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E: WEEKLY Win Part Of A £275,000 Prize Fund
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Fantasy Football with You The Manager.
Welcome to You The Manager Fantasy Football for the 2008/2009 season. Sign up and play for the chance to win part of our £275,000 prize fund. You can win Fantasy Football prizes throughout the season with our weekly and monthly individual awards, as well as £100,000 for the overall top manager at the end of the season.
Fantasy Football Mini Leagues
All entrants can set up their own private Mini League completely free of charge, so you can challenge your friends and colleagues to see who the best Fantasy Football Manager is. You can also win more with You The Manager's mini leagues with our overall prize and monthly winners.
Next Deadline: 12pm Saturday 13 September
£10k to be won - 2 teams for the price of 1!
I think I know what happened. I have an email account with the Mirror, which I think logs you in automatically, which is why the client ID was showing up. I have now altered the link to the address provided in the paper.
Good Luck!!
Fantasy Football with You The Manager.
Welcome to You The Manager Fantasy Football for the 2008/2009 season. Sign up and play for the chance to win part of our £275,000 prize fund. You can win Fantasy Football prizes throughout the season with our weekly and monthly individual awards, as well as £100,000 for the overall top manager at the end of the season.
Fantasy Football Mini Leagues
All entrants can set up their own private Mini League completely free of charge, so you can challenge your friends and colleagues to see who the best Fantasy Football Manager is. You can also win more with You The Manager's mini leagues with our overall prize and monthly winners.
Next Deadline: 12pm Saturday 13 September
£10k to be won - 2 teams for the price of 1!
I think I know what happened. I have an email account with the Mirror, which I think logs you in automatically, which is why the client ID was showing up. I have now altered the link to the address provided in the paper.
Good Luck!!
It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb calories if you take it from another person's plate.
:A :A :A
Chocolate is the answer and I don't give a damn what
the question is.;)
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Fantasy Football Terms and Conditions
The following Terms and Conditions constitute an agreement between the Entrants, the Promoter and the Publisher
It is important that Entrants read them carefully and understand what they mean. By entering into the Game, Entrants confirm their complete understanding and acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
Definitions:
Game: You The Manager 2008/09 fantasy football game
Newspapers: Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The People.
Websites: https://www.mirror.co.uk, https://www.sundaymirror.co.uk, https://www.people.co.uk
Entrants: Readers of the Newspapers who make an entry into the Game
Materials: The text, graphics, photographs, pictures, sounds, digital audio and video clips published in the Newspapers and on the Websites to publicise the Game-
<LI style="LIST-STYLE-TYPE: decimal">The Game will run in the Newspapers or any such national or regional titles as may be deemed appropriate from time to time and on the Websites and/or in other partner publications as deemed appropriate by the Publisher from time to time.
- Entrants must be aged 18 years or over at the time of registration. Failure to observe this will deem any winning entry invalid and prizes will be forfeited. The Game is intended for play only within the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland and is governed by English law. Each entrant must ensure that his or her participation in the Game is lawful in accordance with the laws of the country of which he or she is a citizen and/or resides, and/or happens to be at the time his entry is made. Neither the Promoter nor its servants or agents or the Publisher shall be taken to make any representations, express or implied, as to the lawfulness of any entrant's participation. Void in all U.S. Territories (e.g. Guam and Puerto Rico) and where prohibited by law. Residents of North Dakota, Connecticut, Minnesota, Maryland, Colorado, Montana, Vermont, Louisiana, Arizona, Florida and the province of Quebec may play, but WILL NOT be eligible to win or receive prizes.
- Employees of the Publisher, the Promoter, the Sponsor, their respective group companies, agents, and members of their families or households are not allowed to enter.
- The Publisher’s Standard Competition Rules apply. Where any conflict exists between the Publisher’s Standard Competition Rules and the Game Terms and Conditions contained herein, the Game Terms and Conditions shall prevail.
