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Winning Eleven Champions League.
- Thread starter AstroLad
- Start date
Socreges said:Haha, I instantly knew what you were talking about just now. It was a sure goal... then... DIDA....
I swear, I thought you were manually controlling the goalie, I've never seen a cpu goalie react THAT fast. He literally dove from one side of the goal to the otherside in a split second. Nistelrooy was only 2 feet or so from goal and he was able to save it!!
I just added pics for the Club Atletico de Madrid starters.
CHECK THOSE ROSTERS!
Also, here is a preview of the stats we will be tracking (and you'll be entering):
Team Stats:
Possession %
Total Shots
Shots on Target
Individual Stats:
Goals
Assists
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Clean Sheets
CHECK THOSE ROSTERS!
Also, here is a preview of the stats we will be tracking (and you'll be entering):
Team Stats:
Possession %
Total Shots
Shots on Target
Individual Stats:
Goals
Assists
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Clean Sheets
Alright, rules are done, site stat submission is ready, and YOU CAN START PLAYING GAMES ONCE YOU READ THE RULES BELOW. Good luck and have fun, here's to everyone doing better than poor Chelsea today!
RULES- EVERYONE MUST READ ALL (except Playoff Format section)
Also included in the first post and soon to be included on the site. These are fairly long but they're also pretty comprehensive so any question you may have should be addressed here and they're absolutely essential to read so that you know which stats you have to record.
Settings
Regular Season
- 15-Minute Games
- No PKs, No OT (Game Should End After 90 Minutes)
- Everything else on default (random condition, random weather, etc.).
Schedules and Playing Games Requirement
- Your schedules are available at both the Schedule Page and your Individual Team Pages.
- Fifty and I will release schedules in 3-round blocks every week on Friday. You will have until the FOLLOWING SUNDAY by 11 PM EST to play ALL THREE of your games in each block.
Rounds 1-3: Play by March 5.
Rounds 4-6: Play by March 12.
Rounds 7-9: Play by March 19.
Rounds 10-12: Play by March 26.
Rounds 13-15: Play by April 2.
- We are giving people a few extra days in this block so that you can get acclimated to everything, but it should be fairly easy to schedule in ~1 hour of WE-playing and stat reporting (only if you win or are the AWAY team in a tie- see below) a week.
-You can play the games in each block in ANY ORDER so long as all three are completed in time.
- Do whatever you need to get in contact w/ your opponents. PM them, post in this thread, whatever.
- If someone is being unresponsive and making it difficult to get your game in on time, PM fifty or me so we don't think you are both just being negligent. Conversely, if you have a problem getting one game in a certain week, LET US KNOW when you will get it in. We're not just going to boot people or be hard-asses b/c people have tough schedules. I'm in my last year of law school, I know what it's like. As long as we know that you actually CARE about getting the games in and can do so in a reasonable time, that's absolutely fine.
Going Online
- Official GA Lobby is 5 (Backup is Lobby 6)- Meet there by default. If needed b/c Lobby is crowded, password is gasoccer.
- If you are the Home team (schedule is Away vs. Home) you host (create) that game, although this is not a requirement, just something meant to make things easier (if you are Away LOOK for the game, if you are Home, CREATE the game), but it becomes more important in the two-legged playoffs (see below).
-You should try to use a GA-identifiable name, hopefully just your GA name or some recognizable modification (hukaGAF, AstroLad are just some examples). WE lets you create three different names under your account, so hopefully you can just do that if you currently have an unrecognizable name.
Submitting Stats
Important STAT REPORTING UPDATE
We are no longer reporting assists since you can't see them online.
- Familiarize yourself with the post-game stats screen before playing so you can find all the stats you are required to report.
- Submission is easy, you can do it either from your Team Page (there will also soon be a "Teams" page listing all the teams) or the Schedule Page by clicking on Submit Score. Familiarize yourself with the submission page before playing ANY games, PM or post if you have any questions.
