Fantasy Football The FF247 Community Team
What is it they say about a camel being a horse designed by committee? Well we wanted to see if we too could create a camel from well, a few donkeys actually, but let’s not be harsh and name names. You know who you are!
The inaugural season was always going to be one laced with teething problems but we are dealing with them as best we can and as diplomatically as we can. The Nobel Prize is in the bag we feel. We try to take an open view on all matters relating to our team and do what the people want or as close as we can get based on the voices we hear. Not in our heads, the other ones we mean.
The purpose of this article is to simply provide a refresh and a reminder as to our progress so far and encourage continued participation going forward. If you have participated in any of our voting thus far, then thank you. That’s what it’s all about.
The story so far
From selecting our budget distribution to a preferred formation to filling the positions player by player in GW1, it was something new, different and exciting. We enjoyed it and let’s be honest, it was something else to focus on after we had all torn up our one hundredth draft and rated our own two hundredth team! We were then set for Game-week 1 with this:
We were bang on the 34 average for that first week.
Just one man remains within our current squad. Guess who?! Riyad Mahrez has undoubtedly been our player of the season. There are a few names to cringe, squirm or wince at there, with hindsight of course.
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The stats
We have 587 points in total.
Currently we reside in position 527,351 of 3,564,851 (within the top 15%)
Team Value: £99.9M. Money in the bank: £2.8M. Overall value: £102.7M
We have made 9 transfers so far and only twice have we voted to save a free transfer and have two to use the next week.
Our Wildcard was used in Game-week 5.
All other chips are still to be used.
Lowest overall rank was in Game-week 2 where we fell to 1,762,749.
Highest overall rank was in Game-week 10 of 214,372.
Game-week 8 was our highest individual point scoring week where we scored 95.
Game-week 1 was the lowest where we managed 34.
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The biggest evolution so far is the streamlining of our voting system by using the independent ‘Strawpoll’ site and its ‘one-tick’ voting system which has proved very popular amongst voters and counters alike! This system has made the whole process of voting much more enjoyable and since its introduction, voting has increased immeasurably and as much as trebled some weeks. We pray this feature remains available to us otherwise Calvin Clyne is going to have to dedicate himself to setting up something similar for us having found Strawpoll for us originally.
Where we are now – GW13
This is how the squad looks ahead of GW13.
Clearly not in the prime of it’s health! But at the same time it may get by on crutches. Or a zimmer frame at least. Fear not though as said walking aids will be administered this week in the form of transfers and luckily we have two of those so it should be a fun week of voting on how best to get this sorry lot up and running again. Keep an eye and ear out for the polls in the comments below in the coming days and help nurse us back to health.
Remember, much like everything else for this team, when we use any of our chips is up to you. If you feel it is a good time to play one, let us know and if we think it merits a vote, we’ll do just that. They have to be used sometime!
We welcome any of your views. If you can see an improvement or a change, please bring it to us by commenting under the FF247 Community Team tab on site here or on twitter @ff247communityteam where all comments are replied to. Remember it is your team and your continued support which is keeping this thing going.
We’ll leave you to check yourselves how we compare to the FF247 site team so far…
Thanks, GP/NZ/ELLE
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* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM TRANSFER VOTE *
Game-week 18 falls on Boxing Day but it’s still a regular old Saturday for us so we now encourage you to vote to help our somewhat ailing squad through Christmas.
The vote is now open and will remain so for the next couple of days.
It had been mentioned that our defence could use some work. Perhaps you agree or maybe you think there is a star-man out there somewhere in midfield or attack who we absolutely must go for.
Here is the link:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/L72HV3V
Please click NEXT after the first and second questions and then DONE after the third to ensure your vote registers correctly.
Thanks for your help and let’s go …..
GP / NZ / ELLE
That defence is almost as bad as the site team’s!!
Almost.
Steady Cookie.
Let’s not go saying things we can’t take back 😉
What a terrible defence, now I can’t un-see that! :rant:
Still not as bad as Init’s team from yesterday though.
