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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Evening all,
3-4-3.
Rotate.
Aguero.
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Bloody typical! Might have been easier for the poor people running it if (you included!) if the responses were as replies to the question rather than new posts? 😉
Hahah it would have been in hindsight…however, I don’t think we need to bother with counting the votes in what appears to be three one horse races
I’ll be voting for Naismith throughout the night AT 😉 No idea if he’s even listed as a forward though!
If ( ) if ?
– Definitely 3-4-3.
– I prefer a cheap No.1 gk, if not cheap then rotating because i don’t like spending too much on gks.
– I would take Costa from the off, but Aguero if fit.
……..great idea btw, can’t wait to contribute!!
FDMS
Reading that as rotating cheapos
One striker please?
Yh ok rotating cheapos sounds good……as for the striker I would say Costa for gw1 and onwards.
Missed the Arsenal riot earlier…
Who were the stand outs?
Everyone that started played well. Ozil and Ramsey in particular were superb. Although Ramsey was playing in CM as Cazorla wasn’t starting.
They play again tomorrow so we’ll see Walcott and Cazorla from the start then.
Guess I will wait for tomorrow then Bihom
Tough choice though
PP
They all played very well and blitzed Lyon in the space of about 5 minutes!
Ozil for me was the best and was playing in behind Giroud. Ramsey a close second and Giroud himself did very well too.
GP,
Im struggling to find an Arsenal attacking Mid to settle on.
Currently have Walcott… but doubting it now
Thoughts on Aarons? Running riot again in preseaon and being short of options he surely has to play regularly. A steal at £5m with regular game time for sure.
Never heard of him
Who does he play for?
AT
He is my most recent draft and I am thinking of taking a chance if he keeps playing pre-season.
GP,he should play based on form and lack of other options. In your starting eleven or to warm the bench?
AT
He would be starting for me.
Same, just seems risky but then he is proving himself..
I think the Newcastle/Moechegladbacjerenjen game will be the one to watch out for on the 1st of August, if he starts that then he might just get the nod for GW 1, if not then I’d avoid.
Cheers Andy, I don’t think a German spell checker would help you out with that one 😉
Peter fucking pan can suck off bairns for powerpods
Milburn, Calm Down ! Calm Down !
Milburn – What does that even mean? I’m baffled…
OI Nin, you aight?
Give us more news andy
Im backing him in my squad
NUFC will have three more friendly games this week Lab so we’ll have plenty more info to go off before GW 1 kicks off.
Anyone else watching the United- Barcelona game? This Suarez lad is decent for Barca, he’d be really good in a fantasy team 😉 Depay looked sharp when he had the ball, seems selfish which is what i like in my FPL players
I believe Liverpool have been monitoring him
He’s hit the post twice and had one offside goal, think Liverpool need a more prolific striker
Decided i don’t like watching pre season games, makes me want more players and leads to further headache
They’d be biting off more than they could chew with that one :shiftyeyes:
Please RMT
– Looking to rotate the keepers based on the match rotation, and then rotate the defence Shaw & Dier
– Looking to rotate the forwards based on the home and away rotation e.g.. Naismith and Benteke
de Gea
Shaw, Clichy, Koscielny
Mané, Schneiderlin, Ramsey, Hazard, Ibe
Naismith, Costa
Vorm (stand in until Lioris is Fit), Benteke, Dier, Baker
Dazza, Vorm won’t be in for long so Iw ouldn’t start the season with him. Double of two defences seems overly risky.
Expensive back line, Clichy will be subject to rotation.
Ibe may do well but struggling to see how he fits into their starting line up – watch the latter stages of preseason closely.
Good upfront with Naismith almost permanently benched for me.
Dazza, i don’t know where to start with this squad mate. Start over, is my best advice. Rotations are great, but these ones are bat-shit-crazy.