Who are you? Who are you? Fantasy manager profiles Part 14
Here at FF247 towers we’ve often wondered what driving forces hide 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.
Hopefully this will help us to uncover whether each member can be viewed as a ‘fellow sports enthusiast’, ‘colleague’, ‘fantasy friend’, ‘internet troll’ or indeed ‘sociopath’! Let’s take a look inside the minds of our latest two ‘victims’ then and see whether, hiding behind the cute monkey gravatars, lurks a sadistic, megalomaniacal, psychotic keyboard warrior. Or just a normal guy or gal who likes to play fantasy football…
We will add a disclaimer here – we have resolved to not edit what is sent in at all. What you see is what you (we) get. FPL ranks were correct at the time of sending as well so may be much worse by now! Or better…
Next up to the examination table are peakydave himself and Peter Pan.
peakydave
THE BASICS
Members name:……peakydave
Real name:……er…Dave
Occupation:…….printer and Siamese cat breeder
Age:………..42
Country of residence:……England (Rotherham)
Best finish in The Barclays Premier League Fantasy Football game:……..5099
Current position for the season……….11k
Planned finish (at the start of the season)for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015:……33000 (top 1% will do me fine!)
Expected finish for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015:……50000
Tell us about yourself in less than 50 words:……Originally a southerner but now living as a northerner minus whippet and flat cap!! Happily married to Bec for 9 years,3 kids,hard working and loyal family man,spend HOURS each week studying form, fixtures, formations and possible transfers in FF(whilst my print machine is running!) ,but v little time for ‘site’ time,this will probably be seen as apathy or ignorance on my behalf but honestly it isn’t!!
FAVOURITES
Food:…..Chicken madras and roast dinnners.
Drink:…..Brandy and/or red wine.
Band/Type of music:…..House,Drum & Bass,Garage,Dub-Step,Prodigy,Rudimental,Chase & Status,Rita Ora,Katy B,Tinie Tempah
TV Programme:……The Apprentice,The Office(UK), Jonathon Creek,Homeland
Films:……Alien/s, The Thing, Edge of Tomorrow, Cloverfield, The Beast of War, The Abyss, Pitch Perfect, Nacho Libre, Lord of the Flies, The Green Mile, Capricorn 1, Charlie and Chocolate Factory X2, Ace Ventura, Oceans 11,12,13
Book/Author:……The Bible, The 9/11 Commission Report
Jokes………….What’s brown and sticky?…..a stick!
What’s yellow and smells of bananas?…..monkey sick!
What cheese would u use to hide a horse?…..mascarpone!
What hotel would a piece of cheese stay at?…..The Stilton!
What piece of cheese would you use to get a bear out of a tree?….camembert!
How would a piece of cheese greet itself in the mirror?….Halloumi!
What sort of cheese is mine?…..Nacho cheese!
A raggedy bit of string walks into a bar and the barman says,’Excuse me mate but are u a raggedy bit of string??’ to which he replies ‘No,i’m sorry i’m a frayed knot!!’
A red strip of tarmac walks into the bar and the barman says ‘Sorry mate I won’t be serving you,you’re a cyclepath’!
Whats red and invisible ???????? no tomatoes!!
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Country visited (and state why!):……Japan,went snowboarding one new year for 20 days (2001) beautiful scenery, the most fantastically friendly, mild mannered and politest people you have ever met (particularly when they know you’re English!) amazing cuisine and just an overall unsuppased total experience!(Wierdest thing ever was there is no litter!!)
Countries you would most like to visit………The Asian continent as a whole fascinates me,so take your pick India,China,Malaysia,Vietnam ,Sri Lanka etc etc
SPORTING FAVOURITES
Sport:……Cricket,Football,Golf
Sporting Team:…….Liverpool FC
Sporting Hero :…….Kenny Dalglish
Sporting moment on TV:……anyone who saw the 2005 European final between Liverpool v AC Milan in Istanbul will never forget it!!
