The starting point for all leagues is the draft. For those of you used to newspaper/magazine fantasy league formats this will be a completely new concept. However, it provides for far more fun and provides you with far greater control over your team than any points limit based format.

The draft will run over 10 rounds, during which each owner will select one rider for his squad per round. There are no restrictions on who you select, they can be from either EL or PL and indeed from any club.

Each owner will be given a position in the draft from 1-14. The draft will run on a serpentine basis. This means that round 1 will run 1-14 and round 2 will run 14-1 and so on. Thus no matter your position in the draft there is no advantage.

The drafts will take place in our online chatroom and should take approximately 90 mins to complete.

For those of you who haven't taken part in a draft, believe us when we tell you, nothing beats the excitement and tension! The dates and times of the drafts are listed on the league sign-up page. Full details of the draft order and instructions of how to join the draft will be sent to you prior to the date

SQUAD.

At the conclusion of the draft you will have a squad of 10 riders. Each week you will select 7 riders to form your team for that week. Each week will run from Saturday to Friday. Team selections will be required by 12pm Saturday afternoons.

SCORING

A rider will score according to his points in all official fixtures, including League, Cup and Trophy meetings. Only challenge matches do not count. Bonus points DO count towards his total.

Guest appearances WILL count towards a riders score.

Double-Up Riders will score for BOTH of their teams. 

Double Point rides DO count.

SQUAD MANAGEMENT

Once the draft is over, you are not stuck with your 10 riders for the whole of the season. You can improve your squad, allow for injuries etc in two ways. Free Agents & Trades.

FREE AGENTS

Beginning in Week 4 of the league are Free Agent Selections. Each manager can select a rider to add to his squad that is not currently owned by another manager. In doing so he must select one rider to release from his current squad. The team that is bottom of the league has 1st choice each week. 2nd from bottom has 2nd pick and so on.

TRADES

Trades can be made with other managers at any time. You can trade any combination of riders and free agent picks. Each trade must be submitted (by both parties) by 12pm Friday afternoon in order for the trade to be processed for the following week. All trades will be reviewed to ensure there are no lopsided agreements that would unbalance the league. If any are deemed to be lopsided they would be passed back to the owners to work on another agreement.

There is no cost for any transactions. Once the initial entry fee is paid, everything else within the game is free.

Check out the draft page for a list of available leagues!