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Here are the current TOP FAQs: We have updated the playerlist to reflect players' current clubs / availability. a) Players with one asterisk* next to their name have left the Premier League. It is a good idea to transfer these players out of your squads. b) Players with two asterisks** next to their name have moved to another Premier League club. They will continue to score points as normal for their new club depending on how they perform. You will gain any points scored by these players. The reason for not moving players to their new clubs is because of the 3-player-per-club ruling. If we moved players now, many teams would become invalid through no fault of their own. All players will therefore remain with their original clubs for the duration of the season. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 2) How do I select players for my squad? a) Select players to add to your squad by searching the player lists next to the pitch view and clicking the green arrow beside their name. Players are grouped by position which can be selected using the drop down menu at the top. b) You can also click a player's name to view their perfomance history in the player detail box beneath and then add them to your squad by clicking Add Player. Players will become greyed out in the player list if they are already in your squad, if you already have enough players for that position or if you already have the maximum 3 players allowed from that Premier League Club. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 3) How do I substitute a player from my starting 11? a) Hover the cursor over a player and click the green downward arrow icon. The player will either be automatically substituted or you will be able to select your favoured substitute if several options are available. Click the green upward arrow icon on a benched player to select your favoured subsitute. If you change your mind at any stage, simply select the 'Cancel' button during this process. b) Click and hold on the player and then drag him onto the substitute you want in your team. The players in question will swap positions. Remember to Save Team for your change(s) to be stored. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 4) How do I transfer a player? Hover the cursor over a player and click the red cross icon. The player will be temporarily removed from the squad. From the player list on the right, search for the player you want to transfer in and either click the green arrow next their name or click on the player name and then click Add Player. The player will be added to your squad. Remember to select the player position you wish to fill from the drop down list before searching. If you change your mind at any stage, simply select the 'Undo' button at any time during the process. Remember to Save Team for your change(s) to be stored. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 5) How do I register? You can select your squad of 15 players before registering. Once you have a valid squad the Save Team button will become active - click on it and you'll be asked to enter a team name and a team manager's name. Click Save and you will be asked to login to your Guardian user account and sign up for Guardian Fantasy Football. If you do not already have a Guardian account you will easily be able to create one in a few steps. Once registered you will be taken to your team management page. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 6) How do I change formations? Click on the Choose Formation tab below the pitch view. Hover your cursor over the 10 possible team formations to see a graphical representation of each formation on the right. Once you've made up your mind, click your preferred formation to have your players automatically placed into correct positions. If the new formation doesn't result in all your preferred players being on the pitch, you can still make team changes using substitutions and transfers as necessary. There is also an automatic formation change facility in operation. If, for example, you substitute a defender for a striker in a 5-1-2-2 formation, the system will automatically place your team into a correct 4-1-2-3 formation. Where possible, the system will place your team into the appropriate formation for selected players. Once you have a valid team, select the Save Team button. You must select a game week date to save the team for and then click Save to confirm your new team. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 7) What happened to the changes I made? Once you have made any transfers or team changes you must select the 'Save Team' button and go through the Save Team process to confirm them. You must select a game week date to save your team; this is when the new team will become active. During the transfer amnesty you will only be able to save a team for the opening day of the season. When the amnesty finishes, you will be able to save a different team for 2 game weeks in advance Don't use the back or forward buttons on your browser as this is likely to wipe any recent changes. You can undo changes by selecting 'Undo Last Saved Team' from the Saved Teams list. Note: you can only edit the most recently saved team, so to edit other teams you will have to use the undo facility as necessary. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 8) Why do I have unlimited Transfers? There is a Transfer Amnesty in place before the season starts. This will allow you to fine tune your squad as much as you want without losing any of the 5 transfers per calendar month that you're allowed to use during the season. The amnesty will last until midday on Saturday 16th August - the first day of the 2008-9 season. After this, your monthly transfer allocation will become active. During the amnesty, you'll only be able to save a team for the first day of the season. When the amnesty ends, the list of deadlines will be extended for you to save teams for future dates. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 9) How much does it cost to play? Entry to the game and transfers through the season are FREE. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 10) What is a Friends League? A Friends League is a league you can set up to compete against colleagues, friends and family. It does not affect your status in the overall leagues. You can enter more than one Friends League at a time. To get started, click on "Friends Leagues" in the menu bar when viewing your squad. Instructions for creating and joining mini-leagues can be found from this page. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 11) Can I set my team up for future cut-offs? Game Weeks run from Saturday through Friday and your team selection will be fixed for the full week of Premier League matches ahead. The deadline for saving your team is midday on the Saturday at the start of a game week. Once the deadline has passed, teams cannot be changed/undone for the current game week. During the transfer amnesty, you can only save a team for the first day of the season. When this finishes, you will have the option to set up different teams up to two game weeks in advance. For example, on a Wednesday afternoon you could set one team for games played between the coming Saturday through Friday, and a different team for games played between Saturday and Friday the following week. This can be done via the Save Team button on the Pitch View page. Once you've set your teams in advance you'll only be able to alter the latest team. If you change your mind, you can select the 'Undo Last Saved Team' option from the Saved Teams tab and edit teams saved previously to this. For instance, if on the Wednesday you saved different line-ups for the first game week and the second game week, but then wanted to edit the first week's team, you would have to undo the teams for the second week, edit the first week's line-up, and then re-save teams for the second week. Only players selected in your starting eleven will score points for your squad. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 12) Why have players' values changed? On 11th September 2008, players' values will begin to fluctuate. Value fluctuations are dependent on how many times an individual player has been transferred in and out of total teams in the competition on a weekly basis. Basic example: If a player is transferred in many times during one week, he is likely to increase in value the following week. Fluctuations will take place every Thursday, starting from 11th September. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 13) Potential problems with caching - I have saved a team for a future date but it's not being displayed ? - My current team isn't showing? - I can't find my teams for advance dates ? - What can I do? This is likely to be a problem with caching. There is an easy way to overcome it. If using Internet Explorer, select 'Tools' from the top menubar and then 'Internet Options'. Now select 'Settings' from either the 'Browsing History' or 'Temporary Internet Files' sub-folder, depending on which version of IE is being used. You will see an option titled 'Check for newer versions of stored pages' - select the option 'Every visit to the page' and select OK. Now you must close all browser windows before returning to the site, and the problem should be fixed. ↑↑ top ↑↑ 14) Is there a Helpdesk? You can Email us using our helpdesk and we will endeavour to answer your query as soon as possible. ↑↑ top ↑↑ FURTHER INFO |