Fiffsa 5-a-side World Cup – Qualifying Week 5

Is a clean sweep on the cards for Wales? Certainly hope so. 🙂

5 weeks in and still no mention of us in article.
we are being repressed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxGqcCeV3qk

Thanks Jonty.

Just a reminder for everyone that this will be the final gameweek before we go into our christmas break. The tournament will return for gameweek 21 but we will have an article out just before that to remind you all.

"The unluckiest team award goes to Lichtenstein, who lost their tie against Israel despite scoring 318 points (25 points above average). "

No, it was France instead of Israel.

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Oh the embarrassment if we lose to those kenners from fake America. Lowest score out of the 64

Montenegro will rise from the depths of our lopsided loss and revert to supremacy (of at least our minds).

Bring it on South Africa. One more win lads and the Seychelles will hopefully be on their way to the finals.

Great job on the article BabyB

Our winning streak got broken last week, but the streak of never getting mentioned in the FIFFSA articles continues.

Anyway, our team is fit and raring to go for a win here, and effectively seal their qualification before the XMas festivities.

Hup Holland Hup! 😀

Just heard I won an award. Fantastico!!

Seems like things are on track for San Marino.

It's first vs second in the CAF group...
Zambia vs Egypt
#come_on_you_egyptians

Come on Barbados, you can turn it around. Don't forget the old Sri Lankan never say die attitude 🙂

Nice to get a mention, even if it's as being part of the biggest mistake lol.

Let's go Greece! A win versus Poland and we are off to Mykonos.

Team Zambias teamwork is fantastic.... Couldn't be in a better team.

Seeing as the thread is a little slow.....I thought I'd get everyone in the Christmas Spirit.
By the time we're all back fighting it out - we'll be rotundly digesting turkey and stilton.........
So - without further ado.....


We six Kings of Marin-o are,
We’re the ones who’ve got lots of cars,
Pick our shooters,
To score by computer,
Winning our games by far.

O cars of wonder, cars of night
,
Cars are everywhere in sight,

Sess is leading , we’re competing,
Qualification is in sight.


Yes - we six Kings of Marin-o are,
Making hits to start on a par.
Mahrez, Vardy,
Ighalo and Barkley,
We’ll buy in the best by far.

O cars of wonder, cars of night
,
Cars are everywhere in sight,

Sess is leading , we’re competing,
Qualification is in sight.


Sess is our magnet of bad luck and pain,
Some of our scores put him under strain,
But plotting ever,
Giving up never,
He drives us on again and again.

O cars of wonder, cars of night
,
Cars are everywhere in sight,

Sess is leading , we’re competing,
Qualification is in sight.


Woy and Spectrum are keeping an eye,
Making sure Sess stays on a high,
Crunching statistics,
Feeding him biscuits,
Making sure transfers are wise.

O cars of wonder, cars of night
,
Cars are everywhere in sight,

Sess is leading , we’re competing,
Qualification is in sight.


Wasabi and Sunny are next on the pitch,
Can’t say they never select without glitch,
Shuffling starters,
Choosing strike partners,
To qualify safely’s their wish.

O cars of wonder, cars of night
,
Cars are everywhere in sight,

Sess is leading , we’re competing,
Qualification is in sight.


Enzio’s DJ skills do the rest,
He’s our man to pick playlists for Sess,
Pre-match focus,
Sounds hocus-pocus,
But good psych-up makes Sess play his best.

O cars of wonder, cars of night
,
Cars are everywhere in sight,

Sess is leading , we’re competing,
Qualification is in sight.


One of us is always a sub,
But never ever tantrum or blub,
Always cheering,
Never fearing,
We’re not just a team but a club.

San Marino might not be large,
But we are surely back on the charge,
More cars than players,
More wins than failures,
More upvotes than Nigel Farage

O cars of wonder, cars of night,
Cars are everywhere in sight,

Sess is leading , we’re competing,
Qualification IS IN SIGHT !


Right Israel - we're coming for YOU !!!!!!!

