{"id":108,"date":"2013-08-01T11:40:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T10:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/?page_id=108"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:53:01","slug":"rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">All players must be chosen from the list of players available<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Players and positions will be as determined in the players list and cannot be changed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>You can choose either 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 formation<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>You can only choose a maximum of TWO players per Premier League team<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There are no budget restrictions so you can choose any players, as long as you follow the above rules<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">On some occasions, players are withdrawn from the game. This can be for a number of reasons, including long term injury or popularity. You must replace any withdrawn player with a new player. If you have submitted a team, you will be informed if a player is withdrawn. If you do not replace a player in time, one will be chosen for you at random.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">You must pick 11 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">different<\/span> players<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Transfers<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The players list will be refreshed approximately one week before the signup window closes, to include any transfer window movement up to that point<\/li>\n<li>Players who move between Premier League clubs after this point will remain as the club they are listed here but will score for the new club when the game starts<\/li>\n<li>Players who move out of the Premier League club will not score any points. It is your responsibility to change the player before the entries close. We will try to warn you where possible.<\/li>\n<li>If you do not change a player who leaves the Premier League, or is withdrawn from the game, we may replace this player with a random player after signup closes. You can opt out of this if you wish. Email the contact address to opt out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Monthly Goals<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Spot prizes will be awarded to the player who most closely predicts the number of goals scored during the first weekend of that month.<\/li>\n<li>You must choose a different number for each month.<\/li>\n<li>No adjustments will be made for any postponed games.<\/li>\n<li>Goals scored in any abandoned games will count.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Tiebreakers<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Tiebreakers are used when there is a tie for positions when paying season end prizes or when there is a draw during a fantasy cup knockout or monthly goals round<\/li>\n<li>Enter the teams you think will be in the selected positions in the Premier League at the time the tiebreaker is needed<\/li>\n<li>You must pick 5 different teams<\/li>\n<li>Enter your guess at the attendance of the most recent Swindon Town home league match at the time of the tiebreaker.<\/li>\n<li>Attendance prediction must be unique. If another player has chosen the same number as you before you, we will contact you to choose another number. If you do not update your choice in time, your guess will be reduced by 1 until it is unique.<\/li>\n<li>The first tiebreaker will be in a &#8220;penalty shootout&#8221; format using the 5 positions guessed. If your guess is accurate at the time, you will &#8220;score&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>If the score is level after 5 penalties, the person closest to the attendance will be the winner<\/li>\n<li>In the unlikely event of the attendance tiebreaker difference being equal, the player closest without going over will wi<span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Prizes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">By entering a team, you agree to pay the entrance fee of \u00a320 per team<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">All entrance money will be paid out in prizes, either in cash or as a free entry into the next league<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In the event that a player has already won\u00a0free entry in to the next league and then wins another prize, subsequent\u00a0prizes will be paid as cash<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Halfway There prize<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The Halfway There prize goes to the player sitting halfway down the table on the weekend closest to the halfway point of the league period.<\/li>\n<li>If there is an even number of players, the halfway position is half the total number. For example, with 24 players, it\u2019s the player in 12th place.<\/li>\n<li>If there is an odd number of players, it\u2019s the player with an equal number of players above and below them. For example, with 21 players, it\u2019s 11th place (10 above and 10 below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>General<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Entries and updates are made on the website <a href=\"www.waltersit.com\/football\">www.waltersit.com\/football<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">All entries must be received by <strong>4pm on Thursday 5 February 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Scoring will begin on <strong>Friday 6 February 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Scoring will end on <strong>Sunday 24 May 2026 <\/strong>(or when the final game of the season is played)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">You can enter a team and make as many changes as you want before the closing date<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Your team will be locked down sometime after <strong>4pm on Thursday 5 February 2026 <\/strong>and no further changes can be made<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Points scored will be taken from the <a href=\"https:\/\/fantasy.premierleague.com\/statistics\">Premier League Fantasy Football Game<\/a>, unless there is a problem with the connection<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">No adjustments will be made for any postponed games<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The Fantasy League season may be postponed or terminated in line with any decision by the Premier League to postpone or terminate the season<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--\n \t\n\n<li><del><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Points scored will be taken from the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px;\" href=\"https:\/\/fantasyfootball.telegraph.co.uk\/premier-league\/statscentre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Telegraph Fantasy League<\/a><\/del><\/li>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\nInjury Replacement Gamble\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>If a player sustains a\u00a0long-term injury during the course of the league, there is a chance to \"gamble\"\u00a0him for another player<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The following rules apply\n\n\n<ul>\n \t\n\n<li>The expected return date of the injured player must be at least December 2016,\u00a0as determined by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.physioroom.com\/news\/english_premier_league\/epl_injury_table.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">physioroom.com<\/a> website<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The gamble will involve choosing a number from a\u00a0range<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The number range\u00a0will be assigned to random players in the position you are changing<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>To avoid breaking the 2 player rule, the list will exclude all players from teams that you already have two players from<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The list <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">will<\/span> include all players from the team that the injured player plays for, excluding the injured player<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>All points scored for the injured player will be removed and the new randomly selected player will be inserted into the team and will score points <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as if they started the league<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>Players can only be gambled during certain \"windows\"<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>To gamble a player, contact the admin.<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>The Injury Replacement Gamble can only be used once per league season<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>No retrospective action will be taken with regards to cup knockouts or prizes such as half way there<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n--><em><b>We reserve the right to change the scoring system and \/ or the website used.<\/b><br \/>\n<b>This will only happen if there are technical issues with us accessing the site or scoring data.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--<del>This will only happen if there are any changes to the Telegraph site or if there is an issue with accessing the site to retrieve the scores.\u00a0No adjustments will be made to scores (for example rescinded Red Cards) unless the adjustment is made by the Telegraph.<\/del><\/em>\n\n-->Any questions or issues, contact <a href=\"mailto:football@waltersit.com\">football@waltersit.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Players All players must be chosen from the list of players available Players and positions will be as determined in the players list and cannot be changed You can choose either 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 formation You can only choose a maximum of TWO players per Premier League team There are no budget restrictions so you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-108","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3N6vD-1K","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":88,"href":"https:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2738,"href":"https:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108\/revisions\/2738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltersit.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}