Fantasy Football 247 League Updates
Welcome one and all to the August round up of the FF247 leagues. I hope eveyone had a good summer, enjoyed the World Cup and has come back fighting fit for the turmoil which is the Premier League for 9 months. So as quick as we compiled our teams for GW1 of the 2014/15 season then the first month is over already would you believe it so lets find out which fantasy teams got off to a flyer :- [clear]
FF247 Overall League
1st—216pts–Blame it on Debuchy—Tom Farmer.
2nd—212pts–SupADISKlOneMoREtiME—Simon Maytham.
3rd—205pts–Societa Esportive—Boblewo-Garutti.
4th—204pts–Mr Bean–Adam Hodgson.
5th—203pts–Knights–M Junaid Ameer.
This will be the league to win as you have to maintain consistency over the whole season. Congratulations to Tom Farmer who leads the way with a total of 216pts followed by Simon Maytham 4 pts behind on 212, the next 3 places were filled by Boblewo-Garutti, Adam Hodgson and M Junaid Ameer, only being seperated by 2pts.
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FF247 Manager Of The Month
1st—204pts–Mr Bean–Adam Hodgson.
2nd—203pts–Magnet Under There FC–Jack Ellis.
3rd —203pts–Knights–M Junaid Ameer.
4th—194pts–Syrians–Ghayth Jouma.
5th—193pts–FC Starbar–Starbar.
The monthly prize was a close run race with Adam Hodgsons team ‘Mr Bean’ winning by just one point, pushing the teams of Jack Ellis + M Junaid Ameer into joint 2nd with their respective teams. 4th + 5th places went to Ghayth Jouma + Starbar with 194 + 193 pts respectively
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FF247 Doubles League
1st—176pts–Aditupem–Init + Elleffcee.
2nd—175pts–Belly + Clyne–Chins + Calvin.
3rd—172pts–Indecisive Warriors–Kop + Floydeth.
4th—166pts–Potty Morbid FC–Potty + Morbid.
5th—165pts–Potty As A Jock–Potty + Gallant Pioneer.
The doubles League has just 11 teams but will be fought tooth and nail until next May, the team that wins this prize will be the outfit that has fewer tiffs. After 3 GWs, it has last seasons champions Aditupem surprisingly top of the pile, but only by 1pt from Chins + Calvin who in turn are only 3 pts ahead of Kop + Floydeth. You may notice that in 4th + 5th place are two teams with Potty in both, he appears to be going along steadily with both partners, we wonder if they know they are being two-timed?!
Well thats it for August, may you all have a good September with your fantasy teams, except the doubles of course, and I’ll see you here at the end of next month.
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Morning all! Great articles coming out over the long international break. Need to get back on track with the league kicking off again this weekend…
Has Dummett lost his place in the Newcastle team to Haidara (or anyone else!)? If so, I’ll need to replace him. Probably need to replace Debuchy as Arsenal haven’t looked too bulletproof so far!
Was looking through the defenders and there seems to be a wealth of mid-priced alternatives with a great run of fixtures coming up: new, tot, liv, swa (after che) (utd?!), sto, sun…. possibilities….
Cookie
Morning Papercut,
funny you should say that, I sold Debuchy and bought Moreno this morning!
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
Evening Cookie! That surprises me a tad, aren’t you worried about injuries to your other players during the internationals?
Cookie
Bry, I was bored and having edited the Fixtures article this morning, I pressed the button. Can always play the wildcard if I need to!!
But yes, you’re right, probably not the most sensible – fingers crossed time!
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
At least it gives you a reason to care about the England game. 😉 I’ve noticed that means you’re keeping Mata and Rooney. I have both too. You remaining hopeful Mata will play at the weekend? I’m probably holding onto him for one more week and reacting accordingly.
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
Scratch that. Your linked team is GW1. You’ve got rid of him since then. haha.
Cookie
Got rid of them both mate!!
James101
Have considered Moreno. Not yet though. Other priorities..
Current team btw.
Cookie
What are your thoughts Jimbo?
James101
Man U’s new striker. In for nais, though I’d need to lose a quality mid.