- At the end of the game the WINNER should write down all necessary stats for BOTH teams. In the event of a TIE, the AWAY team on the schedule (remember, AWAY vs. HOME) should report the game, regardless of who was actually the Away team in the game
o Required Stats:
 Individual
Goal Scorers (write down names)
Players w/ Yellow Cards (names)
Players w/ Red Cards (names)
Goalies w/ Clean Sheets (or shutouts in American parlance) (names)
 Team
Total Shots
Shots on Target
Possession %
- Remember to use R1 to scroll through the stats pages and find out who got cards and who scored.
- The game gives you 600 seconds (10 mins.) before booting you after the game is done, so do whatever is easiest- writing then submitting or submitting straight from the game screen, but BE SURE YOU ARE ACCURATE. It is probably better to jot down the stats in case there is an error in submission or your time runs out.
- All players on the site are indicated by their real names. If you have a team that uses fake names (e.g., Lokomotiv Moskva), consult http://www.pesinsight.com/showpost.php?p=556148 (list of all squad lists w/ numbers) so you know for whom to submit stats.
Submission Process
- YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO SUBMIT STATS FOR PEOPLE ON YOUR ROSTER, so you need to let us know if someone not on your roster needs to be put on when necessary (you can do this via pm). We included all first and second teams now, so if a third team person had a stat or we missed someone and they're not available on the stat entry screen PM US.
- Once you have clicked "Submit Results" you will be taken to a page. First put in the score and hit "Submit Score." Then put in any game comments or a game recap (strongly encouraged, even if it's just a few sentences esp. if it was a very good game, but certainly not required). Then put in TEAM STATS. You will enter Shots (TOTAL), Shots on Target, and Possession % for BOTH teams. You will then enter Goals, Assists, Clean Sheets (i.e. goalie shutouts), Yellow Cards, and Red Cards for ALL PLAYERS ON BOTH TEAMS (that is if anyone on either team has any of these, you enter it). You enter these stats one by one, so you put in, e.g. AC Milan, Shots, 20 and hit Submit Team Stat and keep going 'til they're all done, same for individual stats. They will then show up on the bottom. Sef will implement a delete feature for deletion until stats are approved if you screw up and want to fix it right away but until then BE CAREFUL otherwise you'll have to communicate with fifty or me to get it sorted out. Once all the stats are submitted, YOU'RE DONE!
- Once you have submitted everything, fifty or I will approve it and it will feed right into the all the stats pages (discussed below). IF YOU ARE MISSING ANY TEAM OR INDIVIDUAL STATS YOUR GAME WILL NOT BE APPROVED AND YOUR SCORE WILL NOT BE POSTED. We will then have to sort things out over PMs, so let's just avoid it and all take the few minutes involved.
- Stats will very soon be displayed on both the Stats Page (the top 10 in each team and individual category w/ pics for the leader) and on your Individual Team Pages for all your players and your team so we will have a very comprehensive system here where you can check how all your players are doing, how players on other teams are doing, where you may rank in the top 10, etc. Basically it should be really fun as long as everyone follows the simple and intuitive steps outlined above (and really basically clear from the site).
- If you do not submit stats because you did not write them down/lost them/dont care, you will be forced to replay the game from 0-0. Hopefully the next time you will either lose or do it right. Stat submission is huge for this league and sef alone has spent countless hours getting everything running, all you need to do is follow the simple and quick steps to submitting properly and the league will be better for everyone (including you since you wont be kicked out!).
Playoffs
- The two teams in each DIVISION with the most points will qualify for the playoffs. Also, the next two teams with the most points in each CONFERENCE will qualify. There will thus be a total of 6 playoff teams in each conference and 12 overall.
- Teams will be ranked in each conference accordingly:
o 1- Division winner with the most points.
o 2- Other division winner.
o 3- Division 2nd place with the most points.
o 4- Other division 2nd place.
o 5- Wild card with the most points.
o 6- Other wild card.
- First and Second Rounds
o 1-2 have byes
o 3 plays 6
o 4 plays 5
o 1 plays winner of 4-5
o 2 plays winner of 3-6.
- Playoff Format
o The clubs that advance to the knock-out stage play two matches (same settings as regular season) against each other on a home and away basis, with the club scoring the greater aggregate of goals qualifying for the next round. In the event of both teams scoring the same number of goals the team which scores more goals away qualifies. The second game should be set to Golden Goal extra time w/ PKs in case there is an overall tie (same aggregate goals, same number of away goals), and if there is a tie at the end of the second game but the series has been decided at the end of regulation of the second game players can just play the extra time for fun, but should not report any of those stats. These rules apply through the quarter-finals and semi-finals. The Final is decided by a single match (golden goal, PKs).
