4 minutes ago, J*B said:

11 players, 1 sub keeper and 3 subs. Which ever 11 you pick are your starting eleven, if any don't play they're replaced by sub 1/2/3 in that order. Captain gets double points, if he doesn't play it goes to vice captain. Any formation is allowed and can be changed weekly at no cost. Usually the cut off (called the lock in) is 11am Saturday mornings - at this point your confirmed team is your team for that game week  

Treble captain is normal points trebled. 

You get 2 wild cards, 1 before Xmas and one after. They allow you to change your entire team at no cost. Usually transfers have -4 points - although you get 1 free transfer each week and that builds up e.g. If you don't use any for 4 weeks you get four free transfers. 

Bench boost means for that gameweek you get points from your entire squad (so 15 players). 

Theres a new feature... forgot its name, that allows you to make unlimited transfers for one week. After that week your team goes back to what it was previously. 

Game weeks are split up Saturday to Saturday - watch out for 'double gameweek (DGW)' usually around champions league time when the same team will play twice in one game week (Sunday & Wednesday, usually). You'll get points from 2 games that week for any players involved as opposed to one. This is where the new feature will come in, as some weeks only say 6 teams have games that week (due to CL) so you can pick just from those 6 teams. 

Thanks very helpful

First time at having a go at this. Can someone give me an idiots guide to the  boost, 3x captain i assume is triple points but how many do you get . If a team plays on a Wednesday can you change it for that then back again on the Saturday. Sorry for my ignorance . Can u change your captain midweek and back Saturday.

https://youtu.be/ZsSfk6c1ZXs

Don't know if anyone has heard anything about this. 

Cska fans start new club and fans split in half arguing who is the real rovers sorry cska. As well as ludogrets trying to buy cska's image  rights and club crest so they can prosper and dominate Russian football. 

Buying the club badge and image rights so another team can prosper is extremely low and should never be allowed to happen. Good job their fans are not really ones to upset and are well organised and fight for what is rightfully theirs

18 minutes ago, lraC said:

Unless you know someone who lives abroad who will pay it on your behalf.

How would it work ? Would they just pay and give you the log in details ?  Would it work if your IP address is in England when logging in

Didn't rovers player show u23 games as well ? Does this new I follow have them. 

Can feel a joint protest coming on

Just now, Batman. said:

I see your Sparky and raise you a John Curtis.

I see your Curtis and raise you a berkovic

Well done lads . Excellent stuff  and something that has been needed for a long time. 

Makes my blood boil . Great write up and should never be forgotten or forgiven

Off to watch the kids tonight down at ewood £3 for adults pound for kids, free FOR ST. Hope to see a few down their for the semi finals with a place in the final v Liverpool up for grabs. 

6 hours ago, JHRover said:

All that matters is that Huddersfield have clearly broken Rule 24.1 and that damages the integrity of the competition.

There can be no denying that. Making 10 changes between Wednesday and Saturday and their own manager admitting he was going to rest players breaks that rule. It is simply impossible that Huddersfield have fielded their strongest team against both Birmingham and Wolves. One or the other wasn't full strength and therefore action should be taken.

As a result they should be punished. If they aren't punished then its yet another example in a long line of occasions when the authorities in this country turn a blind eye to their own rules being broken. They might as well erase that rule if so.

It isn't really a question of whether it has harmed our survival changes or whether Huddersfield are partly to blame if we go down. It's a question of whether they have broken the rules and whether the League have the balls to do anything about it other than dish out a nominal fine and line their own pockets in the process.

I will remind you of this next season when we have two important league games and a Johnson paint trophy game sandwiched between. See who really cares then

11 minutes ago, Stuart said:

With an odd player here and there it can easily be described as tactical. Maybe Mulgrew isn't the best against a pacey striker?

Stop trying to defend TEN changes. It's not right, it's not reasonable and it's outlawed.

Four or five changes would be considered reasonable by any fan. Ten is outrageous. Redknapp has done them up like a kipper. Now that they are looking like being fined he will play a much stronger side in his last game right before the first play-off game, making a mockery of his 'strategy'. Genuinely hope they miss out.

Whilst I admit "arry" isn't the image of innocence why are people doubting David wagners professional integrity ?

I don't recall either of them having previous or past links to even suggest something so sinister could be arranged. Even with all the changes I'm sure he still wanted to win.

You could argue ten changes are tactical strategy . After all the aim of a season is to be promoted.

