Frequently Asked Questions
Basics
Q1. Why is it called the Golden Boot game?
A1. The leading goal scorer in various football competitions (including each Premier League season) receives a Golden Boot or Golden Shoe trophy. Unlike other fantasy football games this one only takes account of goals and goal scorers. So, it is this trophy that gives the game its name.
Q2. Why are there 8 strikers to a team?
A2. There need to be enough strikers so that everyone does not pick the same people. Equally, it should be possible that every player could score in a week. Normally, a full Premier League program will see between 12 and 24 players scoring. However, perhaps a third of these would be people who would never be picked to score goals. Experience from previous seasons shows that 8 is a reasonable compromise.
Q3. Why are there 41 weeks in the season? There are only 38 matches.
A3. The game works on matches played in each calendar week. These start at midnight on Friday an run to midnight on the following Friday. This means there will be some weeks with no games because of internationals, FA Cup games etc. There will also be some weeks when teams have 2 games.
Q4. Do re-arranged games count for their original or new week?.
A4. All games count for the week in which they are actually played. Late postponements and abandonments can cause some selections to become void but it is the same for everyone who plays the Golden Boot Game. You will need to keep a careful check on each week's fixtures to keep up with re-arranged games
Picking Strikers
Q5. Who can I pick for my team? Do they need to be strikers?
A5. This is the game with no limits. You can pick anyone who is a first team squad member with any Premier League club - even the goalkeepers. You can pick all 8 strikers from the same club if you like. What you can not do is pick the same striker in more than one position.
Q6. How do players get in the Strikers Selection List?
A6. At the start of the Golden Boot Game the List of Strikers you can select from will contain at least one striker from each club selected by the controllers. If you select WRITE IN ANOTHER STRIKER from the list for one or more strikers you will be able to write in the name of a striker not on the list and select his club. A striker who is selected for a team in the Goalden Boot game will be added to the strikers list for the following week. You can, if you wish, write in the name of a striker who is already on the list but he will not be added a second time.
Q7. The striker I want to select is not on the list. How do I select him?
A7. Instead of clicking the strikers name in the list click on "WRITE IN ANOTHER STRIKER" - the second entry from top of the list. You can do this for as many players as you wish. Then click on the "Submit" button as usual. The confirmation page will be shown next with space to select the club and write in the striker's name for any positions where you selected "WRITE IN ANOTHER STRIKER". Simply select the correct clubs from the lists, write in the strikers you want to select and hit the "Confirm" button as usual. The new strikers will appear in your team starting with a dash to indicate they are only temporary. If they have been correctly identified they will be added to the full list of strikers and everyone will be able to select them from the drop down list.
General Stuff
Q8. Why is there no Premier League fixture list on the site?
A8. The Premier League holds copyrights on Premier League fixture lists and charges a fee to anyone who reproduces them. Luckily, there are several free sites that have the fixtures and we point you at one of them.