Sky Sports Focus
Filed under: Fantasy Football Games - Posted by: Mark
Having placed the Fantasy Premier League game in focus earlier this week, it’s now time to show some love to the leaders from our community in the Sky Sports game, whilst scanning the transfer activity and looking forward to this week’s episode of the Fantasy Football Club.
The Scout Leagues
Jonathan Lenharth’s “Betterthanlasyear” lineup sits atop the official Scout League, leading Mark Hayle’s “bosanquet” side by a full 11 points. Darren Mallett sits in third with is “Malgunners” side, tied on 132 points with Janie Ward’s “Hart to Harte”.
Jonathan’s impressive points total of 165 puts him second overall in the game, trailing Niels Koopman by just a single point going into the weekend in the chase for the £25,000 top prize. That will surely be enough to see Jonathan namechecked in Friday’s edition of the Fantasy Football Club.
Lower down the Scout league table we find our top Scout contributor, Andy, sitting on a haul of 111 points from the first Gameweek and sitting in 11th place. Spooky.
Unlike the Fantasy Premier League game, Sky Sports have included a facility for a “League of Leagues” so we can see how we measure up to the other leagues out there. After just one week, our community has soared to the top – averaging 142.40 – a full 14 points ahead.
If you’ve signed up to the Sky Sports game and are yet to join the Scout League, get enrolled now with his code “8004519”. We have a home cinema kit, worth £600 up for grabs for the winner.
Market Forces
The Sky Sports game is a very different beast to the FPL, in that we have 30 transfers to use over the season as we wish. Many will have looked to use the rules to exploit Chelsea’s two fixtures in Gameweek 1 as the game allows managers to make transfers each day, to earn points from matches played in that 24-hour period. For example, this coming weekend it’s possible to transfer in Man City players on Sunday morning in order to benefit from points earned in their clash with Liverpool on top of those earned from your starting XI from Saturday.
Personally, I allowed my team to settle for the first weekend but having made a fairly decent start, I’m looking to spend a few of my 30 changes this weekend – with Robin Van Persie in my sights.
The United striker has seen plenty of attention in the market this week and now commands ownership of 22.7% having been the fourth most transferred in striker behind the likes of Wayne Rooney, Fernando Torres and Carlos Tevez. With Rooney still the second most popular player in the game on 29.1%, it will be interesting to see if this is whittled away should Van Persie make an impact this weekend.
Not surprisingly, Eden Hazard is the top transferred midfielder over the past few days, holding off the charge of budget options Michu and Marouanne Fellaini in the midfield bracket, off the back of their impressive Gameweeks. Over 32% of transactions made so far this week saw Hazard involved, with Tevez ranked next on 24%. While both of those presumably involved transfers in, Petr Cech featured in 22% of transfers – presumably going the other way following his error for Danny Guthrie’s goal on Wednesday. Michel Vorm and Tim Howard appear to be picking up the fallout from Cech – they have both featured in over 10% of transfers made this week.
As for tips for this weekend: a few will have noticed that Michael Kightly has been classified as a defender in the game and, priced at 4.5, could offer value if he continues to deliver goals as he did at Reading last time out. He faces the Gunners on Saturday – and with points lost for every goal conceded, Kightly may well be one to put on the back burner for this week at least.
The Fantasy Football Club – 10pm Tonight
Tonight’s episode of the Fantasy Football Club goes out at 10pm and features Robbie Fowler and Joleon Lescott – the City defender will be phoning in prior to his trip to Anfield this weekend. Also, listen out for those tips from the shadowy figure that is the man in the know or “ITK”.
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I think it was a transfer that many did out of fear more than anything else. It reminded me of the mass Bale>Hazard… » -
Did it the week before so mixed feelings » -
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He was on here yesterday. Shame, but it's still some achievement. » -
Hindsight is a wonderful thing... but it looked like a decent shout pre GW.... »
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bad idea. » -
Welll ... it was a popular move at the time ... :lol: » -
Just seen runner up had Lukaku 1st sub ouch!! »
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They're like smackheads trying to go straight. :) »
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That's mean 64 points or higher every GW. ;) »
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August 24 at 3:58 pm
#Kluivert.patrick says:
Friedel
Williams Vidic Baines
Fellaini Nasri Dyer Bale lamps
tevez bent graham
Get one out !!!! votes in : )
August 24 at 3:58 pm
Chris_White says:
Save your transfer, imo.