Ethics
- It is very important that players try their hardest in every game. Since there are no carryover injuries or cards, there is absolutely no excuse for not playing your best regardless of if you are 0-2 or 2-0, as mailing it in could have an unfair impact on others in your group, and in a worst-case scenario keep someone out of the playoffs. So play hard in every game. An 0-4 result doesnt mean someone didnt put in effort, so dont worry about results, just play your best down to the very last game.
- Submit all results correctly. We are assuming that everyone will be honest since there is no prize beyond the first pick for the champion (whoo) and bragging rights (whee), but if we are PMed about a situation where someone inaccurately reported and it seems deliberate or is a pattern, that person will be booted and we will find a replacement. The same goes for consistent apathy or carelessness in submitting stats or playing games.
- If anyone has ANY PROBLEM whatsoever with someones reporting, sportsmanship, or LITERALLY ANYTHING RELATED TO THE LEAGUE, PM fifty or me.
RULES- EVERYONE MUST READ ALL (except Playoff Format section)
Also included in the first post and soon to be included on the site. These are fairly long but they're also pretty comprehensive so any question you may have should be addressed here and they're absolutely essential to read so that you know which stats you have to record.
Settings
Regular Season
- 15-Minute Games
- No PKs, No OT (Game Should End After 90 Minutes)
- Everything else on default (random condition, random weather, etc.).
Schedules and Playing Games Requirement
- Your schedules are available at both the Schedule Page and your Individual Team Pages.
- Fifty and I will release schedules in 3-round blocks every week on Friday. You will have until the FOLLOWING SUNDAY by 11 PM EST to play ALL THREE of your games in each block.
Rounds 1-3: Play by March 5.
Rounds 4-6: Play by March 12.
Rounds 7-9: Play by March 19.
Rounds 10-12: Play by March 26.
Rounds 13-15: Play by April 2.
- We are giving people a few extra days in this block so that you can get acclimated to everything, but it should be fairly easy to schedule in ~1 hour of WE-playing and stat reporting (only if you win or are the AWAY team in a tie- see below) a week.
-You can play the games in each block in ANY ORDER so long as all three are completed in time.
- Do whatever you need to get in contact w/ your opponents. PM them, post in this thread, whatever.
- If someone is being unresponsive and making it difficult to get your game in on time, PM fifty or me so we don't think you are both just being negligent. Conversely, if you have a problem getting one game in a certain week, LET US KNOW when you will get it in. We're not just going to boot people or be hard-asses b/c people have tough schedules. I'm in my last year of law school, I know what it's like. As long as we know that you actually CARE about getting the games in and can do so in a reasonable time, that's absolutely fine.
Going Online
- Official GA Lobby is 5 (Backup is Lobby 6)- Meet there by default. If needed b/c Lobby is crowded, password is gasoccer.
- If you are the Home team (schedule is Away vs. Home) you host (create) that game, although this is not a requirement, just something meant to make things easier (if you are Away LOOK for the game, if you are Home, CREATE the game), but it becomes more important in the two-legged playoffs (see below).
-You should try to use a GA-identifiable name, hopefully just your GA name or some recognizable modification (hukaGAF, AstroLad are just some examples). WE lets you create three different names under your account, so hopefully you can just do that if you currently have an unrecognizable name.
Submitting Stats
Important STAT REPORTING UPDATE
We are no longer reporting assists since you can't see them online.
- Familiarize yourself with the post-game stats screen before playing so you can find all the stats you are required to report.
- Submission is easy, you can do it either from your Team Page (there will also soon be a "Teams" page listing all the teams) or the Schedule Page by clicking on Submit Score. Familiarize yourself with the submission page before playing ANY games, PM or post if you have any questions.