- Entry to the Game will be accepted from Saturday July 12th 2008 until 12:00pm on Sunday May 24th 2009. Scoring for the Game will commence on Saturday 16 August 2008 (or on such date as the first match of the 2008/09 Premier League season is played whichever date is the earlier) and conclude on Saturday 30th May 2009 (or on such date as the last match of the 2008/09 Premier League season is played whichever date is the latter).
- To score points from Saturday 16 August 2008 internet and phone entries must be received and fully paid for by no later than 12.45pm UK time on Saturday 16 August 2008. Postal entries must be received by first post on Saturday 16 August 2008.
- Acceptable methods of entry into the Game:
- Online via the Websites. Payment to be made by the Entrant using the available payment methods. Cost per team is £5 (excludes transfers). There is an option to pre-buy transfers for £3. Entrants entering online will also incur their own cost (if any) of time spent accessing the internet.
- Telephone via the Game hotlines published in the Newspapers. Entrant to be charged 75p per minute (UK) or 125c per minute (RoI). Estimated call duration is seven minutes. Call charges based on BT landlines. As calls from other networks, mobiles and payphones may vary it is the Entrant's responsibility to check with their telephone provider.
- Post via the official Game coupon published in the Newspapers. Payment to be made by the Entrant by enclosing cheque or Postal Order for the required amount. NB. Not all game entry points will offer the coupon option.
- The Promoter may from time to time offer Website Entrants discounts and special promotions at its sole discretion. To qualify for discounts and special promotions Website Entrants must comply with the offer conditions.
'2 TEAMS FOR THE PRICE OF 1' Discount offer Terms and Conditions
1) Open to all entrants aged 18 or over.
2) Discount applies to entries only. Pre-Pay Transfers are charged at the normal £3 per entry.
3) You must add at least 2 teams to your shopping basket in one payment session to qualify for the offer.
4) Offer valid from the 12:00pm 18th August 2008 until 12:00 13th September 2008 inclusive. The Promoter reserves the right to amend the expiry date at any time.
5) Offer may be redeemed more than once.
6) Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
7) This offer has no cash value. - There is no limit to the number of teams entered per Entrant (subject to these Terms and Conditions). However each entry must have a different team name.
- The Promoter reserves the right to reject any team name that it considers to be inappropriate or offensive. In such an event, the Promoter will automatically apply another team name. Inaudible, unintelligible, incomplete or incorrect entries will be regarded as invalid. The Game computer's record of an entry will be regarded as the entry itself. The Promoter and the Publisher will not be held responsible for entries lost or distorted in transfer. Proof of magnetic transcript is not accepted as proof of entry. Entries will be withdrawn and disqualified if payment is not cleared in full.
- Each team entered into the Game must contain 11 players in the specified formation only, i.e.. 1 Goalkeeper, 4 Defenders, 3 Midfielders & 3 Strikers. The maximum team budget of £60m must not be exceeded. Players cannot appear in the same team more than once. A maximum of three players from one club as published in the official Game player list can be used in one team entry. Only the official Game 2008/09 player listing, categories, clubs and values apply. When a player moves in real life to another Premier League club, they continue to be registered to their original club, but score points based on their performances for their new club. The Promoter will not enter into any correspondence in this regard.
- Players will remain with the clubs they are originally published in, for the purposes of the transfer rules
- A unique 12-digit PIN number will be supplied for each team correctly entered into the Game. Telephone Entrants will receive their PIN via a voiced acceptance message on conclusion of registration, Coupon Entrants via confirmation letter which will be posted by the end of August. In the event Entrants lose their PIN(s) a telephone helpline will be in operation throughout the Game on: 0870 487 0183 (ROI: +44 870 487 0183) Monday-Friday 10am-5pm. Closed on public holidays. Calls from BT landlines will be charged at up to 6p per minute. Call costs from ROI, mobiles and from other providers' may vary please check with your operator.