Still trying to work out what fat chickens eat

During the time when Aguero was born there was a very mean king who ruled the land, his name was King Van Gaal. Remember his name, because we will talk about him later.

Soon after Aguero was born, wise men were traveling on their camels; one night they noticed a very strange star in the sky. They knew that this star meant that the King of FPL, the One who would save many seasons had been born.

When the mean King... (what was his name again?) Van Gaal heard this he got very worried.

He called a meeting with all the other important people in the area and asked them where this special baby had been born. The people replied, "In Manchester, because they heard that one day a special person would come from there and take care of all the people."

Then King Van Gaal called the wise men to a secret meeting and found out from them exactly where they saw the star. He then told them, "Go and find this child. As soon as you find him, tell me, so that I can go and worship him."

After they had spoken to the King, the wise men left to find the baby. They didn't know exactly where the baby was, but at night they followed the floodlight in the east. They followed the floodlight until it hung right over the very place where Aguero was.

When they finally had arrived they were very excited and happy. They found Aguero laying in Pellegrini's arms, and they bowed down and worshipped him.

After that they opened the gifts they had brought Aguero. They were BAPS, Hat tricks and Silva. These were very expensive gifts, gifts that you would give to a King, not to a baby. Mary thanked them for bringing the gifts for Aguero, and the wise men went to find a place to sleep for the night.

As the wise men were sleeping, they each had the same dream. They were not to go back and tell King Van Gaal where they found Aguero. King Van Gaal didn't want to find Aguero to worship him, he wanted to kill him because he was jealous that this baby would someday bring FIFFSA qualification to Uruguay.

So the wise men went home another way so that Van Gaal would not know where they had come from. They also decided that they would not tell King Van Gaal anything about what they had seen.

When the wise men had left, an angel appeared to Oghash in a dream. "Get up," the angel said, "take Aguero and Silva and run away to Athletic Madrid. Stay there until I come to you again, because Van Gaal is going to search for Aguero to injure him."

Oghash immediately got up and woke up Pellegrini, and he gently picked up Aguero so he wouldn't injure him in his sleep. They left in the middle of the night for Athletic Madrid, so no one would see them.

They were safe in Madrid, and after King Van Gaal lost his power an angel appeared to Oghash and told him could go to a place called Manchester City. And that's where Aguero grew up and, in gameweek 17 of the 2015/16 season, would lead Chenku, Oghash and the rest of the Uruguay team to FIFFSA qualification.

Forza Italia!

Substituts have been updated. Please check yours is correct

What's the rules regarding replacing an already existing team member with a new one?

Hope we are the ones knocking Barbados out for good.

Morning all. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated...

Butland Bego
Sagna Bertrand Toby Dawson Browning
Silva Mahrez Ozil Bolasie Anya
Lukaku Kane Giroud

A) Kane > Ighalo/Kun
B) Anya > Ramsey/Wijnaldum
C) Bertrand > ???
D) Bego > ???
E) Save FT

URGENT. Reuters:-- Carrier pigeon message 5458-666 ___ North Korea news flash
___________________________________________________________________

Major Injury Blow Hits North Korea

Reports out of Pyongyang suggest Kim Wild Rover has suffered a career threatening injury during their victory over the pirates of UAE.

It has been rumoured his FPL tibia bone has been severely damaged and to save his UFPL fibula bone, doctors have had to remove most of the tibia bone and screw it to the fibula.

When recovered Kim Wild Rover will walk like Max Wall and the Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

A spokesman for North Korea has released the following statement :

" It is with sad regret that Kim Wild Rover has been retired from international football. We ask now that you respect our privacy during this time. We sincerely thank Kim Wild Rover for his services to his country and wish him good luck for the future."

No more statements will come out of North Korea during this time of mourning.

North Korean team members will be contacted shortly regarding this matter. Good luck for the coming G/W.

Espana!!!