Need to see how he’s used first I guess.
Also Baird…
papercut
not much needs doing imo. probably need to beef up your bench defenders a bit though in case dier doesn’t play
James101
Yep. Baird to someone who plays would do it.
papercut
Hey cookie,
Yea I read the ‘grab, avoid bore off’ article and noticed the Liverpool defence wasn’t very agreed upon despite their kind upcoming fixtures. Everyone probably still remembers Liverpool’s frailties at the back from last season. However if B.R. said he intends to address that, this would be the perfect time to prove that!
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
Papercut, I’d probably be reluctant to bring in any Liverpool defence, but seeing as I’ve kept Lovren, a home game against Aston Villa does seem rather appealing. Surely even ‘Pool can’t f*** that up, right?
Cookie
let’s hope so, purely from a fantasy point of view of course :hippo:
Don’t ever listen to Kop on Liverpool, he is the ultimate on negativity!! He’ll admit that himself!
papercut
hey bryan, i definately hope not. was thinking of pool def to replace debuchy, but villa can score too as we’ve seen with the hull and stoke games- who are known to be quite defensive…
i see you’ve got 2 of the newcastle boys, so was wondering what your take on dummett is. has he lost his place in the team? if so, will need to replace him more urgently
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
During pre-season Dummett was deemed 3rd choice behind Santon and Haidara by the local media. This newspaper touted him as being put on loan, which never came to fruition… http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle/news_articles/11328066.Newcastle_to_allow_Dummett_to_leave_on_loan/?ref=rss
However on top of recently being replaced by Haidara, this has to sow some seeds of doubt. I went for Coloccini because he’s always going to play and he’s not much more expensive.
migs
We drew with Villa at home last season 2 all!!! However saying that I think Cookies move of Moreno is a good one! At this stage, taking into account fixtures and pricing, I would rather get in Moreno and Ivanovic but don’t get me wrong Ivanovic is a winner for the season I think
The Mighty Whites
WC Active.
Begovic – Krul
Moreno – Jones – Clyne – Taylor – Wisdom
Fabregas – Ramsey – Sterling – Sigurdsson – King
Falcao – Costa – Welbeck
Cookie
Morning Mighty,
Would you consider Balotelli instead of Falcao? Just not sure Falcao is a guaranteed starter right now….
The Mighty Whites
Morning Cookie – Why do you think he isn’t a starter?
Cookie
Mighty,
I’m not saying he is and I’m not saying he isn’t – I’m suggesting there has to be some doubt at this stage whether he is thrown straight into the starting XI. Would RvP de dropped, or Rooney?
If I had to make a guess, and it is a guess, I would suggest he is brought on for 30mins. I could well be wrong, but until we sure which formation LVG will now play, how he incorporates all the new signings and who is now fit, I just think it’s a small gamble.
Bearing in mind that one would expect Rojo and Blind to come straight in (defence and midfield being the big problem areas for United), maybe LVG will choose not to chuck in too many new faces straight away and ease Falcao into Premier League life.
Just my thoughts mate….
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+1 on falcao (coming from an united fan!) hope he hits the ground running though! although ballo is a risk but can also be real quality. saw a few glimpses last game.
welbeck is an interesting punt from most people, but do you really want arsenal coverage for man city (unless you’re playing 4-4-2 this GW)
The Mighty Whites
Cookie – That’s a fair point! What about raising funds for Aguero? Also what are your thoughts on Welbeck?
Cookie
Mighty, I’m a big fan of Aguero and would have him in my team 100% of the time, until he gets injured. But I understand budget issues – and also I understand some suggesting others have easier fixtures right now.
Welbeck – my honest view is that he could do great, but if I were playing my wildcard, I would take a wait and see approach on him – their fixtures aren’t brilliant and while he has a very creative midfield behind him, I would just watch for a week or two before jumping in.
The Mighty Whites
Cookie – I could raise funds so would you have him in my team? Who would you replace Welbeck with?
Cookie
Falcao I think Mighty….
…sorry for late reply
The Mighty Whites
Cookie
What do you mean?
Cookie
sorry, I read it as who would you lose to get Aguero with!
