Woofbet Tournament Spotlight Gameweek 23 – Fantasy Premier League Betting
We at FF247 have been trialing a relatively new and exciting website since just before Christmas and many of you have already been on WooFBet and hopefully both enjoyed and profited from the experience. We have been impressed with the set-up, the ease of use, the innovative games, the customer service they provide and most of all the guys over there are a great team and fun to work with. As such we are delighted to announce an official partnership that we hope will be of benefit to not only both websites but also to our most important asset you our readers. If you have already been over there and played then please feel free to share your experiences and winnings (not literally). If you haven’t then we would encourage you to do so but be warned it’s quite addictive! The fact that you are reading this in the first place suggests you are a fantasy football fan and probably know your stuff so to not put that knowledge to good use and make a few quid doing so would be folly. Anyway enough of us rambling, let’s pass you over to Jamie and the guys at WooFBet themselves with a big warm FF247 welcome…
We’re very happy to announce that we’ve joined Fantasy Football 247 FC on a season long loan with the option for the move to be made permanent. We want to build solid roots in the fantasy football community to ensure our website develops in accordance to what our users want and where would be better than this thriving community of unsung managerial legends? Each week we’ll be writing a tournament spotlight to highlight the tournaments you wouldn’t want to miss. With some ridiculous prizepools and exciting new concepts, your tactical prowess will be tested in the name of real money. Isn’t it time that your fantasy manager job paid off?!
Gameweek 23 kicks off this weekend and WoofBet has over €3000 up for grabs across 20 weekly tournaments. This week there’s a generous €650 in free entry prizes and a whopping €2700 in guaranteed pots. You also have the option to create your own tournaments and head-to-head challenges. Choose your own rules and buy-in fees then invite your friends or leave it open for the public to challenge you!
1 Player Per Team / Free Entry / €200 Prizepool
Click to enlarge. User: CannibaL wins GW22 1 Player Per Team despite scoring the lowest captaincy points out of the top 20.
Despite making its debut only a few weeks ago, 1 Player Per Team has already become one of the most popular tournaments on Woofbet.com. Each week hundreds of managers compete to take a cut of the €200 prizepool with their carefully crafted squads, consisting of a few big names, a handful of differentials and sprinkling of outright gambles. Your team must consist of 15 players from 15 different Premier League teams that fit within the budget of 90M. It doesn’t cost you a penny (or should I say cent?) to enter and even if you finish 20th you can still expect a small return which you could withdraw or invest into a paid tournament with a more lucrative prizepool the following week. But of course finishing 20th isn’t an option! Finishing 1st and cashing in the big money is what you want. So how’s it done? There’s no denying the importance of captaincy selection, in GW21 if you didn’t give your armband to a certain Chilean winger then you could guarantee at least 30 people would already be laughing at you from the top of the table. The same almost applied last week when several managers were rewarded for sticking to the start of season ‘Captain Costa’ philosophy, when the big man stomped 2 goals past Fabianski and picked up an assist in Chelsea’s comfortable 5-0 win at the Liberty Stadium. However, last weeks tournament winner proved that a good all round selection can beat a lucky captain choice as he picked up the title despite being the only team in the top 15 to have not captained Costa. Aside from captaincy selection it’s your knowledge of in-form differential choices and educated punts that’ll take your team to glory. Last week teams with differentials such as Gayle, Eila & Puncheon left managers who fielded the big guns such as Aguero, Silva & Di Maria scratching their heads. So think carefully about who you choose from each team, don’t be afraid to take a gamble and choose your skipper wisely! To open the tournament page in a new tab click here (upon logging in/signing up you’ll be directed to the team selection page).
FF247 – Low Budget / €5 Entry / No. of Entrants x €5 = Prizepool
Click to enlarge. User: Ovrlgn set to replace Arsene Wenger after destroying the GW22 low budget tournament to claim 50% of the prizepool.
