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The MacRumors Fantasy Football League 2011/12
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This is all very unsettling - normally I've long played my wildcard by this point in the season. 
My Cores had a poor week, but I'm not jerking my knee just yet. The League isn't won in September...
Anyway, here's looking ahead to our next round of MacRumors Cup fixtures:
My Cores had a poor week, but I'm not jerking my knee just yet. The League isn't won in September...
Anyway, here's looking ahead to our next round of MacRumors Cup fixtures:
The Stoplights v Sporting Dual-Cores
Omaha Latics v Woodsmoor Wanderers
Fizzy's Flyers v Brainerd FC
Renfrew Meerkats v Thigh High Socks
FFM v Telford Blues
Nieval's Angry Mob v Fightin' Shrooms
Bayern Bru v Fabulous Boyz
Bushey Fighters v Cleveland AFC
Rugby United v No Value
AFC MacRumors v Neutron Heath
Omaha Latics v Woodsmoor Wanderers
Fizzy's Flyers v Brainerd FC
Renfrew Meerkats v Thigh High Socks
FFM v Telford Blues
Nieval's Angry Mob v Fightin' Shrooms
Bayern Bru v Fabulous Boyz
Bushey Fighters v Cleveland AFC
Rugby United v No Value
AFC MacRumors v Neutron Heath
You just woke the Sleeping Giant.
Look at that menacing avatar and fear! You've brought this on yourself stridemat. May the gods of locker ammunition be swift and merciful!As for you Sporting Dual Core-rs(?), I will not talk poorly of your stiff, wooden, twirly avatar nor mention what a termite could do to it. I don't need any smack talk to back fire on me. Good luck this week. May the yellower team win!
My Jaffatar is made of plastic, not wood. And that's amber, not yellow.
Your scouting network needs improving.
Your scouting network needs improving.
I thought that was already quite obvious.
I didn't want to say that, so Im glad you did
Im going to have issues in the next game week as Im on holiday. Here's hoping the Hotel has WiFi so I can confirm my team come Friday night.
So what is the Jaffatar, anyway? I always thought it was a foosball player.
Oh dear! You mean you've never heard of Subbuteo?
Oh dear! You mean you've never heard of Subbuteo?
Not until just then. A quick read over at wikipedia confirmed that this was my first encounter, besides of course, his avatar. Sounds fun enough. Love to give it a... flick? I take it most everyone is else is familiar?
With giving 'it' a flick....um Im not sure if Im comfortable discussing that on the internet.
Indeed, the little lad's a Subbuteo player.
My Jaffatar™ is based on one of the mid-1960s figures, known to collectors as 'Heavyweights' which were the standard until the late 1970s. However, he has the shortsleeves and v-neck shirt of the original early Heavyweights, and the peg fastening of the later style figures, known as 'Zombies' because they had a rather lifeless look to them, and the later 'Lightweights' that were introduced in the early 1980s (the Heavyweights attached to their bases by way of a bar attached to the player's feet). His base, meanwhile, is one of the modern competition designs used by seasoned Subbuteo players.
No wonder he's in a state of confusion most of the time.
My Jaffatar™ is based on one of the mid-1960s figures, known to collectors as 'Heavyweights' which were the standard until the late 1970s. However, he has the shortsleeves and v-neck shirt of the original early Heavyweights, and the peg fastening of the later style figures, known as 'Zombies' because they had a rather lifeless look to them, and the later 'Lightweights' that were introduced in the early 1980s (the Heavyweights attached to their bases by way of a bar attached to the player's feet). His base, meanwhile, is one of the modern competition designs used by seasoned Subbuteo players.
No wonder he's in a state of confusion most of the time.
Don't feel bad...I'd heard of it but knew almost nothing till I read about it....then watched funny Youtube videos of it like this. Looks terribly exciting.
I thought Subbuteo was known world-wide, I didn't think it was a quaint little English thing like Morris dancing and hatred of the French. I used to play it with my mate when we were about 10 years old, haven't given it a flick for a long time. I guess youngsters these days would be rather confused but it all, what with their Sega MegaWiis and all.
