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
And follow your new Community Team on twitter here….
3-4-3
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Roon – kun starting gw3 untl end
This thing is taking too much time. Rather annoyed right now. HAHAHA! Drafts keep changing. Keep returning to Kun + Haz though.
3-4-3
1st choice keeper
Kun if fit if not Rooney
3:4:3
1 keeper
Aguero
Love this idea, will be interesting to see how it pans out. Can you post the percentage for the different options as well as the winning results, or is that too much hassle? Anyway, nothing controversial from me:
343
One keeper
Rooney at first, then you know who
On another note, great to have so much info on the site to trawl through now that I’m gearing up for my difficult second season, you’ll be invaluable again in my quest to make it 2 ML wins out of 2!
Hi Tommy, %’s shouldn’t be an issue as we (haha – GP!) need to tally them up anyway so that’s very easy to do.
We were going to do them as proper polls as per the Captain poll and restrict it to 1 vote per user. May still do that going forward as it’s easier I think.
Poll’s like the capo’s one is actually a very good idea i think. Saves the lads trawling through screens of replies and all that, and gets the same result.
Good evening everyone.
I’d like to thank each and every one of you who has voted over the course of the past 24 hours. The team are overwhelmed with the response we’ve received to this.
I’ve been on the go all day today and just checking today’s votes. Brilliant lads and lasses. Thank you once again.
if you are reading this and you haven’t voted, let’s have your thoughts on these questions:
Which formation should the FF247 Community Team normally play?
Should the FF247 Community Team rotate two goalkeepers or use one regular keeper, home and away?
If money is no object, which ONE striker should the FF247 Community Team buy?
Poll closes at 12 noon tomorrow (Monday) UK time
Your team, your community.
Hi GP,great to see the good response,
1. 3-4-3
2. Rotate 2 4.5 keepers to save some money
3. Aguero
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Thanks mate.
Your votes are in, results at some point tomorrow afternoon.
The next vote going up around the same time.
Please keep checking in.
Good stuff GP, i’m looking forward to the next ones. How’s your team coming along?
Hi NiN
I’ve just taken a total of all votes so far and going about 9 pages took me less than 5 minutes. Used the old fashioned piece of paper and tally marks and I buzzed through it.
Polls on this site aren’t simply run unfortunately. There is a bit of work needed at the site end and the number I need to run means it will be considerable work. It’s fine for now but thanks for your concern for me :smiling:
Another three things we require tomorrow for the next vote so you don’t have long to go :thumbup:
My team – as I left it on Wednesday or Thursday I think – still considering the all-out attack for week 1. If I knew Aarons definitely started the league match then I’d do it.
GP – Cool, i have no idea how any of this tech stuff works really, i just assumed it wouldn’t be all that much to do a poll. I’ll be a bit less frequent on the forum this week but will defo drop in to vote.
Sounds like you’re almost set with your team then, good stuff. I’m just about there myself after having a good tinker last night/this morning. Resisting the usual furious tinkering has worked a treat i think. Anyway, time for some shut-eye, chat laters budski :thumbup:
3-4-3
One strong GK
Rooney (or Aguero after GW3)
Thanks Gethin
Here’s my latest team. Think its pretty balanced
Slow
I’m not sure on this at all mate.
Too much money sitting on the bench to start with. When Sanchez comes back it will probably be from the bench so you’ll know when he is near a start. I’d drop him for now and strengthen your midfield with an arsenal attacker sure to start – Ozil, Walcott, Ramsey or Cazorla.
Assuming you’d play Cech most weeks, I’d change Speroni to a 4.0M GK. and upgrade Bennett to Olsson or Martin of Norwich.
In midfield I would replace Blind and Bolasie with Henderson or Milner & Mane maybe.
Aguero to Costa might be considered too.
+1 to all of the above. I’d be very surprised if this squad was within the top one million after the first few GW’s.
thoughts and comments appreciated.
i have the J-rod on my bench but team can be altered to run a 3-4-3 lineup depending on fixtures.
do i need all 4 of those starting defenders?
is that midfield strong enough?
forward too strong?
Pete
Thanks for voting in the community team mate.
Your team as I see it, it is a bit heavy in defence. I wouldnt thave four ‘big’ hitter sin there. Due to having Cech and possible rotation I would drop Mertesacker and go cheaper (4.5M) and use the money saved to upgrade Baker to a playing 4.5M defender as well. Olsson/Huth/Matthews,Francis, Mings are decent options.
Your strikers are ace and I wouldn’t change them. I’m not convinced ye on Schweinsteiger’s fantasy value so you could go for a tried and tested player for his price – check last season’s points and see who you fancy.
Not bad at all mate :thumbup:
cheers bud, first attempt since ’09 at fantasy, getting my rhythm and love back for the game ill take on board your advice and do a bit of tinkering much appreciated.
Pete
No problem mate. Check back in this afternoon (depending on where you are in the world 😉 ) to take part in our next vote.