- At the end of the game the WINNER should write down all necessary stats for BOTH teams. In the event of a TIE, the AWAY team on the schedule (remember, AWAY vs. HOME) should report the game, regardless of who was actually the Away team in the game
o Required Stats:
 Individual
Goal Scorers (write down names)
Players w/ Yellow Cards (names)
Players w/ Red Cards (names)
Goalies w/ Clean Sheets (or shutouts in American parlance) (names)
 Team
Total Shots
Shots on Target
Possession %
- Remember to use R1 to scroll through the stats pages and find out who got cards and who scored.
- The game gives you 600 seconds (10 mins.) before booting you after the game is done, so do whatever is easiest- writing then submitting or submitting straight from the game screen, but BE SURE YOU ARE ACCURATE. It is probably better to jot down the stats in case there is an error in submission or your time runs out.
- All players on the site are indicated by their real names. If you have a team that uses fake names (e.g., Lokomotiv Moskva), consult http://www.pesinsight.com/showpost.php?p=556148 (list of all squad lists w/ numbers) so you know for whom to submit stats.
Submission Process
- YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO SUBMIT STATS FOR PEOPLE ON YOUR ROSTER, so you need to let us know if someone not on your roster needs to be put on when necessary (you can do this via pm). We included all first and second teams now, so if a third team person had a stat or we missed someone and they're not available on the stat entry screen PM US.
- Once you have clicked "Submit Results" you will be taken to a page. First put in the score and hit "Submit Score." Then put in any game comments or a game recap (strongly encouraged, even if it's just a few sentences esp. if it was a very good game, but certainly not required). Then put in TEAM STATS. You will enter Shots (TOTAL), Shots on Target, and Possession % for BOTH teams. You will then enter Goals, Assists, Clean Sheets (i.e. goalie shutouts), Yellow Cards, and Red Cards for ALL PLAYERS ON BOTH TEAMS (that is if anyone on either team has any of these, you enter it). You enter these stats one by one, so you put in, e.g. AC Milan, Shots, 20 and hit Submit Team Stat and keep going 'til they're all done, same for individual stats. They will then show up on the bottom. Sef will implement a delete feature for deletion until stats are approved if you screw up and want to fix it right away but until then BE CAREFUL otherwise you'll have to communicate with fifty or me to get it sorted out. Once all the stats are submitted, YOU'RE DONE!
- Once you have submitted everything, fifty or I will approve it and it will feed right into the all the stats pages (discussed below). IF YOU ARE MISSING ANY TEAM OR INDIVIDUAL STATS YOUR GAME WILL NOT BE APPROVED AND YOUR SCORE WILL NOT BE POSTED. We will then have to sort things out over PMs, so let's just avoid it and all take the few minutes involved.
- Stats will very soon be displayed on both the Stats Page (the top 10 in each team and individual category w/ pics for the leader) and on your Individual Team Pages for all your players and your team so we will have a very comprehensive system here where you can check how all your players are doing, how players on other teams are doing, where you may rank in the top 10, etc. Basically it should be really fun as long as everyone follows the simple and intuitive steps outlined above (and really basically clear from the site).
- If you do not submit stats because you did not write them down/lost them/dont care, you will be forced to replay the game from 0-0. Hopefully the next time you will either lose or do it right. Stat submission is huge for this league and sef alone has spent countless hours getting everything running, all you need to do is follow the simple and quick steps to submitting properly and the league will be better for everyone (including you since you wont be kicked out!).
Playoffs
- The two teams in each DIVISION with the most points will qualify for the playoffs. Also, the next two teams with the most points in each CONFERENCE will qualify. There will thus be a total of 6 playoff teams in each conference and 12 overall.
- Teams will be ranked in each conference accordingly:
o 1- Division winner with the most points.
o 2- Other division winner.
o 3- Division 2nd place with the most points.
o 4- Other division 2nd place.
o 5- Wild card with the most points.
o 6- Other wild card.
- First and Second Rounds
o 1-2 have byes
o 3 plays 6
o 4 plays 5
o 1 plays winner of 4-5
o 2 plays winner of 3-6.
