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 VOTE GW14 *
Good morning everyone ….
Yesterday’s transfer vote was won almost unanimously by Harry Kane who duly nodded towards us by scoring for Tottenham in the Europa. Let’s hope he returns safely for Sunday.
Now we need you to vote for our starting team for this weekend.
Please select your subs AND team captain here:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/T7HP5M7
The squad is attached and let’s hope for more green arrows.
You can wait for press conference news if you wish. The vote will stay open up until deadline tomorrow.
Happy Friday voting!
GP / NZ / ELLE
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM VOTE GW14 *
Good morning everyone ….
Thursday’s transfer vote was won almost unanimously by Harry Kane who duly nodded towards us by scoring for Tottenham in the Europa. Let’s hope he returns safely for Sunday.
Now we need you to vote for our starting team for this weekend.
Please select your subs AND team captain here:
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/T7HP5M7
The squad is above
Happy voting!
GP / NZ / ELLE
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM *
Your team for this weekend, ladies and gentlemen:
Thank you for all your votes and let’s get those points rolling in huh?
Lukaku captain. Over to you, Romelu (rhymes)
GP / NZ / ELLE
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM GW14 ROUND UP*
Hello everyone,
GW14 saw a score 75 which was 24 points above average and the second week of green arrows in a row. The Community Team is now up to 279,563 in the world!
So how did the teams points come in I hear you shout?
Well, in goal Chelsea’s clean sheet at Spurs combined with a save point and 1 BP saw Begovic rack up a very handy 8 points.
In defence, Naughton brought in his customary 2 points, Evans got 4 points courtesy of 2 BPs plus playing the full 90 minutes and Kolarov got a handy 7 points thanks to his goal.
In midfield the big story was KdB’s return to form and a 16 point haul due to a goal, 2 assists and all 3 BPs. Ozil continued his excellent recent form with a goal and 3BPs giving a total of 10. Sanchez finally got attacking returns only to go off injured and be a doubt for the up coming GW. Mahrez only managed 2 points but played very well.
Up top, Vardy’s PL record gave him a total of 9 thanks to a goal and 3BP’s. Captain Lukaku brought in 12 points thanks to his goal. Kane only managed a single point due to no attacking returns and a yellow card.
Hope you have enjoyed the round up, stay tuned as we have the GW transfer vote coming up in the next couple of days.
GP / NZ / ELLE
And in photo form……
Nice little post NZ, thanks for the round up. :thumbup:
Thanks very much NZ
A great round-up mate. Our team has not done too badly this week people. 75 points is a fair haul. Well done all you lot !
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM TRANSFER VOTE *
Hello.
This week’s vote is slightly different as we strive to find our ‘perfect’ formula.
In this vote we ask you three things:
Number of Transfers
Who to transfer out AND;
Who to transfer in.
Please visit the link below after studying our squad (attached) and register your thoughts. Remember to click the NEXT tab to move to the next question and then DONE at the end.
Happy voting all.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8T357FK
GP / NZ / ELLE
Vote done whom ever else has voted , great minds think alike cheers GP
Thank you Silvers.
The vote is anonymous. But who did you go for? :wink-tongue:
Hey GP went with Sanchez out Coutinho in the Pool have some good fixtures , right the way up to wk 26 couple of tough ones in there but rest should be goals in them especially with Sturridge back & Cout supplying the balls.
Nice pick Silvers. Very reasoned mate.
Probably me (or at least me) Silvers, as I’ve been the first one to vote. 😉
All done GP, cheers – interesting votes so far
Nice Cookie,
Hope you’ve picked us a decent transfer (or two!).
I voted for Barkley mate, though the other two nominees at the time of me voting, which were Hazard and mainly Coutinho are also good choices on the surface and wouldn’t have an issue with any one of the aforementioned three.
Cookie,
Neither would I. All accomplished performers who should go well. I wonder how I’ll vote . . .
* FF247 COMMUNITY TEAM TRANSFER VOTE *
A little reminder . . . .
This week’s vote is slightly different as we strive to find our ‘perfect’ formula.
In this vote we ask you three things:
Number of Transfers
Who to transfer out AND;
Who to transfer in.
Please visit the link below after studying our squad (attached) and register your thoughts. Remember to click the NEXT tab to move to the next question and then DONE at the end.
Happy voting all.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/8T357FK
GP / NZ / ELLE