The Rule Book: Second Edition

2 Fantacy Website

The fantacy website may be accessed at http://www.totalfantacy.net/

3 Fantacy Football League Administrator

The fantacy football league administrator shall be Kevin Roberts and he shall be required to:

3.1 Apply his time, effort and attention towards the routine maintenance of the fantacy website

3.2 To implement all requests (whether reasonable or unreasonable) in such timescales (whether realistic or unrealistic) arising in connection with the smooth and efficient administration of the fantacy football league as may be made of him from time to time by the managers, either of a routine nature as notified to him through the fantacy mailing list or of a non routine nature as may be decided upon at fantacy meetings.

4 Clubs

Clubs employ a team of players and are under the absolute control of their managers.

5 Pressroom

Each club shall operate a pressroom and offer copy, in whichsoever form as it may find appropriate, to the Fantacy Football League for incorporation into the fantacy website.

45 Punishable Breaches

The punishable breaches of the rules are as follows:

45.1 Fielding teams containing more than two players from any one "real" team an illegal team. There are two ways in which an illegal team may be fielded:

45.1.1 Having, within a team, more than the legal limit of players from any one "real" team at Kickoff of a Gameweek, the sanction for which is that:

45.1.1.1 The league will ‘send to the stands’ whichever player will result in the lowest points total for the manager during that week. The league will send to the stands one player for each offence, each time maximising the loss of points. This is not necessarily the highest scoring of the offending players. In the case that fewer points are scored by playing all offending players, then all are played and whichever other player(s) in the team whose removal would maximise the loss of points shall be ‘sent to the stands’.

45.1.1.1.1 For clarity, ‘offending player’ in the context of paragraph 45.1.1.1 refers to any of the players from the real team whose legal limit has been exceeded.

45.1.1.1.2 ‘Sent to the stands’ means that any points scored by the player that week will not be counted for the purposes of allocating points to the team and he shall earn no gate receipts. He shall, however, receive a salary from his club. (05.10.08 Scrapping the 3 player concession for the current season).

45.1.1.2 The sanctions contained within paragraph 45.1.1.1 shall be applied to each Gameweek that the illegal team is fielded until the manager has made his squad legal.

45.1.1.3 A ‘skull and crossbones’ shall be inscribed alongside the club’s name on the League Table, which shall remain there until the end of the season.

45.1.2 Having, within a team, more than the legal limit of players in a given position (goal, defence, midfield or attack) at Kickoff of a Gameweek, the sanction for which is that:

45.1.2.1 The league shall first make the team legal by ‘sending to the stands’ whichever player(s) in the position(s) that has/have too many players will result in the lowest points total for the manager during that week. The league will ‘send to the stands’ one player for each offending player, each time maximising the loss of points. The team will then compete in all competitions as usual. 45.1.2.1.1 ‘Sent to the stands’ means that any points scored by the player that week will not be counted for the purposes of allocating points to the team and he shall earn no gate receipts. He shall, however, receive a salary from his club.

45.1.2.2 All points awarded for winning or drawing in the Premiership will then be deducted from the club’s points total in the league table. Any points awarded for winning or drawing in the group stages of any cup competitions they may have competed in shall be deducted from the relevant group table. If the team competed in a knockout stage of a cup competition then they shall be deemed to have lost and their competitor will progress to the next round.

45.1.2.3 The Club shall be fined 1 million pounds of Fantacy Money.

45.1.2.4 The sanctions contained within paragraphs 45.1.2.1 to 45.1.2.3 shall be applied to each Gameweek that the illegal team is fielded until the manager has made his squad legal.

45.1.2.5 A ‘skull and crossbones’ shall be inscribed alongside the club’s name on the League Table, which shall remain there until the end of the season. (Meeting February 2012, 21.02.12)

45.2 Being overdrawn, the sanction for which is that:

45.2.1 All points awarded for winning or drawing in the Premiership shall be deducted from the club’s points total in the league table. Any points awarded for winning or drawing in the group stages of any cup competitions they may have competed in shall be deducted from the relevant group table. If the team competed in a knockout stage of a cup competition then they shall be deemed to have lost and their competitor will progress to the next round.

45.2.2 The Club shall be fined 1 million pounds of Fantacy Money.

45.2.3 The sanctions contained within paragraphs 45.2.1 to 45.2.3 shall be applied to each Gameweek that the illegal team is fielded until the manager has made his squad legal.

45.2.4 A ‘skull and crossbones’ shall be inscribed alongside the club’s name on the League Table, which shall remain there until the end of the season.