Fantasy Football 247 League Round Ups May
Welcome everyone to the final round up of the 2014/15 season. It was a great ride for many, in particular the ones that we have consistently seen showing up in this monthly article. There was some ups and downs along the way in this very weird season and for those of you who had a rough season, you can I least feel good knowing that the scores reset and we start anew. Now let us have a look to see who gets a mention this time.
FF247 Overall League. 
Top of the shop and gold medal winner is Sakari Uutela with a grand total of 2365pts for his team ‘Oulunkylan’, well done. Our very own Alberto Mendonca aka ‘Albertini’ took silver with 2354pts with his team ‘Celtinha’. Only 1pt behind Alberto was David Ross in 3rd on 2353pts with his team ‘Rossaldhino’. The next 2 places are taken up by Nathan Cook in 4th and Daniel Hennessey in 5th with their teams ‘Crookys Gunners’ on 2343pts and ‘Boyz ll Mendonca’ a further pt behind on 2342pts. These top 5 players also did well in the whole competition with their overall places being 72nd, 113th, 122nd, 187th and 191st respectively. Well done to all 5, some brilliant scoring over the season.
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FF247 Manager Of The Month.
In 1st place for the month of May is rishabh thakur with his team ‘FULL POWER fc’ who amassed a monthly total of 301pts. 2nd place was tied this month with 290pts being achieved by Hans Hayrynen and Mike Smith with their respective teams ‘FC Monsas’ and ‘MilneSturrockDodds’. 286pts was obtained by team ‘Buzzers’ to put Phil Clayton in 4th. Team ‘Why Always Red ?’ Scored 296pts but with a total hit of -12pts put them on 284pts in the end and gave FPL Player a final position of 5th.
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FF247 Doubles League.
We have new champions this season, so stand up NZ Alex & Peaky Dave, you are the new ‘Hinge + Bracket’ of the site as you managed to amass a total of 2261pts to clinch 1st spot. Potty and Morbid put in a late surge, but came up short of the champions in 2nd spot with their team ‘Potty Morbid’ on a pts total of 2228. The weird and unseen couple Mr + Mrs Facepalm put their team ‘No Hope Bob Hope’ into 3rd place with 2211pts. Team ‘Aditupem’, last seasons champions, came nowhere near last years giddy heights, but managed 2182 to take 4th spot for Elleffcee and Init. 5th was taken up by Silvers & PvR with their team ‘The two Uniteds’ with a total of 2159pts. I would just like to add that the top 3 teams managed places of 2363, 5186 + 7461 overall, which I think you will agree is superb rankings for doubles teams.
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Well that’s it for this season folks, I would like to congratulate all those peeps that managed to get a mention throughout the season. I would personally like to thank the people who run the site, you know who they are, the authors who produce articles week in week out and especially you the congregation that post all season, THANKS.
Just to add, I did post that there will be no monthly reviews next season, as we feel that a lot of the people mentioned in this article are not site posters and we sort of don’t know who they are. But I will be running a league and cup, a sort of League Cup, not to be confused with Bench’s FA Cup, for site posters only, more of this will announced nearer the seasons start.
Thanks for reading Fantasy Football 247 League Round Ups for May. This article was written by Ellefcee. Fortunately he doesn’t have a Twitter account so you don’t have to bother following him.
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Site Updates and Feedback!
As ever over the Summer break we have a list of jobs to do that will hopefully improve the site and the user experience. Paramount is making the site ‘mobile friendly’. Although not of absolute importance from a user point of view we need to do this for practical reasons as Google are penalising those that don’t and we need to maintain our position on the 1st page of their search rankings for key words.
That aside we have a few minor updates to run with things like new ’emots’ but the rest is down to you really! If you would like any new features or have ideas as to how we should improve the site then we are all ears. Please feel free to post and discuss any suggestions below and as ever we shall listen and if it’s practical we shall implement. No promises of course but it’s good to talk!
