• Use the NT 2025-2026 Match Day 8

    From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Jan 26 08:45:33 2026
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    Deafult lineups the ones that finished MD7. No doubling of points this
    year.


    Armata
    DF: Dimarco, Mancini, Spinazzola
    MF: Grifo, Barella, Miretti, Cambiaghi, Lo. Pellegrini (c), Pisilli,
    Cisotti
    FW: Scamacca, Pio Esposito

    Bungs
    DF: R. Lewis, Spence, Tavernier
    MF: Foden, O'Reilly, Eze, Ju. Bellingham
    FW: Saka, Delap, Barnes, Gordon, Kane (c)

    Flickers
    DF: Tah, MittelstEdt, Beste
    MF: Karl, Brandt, Wirtz, Nmecha
    FW: Gnabry, Adeyemi, Random Stuttgarter, Undav (c), Lewelling

    Gaels
    DF: Tierney, Scales, Robertson
    MF: McTominay (C), McGinn, McGregor, Barron, L. Ferguson, A. Gray
    FW: E. Ferguson, J. Forrest, J. Kenny

    Gulfers
    DF: O. Diomande, Baba, Kossounou, Verdon
    MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore
    FW: N. Pepe, Osimhen (c), Aubameyang, E. Baidoo, Dele

    Jogo
    DF: Gabriel, Marquinhos, Wesley
    MF: B. Guimaraes, Joelinton, Ederson, Gabriel Sara
    FW: Jopo Pedro, Martinelli (c), Richarlison, Vin0cius Jr., Estnvpo

    Rockers
    DF: Trusty, Murillo, Dest
    MF: Tilman, McKennie, Eustaquio, Oluwaseyi
    FW: J. David (C), T. Buchanan, T. Weah, P. David, Balogun

    Vikings
    DF: Bjortuft, Rasmus Kristensen, Gaaei
    MF: Fet, Aursnes, Magn.sson, Kornvig
    FW: Haaland (C), Hauge, Hojlund, Sorloth, Swedberg

    Waffles
    DF: Meunier, Mechele, Theate
    MF: Vanaken, Tielemans, Trossard, Heynen
    FW: Doku, De Ketelaere (C), Lukaku, Vertessen, M. Fofana

    Wonderland
    DF: Akanji, Wnthrich, Daniliuc
    MF: Wanner, Ljubicic, MaleU, Weinhandl, Shaqiri
    FW: Florucz, Arnautovic, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)






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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Jan 26 08:47:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:33 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:


    Deafult lineups the ones that finished MD7. No doubling of points this
    year.


    Standings before the last matchday:

    Team TotGoals TotPoints
    Bungs 32 67.1
    Vikings 26 55.43
    Gulfers 27 52
    Flickers 21 40.6
    Rockers 17 36.5
    Armata 20 34.26
    Jogo 19 31.5
    Wonderland 12 26
    Waffles 13 21
    Gaels 13 17.6




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  • From MH@MHnospam@ucalgary.ca to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Jan 26 09:14:14 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On 2026-01-26 06:45, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    Deafult lineups the ones that finished MD7. No doubling of points this
    year.


    All games in the CL the same day and at the same time, ditto for Europa league. Makes tinkering easier if you can get through checking all the lineups each day fast enough.

    Armata
    DF: Dimarco, Mancini, Spinazzola
    MF: Grifo, Barella, Miretti, Cambiaghi, Lo. Pellegrini (c), Pisilli,
    Cisotti
    FW: Scamacca, Pio Esposito

    Bungs
    DF: R. Lewis, Spence, Tavernier
    MF: Foden, O'Reilly, Eze, Ju. Bellingham
    FW: Saka, Delap, Barnes, Gordon, Kane (c)

    Flickers
    DF: Tah, Mittelst|ndt, Beste
    MF: Karl, Brandt, Wirtz, Nmecha
    FW: Gnabry, Adeyemi, Random Stuttgarter, Undav (c), Lewelling

    Gaels
    DF: Tierney, Scales, Robertson
    MF: McTominay (C), McGinn, McGregor, Barron, L. Ferguson, A. Gray
    FW: E. Ferguson, J. Forrest, J. Kenny

    Gulfers
    DF: O. Diomande, Baba, Kossounou, Verdon
    MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore
    FW: N. Pepe, Osimhen (c), Aubameyang, E. Baidoo, Dele

    Jogo
    DF: Gabriel, Marquinhos, Wesley
    MF: B. Guimaraes, Joelinton, Ederson, Gabriel Sara
    FW: Jo|uo Pedro, Martinelli (c), Richarlison, Vin|!cius Jr., Est|-v|uo

    Rockers
    DF: Trusty, Murillo, Dest
    MF: Tilman, McKennie, Eustaquio, Oluwaseyi
    FW: J. David (C), T. Buchanan, T. Weah, P. David, Balogun

    Vikings
    DF: Bj|+rtuft, Rasmus Kristensen, Gaaei
    MF: Fet, Aursnes, Magn||sson, Kornvig
    FW: Haaland (C), Hauge, H|+jlund, S|+rloth, Swedberg

