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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That last lines terrible, should’ve gone with a Rolf Harris joke 😉
Good luck with this lads!
Apparently HR said no to Rolf!
God bless HR
What has Harry Redknapp got to with it? 😉
I know he would usually take ANY managers job but this is ridiculous.
He said something about you refusing to pay his dog?!
GP, id take you hands down over ‘arry, we’d look up and our bank accounts would be empty if he was in charge!
Alex
You have some misplaced faith in me :big-lol:
All the best with this lads
It should be interesting watching from the sidelines with my :popcorn:
Thanks Kop
We will give it a go. Seat of the pants at times maybe but hey ho! :smiling:
GP, my first vote is for Wes Morgan 😉
Kop, sideline? what do you mean? We need a first team coach and I thought GP had you signed up?!
He did try Alex, but Cookie said the job was his!!!
Kop, water boy? Physio? Half time oranges? Plenty of jobs for you my friend!
@NZ, that’s what Elle is for. Where is he at anyway? I need a beer!
Great idea with voting, communiy team will proppably gather more points than my own one.. :p
What You guys think about starting strong with the first gw?
Szatan, really weird to see the ‘all out attack’ actually being played! I like that team, I guess your benched defenders are a concern as Yosh and Hoburn may not start but the rest looks good. I may consider spreading the love and getting rid of Wally or Caz for a Deapay or downgrading and upgrading Sakho or your defenders.
Well the chips are there so they can be used :p and anyway as far as i know they dont work in double gameweeks? Or i have missunderstood..
If wallcot plays he will be devastating.. I think everyone is aware of that, i have to agree about Depay he can be gold i’m just chicken and afraid that at the beginning he will be rotated and if team wount play well he will get for that.. Ass rooney although rusty is untouchabble..
Yoshida will be changed for oshea proppably as he us a starter i guess
Hoban.. Well i have no idea who he is haha just heard 4m and maby will play so he’s my man!!
Szatan
I assume this means you can’t now cancel the 2-5-3.
I’m thinking of using it too mate.
Not sure how much I like Sakho away to Arsenal being in there.
Naaa i’m just mixing options did push acceptance button yet :p sakho is a really strange fella.. If not injured almost fix proof :p last season for some time he was scoring goal every game :p but yeah.. Ars can be hard do beat as i have seen some pre seasob matches.. :p
Szatan
Thanks for that. I see looking at it now there is a red cross next to it to cancel.
Great idea this… may the arguing commence
Debating*
Milburn
You’ll be involved I hope pal?
Yeah but I’ll probably advise getting Mike Willamson in for his arkward lankiness
Hi Milburn, where is Wijnaldum likely to play? I like his stats, he’s a pricey differential but if he’s deployed as an ACM he should be consistent in his returns. Any thoughts on him?
I agree mate but it’s too early to tell at the minute. He’s a box to box midfielder so I’d envisage him either playing CM with Collback or like you said ACM however if McClaren wants to fit De Jong into his team then they’d be fighting for that position. He played 45mins last game and scored. Should get a better look at him when we play Sheffield Utd tomorrow
Ok cool, thanks. Let us know!
Any thoughts on my team?
EvilleAces
That is a brilliant midfield mate but having that with both Clyne and Ivanovic means you are suffering a bit elsewhere.
I’d downgrade Clyne to boost Baker and Rantie. Berahino is interesting but West Brom have a touch schedule to start with from memory.
If you have spent all you can on goalies them I’d get Rudd instead of Schwarzer and at least you should guarantee yourself a GK each week.
Thanks mate!
Just a note for those looking got cheap GKs
Alex McCarthy had now been added for Palace. I’m surprised but he is on at 4.0M. He might well start as first choice.
One to shortlist and monitor.
Good ifo.. Half mil here half mil there and maby there will be a way to have haz sanchez and aguerro without killin the rest of the squad :p
GP, thanks for that pal. So what do you think that means for the GKing situation at Palace?
Alex
Only Pardew knows. Well it is clearly a straight fight between McCarthy and Speroni IF Hennessey heads to WBA.
I think Speroni, who just had his testimonial in the summer, is getting on now in terms of the PL. Cracking goalkeeper who I remember very well from his time at Dundee. I think Pardew sees the future in McCarthy. He is an England Under 21 cap.
If Hennessey moves, then McCarthy could be a brilliant little punt.
I can’t see why Hennessy would head to WBA now that Myhill has signed a new deal. However he needs to head somewhere!!
Kop
Pulis likes him. Welshy thing