Since the invention of create your own tournament we have seen all kinds of rules and prizepools crop up from week-to-week. This is a feature we are currently developing,
eventually allowing you to have full customisation over the rules, payouts and whatever else you want to customise. So if you wanted to create a tournament where you could only select bald players then… well maybe not quite to that extent (yet!), but setting parameters based on ownership % and so on are all in development. This week we’ve created our own tournament that we invite you to take part in and showcase your skills. The only catch, your budget would light up the eyes of club owned by Ken Bates and managed by Arsene Wenger. So if you thrive off signing players at bargain prices and watching them come up big then get to the sidelines, attempt to zip up your duvet looking coat, and show us why you selected a Polish defensive midfielder worth 4M that nobody’s ever heard of. For this tournament the budget is set to 75M which means that you have an average of 5M per player to spend on your 15 man squad. Immediately, your fantasy football subconscious will be shouting out names such as Kane, Ings and Berahino but these players will make up the average template team. It’s going to take someone special to earn you the differential points this weekend, but we’ll leave you to do your own research! To open the tournament page in a new tab click here (upon logging in/signing up you’ll be directed to the team selection page).
 Normal Rules / €30 Entry / €1000 Guarantee
Click to enlarge. User: GolliGolli split the winners 50% after coming joint first with User: Spankingeleven, despite captaining Hazard.
For each gameweek on Woofbet we post 3 free entry (freeroll) tournaments and a variety of tournaments with guaranteed pots. A guaranteed pot is a prizepool that is fixed regardless of the amount of entrants; for example in this weeks €30 Entry – €1000 Guaranteed, if only 3 people enter the prizepool will still stand at €1000 and will be split between the 3 entrants regardless of their entry fee only equating to €90. So if you fancy yourself as a bit of a high roller or have been cashing in that big Woofbet money over the last few weeks then you no doubt have the skills to take things to the next level. Who knows, you could probably make being a fantasy football manager your actual job with these kind of returns. As these tournaments have a lower number of entrants due to the buy-in fee, you can guarantee that if you get your captaincy decision correct you will definitely turn a profit from the tournament. However, last weeks winner backed Hazard with the armband and although the Belgian blanked his all round team performance was enough to clinch the victory. If you don’t quite have €30 to invest then fear not! There is a range of guarantee pots ranging from €3 Entry – €100 Guaranteed to €20 Entry – €800 Guaranteed so you’ll be able to find one in accordance to your budget. To open the tournament page in a new tab click here (upon logging in/signing up you’ll be directed to the team selection page).
On behalf of WoofBet, I’d like to wish you all the best of luck in this weeks tournaments. Feel free to share your teams and keep us posted on how you’re doing via Twitter or Facebook.
Morning folks. What has been said about Alexis? I see he’s now a major doubt. Does he need to go?
unlikely to be risked this weekend…Wenger’s words
Hmm, hammy injuries generally last longer than one week though eh? Usually 3 minimum.
Wenger’s wording makes it sound like he just misses out this weekend, but could be ready next. But I have never been good at deciphering the French. I feel like I barely know Cookie.
Excusez-moi?
i’m on WC and will be benching him this week; too expensive to let go and buyback.. unless you’re thinking Walcott for rest of season or so??
Not at all mate. Way too early to purchase someone who is so injury prone, for me.
fair point there; I’ve got Giroud in for Costa and may put the armband on him; still undecided. if it is 3 weeks though, he has to go…
Morning bitches. Yesterday Achmed the Dead Terrorist invaded the Dutch equivalent of BBC News Studio. He wanted airtime and had a gun point at one of the doorman? Whatever ya call it. Anyway, he was apprehended.
Now for more urgent matters. When will we know more about the Costa appael?
We should know today Raz. Who’s this Achmed character?
This was the 8 o’clock news yesterday on Dutch television. Dude with a gun. :dance:
Police arrives around the 4th minute.
good response time, who is he? And shouldn’t he be dead?
Forgot to post the freaking video. Here you go cookster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1br9fW64hQ
is this bloke serious or just a wind up comedian?
Was serious. Sorry, I placed and explanation but it seems the transfer didn’t go through. Shite. I explained it so well. Ok, here I go again.
Yesterday around 8 o’clock he took a hostage in the Dutch media park, someone of the security I think. He wanted to be in the 8 o’clock news to tell the truth about fuck knows what. He said he was part of a hacker group and they found out secrets about the Dutch government, things that would change our views. Their hackergroup did some work for the Intelligence agency in the Netherlands. He also had a letter with him saying that he was part of a bigger group and if they had chemical bombs planted over the Netherlands. Harharhar. Only chemical bomb here is me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😉
He was apprehended after 4 minutes in that studio, never got to say or talk to the Dutch audience. Too bad, I was curious. He said the from higher up they were gonna shut his mouth.
