer, he's a cyclocross rider. Fat Buddha: I saw an interview with Leipheimer yesterday where he said he will be making his big move in the Pyrenees. Haha, and I'm a monkey's uncle. When has Leipheimer EVER made a move anywhere? He's a follower, not an attacker, and right now not even the best rider in his team (see Alberto Contador on the Galibier today?).
posted by afx237vi at 05:09 PM on July 17
AFX Argonauts: 1654 Fleur de Lys: 1142 Le Grand Costanza: 1017 The Bazooka Joes: 599 PS: Did any other Spofites sign up? The whole mini-league thing was kinda confusing. PPS: I am caning you all even though one of my riders crashed out on day 1 :p
posted by afx237vi at 05:47 PM on July 16
Many thanks qbert. And yes, it is far too complicated! But hey, at least I'm winning.
posted by afx237vi at 03:42 PM on July 10
The best (free) site I could find is at Velogames. You get 100 credits to pick a team of nine riders, including 2 all-rounders (yellow jersey candidates), 2 climbers, a sprinter, 3 domestiques and a wildcard. Once you pick your team, that's it, there are no transfers and they all score points based on their performance throughout the 3 weeks. - Detailed run-down of the rules and the scoring system. Sign up here if you're interested. On the front page of the site, it says there will be mini-leagues implemented before the race starts, so maybe you could post your team name here for the time being. Then I can add us all to a Spofi league once it's activated. CLOSING DATE: SATURDAY 1300 CET FYI: Velonews Tour site BBC cycling coverage Guardian site with rider/team guide
posted by afx237vi at 04:30 PM on July 04
Oh and £100 is the cheapest ticket on sale. It's even more if you actually want to see the match.
posted by afx237vi at 08:21 AM on May 01
Judging by a TV report I saw on BBC Wales' Scrum V a few days ago, the rugby world cup may be heading the same way as the cricket one. Empty seats, excessive length, exorbitant prices etc... Over £100 for a ticket to watch Wales v Japan in Cardiff. Unbelievable.
posted by afx237vi at 08:19 AM on May 01
Cyclingnews.com always starts plugging their fantasy Tour contest around mid-June. They charge a few euros to enter, but you could always just steal their points system and organise it amongst yourselves.
posted by afx237vi at 12:43 PM on March 24
Cheers Fence. Looking forward to the inevitable Spofi Rugby World Cup fantasy league!
posted by afx237vi at 11:15 AM on March 22
I had no idea Canada had a cricket team. Worryingly, neither did the person who wrote that player guide, because all the Canadians appear to be Scots! (I'll pick my players tomorrow.)
posted by afx237vi at 05:39 PM on March 03
Ooh, and there was me thinking I'd had a pretty damn good weekend!
posted by afx237vi at 03:18 PM on February 26
Woohoo! Two terrible games of rugby on Saturday, and I think Fence would appreciate it if we just didn't mention Sunday...
posted by afx237vi at 09:40 AM on February 12
Kickers: Generally the outside-half, but not always. Ireland: Ronan O'Gara Wales: Stephen Jones most of the time, but Gavin Henson if the kick is from distance. Scotland: Chris Paterson Italy: Ramiro Pez England: Heh, well, who knows? Is Hodgson still in the squad? Goode? Wilkinson?!? France: Dimitri Yachvili is usually first choice, but last year Jean-Baptiste Élissalde also kicked quite a lot. Someone please correct any of these... Now that I have highlighted them, they will no doubt get dropped or horribly injured.
posted by afx237vi at 08:45 AM on January 24
Okay, I'm in. It can't be any more embarrassing than the Ashes contest. Can it?! I could really do with a new 32" HDTV. And Land Rover. But not so much the relaxing swim in an Icelandic volcano.
posted by afx237vi at 08:31 AM on January 24
Tufnell in action! (This defies logic.)
posted by afx237vi at 08:55 AM on January 20
- Wales to win the Rugby World Cup - A drug free year for cycling
posted by afx237vi at 09:21 AM on December 23
Damn. A non-mover. I think I'm headed downwards pretty soon once that dickhead Geraint Jones gets dropped.
