Author: FF247
Captains Picks Fantasy Football Gameweek 9
Captains Picks Fantasy Football Gameweek 9 – Fantasy Premier League 2014/15 So there I was. A sunny Friday in the spring of 1996. Saffron Walden County High School playing fields. Lunchtime. A slight figure of a 16 year old, desperately needing to finish the week with a win. It was my turn to be captain, and I’d won the toss to pick first. I surveyed the crop of young men standing in front o...
Fantasy Football Fixtures Gameweek 9
Fantasy Football Fixtures Gameweek 9 – Fantasy Premier League 2014 We’ve had a few drab game-weeks recently but GW8 bucked the trend for sure! Whilst Aguero and his four goal haul made an early dash for ‘story of the week’ he was soon eclipsed by Southampton and their amazing 8-0 drubbing of a Sunderland sides sorry excuse for a PL team. Names like Pelle and Tadic will be o...
Fantasy Football 247 at the Football Blog Awards
Fantasy Football 247 at the Football Blog Awards Fantasy Football 247 is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as a finalist for the Best FPL Football Blog award (FBA). The finals take place on November 13th at the National Football Museum in Manchester. This is an immense achievement for us, bearing in mind we only went live in November of 2013 and we would like to take this opportu...
Fantasy Football Live Match Chat Game-week 8
Fantasy Football Live Match Chat Game-week 8 – Fantasy Premier League 2014/15 The deadline bell has rung and your decisions are final – starting XI, captain and order of your subs has been decided and there ain’t no turning back. GW8 begins at 12.45pm on Saturday as Man City host Spurs in the early game. There are then six 3pm games which are – Arsenal vs Hull Burnley vs We...
Fantasy Football FF247 Team Gameweek 8
Fantasy Football FF247 Team Gameweek 8 It seems an age away now, but GW7 was a pretty good gameweek for the FF247 team. We managed to beat the average score again, amassing 62pts vs an average of 51pts. Our score was very much built around the performance of our midfield and strikers, which in all honesty was the same for a great many fantasy managers this week. Firstly captain Aguero notched his ...
Team Talk Fantasy Football GW8
Team Talk Fantasy Football GW8 Well here we are finally, time to get back on it – your FPL holiday is over. You have survived a nervous fortnight fearing unexpected price rises for your dream transfer, the internationals have come and gone (for now) and it is about time we got back to doing what we do best. Moaning about team selections, dodgy captain choices and getting all fluffed up for a...
Fantasy Football Fix
Fantasy Football Fix – FF247 Blog Welcome to fantasyfootballfix.com, we are a new site created for players of the Fantasy Premier League (FPL), to offer mathematical solutions to everyday problems you face as a Fantasy Manager! [clear] Fantasyfootballfix.com was created after two creative FPL Managers, one a Nuclear Physicist (nerd), and one a Business Consultant (not so clever), decided to answer...
Kops Fantasy Football Tips Gameweek 8
Kops Fantasy Football Tips Gameweek 8 So another enthralling international break has come to a conclusion. Although fans of Scotland, Wales, Ireland & Northern Ireland will surely have enjoyed the games, while English fans caught up on some much needed sleep! Before we move on from international football I should just point out that there is another international break to look forward to foll...
Captains Picks Fantasy Football Gameweek 8
Captains Picks Fantasy Football Gameweek 8 – Fantasy Premier League 2014/15 Well it is my turn again. Being the clever cookie (oxymoron?) who innocently but strategically ‘volunteered’ to go 4th, 8th 12th etc. and whose first two articles just so happened to fall over two international breaks so he could have more time to prepare his article, may I just say that I in fact now hat...
Fantasy Football Fixtures Gameweek 8
Fantasy Football Fixtures Gameweek 8 – Fantasy Premier League 2014 As football fans we suppose we should embrace international football and be engrossed and we don’t know about you but in all honesty it’s becoming a bit of a needless bore in many cases. Let’s help ease those woes as we take a look ahead at who has good fixtures in the next few weeks and who may struggleR...
Fantasy Football Team Talk Injury Update
Fantasy Football Team Talk Injury Update The fantasy manager profiles have been a bit of light hearted fun during the international break and we sincerely thank peakydave for orchestrating them and also all of the participants so far for your time, effort and brilliant answers. We shall endeavour to continue with these throughout the season as and when the opportunity presents itself. Whilst you h...
Who are you? Who are you? Fantasy manager profiles
Who are you? Who are you? Fantasy manager profiles Here at FF247 towers we’ve often wondered what driving forces skulk behind a comment or a rate my team reply, do we really know the mindset and the persona of the people we are conversing with?! To find the answers to these questions we have lured some regulars from out of their caves and got them to endure a simple Q&A session. Hopefull...
