Who are you? Who are you? Fantasy manager profiles Part 5
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. And no Bench, we aren’t just saying that because it’s your turn 😉
Next up to the examination table are Bench and Monty(Caz Daz).
THE BASICS
Members name:……Monty(CAZ DAZ)
Real name:……Sudipto Das (That’s a contrast, isn’t it. Well the previous one is my nick name)
Occupation:…….Jobless at the very moment. Striving hard to get into one. Well if you guys have any, I’ll do that but remember no field job for me.
Age:………..21
Country of residence:……India
Best finish in The Barclays Premier League Fantasy Football game:……..92,344(starting from GW2 in that game and was my first season)
Current position for the season……….Absolutely horrific start. Currently it’s on 575,097.
Planned finish (at the start of the season)for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015:….. Get 1st and get that free ticket to the Emirates.
Expected finish for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015:……Improve and better my performance to get into the top 10k which is seeming more than unlikely.
Tell us about yourself in less than 50 words:……A student who picked up his first job after dropping out from school and then dropped out from that job again due to the lack of patience. A big Arsenal fan and a greater Santi Cazorla fan. Love a good banter and love FPL, it has now been a part and parcel of my life.
FAVOURITES
Food:…..Indian food naturally and a special mention to Tandoor chicken. French is also not too bad.
Drink:…..Beer,champagne
Band/Type of music:…..Bryan Adams, Def leppard, John Denver (solo country music)….not into hard rock. Alternative rock is OK. Alterbridge, Sylvan etc etc.
TV Programme:……Game of Thrones as simple as that.
Films:……The Shawshank Redemption,well there’s a thousand movies that I like but can’t name them all….can we?
Book/Author:……Michael Crichton, Matthew Reilly, Adam Nevill, Stephen King…the list goes on and on.
Joke………….It was with a computer password. I put up “mypenis” in anger because it was getting on my nerves with all those shite character insertion and all. And on the screen it says “not long enough”.
Country visited (and state why!):……Egypt (To visit my uncle over there and anyway it became a holiday destination for us).
Country would most like to visit (and state why!)………England (London).. Well to catch up with some of my mates of the FF247 community over a can of beer and then visit Emirates. Well it would happen soon I guess.
SPORTING FAVOURITES
Sport:……Football
Sporting Team:…….Arsenal
Sporting Personality:…….Dennis Bergkamp
Sporting moment on TV:……Arsenal lifting the FA cup after such a long time. The Rambo goal and celebration in that game still gives me goosebumps.
Sporting moment witnessed live:…….Well cricket it is. It’s the final of the ICC WC 2011 and India came out on top.
Sporting venue you’d most like to visit:…….Emirates
Do you have any personal sporting achievements you’d like to boast about…………Sadly it’s also in cricket. A couple of centuries !! Football !! I missed some sitters and was thrown out of the team in my teens.
RANDOMS
Your celebrity look-alike is/are…. Well I can’t say a Brad Pitt lookalike. But maybe James Franco (not with that body of course).
Which 6 celebrities dead or alive would you have at a dinner party:…… Morgan Freeman, Robin Williams, Richard Attenborough, Bill Gates, Dennis Bergkamp, Jim Carey..
Which 3 items would u take to a desert island (no humans allowed!):…….Food for sure and water, and some flares. Well first and foremost I won’t go there.
If you won £100 000 what would u do with it:………Make a world tour.
The perfect afternoon would be spent:……..With some of my mates with some booze and food of course.
My Epitaph would read:…….I am dead and I approve this message. Now let me ROT in peace.
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THE BASICS
Members name:…… Bench
Real name:…… Sir Bench or Chris to friends
Occupation:……. part-time roofer, full time beer tester
Age:……….. the big 40
Country of residence:…… England
Best finish in The Barclays Premier League Fantasy Football game:…….. 20k
Current position for the season………. 60k
Planned finish (at the start of the season)for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015:…… dont concern myself with overall position, i dont kid myself and think i am that lucky enough to win it, i much prefer the H2H Leagues especially the Banterbury Leagues ( shameless Plug )
Expected finish for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015:…… Happy with top 100k, be more made up if i could win a Banterbury competition
Tell us about yourself in less than 50 words:…… umm just umm !!!
FAVOURITES
Food:….. has to be salad haha, no only joking, Egg & Chips
Drink:….. yes often !!
Band/Type of music:….. Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, or anything 2tone/SKA
TV Programme:…… soccer AM, Peaky Blinders
Films:…… The others, Devils Advocate or anything with Al Pacino or Robert Di Nero in
Book/Author:…… The Power Of Now/ Eckhart Tolle
Joke…………. what is ET short for ? because he has short legs Ha
Country visited (and state why!):…… Spain for the 3 S Sun/Sea & San Miguel
Country would most like to visit (and state why!)……… North Korea/ for a night on the town with Kim Jong-un
SPORTING FAVOURITES
Sport:…… Beer Pong haha i don’t even no wot that is but it sound good,
Sporting Team:……. Liverpool
Sporting Personality:……. believe it or not David Beckham, the way he handled people burning his shirt and so on after being sent off in ’98, and then turned it all round to become a world mega star, and for putting up with that missis of his, that deserves credit on it own
Sporting moment on TV:…… 2005 European Cup Final
Do you have any personal sporting achievements you’d like to boast about………… As a 14 year old had schoolboy trials for Villa, Swansea, Bristol City & Oxford Utd, playing on the Vetch Field ( Swansea’s old ground) was special
RANDOMS
Your celebrity look-alike is/are……………. bonehead ( oasis )
Which 6 celebrities dead or alive would u have at a dinner party:…… Jesus, Henry VII, Elvis, Churchill, Bill Shankley, Wendy James ( for you young’uns google her, fit mint or wotever the word is these days for you know you would !!!)
