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….
New combos, which is better?
1) Rooney,hoolahan,oshea
Or
2) deeney, depay, azpiliqueta
Or
3) J-rod, chadli/Milner/hendo, azpiliqueta
FDMS
I like ‘2’ from those choices.
Morning all.
Good luck lads with this community team, I’m sure this is an excellent idea and I’ll be willing to contribute with my vote every gw!
Excellent Albertini,
You are one of the experienced guys and we’ll be hoping you can steer us through to get a ranking like you had for your team last season 😉
Great stuff GP. I’m still a bit fuzzy as to how it works, but i’ll get there 😉 Should be good seeing what comes of it week to week.
NiN
I’m fuzzy too :smiling:
There will be a serious of votes taking place shortly (probably tomorrow to start with) and I’ll explain with a detailed comment later (once I work out a diary with Alex and Elle).
“He’s making it up as he goes along” (Python is stuck in my mind, forever!)
Good stuff mate, i’ll give my two cents anyway :thumbup:
Great idea, GP. I look forward to the season with more anticipation. Odds on beating the site team?
KI
We’ll beat that lot easily :smiling:
Thanks mate. Hope you will be around for the votes.
Curious to see which 11 players start tonight for Barca.
I don’t like Depay’s new role, he’s not a striker you need to have a complete different awareness to become one. It’s probably the hardest position on the pitch. That being said, he has the talent to become one. Still would prefer a free role or one from the flanks (left flank).
Still have Kun in my drafts but really starting to wonder if he’ll even start. >.<
I posted some of Pelligrini’s comments in the pre season round up article.
Thanks mate, he’s not saying anything we didn’t know. Guess I’ll just remove Kun for Sterling and maybe get him in GW4 or smt, or GW2 versus Chelsea even.
How are you doing by the way?
Can someone please name me worthy players from Bournemouth and Watford? Would greatly appreciate it. I am not very much aware of those players.
sorry
and cheers for your help
Hi nishant, check this article for relevant info on those guys –
https://fantasyfootball247.co.uk/the-promoted-teams-fantasy-premier-league-201516/
Why didn’t i just do that? Wakey wakey :shake:
Cheers Init and Nin. Boruc seems like a grab. Will ponder on it though. Thanks again
Hey Nish, yep here’s a few mate…
B’mouth – Boruc, Mings, Ritchie, Wilson.
Watty – Gomes, Holebas, (not sure on Watty mid’s, maybe Toszer/Jurado), Deeney.
Looks like I’m going Francis-Def (Bourn) as he has a good link up with Wilson. And Denney-Str (Wat) as he’s scored 20+ in his last 3 seasons.
The community team idea looks great. I look forward to being involved!
Ripcurl,
It is a very good idea we think. Putting it in to practice will be interesting but keep checking in regularly to make sure you are in on the voting.