- The Promoter will provide up-to-date player statistics throughout the Game, where possible to be published weekly on the Websites and in the Newspapers.
- Points scored during the 2008/09 Premier League season, The FA Cup 2008/09 and the League Cup 2008/09 (only when Premier League teams are involved), and awarded in accordance with the How to Score rules detailed from time to time on the Websites and in the Newspapers. Goalkeeper: Clean Sheet (+5) Goal Conceded (-1) Goal Scored (+10) Penalty Saved (+3). Defender: Clean Sheet (+4) Goal Conceded (-1) Goal Scored (8). Midfielder: Goal Scored (6). Striker: Goal Scored (+4). All Players: 1st Appearance (+2) Sub Appearance (+1) Key Goal Contribution (+3) Man of the Match (+2) Yellow Card (-1) Red Card (-3). Clean Sheet points will only be awarded to a team when that team finishes the game with a clean sheet and to a player who has played 60 minutes or more of the game. Only players listed as goalkeepers and defenders will lose points for goals conceded whilst they are on the pitch. Man of the Match awards will be awarded by the Daily Mirror reporter at each match, and will apply to Premier League matches only. Key Goal Contributions will be awarded at the sole discretion of the appointed judging panel. A player who receives 2 yellow cards and consequently a red card will score (-3) only. FA Cup and League Cup scoring will apply to normal time (90 minutes) only, and does not include points scored during Extra Time and Penalties. This also applies for replays.
- Upon entry into the game, the Entrant agrees to receive the Game email and/or text updates regularly throughout the season.
- Upon payment by the Entrant, as directed herein, a maximum of 15 transfers per team are permitted. Transfers can be made at anytime during the season from 1st September 2008. There is a weekly cut-off/team freeze at 12:00pm on Saturdays - see the How to Play for more details. The points contribution of a player transferred out of an Entrant's team will be frozen. Points accrued by new players prior to being transferred into an Entrant's team will not be added to the Entrant's overall team score.
- There will be a Transfer Amnesty prior to the start of the season. NB. This will not affect Entrant's allowance of 15 transfers for use during the season. There will be no extra cost for making transfer(s) online. For transfer(s) via the phone, normal costs will apply.
- Website Entrants can, AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION ONLY, pre-pay for transfers. Entrants agree that transfers will be available online only. Website Entrants who do not pre-pay for transfers and subsequently wish to make transfers can do so via the telephone transfer hotline or website upon payment of the required transfer fee of £50 per transfer. Pay-as-you-go transfers online carry a minimum card transaction of £2. Entrants can keep part of this amount as credit to purchase transfers at later dates. Transfer credit is non-transferable. Refunds will not be given for unused credit. If for whatever reason the website becomes unavailable then the telephone transfer hotline must be used. See 17.3.
- Telephone Entrants can make transfers via the Game hotlines published in the Newspapers. Entrant to be charged 75p per minute (UK) or 125c per minute (RoI). Estimated call duration to make 2 transfers is one minute and twenty seconds. Call charges based on BT landlines. As calls from other networks, mobiles and payphones may vary it is the Entrant's responsibility to check with their telephone provider.
- Coupon Entrants can make transfers via the website (see 17.2) or telephone (see 17.3).
- The winner of the Game will be the entrant whose team has scored the most number of points throughout the Game. If two or more teams share a place, the relevant prize money will be divided equally. So if two teams finish equal third, they will share the third and fourth prizes totalling £7,500. The Promoter's decision is final and neither it nor the Publisher, nor any of its affiliate partners will enter into negotiations or any ensuing correspondence that may be associated with an appeal to the decision.
