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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Hello!
Just registered to the site but have been a regular visitor to to FF247 over the past year or so. Reading your articles and following the discussion have been really helpful I must say! This will be my third year playing FPL. Top 1% the two previous seasons but aiming higher this year and joining the chat in here might help achieving that goal I believe
So… here is my latest draft (something like the 20th just this week end
)
Ruddy
PvA – Francis – Fonte
Mané – Özil – Henderson – Hazard – Young
Benteke – Rooney
(Rudd – Defoe – Richards – Cresswell) (1 million in the bank)
Plan is as the following two seasons to play my WC after GW 4 when the transfer window shuts. Saving two FT for the Aguero return in GW 3. Initial plan is Benteke and Özil for Kun and 4.5-5 million midfielder(depending on price changes) and playing 3-4-3 in GW 3 and 4. Only rotation is Cresswell and Francis. Richards just for back up.
What do you guys think?
Hi Fred, welcome aboard. Well, to the comments anyway. Sounds like you have a masterplan in place and it looks good. I’m not fussed on Young as an option and PvA feels like a blast from the past for some reason but there’s no real reason not to pick either. I don’t mind a one stop shop keeper but only if it’s for a top team, that would be my only real issue with the whole squad.
Hi and thank you!
Had Depay in the team until I watched the United game yesterday. Thinking since ADM is probably leaving that front four is the players starting the season. Young finished strong last season and should get the nod initially. Depay playing behind Rooney is of course FPL gold potential but might go with Young until WC time and see how Depay blends in. A major transfer could of course change a lot when it comes to Man Utd players though. As for PvA It´s maybe down to prejudice but had great success with him last season and really like the attacking potential as well as the the opening fixtures. The GK strategy is purely based on the cheapest way out as possible and only for the opening 4 games.
Will take your opinion into consideration though. Thank you! 13 days of tinkering still…
Looks like a solid plan. Who will you be captaining gw1 and beyond ???
If I had to choose today it would be like this: GW1: Haz GW2: Rooney GW:3 Rooney GW4: Kun
Welcome Fred, pretty much echo what Init has said, although for four GWs is Pants a better choice than Ruddy? Or even Cech and d’grade PvA?
Having watched United last night, it confirms my suspicions thus far – the goals will be spread around the team, so I’m questioning if Depay & Rooney are worth the outlay. I’d be less confident of Young, but for some reason LVG appears to like him.
Thanks Cookie!
Hmm… Playing around with the money in GK and defence fitting in Pants sounds tempting…
Really fancy Utd to come back strong this year and Rooney especially. Really good opening fixtures to but as you said, could be spread out on many players. If only we had a crystal ball
Gallant
3-4-3
Rocksteady Eddy – Cech
Rooney
RMT!
I’ll be playing 3-5-2 every week and will rotate wilson and deeney according to their fixtures. I’m worried about huth and hoban’s game time but have only 8.5m to spend on two defenders. Any changes that i should consider or am i good to go?
My Vote
3-5-2
Rotate
Aguero
1. 3-5-2
2. Weekly
3. Rooney
Afternoon Guys. Been away the last few days so I’m just catching up now.
Firstly just want to say big thanks to Calvin for the fixture tracker, I’ll definitely be having a look at it later.
Also really liking this community team idea so GP,Alex and Elle ill be looking forward to see how it goes and ill definitely be doing my bit.
Nice one Matt, you voted on the first 3 questions yet ?
My answers now.
3-4-3
One keeper
Kun if fit