If roles where reversed and mulgrew  and Bennett got injured/suspended and then we lost in the play offs people would be calling mowbray all sorts.

There is no saying Birmingham wouldn't have won 5-0 against the first team with people shirking challenges, avoiding bookings and going through the motions. I.e like Villa and most teams on Sunday will be doing.

How do you define the importance of each individual players worth to the team. For example billing and mooy could have played and been the difference on Saturday between a win and a defeat with eight players rested and nothing being said. Rest two or three of your most influential players and get beat and that's ok ? 

Huddersfield owe nobody anything providing these rumours of redknapp somehow doing both team talks aren't true. That rule is a token gesture and any decent lawyer can argue a way around it. 

If we where already down do you want the loanees playing Sunday or do you want to look at Doyle , Travis, Wharton, Tomlinson for next season.  Steele has been our number 1 keeper all season yet Raya has earned the shirt with a few games to spare. Are Huddersfield players not deserving of a chance to prove their worth , especially how well so many did against city.

Good luck Huddersfield in the play offs it's down to us on Sunday to prove we are worth a place in this league

26 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Again, the issue for me here isn't Huddersfield's decision to make wholesale changes so much as the failure on the part of the EFL to enforce their own rules.

I know that the reason we're in this position is mostly to do with our own clubs horrendous failings over the last few years. 

But the fact remains that there is a rule in place in black and white that clearly states that full strength sides should be fielded at all times. 

I can't see how Huddersfield can argue they didn't rest players, and thus broke the rule. Of course we know why they did it, but that doesn't mean the rule should be ignored. We'll get the typical outcome - a nominal fine to top up the bank balance down at London HQ and to tick the box of taking action.

If you rest one player it isn't your strongest team. If mulgrew is fit and we rest him that isn't our strongest team. It's such a vague rule that cannot be policed. Every manager should do what's best for his team. The onus is on rovers to beat Brentford not Huddersfield to beat Birmingham

I personally don't see the problem with huddesfield resting players . It's been a long season and have two crucial play off games coming up. If it was rovers I wouldn't give two shites about Huddersfield and would want any chance of injury , fatigue , red cards kept to the absolute minimum. Even give the players a mental break so their ready to go again. Whatever gives you the edge to win. It's a good chance for Wagner to look at his squad and the players to prove or show they deserve a place in the team for the play offs so motivation won't be an issue. Roles reversed this is a game I would want to see Tomlinson, Connor etc get game time and see if their good enough. These are the games they get their chance. Huddersfield deserve to be where they are as do we and I for one hope the win the play offs and get to the prem. Good honest club who deserve their time in the sun. 

I agree with all of that johnnyp until you started mentioning the dizzy heights of mid table. I'm afraid if by some miracle we do stay up then when the whistle goes at Brentford it's still cut your cloth then the whistle goes in August and it's as you  where I'm afraid

Good solid performance today. Rayas distribution was excellent and should be pushing for a first team place. Hardcastle and Tomlinson were excellent in midfield as was Thomson on the right. Ward looked composed and solid whilst Stokes was clearly a class above and should also be in contention come Friday. All in all an excellent display from the young lads

See you soon. Al be in fox for half past 6

Going down to ewood tonight to watch next seasons first 11. I had a thought without trying to sound like a hippie lol. I don't know anyone bar one person from this board and with all the doom and gloom thought tonight's game could be used as night for people on this board to meet up in person and make it a more friendly place. At a bar before hand or in a stand in the ground to get to now your fellow posters. Be good to put faces to names

Dunnfc I think your being very harsh on somebody who clearly suffered in a extremely racist era. However the Sol Campbell's of this world do nothing to help the situation. He did play the race card and I completely understand what your saying about him but to put rosenier in the same bracket is way off I'm afraid

Cheers pb

Question for parson. How is Tyler magloire developing. Saw him play very well pre season at morcombe and looked like a real prospect then a week later really struggled against a poor Stockport side. Curios has to how he is coming along.

5 hours ago, JAL said:

Interesting reaction from chaddy when a certain name was mentioned.

Can you stick this in a separate childish bullshit thread. This is a TM thread

I love giving youth a chance as much as the next guy but can I just remind people all the players people are pushing for the first team in the championship are the same lads that struggled in the checkatrade trophy against L1 & L2 opposition. If they all get brought through believe me it's nothing to celebrate

Not to shocked. Owen says he's a good guy. No reason to doubt such an honest bloke

Someone should tell jim white he seems to be still struggling to get through