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The Steering Group has spoken, and as a result of these discussions the rules regarding the posting of early results have been changed slightly. The changes are outlined below, but to all league users please note these rules are to begin with immediate effect. You have all been duly warned!

The Rules

Result spoilers
Managers are able to play matches early and enter the results on the website. If played early, managers are not permitted to post anything that might indicate the results before the fixture date.

This rule exists to maintain the league experience for everyone.

The League Organisers will determine if a post breaks the rule or not. To ensure you don't fall foul of the rule, just don't post about future fixtures.

The following penalties will be applied for breaking the rule:

First offence: Warning
Second offence: 1 point deduction
Third offence: 3 point deduction
Fourth offence: 6 point deduction
Fifth offence: Removal from the league

Note:
* These are career-long penalties, not reset between seasons.
* You are still free to play games early. Results added to the site will be automatically revealed on the fixture date. You should not post anything that might indicate the results before the fixture date. The rules lay out the repercussions for doing this.

-JaminTastic

We are currently holed up at rllmuk2, the temporary home from home whilst the rllmuk server is ignored by IPB. Everything in the league is carrying on as normal, so keep on fighting the good fight.

It is Week 6 here in FIFA 1v1 land, and, thanks to a mass of employee World Cup-related sick leave and FIFA 10v10 coaching distractions it is with furrowed brows that we must apologise for a lack of recent updates. A customary glance at the tables indicates some dramatic shifts have occured in the fortunes of some clubs since our last update!

Up in the Premiership, last seasons' winner pompey88's Inter Milan currently lead the way, 2 points ahead of Baring's Barcelona, although the Catalans do have 2 games in hand. Inter's rise up the table can be attributed to having won 5 of their last 6 games, including double victories over perennially tricky opponents LittleJoe's AC Milan and RickyDVT's Arsenal.
At the wrong end of the table and currently occupying 12th position is Sith's Juventus side, who have 3 points after 10 games. Ironically, his only win came against current table-topper Pompey, with a 2-1 home success.
Joining Sith in the relegation places, and also on 3 points is LittleJoe's AC Milan team. The only points the Rossaneri have picked up thus far was the opening day 3-0 home victory over Sean_L_99's Liverpool team.
Completing the relegation spots in 10th place sits the aforementioned RickyDVT's Arsenal outfit. The Gunners have 7 points, and are 2 points from safety as it currently stands.

One tier down and it is remarkable just how close the Championship is looking at this half way stage in the season. Just 8 points seperates 1st place from 10th place, and it seems likely whichever team can put together a good run of results will end up playing Premiership football next season.
In a remarkable turnaround, it is PrimeAran's Bayern Munich side who are now top - the pre-season favourite endured a dreadful start but has really bounced back in recent weeks. Currently sitting in the second promotion place, and trailing Bayern only on goal difference is superstarbeejay's Valencia side, the Spaniards having put together a run of sorts - accruing 7 points from a possible 12 in recent weeks.
Down in the relegation zone and currently 6 points from safety are Siread's Marseille team, with the French outfit having been on the wrong end of double German defeats to Bayern and Wolfsburg in the past few weeks.
Second from bottom are Manic Miner's Aston Villa side, although the Villans are perhaps the form side at the bottom - they are unbeaten in their last four matches.
Completing the relegation places is Tris3d's Atletico Madrid side. The new manager has struggled for form so far in this, his opening season in the rllmuk leagues.

In League One and sitting 5 points clear at the top is Rocafella's Fiorentina side. La viola's have however lost twice in their last 6 games, indicating to other promotion hopefuls that they are beatable.
Joining Rocafella in the automatic promotion spots are ryanski's Napoli side. The Scottish manager has enjoyed good form of late, winning 5 of his last 6 games, including a victory over the aforementioned Fiorentina.
At the wrong end of the table and occupying the relegation places are Razzle's Bayer Leverkusen (4 points), SaintM's Southampton (7 points), and Joffy's Hamburg (9 points).
Razzle's hopes of avoiding the drop suffered a double blow in recent weeks - losing twice to fellow strugglers Southampton in Week 5, and then losing twice again a week later to scratch's Villarreal side. Joffy will point to his 2 games in hand over his rivals he hopes will help get him out of the relegation mire.

