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2011-12 FOOTBALL DREAM TEAM
INTRODUCTION...
So you made it.....thank you for joining the biggest
football dream team in the South West of England. Starting out in 2001/2
with just 6 teams, the league has reached an almost untoppable 73 sides
this season, now in it's 10TH YEAR. Although this makes the league much
harder to win than in previous campaigns, there are many more prizes to
be won than ever before, and the actual winner will be held in
unbelievably high regard, running off with £565 and the champion trophy.
A handful of managers have dared me to
up the main prizes to much bigger than they already are, albeit
minimizing the minor prize placings and although having an even bigger
prize at the top would look fantastic, I also think it's important to
keep the league interesting for as many managers a possible with plenty
of other prizes spread throughout the division. Most managers who have
got back to me certainly agree.
I score the table every 2 weeks,
usually emailing the table out on a Tuesday / Wednesday, but if there is
an International break it could be slightly longer and I would let you
know anyhow.
I always like to get the squad
sheets available to the managers as quickly as possible and this season
they will remain online here all year.
I would hate to think that any
manager thinks that I cheat in any way as a lot of trust has to be put
in me to run the comp fairly, and collect all the money fairly. I don't
keep any of the money for myself, it all goes into the prizes and
running of the comp.
I also tried as much as possible not to look at
anyone's entries until I had picked my own, so's not to be influenced by
anyone else's decisions or be accused of having an advantage. I am
playing off a level playing field along with every other manager and
have just as much chance of winning fair and square as everybody
else...
I showed my selected sides before the deadline to 2 other
managers as witnesses [ Phil Coombes and James Triggs ] just to prove I
met the deadline along with everyone else. There are a lot of other
competitions I have entered in the past where I and others have had their
suspicions of foul play, but this comp isn't one of them !
Rest assured, it's going to be a
great season and will hopefully go to the wire in every department. I
look forward to paying out prizes to as many managers as possible during
the first and second week of June 2012. Major prize winners [ top 5 ]
would be encouraged to visit me to receive their winnings for a mini
photo shoot for the website, the winner in particular. The other winners
will have their payments sent out by cheque or by cash if you are local
to me in Cornwall.
Of course. I ask every manager to
play fair with me as I put a lot of time and effort into running this
and I also have to put a lot of trust in all managers to pay me their
entry fees. A non paying manager is my worst nightmare and I have had 1
or 2 over the last 3 or so years that have been banned from the
competition as a result and have forced me into paying funds from my own
pocket....I am not doing people a favour by running this, it is for the
love of football and the battle of competition and that's why I hope you
are here, not to steal money from me and watch me spend hours scoring
your team's points up for a freebie as a result.
Once 2012 kicks in, so do the
individual table prizes. The highest scoring team of each table in 2012
will win £10 providing that teams entry fee has been paid in full. If
not the prize is awarded to the next highest scoring team of that table
that has paid their entry fee in full.
You have nearly 5 months [ Dec 31st
2011 ] from now to pay the dream team entry fee [ thank you to everyone
that has paid already, you make my job so much easier ] The last date to
pay me entry fees is March 31st 2012 if you fancy risking not winning
the table high score prizes. After that date, non paying managers will
be pressured by myself to speed along with payment.
Good Luck to ALL !
ALL-TIME ROLL OF HONOUR
See the full list of prize winners since the
competition began back in 2002 right up to the current 2010 champion. Also
see the list of managers who have walked away with the dreaded wooden spoon
for finishing bottom.
MEET THE MANAGERS AND THE 2011-12 ODDS
I receive many comments regarding my fictional
odds at dream team HQ and many managers look forward to seeing their chances
of success through my "odds and comments" section. I include every entrant
and will update this section with the odds during the opening days of the dream team when I
find out just who has entered.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
There's
now been 9 years of this tough competition with several different winners
but.....where are they now? and do they have a future of success in this
competition?
PHOTOS / PRIZE
GIVING
I didn't take
photos in the early days of dream team, although all the past results can be
found here on the website at the ' All-time Roll of Honour section'. The latest
2010/11 prize photos can now be viewed above.
2009/10 PRIZE WINNING PHOTOS
2008/09 PRIZE WINNING
PHOTOS
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