Middle Earth Fantasy Football World Cup

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Take Frodo's Ring trek. Sauron had no idea what the other team was trying to accomplish, and did not know where the ball (Ring) was. That does not happen on the soccer field.

No, but it is perfectly possible for a team to suffer at the hands of its own over-confidence, for example when faced with a team which it (wrongly) assumes to be inferior because its players are smaller, or because it believes its defence to be so impregnable that it commits forward too early and/or in greater numbers than is sensible.

Originally Posted by the phantom

There is a clearly defined method of victory (putting the ball in the net) and the ball can only be put there in certain ways legally.

Of course, applying your literal approach to the skills, abilities and characteristics of the players involved would mean that no team would have any prospect of scoring against a team with a Dragon in goal. One should take a more imaginative, flexible and laterally-considered approach to the competiton, in my view.

[Thenamir]

Originally Posted by SPM

Of course, applying your literal approach to the skills, abilities and characteristics of the players involved would mean that no team would have any prospect of scoring against a team with a Dragon in goal.

I dunno, Saucy. Look how well Watcher In The Water played for Moria yesterday!

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Thenamir

Look how well Watcher In The Water played for Moria yesterday!

Well, the Watcher, clearly, is a naturally talented goalkeeper. But that doesn't mean that he's unbeatable.

In any event, applying a literal approach would require Moria only to play on pitches that had a large lake behind their goal ...