D’oh. Welbeck replacement….ok, if you had Aguero, what is your budget for the 3rd striker?
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
Beep, beep, beep.
Ok, Cookie, time up. On the specialist subject of Mighty Whites’ transfer dilemma, you scored 12 points and no passes. *applause*
The Mighty Whites
Well I’d have to make Aguero funds first!
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
Mighty Whites. If you raised enough funds for Aguero, you’d still have enough left to bring Welbeck in.
The Mighty Whites
Bryan – Do you think Welbeck is a good idea considering their fixtures?
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
He’s gonna get service against any opposition in my opinion. Will you have enough funds to bring in Falcao as your third striker?
The Mighty Whites
Bryan
You mean having Falcao, Costa & Aguero?
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
Hmmm. Bit pricey that mate!! My team’s on jobseekers allowance, so I don’t know how you could fund that. Can you raise funds for Aguero?
The Mighty Whites
Bryan
I thought that’s what you meant! What did you mean?
Cookie
where does Balotelli fit into this?
The Mighty Whites
Cookie
Where’s Balo come into this conversation?!
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
That’s the dream front three Mighty Whites. If you can afford that, you’re laughing. But don’t screw the rest of your team up just to have those.
Cookie
isn’t this where we started? Selling Falcao for Balotelli to raise money for Aguero…..
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
Balo’s definitely an option. Bit cheaper too.
Demsie
Haha just read this entire conversation..
do any of you actually know what the question bis here ??? even you Mighty ? lol
Bigpopz
Morning fellas..
Need your advice.
Who would you say is the best 5m midfielder outhere, looking for a decent 5th mid..?
thinking of making these moves..
Ivan / King / Naismith
For
Janmat / 5m mid (Amalfitano)? / Welbeck
Current team. WC Active.
Bego
Van A / Ivan / Clyne
Di Maria / siggy / Fab / Sterling
Aguero / Naismith / Costa
Subs. Gk. Myhill / Taylor (swan) / King / Moore /
Note.. Bego is in for the season, not wanting to rotate.
Cookie
Big, probably JWP for me right now and with up and coming fixtures …..
papercut
i would keep that as it is mate. looks fantastic. solid in all areas. you’re brave to think about replacing ivan (and naismaith)
Calvin Clyne
BigP, you’ve got to be kidding? After the anti-Welbeck rant the other day?!
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
Calv, post a link! I wanna see this before I pass out.
Calvin Clyne
Haha, I’ll look it up for you later, off out now. Him and another fella were being most unkind to me about Welbs, proper ganging up on me so they were :'( I couldn’t even come on here the next day for fear they might be on.
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
Fear no more mate. We’ve got yer back. Well, maybe not right now cos I’m knackered, but in principle, absolutely.
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can i get people’s opinion on my current team? only real concerns are mata and dummett. i think costa will be ok, but will see nearer to the weekend. want to replace debuchy due to hard upcoming fixtures.
wacha think..??
Cookie
Paper,
looks good mate, as we spoke about above, I personally would bring in Moreno for Debuchy mate…
wait and see on Dummett
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yea, was thinking the same mate. might leave dummett for now and think about debuchy and mate for a -4. mata to sterling seems the standout option, but also thinking of di maria… suggestions for mata? or just keep him for now?
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debuchy and mata* for a -4
Demsie
Alright lads… How are we all on this fine Monday morning ? Well, I hope.
I am on a WC (can’t say fo sho whether that is a good thing) and this leads to a massive list of endless questions… Can anyone help ? Hopefully can lead to bit of discussion too.
1. Costa’s hammy.. Is this injury for real ? Or is it just a way of him not going on inty duty ? I tool him out in GW3 only pay the penalty
2. George Boyd.. Will he play at Burnley ? at 4.4 he’s tempting me as I try to squeeze evey 0.1 from my team
3. Ivan.. A must ? In fact, I know the answer to that.
4. Vertonghen. If I simply just can’t afford Ivan, is he a sutable replacement ? Again, I know the answer.. But I have to think about budget too. Any others in this bracket (6.0m) that are worth it ?