The name foosball really annoys me, I thought it was an American thing to differentiate it from hand-egg but it would appear the name is based on the German fußball which is more acceptable. Calling it anything other than table football/footie/fitba' up here would result in severe mocking.
The name foosball really annoys me, I thought it was an American thing to differentiate it from hand-egg but it would appear the name is based on the German fußball which is more acceptable. Calling it anything other than table football/footie/fitba' up here would result in severe mocking.
Americans thought they were doing a great thing when they started chucking all that tea in the harbour, but where did it get them? They have no Subbuteo, no jaffa cakes and Robbie Keane plays there now.
Poor decision on the tea thing, America.
Poor decision on the tea thing, America.
Americans thought they were doing a great thing when they started chucking all that tea in the harbour, but where did it get them? They have no Subbuteo, no jaffa cakes and Robbie Keane plays there now.
Poor decision on the tea thing, America.
It's not fair, you English types have lots of stereotypes to throw at us, and all we've got is the drive-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-road, wonky teeth and bad food jokes.
We should have left the tea alone and gone after the crates of Bovril and jellied eel.
Robbie Keane just scored in Mexico during a (CONCACAF) Champions League match, it was funny watching him do his goofy goal celebration. You can see the Mexicans in the stands laughing - I think they thought he was trying to do a real flip and failed. Actually, maybe he is.
Fuzzy14 said:
Where I comes from we have 'Fooseball' but no Subbuteo, though it seems to be gaining in popularity here.
Subbuteo? Cousin Kevin? Robbie Keane? The Atlantic's wider than I thought!
You guys familiar with Electric Football? Good times. Foosball's a great bar game over here. Spent many a night spinning the sticks.
As far as tea parties go, please take them and their politics back. Can't stand those people.
You guys familiar with Electric Football? Good times. Foosball's a great bar game over here. Spent many a night spinning the sticks.
As far as tea parties go, please take them and their politics back. Can't stand those people.
Don't feel bad...I'd heard of it but knew almost nothing till I read about it....then watched funny Youtube videos of it like this. Looks terribly exciting.
But what a goal! The capacity crowd went wild!
Subbuteo? Cousin Kevin? Robbie Keane? The Atlantic's wider than I thought!
You guys familiar with Electric Football? Good times.
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Electric Football looks exciting, but is it too gimmicky, does it have the depth?
Still, it's got me thinking about Subbuteo on a train.Kevin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&v=I5hnCb-93WY&gl=US
Cheers,
OW
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Electric Football looks exciting, but is it too gimmicky, does it have the depth?
Kevin - http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en&v=I5hnCb-93WY&gl=US
Cheers,
OW
Sweet song and vid! That actually made it look fun!
I have a billion questions about the game now, but I'll save those for a relevant time and place.
Good luck this week everyone!
It actually is!
My set is up in the loft.
Also in the (admittedly rather slim) genre of Subbuteo inspired songs from the 1980s All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit.
My Jaffatar got one for Christmas last year, he was naturally delighted.
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If you have a SWFC one, I'd be happy if you sent it my way
So, after playing my wildcard, how did I do? Rubbish! I still got a below average score, thanks to Skirtel being sent off, Man City going to sleep, Rooney missing a penalty, Stoke leaking a boat load of goals and Liverpool getting taken apart while being unable to find the net
So, after playing my wildcard, how did I do? Rubbish! I still got a below average score, thanks to Skirtel being sent off, Man City going to sleep, Rooney missing a penalty, Stoke leaking a boat load of goals and Liverpool getting taken apart while being unable to find the net
Thought of that and John Peel when I heard HMHB's Tommy Walsh's Eco House the other day.
Well, these 5 gameweek seasons are short but sweet, here's to next year's league. whistle, whistle
Stoke City - suggested Shawcross to a family member
Cheers,
OW