Chompy's Recidivist 2010 G Luton League/Scrabble thread

[Chompy]

1. Each competitor picks a team of five different (just for Drainy) players from the following list of 50 Luton regulars, for a combined total of no more than £15m.

2. Points are scored as per the Luton Blondeite League, Win - 15ts, Second - 12, Third - 9, Fourth - 7, Fifth - 6, Sixth - 5, Seventh - 4, Eighth - 3, Ninth - 2, any other registered finish - 1.

Savers ONLY paid to two places below the official pay-out positions.

50+ runners = +3pts on to all positions.
75+ runners = +6pts on to all positions.
100+ runners = +9pts on to all positions.
150+ runners = +12pts on to all positions.
200+ runners = +15pts on to all positions.
All tournaments at the G Casino, plus the Circus Circus when the G poker room is closed (just for portly Scotchmen) count as long as 25 or more players compete.

3. Each list entered will cost £50. The top three finishers will be paid on a 60%, 25%, 15% split.

Final prize breakdown

Winner = £650
Second = £300
Third = £200

4. The competition runs from 1 January-30 June.

5. Lists must be submitted here by midnight on 31 December.

6. Put your lists in as soon as you like. You can still edit them up to and including 31 December.

7. Players may pick themselves if they want to but obv don't have to.

Below is the list of 50 players from which to pick (nicknames inc for ease of refererence or, in some cases, identification purposes):

Those not selected have been deleted.

Name                 Nick              Price
Dick Lynch          'MDD'              £5m
Dave Johnson        'Chuck'            £4.5m
Lalit Khajuria      '40-year heater'   £4.5m
Tom Myland          'China Mug'        £4m
Adrian Gotch        'Rockstar'         £4m
Glenn Henderson     'Nirvana'          £4m
Paul Noonan         'Luther'           £3.5m
Alan McBride        'Lucky'            £3.5m
Alex Martin         'TFOP'             £3.5m
Alan Gray           'Err, hmm'         £3.5m
Derek John Miller   'TBD'              £3.5m
Edna Adams          'Evil'             £3.5m
Graham Wheldon      'Chompy'           £3m
Vince Calenti       'Celtic'           £3m
Darren Athinis      'Athy'             £3m
Chris Poulton       'Unimaginative'    £3m
James Miller        'Boer Wars'        £3m
Brijesh Das         'British Gas'      £3m
Richard Prew        'Tightend'         £3m
Phil Cooklin        'Snatiramas'       £3m
Dean Morris         'Sir Donksalot'    £3m
Paul Ephremsen      'Handsome Paul'    £2.5m
George Michael      'er, dunno'        £2.5m
Gavin Kan           'Pizzled'          £2.5m
Darren Allen        'Drain Alien'      £2.5m
Gurpreet Nagi       'Just for Tikay'   £2.5m
Dave Colton         'Pokermuppet'      £2.5m
Graham Rogers       'GMan'             £2.5m
Dennis Barnes       'USADennis'        £2m
Ian Needleman       'Xpressman'        £2m
Simon Galloway      'Darvin Moon'      £2m
Tony Kendall        'Tikay'            £1.5m
Peter Kwan          'Winkie'           £1.5m
Tracey Dell         'Ding'             £1.5m
Michelle Bashir     'Holdorfold'       £1.5m
Jeff Buffenbarger   'Buftybarger'      £1m
Martin Jarvis       'Pelham Boy'       £1m
Ian Bradley         'Gamblor'          £1m

[turny]

Wiiiiii, here it is, six months of thrills and spills, all for the price of one Wednesday night donkoffathon.

RULES

1. Each competitor picks a team of five players from the following list of 50 Luton regulars, for a combined total of no more than £15m.
2. Points are scored as per the Luton Blondeite League, 15-12-9-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, 3pt bonus in fields of 65+, 6pt bonus in fields of 100+.
3. Each list entered will cost £50. Whether we pay just the winner, top two, or top three places, will depend on number of entries.
4. The competition runs from 1 January-30 June.
5. Lists must be sumitted here by midnight on 31 December.

Below is the list of 50 players from which to pick...

......................coming soon imo.................

could be interesting. a list of the blondeite league rules and qualifying tournaments would be helpful

thANKS

[Michigan Jeff]

Question:  Is there an advantage or disadvantage for buying players who play lots of tournies?

[Chompy]

Defo an advantage but this will be accounted for in the player prices.

[Michigan Jeff]

Im defintely going to buy a team not sure if I am going for the pensioners or up and comings?  I await the prices ..... especially Dick Lynch and Edna

[pizzled]

This looks like fun, are we allowed to transfer if our picks are not performing?

[Chompy]

Don't think substitutions are an option, as it would just start making things too complicated imo. Obv if something major happened to a player, like say a broken leg or summit, a substitution would then make sense for another player of the same value.
Weighing up who's likely to play a lot and who's gonna be a G rare bird is all part of the equation.

Put your lists in as soon as you like. You can still edit them up to and including 31 December.

[Drain Alien]

N1 chimps. Looks good.
Count me in
So r we each just adding a post which includes our 5 chosen names (and then giving you 50 sheets next time we see you?)
by way u might wanna add the word "Different" between "five" and "players" in the rules
drainy
 
Ps d'ya wanna add "G" to the title too?

[Chompy]

Cheers Drainy, yep, put your list up here and gimme 50xDimez whenever.
If anyone picks the same player five times I'll punch'em in the nads. Five diff players obv.

*please note, I've changed the cap to £17m per team, as £15m would have been too restrictive.

**EDIT
Cancel that, I've just chopped half a mill off all player prices bar MDD, 15million makes more sense.

[Drain Alien]

Coolio. Sounds like lots of fun! (tho the old thread is gonna take alot to beat!)

Presumably we have to name our team too?
If so, my going in option is "A Bunch of can'ts."
...... As in, can't lose (obv, innit)

[Chompy]

Yep, name your team innit, just like fantasy football. That team name is fine.
Will have a go at working out my team tonight. I sure am picking Sir Donksalot.

[Chompy]

For those unsure here are a couple of example teams...

Youthful Dancers
Alex Martin £3.5m
Gary Banks £3m
Chris Poulton £3m
Grey Symons £3m
Phil Anderson £2.5m
TOTAL £15m

OAPs
Dick Lynch £5m
Tony Kendall £1.5m
John Ruppin £2m
Steve Kirk £2.5m
Glenn Henderson £4m
TOTAL £15m

[Unimaginative]

looks interesting...

any chance the G would give a list of final table names for the last 3 months perhaps??

[Chompy]

Think you'd do well Mr Unimaginative. Maybe you could ask Kalam next time you rock up at the G?

Anyway, I'm gonna get the ball rolling, here's my list.

TEAM NAME: Most of the time they can't call
Glenn Hernderson £4m
Darren Athinis £3m
Chris Poulton £3m
Graham Wheldon £3m
Ian Needleman £2m

Bink!

[nirvana]

Dear Elder,

Savers shouldnt count in this imo as can't police every comp especially when no blondes on final

Published paid spots only - think it makes sense