    Waffles
    DF: Meunier, Mechele, Theate
    MF: Vanaken, Tielemans, Trossard, Heynen
    FW: Doku, De Ketelaere (C), Lukaku, Vertessen, M. Fofana

    Wonderland
    DF: Akanji, W|+thrich, Daniliuc
    MF: Wanner, Ljubicic, Male+i, Weinhandl, Shaqiri
    FW: Florucz, Arnautovic, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)







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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Jan 28 08:27:30 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:33 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:


    Gulfers
    DF: O. Diomande, Baba, Kossounou, Verdon
    MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore
    FW: N. Pepe, Osimhen (c), Aubameyang, E. Baidoo, Dele

    Preliminary Gulfers:

    DF: O. Diomande, Baba, Verdon
    MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore, Onyedika
    FW: Lookman, Osimhen, Aubameyang(c), Dele, Prince Adu
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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Jan 28 14:22:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:22:06 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:33 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Preliminary Armata:

    DF: Dimarco, Cambiaso, Zortea
    MF: Grifo, Miretti, Cambiaghi, Orsolini (c), Lo. Pellegrini, Pisilli, >Bernardeschi
    FW: Immobile, Scamacca



    Scamacca and Cambiaso not starting. Replace with Calafiori...and
    that's it, I'll stick with Scamacca.


    DF: Dimarco, Calafiori, Zortea
    MF: Grifo, Miretti, Cambiaghi, Orsolini (c), Lo. Pellegrini, Pisilli, Bernardeschi
    FW: Immobile, Scamacca





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  • From MH@MHnospam@ucalgary.ca to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Jan 28 12:51:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On 2026-01-26 06:45, Futbolmetrix wrote:


    Post-tinker lineups

    Gaels
    DF: Tierney, Scales, Robertson, Ralston
    MF: McTominay (C), McGregor, L. Ferguson, A. Gray, L. McGowan
    FW: E. Ferguson, J. Forrest, J. Kenny,


    Rockers
    DF: Trusty, Murillo, Dest
    MF: Tilman, McKennie, Weah, Oluwaseyi, Eustaquio, Rosario
    FW: T. Buchanan, J. David, Balogun (C)



    Waffles
    DF: Meunier, Mechele, Theate
    MF: Vanaken (C), Tielemans, Heynen, Doku
    FW: Godts, De Ketelaere, Lukaku, Openda, Vermant


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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Jan 28 16:24:03 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:33 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Goals coming thick and fast. Vikings have 4 of their forwards already
    on the board (including one goal by Captain Haaland). Could they
    threaten the Bungs for the top spot?

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  • From Werner Pichler@wpichler@gmail.com to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Jan 28 23:06:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On 28/01/2026 22:24, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:33 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Goals coming thick and fast. Vikings have 4 of their forwards already
    on the board (including one goal by Captain Haaland). Could they
    threaten the Bungs for the top spot?


    Faith in Cap'n 'Arry got rewarded.

    Do we need a goalkeeper category?


    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Jan 28 17:18:16 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:06:10 +0100, Werner Pichler
    <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 28/01/2026 22:24, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:33 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Goals coming thick and fast. Vikings have 4 of their forwards already
    on the board (including one goal by Captain Haaland). Could they
    threaten the Bungs for the top spot?


    Faith in Cap'n 'Arry got rewarded.

    Those two minutes with goals by Kane and Rashford probably sealed the
    fate of the UtN season.



    Do we need a goalkeeper category?


    They're considered defenders. We had a case like this a couple of
    years ago when Provedel scored for Lazio and the Armata.




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  • From Werner Pichler@wpichler@gmail.com to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Jan 28 23:25:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On 28/01/2026 23:18, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:06:10 +0100, Werner Pichler
    <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 28/01/2026 22:24, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:33 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Goals coming thick and fast. Vikings have 4 of their forwards already
    on the board (including one goal by Captain Haaland). Could they
    threaten the Bungs for the top spot?


    Faith in Cap'n 'Arry got rewarded.

    Those two minutes with goals by Kane and Rashford probably sealed the
    fate of the UtN season.



    Do we need a goalkeeper category?


    They're considered defenders. We had a case like this a couple of
    years ago when Provedel scored for Lazio and the Armata.


    Right! Forgot about that.

    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Werner Pichler@wpichler@gmail.com to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Jan 28 23:25:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On 28/01/2026 23:18, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:06:10 +0100, Werner Pichler
    <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:

    On 28/01/2026 22:24, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:33 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Goals coming thick and fast. Vikings have 4 of their forwards already
    on the board (including one goal by Captain Haaland). Could they
    threaten the Bungs for the top spot?


    Faith in Cap'n 'Arry got rewarded.

    Those two minutes with goals by Kane and Rashford probably sealed the
    fate of the UtN season.



    Do we need a goalkeeper category?


    They're considered defenders. We had a case like this a couple of
    years ago when Provedel scored for Lazio and the Armata.


    Right! Forgot about that.