5. Quinn / Hull. Will he play at all after they signed about 16 mids on deadline day ?
6. Aguero.. Yeah ? You feeling me ?
7. Krul as my only playing keeper (Elliot as sub).. Too dangerous ?
8. is Fabregas essential..? I just can’t fit all these big players in and I do want 3 big strikers.
If you can answer any of the above then please feel free.. I’ll post my WC team in a bit but don’t want to bombard you all…
The Mighty Whites
Demsie
1. I’m keeping him in as it doesn’t sound too serious.
2. He is tempting at 4.4. I think I’m going to leave it a few weeks to see if he can cement a place.
3. Tough fixtures.
4. Vertonghen would be a good choice although I’ve gone with Moreno.
5. I can’t see it now I’m afraid.
6. I’ve got that dilemma! I’m probably going to get him in!
7. It’s not dangerous as you’ve always got a playing keeper, however you’re putting a lot of trust in the Toon!
8. I think so! He’s an assist king!
What’s your team?
NIN
Demsie
1. Probably wont know for sure until Friday, unless it flares up in the mean time.
2. Maybe.
3. No.
4. No. At that price, i’d be looking at Baines/Coleman.
5. High rotation risk. That’s all that can be said there, i think.
6. 😉
7. Yeah, Krul/Mannone would be preferable.
8. 100%.
Cookie
Demsie, good morning
ok here goes:
1) I reckon Costa will be fine, but hell, what do I know – I sold him for GW3!
2) not sure
3) I don’t think Ivan is a must no, but he’s defo rewarded those managers who have him so far
4) Moreno?
5) again, not sure
6) yes, Aguero – I fee ya
7) not too dangerous, just pray for no snow
8) Fabregas is not essential, no.
Demsie
Nice one lads… Well here’s my team.
As you can see no place for Fabs (yet) and i’m still actually 0.1 short so it’s not a team at all ! lol but this is what i’m trying to work with…
I could drop Balo for Welbeck in order to beef up Boyd (would give me 7.4) but I don’t know about that.. I can’t see a way to get fabs in unless I get rid of Balo and Ivan….
tricky
The Mighty Whites
Demsie
I’d drop Ivanovic for a 5/5.5
Raziel
I bet he just bought Iva, hahaha. Doubt he’ll drop him. HAHAHA.
Balo to Welbeck and upgrade a defender. Also, I have Terry but I want to drop him for a Pool defender or a cheaper defender, free up funds for players like Kun/Falcao/DiMaria.
Raziel
Or wait, this is a toilet team? Sorry. Do what you want. 😛
NIN
Demsie – I’m not sure if it works, funds wise, but how about Ivanovic, King & Balotelli out, for Wilson, Cesc & Adebayor?
It would leave you playing Moreno & Clyne most weeks, with Taylor & Wilson having a perfect (h)/(a) rotation going on, Moore as back up. The midfield would be a lot stronger and the forwards wont lose much, if anything at all.
Demsie
TBH that sounds great NIN mate but it leaves with a whole 1.0 left wanting… Is Wilson even nailed ?
NIN
He seems to be, yes. Hughes has been singing his praises for a good while now. With the extra 1m i’d get Mannone and upgrade your 5th mid.
Demsie
No no.. Sorry I mean I am 1 million short…
If only it was the other way around ! 😉
NIN
Drat. If only Welbeck knew how to shoot, eh?
Demsie
haha.. Yeah.
Although if I do get Welbeck in I can then get in Fabs and Pieters. Then It would be:
Krul
Moreno, Clyne and Pieters/Taylor.
Fab, Sterling, Rambo, Siggy
Aguero, Costa, Welbeck.
But.. and it’s a big BUT.. Then I’d have Welbeck (hmmmm….)
NIN
Dare i say it…. Naismith?
Bryan Munich [@bry_cooper]
NIN, don’t let Init hear you say that! You’ll be banned faster than Justin Bieber at a Slipknot concert.
NIN
Ha! We’ll have to come up with a code word for him 😉
Raziel
Look at 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3. Filter the answers and you’ll have my anwers. Thank you. Or you’re welcome.