I didn’t sleep a wink last night after seeing Init’s squad.
Brrrr . . .
Have to sort that defence TGP
Completely agree Dreamers.
And I’ve backed it up by personally voting to take a -4 and to take out two defenders.
TGP – wouldnt bother with a hit for them though. I think some of those choices like Costa you have to stick with for a few weeks.
Good man
Well you vote on Dreamers – have your say mate that’s what it’s all about.
GP,
Again, the same wave length. A hit for two defenders-the obvious ones. With three games coming, bang-bang-bang, we need a better back line.
I can’t see dumping Costa right after we’ve bought him, but it was not a wise purchase. The chance we lost was setting up Kun money. Now we’ve got a problem.
KI
Thanks for commenting. As it stands, it looks like it will be one transfer. Still time for votes though so I’ll ramp it up!
Thanks mate.
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM TRANSFER VOTE *
Game-week 18 falls on Boxing Day but it’s still a regular old Saturday for us so we now encourage you to vote to help our somewhat ailing squad through Christmas.
The vote is now open and will remain so for the next couple of days.
It had been mentioned that our defence could use some work. Perhaps you agree or maybe you think there is a star-man out there somewhere in midfield or attack who we absolutely must go for.
Here is the link:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/L72HV3V
Please click NEXT after the first and second questions and then DONE after the third to ensure your vote registers correctly.
Thanks for your help as always everyone
GP/NZ/ELLE
The squad currently:
Morning GP vote done looks like Costa going although I voted for a change in def cheers mate
Thank you Silvers.
Yeah looks like we are ditching Diego strangely. Oh well.
I made a defensive vote as well.
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM TRANSFER RESULT*
Great voting turnout guys which we thank you for. You decided we should:
Use ONE transfer
SELL Diego Costa
BUY Olivier Giroud
We will open the team vote very soon.
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM VOTE FOR GAME-WEEK 18 *
OK ladies and gentlemen, let’s begin.
First off, we would like to advise that there will be no vote for GW19 due to the short turnaround in matchdays so your management team plan to save the FT if possible and pick a sensible team.
So for this Game-week 18 then we need you to follow this link and check our attached team and decide how YOU would like us to line up and who you think should captain us as we quest for huge double points!
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2T97SM7
Please remember to click NEXT after the first part and then DONE to register both your selections.
GP/NZ/ELLE
Squad:
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM VOTE FOR GAME-WEEK 18 *
Good morning,
Firstly, we would like to advise that there will be no vote for GW19 due to the short turnaround in matchdays so your management team plan to save the FT if possible and pick a sensible team. We hope you rust us implicitly. Think of the commitment as well – one of us has to stay sober!
Game-week 18 then! We need you to follow this link and check our attached team and decide how YOU would like us to line up and who you think should captain us as we quest for huge double points!
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2T97SM7
Please remember to click NEXT after the first part and then DONE to register both your selections.
Merry Christmas to you all from your management team!
GP/NZ/ELLE
Squad:
sorted GP, many thanks
Nice one Cookie mate.
**** VOTE VOTE VOTE PEOPLE!***
You all set Cookie thk I’m going to do 1 TF Cathcart to Dier I was keeping the cash for Sanchez return but wont need to thk about him now until mid Jan what do you think. 😉
You fancy Spurs to keep cs over the next few matches Silvers? I have Dier and won’t be selling but not sure I’d be buying him with them playing Watford, Everton and Leicester after Saturday.
Nah not sorted – can’t decide whether to go all out on Kun – would mean selling Kane and a hit in defence, which i’m cool about as it would actually be an improvement in defence!
Cookie not sure Spurs keeping to many clean shts but should all be open games Dier has a chance of an assist or a goal.
Not sure I would ditch Kane for Kun this GW although I’M really toying with the idea Captaining him.
Morning GP vote done but I think someone is already drunk , someone has voted for Morgan as Cap find him & shoot him.
I’m sure you are all trusted to chose the nk GW but it might be better picking when your all drunk cheers mate.