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After an intense first leg the return fixtures are now upon us. Anyone's game in all the matches with all very tight!

APL Cup Quarter Finals
Leg 2
QF1: (41) The Brown Trumpets vs KKS United (50) @ Stadium of Brass
QF2: (33) Blue Mountain State vs YNWA Warriors (37) @ The Goat House
QF3: (33) Scaling Saints vs The Flippin' Pancakes (34) @ The Dental Clinic
QF4: (40) The Casserole Kids vs Goodfellas (50) @ Steamy Kitchen


Trade Cut Off Point
For players to be eligible for round 2 they mus be traded in to your team before midnight Thursday 1st November. Trades after this wont be eligible until the following round.

Team Submission
Your team sheet must be submitted in this thread no later than midnight Friday 2nd November. If your team is not submitted then your team from last week will be used. Team structure is identical to the official game and must be adhered to. This means:
•   The starting 11 must have ONLY 1 keeper named
•   The starting 11 must have AT LEAST 3 defenders named
•   The starting 11 must have AT LEAST 1 forward named
•   The bench must be named in order of your preferred replacements, starting with your reserve keeper, and followed by the remaining 3 players.

Good luck everyone :)

So this is basically how it needs to be played out for either team to progress to the semi finals...

QF1
The Brown Trumpets
• Must win the game by 10 or more points to be guaranteed progression
• A victory by a 9 point margin will be enough if they score 50 or less

KKS United
• A win or draw will guarantee progression
• A loss by 8 points or less will also be enough
• A loss by 9 points will be ok as long as they score 42 or more


QF2
Blue Mountain State
• Must win game by 5 or more points to guarantee progression
• A win by 4 points will be enough if they score 37 or less

YNWA Warriors
• A win or draw will guarantee progression
• A loss by 3 points or less will also be enough
• A loss by 4 points will be ok as long as they score 34 or more


QF3
Scaling Saints
• Must win game by 2 or more points to guarantee progression
• A win by 1 point will be enough if they score 33 or less

The Flippin' Pancakes
• A win or draw will guarantee progression
• A loss by 1 point will be ok as long as they score 33 or more


QF4
The Casserole Kids
• Must win game by 11 or more points to guarantee progression
• A win by 10 points will be enough if they score 49 or less

Goodfellas
• A win or draw will guarantee progression
• A loss by 9 points or less will also be enough
• A loss by 10 points will be ok as long as they score 40 or more

Wow this makes me and BS' second leg extremely tight.

Will name my team soon but am waiting on injury news on six of my players.

Such is Life.

Krul
Evra, Kompany, Hangeland
Kagawa, Cabaye, Felliani, Walters
Aguero, Van Persie, Fletcher

Subs: Vorm; Rangel, Wilshere, Mertesacker.

Captain: RVP
Vice-Captain: Aguero

Evening lads,

A couple of quick questions seen as though I am now living out my boyhood dream coaching the underperforming,.... yet endlessly talented YNWA Warriors.

Question the first: Basically any player who is not in any ones team is a Free Agent and can be traded in?
Question the second: I can talk you all into a trade whereby I get better players and offload my worst onto you?
Questoon the third: Price is no problem?

Other than that I think I'm across everything, and stoked to be part of the league!

Quote from: Vicious Sandwhich Attack on October 31, 2012, 08:30:12 PM
Evening lads,

A couple of quick questions seen as though I am now living out my boyhood dream coaching the underperforming,.... yet endlessly talented YNWA Warriors.

Question the first: Basically any player who is not in any ones team is a Free Agent and can be traded in?
Question the second: I can talk you all into a trade whereby I get better players and offload my worst onto you?
Questoon the third: Price is no problem?

Other than that I think I'm across everything, and stoked to be part of the league!

Yes to all 3 Vicious. :)

Well I would say yes to the first and third question. No way you are talking me in to trading my better players for your worst ones :P

I like trading VSA and I'm the greatest. Talk to me mate ;) (although I've used both my trades this week)

The Flippin' Pancakes (elephants)

GK: Pepe Reina
DEF: David Luiz, Robert Huth, Kieran Gibbs
MID: Clint Dempsey(C), Theo Walcott, Mikel Arteta, Steven Pienaar
FWD: Fernando Torres(VC), Demba Ba, Nikica Jelavic

Schwarzer, Riise, Ramirez, Terry

Captain Dempsey against gets the nod and slides on the arm band while spiritual leader Terry misses again. After a torrid week dominated by false diving accusations, racial slurs and colourful language but most of all appalling refereeing El Nino will be reminded he is a vital part of the current ladder leading Pancakes outfit.

As always, a few injury clouds for the Pancakes. Reina, Ba, Gibbs are all undergoing fitness tests, Terry is sitting out the last match of his suspension and Ramirez is facing another few weeks on the sidelines.