Down in League Two rllmuk stalwart Tomox's Wigan Athletic side maintain their grip on top spot, currently leading by 3 points. The Latics haven't had it all their own way in recent weeks, a double defeat to Pilotwings's Palermo in Week 5 casting shadows over their title aspirations.
Completing an English one-two at the top, it is Gambit's Fulham side currently in the runners up position, whose steady but unspectacular form has seen them rise steadily up to second place.
At the wrong end of the table, it is currently Big Gus's FC Koln side propping up the division on 7 points. The Germans have failed to win in 5 games, and need to start picking up points fast to avoid dropping back into the Conference.
In 11th place it is Harbey's Sunderland side, just a point above FC Koln on 8 points. The Wearsiders' have won just once in 9 games, and will need to get Darren Bent and Kenwyne Jones firing if they hope to avoid the drop.
Occupying the last relegation spot, and 3 points from safety is JayD's Lazio side on 9 points. The Italians did however win their last match 3-1 (over Billy Brown's Birmingham), and will be looking to build on that success.

Meanwhile in the lowest professional rllmuk tier; the Conference it's that man TommyMAT and his Blackburn Rovers side who still lead the way, only 1 point ahead now from his nearest rival BedroomBusinessMan's PSV Eindhoven. Both sides have won 5 of their last 6 matches, and will know maintaining such form will likely see them both playing League Two football next term.
At the bottom, Gingerling's Besiktas side are occupying the lowest spot on the rllmuk ladder with just 1 point from 6 games, although the Turkish side do have a number of games in hand over their nearest rivals.

We are now exactly half-way through this term, and with most teams having 12 games left to play, it will be these matches that will make or break their season. Good luck to all involved, and remember to check back next Monday for your next news update!

-JaminTastic

Welcome back to rllmuk FIFA news cental, and whilst the World Cup tournament is a go-go, the fixtures and games have carried on as normal in the tiered rllmuk FIFA league.

Beginning in the Premiership, a quick look at the table shows that Steely's Blue Mooners Manchester City currently head the table on 13 points from 6 games. Mr Steel enjoyed two excellent wins this week; 5-1 and 2-1 over Tyler's Roma side. In second place and third places are Mackenie's Manchester United and JaminTastic's Real Madrid respectively, both of whom also picked up 6 points this week against teams in the relegation zone.
Man Utd beat LittleJoe's AC Milan 3-0 and 5-1, whilst Sith's Juventus fell to 3-0 and 3-1 defeats to Real Madrid. Sith remains the only manager without a point in the top flight with 6 games played.

In the Championship it's that man Timmo, whose strong start with Udinese shows no signs of abating. The Italians lead the pack by 3 points after a 6-3 victory and a 2-2 draw with third placed humdrum's FC Porto. In second place sit smithstock's Sevilla, the Spanish outfit won one and lost one this week against fellow Spanish team Atletico Madrid (managed by Tris3d).
Down in the relegation zone propping up the table, is Siread's Marseille team, this despite picking up 3 points this week against promotion hopeful Alfromsleep's Lyon team. Just above Siread by a single point is PrimeAran's Bayern Munich side. The veteran manager has endured a disappointing start, and could only pick up a point this week after a 3-3 draw and 4-3 defeat to Manic Miner's Aston Villa side.

One tier below in League One, Rocafella's Fiorentina side still sit in 1st place on 15 points, although only on goal difference after winning one and losing one this week to fifth-placed 54M0's Galatasaray side. In second place, but also on 15 points is Swallow's Borussia Dortmund. An all-German encounter this week against Razzle's Bayer Leverkusen ended with both teams taking home a win, and 3 points.
At the wrong end of the table it's an RPL Athletic 1-2-3, with SaintM (Southampton), scratch (Villarreal) and Razzle (Leverkusen) filling the relegation place. Southampton are bottom, enduring another double defeat this week, 3-0 and 3-1 at the hands of Nathan's Ajax side. Villarreal also failed to pick up any points after two 2-1 defeats to Goldbricker's Werder Bremen.

In League Two, many sides are still struggling to get games played, but it is Alshie's Sampdoria outfit who lead the way on 10 points from 6 games. Second placed Tomox's Wigan Athletic side could leapfrog him into 1st if he picks up a least a point against Disciple's Sao Paulo this week.
At the bottom, again, many sides have games in hand, but currently in the relegation zone it is JayD's Lazio side who are bottom (1 point), with Big Gus's FC Koln and Peter UK's Fenerbahce (4 points) both just above him.