Episode 1: The Pygmy Hippo Menace
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/11/18/fiffsa-5-a-side-world-cup-qualifying-week-1/?hc_page=4#hc_comment_11885170
Episode 2: Attacked in our Homes
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/11/27/fiffsa-5-a-side-world-cup-qualifying-week-2/?hc_page=2#hc_comment_11949822
Episode 3: Revenge of the Seychelles
http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/11/27/fiffsa-5-a-side-world-cup-qualifying-week-2/?hc_page=2#hc_comment_11949822

Episode 4: A New Hope
“It is a period of unrest in the Premier League. Fallen giants, failing to strike from inside the box, have lost their first manager against the small team rebellion led by Leicester City. During the battle, small team players managed to injure the Eden Hazard Star, an FPL player with enough power to destroy a casual manager’s overall ranking. Pursued by giant team agents, Leicester striker Darth Vardy races home aboard the team bus. Meanwhile young manager Alex Neil plans the downfall of Emperor Van Gaal in the hope of bringing entertaining football back to the red half of Manchester...."

A giant oil tanker loomed over our heads as the Seychelles team speed boat bounced towards the coast of Somalia. We had come to look for our missing team mate Cheeseoid. Free from the tanker’s shadow, we sped to the shoreline, hid our speedboat in a cave and blocked up the entrance with boulders found by Balders.

We didn’t have to search long to find the missing wreckage of the plane Cheesoid had been flying in. Tracks led away from the plane and into the sandy interior. Checking we had as much water and food as we could carry, we set off into the wilderness after our comrade.

During our long slog through the desert we lost track of time and space. At one point the horizon had turned all wavy, like a heat haze and we walked through it. We came out with little recollection except for a sense that we had briefly been pixilated (http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/12/11/fiffsa-5-a-side-world-cup-qualifying-week-4/?hc_page=2#hc_comment_12085990).

“That was weird,” said Jawain, stretching his legs as we came out the other side in a rocky canyon. “I felt all cramped up.”

“It was strange,” I said, rubbing my hand as if a scar was healing up.

At that moment a band of masked warriors jumped up from behind some rocks, shrieked and attacked us. We fought back but looked like being defeated until a robed figure came out of nowhere and scared our attackers off with the mysterious power of an AutosubSouaré.

“What happened?” asked Badger.

“Rest easy son, you’ve had a busy day,” said the hooded figure, “You're fortunate you're still in one piece. The Gameweek 16 wastelands are not to be travelled lightly. Tell me what brings you out this far?”

“We’re searching for our lost team-mate, Cheeseoid” said Balders.

“Cheeseoid?” said the hooded figure. “Cheeseoid… Now that’s a name I haven't heard in a long time... a long time.”

“His plane crashed on the coast and we’re worried he’s dead.”

“Oh, he’s not dead.”

“You know him?”

“Well of course I know him, he’s me,” and Cheeseoid pulled back his hood. He had a shaggy beard, but it was him alright.

“I think we better get going,” said Cheeseoid. “The Zimbabwe five-a-side team are easily startled but they will soon be back and possibly forming a six-a-side team.”

As we grab our gear to move out, I realise someone is missing.

“Blue Lion!”

“Follow me,” said Cheeseoid. “I think I know where he might be. Jump in my speeder, it’s faster than Héctor Bellerín.”

We sped across the wastelands until we reached a rocky outcrop. We got out and looked at the settlement below us.

“Mos England SkySports town is down there,” said Cheeseoid. “You will never find a more wretched hive of Cockneys, Scousers and Aston Villainy. We must be cautious.”

We drove into town and pulled up outside a Geordie bar showing Premier League football. Entering the pub, we discover all the televisions are switched off and there’s a lively atmosphere because its band night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9OFa_Od-78

As we head to the bar to get a round in, the bartender shouts “We don't serve their kind here!”

“What?” says Jawain.

“Your Badger. He'll have to wait outside. We don't want him here.”

Badger, still recovering from being lost at sea all those months, mumbles something about it being too crowded in here for him anyway and that he will go outside to mind the speeder. We know he will welcome the chance to talk alone with his cricket ball friend Wilson.