We will put in 100% though because we are the Pancakes.

KKS UNITED

Tim Howard
Leighton Baines, Thomas Vermaelen, Gareth McCauley
Moussa Dembele, Samir Nasri, Charlie Adam, Aaron Lennon
Luis Suarez (C), Peter Crouch (VC), Romelu Lukaku

Julio Cesar

Nani
Daniel Agger
Rio Ferdinand

C'mon DG, get up this round!!  ;D

Just to clarify, if I did my trades 5 mins ago.. Are they eligible for this round??

Scaling Saints (BoredSaint)
GK: Ben Foster
DEF: Kyle Walker (vc), Joleon Lescott, Martin Skrtel, Ryan Shawcross, Ashley Williams
MID: Michael Kightly, James Morrison (c), Wayne Routledge
FWD: Steven Naismith, Bobby Zamora
Bench: Ali Al-Habsi, Danny Welbeck, David Silva, Frank Lampard

If my trades are inelligible then just swap zamora with graham, and kightly with sessegnon. easy

Why wouldn't they be BS? You have till tonight to make trades for this round ;)

Brown Trumpets Cup Quarter Final (Leg 2) Side

GK: Joe Hart
DEF: Gary Cahill, Phil Jagielka, Johnathan Evans
MID: Juan Mata (vc), Gylfi Sigurdsson, Hatem Ben Arfa, Javi Garcia, Santi Cazorla
FWD: Papiss Cisse, Carlos Tevez (c)

Bench: Jussi Jaaskelainen, Emmanuel Adebayor, Laurent Koscielny, Benoit Assou-Ekotto

Going to take a big effort this week...

GK: Mignolet
DEF: Enrique, Zabaleta, Simpson
MID: Laarson, Gerrard (VC), Sterling, Duff
FWD: Rooney (C), Berbatov, Carroll

De Gea, Dyer, Sagna, Vidic

Anticipation always surround the selections of a new coach.. Whos in, whos out of favour and who will be part of the leadership group.....

Gkp: Cech
Def: Cole, Clichy, Collocini, Baird
Mid: Bale,  Sahin, Gera, Snodgrass
Fwd: Podoslki, Giroud,
Subs: Lloris,  Lallana, Rosenberg, Mbia

Gareth Bale takes the armband, deputised by Sahin.

Giddy up!

Quote from: CrowsFan on November 01, 2012, 12:22:52 PM
Why wouldn't they be BS? You have till tonight to make trades for this round ;)

Cause in the info it says:

MIDNIGHT Thursday which is technically at 12am Thursday morning.. Would be better if you said 11:59pm Thursday :P

David Luiz is suspended... flower. In comes Riise I guess ::)

Quote from: Vicious Sandwhich Attack on November 02, 2012, 10:47:49 PM
Anticipation always surround the selections of a new coach.. Whos in, whos out of favour and who will be part of the leadership group.....

Gkp: Cech
Def: Cole, Clichy, Collocini, Baird
Mid: Bale,  Sahin, Gera, Snodgrass
Fwd: Podoslki, Giroud,
Subs: Lloris,  Lallana, Rosenberg, Mbia

Gareth Bale takes the armband, deputised by Sahin.

Giddy up!

Bairdinho!!!

https://mobile.twitter.com/officialsaints/status/264386060832894976

Things are suddenly looking up!

The Pancakes are reluctantly putting David Luiz is on the table and a midfielder in exchange for someone else's defender/midfielder combo.

Quote from: stew42 on November 03, 2012, 01:25:18 PM

Quote from: Vicious Sandwhich Attack on November 02, 2012, 10:47:49 PM
Anticipation always surround the selections of a new coach.. Whos in, whos out of favour and who will be part of the leadership group.....

Gkp: Cech
Def: Cole, Clichy, Collocini, Baird
Mid: Bale,  Sahin, Gera, Snodgrass
Fwd: Podoslki, Giroud,
Subs: Lloris,  Lallana, Rosenberg, Mbia

Gareth Bale takes the armband, deputised by Sahin.

Giddy up!

Bairdinho!!!

Quite! I was surprised to see was still a free agent.

Will be stoked if I can crack the 20 barrier... wow, what a shocking few weeks.

Need a hat-trick for Ba... Please.

Used my Wild Card this week for a two point gain in what my team would have got last week. 37 at the moment expecting bonus points for Cptn RVP and Fellaini at least. Hopefully 46 with Lambert to come. It's not looking to bad if I cast my eye around.

