Fantasy League Rules (Fantasy Cup Rules appear below)

Prizes:

The prizes awarded will depend on the number of teams entered - all entry fees will be returned as prize money.

The prizes will be as follows:

1st. Prize: One half of the League Prize Fund
2nd. Prize: One third of the League Prize Fund
3rd. Prize: One sixth of the League Prize Fund

Thanks to the generosity of David Whitehead, a weekly prize of two pints (or equivalent) will be given to the manager of the highest scoring team each week. The prize can be claimed at the bar of the Jolly Fisherman. In the event of more than one team reaching the same highest score, each manager will be able to claim the weekly prize. The prize is not transferable, it must be claimed in the week that it is won and may not be carried forward. Managers under the age of 18 may claim soft drinks and other non-alcoholic items in lieu of the two pint award. 

Team Make-up:

All teams must be selected from the player list contained in the entry form and then the player list on the web-site.  This player list will be updated on a weekly basis and also displayed in The Jolly Fisherman.  The player list contains players from all FA Premiership teams.  Further players will be added to the list as required.

All teams will have 15-man squads and must be in one of the following four formats:

1.    TWO goalkeepers; FIVE defenders; FIVE midfielders; THREE forwards.    
2.    TWO goalkeepers; FIVE defenders; SIX midfielders; TWO forwards.
3.    TWO goalkeepers; FIVE defenders; FOUR midfielders; FOUR forwards.
4.    TWO goalkeepers; FOUR defenders; SIX midfielders; THREE forwards.

The team will include a Star Player at double cost.  The Star Player will score double points at all times.

The team must not exceed £65.0m in value.

A player can only be selected once - player duplication is not permitted.  However, a player can be transferred out of a Fantasy League team and then transferred back in a subsequent week.

NB. To begin scoring points for your team from the beginning of the Fantasy League season – which starts on Saturday 8th. August 2015– Your team(s) must be submitted by 11.00pm on Friday 7th. August 2015.  Entries accepted after this date will only start scoring points from the Saturday following the date of submission.

Note:  There is no limitation on the number of teams each person may enter.

Scoring Points:

The Star Player will score double points at all times (including double negative points where appropriate).  From the remaining squad of 14 players, 10 players will score each week.  Excluding the Star Player, the score of the lowest positive or zero-scoring player in each position each week will drop out of the scoring (i.e. negative scores will not drop out).  If all players in a position register negative scores, the score nearest to zero will drop out.  Players score points during the English Premiership and FA Cup competitions as below.  No scores are registered for other matches (European Ties, Carling Cup etc).

Your selected players will score points as follows:

All players:
Starting XI appearance (2 pts)
Substitute appearance (1 pt)
Goal scored (5 pts)
Key Contribution (3 pts)
Red card (-3 pts)
Yellow card (-1 pt)
Missed penalty (-2 pts)
Own Goal (-3 pts)

Goalkeepers only:
Penalty save (5pts)

Goalkeepers/defenders only:
Full Clean sheet - player plays 60 mins or more (5 pts)
Part clean sheet - player plays fewer than 60 mins (2 pts)
First goal conceded (0 pts)
Each additional goal conceded (-1 pt)
Points are not awarded for penalty shoot outs.

For the purposes of Cup matches, extra time counts as normal game time.

Player Transfers and Star Player changes:

Changes made before 11:00pm on Friday 7th. August 2015 will not count against your transfer allocation.  After that date managers may make no more than 4 transfers per week up to a maximum of 24 transfers.  These transfers will be split into 2 batches of 12.  The first batch of 12 may be used in the first transfer window (running from Sunday 9th. August 2015 until Saturday 12th. September 2015) and additionally in a single bonus transfer week between the closure of the transfer window and Saturday 26th. December 2015.  The second batch of 12 transfers may be used in the second transfer window (Sunday 27th. December 2015 to Saturday 13th. February 2016) and additionally in a single bonus transfer week before the end of the season.  A maximum of 4 transfers may be made in a single transfer week (Sunday to Saturday) with the transfers taking effect from the following Sunday which means that the new scores will show from the Sunday after.

You may change your Star Player nomination up to 3 times during the season.  These changes may be made at any time (transfer windows will not apply) although the normal weekly transfer period will apply.  Your Star Player must be a member of your squad so you may only bring a new player into your squad to be your new nominated Star Player during the two transfer windows and Bonus Weeks (and this will count as one of your transfers from your allocation of 24).

Transfer forms will be available from the blue folder behind the bar at The Jolly Fisherman and may also be downloaded from here.  Full rules are as given on the Transfer Form.

Updates:

Updated League tables will be published each Sunday here and also held in the blue folder behind the bar at The Jolly Fisherman.  Registered users of the E-mail service will receive the updated League Table, a listing of current player scores and a summary of transfers registered in the previous transfer week.

The scores published each Sunday will contain details of all matches played up to and including the Saturday previous to the date of publication (subject to availability of the scores).

Fantasy Cup Competition

How the Cup is Played:

A knock-out Cup Competition will be run on the same dates as the rounds of the FA Cup (subject to the number of teams in the league).  Fantasy League teams will be drawn head-to-head by random computer selection with the team scoring the highest points going forward to the next round.  If the teams are level on points, the scores for the previous week will be taken into account.  This count-back will continue until a winner is found.

Two-thirds of the Fantasy Cup prize fund will be awarded to the Cup Winner and one-third to the losing finalist.

Cup Draws and updates will be published along with the Fantasy League updates on the appropriate Sundays.