Finally in the Conference, for the third week running it is TommyMAT's Blackburn Rovers who are top, the English team have 16 points and picked up 6 points again this week with 3-2 and 7-0 wins over zapp0music's Getafe side. In second place, 2 points behind top spot it's the return of Mister long name, aka BedroomBusinessMan - his PSV side have made an excellent start and he too won twice this week, 3-0 and 6-0 against Slotter's FC Schalke.
At the wrong end of the table, Shoes's Panathinaikos remain bottom with 0 points from 4 games. Also pointless so far, but having only played 2 games are Gingerling's Besiktas, and just above him, with 2 points from 6 games is SomethingWitty's plucky Ipswich Town side.

So there we have it. Things are certainly hotting up in the Premiership and Championship, where no one team have put together any meaningful results. The picture should become a lot clearer too in Leagues One and Two as more of the outstanding fixtures get played.

-JaminTastic

The World Cup may be dawning, but this Sunday heralds the end of Week 2 in the rllmuk league, with most managers having played 4 games and the tables already taking shape.

Starting as is customary in the Premiership, it is Baring's Barcelona side who sits high and dry with 10 points from 4 games. The rllmuk FIFA legend cruised to 6-2 and 4-1 victories in this weeks highly anticipated match up with JaminTastic and his Real Madrid side. In second place, also on 10 points but with a slightly inferior goal difference is Roma, managed by tyler. The Italians took 4 points from RickyDVT's Arsenal side this week to remain in the runners up position.
At the bottom, it has been a disappointing return to the top flight for Sith's Juventus team, who have so far failed to pick up a point from any of their 4 games including losing this week 2-1 and 4-1 to third placed Chelsea, managed by JohnnyArgos.

In the Championship, it is Timmo's Di Natale inspired Udinese side who lead the way on 9 points, just ahead of second placed humdrum's FC Porto on goal difference. Udinese enjoyed two excellent wins, 6-3 and 3-1, over many peoples tip for the title this season: PrimeAran's Bayern Munich team. FC Porto also secured a double victory this week, triumphing 3-2 and 3-0 over Siread's Marseille.
Speaking of Marseille, it is infact les blues who are currently propping up the Championship table with just 1 point to their name from 4 games played.

Meanwhile a division below in League One, Rocafella's impressive rise through the leagues show no sign of stopping, his Mutu-less Fiorentina side winning twice again this week: 7-0 and 6-5 against fifth-placed Hamburg (managed by Joffy). In second place - also with an impressive 12 points from 4 games is rllmuk newbie Swallow, whose Borussia Dortmund side put SaintM's plucky Southampton side to the sword this week with tight 2-0 and 1-0 wins.
Down at the bottom, it is the aforementioned Hampshire-based manager who sees his beloved Saints bottom, having accrued just 1 point from a possible 12 so far. Joining him in the relegation zone, and also on 1 point is fellow RPL Athletic player Razzle, who lost narrowly 2-1 in both fixtures against Goldbricker's Werder Bremen this week.

In League Two this week, a glance at the table shows that Tomox's Wigan Athletic lead the way with 9 points, after impressive 7-1 and 3-1 wins over last weeks table topper Jazzy's Olympiacos. The two teams occupying 2nd and 3rd places in the table both are two points behind Wigan - each on 7 points. In the runners up spot thanks to their slightly better goal difference is Boobni82's Stuttgart side; the Germans collecting 4 points from Harbey's Sunderland this week. In 3rd place it is Pilotwings's Palermo outfit, with the newbie manager enjoying a very solid start in his debut season; collecting a win and a draw this week from JayD's Lazio team.
At the bottom of the table, an FA nightmare is beginning to unravel, with several teams yet to fulfil any of their fixtures! PeterUK's Fenerbache side are currently in last position, however they've only played 2 games thus far: the first week double loss to Jazzy's Olympiacos side leaving them rock bottom for now.

Lastly, but never leastly, in the Conference, it is RickyDVT's best mate TommyMAT leading the way, his Blackburn Rovers team having accrued 10 points from a possible 12 so far. He did drop his first points of the season this week however, winning 5-3 but then drawing 3-3 against SomethingWitty's Ipswich Town. Currently sitting in the second automatic promotion place is BedroomBusinessMan and his PSV team. Mr BusinessMan has 8 points so far, enjoying a 3-2 win and a dour 0-0 draw this week against xyzgames's West Ham side.
At the bottom, and facing relegation into a division so low we can't even visibly see it, are Shoes's Greek outfit Panathinaikos, who suffered their second consecutive double-loss this week: 5-2 and 4-1 to Bleeders' Lille side. Shoes really needs to kick on for the rest of the season eh!
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Thanks for listening children! Watch out for a special Cup-related news update featuring all the action taking place in the Champions League, Europa Cup, Intertoto Cup and League Cup: coming soon!

-JaminTastic