WEEK NINE - THE NEXT ENGLAND MANAGER No prizes for spotting that there were no games played this weekend. A big prize for one of our dearly beloved managers if they can prove to the FA that they are the rightful leader of Team Ingerland and that Fabio Capello should be sacked. It shouldn't be hard to get your case across. Firstly the newspapers, broadsheets and tabloids, will be laying into Fabio even if England score 71 goals this Tuesday. Secondly you'll be able to print off this web page and show the FA the graph below that demonstrates the huge improvements you've made to your team in just one season. Let's ignore the Golden Girl manager Mel and congratulate (and eat my hat) the tweedle-dee and tweedle-dum of the FFFL - managers Mal and Al. The graph shows inclines of Everestine proportions. You guys are definitely up for the big job as the big Cheddar. The FA can be reached on 0844 980 8200. Get on the phone and make us proud of England again.

signed Secretary Linus Hibert - Sunday 10th of October 2010 7:30PM
FFFL rules and regulations
| REASONS WHY PLAYERS GET POINTS | Points |
| For playing in a game | 1 |
| For playing at least 60 minutes in a game (includes playing points mentioned above) | 2 |
| For each goal scored by your goalkeeper or defenders | 6 |
| For each goal scored by your midfielders | 5 |
| For each goal scored by your forwards | 4 |
| For each goal assist | 3 |
| For your goalkeeper / defender conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes) | 4 |
| For your midfielder conceding 0 goals (must also play at least 60 minutes) | 1 |
| For every 3 shot saves made by your goalkeeper | 1 |
| For every penalty save | 5 |
| For every penalty miss | -2 |
| Bonus points for the best players in a match | 1-3 |
| For every 2 goals conceded by your goalkeeper or defenders | -1 |
| For every yellow card | -1 |
| For every red card (includes any yellow card points) | -3 |
| For every own goal | -2 |
If a player receives a red card, they will continue to be penalised for goals conceded by their team.
Some players scores will not be finalised by the FA when our league tables are updated on Sunday night (e.g. contentious goals, assists and bonus points can sometimes take a couple of days to be decided by the FA). These players will pick up their missing points when the league is updated the following Sunday. This could affect the SDC bonus and result in managers receiving less points than they are owed but this is outwith the control of the FFFL and a risk to all managers therefore no allowance will be made for this and points obtained by the FFFL will be final. This will not affect players in the top 5 who receive no SDC bonus.
THE SUPER-DUPER-CAPTAIN SYSTEM
Positions 1-3 in the league: Single points for your captain
Positions 4-7 in the league: Double points for your super captain
Positions 8-11 in the league: Treble points for for your super duper captain
Managers can change their captain between Sunday at 6pm and Monday at 7.45pm any week of the season. The captain will then be active from Monday 7.45pm until the captain is changed.
TRANSFERS AND SUBSTITUTES
There will be two transfer windows: One in the first half of September. One in the first half of February. In the September window managers will choose up to 4 new players to add to their team. In the February window managers can add more players up to a maximum squad of 15. On both occassions your new players will be added to the subs bench and it will be up to managers, if they are not in the top 3 of the league, to substitute players in their team. Substitutions can be made between Sunday at 6pm and Monday at 7.45pm any week of the season. Teams in the top 3 will not be able to make substitutions. During the transfer windows the manager at the bottom of the league will have first dobs for all players and then we'll move up the league manager by manager. All transfers are free. For managers with tied points the manager with the least played minutes will choose first.
PRIZES
1st place = £80 smackers
2nd place = £20 smoochies
3rd place = £10 money back