FF247 Fantasy Football Site Team GWX
Oh b*llocks, is it?!
Welcome to FF247 Fantasy Football Site Team GWX. No, this isn’t an April Fools Day joke, we are actually publishing a Site Team article! Why? Well, because we meant to do one two weeks ago, and then again last week also, but we didn’t, for reasons which we shall expand on later. Perhaps also it is because we are a bit bored, and simply not used to having a break. But also it is to remind you of a few key FPL related things, which may have slipped your mind, understandably.
We shall however begin with an update of our GW29 performance, at least for some semblence of normality, if nothing else. Looking back at it, into what seems like a lifetime ago now, we evidently got a bit shafted with the DGW postponment having brought in Saka and Aubameyang (as captain) specifically for it, and having held onto KDB too. We’ll spare you the horror story of the rest but other than Salah getting a goal we didn’t have a single other player score above 3 points. And we had some good players, with decent fixtures. When your luck is out and all that… It looks like it meant quite a fall in the rankings too, in fact we managed to double our rank from about 82k to 164,492nd.
Onto the two article titles then..
GWX
No, this wasn’t a typo. It’s more because we have no idea when the season will restart, of course, but also less of an idea how. The fact that FPL Towers decided that we could keep making transfers throughout this ‘hiatus’ seemed to be because they presumed it would restart at a later GW. Which now looks less than likely. What is perhaps now more probable is that (if anything) there will be some sort of crammed in mini-tournament style period of about 6 weeks where they will attempt to finish the season. Re-starting at the GW30 cut-off seems the most likely scenario. How FPL deals with that is another matter, given their above stance. Will they simply reset us and ask us to forget all the interim transfers? Anything is possible. But for now we have been asked to crack on regardless, and so we have…
‘Oh, bollocks’, etc
This is a reference to our lack of a recent article. The reality is that we did intend to do one prior to GW31 and we did indeed have a meeting to discuss our phantomtransfers. Only for someone to point out in the midst of said meeting that the deadline had already passed as it was a Friday night one, and not as we all assumed a normal Saturday one! So that was one transfer down the drain. Not that we feel this will matter particularly, as it looks like we will have more than we can possibly use before proceedings get back under way.
And so we sat down in the middle of last week for another meeting… only to discover half way through that one that it was indeed an International Break, as such, and that there was no planned deadline for another week! Pay more attention, we must. Reinstante the Countdown Timer, we have…
Our GW32 Transfer(s)
Crack on regardles, we do. And we have formulated something of a mini-plan. So we thought we would share this with you, for a lack of anything else to actually say at this moment in time!
Bruno Fernandes seems to be our main missing jigsaw piece right now and so we have decided to prioritise him, along with a whole other raft of minor surgeries which we hope shall put our squad in better shape, should this be required as and when To accommodate Bruno this week we have decided to do away with our double Liverpool defence, an idea that was beginning to be in vogue around about GW29…
Beyond this we are looking at something like Saka to Mount and possibly Ings to DCL, but we shall see.
To confirm then we have SOLD Andy Robertson & James Maddison and BOUGHT Aaron Wan-Bissaka & Bruno Fernandes
Captain – Boris Johnson
Our GWX team in full…
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WORLD CUP QUIZ
This is quite a good one, and relatively challenging. Basically name the host and winner of every past World Cup.
H&J were discussing ‘82 earlier and as that was the 1st one I watched I mentally began naming the others. Not surprisingly I got the hosts of all the subsequent ones but not necessarily all the winners. And struggled with quite a few of both pre that one.
YEAR HOST CHAMPION
2018
2014
2010
2006
2002
1998
1994
1990
1986
1982
1978
1974
1970
1966
1962
1958
1954
1950
1938
1934
1930
Pick any date and give either the host or winner or both until we fill the lot. So an example answer would simply read;
2022 Qatar England
2030 England Finland
:rofl:
2018 France in Russia
2014 Germany in Brazil
2010 Spain in South Africa
2006 Italy
2002 Brazil in S. Korea/Japan
1998 France in France
1994 Brazil in USA
1990 Germany in Italy
1986 Argentina in Mexico
1982 Italy in Spain
1978 Argentina in Argentina
1974 Germany in Germany
1970 Brazil in Mexico
1966 England in England
1962 Brazil in Chile? I think
1958 Brazil in Sweden
1954
1950 Uruguay in Brazil
1938
1934
1930
I know Uruguay won one in the 30s also and I believe Italy got one, maybe two, but not sure what years and location. I feel like saying won the first one ever.
Started watching from 82 on so I can remember most from them on, can’t remember where 06 was played though.
South American sides won a lot early so I kind of know those and I hear about England winning theirs via fixing it so they could, so I know that one. I knew Hollland went to two straight finals and faced the home side in both.