Quote from: Vicious Sandwhich Attack on November 04, 2012, 04:25:25 PM
Used my Wild Card this week for a two point gain in what my team would have got last week. 37 at the moment expecting bonus points for Cptn RVP and Fellaini at least. Hopefully 46 with Lambert to come. It's not looking to bad if I cast my eye around.

Sorry, wrong thread.. This is my legit team!

i think im having another shocker

RVP captain = scores, probs MOTM
Evra scores
Felliani double and MOTM

Those three should be enough to carry me to a win or at least progression to the next round.

Yeah Jukesy, you're smashing me  :(


Having a poor round... The league is the REAL competition anyway  :P

Resting players in fantasy comps because you have no idea how fitness works.

Here is a progress check of all the teams with just the one match left to play...

QF1
(85) The Brown Trumpets 44 vs 31 KKS United (81)
The Brown Trumpets have no players left to play and so will finish on 44 (aggregate score of 85). KKS United have just the one player left and that is Gareth McAuley. For KKS United to progress they need McAuley to score 5 points or more. A clean sheet for West Brom would do that, so going to be a very tight finish to this game!

QF2
(67) Blue Mountain State 34 vs 29 YNWA Warriors (66)
Could this game be any closer? Both teams with just 1 player left and BMS holding a 1 point lead at the moment. For BMS they have striker Ricky Lambert left to play, whilst for YNWA Warriors they have new recruit Zoltan Gera ready to play. There are a couple of ways this game can play out...
• If both players score the same then BMS will progress.
• If Gera scores one point more than Lambert, but scores 4 or less then BMS will progress
• If Gera scores one point more than Lambert, and scores 5 or more then YNWA progress
• If Gera scores 2 or more points more than Lambert then YNWA progress.

In for a very exciting finish here!

QF3
(49) Scaling Saints 16 vs 16 The Flippin' Pancakes (50)
Another extremely close game where the aggregate margin is just the 1 point. However big problems for The Flippin' Pancakes who are out of players, UNLESS Gaston Ramirez can make a return from injury and play tonight. Scaling Saints on the other hand have got goalkeeper Ben Foster and captain James Morison left to play so the ball is certainly in their court! Assuming Ramirez does start the game, Scaling Saints will needs Foster and Morison to score just 1 point more than Ramirez to progress (assuming their total score is still under 33). If he doesn't play then Scaling Saints need just one solitary point between the two players to win the tie. The Saints should be feeling pretty comfortable right about now!

QF4
(73) The Casserole Kids 33 vs 67 Goodfellas (117)
This game is over. Neither teams have players left, which means Goodfellas becomes the first team to move in to the semi finals of the Cup. Very convincing winners here!

Woweeee 67, couldn't be prouder of my boys the last three weeks. Looks like all other games are going down to the wire.

Yeah it's amazing how close the other 3 games are! :o

I'd be winning against four other teams!  :(


Too good Jukesy.

Yeah but losing against 3 of the other teams, so you're pretty much right in the centre. I'd be more annoyed if I was the loser between DG and koop/spin since they would beat 5 of the other teams, but only lose to 2 of them...

Hahahaha c'mon Ramirez! Off the bench and slot in three goals and a few BP.

I'm screwed but...

Quote from: My Chumps on November 04, 2012, 08:45:08 PM
The league is the REAL competition anyway  :P

I like this. It's from the Sun so its probably bullshower but hey... Promising!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4627185/Nigel-Adkins-banks-on-Gaston-Ramirez-to-save-his-job-at-Southampton.html

CMON MORRISON AND FOSTER 8)

Southampton 2 vs 0 West Brom

Yellow Cards - Morrison, Foster

Goals - Ramirez (2)

Bonus Points
Ramirez (3)
Lallana (2)
Lukaku (1)

Seems legit.

Quote from: elephants on November 05, 2012, 06:26:42 PM
Southampton 2 vs 0 West Brom

Yellow Cards - Morrison, Foster

Goals - Ramirez (2)

Bonus Points
Ramirez (3)
Lallana (2)
Lukaku (1)

Seems legit.

If Lambert gets the assists I wont complain with that ;)

Quote from: CrowsFan on November 05, 2012, 02:55:03 PM
Yeah but losing against 3 of the other teams, so you're pretty much right in the centre. I'd be more annoyed if I was the loser between DG and koop/spin since they would beat 5 of the other teams, but only lose to 2 of them...

Yeah... I just like feeling hard done by  :P

Quote from: CrowsFan on November 05, 2012, 06:37:15 PM

Quote from: elephants on November 05, 2012, 06:26:42 PM
Southampton 2 vs 0 West Brom

Yellow Cards - Morrison, Foster

Goals - Ramirez (2)

Bonus Points
Ramirez (3)
Lallana (2)
Lukaku (1)

Seems legit.

