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….
great idea guys
Pottys about
Here are my men
Lescott
Ward
Wisdom
Haidara
One vote One Dream
Potty
Cheers GP. As always, thanks!
My men:
O’Shea
Cedric
Huth
Ward
GOOD MORNING ALL
****TIME TO VOTE*****
Looking at our defenders now – we need YOUR vote in these last few hours – deadline is 12pm (noon) today.
You have previously voted option ‘B’ so we require you to select FOUR players to populate the defensive positions.
Which Defender priced at £5.0M OR LESS should we buy?
Which Defender priced at £4.5M OR LESS should we buy?
Which Defender priced at £4.5M OR LESS should we buy?
Which Defender priced at £4.5M OR LESS should we buy?
Let’s pick players
Your team, your community.
Morning GP – now that’s a tough one;
1. Cedric
2. Mings
3. Ward
4. Dummett
Morning GP
Cedric
Huth
Ward
O Shea
Cedric for sure
Cook
Martin
Pass!!!
Matt
Let’s have one for the fairness of the vote. C’mon??!
cedric
huth
ward
o shea
Hello everyone, I’m new here and I’m glad to be joining 247. I really need some help in my fpl because I finished first last year in my league out of 24 people and I feel like I won cause I was lucky. I really don’t wanna do bad this year.
Here’s my team for gw1 (not sure about the defence)
Courtois/(schwarzer)
Koscielny/huth/cedric/(williams)/(4.0)
Özil/hazard/silva/mahrez/(Henderson)
Rooney/ighalo/pelle
I’m not sure whether to start Henderson mahrez or ighalo but both mahrez and ighalo have been on fire in preseason so that’s how I think I’ll start
Please be as strict as possible
Thanks in advance
It’s lescott instead of Williams
FPLad
Welcome to the site firstly. You’ll love it here and please interact with everyone – that’s what its all about.
I’d say that winning a league of 24 people can’t possibly have been all luck. You must have known a bit of something so don’t sell yourself short. Well done on winning it. If you are in it again – let’s defend your title
Overall your squad is nicely balanced which is great. It would be difficult to leave Henderson out who is guaranteed to start and possibly on penalties. Leave it until next week and see how you feel just before deadline. You may be right.
Also, please vote with a comment below for our Community Team. We need you to pick four defenders (one at 5.0M and three at 4.5M).
Thanks!
Best of luck for the season.
Hi there FPLad, sounds like you’re angling for a spanking with that strict remark! Anyway, welcome to the site, glad to have you along. There’s not much to change here in all honesty. Certainly the balance looks about right in terms of spreading budget and nobody particularly jumps out as being an issue in terms of injury or play time risk. Personally I’ll be taking alternative City and Arsenal mids than those 2 but in all honesty that’s just a personal choice and those 2 are fine.
Thank you both for the warm welcome and for the comments on my team. I’ll try to interact as much as possible though I don’t think I’ll be able keep up and to interact as much as everyone else.
And GP the reason I said it was luck is cause the game aguero got 4 vs spurs almost no one in my league from the top 10 had him andown if they did, he wasn’t their captain but he was mine. Same thing with the game towards the end with that hattrick and 2 assists
Hi FPL. If ur goin to be part of the community u shud get ur self a dp. It’ll make u more recognisable to the regs.
Team looks good but I was advised to sway from Ighalo because despite his pre-season form he could be the next Bolam. I’ve found an extra 0.5m and upgraded to Defoe but that’s personal choice, Deeney looks the favourite for that price.
Thanks Milburn. I know that ighalo is a risky choice but I’m hoping he can be my trump card for the first few weeks
Hi guys – One hour remains. Please vote if you haven’t already done so.
****TIME TO VOTE*****
Looking at our defenders now – we need YOUR vote in these last few hours – deadline is 12pm (noon) today.
You have previously voted option ‘B’ so we require you to select FOUR players to populate the defensive positions.
Which Defender priced at £5.0M OR LESS should we buy?
Which Defender priced at £4.5M OR LESS should we buy?
Which Defender priced at £4.5M OR LESS should we buy?
Which Defender priced at £4.5M OR LESS should we buy?
Let’s pick players
Your team, your community.
Jenkinson, Mings, Martin, O’Shea
Cedric, holebas, huth, muniesa