posted by afx237vi at 08:25 AM on December 18
God, that was actually painful to watch. The bit that summed it up for me was the look on Flintoff's face near the end when he had bowled five dot balls in a row and then Pieterson pointlessly overthrew for a frickin' seven. As for my score... well, er, that's pretty painful too.
posted by afx237vi at 07:39 AM on December 05
Speaking as someone who is in a wheelchair, I say: SIT THE HELL DOWN! Actually, I think you should just use your common sense and look around to see what everyone else is doing. Don't stand up if the people behind you are sitting down. And stadium designers should pay more attention to wheelchair sections. Some stadiums have them at the front, with no seats ahead of them, but some have them higher up in the middle of the stand. Invariably, that means the person in front jumps up whenever something exciting happens, and I can't see the damn thing I just paid £40 to see. It's fairly annoying.
posted by afx237vi at 03:35 PM on December 03
Fat Buddha: England, Wales, Ireland and Papua New Guinea 0 LOL. Just out of interest, who's the Irish person? owlhouse: What about South Africa, Fat Buddha? You even picked one of them :-). Two! Strauss *and* Pieterson. And if we're being thorough, we may as well add Zimbabwe for the coach.
posted by afx237vi at 08:06 AM on November 20
Nice, I'll give it a go. England picks: Freddie Flintoff & Geraint Jones (the wicket keeper counts for catches, right?). Aussie picks: Matthew Hayden & Glenn McGrath. Series score: Australia, 2 - 1.
posted by afx237vi at 03:49 PM on November 16
Annnnnd the winner is: Colin Montgomery!
posted by afx237vi at 05:43 PM on November 12
Has anyone figured out why Terry got that second yellow yet?
posted by afx237vi at 04:57 PM on November 06
I find it quite amusing that this is posted in "Navel Gazing".
posted by afx237vi at 07:59 AM on October 10
Resolutely mid-table for me. Cote d'Ivoire and the Czechs have let me down badly.
posted by afx237vi at 08:27 AM on June 24
Last summer I thoroughly enjoyed "French Revolutions: Cycling the Tour de France" by Tim Moore. It's about a regular joe who decides to ride the entire route of the Tour, and is extremely funny in some places, as well as providing some good historical background on the race and all the legends that surround it.
posted by afx237vi at 04:17 PM on June 10
In soccer, I'd say most outfield players peak around the ages of 27 - 29. Goalkeepers, however, tend to get better as they get older, and it's not uncommon to see goalies hit their best in their early to mid-thirties.
posted by afx237vi at 11:15 AM on May 18
As long as this place doesn't turn into Fark, then I'm not bothered about the odd image here and there.
posted by afx237vi at 02:07 PM on March 30
What do you call a donkey with three legs?
posted by afx237vi at 07:14 AM on March 28
You should definitely hold on to all the other pope.com's you registered too... that guy looks half-dead already.
posted by afx237vi at 08:45 AM on April 20
I hated the original Fever Pitch (about an Arsenal fan), so I don't think I'll be first in the queue to see a remake. And Nick Hornby is not unknown for switching locations for his movie adaptations. High Fidelity was moved from the UK to the US too.
posted by afx237vi at 04:10 PM on April 10
May I suggest the user profile pages too? They could do with a little bit of left and right padding.
posted by afx237vi at 06:36 PM on March 23
Why did you get kicked from Wikipedia, squealy? I find them useful, but I've never really given any thought to contributing to one. I didn't even know a spofi one existed. Wouldn't it make more sense for it to be at sportsfilter.com/wiki as smithers suggests? Or even wiki.sportsfilter.com, whatever...
posted by afx237vi at 04:07 PM on February 26
Second vote for the Tour de France. On one of the Pyranean mountain stages, at the top of a climb, with thousands of fans, and the riders going over the top one by one because they're all knackered and the peloton has exploded. Never done it myself, but it looks awesome.
posted by afx237vi at 10:43 AM on November 22
SportsfIlter last.fm Group
I added myself to the wiki and applied to the last.fm group too!