- Playoff Format
o The clubs that advance to the knock-out stage play two matches (same settings as regular season) against each other on a home and away basis, with the club scoring the greater aggregate of goals qualifying for the next round. In the event of both teams scoring the same number of goals the team which scores more goals away qualifies. The second game should be set to Golden Goal extra time w/ PKs in case there is an overall tie (same aggregate goals, same number of away goals), and if there is a tie at the end of the second game but the series has been decided at the end of regulation of the second game players can just play the extra time for fun, but should not report any of those stats. These rules apply through the quarter-finals and semi-finals. The Final is decided by a single match (golden goal, PKs).
Ethics
- It is very important that players try their hardest in every game. Since there are no carryover injuries or cards, there is absolutely no excuse for not playing your best regardless of if you are 0-2 or 2-0, as mailing it in could have an unfair impact on others in your group, and in a worst-case scenario keep someone out of the playoffs. So play hard in every game. An 0-4 result doesnt mean someone didnt put in effort, so dont worry about results, just play your best down to the very last game.
- Submit all results correctly. We are assuming that everyone will be honest since there is no prize beyond the first pick for the champion (whoo) and bragging rights (whee), but if we are PMed about a situation where someone inaccurately reported and it seems deliberate or is a pattern, that person will be booted and we will find a replacement. The same goes for consistent apathy or carelessness in submitting stats or playing games.
- If anyone has ANY PROBLEM whatsoever with someones reporting, sportsmanship, or LITERALLY ANYTHING RELATED TO THE LEAGUE, PM fifty or me.
AstroLad said:Alright, rules are done, site stat submission is ready, and YOU CAN START PLAYING GAMES ONCE YOU READ THE RULES BELOW. Good luck and have fun, here's to everyone doing better than poor Chelsea today!
oh. i was taping the second half while i was at work. serves me right for reading anything even vaguely soccer related.
we can play any of these games in these rounds in any order, correct?
i need:
Rorschach
Srider
Shoplifter
ill be on late tonight, and have a good bit of free time tomorrow before like 6pm.
after that, i wont be available evenings or late nights again until Sunday. mornings/afternoons only until then.
i need:
Rorschach
Srider
Shoplifter
ill be on late tonight, and have a good bit of free time tomorrow before like 6pm.
after that, i wont be available evenings or late nights again until Sunday. mornings/afternoons only until then.
Also, it'd be a good idea to PM people in your division (or anyone else you play for that matter but especially division) to get their AIM (or other instant messengers) names............ or just PM them here if they don't have one to make things go easier. I'm not saying don't use this thread to set up matches, but it's easier if you can reach them live via IM program.
Daigoro said:s'ok. all is forgiven!
maybe we can use the online match up thread if we want to keep this one less cluttered.
Nah we can clutter this one, especially with shit-talkin!
Seriously though it's a good central board for EVERYTHING related to the league, if you have someone's IM or PM it may be easier for some folks but also just posting "X, Y, & Z I can play today guys!" can be pretty efficient in here to put together a few matches at once.
Fifty and I played the first game, and I have two words (and goals) for everyone:
Alan Shearer!
Don't listen to Astrolad! He's just riding the high that only bullshit goals and lucky breaks can provide. My mistake is that I chose the team with Filthy Iker Casillas, the man who kicked Ireland from the world cup, to be my keeper and to fall asleep when the ball trickles toward the goal line. What a worthless piece of human flesh.
Important STAT REPORTING UPDATE
We are no longer recording Assists since you can't see them online.
Everything else you can see on the Match Details screen though and by using R1 and L1 to scroll through everything (except Clean Sheet, which you just record a 1 for if a goalie gets a shutout).
We are no longer recording Assists since you can't see them online.
Everything else you can see on the Match Details screen though and by using R1 and L1 to scroll through everything (except Clean Sheet, which you just record a 1 for if a goalie gets a shutout).
btw Larry Bird or Beatbox let me know if you're on tonight for our games.
Here is what the results page looks like btw guys- http://sefskillz.com/gaf-we9/gamedetail.php?gameid=27
Yes, sef rocks.