‘06 was in Germany
ah fck :dash:
Mito, you’ve been disqualified for the England comment :punish: :laugh2:
1954 Switzerland? Germany
Yep :good:
2018 France in Russia :good:
2014 Germany in Brazil :good:
2010 Spain in South Africa :good:
2006 Italy Kop helped there so yeah; :good:
2002 Brazil in S. Korea/Japan :good:
1998 France in France :good:
1994 Brazil in USA :good:
1990 Germany in Italy :good:
1986 Argentina in Mexico :good:
1982 Italy in Spain :good:
1978 Argentina in Argentina :good:
1974 Germany in Germany :good:
1970 Brazil in Mexico :good:
1966 England in England :good:
1962 Brazil in Chile? I think :good:
1958 Brazil in Sweden :good:
1954
1950 Uruguay in Brazil :good:
1938
1934
1930
Well, you more or less ruined that quiz didn’t you :rofl:
Let’s see how you get on with the Euros one later
Don’t make me put out a Copa America quiz that I will have to complete myself. 😉
Did cross my mind that that would be your retort. Go for it though, if I put Argentina / Uruguay alternately I probably wouldn’t be far off
via GIPHY
1930 Uruguay Uruguay
1934 ? Italy
1938 Italy? Italy
Possibly, we will let Init tell us.
Yeah the first WC was in Uruguay, I remember that bit
1930 Uruguay Uruguay :good:
1934 ? Italy :good: Need a host.
1938 Italy? Italy did one but not the other.
Just the two gaps on ‘34 and ‘38 left plus all of ‘54, the apparently forgotten WC…
The hint makes Italy the host in 1934. I’m not sure about 1938. And I believe Germany won in 1954, but I don’t know where.
Oh, forgot, as above. 1954 was Germany in Switzerland.
Ki,
Italy both hosted and won in ‘34. So yeah, sort of got there :good:
Germany did win ‘54 and yes it was in Switzerland but I’ve no idea how you got that :wink2: Probably the most obscure one of the lot.
‘38 was won for the 2nd time by a previous winner and hosted for the 1st time by a team who would go on to host it once more. And win it twice since. Only 3 teams have hosted it twice, I think.
so 38 was won by Italy since it can’t be Uruguay as they only won it twice and we already those two wins verified. And it was hosted by France? If not France it has to be Argentina.
Yep, that’s ‘38 sorted, by simple deduction, but thanks for bothering anyway :good2:
The complete list;
YEAR HOST CHAMPION
2018 Russia France
2014 Brazil Germany
2010 South Africa Spain
2006 Germany Italy
2002 South Korea, Japan Brazil
1998 France France
1994 United States Brazil
1990 Italy West Germany
1986 Mexico Argentina
1982 Spain Italy
1978 Argentina Argentina
1974 West Germany West Germany
1970 Mexico Brazil
1966 England England
1962 Chile Brazil
1958 Sweden Brazil
1954 Switzerland West Germany
1950 Brazil Uruguay
1938 France Italy
1934 Italy Italy
1930 Uruguay Uruguay
Jeeps, 15 World Cups in my lifetime so far.
How are you still alive? :hippo:
30 tablets a day Mito, thats how. :hippo:
Has the virus killed our hippo now?! :rofl:
14 for me Elle, I was about 4 months old when England won it :big_boss: :dance:
Init,
’54 was straight recall; but it may also be a sign of advancing years
I used to read Brian Glanville, cover to cover, when his new editions came out.
I’ll let you off and believe you on the basis that I’ve heard of him but don’t actually know who he is!
In my youth I read and really enjoyed Brian Glanville’s fiction. I’ve never found fictional recreations of sport that convincing – the drama and tension within sport is hard to capture convincingly in fiction, I’ve found (though there are exceptions). But I wasn’t thinking like that then, and I remember I got a lot of pleasure out of his stuff.
Kralin,
I may have a one-track mind, but I know Glanville only as a football writer, both as a columnist for World Soccer, and his many editions of ‘The Story/History of the World Cup’. He’s still trucking, but in retirement, I think.
KI – the fiction I read by Glanville was of a footballing nature. Never read his non-fiction. I may have a furtive look if I stumble across something in a secondhand bookshop.
I’m pleased to hear that he’s still with us. Reassuring that the figures, or one of the figures, from one’s youth is still around, somewhere.
Has anyone tried this?
Started making mine but that same club rule is a killer, does that mean same time at the same club or whenever? If you pick CR7, for instance, it then already negated every player who ever played for Real, Juve, and United?
*negates
Yep that’s it
The CR7 is a good example
I amazingly have CR7 in currently though
Which English player would you consider? May be Shearer given the clubs part? Messi has to be in especially as 1 club. May be CR7 is too many teams and is not in!!
