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….
Welcome to the International Break Aftermath! And you are welcome to it 😉
The Community Team is about to get back up and running with a nice little new addition for voting.
A good friend of ours brought to our attention the website “STRAW POLL” allowing us to offer you the chance to vote by clicking your favourite choice. This also lets us tally the scores nice and quickly as well.
So looking at our team below how should we use our transfer ahead of Game-week 9?
You may vote here by name but I’d encourage you to vote on STRAW POLL here:
https://strawpoll.me/5736254
Look up to see the team.
Thanks everyone.
Morning all vote done. 😉
Me too. Aguero’s got to go
Morning Constantine yes Kun has to go but need a way back str swap I would say & save cash.
Morning Silvers..Absolutely..thats why I’m thinking of doing just one transfer of either kun to pelle or bony and save the rest of the funds.cista would be a better option for those who dont own any other Chelsea cover.i have hazard so thats negative for me.
Hey Constantine yes good move Pelle seem best option for 3-4 GW some speculation Bony will start this Wknd.
Silvers..if bony is nailed for sure then i’ll go by him and not pelle.i dont find pelle to be ‘that’ good a player personally.will try and get mane for the next week. Cheers on the news mate.
Silvers/Constantine/Cookie
Thank you very much boys. Hope you liked the new system. I think it’s quite cool.
Well done anyway lads.
GP..its becoming more of a ‘democratic’ thing around here.good to consider the general opinion too..cheers
Constantine, what do you mean by ‘general opinion’ mate?
Opinion of the general, i mean
Constantine,
The only thing I can do is count votes. If I try to ‘gauge’ opinion then I’m obviously going to sway towards my own feelings and preference and that’s not what this is about. I’ll make a judgement call when absolutely necessary but I want the numbers to do the talking always.
Hell, I think I have voted twice over the course of the whole season because I keep forgetting!
GP.I guess, i’ve been misinterpreted here.i totally agree with ur ideology. Just cudnt express myself properly..
Vote completed – seems fairly unanimous!!
Great concept, well done CC……
The next vote could be a tad more interesting!!
Evening lads and lasses, simple as pie aye?! How are we all? Hope your team is not all the colours of the rainbow!
Morning lads, is it worth me using my WC this week and drop Kun or bench him. Sanchez and KDB I would like to get in plus defence needs sorting due to injuries
Razor, how about Kun to any number of the mid-priced forwards available and upgrade Wanyama to KDB?
And keep sterling as well as not many forwards u could go with say Watford forward is first off the top of my head
Sterling may be worth holding as could play upfront? Can you afford Pelle?
Can afford Pelle if I switch sterling, Kun and Ozil fur KDB, Sanchez and of course Pelle.
That’s with a 8 point hit and still got Gomez injured
Obviously you have better midfielders with your planned transfers but they do feel like sideways moves. Its up to you whether you feel an 8ph is worth it. (FYI I would do it) 😉
So just the 8 point hit or possible WC with this team. Which u think is better overall.
Will Pelligrini play Bony?
Possibly yes but gametime of course is a risk as he could play Sterling up there as well.
quick ? is it worth taking a -8 hit because of price drops I do like to have cash & I don’t like losing it. 😉