    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Wed Jan 28 21:47:04 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:45:33 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:


    Standings after the Wednesday matches:

    Vikings 5 [Haaland (x2), Sorloth, Hojlund, Gyokeres]
    Bungs 4 [Kane(x2), Willock, Rashford]
    Jogo 4 [Martinelli (x2), Joao Pedro 2]
    Flickers 2 [Wirtz, Musiala]
    Rockers 2 [Tillman 2]
    Armata 1 [Dimarco]
    Gulfers 1 [O. Diomande]
    Waffles 1 [Vermant]
    Gaels 0
    Wonderland 0

    As things stand, Vikings close the gap to the Bungs by 6 points. They
    need 6 more. That is, they need to score more goals and hope that
    others take off some bonus points from the Bungs. It's going to be
    tough. Cap'n Harry really did save the day for the Bungs.






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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Jan 29 14:01:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:22:28 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:


    DF: Dimarco, Calafiori, Zortea
    MF: Grifo, Miretti, Cambiaghi, Orsolini (c), Lo. Pellegrini, Pisilli, >Bernardeschi
    FW: Immobile, Scamacca

    Last roll of the dice for the Armata. Immobile not even in the squad,
    Cambiaghi and Bernardeschi not starting. On the other hand Mancini
    starts, and he could have a bullet header in him.

    I'll keep Bernardeschi, and replace Cambiaghi with Cisotti. 4-7-1
    formation, here we go!


    Updated Armata:

    DF: [Dimarco, Calafiori,] Zortea, Mancini
    MF: [Miretti], Grifo, Orsolini (c), Lo. Pellegrini, Pisilli,
    Bernardeschi, Cisotti
    FW: [Scamacca]





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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Jan 29 14:19:27 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:25:52 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 08:27:30 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Preliminary Gulfers:

    DF: O. Diomande, Baba, Verdon
    MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore, Onyedika
    FW: Lookman, Osimhen, Aubameyang(c), Dele, Prince Adu

    Auba not starting. Hmm...Replace with Guessand, armband on Lookman or >Osimhen...decisions, decisions... Lookman it is!


    DF: O. Diomande, Baba, Verdon
    MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore, Onyedika
    FW: Lookman (c), Osimhen, Guessand, Dele, Prince Adu

    Still some bullets to spare for the Gulfers. No Guessand or Prince Adu
    in the starting lineups. Back to Edmond Baidoo...and Eric Bile of
    Ludogorets (yes, we are desperat...)


    DF: [O. Diomande 1], Baba, Verdon
    MF: [Lemina, Onyedika], M. Diomande, B. Traore
    FW: [Lookman (c), Osimhen] Dele, Baidoo, Bile

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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Jan 29 14:25:24 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:01:12 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:22:28 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:


    DF: Dimarco, Calafiori, Zortea
    MF: Grifo, Miretti, Cambiaghi, Orsolini (c), Lo. Pellegrini, Pisilli, >>Bernardeschi
    FW: Immobile, Scamacca

    Last roll of the dice for the Armata. Immobile not even in the squad, >Cambiaghi and Bernardeschi not starting. On the other hand Mancini
    starts, and he could have a bullet header in him.

    I'll keep Bernardeschi, and replace Cambiaghi with Cisotti. 4-7-1
    formation, here we go!


    Updated Armata:

    DF: [Dimarco, Calafiori,] Zortea, Mancini
    MF: [Miretti], Grifo, Orsolini (c), Lo. Pellegrini, Pisilli,
    Bernardeschi, Cisotti
    FW: [Scamacca]


    Cisotti not starting after all. Cristante in.

    DF: [Dimarco, Calafiori,] Zortea, Mancini
    MF: [Miretti], Grifo, Orsolini (c), Lo. Pellegrini, Pisilli,
    Bernardeschi, Cristante
    FW: [Scamacca]

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  • From MH@MHnospam@ucalgary.ca to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Jan 29 12:46:30 2026
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    On 2026-01-28 12:51, MH wrote:
    On 2026-01-26 06:45, Futbolmetrix wrote:


    Post-tinker lineups

    Gaels
    DF: Tierney, Scales, Robertson, Ralston
    MF: McTominay (C), McGregor, L. Ferguson, A. Gray, L. McGowan
    FW: E. Ferguson, J. Forrest, J. Kenny,


    Rockers
    DF: Trusty, Murillo, Dest
    MF: Tilman, McKennie, Weah, Oluwaseyi, Eustaquio, Rosario
    FW: T. Buchanan, J. David, Balogun (C)



    Waffles
    DF: Meunier, Mechele, Theate
    MF: Vanaken (C), Tielemans, Heynen, Doku
    FW: Godts, De Ketelaere, Lukaku, Openda, Vermant


    FINAL LINEUPS

    Gaels
    DF: Tierney, Scales, Robertson, COLBY DONOVAN, SCOTT MCKENNA, NECO WILLIAMS
    MF: McTominay (C), McGregor, L. Ferguson, A. Gray, FINDLAY CURTIS
    FW: J. Forrest,




    Rockers
    DF: Trusty, Murillo, Dest, ERIK PALMER-BROWN
    MF: Tilman 2, McKennie, Weah, Oluwaseyi,
    FW: T. Buchanan, J. David, Balogun (C) CYLE LARIN



    Waffles
    DF: MATTE SMETS, Mechele, Theate
    MF: Vanaken (C), ONANA, MATHIS SURAY, Doku
    FW: Godts, De Ketelaere, Lukaku, Openda, Vermant



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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Thu Jan 29 22:17:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:23:46 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Full report to follow.