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UEFA U21’s Fantasy Football
We shall be running a site competition for the upcoming U21’s Championship and we shall post details in the next few days, as and when it is open for entry. They are updating the site as we speak and it begins for real on the 17th June at 5.45pm. Stay posted for updates and no doubt the odd article to help you along the way!
Stay posted!
The Winner Speaks!
We all wondered who the mystery man at the top was… well, he’s been in touch! We were pleasantly surprised to find an e-mail in our inbox over the weekend from Sakari himself and so we had a chat and asked him a bit about himself and how his season had panned out and his FPL strategies. A mini interview if you like and he provided the following as a small bio and message…
“Hi All,
Somebody asked in your comments, who is the ‘Mystery Man’, who has won overa…
So I will reveal the secret. I am the winner of the Fantasy Football 247 league! Here is some extra information about me.
At the beginning of the season I just tried to find some competitive leagues where I could join. I also looked for useful FPL sites and that was the main reason why I joined the Fantasy Football 247 league. Unfortunately I don’t have enough time to be a regular poster although I spend way too much time on this game!
I´m old “fox”, born in the sixties. I`m from Finland, Helsinki and this was my fourth season of FPL. My FPL history is quite good (4733, 3040, 12238 and now 72). 2013 – 2014 I refused to buy Yaya!
I started to play FPL because one friend of mine asked me. He wanted to create “Tampere – Lahti open” league, where participants were my three best friends and their kids. So in the beginning FPL was also a “family thing” for us. But just after few rounds I was addicted.
My favorite team has always been Chelsea. The great love begun in spring 1970, when I watched the FA cup final on TV and for some reason, which I don’t even remember, I chose Chelsea and not Leeds. Lucky me!
It would be also nice to tell you about my game strategies, but because one thing is the most important for me I put it simple: watch enough games. I watch weekly at least 3 – 4 games and make many of my transfer decisions based on what I see.
Of course there are several other strategic things for me, for example –
– I play fixtures for the first few rounds, after that it’s always form over fixtures.
– I’ll make sure that my team value is proper/decent (I jump few early bandwagons and could take also few hits).
– My captains are quite ‘safe’, but I always take some risks to make this game even more fun
and as I said earlier I use plenty (too much) time for planning.
It has always been fun and useful read your site, thanks! IMO it`s important that there are many different kinds of FPL sites and there are enthusiastic people like you to make them happen.
And good luck to you all for the next season.”
So there you go. Many thanks to Sakari (Uutela) for getting in touch, massive congratulations for actually winning it and also having the final say on this seasons league article!
English, Danish and Serbian squads are now confirmed for the under 21 Euros, Germans, Portuguese and Italians have all announced the preliminary squads as well, just waiting on the swedes and Czechs now.
Andy
Thanks for that update. Sad that Bamford was cut from the final England squad.
I don’t think he’s recovered from that injury he picked up at the back end of the season, he was nowhere near fit in that playoff final.
Andy what site are we on for the comp please matey?! I can’t find it.
Don’t worry, found it again now. It disappeared!
http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/CleverTV/en/uefa/newTest/15816/userhome.do
That one yeah?
Kin-ell, if its the same as CL we are in trouble. 😮
Yep it’s good old Maccies again!
Good luck making substitutions
That’s the one I’ve been using anyway, never thought about that
It’s like synchronised swimming.
Thought I’d best check we were at least in the same pool or this article could have gone horribly wrong!
Provisional Banterbury Premier, Championship. League 1 & 2 Plus Reserve List Season IV 2015/16
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I don’t think that pictures quite big enough Bench
Haha is it not, give us a minute
Oh no! You know I was joking right…
spoil sport
Nice one Bench, top work. Excited for my place in mid table mediocrity to begin now I’ve qualified, not to mention the rich pickings from all those TV deals…
I have decided to run for Fifa president. GP the sheep are on the way that you want for your vote. Bench I already gave you what you asked for. If you can’t remember drinking it, that’s not my fault. Cookie I sent the most expensive bottle of fine wine as you asked. Bench should arrive soon with it, not sure there will be anything in it, but take that up with him. Kop, I got you the half empty glass you asked for. Init that yearly subscription you asked for is paid for, enjoy! Just make sure you don’t enjoy it around me.
As for the rest of you, just tell me what will be required to get your vote.
Is it a yearly subscription to an IT company? Done.
I understand. You want Hot looking nerds. Cool, I can make it happen. Heard they had a new model, goes by the name of Rich.
I can’t express my response to that in words. Or indeed emots. Or smilies. Or emojis….
Bingo! If the IT dept is unable or unwilling then we just do that! #sadstateofaffairs
Mito, some decent players coming in for Liverpool will grab my vote. :thumbup:
Elle, he’s bribing us not performing miracle!!
Have to be a few buckets of the white stuff then. :thumbup:
Elle let’s be realistic here!! I can’t help you with Liverpool but how about a fountain of youth for yourself? I said “A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH” you hear that? I asked “YOU HEAR THAT”?
you didn’t supply enough drugs , mito , but if you can sort that the votes me nose, then the ballot box
what are you plans for the beautiful game ? make as much as you can before , the FBI close the organisation down
Beautiful game? I promise to chain Mourinho, Pulis and Rafa Benitez in a dungeon and have Potty sing them contemporary songs. And please Bench don’t vote your nose.
Mito
Thanks for those sheep.
For woolly jumpers because its cold here, right? 😉
You gone all Welsh on us GP ?!!!
Cookie
Do we have a Taff on here, is it?
I’m sure there are one or two lurkers!!
There you go readers . .
Please come forward if you are Welsh.
A position has just become available . . . .
…so to speak !!
Two bottles of Laphroaig 18 Year Old (70cl) and you’ve got my vote
Mr NZ Alex . . .
Are you out there . . .?
Please drop me an email when you can mate. craigmitchell1981.cm@googlemail.com
Will do it now GP
Good man . . .
So Real Madrid ain’t happy with not winning any (notable) trophies this season, and their response to that is to replace Ancelotti with Benitez. Anyone actually think Benitez can do a better job than Ancelotti? Besides, I think this Barcelona is too strong for Real Madrid to compare with them anyway.
Mito reckons it’s a great appointment!
I wish I had that half empty glass of yours to break over your head right now. :rant:
Rumour bouncing around that Rafa wants Aguero at Real.
Yup, heard that. Not happening.
I’d probably cry if Aguero left, I’m not even joking.
Looking at Rafa’s track record, its hardly a risky appointment.
Promising to play attractive football as well . . . so he’s learned something since leaving Liverpool then? 😉
Not a risky appointment no, but I wouldn’t expect him to do better than Ancelotti.
Tekno,
You could be right there but then who would do you think?
I mean it was very unfair, but not unexpected, that Ancelotti was sacked in the first place.
Shit club doing business a shit way, they deserve to get tonked by Barca.
Cookie,
It is because of this that people always move towards Barca I think. They always chop and change for the slightest of failures. Very annoying.
Oh stop…you conveniently forget the David Moyes experiment. Didn’t even let him finish out the season. You may have forgotten but #Moyesie will never be forgotten.
The whole club is pathetic mate, from the supporters to the President. Am no huge lover of Barca as a club but they at least appear to appreciate what they have and what they get to watch.
Though, I guess that’s pretty easy when Messi is playing!
Mito
They were very loyal to Ferguson who was almost out on his ear at one point and I think everyone could see that the job was too big for Moyes, seemed to be consuming him.
And Cookie as for Real, it was the booing of Casillis earlier this season from this own supporters that finally confirmed to me that they are actually a dreadful club. So I’m now in Barca (and definitely Atleti’s) corner.
Madrid is what it is. Every manager who takes the job knows what is expected and if they don’t they are bloody stupid. They get paid very well to be there and to promptly leave. So I don’t feel sorry for any of them. I would prefer Ancelotti to have been kept, but it has become part of the norm.
I am sure Moyes expected more time to get it right and to be able to work out the rough beginning. Did I think the job was too big for him? Yeah, but he was treated worse than Madrid managers have been. They wouldn’t even buy players for him, unlike LVG. Not too mention the incredible amount of abuse he received from the super classy United fans. #ThinkISeeAPlane
Afraid I’m with Mito on this. Still ashamed of how it went down with Moyes.
