Frequently Asked Questions
Next Goal Wins is a fantasy football competition based on the English Premier League.
Next Goal Wins is free to join and play. All I ask is that you give some feedback and report any bugs you find.
Next Goal Wins does not award prizes. The site generates no revenue so there is noting to give out as prizes.
When you register you should receive an e-mail at the e-mail address you specified whilst registering. This will contain a link which you must click to confirm your e-mail address. This is done as you may receive progress reports via e-mail throughout the season from Next Goal Wins. We don't want those e-mails going to the wrong people.
Check your junk mail folder. It may have gone in there. Make sure that e-mails from nextgoalwins.com will not get filtered out via your spam filter. Once you have checked that then you can try registering again with the same details. It will force the e-mail to be sent again.
On the login page you can click the 'Forgotten password?' link. This will create you a new password and send it to the e-mail address you have registered with. You can then log in with that password. The first time you log in after having your password reset you will be asked to change your password to something more memorable.
In the top menu select 'Team' and then 'Settings'. That should give you a form to fill in to change your password.
There is no harm in trying a few. You will not get locked out. If you really cannot remember then e-mail support@nextgoalwins.com stating the name you used to register with and roughly which e-mail address you expect to have used.
If it is before the start of the season you can go to the 'Manager Details' section of your team page and use the 'Change Team Name' option in there. Once the season has started all team names are fixed.
League creation is blocked once a season is ended and whilst updates are being made in preparation for the new season. Please try again later.
The limit of number of players from one club is set by your league admin. To check the limit in your league goto your league page. It will say in the league rules section. There may be no limit, in which case it will say 'unlimited'.
The 'Matches' then 'Upcoming Fixtures' option in the top menu will show you the forthcoming fixtures.
No. A 'Next Goal Wins' week normally runs for a standard 7 day week from Saturday midday to Saturday midday. Once the week has started any changes you make to your team will not have an effect until the start of the next week. Some weeks don't run from Saturday to Saturday (e.g. there is a Friday night game or only mid-week games).
No. You only lose points if you have no player selected at all (i.e. the position is vacant and your 'My Team' or 'Points Archive' page shows 'Empty' for that position.
No. You will not lose points if you cannot field a player in a position. That rule only kicks in once you can field a full team.
No. Substitutions are automatic. You only select which subs the automatic process can choose from. It will do the rest.
Substitutions are automatically calculated after all matches have been played that week. Even if you have no players playing in the remaining matches it will still wait until all games have been completed. It may also take a little time for the substitutions to automatically be calculated (Go to your league page to give it a nudge). If after check that and checking the rules to see if you definitely should have had a substitution made, then contact and admin and they will take a look.
Yes. It picks the highest scoring, best suited and eligible player to sub in. If they have got negative points then that is just unlucky (or bad management).
If a player moves from one premier league club to another during the season then the then will continue to score points for the team which owns them for the rest of the season.
If a player moves to a club outside of the premier league or retires then they will not score points for the team which owns them. They will be marked as 'no longer playing'. Any auction containing that player will be cancelled. You may no longer put them up for auction but you may drop them if they are in your squad.
If a player is injured or suspended during the season they will not score points for your team whilst they remain injured or suspended as they are not playing. As you have a squad of players it is suggested that you do not pick them in your starting 11 or as one of you subs until they return. You may still try and sell that player whilst they are not playing.
Next Goal Wins will probably be back next season if this year is a success. You can help make it a success by informing an admin of any bugs, making suggestions and generally enjoying it.
Send any further questions to support@nextgoalwins.com.
I'm Simon and I created Next Goal Wins. I am the only developer who has ever worked on it. I am a software developer but not for websites or with any of the technologies used in the Next Goal Wins.
I originally wrote the site for myself and a few friends who wanted Fantasy Football but with an auction system. Once I had written the first working version, I opened it up to others. Popularity has fluctuated ever since, but I still love playing it and love developing it, so it is set to continue for now.