Which 3 items would u take to a desert island (no humans allowed!):……. The Bible, a never-ending beer can, and factor 25
If you won £100 000 what would u do with it:……… Send my Daughter to the ladies Collage
The perfect afternoon would be spent:…….. with my Daughter playing football
My Epitaph would read:……. “I knew if I waited around long enough something like this would happen.”
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Many thanks to both Monty and Bench 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.
Hello all….
I was alerted to this site a few weeks back… There may be little forum activity, but must say, thearticles written are very enjoyable reads & especially like the podcast
Keep up the good work
Hi Saint Steve!! Welcome mate you will find it a bit quite cos people in uk in particular are coming home from work and having tea etc as tonights matchtime approaches you’ll find the virtual sparring and banter steps up!!
Hope you stick around mate! 😉
Hello Steve-O. Yes the articles are good, and the writers often post stuff in the forums. This is where the shrewdest minds who used to be on FFC hang out, plus a few randoms such as myself.
Oh really… FFC are part of this as well, interesting, cheers
I think there was some kind of dust-up at FFC around the start of last season I think it was. Then, as I say, many of the shrewder members showed up here instead. I think they’re too discrete to let the rest of us know what happened, which is fair enough. Anyway, it’s more interesting to focus on the FPL than on website spats. Usually, at least.
SSO + gkw, the old FFC site was closed down by its owner, so Cookie, Floydeth, Init + Kop started this site and its been fantastic, everyone is invited to post and some of us write the odd articles, such as Mito, Calvin, Gee Pee etc, oh and not forgetting the legend that is Potty does his predictions. The FFC site has been opened up again, after this site started and i think some people post on both.
Welcome Steve-O
The plus side of not having a crazy-busy forum is that there is more familiarity and a friendlier atmosphere (usually!), and therefore any questions or RMTs you post will likely be seen by most and almost always get a few replies as opposed to being lost in the ether 
As Peaky said, hope you stick around.
Siggy is no longer flagged!
Just seen that mate – apparently taken off as a precaution on Saturday. Fully fit for Everton
I was considering Moses as a potential replacement. Needless to say I’m incredibly relieved Siggy is fine!
Oh well, selection headache then. I think I play my Arsenal, Chelsea and Southampton players (team is linked, I now have Sanchez in place of Sterling). So that leaves two to pick from Siggy, ADM and Berahino. Hmm, maybe ADM on the bench for the 2nd week running?!
Yes, this is great news! Just waiting on the news about Costa to see what’s going to happen for me transfer-wise, but Siggy being fit makes things much easier!
Really really happy with my team at the minute. Looks strong for the weekend just don’t know who to captain.
Yep to be fair i would be happy if that were my line up for this weekend. Chelsea cover? Tick.The best match fit gooner? Tick. …and both virtually differentials! Despite Hazard being on pens I like your captain pick another good week for him will see you rocket up the leagues.
Ant – I really like your team. Let’s hope Barkley gets more game time this week.
I also don’t know who to cap yet. Agüero at home against a sloppy United defence or Alexis at home against Burnley. I almost capped Alexis on friday and paid for not doing that. This week I might have to pay for not capping Agüero, if I decide to go with Alexis. Gonna have to think long and hard about this one..
That’s a monster of a team, Ant! Where are you in the rankings?
Just over the million mark. I had a very bad start but hopefully I’ll climb .
Yeah, with that 1st XI you should do well in the next few weeks. I think longer term your weak bench could cost you, but hey you never know and it should at least be fun while it lasts
Hey guys, I’m looking strong for the weekend considering Sterling doesn’t get rested. I really want to bring in Hazard, but I can’t see anyone worth downgrading in order to raise money for him. I have 1FT 0.0ITB. Should probably safe the FT, right?
Also.. I have yet to decide who to cap.
No Chelsea coverage mate?.
I know man… I could downgrade Pellè to Naismith and do Tadic to Hazard for a 4 point hit. I won’t drop Sterling unless he’s going to be rested.
With a team that good maybe you don’t need Chelsea coverage. Certainly not worth taking a hit for. If I absolutely had to get a Chelsea player to replace one of yours, I’d bring in JT for Baines.
gkw – yeah I mean, how much of a difference could one man from a team called Chelsea make in one game. Not much considering the quality of the player that I’d be dropping for him. Hazard is really the only Chelsea player I’d welcome into my team, but I do agree. Taking a hit isn’t really worth it when my team is as strong as it is.
Mate – consider Sterling to Oscar or Schurrle
Sterling over them any day. Schurrle doesn’t get full 90 and Oscar also doesn’t get full 90 plus has only has 2 good games so far this season. Thank you for the reply though man
*had 2
Asked this question the other day, can’t remember anyone getting the answer, so here goes :- Who is the only player to have won the European Cup/Champions League three times with the same club whilst as captain ? :thumbup:
Hi Elle is he English
Hey up Silvers, i see you sorted your team link mate, sound. I’m not going to give any clues as yet, 1 clue + every bugger in the world will get the answer.
I have no idea.. I’m gonna guess Raul or a Bayern player. Lol
Not Raul Cody.
carles puyol.
(i cheated, as my friend is the one who came up with it) 😛
is it right though?
Nope Jas, tell your mate to put his thinking cap back on. :big-lol:
Oh hahaha
Oooooo that’s probably correct.
then either casillas or beckenbauer.
don’t know if casillas was the captain for his first one though.
(my guess this time :P)
Beckenbauer is correct Jas.
:dance:
No Wisdom for Villa tonight chaps. Rio on bench for QPR, Zamora starts
Cookie, thought Wisdom was at WBA.
He is and he ain’t playing for Villa tonight. Nor is Hutton :hippo:
No Hutton and no Ferdinand, I can’t believe it…