- Prizes will be awarded only in accordance with the Prize Fund detailed from time to time on the Websites and in the Newspapers. Overall Game: 1st £100,000; 2nd £10,000; 3rd £5,000; 4th £2,500; 5th £2,000; 6th £1,500; 7th £1,000; 8th £750; 9th £500; 10th £250. Monthly Game x 9: 1st £10,000; 2nd £500; 3rd £250. Weekly game x 36: 1st £100. Top Overall Mini League: 1st £10,000; 2nd £2,500; 3rd £1,500; 4th £1,000; 5th £700; 6th £500; 7th £200; 8th £125; 9th £75; 10th £50. Top Overall Mini League Chairman: 1st £2,000; 2nd £500; 3rd £250; 4th £100; 5th £50. Monthly Mini League Game: 1st £1,000; 2nd £250. YTM Cup: 1st £ 10,000; 2nd £5,000; Losing Semi-Finalist: £1,500; Losing Quarter-Finalist: £500.
- To qualify for a Mini League prize, the Mini League must have at least 5 unique users (tracked by email address) in the league. The Mini League score is calculated by taking an average of the top 5 team scores. If a single user has 4 or 5 teams in the top 5 of the Mini League at the end of a prize period, then that League and its members will not be eligible for any Mini League prizes for that particular prize period, be it monthly or overall. For monthly Mini League prizes, all 5 entries must have been registered in the winning Mini League before the first scoring date of that month. For overall prizes, all 5 entries must have been registered in the winning Mini League before 1st January 2009. Only the top 5 in each Mini League will be taken into account and subjected to these rule checks. If a team leaves a Mini League and returns at a later date then it is the last joining date that will be considered. The promoter and Publisher will not enter into correspondence regarding Mini League prize allocation.
- Mini League Entry Cut-offs - Entry to Mini Leagues will remain open until the end of the game (30th May 2009).
- Mini League Incentive Prizes - The chairmen of the 20 Mini Leagues with the most UNIQUE users at 12:45 pm on Saturday 16th August will be eligible to receive one English Premier League shirt of their choice from UKSoccerShop.com. Certain 2008/09 Premier League club shirts will not be available via UKSoccerShop.com. In these instances, a Toffs retro shirt will be offered as an alternative.
- Prize amounts in Euros are estimates, and these will change according to the current conversion rate at the time of winning.
- Winners will be notified via email or telephone. All winners are required to co-operate with the Newspapers photographers or reporters to publicise their win as the Promoter and/or the Publisher deems appropriate. Failure to observe this will deem any winning entry invalid and prizes will be forfeited .
- For the avoidance of doubt entries from all Newspaper titles and Websites will compete in one Game. There is one prize fund across all Newspaper titles and Website and therefore there are no prizes exclusive to readers of a particular Newspaper title or visitors of a particular Website.
- The Promoter and the Publisher have made all reasonable endeavours to ensure that the Game is provided using reasonable skill and care. However, no warranties are made whatsoever in relation to the accuracy, suitability, reliability, completeness or otherwise of the Game itself nor in relation to disruptions, delays or errors in connection with the Websites or the internet, in particular for any acts or omissions made by any telecommunications service provider with whom you have contracted to gain access to the Websites, all to which without limitation the Promoter and the Publisher accepts shall not be held responsible. Further, no warranty is made in respect of information to which you may have access but which has not been directly provided by the Promoter and/or the Publisher, including without limitation, information on the internet available outside of the Websites which shall remain the responsibility of the provider of such information.
- Except as expressly provided in these Terms and Conditions, and to the extent permitted by law, the Publisher, its employees, agents and partners disclaim any and all liability in respect of any loss or damage arising out of the Game, Newspapers and/or Websites, whether such loss or damage results from negligence, breach of statutory duty or otherwise, and whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, including but not limited to the loss or corruption of data, any errors or omissions, content, delays or interruptions in transmission or operation and lines or communication failure. In no event shall the Promoter and the Publisher be liable for any loss of profit, goodwill and any indirect, special or other consequential or incidental damage, whether foreseeable or not.