While we had been talking to Badger, Cheeseoid had been in conversation with a man at the bar.
“This is Cheick Tioté. He’s first mate on a team that might suit our needs.”

Cheeseoid, Balders and I go to talk to Cheick’s team mate, while Jawain disappears further into the bar.

"Moussa Sissoko. I'm captain of the Wijnaldium Magpie. Cheick here tells me you're looking for passage through Gameweek 17."

"Yes, indeed. If you've got a good PPG," said Cheeseoid.

"Good PPG? You've never heard of the Wijnaldium Magpie?"

"Should I have?"

"It's part of the team that made the Norwich run with six shots on target! We've outrun fallen giant teams, not the midtable bulk-cruisers, mind you. I'm talking about the big London teams like Tottenham Hotspur. She's got enough PPG for you, old man. Who is in?"

"The Seychelles team. Myself, Diva, Jawain, Balders, Badger and Blue Lion when we find him and no questions asked."

"What is it? Some kind of qualifying trouble?"

"Let's just say we'd like to avoid any South African entanglements."

We agree to meet at the St James Park loading bay of Gameweek 17 and pay 7.1m in credits.

As we leave the bar to scour the town for Blue Lion, a bounty hunter sits down opposite Moussa. Before moving out of ear shot, I hear the following exchange between them: “Going somewhere, Sissoko?”

“Yes, Grego-Cox. As a matter of fact, I was just going to see your boss. Tell Alan that I've got his money.”

Outside we discover the speeder has gone and so has Badger.

“Great,” says Balders. “Now we’ve lost Badger and Blue Lion.”

“I’ve learned where Blue Lion is,” says Jawain emerging from the pub. “He’s been captured by a Villain called Alan the Hutton. His lair, Villa Park, is in the middle of town.”

“Alan the Hutton,” I said. “That name rings a bell. His team are dead men walking and desperate. I heard they have contacts with some of the fallen giants and the small team rebellion. We’re flush with cash in the bank and we might be able to get us some good players at cheap prices.”

“You mean, just go and see them and do a deal?” asked Cheeseoid.

“Yes.”

“Lead on.”

We head to Villa Park…

Several days later, we arrive at Gameweek 17. Badger is still missing, but Balders, Jawain, Cheeseoid and I are there as Alan the Hutton brings us Blue Lion, plus some a couple of Aaron Ramsey storm troopers, a Sergio Agüero canon (very powerful, but prone to breaking down), a Scott Dann shield and Darth Vardy’s favourite field officer, General Mahrez.

We hand over the credits and Alan hands us our reinforcements.

“And Moussa and the Wijnaldium Magpie?” asks Alan.

“In here”, says Balders, pressing a button on the wall.

The door to St James Park slides open and Alan the Hutton and Moussa Sissoko start kicking a ball about.

Behind us we hear a cackle. It’s Thomass and his South African team.

“#ProteaFire!” he says.

The battle begins and the Seychelles team goes into combat confident we can shove their hashtags back into their keyboards.

Details tab reads me benched for Peru, but I'm pretty sure that's not what my e-mail says. Could anyone check this please? 🙂

baby
not sure if line ups completed but you have me on -4 and i havent made any changes yet.
cheers

Thailand night! Bangkok sights!

All is calm, all is bright,

Scottish Virgins drunken and wild

German infantry, not tender and mild,

Shatter the heavenly peace!

Shatter the heavenly peace!



Thailand night! Bangkok sights!

Scottish quake at the sight!

Glories stream from the German front line,

German fans sing Alleluia!

King Ozil, the Saviour, he scores!

King Ozil, the Saviour, he scores!

Thailand night! Bangkok sights!

Scottish players, blinded by light

Radiant beams from thy German backline

With the dawn of a redeeming brace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy Birth!

Scottish, tremble, no worth!

Thailand night! Bangkok sights!

Here at last, what a sight

From the heavenly kingdom sent,

King Ozil leads his troops again.

German, salvation for all.

German, salvation for all

Good luck Team USA

P.S. I despise your Butland army 🙂

Forza Italia