Two great opportunities to join a unique regressive league based on English Premier League soccer. It's a 24-team league but divided into an upper and lower league where only the upper league winner matters. Two teams get promoted and two teams get relegated each season plus there is a weighted lottery where all 20 non-playoff teams have a shot at a top 4 pick. All in all, it's reduced tanking and increased parity and overall enjoyment.

We are about to start the 2007 season -- rosters below so please let me know if you're interested. Both teams are currently in the lower league but have considerable talent on their rosters (Nottingham has Pettitte, Smoltz, and Lofton to name a few, while Wolverhampton has Pedro, Sosa, Kendall and Luis Gonzales).

NOTTINGHAM

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium (II) (New York Yankees: 1976-2008)

Name	Season	Franchise	Pos	Salary
Fausto Carmona	2007	Cleveland Indians	SP	$5,413,468
Gustavo Chacin	2007	Toronto Blue Jays	SP	$312,448
Andy Pettitte	2007	New York Yankees	SP	$4,381,343
John Smoltz	2007	Atlanta Braves	SP	$5,638,784
Jeff Suppan	2007	Milwaukee Brewers	SP	$3,808,106
Shawn Chacon	2007	Pittsburgh Pirates	RP	$1,882,081
Jesus Colome	2007	Washington Nationals	RP	$1,362,292
Elmer Dessens	2007	Milwaukee Brewers	RP	$316,638
Scott Downs	2007	Toronto Blue Jays	RP	$1,660,989
Peter Moylan	2007	Atlanta Braves	RP	$2,905,197
Aaron Sele	2007	New York Mets	RP	$573,456
George Sherrill	2007	Seattle Mariners	RP	$1,712,750
C.J. Wilson	2007	Texas Rangers	RP	$1,919,161
A.J. Pierzynski	2007	Chicago White Sox	C	$2,534,749
Sean Casey	2007	Detroit Tigers	1B	$2,514,264
Luis Castillo	2007	New York Mets	2B	$3,836,026
Ryan Braun	2007	Milwaukee Brewers	3B	$4,502,807
Ty Wigginton	2007	Houston Astros	3B	$3,514,104
Ryan Zimmerman	2007	Washington Nationals	3B	$5,463,406
J.J. Hardy	2007	Milwaukee Brewers	SS	$3,761,528
Torii Hunter	2007	Minnesota Twins	OF	$6,209,957
Kenny Lofton	2007	Cleveland Indians	OF	$3,967,307
Corey Patterson	2007	Baltimore Orioles	OF	$3,201,528
Dave Roberts	2007	San Francisco Giants	OF	$3,075,762
Willy Taveras	2007	Colorado Rockies	OF	$3,395,262
Active Roster Total Salary:				$77,863,413
Toby Hall	2007	Chicago White Sox	C	$200,000
Ruben Gotay	2007	New York Mets	2B	$200,000
Kevin Mench	2007	Milwaukee Brewers	OF	$200,000

WOLVERHAMPTON --taken by MVW

Ballpark: U.S. Cellular Field (Chicago White Sox: 2003-2023)

Name	Season	Franchise	Pos	Salary
Boof Bonser	2007	Minnesota Twins	SP	$2,853,699
Kyle Davies	2007	Kansas City Royals	SP	$2,048,213
Livan Hernandez	2007	Arizona Diamondbacks	SP	$3,190,691
Pedro Martinez	2007	New York Mets	SP	$669,333
James Shields	2007	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	SP	$5,544,346
Jered Weaver	2007	Anaheim Angels	SP	$3,240,933
Joe Beimel	2007	Los Angeles Dodgers	RP	$1,992,875
Kyle Farnsworth	2007	New York Yankees	RP	$1,027,749
Frank Francisco	2007	Texas Rangers	RP	$1,199,948
Todd Jones	2007	Detroit Tigers	RP	$1,334,305
Steve Kline	2007	San Francisco Giants	RP	$759,284
Mike Stanton	2007	Cincinnati Reds	RP	$763,960
Jason Kendall	2007	Chicago Cubs	C	$2,033,498
Ryan Garko	2007	Cleveland Indians	1B	$3,704,816
Scott Hatteberg	2007	Cincinnati Reds	1B	$2,713,143
Brad Wilkerson	2007	Texas Rangers	1B	$2,067,866
Geoff Blum	2007	San Diego Padres	2B	$1,808,389
Esteban German	2007	Kansas City Royals	2B	$2,025,253
Tony Graffanino	2007	Milwaukee Brewers	2B	$1,972,825
Maicer Izturis	2007	Anaheim Angels	3B	$2,031,962
Royce Clayton	2007	Toronto Blue Jays	SS	$916,289
Sammy Sosa	2007	Texas Rangers	DH	$2,206,643
Luis Gonzalez	2007	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	$3,000,633
Nick Markakis	2007	Baltimore Orioles	OF	$5,359,570
Josh Willingham	2007	Florida Marlins	OF	$3,496,154
Active Roster Total Salary:				$57,962,377
Chris Bootcheck	2007	Anaheim Angels	RP	$200,000
Jason Frasor	2007	Toronto Blue Jays	RP	$200,000
Raul Casanova	2007	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	C	$200,000

Very cool league - the promotion/relegation system adds a fun twist.

MVW is taking Wolverhampton...just need a Nottingham taker.

Smoltz, Pettitte and Lofton can be yours!

i thought MVW just left a prog due to health issues about a week ago....

was in j4m for 1 year , traded all his teams picks and bailed. he informed the commish charging ryno he had health issues and had to retire from the site.

Posted by coldfoot on 4/26/2024 4:25:00 PM (view original):
i thought MVW just left a prog due to health issues about a week ago....

was in j4m for 1 year , traded all his teams picks and bailed. he informed the commish charging ryno he had health issues and had to retire from the site.

Thx for the heads up.

Well, as a soccer (football!) loving Brit who went to Nottingham University...sign me up for Nottingham!

Posted by BlueTufts on 4/28/2024 11:24:00 AM (view original):
Well, as a soccer (football!) loving Brit who went to Nottingham University...sign me up for Nottingham!

Awesome. One of my favorite owners. I'll have the team transferred to you.