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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Top class GP thanks to you NZ & Elle on all your hard work & for running with it I enjoyed keeping an eye on how things where going Top man cheers mate 😉
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM GW38 (Midway) UPDATE *
103,484 is the rank with David de Gea and Marcus Rashford to come tomorrow. Can we get in that top 100K in our maiden season?
Thoughts on this and the team in general and how it’s gone those season would be very welcome.
GP / NZ / ELLE
I think the team is good mate. I must admit that from February onwards I didn’t participate as much as before because of Uni and having to deal with my own fantasy team along with mine and Silvers doubles team but the times I did manage to meet the deadline it was great. Cheers to you, Elle and NZ for doing this.
GP,
Thanks to you and your mates for all the work. For a first year, the result is really impressive. The system is very open, and works well.
The only question I’d have concerns the use of WC+BB/TC. This was the subject of long, intense talk on 247; perhaps we could have longer exchanges on alternatives, especially as these things always seem to get stacked close together, at the end of the season.
You deserve a good break, indulging in your favourite hobbies and vices.
Think I’ve already shown my appreciation but will do so again thanks for your efforts GP / NZ & Elle much appreciated when I was on I made a contributions but should have gone to the link more but did enjoy it , maybe a few tweaks nk yr.
You must have put some effort in Gp TOP STUFF :worthy:
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM FINAL UPDATE *
So that is that, we have reached the end and we in recent weeks we aimed for inclusion inside the top 100,000 players in the world. We had Rashford and Smalling to play last night and thanks to Smalling being a bit of a bombscare in the latter stages (pun very much intended) we . . . .
*drum roll*
FAILED.
An overall finishing position of 100,193. So close.
Attached is our team and our finishing stats. Thanks so much again for all the time you took to assist us in this venture and look out for a recap article in the coming weeks by our own NZ Alex (assuming he doesn’t go on a massive booze bender if Wednesday reach the PL – imagine that Alex – you can pick your own teams’ players!)
Also a word on our other manager Elle who bought and captained Giroud for his own team on the final day – masterstroke mate. Well done.
GP/NZ/ELLE
Game-week 38 score:
Congratulations man. Wayne better than Mini-Me score.
Overall standings:
36th in the Heard and McDonald Islands?? We lost to 35 sheep??
Thank you everyone for your comments.
There will be some stats involved in NZ Alex’s article but because we used the different brands of voting those stays on voting turnout weren’t kept. Something for next year maybe DMC.
Great job with the GP. It’s been a fun thing to follow….and see how its create unity amongst the competition that goes on between us all.
Definitely second those thoughts – huge thanks to GP, NZ & Elle for all the work they have put in to this.
GP/NZ/ELLE you guys rock! I remember those early days (july 2015?) when the idea of this team came along and it’s outstanding what you guys have accomplished since then. It would be interesting to learn a few stats about the community participation like what was the average Number of votes casted per round or who contributed more or a ‘participation curve’ throughout the year If you can be bothered (and if available).
Anyway, it wasnt top 100k overrall but it was between gw1 starters and it’s just not the same and in fact it’s more difficult to start In gw1 given all the preseason doubts regarding starters, In form players, etc, so all good and a massive thank you to you guys and congratulations to us all!
Good stuff GP cheers for the efforts throughout the season mate. Shame to miss the 100k mark but oh well.
Has anyone else ever missed out on first place in a ML on the “transfers made” rule? At least it was to the geezer who came 11th overall last season. We finished equal on points but I’m second!
Considering the topsy-turvy season it’s been, I’m happy with 10,101st. Would have been top 10K if it hadn’t been for Mike Smalling’s last minute coup de grace.
Thank you all for your advice, banter and presence during another season.
Swiss, in a mini league, I’d be demanding a tie there mate! Especially if there is cash involved
Cheers for the moral support Cookie. No cash involved. Just pride. I looked up the rules this morning, as I woke up in disbelief that I’d gone down yet shared 2259 points. Here’s what it said. Such is life.
My lawyer advised against constesting my second placed ranking.
You need a new lawyer
Morning all poor season for me finished 41k but @ least Matt & I won the FF247 doubles league and finished top 4k which I thk is a good score roll on the Euros 😉
4k in the world is a great score for us mate. Now just to defend our title next season 😉
Yous have me to thank for that win. I missed the deadline in 37, that wasn’t intended. Ended up costing us first in the end. No gifts next time 😉
Excuses, Excuses 😉 haha
Tis the truth. We would have made enough points to win with the planned moves but I fell asleep and missed it. Well done though, great season.
Ah it was a great season mate. I thought we had lost it when you and Webstar took the lead with 3 weeks left to go. Well done to the two of you for pushing it so close.
…and for falling asleep :winktongue:
Yep it went to the wire. I wasn’t sure how much I’d enjoy doubles but it was good fun. Learned a lot for my own team / strategy I tells ya.
Yeah it was my first season doing doubles as well and it was good fun. I’m the same used a good few of the same techniques with my own team
Some good ranks on here well done to all of you
Thanks mate
Not you :smiling:
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