Trialist World Cup (27.2.11)

I’m sure everyone in FML knows how the Trialist World Cup works. But there are always slight variations, so here’s how it’s done in Lemerre. All entering teams go into the tactics chat room, where the draw for who gets which nation is carried out, usually around 30 minutes before the competition kicks off. The entrants then choose which nation they would like, one by one, starting with the lowest repped team entered. So the lowest repped team get’s the first pick, and the highest repped side get the last pick. No dual nations allowed, so if a nation has gone, you can’t pick them. Then, once all nations have been drawn, the managers then set about signing a squad of trialists. Each team must use a complete squad of trialists, no players from their own team and no loans allowed. Each squad must contain a minimum of 16 players, and not 1 player with a signing on fee of over £50k. Anyone fielding an ineligible side will see their FA docked Fed Points.

It wasn’t the best ran Trialist World Cup this weekend. Mistakes by the organising team meant that Saturday night’s try had to be cancelled and postponed until the Sunday. Then on Sunday, one member joined, picked his side, then logged off, without setting his competition squad. Predictably, his seniors went on to win the competition, although any Fed Points that he earned were considered void.


Fed points awarded:
Winners = 30 FP - LivingLegendsFC (EFA) Fed Points deducted due to using first team for entire competition
Runners-up = 25 FP - Kaizanti Eagles Fc (EFA)
Top scoring team = 15 FP - LivingLegendsFC (EFA) points deducted
Most clean sheets = 15 FP - Athletico Coombe (DFA)
                                          - Arabs United (CFA)
                                          - Stumpville Megastars (VFA)
                                          - Kaizanti Eagles Fc (EFA)
Best discipline = 10 FP - Macduff Mob 1 yellow 0 reds (GFA)
Fielding an ineligible squad = minus 20 FP - LivingLegendsFC (EFA)
100% AI = minus 10 FP - Kaizanti Eagles Fc (EFA)
                                        - Stumpville Megastars (VFA)