    MD8 lineups and goals:

    Vikings 5
    DF: Bjortuft, Ryerson, Gaaei
    MF: Fet, Aursnes, Magn.sson, Kornvig
    FW: Haaland (C) 1(x2), Gy%keres 1, Hojlund 1, Sorloth 1, Byskov

    Bungs 4
    DF: Lewis-Skelly, Spence, Tavernier
    MF: O'Reilly, Eze, Madueke, Ju. Bellingham, Willock 1
    FW: Saka, Rashford 1, Kane(c) 1(x2), Watkins

    Flickers 4
    DF: Tah, Can, MittelstEdt
    MF: Karl, Musiala 1, Wirtz 1, Nmecha, Sane, Knauff
    FW: Woltemade, Undav (c) 1(x2), Fnhrich

    Jogo 4
    DF: Gabriel, Marquinhos, Wesley
    MF: B. Guimaraes, Joelinton, Ederson, Gabriel Sara
    FW: Jopo Pedro 2, Martinelli (c) 1(x2), Richarlison, Vin0cius Jr.,
    Estnvpo


    Armata 3
    DF: Dimarco 1, Calafiori, Zortea, Mancini
    MF: Grifo, Miretti, Cristante, Orsolini (c) 1(x2), Lo. Pellegrini,
    Pisilli, Bernardeschi
    FW: Scamacca

    Rockers 3
    DF: Trusty 1, Murillo, Dest, Palmer-Brown
    MF: Tilman 2, McKennie, Weah, Oluwaseyi
    FW: T. Buchanan, J. David, Balogun (C), Larin

    Gulfers 1
    DF: O. Diomande 1, Baba, Verdon
    MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore, Onyedika
    FW: Lookman (c), Osimhen, Guessand, Dele, Prince Adu


    Waffles 1
    DF: Smets, Mechele, Theate
    MF: Vanaken (C), Onana, Suray, Doku
    FW: Godts, De Ketelaere, Lukaku, Openda, Vermant 1


    Gaels 0
    DF: Tierney, Scales, Robertson, Donovan, McKenna, N. Williams
    MF: McTominay (C), McGregor, L. Ferguson, A. Gray, F. Curtis
    FW: J. Forrest

    Wonderland 0
    DF: Akanji, Danso, Daniliuc
    MF: Wanner, MaleU, Weinhandl, Shaqiri
    FW: Florucz, Arnautovic, Monteiro, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)


    MD8 points
    ------------

    Vikings 5 + 10 = 15
    Bungs 4 + 4.33 = 8.33
    Flickers 4 + 4.33 = 8.33
    Jogo 4 + 4.33 = 8.33
    Armata 3 + 1.5 = 4.5
    Rockers 3 + 1.5 = 4.5
    Gulfers 1 + 0 = 1
    Waffles 1 + 0 = 1
    Gaels 0 + 0 = 0
    Wonderland 0 + 0 = 0


    Standings
    ---------
    Team TotGoals TotPoints
    Bungs 36 75.43
    Vikings 31 70.43
    Gulfers 28 53
    Flickers 25 48.93
    Rockers 20 41
    Jogo 23 39.83
    Armata 23 38.76
    Wonderland 12 26
    Waffles 14 22
    Gaels 13 17.6


    Congrats to the Bungs. Vikings with another top-2 finish. Gulfers
    manage to hang on to third place, despite a considerable slowdown at
    the end. Rockers the best of the mid-table teams thanks to a good
    distribution of goals across match days. Wonderland, Waffles and Gaels
    bring up the rear.


    Optimal lineups
    ---------------

    Armata 7
    DF: Dimarco
    MF: Vergara, Orsolini, Cisotti, Pobega
    FW: Chiesa (x2)

    Cisotti... aargh!

    Bungs 9
    DF: Mings
    MF: Willock, McAtee
    FW: Solanke (x2), Kane, Rashford, Rowe, Blake, [Rogers, Jimoh-Aloba,
    A. Rodriguez]

    5 of 11 Bungs goals coming from overseas-based players. The times they
    are a changin'.


    Flickers 4
    DF:
    MF: Wirtz, Musiala
    FW: Havertz (x2)

    Quiet day for the Flickers.

    Gaels 0
    DF:
    MF:
    FW:

    Eggs, omelette.


    Gulfers 3
    DF: O. Diomande
    MF:
    FW: K. Konate (x2)

    I picked the wrong Salzburg forward...



    Jogo 9
    DF:
    MF:
    FW: Jopo Pedro 2 (x2), Igor Jesus 2, Martinelli, Bruno, Raphinha,
    [Anderson, Ricardinho, Alisson Santos, Antony, , Bruno Duarte]

    10 different Jogo forwards on the board (with no goals from any other positions)


    Rockers 5
    DF: Trusty
    MF: Tillman 2 (x2)
    FW:

    Quasi-perfect efficiency.


    Vikings 12
    DF: Sjovold, Bak Jensen
    MF: Schjelderup 2(x2), T. Ali
    FW: Gy%keres, Sorloth, DaEason, Haaland, Hojlund, [Hogh, Dolberg,
    Nygren, Tengstedt]

    9 different Viking forwards on the board. Brazil still has the edge.


    Waffles 4
    DF:
    MF: Engels, Heymans
    FW: Vermant (x2)

    Also quiet for the Waffles.


    Wonderland 2
    DF:
    MF: Lauper (x2)
    FW:

    Just barely, but omelettable.



    Final efficiency score tables to be posted after all goals and
    positions have been verified.



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  • From Werner Pichler@wpichler@gmail.com to rec.sport.soccer on Fri Jan 30 20:43:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On 30/01/2026 04:17, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:23:46 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:

    Full report to follow.

    MD8 lineups and goals:

    Vikings 5
    DF: Bj|+rtuft, Ryerson, Gaaei
    MF: Fet, Aursnes, Magn||sson, Kornvig
    FW: Haaland (C) 1(x2), Gy||keres 1, H|+jlund 1, S|+rloth 1, Byskov

    Bungs 4
    DF: Lewis-Skelly, Spence, Tavernier
    MF: O'Reilly, Eze, Madueke, Ju. Bellingham, Willock 1
    FW: Saka, Rashford 1, Kane(c) 1(x2), Watkins

    Flickers 4
    DF: Tah, Can, Mittelst|ndt
    MF: Karl, Musiala 1, Wirtz 1, Nmecha, Sane, Knauff
    FW: Woltemade, Undav (c) 1(x2), F|+hrich

    Jogo 4
    DF: Gabriel, Marquinhos, Wesley
    MF: B. Guimaraes, Joelinton, Ederson, Gabriel Sara
    FW: Jo|uo Pedro 2, Martinelli (c) 1(x2), Richarlison, Vin|!cius Jr., Est|-v|uo


    Armata 3
    DF: Dimarco 1, Calafiori, Zortea, Mancini
    MF: Grifo, Miretti, Cristante, Orsolini (c) 1(x2), Lo. Pellegrini,
    Pisilli, Bernardeschi
    FW: Scamacca

    Rockers 3
    DF: Trusty 1, Murillo, Dest, Palmer-Brown
    MF: Tilman 2, McKennie, Weah, Oluwaseyi
    FW: T. Buchanan, J. David, Balogun (C), Larin

    Gulfers 1
    DF: O. Diomande 1, Baba, Verdon
    MF: Lemina, M. Diomande, B. Traore, Onyedika
    FW: Lookman (c), Osimhen, Guessand, Dele, Prince Adu


    Waffles 1
    DF: Smets, Mechele, Theate
    MF: Vanaken (C), Onana, Suray, Doku
    FW: Godts, De Ketelaere, Lukaku, Openda, Vermant 1


    Gaels 0
    DF: Tierney, Scales, Robertson, Donovan, McKenna, N. Williams
    MF: McTominay (C), McGregor, L. Ferguson, A. Gray, F. Curtis
    FW: J. Forrest

    Wonderland 0
    DF: Akanji, Danso, Daniliuc
    MF: Wanner, Male+i, Weinhandl, Shaqiri
    FW: Florucz, Arnautovic, Monteiro, Ajeti, Ndoye (c)


    MD8 points
    ------------

    Vikings 5 + 10 = 15
    Bungs 4 + 4.33 = 8.33
    Flickers 4 + 4.33 = 8.33
    Jogo 4 + 4.33 = 8.33
    Armata 3 + 1.5 = 4.5
    Rockers 3 + 1.5 = 4.5
    Gulfers 1 + 0 = 1
    Waffles 1 + 0 = 1
    Gaels 0 + 0 = 0
    Wonderland 0 + 0 = 0


    Standings
    ---------
    Team TotGoals TotPoints
    Bungs 36 75.43
    Vikings 31 70.43
    Gulfers 28 53
    Flickers 25 48.93
    Rockers 20 41
    Jogo 23 39.83
    Armata 23 38.76
    Wonderland 12 26
    Waffles 14 22
    Gaels 13 17.6


    Congrats to the Bungs. Vikings with another top-2 finish. Gulfers
    manage to hang on to third place, despite a considerable slowdown at
    the end. Rockers the best of the mid-table teams thanks to a good distribution of goals across match days. Wonderland, Waffles and Gaels
    bring up the rear.

    Thanks!

    Don't want to do the maths myself, would the outcome have been different
    if the double-points rule had still been in effect?



    Optimal lineups
    ---------------

    Armata 7
    DF: Dimarco
    MF: Vergara, Orsolini, Cisotti, Pobega
    FW: Chiesa (x2)

    Cisotti... aargh!

    Interesting career, from Serie B to Malta to the Romanian third division
    to the European cups (where he already scored last year, too.)


    Bungs 9
    DF: Mings
    MF: Willock, McAtee
    FW: Solanke (x2), Kane, Rashford, Rowe, Blake, [Rogers, Jimoh-Aloba,
    A. Rodriguez]

    5 of 11 Bungs goals coming from overseas-based players. The times they
    are a changin'.

    I have to admit I've overlooked most of these youngsters abroad (Rowe/
    Bologna, Blake/Utrecht, Rodriguez/Lyon).

    Also, kind of glad my failed Rogers/Watkins choice wasn't decisive in
    the end.


    Flickers 4
    DF:
    MF: Wirtz, Musiala
    FW: Havertz (x2)

    Quiet day for the Flickers.

    Missing Undav here while you have him above.

    Havertz a UEFA midfielder.


    Gaels 0
    DF:
    MF:
    FW:

    Eggs, omelette.


    Gulfers 3
    DF: O. Diomande
    MF:
    FW: K. Konate (x2)

    I picked the wrong Salzburg forward...

    Wouldn't have mattered, it's been turned into a Lindel||f
    own goal anyway.


    Jogo 9
    DF:
    MF:
    FW: Jo|uo Pedro 2 (x2), Igor Jesus 2, Martinelli, Bruno, Raphinha, [Anderson, Ricardinho, Alisson Santos, Antony, , Bruno Duarte]

    10 different Jogo forwards on the board (with no goals from any other positions)

    The one that stands out for me here is Pafos's Bruno (or Bruno Felipe),
    who showed up as a 21-year-old with no formal pedigree on the doorsteps
    of an Austrian 2nd-division team in Vorarlberg, made a name for himself
    there, moved to LASK, then Greece, then Moldova, then Cyprus, and has
    now capped it off with his first Champions League goal at age 31.

    And even though UEFA disagrees, he's in fact a right-back.



    Rockers 5
    DF: Trusty
    MF: Tillman 2 (x2)
    FW:

    Quasi-perfect efficiency.


    Vikings 12
    DF: Sj|+vold, Bak Jensen
    MF: Schjelderup 2(x2), T. Ali
    FW: Gy||keres, S|+rloth, Da|#ason, Haaland, H|+jlund, [H|+gh, Dolberg, Nygren, Tengstedt]

    9 different Viking forwards on the board. Brazil still has the edge.

    UEFA has Sj|+vold in midfield and Schjelderup in attack, which should
    improve efficiency.

    Five Danish goals, five Norwegian, three Swedish, and one Icelandic.


    Waffles 4
    DF:
    MF: Engels, Heymans
    FW: Vermant (x2)

    Also quiet for the Waffles.

    Would have been even quieter for the Windmills, who only got one
    through Utrecht's De Wit.

    But over the whole campaign the Windmills clearly edge the Waffles
    by a combined total of 41 goals scored to 22 (if I didn't miscalculate).


    Wonderland 2
    DF:
    MF: Lauper (x2)
    FW:
    Just barely, but omelettable.

    VAR Robots disallowed not one but two Arnautovi-c goals. It's an outrage!

    First international goal ever for Sandro Lauper (and a beauty at
    that), in his 44th game.



    Final efficiency score tables to be posted after all goals and
    positions have been verified.



    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Sat Jan 31 09:26:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:43:43 +0100, Werner Pichler
    <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:



    Standings
    ---------
    Team TotGoals TotPoints
    Bungs 36 75.43
    Vikings 31 70.43
    Gulfers 28 53
    Flickers 25 48.93
    Rockers 20 41
    Jogo 23 39.83
    Armata 23 38.76
    Wonderland 12 26
    Waffles 14 22
    Gaels 13 17.6


    Congrats to the Bungs. Vikings with another top-2 finish. Gulfers
    manage to hang on to third place, despite a considerable slowdown at
    the end. Rockers the best of the mid-table teams thanks to a good
    distribution of goals across match days. Wonderland, Waffles and Gaels
    bring up the rear.

    Thanks!

    Don't want to do the maths myself, would the outcome have been different
    if the double-points rule had still been in effect?

    MD8 points
    ------------

    Vikings 5 + 10 = 15
    Bungs 4 + 4.33 = 8.33

    Add another 15 points to the Vikings, 8.33 to to the Bungs.

    Team TotGoals TotPoints
    Bungs 36 75.43 + 8.33 = 83.76
    Vikings 31 70.43 + 15 = 85.43


    What a weird coincidence that the player who suggested to abolish the double-points rule ended up benefiting from it...


    Optimal lineups
    ---------------

    Armata 7
    DF: Dimarco
    MF: Vergara, Orsolini, Cisotti, Pobega
    FW: Chiesa (x2)

    Cisotti... aargh!

    Interesting career, from Serie B to Malta to the Romanian third division
    to the European cups (where he already scored last year, too.)


    I don't think Gattuso is going to call him up, but more Italian
    players should follow that route rather than rot on the bench between
    Serie B and Serie C.





    Flickers 4
    DF:
    MF: Wirtz, Musiala
    FW: Havertz (x2)

    Quiet day for the Flickers.

    Missing Undav here while you have him above.

    Thanks. Good thing I waited before posting the final efficiency
    scores.

    Havertz a UEFA midfielder.

    Outrageous!






    Jogo 9
    DF:
    MF:
    FW: Jopo Pedro 2 (x2), Igor Jesus 2, Martinelli, Bruno, Raphinha,
    [Anderson, Ricardinho, Alisson Santos, Antony, , Bruno Duarte]

    10 different Jogo forwards on the board (with no goals from any other
    positions)

    The one that stands out for me here is Pafos's Bruno (or Bruno Felipe),
    who showed up as a 21-year-old with no formal pedigree on the doorsteps
    of an Austrian 2nd-division team in Vorarlberg, made a name for himself >there, moved to LASK, then Greece, then Moldova, then Cyprus, and has
    now capped it off with his first Champions League goal at age 31.

    And even though UEFA disagrees, he's in fact a right-back.


    :-)


    Vikings 12
    DF: Sjovold, Bak Jensen
    MF: Schjelderup 2(x2), T. Ali
    FW: Gy%keres, Sorloth, DaEason, Haaland, Hojlund, [Hogh, Dolberg,
    Nygren, Tengstedt]

    9 different Viking forwards on the board. Brazil still has the edge.

    UEFA has Sjovold in midfield and Schjelderup in attack, which should
    improve efficiency.

    Five Danish goals, five Norwegian, three Swedish, and one Icelandic.

    Total Viking goals probably more than double the number of Armata
    goals (75 versus 35 including captain bonuses), with about 1/3 of the population. Sure they benefitted from having more teams involved in
    the lower quality UEL and UECL, but still...If the Vikings were to
    reunite for footballing purposes, would they become a football
    superpower?




    Waffles 4
    DF:
    MF: Engels, Heymans
    FW: Vermant (x2)

    Also quiet for the Waffles.

    Would have been even quieter for the Windmills, who only got one
    through Utrecht's De Wit.

    But over the whole campaign the Windmills clearly edge the Waffles
    by a combined total of 41 goals scored to 22 (if I didn't miscalculate).


    We'll have to keep track of Left-Out NTs as well as left-out players.
    By the way, my hunch is that the Batraciens would have topped the
    overall goalscoring table. Even old-man Giroud (the second best FS
    pick of all time) was in on the party.





    Final efficiency score tables to be posted after all goals and
    positions have been verified.


    Working on this...

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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Sat Jan 31 09:38:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:17:58 -0500, Futbolmetrix
    <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:



    Final efficiency score tables to be posted after all goals and
    positions have been verified.

    Final efficiency table:

    Team TotGoals TotBestGoals TotEffGoals --------------------------------------------
    Armata 23 35 0.657
    Rockers 20 31 0.645
    Flickers 25 43 0.581
    Waffles 14 25 0.560
    Gaels 13 25 0.520
    Bungs 36 70 0.514
    Gulfers 28 56 0.500
    Wonderland 12 28 0.429
    Vikings 31 75 0.413
    Jogo 23 65 0.354


    Armata just barely manages to hang on to first place.




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  • From Werner Pichler@wpichler@gmail.com to rec.sport.soccer on Mon Feb 2 02:26:05 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On 31/01/2026 15:26, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:43:43 +0100, Werner Pichler
    <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:



    Standings
    ---------
    Team TotGoals TotPoints
    Bungs 36 75.43
    Vikings 31 70.43
    Gulfers 28 53
    Flickers 25 48.93
    Rockers 20 41
    Jogo 23 39.83
    Armata 23 38.76
    Wonderland 12 26
    Waffles 14 22
    Gaels 13 17.6


    Congrats to the Bungs. Vikings with another top-2 finish. Gulfers
    manage to hang on to third place, despite a considerable slowdown at
    the end. Rockers the best of the mid-table teams thanks to a good
    distribution of goals across match days. Wonderland, Waffles and Gaels
    bring up the rear.

    Thanks!

    Don't want to do the maths myself, would the outcome have been different
    if the double-points rule had still been in effect?

    MD8 points
    ------------

    Vikings 5 + 10 = 15
    Bungs 4 + 4.33 = 8.33

    Add another 15 points to the Vikings, 8.33 to to the Bungs.

    Team TotGoals TotPoints
    Bungs 36 75.43 + 8.33 = 83.76
    Vikings 31 70.43 + 15 = 85.43


    What a weird coincidence that the player who suggested to abolish the double-points rule ended up benefiting from it...

    MH suggested that!




    Waffles 4
    DF:
    MF: Engels, Heymans
    FW: Vermant (x2)

    Also quiet for the Waffles.

    Would have been even quieter for the Windmills, who only got one
    through Utrecht's De Wit.

    But over the whole campaign the Windmills clearly edge the Waffles
    by a combined total of 41 goals scored to 22 (if I didn't miscalculate).


    We'll have to keep track of Left-Out NTs as well as left-out players.
    By the way, my hunch is that the Batraciens would have topped the
    overall goalscoring table. Even old-man Giroud (the second best FS
    pick of all time) was in on the party.

    I got (without squad limits and captain's goals):


    Batraciens (FRA)
    MD 1: 6 (2 goals Mbapp|-)
    MD 2: 9 (3 goals Mbapp|-)
    MD 3: 9
    MD 4: 4
    MD 5: 15 (4 goals Mbapp|-, 3 goals Diaby-Fadiga and Tolisso, 2 goals Kolo Muani)
    MD 6: 5 (2 goals Kound|-)
    MD 7: 5 (2 goals Mbapp|-)
    MD 8: 12 (2 goals Mbapp|-)


    Tugas (POR)
    MD 1: 4
    MD 2: 6
    MD 3: 6
    MD 4: 5 (2 goals Forbs)
    MD 5: 7 (3 goals Vitinha)
    MD 6: 3
    MD 7: 4 (2 goals Gouveia)
    MD 8: 6


    Midgets (ESP)
    MD 1: 6 (2 goals Llorente)
    MD 2: 12
    MD 3: 15 (3 goals Ferm|!n L||pez, 2 goals Aleix Garc|!a and Guruzeta)
    MD 4: 17 (2 goals Merino and Dur|in)
    MD 5: 10 (2 goals Veiga)
    MD 6: 11 (2 goals Samu)
    MD 7: 6 (2 goals Ferm|!n L||pez)
    MD 8: 6


    Tito's Brothers (ex-YUG)
    MD 1: 6 (2 goals Vlahovi-c and Beljo)
    MD 2: 18 (3 goals Kova-ievi-c)
    MD 3: 11 (2 goals ++ivkovi-c and Kova-ievi-c)
    MD 4: 11
    MD 5: 14 (3 goals Stani-c)
    MD 6: 8 (one goal per successor state +1 extra Croatian)
    MD 7: 13 (2 goals Erli-c, Beljo, and Alajbegovi-c)
    MD 8: 5


    North Africa (MAR, ALG, TUN, EGY)
    MD 1: 9
    MD 2: 1
    MD 3: 7 (2 goals Igamane)
    MD 4: 3
    MD 5: 10 (2 goals Driouech)
    MD 6: 1
    MD 7: 5
    MD 8: 3



    Ciao,
    Werner
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  • From Futbolmetrix@futbolmetrix@yahoo.com to rec.sport.soccer on Sun Feb 1 21:40:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.sport.soccer

    On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 02:26:05 +0100, Werner Pichler <wpichler@gmail.com>
    wrote:


    Batraciens (FRA)
    MD 1: 6 (2 goals Mbappo)
    MD 2: 9 (3 goals Mbappo)
    MD 3: 9
    MD 4: 4
    MD 5: 15 (4 goals Mbappo, 3 goals Diaby-Fadiga and Tolisso, 2 goals Kolo >Muani)
    MD 6: 5 (2 goals Koundo)
    MD 7: 5 (2 goals Mbappo)
    MD 8: 12 (2 goals Mbappo)

    65 total. Less than I expected. But perma-captaining Mbappe would have
    put the Batraciens strongly in contention for the title.



    Tugas (POR)
    MD 1: 4
    MD 2: 6
    MD 3: 6
    MD 4: 5 (2 goals Forbs)
    MD 5: 7 (3 goals Vitinha)
    MD 6: 3
    MD 7: 4 (2 goals Gouveia)
    MD 8: 6

    41 goals. No longer the glory days of CRon, but still a lot better
    than the Armata.



    Midgets (ESP)
    MD 1: 6 (2 goals Llorente)
    MD 2: 12
    MD 3: 15 (3 goals Ferm0n L<pez, 2 goals Aleix Garc0a and Guruzeta)
    MD 4: 17 (2 goals Merino and Durbn)
    MD 5: 10 (2 goals Veiga)
    MD 6: 11 (2 goals Samu)
    MD 7: 6 (2 goals Ferm0n L<pez)
    MD 8: 6


    83, but spread across lots of different players.


    Tito's Brothers (ex-YUG)
    MD 1: 6 (2 goals Vlahovi? and Beljo)
    MD 2: 18 (3 goals Kova?evi?)
    MD 3: 11 (2 goals Aivkovi? and Kova?evi?)
    MD 4: 11
    MD 5: 14 (3 goals Stani?)
    MD 6: 8 (one goal per successor state +1 extra Croatian)
    MD 7: 13 (2 goals Erli?, Beljo, and Alajbegovi?)
    MD 8: 5


    86! We have a winner (but also very spread out)

    By my count, no bonus, no squad limitations:

    Vikings 104 <-- (Sorry, Tito's Brothers)
    Jogo 70
    Bungs 69
    Flickers 36
    Armata 32





    North Africa (MAR, ALG, TUN, EGY)
    MD 1: 9
    MD 2: 1
    MD 3: 7 (2 goals Igamane)
    MD 4: 3
    MD 5: 10 (2 goals Driouech)
    MD 6: 1
    MD 7: 5
    MD 8: 3



    Ciao,
    Werner
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