FUN FUN FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, don’t know if this was a lone wolf and how serious it really is/was. We’ll see. After the Charlie Hebdo thing a few weeks back people were sort of extra careful.
What a nob. Our London mayor has the right idea…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2932718/Home-grown-fanatics-join-ISIS-w-s-watch-porn-t-girlfriends-blasts-Boris-Johnson.html
Well Cookster. Doubt he was even from IS. Was a lone wolf. Don’t even know if it’s religion related, was more political I think.
Any thoughts on this for a wild card team
FOSTER PANTI
TERRY CLYNE MONREAL BAIRD WASILEWSKI
FAB PUNCHEON BOYD CAZORLA W. PROWSE
KANE DEFOE AGUERO
STILL GOT 7.4 IN BANK SO CAN GET COSTA AND SANCHEZ BACK.
Like me you’re getting no responses. We’re not that popular here ”Mackie”. Hmmmm. Hard one actually. I don’t like Monreal in that team. If he doesn’t play Baird and Was will be your only backup. Ouch. This GW you have to settle with a midfield of Punch/JWP/Boyd/Caz (if Fab doesn’t play). I peresonaly would use all the cash I had if I made me a wildcard team. What is the point of having 7m in the bank? I don’t see it.
In all honesty, I don’t get it.
Ps. I hear LvG is chasing Clyne (20m), if he gets him Clyne will be even more of a must.
Aaah yes, my point with the 7m in the bank. I’d rather just spend that money on someone like Di Maria instead of Punch which can easily let you make the swap to Sanchez later. Instead of the cheap strikers I would add maybe Giroud instead of Defoe (whom is still playing for Sunderland).
It’s what I would do. Don’t do it and later blame telling me I gave you bad advise. Go with the team you like. Just my opinion. MKAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????
thanks, did think of giroud. will give di maria some thought.
thanks. see your point about the spare cash
Hey Mackie,
i’ll be honest, whenever I see a Leicester defender in a WC team, the alarm bells go off. Terry, Clyne and Baiurd I like, keepers are fine.
Like Raz, I feel your midfield looks weak, especially with Cesc almost certainly not playing.
Mackie, if as expected Costa gets banned he’s not going to be a viable option until GW28. There’s no pointing keeping money in the bank for him, just worry about that in a few weeks.
thanks for all the comments. thought I had a good team sorted till Costa sanchez and fab were doubts. cheers everyone
Morning all, i see Liverpool are trying to sign Danny Ings before Monday nights deadline, they will then loan him back to Burnley for the rest if the season.
it just gets better and better!!!
It’s a fcking farce!!
Couldn’t they have loaned Burnley Balotelli instead?
Who to captain?
Sanchez – Fabregas – Downing – Di Maria – Boyd
Aguero – Pelle – Kane
Giroud
Yep, cos I definitely have him Raz…
If I had those players I’d dgo with Di Maria. Sanchez at 25 percent now, so very unlikely he’ll play and if he does……………. well that would be crazy.
If I had both Giroud and Di Maria I’d still be tempted to cap Di Maria.
Cheers, Raz. What would you do about Sanchez & Fab? Would you start Boyd over Sanchez and hope for the best in terms of Fab, or start Sanchez?
I’m starting Sanchez regardless. What if he plays? Even for 30 minutes. I’d put Boyd as first player on my bench which will be autosub if Sanchez doesn’t play.
I think Fabs will play, but that’s just a gut feeling. I could be off. However, with Costa out (most likely) Mourinho will most def. want Fabs/Haz on the pitch.
Here’s my 1 Player Per Team squad as things stand. Open to any feedback… I’m starting to forget what winning feels like…
You’re ranked first. I don’t see the problem. :dance:
Naaah, team looking good. Midfield outpowers front 3 though. But as it stands these 3 forwards might do better than Kun (and Costa, if he plays).
look forward to waving at you from my lowly depths!!!