For this we're going to resurrect a forgotten pastime by many football fans back in the day and don our best sheepskin coats and step straight into the dugout and onto the frontline of football management.
To allieviate the boredom during the Covid-19 induced lockdown I'm inviting eight managers to take the reins of a Premier League club and attempt to steer them to glory.
Rules
1. Each team will be allocated a number, this number will correspond to the fixture structure as demonstrated below.
Week One: 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5
Week Two: 2 vs 1, 8 vs 3, 6 vs 4, 5 vs 7
Week Three: 3 vs 1, 5 vs 2, 4 vs 6, 7 vs 3
Week Four: 2 vs 4, 1 vs 3, 5 vs 8, 6 vs 3
Fixtures are reversed after week four.
2. The league follows the same points system as the Premier League so there will be three points for a win and one for a draw.
3. The team with the most points at the end of the season will be crowned champions, if two teams finish the season level on points then the following tie-breakers will be brought into play.
1. Goal difference
2. Goals scored
3. Goals conceded
4. Head-to-head record
5. Drawing of numbers
4. All matches will be played over the next eight weekends, all managers will have until 5pm the day before their respective fixtures to send their team sheets to me (league commissioner) via DM on Twitter. Results will be processed as soon as possible and all managers will be informed before the week's recapped blog post goes live.
5. Transfers between clubs are permitted as long as both clubs' respective managers agree to a deal and the deals are ratified by the league commissioner by 5pm the day before a game.
6. Loan transfers are permitted and will last for a maximum period of three games. Extensions are only permitted in circumstances regarding goalkeepers.
7. Any player who receives a red card will be banned from playing for one match.
8. The top four teams will also play at the end of the season in a short knockout cup competition, this will be run separately from the league competition and will be drawn as follows.
1 vs 4, 2 vs 3 with the final taking place at a virtual 'Wembley'.
9. All managers will be added to a group DM strain on Twitter, this can be used to organise transfers or make requests to the league commissioner.
10. All matches will be generated using the FIFA video game with all matches simulated by the computer.
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