Here is what the results page looks like btw guys- http://sefskillz.com/gaf-we9/gamedetail.php?gameid=27
Yes, sef rocks.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
can someone make a list of all the AIM names?
mine is whossorrynow015 for anyone who needs to contact me.
sefskillz i don't have your AIM (if you have one) so if you can post here when you can play that would be cool.
miguel and rors, you guys know my AIM, but what would be a good time for you
mine is whossorrynow015 for anyone who needs to contact me.
sefskillz i don't have your AIM (if you have one) so if you can post here when you can play that would be cool.
miguel and rors, you guys know my AIM, but what would be a good time for you
Larry Bird
Member
I'm getting on right now if anyone wants to play.
Good game LB, I can't believe I gave up the penalty kick, I hate giving up non-slide tackle penalty kicks! Triple D'oh! What a backbreaker after those shots I kept hitting off the post! Can you tell I'm jumping around frantically here!? hehe, nice second goal btw. You better hope you don't meet me in the playoffs or you will face Shearer's Revenge!
What a backbreaker after those shots I kept hitting off the post! Can you tell I'm jumping around frantically here!? hehe, nice second goal btw. You better hope you don't meet me in the playoffs or you will face Shearer's Revenge! Larry Bird
Member
Good game, Astroland. There were so many times I thought you were gonna score. You must have hit the post 3-4 times! I'm glad I got that second goal, PK goals aren't very satisfying. For the game to go the way it did and me take the win, I'm definitely a bit fearful of our next encounter.
shoplifter
Member
my aim is mrduane1
i'm usually on at work, so just because you see me doesn't mean I can play
i'm usually on at work, so just because you see me doesn't mean I can play
Mrjellybeanct
Member
Larry and Irish - I'll be on now for about and hour or so, and if you guys can play tonight after 8:00 (est.), let me know and we can set something up.
In case you guys haven't noticed you can now click on scores in either the schedule or your team page once they have been submitted and approved to see team and individual stats and any recap. I've already played all my first block games, haha. League fever, catch it!
Good game btw beatbox, we definitely both had our chances and it was really just a grinding battle.
btw, 15 minutes is incredible. I am seriously addicted to it. Now when I play a 10-minute game it feels so different. In almost every 15 minute game I've had there's been just such an ebb and flow and you feel like you can come back from almost anything or you can lose any lead, it seriously is like a real game, so I'm really glad you guys suggested this idea.
Good game btw beatbox, we definitely both had our chances and it was really just a grinding battle.
btw, 15 minutes is incredible. I am seriously addicted to it. Now when I play a 10-minute game it feels so different. In almost every 15 minute game I've had there's been just such an ebb and flow and you feel like you can come back from almost anything or you can lose any lead, it seriously is like a real game, so I'm really glad you guys suggested this idea.
Irish Icon
Member
Yo my division-- I'll be around all tonight if you want to play. please lam on here or IM me at "hendrix 9786."
LYON!
LYON!
Mrjellybeanct
Member
Irish, I'm ready when you are. Lobby 5.
Mrjellybeanct
Member
Ah, my bad Irish, I should have reported that one. Anyway good game.
Irish Icon
Member
It's cool I got it. Good game....couldn't believe it when my keeper came out on that one and fumbled the ball. Almost had a heart attack.
Were you getting lag in the 2nd half? I wasn't getting that much, but sometimes it would stutter.
Were you getting lag in the 2nd half? I wasn't getting that much, but sometimes it would stutter.
Mrjellybeanct
Member
Yeah, I had some lag in the 2nd. Haha, that was pretty intense, made up for that close call I had on my end in the first half. I'm going to blame it on the rain.
Brofist
Member
Well took a 4-0 loss to Srider, but first half was completely unplayable (all 4 goals were in the 1st half). 2 seconds between frames, time warping, couldn't see his goals scores until seconds after they were scored. I hate being a bitch though and I know he had a little lag..so be it. But I didn't take stats, I'm not gonna take stats in a game that was unplayable.
Yeah, I know what it's like. Since the second half was super lag on this side. I do feel it's kind of unfair, but I expected lag since before the game the bandwidth meter was red by kpop's name. I didn't think it'd turn out 4-0 though. If it's decided we should replay the game, I'd be glad to do it.
Can FMT, Daigoro or bionic try to get in touch with Rorschach to schedule your games w/ him in this block? He hasn't posted since he drafted and I'm pretty sure his PM box is full (at least last I checked) so I want to make sure it won't be a problem scheduling games with him.