If Lambert gets the assists I wont complain with that ;)

Deal :D

The list management commitee at YNWA Warriors are in for a sleeples night!!

I will also point out CF that Lambert is in my league team, unfortunately I have a vested interest in him doing well....maybe Gera can withdraw from this game, Lambert can provide a couple of assists for Lallana to goal twice....I can't possible be that lucky!  ;D

Why did Morison not play.... At least foster got a clean sheet

Noooooooooooooo!!

Top of the league but out of the cup.. On the brightside, at least we get Terry, Gibbs, Reina and Ramirez back this week!

Nervous wait for me to hope that Gera doesn't get given a bonus point. Currently Gera has 3 points and Lambert 2, which would put the two teams equal on points, but would put me through on the away points rule. Assuming Odemwingie will get the 3 points for his double, and hoping both Mlumbu and Long geta bonus point or 2 for their assists... :-\

Quote from: CrowsFan on November 06, 2012, 11:47:53 AM
Nervous wait for me to hope that Gera doesn't get given a bonus point. Currently Gera has 3 points and Lambert 2, which would put the two teams equal on points, but would put me through on the away points rule. Assuming Odemwingie will get the 3 points for his double, and hoping both Mlumbu and Long geta bonus point or 2 for their assists... :-\

Your all clear to progress CF :) I would be lying if I said I wasn't distracted checking updates at work this morning wishing for a Lambert yellow late in the game lol

Quote from: Vicious Sandwhich Attack on November 06, 2012, 07:39:04 PM

Quote from: CrowsFan on November 06, 2012, 11:47:53 AM
Nervous wait for me to hope that Gera doesn't get given a bonus point. Currently Gera has 3 points and Lambert 2, which would put the two teams equal on points, but would put me through on the away points rule. Assuming Odemwingie will get the 3 points for his double, and hoping both Mlumbu and Long geta bonus point or 2 for their assists... :-\

Your all clear to progress CF :) I would be lying if I said I wasn't distracted checking updates at work this morning wishing for a Lambert yellow late in the game lol

Haha vary good VSA, commitment. I admire that :P

So, for us losers is there a 'losers cup' or do we just have byes on those gameweeks?

Official Results of Leg 2

QF1
The Brown Trumpets 44 vs 37 KKS United
Best
The Brown Trumpets - Cazorla, Hart, Cahill
KKS United - Suarez, Nasri, McAuley
Subs
The Brown Trumpets - Adebayor subbed on for Mata
KKS United - Nani subbed on for Dembele

QF2
Blue Mountain State 36 vs 32 YNWA Warriors
Best
Blue Mountain State - Guzan
YNWA Warriors - Clichy, Snodgrass
Subs
Blue Mountain State - Nolan and Michu subbed on for Johnson and Bent
YNWA Warriors - None

QF3
Scaling Saints 26 vs 16 The Flippin' Pancakes
Best
Scaling Saints - Foster
The Flippin' Pancakes - NA
Subs
Scaling Saints - None
The Flippin' Pancakes - Schwarzer and Riise subbed on for Reina and Luiz

QF4
The Casserole Kids 34 vs 67 Goodfellas
Best
The Casserole Kids - Enrique
Goodfellas - van Persie, Fellaini, Evra, Cabaye, Kompany
Subs
The Casserole Kids - Sagna subbed on for Zabaleta
Goodfellas - Rangel subbed on for Kagawa




So how do these results affect who progresses to the semi finals?

QF1
The Brown Trumpets and KKS United both won a game each, so the team progressing to the semi finals is the team that scored most overall. Moving in to the semis with a score of 87 to 85 is KKS United!!!

QF2
Just as in QF1, both teams managed to win a leg each so it comes down to points scored. Amazingly this is also equal at 69 points each! So in this case the away points rule is brought in to effect. The team progressing to the semi finals with an away score of 33 to 32 (could not be closer) is Blue Mountain State!!!

QF3
Again the legs were split at 1 win apiece, so total score determines the winner. Moving through with a score of 59 to 50 is Scaling Saints!!!

QF4
The only team to win both legs and move through automatically without counting the scores is Goodfellas!!!


Congratulations to the 4 teams who have made it through to the semi finals. Whilst commiserations to those who fell short (especially VSA going down by the away points rule and still only losing by 1), sadly this is where your journey in the cup ends. Next week we are back with normal league fixtures, until the semis in 8 weeks time :)

Unfortunately LE you will just be having a bye during the semi finals. I don't see much point in a losers cup. But feel free to organise a friendly with one of the other teams who are out, but you will need to determine the scores yourself ;)

The 2 semi finals will be...
KKS United vs Blue Mountain State

and

Scaling Saints vs Goodfellas

No worries mate, I'll probably just give the boys a well earned rest ;)