Shearer, A Cole, Peter Shilton
Andy Cole? He’d be your United player? I think you should ask GP for help!!! 😉
Ashley Cole not many better left backs
Oh yeah :hippo:
Matt Le Tissier 😎
It’s a shame Pele didn’t play for a few more years.
He did ok for me.
Smash
If I was doing this, I’d pick eleven one-club players.
That may be a challenge in itself mind you!
Maybe Messi is out and Maradona and Iniesta in?
All three played for Barcelona
Kasper Schmeichel
Maldini, Adams, Radebe
Best, Matthäus, Bale, De Bruyne
Dalglish, Messi, Mbappe
Probably the best I’ve seen.
Your keeper started at City, so it doesn’t work.
Thanks Mito, good shout, I’ll have Dubravka instead then!!
That’s just lazy. 😉
Ok I’m done :
Lev Yashin
Bertie Vogts
Bixente Lizerazu
Paolo Maldini
Sadio Mane
Luca Modric
Andres Iniesta
Teofilio Cubillas
Stanley Matthews
Pele
Eusebio
12th man – Josef Masopust. Was a very close choice between him and Mane
How old are you? That’s some team
Yashin retired in 1970, Pele and Eusebio later than that. Stanley Matthews retired in 65, so he is at least in his mid 50s to have included him in.
Was 60 at Easter. Being a fossil has advantages sometimes :rofl:
Here’s mine. I’m sure someone will point out an obvious flaw. If they do, I’m just going to ignore them
Oblak
Irwin
Matthaus
Kompany
Bale
Nedved
Gerrard
Stojkovic
Messi
Van Basten
Mbappe
Should stojkovic not have a capital S?
That’s a bit of a luxury left back too if we are being uber critical!
He should indeed have a capital S.
You can be as critical as you like…but Bale is staying at left full!
Ive corrected it for you then
Thank you :good:
Stojkovic played for Yugoslavia and Oblak plays for Slovenia, I feel that’s a conflict. :yes:
Oblak wasn’t even born when Yugoslavia existed…
Don’t matter, they could have been born in the same neighbourhood. :mosking:
Same neighbourhood, but different country!! 😀
Oblak played 46 times for Yugoslavia and scored 6 goals.
Kop, thanks for choosing Stojkovic. I liked him so much that I nicked his nick name ‘piksi’ for this site.
1st draft:
Shilton
Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Gamarra, Maldini;
Ronaldo, Dalglish, De Bruyne,
Messi, Bergcamp, Mbappe
Nope
You have two separate problems.
Carlos Alberto and Beckenbauer both played at Cosmos. That is what you have to watch with some of these older stars, many went to the USA to finish their careers.
Also Begkamp had a stint at Inter and I know Gamarra did. Assuming that is the Paraguayan one you are talking about.
Paulo Maldini is another 1 club great.
Great example, cheers!
I have him at the moment but i’m finding Milan restrictive
Beckenbauer also did not play for that many clubs. Although Bayern may limit some other players.
Goalkeepers are tricky especially with clubs and countries taken out. Petr Cech may be an option.
Lev Yashin for those of us over 50’s
Thats my keeper.
Here was mine.
Test.
:hippo:
Hippo died then.
He’ll be missed
:big-lol:
:hippo:
:punish:
via GIPHY
hippo
via GIPHY
😎
Thought I’d post mine then. I don’t think there are any mistakes. Really struggled for a RB though tbf Srna is the most capped Croatia player ever
If you got a different CB other than Matthaus you could have went Bergomi or if you changed Van Basten you could have got Cafu. Of course, if you changed them you might find yourself looking about again just to end with the Srna of strikers or Centrebacks.
I’ve got to present this to my mates tomorrow night I think. Yeah I’ve had Bergomi before. Lahm had a loan spell at Stuttgart I found which meant I could not have him and Dunga.
Losing Matthaus or Van Baston is a big ask to fill that’s what makes it tough
Hummels and Bergomi works though
Picking Dunga as your one Brazilian is a bit insulting, he was the one Brazilian with no flair, even most Brazilians hated him. hippo
And stop calling him Van Baston. At first I thought it was a weird typo, but you still doing it. :punish:
Yeah Dunga’s not but nearly all Brazilians end up at Madrid or Barcelona basically. Sócrates is a better bet but I’m kind of pushing it with my age there under the rules. Yeah it’s van Basten that’s autocorrect for you
May be consider Zico?
Before my time really I’m 35
Apparently he played until 1994. A late stint in Asia.
Certainly played 1986 world cup
It’s a good team, feels a bit wrong not to have an Italian defender? Agreed right back is tricky.
Yeah it’s Matthaus and Srna or Hummels and Bergomi
This is mine. A few years older, so more options.
Ronaldo
Mbappe, Messi, Zico
Souness, Valderama, De Brugne
Maldini, Beckenbauer, Godin
Shilton