Who are you? Who are you? Fantasy manager profiles Part 6
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.
Next up to the examination table are Josh721 and TJ our team-sheet guru.
Josh721
THE BASICS
Members name: Josh721
Real name: Joshua Sonnier
Occupation: College student, soccer referee
Age: 21
Country of residence: USA
Best finish in The Barclays Premier League Fantasy Football game: 36,133
Current position for the season: 250,597
Planned finish (at the start of the season)for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015: 1st. Duh.
Expected finish for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015: Top 10,000
Tell us about yourself in less than 50 words: College student obsessed with soccer, fantasy soccer, basketball, movies, country music, Superman.
FAVOURITES
Food: Italian
Drink: Probably soda.
Band/Type of music: Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Taylor Swift. I’m a big country music fan
TV Programme: Smallville (before it ended), Parenthood, Impractical Jokers, and The Office (US version)
Films: Forrest Gump, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Rear Window
Book/Author: Ender’s Game
Joke: A horse walks into a bar and the bartender asks, “Why the long face?”
It’s bad, I know.
Country visited (and state why!): Probably Italy. I don’t remember why because I was pretty young, but it seemed pretty cool.
Country would most like to visit (and state why!): England definitely. Would love to see a soccer game there
SPORTING FAVOURITES
Sport: Soccer obviously. Followed by basketball, golf, and bowling
Sporting Team: Manchester United
Sporting Personality: Alex Morgan. I could look at her eyes all day…
Sporting moment on TV: Landon Donovan’s winning goal against Algeria at the 2010 World Cup
Sporting moment witnessed live: My local team Sacramento Republic winning the championship in their inaugural season at the end of September. Great moment.
Sporting venue you’d most like to visit: Old Trafford
Do you have any personal sporting achievements you’d like to boast about: I’ve had games over 200 in bowling on 3 separate occasions.
RANDOMS
Your celebrity look-alike is/are: I don’t even know. Apparently my smile makes me look like Tiger Woods haha.
Which 6 celebrities dead or alive would u have at a dinner party: Jesus, Alex Morgan, Taylor Swift, Ronald Reagan, Will Smith, David Beckham
Which 3 items would u take to a desert island (no humans allowed!): the Bible, a soccer ball, and The Lord of the Rings (the book)
If you won £100 000 what would u do with it: invest some, get my own car, move out, go to Europe for a few weeks, see a Man United game and go to Disneyland.
The perfect afternoon would be spent: watching a soccer game and going out to dinner with some friends
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TJ
THE BASICS
Members name: TJ
Real name: Travis
Age: 18
Country of residence: England
Best finish in The Barclays Premier League Fantasy Football game: 92929
Current position for the season: 99828
Planned finish (at the start of the season)for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015: Top 50k
Expected finish for the BPL FF game in 2014/2015: 90k
Tell us about yourself in less than 50 words: Resident line up provider. Love sport (F1, tennis, football), animals, cars and gaming. I play tennis, squash and badminton. I tweet a lot and play games like Minecraft and FIFA.
FAVOURITES
Food: Pasta!
Drink: Errr…water.
Band/Type of music: Any!
TV Programme: Top Gear and shows like The Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Friends etc.
SPORTING FAVOURITES
Sport: Formula One, Tennis, Football, Golf
Sporting Team: Arsenal
Sporting moment on TV: Aguerooooooooo, Brazilian F1 race 2008
Sporting moment witnessed live: Ditto!
Sporting venue you’d most like to visit: Silverstone F1 Grand Prix
Do you have any personal sporting achievements you’d like to boast about: I’m not bad at tennis, I won a tournament a few years ago
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Many thanks to both Josh and TJ 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.
Afternoon all I have now taken 3 hits this season I would have been a lot further up the table if I hadnt have others taken as many hits
You’re at 26k with only two red arrows for the whole season so far! Not much to complain about there :thumbup:
This is my team. I got 0.1m in the bank and I have 2 ft’s. Should I just wait and see what International Break will bring? So shite Sanchez scored again yesterday. >.<
Aaah yes, just read that Sanchez as a game versus FC Suarez (leg cutters) 4 days before the United game, he travels back to England 3 days before. That must do something on his body.
