Welcome to a network of Fantasy Football Leagues brought together under the working title of "The Monday Morning Meisterschaft".
This is a group of fantasy leagues I set up in 2007 on fantasyleague.com for friends and colleagues using the Online Auction rules with the aim and intent of establishing leagues that last for several seasons with managers competing for the right to earn the Meisterschaft title or Meister Cup, competitions which span the network of leagues.
This blog will aim to support the leagues in the network with information about the leaders in each league, topical football posts and also notification of upcoming cup competitions and the overall Meisterschaft leaders.
First of all, a quick note about the leagues in 2007-08.
The Venezuelan Beaver Cheese League (VBCL)
Originally set up by a group of friends in and around Bedford using a Traditional Auction, this league has recently been resurrected with past members using the Online Auction format. With famous cup tournaments such as the Cheddar Cup and Stilton Trophy, under skilled chairmanship this league became a template for the elements of all MMM leagues - fun, competitive and with plenty of season-long interest even for the struggling teams.
Unfortunately due to time constraints and a preference for the traditional auction, some of the original cast and crew dropped out, but we have recruited some additional members and should have a thriving league for 2007-08.
Key Facts : 2 Cup Competitions (Stilton Trophy & Cheddar Cup), Online Auction format, aiming for 8+ teams
Confirmed Teams : Basingstoke Beavers (Jon Small), AC Tricey (David Trice), Gusset Rovers (Matt Small), You Gotta Have A System (Jon Ryder-Oliver), We Were Leeds (Suresh Mistry), Golden Eagles (Glyn Wilmshurst), AFC Cornwall (Stuart Guard-Ward), Golden Eagles (Glyn Wilmshurst)
Pending : Scott Arnold
URL : http://auction.fantasyleague.com/AuctionLobby/Lobby.aspx?lobbyId=18163
The Czechoslovakian Sheep's Milk Cheese League (CSMCL)
In the same (blue?) vein as the VBCL, the CSMCL is a league of local friends in and around Fleet using the Online Auction format, but we shall be selecting our teams using a selection draft, picking players in order around the table like picking teams in a playground. This league is in it's first season, and will include cup competitions and a prize for last place.
The Dairylea Triangular Tournament begins later this month culminating in a cup competition before Christmas and a further Cup, name to be announced, will begin in the New Year.
Key Facts : 2 Cups (Dairylea Triangular Tournmanet and TBA), Online Auction game with selection draft, 9 teams.
Confirmed Teams : Venezuela Beavers (David Trice), Oi Oi Saveloy (Andy Holmes), Prancing Show Ponies (Ben Renshaw), Rennet Rovers (Andy Jewitt), The Who (Anthony Trice), Hoad Harriers (Paul Hoad), Cabernet United (Shiraz Cassim), AFC Richmond's Rovers (Pete Turner), Farcelona (Gavin Short)
URL : http://auction.fantasyleague.com/AuctionLobby/Lobby.aspx?divisionId=25269
Monday Morning Magnificos
Thankfully no more cheese or Monty Python related league names sprang to mind when I set this one up. Instead, it is just a straightforward 10 team Online Auction game with friends and former colleagues from PwC Consulting and IBM (hence 'Monday') and fellow football fans. Again, look out for the League and FA Cup equivalents - expect this league to see the sharper footballing minds blunted by partisan loyalties as managers find it hard to sign Chelsea players and pick Reading players who used to be in their club's youth system.
Key Facts : 2 Cups (The Maestros Cup & The Magnum Trophy), Online Auction format, 8+ teams
Confirmed Teams : Finntastic FC (David Mason), Berbie Goes Bananas (Leon Hayes), Done Like A Kipper 2.0 (Ken Yau), The Piemen (Chris Lamy), Bobby Robson's Old Boys (Marc Bradbrook), Castores Venezolanos (David Trice), Forthy's Tractor Boys (Peter Forth), Snaiks 11 (Shalin Naik)
Pending : Gavin Jardine, The Mikey Reds (Mike Evans)
URL : http://auction.fantasyleague.com/AuctionLobby/Lobby.aspx?lobbyId=18125
I'll post more as the leagues begin to fill up and form up better and when the first deadlines approach.