Correct, Madrid is what it is. A very unclassy club. Unless you are in the inner circle of course. Ramos has already criticised the appointment of Benitez, but Ramos is one of the chosen few so somehow gets away with it.
Re Moyes, it was very un-United, but clearly an attempt to right a wrong – he wasn’t right for the job, but very few would of been following Fergie. It was very poor how they handled his departure and agreed it would have looked better for him to have seen the season out. But they decided to act and thank fook they did.
Wouldn’t buy players for him? They tried to buy some, Bale for one, Ronaldo another – sadly they didn’t happen and one of the reasons is that Moyes wasn’t an attraction.
The big mistake was his appointment in the first place. The place scenario was embarrassing and disgraceful by a minority of idiots. But still embarrassing.
Yep! Nightmare appointment from start to finish (with Mata being a thin slice of tasty ham in the shitty Moyes sandwich).
I guess we can agree to disagree as I don’t find Madrid lacking in class at all. Fact is most of the competitive football world conducts business in a similar fashion or one that is not so distant when it comes to managers. So frankly I don’t see the big problem there. Would love to see United Struggle this year if for no other reason to see if LVG retains his job. Would love for him to have a similar season to Brenda and see if he is still employed next season. Somehow, I seriously doubt it.
As far as Barca goes, I think people only see what they want to see. Without going into a bunch of detail. Neymar transfer was a scam, they were suspended from the transfer market for their illegal buying of youth players (which Madrid probably did also, but haven’t been suspended) and also did the unspeakable. They actually bought Suarez, according to many a disgusting human being (which I do not share BTW) who Liverpool was constantly given grief about owning. That is just their recent past, the treatment of former players when they came back with Madrid was deplorable and as far as criticizing goes, I think we all heard of the turmoil between Messi and Luis Enrique. Apparently Lionel didn’t care for him. Usually where there is smoke…Anyone following LA Liga understood that Luis Enrique had to win something of relevance to keep his job. How that differs from Madrid, I will never know. But I guess image is everything and if anyone knows that it would be United fans.
Nothing wrong with agreeing to disagree! I do agree to an extent with what you say about Barca – my comments re them above were more about the fans. The Madrid fans come across as a weird lot – booing their own, or their selected own. Casillas and then Bale later on in the season. Bale being the scapegoat for them exiting CL as he missed chances – the fact that Ronaldo, James and Isco went missing that night while Bale despite repeated misses kept putting himself in the position to at least have a go.
Anyway, all teams can be accused of classlessness at times I’m sure – we’ve highlighted United, Real & Barca above but straight away you can already point the finger at Arsenal (Wilshire), Liverpool (defending Suarez racism), Chelsea (win at all costs, defending Terry), Newcastle (sackings of Taylor and Gutierrez).
Whoa whoa whoa. A tad harsh to lump Jack the lad in there with that lot of scum bags.
chins,
I’ve only just caught up and saw the Wilshere video. Does seem like a bit of a lout to me.
Anyway, hello . . .
He’s yet another in a long line of young English players who won’t fulfil his potential!
Morning
Kop
With the attitude though that he is already made it. That’s the worst thing about guys like him.
Morning
Jack the lad to Gooners. An overrated nob to everyone else.
Ok. It’s very unlike me to wade into an argument without doing my research, but i hadn’t actually seen the video you mentioned. Unless it’s him doing his “what do we think of Tottenham” chant. In which case, it’s the same thing he did last year.
I agree he’s a bit of a cock, but he’s just singing one of the clubs songs to impress the fans. (Some fans). And i don’t actually think he’s overrated. I think he’s a great player. Wasted in a deep role though. He can’t tackle without getting injured or fouling, and he’s not disciplined enough to stay put when he needs to.
Anyway… I have to go, i’ve heard the Russia / Ukraine dispute needs a mediator, and i knew a Ukrainian guy once, so i think i’ll wade into that one…