Sporting moment witnessed live:…….England 9-0 Luxembourg 1982,what a game!
Sporting venue you’d most like to visit:…….4 days at Augusta (golf) would be amazing!
Do you have any personal sporting achievements you’d like to boast about…………played cricket to a high standard scored 9 centuries and 38 50’s,played pool (yes I know its a pub game!) to county level
RANDOMS
Your celebrity look-alike is/are…………….Lee Evans,Kieron Dyer (Although I’m not black!) Will Young
Which 6 celebrities dead or alive would u have at a dinner party:……Jesus, Bear Grylls, Michael Jackson, Russell Brand, Brian Blessed, Simon Cowell
Which 3 items would u take to a desert island (no humans allowed!):…….Toothbrush,toothpaste,Digger my Cocker Spaniel
Useless fact about yourself……………I’m a qualified cricket coach
If you won £100 000 what would u do with it:……..Golf lessons, and a worldwide cruise to incorporate a thorough tour of Asia to the above countries!
The perfect afternoon would be spent:……..nice walk out with the dog and family,back home for a huge roast then beers,football on the telly and a hattrick by my FF captain!
My Epitaph would read:……. played hard,never went home,his second touch was always a sliding tackle but a bloody good one!
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Peter Pan
THE BASICS
Members name: Peter Pan
Real name: Gavin
Occupation: Pirate fighter
Age: I have lived for many years…
Country of residence: South Africa
Best finish in The Barclays Premier League Fantasy Football game: 143553
Current position for the season: 10 633
Planned finish (at the start of the season) for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015: Top 100K
Expected finish for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015: Top 25K
Tell us about yourself in less than 50 words: I will never grow up… also I am slightly obsessed with football, well sports in general.
FAVOURITES
Food: Pizza
Drink: Beer, brandy & coke
Band/Type of music: All kinds
TV Programme: BPL is the best drama on TV, Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, Suits, so many more
Films: Wow… Too many to mention.
Book/Author: Um…. JK Rowling… only book I have read
Joke: My salary
Country visited (and state why!): Namibia, went river rafting on the Orange River when I was 12.
Country would most like to visit (and state why!): UK for Old Trafford, Spain for Ibiza, Netherlands for…. the sites 😉
SPORTING FAVOURITES
Sport: Footy, Rugby, Cricket, Poker
Sporting Team: Manchester United
Sporting moment on TV: South Africa winning the Rugby World Cup… Twice! Also Owen’s 90+min winner vs City… South Africa’s Cricket team beating Australia in a 438 game, Seeing quad Aces get beaten by a Royal Flush in the WSOP.
Sporting moment witnessed live: My rugby team winning our league.
Sporting venue you’d most like to visit: Old Trafford
Do you have any personal sporting achievements you’d like to boast about: Rugby League Champs!!! Also I beat my mate at Putt-Putt once…
RANDOMS
Your celebrity look-alike is/are: Apparently Steve-O (if I shaved my hair)
Which 6 celebrities dead or alive would u have at a dinner party: Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Richie McCaw, Dan Bilzerian, Charlie Sheen and George Best
Which 3 items would u take to a desert island (no humans allowed!): Cellphone to call a lift? No? Ok then smokes, Magnifying Glass, Fishing rod
If you won £100 000 what would u do with it: Take Dan Bilzerian out for a party haha. Probably will invest it and travel a bit (after spoiling myself)
The perfect afternoon would be spent: Mates, food, sports and beers
My Epitaph would read: If I am not back in 10 minutes, please read again.
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Many thanks to both peakydave and Peter Pan for being so candid! We hope you know your two fellow ‘fantasy friends’ a little better now.
If you feel that you would like to expose your inner self then please feel free to mail us at contact@fantasyfootball247.co.uk and we shall have peakydave interrogate you! If you have already submitted one, which many have, we are publishing them in the order received and hopefully yours will be along soon.
