deadsox 894 Posted January 9, 2017 Okay if you'd had 16 teams I would have passed but as you're already at 17 - I'm in (please)! 20th January is Mrs Grim Up North's 50th birthday so exactly 32 years older than The Dead Cow. (I probably won't mention on her card that she is 32 years older than The Dead Cow though). Discretion is a good trait for a married man who wants to live. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted January 9, 2017 Filled out a last 16, still plenty of time to fill out a final 32 and beyond.... Okay if you'd had 16 teams I would have passed but as you're already at 17 - I'm in (please)!20th January is Mrs Grim Up North's 50th birthday so exactly 32 years older than The Dead Cow.(I probably won't mention on her card that she is 32 years older than The Dead Cow though). Discretion is a good trait for a married man who wants to live. I've always found the secret to married life is to apologise in advance... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,727 Posted January 9, 2017 Well just remembering to buy the card is always a good start! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 894 Posted January 9, 2017 Filled out a last 16, still plenty of time to fill out a final 32 and beyond.... Okay if you'd had 16 teams I would have passed but as you're already at 17 - I'm in (please)! 20th January is Mrs Grim Up North's 50th birthday so exactly 32 years older than The Dead Cow. (I probably won't mention on her card that she is 32 years older than The Dead Cow though). Discretion is a good trait for a married man who wants to live. I've always found the secret to married life is to apologise in advance... The other day I bought my wife a bouquet of flowers. A stranger asked me "Is your wife mad at you? Did you do something wrong?" I said no, it's just preventative maintenance. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 894 Posted January 9, 2017 Well just remembering to buy the card is always a good start! Start is the operative word. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted January 10, 2017 So if it's only 18 of us playing, does that mean only 4 get to play in February? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,591 Posted January 10, 2017 Count me in. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,658 Posted January 10, 2017 My first eleven + sub have been instructed and the team sheet is waiting. Whether they'll still be ready to take the field around the end of the month...dunno. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,541 Posted January 10, 2017 Was going to give this a wide berth, but if DDT's in I suppose I have to aim for a league and cup double around these parts. I do, however, reserve the right to field a youth team in these fixtures to give some unheralded players pitch time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted January 10, 2017 So if it's only 18 of us playing, does that mean only 4 get to play in February? We're now at 21, so that expands to 10 "as it stands". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted January 10, 2017 Count me in if ya still got room. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted January 10, 2017 23 now I suggest capping it at 30. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted January 10, 2017 23 now I suggest capping it at 30. Surely 32 would make far more sense for a knockout competition? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted January 10, 2017 23 now I suggest capping it at 30. Surely 32 would make far more sense for a knockout competition? I think Morbidkid wants a bye first round... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted January 10, 2017 As there's unlikely to be 64 people, I was strongly thinking of capping it at 32. If we get a 33rd person interested, I shall stand aside and focus on the Ref side. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted January 10, 2017 As there's unlikely to be 64 people, I was strongly thinking of capping it at 32. If we get a 33rd person interested, I shall stand aside and focus on the Ref side. I doubt it's likely to climb much higher than 25-30, that seems to be the par for entries to competitions on here. That said Deathrace got 34 this year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted January 10, 2017 As there's unlikely to be 64 people, I was strongly thinking of capping it at 32. If we get a 33rd person interested, I shall stand aside and focus on the Ref side. I doubt it's likely to climb much higher than 25-30, that seems to be the par for entries to competitions on here. That said Deathrace got 34 this year! Hence the use of the word "if". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,229 Posted January 11, 2017 So here is, at least from what I see, the list of confirmed entrants, just to have a list out here: Bibliogryphon CaptainChorizo charon The Dead Cow deadsox Death Impends Deathray DevonDeathTrip gcreptile Grim Up North Heef JiroemKimura joeyruss maryportfuncity Morbidkid msc RadGuy rockhopperpenguin Shaun of the Dead Spade_Cooley Switch YoungWilz This is also to see who I could potentially face (hopefully not DDT, he's a god at these things). I only count 22, not 23. Did someone pm you they would participate or did you accidentally count Toast's decline to this competition? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted January 11, 2017 There's 22. It was the Kid who said 23, not me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted January 11, 2017 Oh sod it, I'll have a go. I've not got the pedigree of some on here, but I've big ambitions. Call me Crawley Town or summat. And I hope the draw's nice to us minnows, I'll save the money-spinning away day for the quarter finals. Couple of questions: unique picks across all matches or just between the two players in each match? And is it 1 month on, 1 month off or what? I'm just wondering if a match is played across an entire month at what point we get the chance to pick for the next round, or do we start planning ahead in the hope of progression? Small points I know, but still... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted January 11, 2017 Oh sod it, I'll have a go. I've not got the pedigree of some on here, but I've big ambitions. Call me Crawley Town or summat. And I hope the draw's nice to us minnows, I'll save the money-spinning away day for the quarter finals. Couple of questions: unique picks across all matches or just between the two players in each match? And is it 1 month on, 1 month off or what? I'm just wondering if a match is played across an entire month at what point we get the chance to pick for the next round, or do we start planning ahead in the hope of progression? Small points I know, but still... 1. Unique across the entire cup - ie no other player had them - but only for that round. It resets after each round of the cup. So if, say, you have Jimmy Carter as a unique in Round 1, it's 3 points if he dies. If he doesn't die, and one single person has him in Round 2, it counts as a Round 2 unique. And so on... 2. The draw for the next round will take place on the 20th of the month. As the previous round ties wont be over yet it will use the good old fashioned UEFA route ie Round 2: Spade Cooley or msc vs Maryportfuncity or YoungWillz, for example. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted January 11, 2017 Ah I see. And then we have around 10 days to pick our teams for the next round, unless it is clear we haven't got a cat in hell's chance of getting through, in which case don't bother. 🙂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chopped Liver 53 Posted January 12, 2017 I'll give this an old go. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
