Fantasy Football (has been suspended!) Update
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (perhaps advisable right now) you will be aware that the Premier League have suspended all fixtures until (at least) April 4th. In essence this means that we will miss GW’s 30 & 31 and resume in GW32. Whether the 32 target actually happens is a different matter but for now that is what we are being told to work towards. We just wanted to make you aware of a few key things…
FPL have released the following on Twitter;
What does the #PL postponement mean for #FPL 👇
⬛ All GW30 and GW31 fixtures are postponed and the intention is for the PL to return for GW32 on 4 April, subject to medical advice
— Fantasy Premier League (@OfficialFPL) March 13, 2020
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To pick the bones out of that, essentially what it all means is;
- GW’s 30 & 31 will still happen, albeit in a ghost fashion.
- You’ll get zero points awarded (unless you somehow still take a hit!).
- Any moves you make (be that transfers, hits, chips) will still count and be there whenever (if) we resume.
- They’ve waffled on about the FPL Cup and how it all affects H2H leagues but who really cares!
We appreciate that the above is short ‘n sweet but that is all you need to know in a nutshell. We shall update this accordingly as and when we know more.
Please feel free to continue to chat amongst yourselves as usual and add any relevant info in the comments if you see / hear anything pertinent to the above.
A rookie doubt. If I don’t make a FT this week, it carries over to next week? In “ghostly” fashion?
Yes.
A list of countries we can relocate FPL to, Barbados sounds nice.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/what-countries-have-not-declared-any-known-cases-coronavirus.amp
Great. For the football pleasure and your FPL fantasies, let us take up a mission and make every effort to infect the countries that are safe so far.
This comment should go straight to FF247 Hall of Fame.
Ammmm, you heard about humour, sarcasm,….right?
Ok, you will say not the suitable time for such things. Nevermind.
Thanks, we are all dealing with it as best we can, and in our own personal way, I suppose some ways clash.
Thankyou very much Rosco, Initt, GP and the rest for your clarifications. I feel that I can now do as I was planning to do for this GW, which was to roll the FT and wait till next time – hardly original, but now I’ve got ample time to do it! Hahahaha! All the best
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Alrighty then *imitating ace ventura* it’s Farty time, by then he must be fit and goal hungry, assuming football is still a thing come April…
When shall the games be played guys? I mean GW30. Getting bored
No one knows Constantine.
This is unprecedented.
We’re all guessing.
In theory the beginning of April. In reality we could be in stasis for months.
Better get reading Constantine. The Natural by Malamud is a great novel about sport, and many other things.
In a galaxy, far far away… Oh, you said “when”? That I don’t know…
Dithering over my captain this week. Who would you go for: Cantwell or Button?
Thanks.
Has to be Button since he has isolated himself well throughout the season.
“Don’t forget the captain Button”
Ok…
I’ll let myself out.
Pick up some loo roll for me if you don’t mind.
It’s sold out, but thought you might enjoy this
Hanley for me Kralin, He’s due for a big haul this week. I’m sure of it.
Could be an 11:29 panic transfer in for me. Thanks.