Goalscorer Challenge - Join The Big Blue Cup

Stupot · Mon 03/08/2015 05:43:43

For those interested, the Premier League season kicks off in just a few days.

Goalscorer Challenge is kind of a mini, no-hassle version of Fantasy Football but, instead of choosing a whole team for the season and worrying about budget and transfers, here you simply select one player each Gameweek and how ever many goals he scores are added to your points total. Easy.

The only catch is you can only ever select any player once.

If you like how that sounds go here and sign up:
http://goalscorerchallenge.co.uk/

Once you've registered, had a look around and decided you want to have a go, then join the mini league I have created, The Big Blue Cup:
http://goalscorerchallenge.co.uk/minileagues
And type this password into the 'Join An Existing Minileague' field.

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Hope to see a few of you there :-)

If you do just want to follow and not play along, you can see the Big Blue Cup group here:
http://www.goalscorerchallenge.co.uk/standings/league:455

Matt Frith · Wed 05/08/2015 02:38:42

Might give this a go. Don't really have the time for a full fantasy league anymore so this could be a nice alternative.

Stupot · Wed 05/08/2015 06:37:07

Thanks for signing up, Matt.
Anyone else interested?

Intense Degree · Thu 06/08/2015 11:13:21

Sounds fun, I'm in!

Stupot · Thu 06/08/2015 22:07:31

Well done, Intense Degree. That makes three of us at least. I'd call that a league. Just a day and a bit left if any one else want in. But I'm sure people can join later without losing many points. I envisaged this game being quite low-scoring anyway.

CaptainD · Thu 06/08/2015 23:06:47

Make that four! Only just saw this. Backing Rudy Gestede to get off to a flier for the Villains against the Cherries!

(Hmm... Villains vs Cherries... should be a game title.)

Gurok · Sat 08/08/2015 03:25:37

I signed up. I know nothing about football though. Do the global picks count as picks for our private league? Never saw an indication that they didn't.

Stupot · Sat 08/08/2015 05:01:54

Nice one Captain D and Gurok.

Cap'n has previously played in the Premiership as a goalkeeper, but this is about scoring, not saving, so it shouldn't put him at too much if an advantage.

Yeah, the mini league is just a subset of the main league. No need to do any extra work :-)

CaptainD · Sun 09/08/2015 00:06:56

Rudy got me off to a flying start from the bench!

Won't use either my insider knowledge or ponytail to win this unfairly though (man that ponytail was a mistake...

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Stupot · Mon 10/08/2015 04:51:43

It looks like CaptainD and Gurok are in joint 1st, Matt and I both squandered our first pick on the wrong Liverpool player.
@Intense Degree, you don't seem to have picked anyone. Are you still in, yeah?

@Everyone, it's not too late to join in. It would be nice to have a few more people to make it a bit more exciting.

But, if you do just want to follow and not play, you can see the Big Blue Cup group here:
http://www.goalscorerchallenge.co.uk/standings/league:455

CaptainD · Tue 11/08/2015 14:04:02

I can't believe it - I actually don't have Couts in my FPL team! Duh... (Still, Hendo and Clyne scored me some decent points, pity I had Courtois in goal!!)

Anyway, for the next one I'm hoping Benteke opens his league account for my beloved LFC... really don't know if his signing is going to work out but sure hope so.

Stupot · Tue 11/08/2015 15:03:09

I'm plumping for Defoe to get another one this week.

CaptainD · Tue 18/08/2015 21:21:01

Next up will be the first time ever I've wanted Rooney to score in a Man Utd shirt!!

I've been a rather fortunate with my 2 goals - Rudy off the bench and Benteke with a contested goal for Couts' possible offside. Still, they all count I guess!

What's anyone else picked for Game 3?

Stupot · Tue 18/08/2015 23:50:31

Yeah lots of people got lucky with Benteke.

This week I'm putting my chips on Diouf for Stoke.

CaptainD · Wed 19/08/2015 08:44:56

Quote from: Stupot+ on Tue 18/08/2015 23:50:31
This week I'm putting my chips on Diouf for Stoke.

Are you just choosing every player you can find whose surname begins with D?!?

Gurok · Wed 19/08/2015 08:49:56

Quote from: CaptainD on Wed 19/08/2015 08:44:56
Are you just choosing every player you can find whose surname begins with D?!?

I think it was just because Diouf put the ball in the net area for Stoke last week. I also don't know if that works -- if a good goalscorer one week is good the next.

Stupot · Wed 19/08/2015 09:54:38

Quote from: Gurok on Wed 19/08/2015 08:49:56
Quote from: CaptainD on Wed 19/08/2015 08:44:56
Are you just choosing every player you can find whose surname begins with D?!?

I think it was just because Diouf put the ball in the net area for Stoke last week. I also don't know if that works -- if a good goalscorer one week is good the next.

partly that, and he also scored a few last season. Plus they are playing a beatable Norwich side. We'll see. I can't pretend I really know what I'm talking about but I can try. Hehe.

CaptainD · Fri 28/08/2015 12:34:31

Painful as a Liverpool fan but I've gone for Raheem Sterling to score this week. Who are your picks?

Gurok · Fri 28/08/2015 12:37:49

As usual, I have no idea, but I picked Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace because he looked like he'd scored a lot of goals. Crystal Palace because it was a funny sounding name for a football team.

Matt Frith · Fri 28/08/2015 12:46:44

Still haven't chosen this week. My attempt at working out decent players doesn't seem to be paying off yet D: