Double your Treble, Double Your Fun: The 2015-16 Season Thread, Part One

Surely it's not too much asked that mods, the servants of the forum, just quickly code one such site? Make it nice, too.

 

I've never played any fantasy sports but just searched fantasy soccer liga bbva and got a ton of hits, looks like ESPN, fagames, draftsoccer, fantasy-liga, etc. all run leagues, no idea of formats or whether free. Search results: https://www.google.com/webhp?source...=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=fantasy soccer liga bbva

 

FWIW: Ter Stegen wins the best save, Messi the best goal in the UEFA thing today.

 

Best save with video: http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football...r-stegen-scoops-uefa-save-of-the-season-award (mod edit)
Leo's best goal with video: http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football...bayern-voted-best-of-2014-15-champions-league

All 20 possible groups stage opponents (24 in 3 pots 2, 3, & 4 of 8 minus the 4 Liga teams there): http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football...-s-possible-opponents-in-the-champions-league

 

Apparently we've already lost Neymar! He's signed for tiny Limerick F.C.!

 

Appeals Committee rejects Barca's arguments, Piqué's 4 match ban stands.

 

Calendario update

UEFA Champions added.
Schedule not nice.
Matchdays 1 and 6 are away ties that immediately follow tough away Liga matches.
Matchday 5 follows LPB away.

AUGUST 2015
Fri 14: ScE-1 (A) Athletic Bilbao
weekend 15-16: --
Mon 17: ScE-2 (H) Athletic Bilbao
midweek 18-20: --
Sat 22: Liga J1 (A) Athletic Bilbao
Thur 27: UCL group stage draw
weekend 29-30: Liga J2 (H) Málaga

SEPTEMBER 2015
weekend 3-5: FIFA calendar
midweek 6-8: FIFA calendar
Sat 12: Liga J3 (A) Atlético Madrid
Wed 16: UCL-M1 (A) AS Roma
weekend 19-20: Liga J4 (H) Levante
midweek 22-24: Liga J5 (A) Celta
Sat 26: Liga J6 (H) Las Palmas
Tue 29: UCL-M2 (H) Bayer Leverkusen

OCTOBER 2015
weekend 3-4: Liga J7 (A) Sevilla (Atlético - LPB)
weekend 8-10: FIFA calendar
midweek 11-13: FIFA calendar
Sat 17: Liga J8 (H) Rayo Vallecano
Tue 20: UCL-M3 (A) BATE Borisov
weekend 24-25: Liga J9 (A) Eibar
midweek 27-29: Copa-4R1 (A)
Sat 31: Liga J10 (H) Getafe

NOVEMBER 2015
Wed 4: UCL-M4 (H) BATE Borisov
weekend 7-8: Liga J11 (A) Villarreal
weekend 12-14: FIFA calendar
midweek 15-18: FIFA calendar
Sat 21: Liga J12 (A) Real Madrid
Tue 24: UCL-M5 (H) AS Roma
weekend 28-29: Liga J13 (H) Real Sociedad

DECEMBER 2015
midweek 1-3: Copa-4R2 (H) [Copa-4R1 for every other tie]
Sat 5: Liga J14 (A) Valencia
Wed 9: UCL-6 (A) Bayer Leverkusen
weekend 12-13: Liga J15 (H) Deportivo
Mon 14: UCL-2R draw
Wed/Thur 16/17: FCWC-Sf (Japan) [Copa-4R2]
Sun 20: FCWC-3P/F (Japan) [J16 - Barça to play J16 in February]
midweek 22-24: Copa-4R2 (H)
weekend 26-27: Catalunya unofficial friendly
midweek 29-31: Liga J17 (H) Betis

 

That last changing of the Liga schedule by the RFEF really hurts Barca.
Those UCL matches I mentioned above, with Arda and Vidal having to wait one extra matchday to debut.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist but DAMN. wtf?!

 

LOL!! Talk about Franco corruption!! Jesus its so obvious!!
http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2015/08/27/14811002/piques-four-game-ban-upheld?ICID=HP_BN_10

 

As long as they matched uniteds 200m€ bid Im fine with it!!

 

Are you sure!? When Arda does that in Barca shirt its going to be a 8 match suspension

 

Barca really dominated in Monaco today, recognized defending champ and now 5 time winner which dominated the past decade, landslide player of the year and runner up, goal of the year, save of the year, Zubi, Puyol, Belletti, and Abidal all there. Cool 90 second video: http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football...highlights-barca-s-key-role-at-draw-in-monaco

 

The footytube la liga one looks decent. Mind you I have never played fantasy la liga. I would offer to run a manual fantasy league, but I often watch matches on delay, so I would be updating the weekend stats on a Wednesday. Plus, I would need a good source of La Liga stats (with at least assists and goals, etc.)

 

Good read for those who don't know the Di Stefano transfer basics: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/aug/28/the-joy-of-six-transfer-hijackings

 

CL squad released, these can be updated in January when we will add Turan, Vidal, and perhaps someone else. And maybe ship out Adriano or Douglas or one of our young forwards if we sign another?

http://www.sport-english.com/en/new...o-named-barcas-champions-league-squad-4474743

Beyond the 22 first teamers we see five from Barca B included:

27. Cámara (attacking mid, DM, left wing)
28. Gumbau (DM, CB, attacking mid)
List B:
26. Samper (DM, attacking mid)
29. Babunski (attacking mid, left wing, DM)
30. Grimaldo (left back, left attacking mid)
31. José Suárez (Goalie)

So basically a ton of midfield depth (attacking and DM) which we will need if Iniesta, Rakitic, Rafinha, Busquets, S'Roberto gets hurt; also some extra cover at left wing and left back.

 

I got 7 for 10, not too bad: http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/champions-league-group-stage-quiz

 

I suppose it is insurance over the benefit having one more outfield player. Like, how valuable contribution can that last outfield player really make? Whereas it's at least theoretically possible that two goalies are injured simultaneously - it's a position that needs extra depth because players of other positions cannot "fill in" like, say, a DM can play as a CB or CM. So, imo, a good decision (although of course a minor one either way).

 

Sergi Roberto has not been practicing and now the media are both whining about Barca not informing them and claiming it is because he got a muscle tear/lesion at the end of the Malaga match and is a risk to not be ready for Atletico. With Alves and Douglas also out injured the only good news is that Adriano returned to practice finally after suffering a groin injury. Also Bartra has played some RB before.

Sad if S. Roberto misses time as this is one of his big chances (just like last season when Busquets got injured and the team looked better with S. Roberto at DM than it did with Masch moving forward). But what strikes me as funny is that the press seems all in a tizzy that they were not informed by the club that he picked up an injury - as though the club has an obligation to the press esp. with the game over a week away.

 

Neymar Injury: Updates on Barcelona Star's Knee and Return
By Matt Jones, Featured Columnist Sep 3, 2015

Barcelona are facing a significant injury blow, as star forward Neymar suffered a knee injury while on international duty.

Continue for updates.

Neymar Limps Out of Brazil Training
Thursday, Sept. 3
The Brazil skipper picked up the problem during training with Brazil in the USA, as reported by Marca.

 

Very cool to see the youth coming up.