Middle Earth Fantasy Football World Cup

[arcticstorm]

Welcome to the 2007 fantasy Middle Earth Cup. Sleepy or I will post the leaders after each round on this thread. THis thread will also be used for each person to post their teams.

Here are the rules:
Rules
1. Each manager may pick 11 players for his team

2. Unlimited trades will be allowed before the actual tournament starts

3. No more than three players from any given team may be on your team at one time.

4. Each manager will receive a total of ten trades to be used during the round robin rounds. These trades will officially take place after each individual round.

5. During the knock-out rounds each manager will receive two trades for each round.

6. A few friendlies will be played before the tournament so as to give potential managers a feel of how each player may or may not do during the actual tournament

7. the following formations are allowed:
4-4-2
3-5-2
4-3-3
4-5-1

8. point values are as follows

For each goal scored by your goalkeeper or defenders 6
For each goal scored by your midfielders 5
For each goal scored by your forwards 4
For each goal assist 3
For your goalkeeper / defender conceding 0 goals 4
For your midfielder conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes) 1
For every 3 shot saves made by your goalkeeper 1
For every penalty save 5
For every penalty miss -2
Bonus points for the best players in a match 2
For every 2 goals conceded by your goalkeeper or defenders -1
For every yellow card -1
For every red card (includes any yellow card points) -3