NationStates Jolt Archive

The Football Association of Liverpool England is pleased to announce it will be staging the very first Paul Dussis Memorial Cup between the end of World Cup 22 and the mid-way point of World Cup 23 qualifying (or earlier). It is named in honour of the nation's top goalscorer and undoubtedly best footballer ever, Paul Dussis, father of current FALE chief Gareth.

The Paul Dussis Memorial
Teams Needed: 5, excluding Liverpool England
How often: Every two World Cups
Format: League stage of 6, 1 match per opponent. All matches played in Liverpool England. Champion is awarded the Paul Dussis Memorial Cup and is invited back for the following tournament (or the runner up, should the Terminators hoist the trophy).

We are willing to accept entrants now for the inaugural Paul Dussis Memorial.

Please enter the following two details and fax it to the FALE:
Nation Name -
National Honours [if any] -
Squad wishing to join - (National team/National B team/National under 21 team/National under 18 team/Club team {in which case, list club honours as well})

The FALE await response.

Fmjphoenix will enter, its Under21 squad wishing to join. They are two time Under 21 Champions.

The format will change accordingly depending on number of signups.

Bump, if not it'll be a one-off match.

Bedistan will be happy to send a team. We've got a great new crop of youngsters that we're trying to prepare for World Cups 23 and 24, and this'll be a great opportunity for them to get some experience under their belts.

Oliverry will enter his defending champion team: The West Rubbermade FC. They already have international experience, as they participated in Defenders cup

Currently: 4 teams inc. LE, 2 more needed, otherwise a shortened competition

Signups
Liverpool England National team - one World Cup
Fmjphoenix under 21s - two under 21 Championships
Bedistan under 18s - no official honours
West Rubbermade FC (Oliverry; club side) - no official honours; Defenders Cup participants

Bump

The Rejistanian U21 signs up to partiticipate. The 'Young Orange-Blues' won the U21WC thrice.

The Nedalian FA would like to sign up for the final spot. We will be featuring star players from the U21 squad, as well as more established players.

Official Rankings:

Everyone to start on a KPB-points ranking of 50.

RP Bonus:
RP will be a big factor. Each RP gets you between 0.5 to 3 KPB points for scorination; for every 750th word you get an extra 3 KPB points for scorination.

MD1
1v2, 3v4, 5v6
MD2
1v3, 2v5, 4v6
MD3
1v4, 2v6, 3v5
MD4
1v5, 2v4, 3v6
MD5
1v6, 2v3, 4v5

1MD : 2 RL days

Teams, in order of listing 1-6:
Nedalia FA Select
Rejistania u21
Bedistan u18
Liverpool England National Squad
Fmjphoenix u21
Oliverry West Rubbermade FC