So focussed on Sanchez I stopped noticing I already have a super balanced team. Only worry now should be Fabregas. >.< SO SILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rant:
Hey Raz is Dummett playing in MF ? or out of position
Leftback I think? He’s really Pardews fav player. Even when Santon returns I see him keeping his spot for a while. Just Moore is an issue at the moment. And by the looks of how bad Chambers was yesterday he could be an issue.
Yes Chambers was absolutley skinned all day yesterday like the look of Montero but was it Chambers making him look good
Raz,
Moore logged about 35 minutes on the weekend. Is he definitely on the bench, and in need of replacement? Thanks.
Keeping a close eye on QPR defender Yun (also a leftback). He’s just 3.9m! Think he’s the only real back they have got at QPR.
Raz – It depends what your plan for those FT’s is i suppose. Sanchez’ goal against Swansea tipped me over the edge and i bought him last night. If you can hold off then do so as it’s better to be safe than sorry. If you cant, get the moves done and keep your fingers crossed that nothing happens during the break.
Indeed. Oscar or Hazard might be the better option for GW12. People just going all out crazy. I noticed Sanchez playing much deeper when Wally came on the pitch, also he has international break with travel (he travels back to England from South America just 3 days before the United fixture) and fitness worries for not only him but also Fabregas and who knows whom else will get injured during this 2 weeks. I’ll just sit on my hand and hope it won’t bleed too hard. :p
Chile vs Uruguay is a friendly so i would imagine Alexis will sit that one out or only play 45 minutes. Some leeway will be given considering Arsenal have a big game against United next.
Still, he has to travel from South America to London with just 3 days left to the game. Jetlag much? Different climate……………… oi……………..
Holding my transfers at the moment. I have 2. I can always do Pelle to Austin and Fabs to Sanchez if I want. Though I prefer having Wally-DiMaria-Fabs(orHaz) and Siggy (than trying to fit Sanchez in there).
The last time there was hysteria over international breaks and air miles etc, this happened 😉
Better put Sanchez as cap then this is what he could look like with jetlag
Oi Silverback, it’s a 3-way tie between you, Horse and me. Which means we have to do something tonight. The cup thing. Havant versus Preston. I’ll give my list now I might adjust it right before time though since I don’t know the teams or which players play there. HAHA, at the moment it’s just a guessing game. 😉
Hahaha, that’s quite disturbing i must say. Looks like a Brian Blessed/Mesut Ozil hybrid
Anyone got any advice on my team.
Ulloa MUST go. 2 point merchant and he’s losing value rapidly.
Do you have your wildcard intact?
Nope
Afternoon folks – hope you’re all well – here’s a quick question:
Would you play… yes, ackhem *coughs* Bobby Zamora *coughs* over Downing?
Zamora is actually starting to play well and has Newcastle away next. Downing has Everton away next. Sigurdsson has City away next but don’t think I could ever bench him.
So… would you do it?
thinking it’s too risky but
Nope. Wouldn’t even consider it mate 😉
His assist sat on my bench this weekend just got the gears turning, that’s all 😉 he can be a nice reserve incase Cesc doesn’t make West Brom.
Yep, the right place for him
Fabregas has been yellow flagged. Let the games begin!
Ime currently sitting 6th in my mini league with £500 52 points away, can I catch up?. Or is 52 points to much.
Of course you can catch up mate! With a bit of luck and good planning you can turn those -52 points in +52 in a few weeks.
Easily. 52 points is nothing, especially this early in the season.
I was 11th in my mini league of 33 players 4 game weeks ago, and behind by about 60 points. Now top by about 20. Captaincy, wildcards, dgws, loads of opportunities every week to catch up.