- In the event that any liability does arise then the liability of the Publisher and/or the Promoter whether in contract, tort or at law shall be limited in aggregate to the money paid by the relevant Entrant in lieu of registration to play the Game.
- Without limitation all of the Game Materials in the Newspapers and on the Websites is the exclusive property of the Publisher and/or of the companies who may have supplied such Materials to the Publisher. The Material, including compilation, selection, presentation and arrangement thereof, is protected by national laws and international agreements on copyright, moral rights, and other intellectual property rights. All promotional and explanatory material, whether published in the Newspapers or on the Websites, form part of the Terms and Conditions.
- Entrants may not modify, reproduce, distribute, exchange, sell or transmit any of the Material, nor store it in any form (whether tangible or electronic). Copying or downloading the Material for any business, commercial or public purpose is strictly forbidden. Civil or criminal liability may result from any use in contravention of this clause. The Game's name and logo, and any other graphics, logos and trademarks used in the Newspapers or on the Websites are protected by laws and international agreements on intellectual property. None of the trademarks may be used in association with the products or services of a third party or in a manner which could, either directly or indirectly, defame or discredit us or a third party. All trademarks and trade names appearing on the Website (including names or products belonging to third parties) remain entirely the intellectual property of the Promoter or the Publisher or the intellectual property of their respective owners (as the case may be).
- The Promoter and the Publisher reserve the right, at both parties sole and absolute discretion, to rule on any unforeseen circumstances or circumstances beyond our control in whatever way the Promoter and/or the Publisher deem most appropriate (including the cancellation or postponement of the Game or changes to these Terms and Conditions) in order to reach what is either party considers to be an equitable solution for the Entrants to the Game. The Promoter and/or the Publisher’s decision will be announced on the Website as soon as reasonably practicable after such decision has been reached. No correspondence will be entered into by the Promoter or the Publisher in respect of such decision which will be final and binding in all respects.
- Neither the Promoter nor The Publisher shall be liable for its failure fully to perform their obligations under this Agreement if and to the extent that such failure is due to reasons of force majeure or change in laws or regulations or any other occurrence beyond either parties reasonable control. Refunds will only be given at the discretion of the Promoter.
- These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law and Entrants hereby submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in connection with any dispute that may arise regarding any aspect of the Game or the Terms and Conditions.
- SMS Score Alerts: You The Manager players who are connected to and registered with the Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Orange, Hutchison3G UK cellular phone networks and Vodafone, Meteor and O2 ROI cellular networks may subscribe to receive SMS updates on their mobile phones reporting the performance of their team(s) and the overall leader score by completing the SMS registration procedure to the satisfaction of the Promoter. The SMS updates are available on a daily basis at a maximum cost of 25 pence per message received (including VAT), which will be debited against the entrant's registered mobile phone account. You may unsubscribe from the update service at any time by either updating your personal details on the relevant page of the Websites, by calling the helpline on 0870 487 0183 (Calls from BT landlines will be charged at up to 6p per minute. Call costs from ROI, mobiles and from other providers' may vary please check with your operator) or by sending YTM STOP to 66633 from your mobile phone. The Promoter reserves the right to suspend or cancel the provision of the SMS updates without notice and for any reason.
Telephone Helpdesk: 0870 487 0183 (ROI: +44 870 487 0183)
Mon-Fri 10am-5pm. Closed public holidays. (Calls from BT landlines will be charged at up to 6p per minute. Call costs from ROI, mobiles and from other providers' may vary please check with your operator.)It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb calories if you take it from another person's plate.:A :A :AChocolate is the answer and I don't give a damn whatthe question is.;)0 -
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Is that a referral link I see?Conjugating the verb 'to be":
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What is a referral link?
If you mean an affliate link, then no, I'm not associated with The People newspaper. I found this competition in The People on Sunday.It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb calories if you take it from another person's plate.:A :A :AChocolate is the answer and I don't give a damn whatthe question is.;)0
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