Afternnon all – today’s offering brings you a microscopic insight into the world of PeterPan and Peaky himself!! Enjoy.
Great stuff and thanks to both. Still chuckling at Peter’s answers to Age and Occupation
You welcome Innit 😉
Excellent work lads. These are bloody great, i must say. Quad aces vs Royal Flush eh? Ouch :thumbdown:
NIN,
Was in a WSOP event a few years back… only reason it was recorded was because that guy from Everyone loves Raymond sat down just before… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT4ZLB0rOq4
Thanks fellas, good stuff!
Hello world!! Mito is back…not sure I can say hello world if I am not new here though, hmmm.
Hello Losers!!
Hello my fellow fantasy football managers. Can u all please take some time out to look at my team and tell me whether to activate the WC or not (i have both). Losing a lot of ground recently, as my rivals are not too far away with only a 23 point lead. Should i only do 1 transfer and leave the WC for the other GW? any thoughts?
Team looks great. Id do Hutton>Mert/Kosc. You could also do Downing>AJ/Punch, but Downing is on form and you could lose there.
The rest seems fine for now. WC not necessary or urgent for this GW.
Thanks for your input The B. Yeah i was thinking to hold fire on the WC for now. Was also thinking to do Siggy to Cazorla maybe? but if i do that i would not go to an Arsenal defender. Got a lot of value tied in to Siggy (Purchase Price 6.1) and Downing (PP 5.6) but both have been loyal soldiers. In my WC i want to bet Baird, PVA or maybe a cheap stoke defender. My main rival has Rooney while i have Aguero.
Lovin these! Thanks peakydave and PPan…. not sure I want to see Jesus and Michael Jackson in the same room together… 😮
Planning on holding my WC one more week so would love some ideas on how to best use my 1 FT this week? 5.5m burning a hole…
Krul – Guzan
Terry, Clyne, OShea, Shackell, Wasil
Haz, Sanchez, Downing, Siggy, Barton
Costa, Kane, Ings
Hi Colriles, how about Giroud this week? Or a similar midfield change as to the one above that Eagle and B are discussing.
You have a dream team there for this GW.
Tough one to choose where to use FT, but Downing/Siggy/Barton > Caz could be a good move given his form and penalties.
I like the B’s thoughts on a midfield switch. If not to Cazorla then maybe ADM? He could break out against Leister at home! Giroud not a bad shout up front for Ings. You could even get to Rooney if you wanted to go that route.
And I disagree: I thin Jesus and Michael Jackson in the same room would be awesome! Just imagine all those Zombies from Thriller being raised from the undead!
That’s bad.
I noticed your “best comeback since Lazarus” comment.
Yeah, that went well!!!
Cheers all. Had pondered most of those moves already, just can’t seem to decide on one! How about ARS defense cover for the week? Shackell > Mert or Guzan > Ospina (if we think he’ll keep his place)??
Pancho – hadn’t considered Jacko would bring his whole crew with him… then he’d have Bubbles (where’s Raz?) and LIsa Marie in tow…. already given this way too much thought.
Hey Peaky, great to see some very impressive cricket stats there mate! Who did you play for?
Yeah with stats like that Peaky I’m surprised the ECB haven’t been in touch, although you’re English so that probably rules you out! 😉
Cheers Kop,yes i’m far too ‘pure’ to play for England! Also my playing days are over now as ‘cricket’ and ‘family’ aren’t very compatible words!! 😉
Cheers Cookie Great Kingshill mate,dont worry you wouldn’t have heard them! but it was in The Mid-Bucks League and Morrant Chiltern Leagues! Happy days!!
Correct Peaky, haven’t heard of them, but given we are the same age I bet I was playing in the Morrant Essex League at the same time!
We were living the dream Cookie!!
Certainly were, great days growing up, wouldn’t change it for anything. Great memories.