AFTN’s MLS Last Man Standing is back – Enter the 2020 competition now!
MLS is back, I’m sure you’ve all seen the hashtag, and since we love retro here at AFTN we’ve decided to bring back a competition we ran in the 2012 and 2013 seasons just in time for the new campaign to get underway – Last Man Standing.
So what is Last Man Standing? Well, it’s a competition we ran on AFTN back in Scotland for a number of years and many of you over here will know it more as a survivors pool.
The competition is open to all, no matter what team you support or where you live in the world. And no, you don’t have to be a man to take part, but we had the graphic already and this was what the competition was always called!!
MLS’ weird and wacky fixture list makes it a little bit more complicated than how we previously ran it, which was one of the reasons we stopped doing it a few years back, but we thought we’d give it another go.
The competition will run most weekends from now until the end of the season when there are a number of MLS matches scheduled to be played over the Friday, Saturday and Sunday. International date weekends won’t be included due to the number of teams not playing.
Midweek games will not be included for the most part, but this may change as the season goes on if we need to start whittling people down quicker, so keep an eye on the site for when the next round is. Previous experience has shown this likely won’t be necessary!
Here’s the basic rules…
COMPETITION RULES:
– Every week we will list the eligible fixtures and you pick one of the teams involved that you think will win by leaving your selection in the comment below along with your name. You can only enter once.
– If that team wins, you are through to the next round. If they lose or draw, then you are out of the competition.
– You will only be able to pick a team once, until you have selected all 26 teams, so choose your weekly selection wisely. You don’t want to be left with the crappy teams playing the top ones if you can help it or forced to pick a team you don’t want due to a bye week. At some point you will probably have to pick FC Cincinnati! He who dares, wins.
– The exception to the “pick only once” rule will be when you might only have selection(s) left that are not playing. In such a scenario, you are free to pick a team you have already selected for that week only.
– We will be keeping a running tally of who has picked what team and updating on the site at the start of the following week.
– You have to enter the competition in Week One (this week). Late entrants cannot join.
– Selections must be made before the first game of that week kicks off. This time will be clearly laid out.
– Anyone posting their entry after the first kick off time any week will automatically be knocked out.
– The thread will be closed for new posts and amendments after the first game has kicked off.
– Anyone selecting a team they have already selected in a previous week will be disqualified. If you notice you have selected a team you’ve already picked, you have until the first game kicks off to change it. You are responsible for tracking which teams you have previously selected.
– If you fail to make a selection in time one week, you are automatically eliminated.
– The competition will run until a winner is crowned. In the unlikely event that we have multiple players remaining by the end of the regular season, we will continue it into the playoffs.
– The winner will be the last person standing, who will then have the crown until next season. (Note – there is no actual crown, although if I end up winning I may end up buying myself one. No-one else though!).
Long winded, but hopefully that will explain all you need to know for those of you unfamiliar with such a competition. So, with all that out of the way, here are the 13 eligible fixtures for this first weekend. Every team is in the mix, so pick wisely:
D.C. United v Colorado Rapids
Montreal Impact v New England Revolution
Houston Dynamo v LA Galaxy
San Jose Earthquakes v Toronto FC
FC Dallas v Philadelphia Union
Orlando City v Real Salt Lake
Nashville v Atlanta United
Vancouver Whitecaps v Sporting Kansas City
Columbus Crew v New York City FC
New York Red Bulls v FC Cincinnati
Seattle Sounders v Chicago Fire
Los Angeles FC v Inter Miami
Portland Timbers v Minnesota United
The first game kicks off on Saturday at 1pm EDT/10am PDT, so you have until then to enter the competition and make your first pick. So make sure you get your selections in early.
Simply leave the name of the team you are picking and your name or screen name in the comments below.
Good luck!
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I will kick things off with a possible gamble – Vancouver Whitecaps!
Seattle Sounders
I mean it’s gotta be Atlanta United this week
Gonna throw a blind dart at the wall… Colorado Rapids
Minnesota
NY RedBulls
Real Salt Lake
Real salt lake
Real Salt Lake
Montreal
Seattle
I want to make it past the first round.
New York Red Bulls!
Red Bull
Los Angeles FC
Atlanta United
DC United
LA Galaxy
DC United
OCSC
Vancouver Whitecaps !!!!!!!
Redbulls
NY Red Bulls
LAFC
NY Red Bulls
LA Galaxy to beat Houston
LAFC
San Jose.
LA Galaxy
NY Red Bulls
Rica41
Montreal
NY Red Bulls.
FC Dallas
Red Bulls please
DC United
The Goats II (LAFC)
NYRBs
Vancouver Whitecaps, because why not?
RSL
NYRB
DC united
NY Red Bulls
Vancouver Whitecaps
FC Dallas
Red Bulls
Entry is now closed! Many thanks to everyone who has entered and good luck.