PlayTheGame

Hello Everyone

We hope you enjoyed the summer (although it seems to be raining again)

PlayTheGame is back for 2009/10 and will launch later today. Make sure you check back this afternoon and you'll be able to register and login to get your leagues and teams set up for the new Premier League season.

After a short, but quiet summer by footballing standards (unless you're a Manchester City fan) the preparations for the 2009/10 Premier League season are well and truly under way. The top teams from England are traveling the globe to build their match fitness, the transfer kitty is being spent and the optimism of every fan has been fully re-invigorated as we move towards the opening Premier League fixtures on August 15th 2009.

If you are an active manager who wants to play until the last kick of the season or want to take part in a larger 'Public' League than our standard 10 team leagues, then this is the place to find other fully-committed managers to give you a run for your money.

All you need to do is let the PlayTheGame community know who you’d like to join your League, post its name, password and league size and enjoy a season playing with like-minded managers.

See below for a list of the leagues available:

Make sure you pick up a copy of The Times from your local newsagent on Thursday 30th July 2009 for an 8 page supplement on this years game.

For those users with multiple teams, please take a look at the tip below sent in by Jamacian Red Devil that allows you to copy a wish list from one team to another....

NOTICE FOR MANAGERS WITH MULTIPLE TEAMS

For those with multiple teams.. I found a little workaround to "copy" your wish list from one team to another.

I don't know if this works in Internet Explorer but I've done it with Firefox and i have been able to have identical wish lists with my 4 teams fairly easily.

STEPS

1. make your wish list and save it, keep the list open (list 1)

2. open your second team in a new tab and go to your player rankings screen (list 2)

3. go back to the list 1 tab and save your list KEEP IT OPEN

4. go to list 2 and refresh the list... you "should" see the content from list 1 in list 2

5. save list 2

6. rinse and repeat for other teams where applicable

You'll find the 2009/10 PlayTheGame supplement wrapped around Times2 in the centre of the The Times today (Thursday 30th July)

It includes a run down of how and why you need to be signed up and playing PTG this season, a run down on the best players from last season and ones to watch out for this year with lots of Do's, Don'ts and Top Tips to enhance your managerial skills and game play technique.

Available at all good bookshops (and newsagents, supermarkets, service stations and coffee shops)

Here are some selected articles from yesterdays PlayTheGame supplement

Why PlayTheGame is cream of crop
Fantasy football without equal: transfers but no windows, more depth, and stars that can be owned by one manager alone

Ten reasons why you have to PlayTheGame
It's fun, free and the ultimate test and makes even mundane matches exciting - what more could you possibly want?

The eight commandments of PlayTheGame
Doing your homework can make you an overnight success in fantasy football - read up on our list of dos and don'ts

Which type of fantasy football manager are you?
You can emulate the style of some of the Premier League’s most successful managers in our PlayTheGame fantasy football game

Fantasy football cheat sheet - the men to watch
Tony Cascarino picks five players you must sign, plus ten new Premier League arrivals and the men currently on the injured list

The best players of PlayTheGame 2008-09
Analysis of the top 20 players in PlayTheGame last season and then look at the best players based on position