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….
Love this idea GP! Brilliant stuff you and your ugly sisters / glamorous assistants.
Looking forward to the chaos.
Chins
Yeah its going to be interesting mate. You’ll be voting later I hope?
Any Arsenal attacker you like 😉
Charlie Adam as captain every week 😉
Joey Barton i heard… oh wait
bihom,
Hope you’ll be checking in to vote?
Even if it is Adam :smiling:
Oh yes will certainly be voting.
Gee Pee, can we have a vote on when to vote ? :cuckoo:
Alright guys, anyone got any sites that have decent streams for some of the pre-season friendlies? More specifically for the United Vs Barca game. Dying to watch some football again!
Someone illegal help milo please! I don’t know any mate other than First / Front Row but they get shut down about once a month so no idea what that’s called now!
Raz normally knows.
Feed2all :thumbup:
Cheers laaaaaads. I’ll give them a try. Thank goodness the new season is only round the corner eh
Yep, almost there now. We have a very exciting season ahead.
GP,
I’m starting to think through the community team stuff. I trust you will assume executive privilege on final votes to ensure rotation on keepers and defenders. One thing, among many, this site has taught me, is to pay attention to rotations, and I don’t think straight up votes are interactive enough for this part.
Best.
KI
Not if I can help it . . I don’t want this being another one of ‘my’ teams.
First past the post voting and hoping for an outright winner. I may mention different scenarios to help the voter but its up to you lot.
Week to week we will pick our best XI. Simple as that mate.
*****TIME TO VOTE*****
Good evening FF247 Community.
It’s time to vote and a treat is in store. Your first batch of votes will be TRIPLE WHAMMIES.
Tonight we area asking you to vote on our first three questions to construct our team.
Please make sure your vote is on the FF247 Community thread (here) and that it is in before 12 noon (UK time) on Monday when the vote will be closed and the results announced.
You may only vote once and vote how you want to vote. Let’s do this . . .
Q1.
Which formation should the FF247 Community Team intend to ‘normally’ play?
Answer: 3-4-3, 3-5-2, 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-5-1, 5-4-1, 5-3-2, 5-2-3
Q2.
Should the FF247 Community Team buy two goalkeepers to rotate or use a regular ‘home-and-away’ weekly goalkeeper?
Answer: Rotate or Weekly No. 1
Q3.
Money is no object, which striker should the FF247 Community Team buy?
Answer: ??
Your team, your community
(GP/NZ/ELL)
1. 3-4-3
2. Weekly no.1
3. Aguero
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Whammies?
1. Freedom
2. Wake me up before you go go
3. Careless whisper
Good luck with this.
Nice Andy :thumbup:
Andy, lets keep you around, we could have a great team;George Michael up front!
I think I’ve lowered the tone enough for one evening NZ, George Michael jokes can lead to strange places, what a character though.
Morning boys,
My vote:
1: 3-4-3
2:Rotate
3: Augeroooooooo
1. 343
2. Rotate – to ensure we have enough money to buy others position
3. Aguero and Rooney
Lab
Need one striker mate.
Which?
Absolutely aguero GP.
Mach proof
3-4-3
Weekly no1
Rooney
1. 5-4-1
2. Rotate 2 non playing keepers
3. Naismith
Hello.
I’m adding my vote to this.
C’mon Teks . . . who you having?
Go do these with the site team chicken. :p
3-4-3
Rotate
Aguero
1- 352
2- rotate
3- Aguero
Evening community!
1) 3-4-3
2) Weekly No. 1
3) Aguero
Cheers :beer:
Excellent! Let the fun begin…
3-4-3
Weekly n1
Carlton Cole
What? Cole is gone from WHU??? Alright, Rooney then.
Evening,
1. 5-3-2
2. Rotate Courtois/Cech
3. Balotelli
You as well? 😉
Buzz off Kopster. :p
I do hope my vote will be counted 😉
Kop, go suck lemons. 😮
Don’t worry Kop, I have a few ‘friends’ enlisted to vote too 😉
Seems to be little point but:
3-5-2
Rotate
Rooney till GW4
Q.1. 4-3-3, following the advice of that wonderful article posted on playing the game. Defence will matter more this year. And we need at least 2 cds to maximize the points.
Q.2. Rotate. We can/should have 5.5/4.5. Play defence, and avoid getting caught out with a 4.0 (unless Hennessey moves).
Q.3. Aguero, but not the first two games. Rooney, and save a FT to check the lay of the land. (Fabulous little nudge from Wayne to set up his goal tonight).
Go team!
1) 3-5-2
2) Fixed no.1
3) Aguero
3-5-2 , best bang for buck
Weekly #1, cos the only two teams with keepers under £5.5 that get enough clean sheets home much more than away (SOU,WHU) dont make it worthwhile to look at rotating H/A.
Rooney, cos money is always an object
Hey gang! I’ll go for:
3-4-3
Weekly no. 1
Aguero
3-4-3
Rotate
Rooney (until Aguero is back)
Q1.
Which formation should the FF247 Community Team intend to ‘normally’ play?
My vote: 3-4-3
Q2.
Should the FF247 Community Team buy two goalkeepers to rotate or use a regular ‘home-and-away’ weekly goalkeeper?
My vote: Weekly No. 1
Q3.
Money is no object, which striker should the FF247 Community Team buy?
My vote: Sergio Aguero
Hi GP/NZ/ELLE
Congrats for the initiative I’m sure we’ll roll over the site team!!
Q1: don’t really think there should be a prefered formation. Go along with what’s best for each GW.
Q2: Regular keeper
Q3: At this point Costa. In the long run (that is, from whenever he is fit) Kun!
1. 3-4-3
2. Rotate
3. Rooney
3-5-2
Main keeper
Costa (untill Aguero fit at least)
1) 3-4-3
2) rotate
3) costa
Q1. 352
Q2. Weekly No.1
Q3. Andy Carroll
Right here we go:
One solid playing keeper (suggest Cech or Courtois)
Formation: 3-4-3
Striker for game week one: Giroud.
*filed straight in the ‘spoiled’ papers folder.
:big-lol:
Jeez that was a serious suggestion!!
Really? 😉
Unfortunately you can’t vote my friend. You are not impartial.
You are batting for the other team (so to speak).
Ah sorry, didn’t realise I couldn’t vote! :crying:
:hurt:
:lonely:
:wontgetoverthis:
Was still a serious suggestion
3-5-2
weekly #1
benteke
Q1: 3-4-3
Q2: weekly no.1
Q3: rooney
Q1: 3-4-3
Q2: Rotate
Q3: Aguero
Thanks 50 Shades
3-5-2
Weekley number 1
Rooney
My vote :
1- 3-4-3
2 . Rotate
3 . Aquero (when hes fit) Rooney to start with
3-4-3
Rotate
Costa
1. 3-4-3
2. Rotate
3. Rooney
3-4-3
Rotate
Aguero