Fantasy Football The FF247 Community Team
What do Heart of Midlothian, AFC Wimbledon and Galatasaray have in common?
They are all football clubs owned and operated by their supporters.
So?
So, I thought that seeing as this works brilliantly within (some) football clubs, then I wondered if this could be transferred to the fantasy world. A hugely talented fantasy player friend of mine first mooted this idea this close season and it got me to thinking, what if we did have our FF247 community represented as a single entity this coming season? I wondered if it could work. I wondered how it would work. I wondered if people would like the idea or how popular it could grow to be. I wondered if the FF247 Community Team could be the first supporter-owned team to win the World Title.
As far as I am aware, there is no other fantasy site with a community team. So are you with me?
Alright, first of all, the selection of everything to do with our team will be “one member, one vote”.
Basically if you go as far as to log in and leave a message to a supporter vote question, then you are a member.
So here is how it will work.
Initial selection
We will firstly vote to decide on our preferred playing formation.
The second vote will be to ask how you think the money in our team should be shared across all four playing positions.
Thirdly and most excitingly of all, the next vote will determine our first player.
I think it is fairest and most sensible to select players alternatively by position in turn beginning with strikers and working back through the team so we would vote thus:
Striker /Midfielder /Defender /Goalkeeper then returning to Striker to continue.
Ahead of each vote I would gauge the popularity of particular players through your discussions and early RMT enquiries and present to you a selection for you to vote for. The aim is to make the list as concise as possible but fear not there will be plenty of choice.
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Weekly selection
I will ask you to vote for one goalkeeper and one outfield player you WOULD PLACE ON THE SUBSTITUTES BENCH. This vote will indicate who the least popular players are for the week and determine the most popular sub – i.e. he who most of you think WON’T have a good gameweek, goes to the last place on the bench, next most popular goes second and third takes first outfield spot on the bench. Goalkeeper with most ‘sub’ votes takes the sub GK spot.
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Transfers
Each week there will be two transfer votes.
The first will ask “Who do you think should be sold from the FF247 Community Team?”
The second will ask: “Who do you think the FF247 Community Team should buy valued at £ ‘X’ ?
Multiple transfers (Points Hits), Wildcards and Chips
This is where it can be a bit hairy for us but not insurmountable – the theory will be that if at least five members request using any of the above, it will be put to a vote.
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Captaincy
We will use the existing captaincy poll on site and select the most popular player for that week who is in the FF247 Community Team. The second most popular within the team will be vice-captain.
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Summary
We will no doubt encounter little problems as we move along but where possible, I will always seek the advice of you, our members as to how they would suggest the problem dealt with.
I will be happy to address any issues or answer any questions you might have – leave them on our Community Team page which will be with us soon. If I don’t answer right away, please check back, I will answer.
I hope you will become involved with each vote as it appears. There may seem like there are a lot of votes but it will literally take you five seconds to take part as most of your replies will be one word.
This is intended to create additional interest away from our own teams, to not take itself too seriously or be bogged down with ‘what-ifs’. We should be democratic but not boring.
It is meant as a way for our fantastic community to bond further and with a bit of luck, to draw new visitors and encourage them to take part with us.
We may even be lucky and form a bit of a local FF247 fantasy rivalry as we progress…..
This is for you guys and your support is appreciated.
‘Your Team, Your Community’
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A word from FF247…
Team Management!
The Gallant Pioneer is your team manager for this one and he will be ably assisted by his two beautiful assistants in the form of NZAlex and Ellefcee. Please support them in this venture, it’s a brave new frontier but something that could work brilliantly given the community we have here.
Just one point though – the second you all start beating the site team it’ll be pulled quicker than a Jack Wilshire muscle 😉
Thanks for reading Fantasy Football The FF247 Community Team – Fantasy Premier League 2015/16. This article was written by The Gallant Pioneer
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Ok…..you owners of this Community Team what must I do regarding voting?
Potty
PTY
Tell me which formation you prefer.
If you prefer two alternating goalkeepers or a rocksteady-eddie for every week
Which ONE striker you would buy (money no object)?
VOTE.
Confusing messages coming from the United camp…
LvG has said Valencia is his first choice RB and Darmian is back up but the new man has been playing all the preseason games?
AT – Don’t mind him mate, he’s bonkers. Darmian will be first choice, no doubt about it.
Hahah good to know!
My latest team..
Depending heavily on Darmian/Valencia saga and Aarons ability to hold a place. Thoughts?
As much as i like Silva I’d rather have Sterling, one million cheaper and may well get more points. As for Darmian i would stay clear until you know who is playing between him and valencia.
Freeing up one million could be great to upgrade my bench , cheers duthers!
I like Man Utd’s defensive prospects now they’ve signed both Schneiderlin and Schwinesteiger but making heads of tails of LVG comments is proving tiresome, I’ve gone for the better safe than sorry route and stumped up that extra .5 and picked up Smalling as I think he’s the safest bet along with De Gea for now.
How is Smalling the safest bet? He didn’t even start tonight.
I think he’s the best CB at Utd, I think he’d start GW 1 even if they signed another top CB which they probably will in this transfer window.
The formation I vote for is 3-4-3.
My Goalkeeper option is a solid as a rock performer and that pick is Saints new dutch signing of Stilkenburg.
Striker wise with money in my world not been the key but for the Community team he will strut his stuff is the Reds new leader Benteke.
Potty
1.3-4-3
2.One Goalkeeper (From Top 4 Teams)
3. Wayne Rooney
Just saw the United game. Young at 6m seems to be an interesting option. He has a very good understanding with Shaw and he is on corners. Depay first choice striker behind Rooney, Januzaj seems to be second. Depay showed some great potential this game and I think he will do well.
Raziel,
Do you think Young has a chance to get into the (regular) starting XI? Would that be in some kind of 442 behind Depay? I confess that the ManU midfield has me puzzled…
Seems Rooney and Depay playing as striker. Think tonight, shit I didn’t see the line-up but I think Mata played right midfield and Young left midfield, Mata taking right side corners and Young left side. The greatest treat def. came from the left side. The fact Januzaj played as a striker when he got on sort of shows the team will be build around a Rooney and Depay (Januzaj being his sub or replacing him when injured). Januzaj looked good tonight.
If United sign Pedro then I imagine he would be a straight swap for Young on the left.
Yeah, if he’s signed I wouldn’t take the risk. However, don’t think it would be a straight swap. Young has really improved and like I said a great understanding with Shaw. I actually see Shaw starting every game. One other thing that really surprised me is that Daley Blind actually looked good as a CB this time around. Never expected that. Still think Smalling and Jones (or new signing) should fit that role but Blind actually looked good tonight.