PHANTASY FOOTBALL: Arda Cup 2012

[Gwathagor]

Eriador beats Erebor
AC Beleriand beats Real Valinor

--Theoden
--Yavanna
--Curufin

++Beorn
++Bard
++Smaug

GK: *Beorn (Erebor)
DF: Tilion (RV)
DF: *Fingolfin (ACB)
DF: Malbeth (Eriador)
DF: Penlod (FCV)
MF: Arveleg (Eriador)
MF: *Beren (ACB)
MF: Bard (Erebor)
FW: **Feanor (ACB) C
FW: *Glorfindel (Eriador)
FW: *Smaug (Erebor)

Regarding the unfortunate similarity of my team to Nilp's, I would like to go on the record as having no comment.

[Inziladun]

We may lose, but we shan't be cloaked!

--GK *Elros (Imladris)
++GK *Elrond (Eriador)
--DF *Morgoth (Angband)
++DF *Tilion (Real Valinor)
--FW *Bombadil (SB United)
++FW *Arien (Real Valinor)


GK- *Elrond (Eriador)
DF- *Tilion (Real Valinor)
DF-Landroval (Erebor)
DF- *Fingolfin (AC Beleriand)
DF- Durin (Dwarves United)
MF- *Beren (AC Beleriand) (C)
MF- *Gandalf (Rohan)
MF- Arassuil (Eriador)
FW- *Smaug (Erebor)
FW- *Arien (Real Valinor)
FW- Celegorm (FC Valinor)

Eriador over Erebor.

AC Beleriand over Real Valinor

[Nogrod]

Noggportunistics

GK *Elrond (Eriador)

DF Shadowfax (Rohan)
DF Malbeth (Eriador)
DF *Tilion (Real Valinor)
DF *Fingolfin (AC Beleriand)

MF The Barrow-Wight (Shire-Bree Utd.)
MF Yavanna (FC Valinor)
MF * Beren (AC Beleriand)

FW *Glorfindel (Eriador)
FW *Curufin (FC Valinor) C
FW *Arien (Real Valinor)

(Redundant players bolded)

-- * Curufin
++ ** Fëanor

-- The B-W
++ Bard

-- Shadowfax
++ Landroval

I'll pick Fëanor over Smaug merely to use my stars. Bard and Landroval are coming back being already members of my team earlier.

I'm giving Arien the captaincy: not that I'm confident she will score two or a hat-trick, but more from principle. And if she performs none else gains those extra points: in this situation one needs to go for the different choices...

Why can't one have five forwards? And why do we have such lousy midfielders this year around?


Noggportunistics

GK *Elrond (Eriador)

DF Landroval (Erebor)
DF Malbeth (Eriador)
DF *Tilion (Real Valinor)
DF *Fingolfin (AC Beleriand)

MF Yavanna (FC Valinor)
MF Bard (Erebor)
MF * Beren (AC Beleriand)

FW *Glorfindel (Eriador)
FW **Fëanor (AC Beleriand)
FW *Arien (Real Valinor) C


The predictions:

Erebor is in flames after beating FC Valinor and will beat Eriador as well.

Real Valinor will take their own against AC Beleriand (it may be it goes the other way around but seeing Nilp and Gwath taking the other stance I'll risk it for 6 points difference with them and keep my thumbs up for Arien, Miriel and Tilion to just storm it!).