August 24 at 4:03 pm
Ms.Red19ML Code 75-669 says:
That is a tough one!
Fellaini is it was my decision.
August 24 at 3:58 pm
Tommytour - Show us what you Gotze says:
Sorry to bring up Michu again but the thing that really annoys me about some bandwagons for the casuals is they more often than not get lucky, Michu has a great run of fixtures coming up not that those bringing him in will know that, so it makes him a shrewd move. Petric on the other hand has Utd and Hazard NEW Blank so in their face for chasing points
August 24 at 4:00 pm
lateriser12 - "I am a consulting detective. The only one in the world" says:
Petric does have a few good fixtures after
August 24 at 4:02 pm
Home Run Baker - "Scratching Miyaichi" says:
You’re forgetting ‘the wisdom of crowds’. 100,000 opinions of casuals can be extremely accurate when combined. Probably much more accurate that 1000 so-called experts.
August 24 at 4:09 pm
isacki - losing makes winning sweeter says:
Doesn’t really work with science though
August 24 at 3:59 pm
Matt - Manager of Reims, the best club in France (almost) says:
Bench 1:
A) Cashley (NEW)
B) Zabaleta (liv)
C) Clyne (WIG)
D) Cuellar (REA)
August 24 at 4:00 pm
Brightside says:
I currently have clyne on the bench (with the same group of Def, with Lescott instead of Zab).
Considering playing a 4-3-3 though and benching VDV instead!
August 24 at 4:00 pm
Mohamad Kh says:
Clyne
August 24 at 4:00 pm
Chris_White says:
B or C. Flip a coin.
August 24 at 4:01 pm
mazzarscar...the wholy trinity says:
guys have ever had a man crush here not in the gay term…. i have and thats none other than siggy last year he after scoring double twice last season as i kept eyeing and getting burnt not having the player he was the only person i fielded on ma team and til end of season….n u
August 24 at 4:02 pm
mazzarscar...the wholy trinity says:
guys have ever had a man crush here not in the gay term…. i have and thats none other than siggy last year he after scoring double twice last season as i kept eyeing and getting burnt not having the player he was the only person i vowed to field on ma team and til end of season coz i didnt want to get any more burn marks(heartaches) when watching highlights after all games have been played ….n u
August 24 at 4:03 pm
lateriser12 - "I am a consulting detective. The only one in the world" says:
Another bench poll. Bench one. I cannnot choose!
a) Petric
b) Clyne
Other defenders are Ivanovic, Rafael, Lescott.
August 24 at 4:06 pm
Ms.Red19ML Code 75-669 says:
Petric
August 24 at 4:05 pm
lateriser12 - "I am a consulting detective. The only one in the world" says:
http://www.fantasyfootballscou.....m-news-71/
NEW POST
August 24 at 4:12 pm
Feanor says:
I really wish I had played the Sky game, too, just to give me some back up when my FPL team does badly.
August 24 at 4:28 pm
The One and Only (Relegated) Wanderers says:
+1.
In the same boat. Would have had some more punts in the Sky game.
August 24 at 4:16 pm
MJ6987 (Atalanta) says:
Captain Bale or RVP? Got both. Thanks.
August 24 at 4:28 pm
The One and Only (Relegated) Wanderers says:
I’m going with RVP. It’s a risk, but I’m taking it.
August 24 at 4:19 pm
Mr. Ivan Astichestikof says:
I want to get rid of Ramires for 4point hit;
a] Piennar
b] McClean
c] Lennon
d]Keep Ramires because he will get 60+ mins
August 24 at 4:24 pm
tomturpin says:
Hard to answer that Q without knowing your mid for ur team.
August 24 at 4:29 pm
The One and Only (Relegated) Wanderers says:
McClean
August 24 at 4:20 pm
Puyol Self Together says:
I’m on Sky FF..I’ve got:
vorm
komp – harte – mccartney – clyne
bale – michu – cazorla
tevez – RVP (c) – torres
Worth subbing RVP & mccartney out for 2 midfielders you think?
August 24 at 4:26 pm
Puyol Self Together says:
Could get Kagawa & Falaini. Worth the swap you think?
August 24 at 4:26 pm
The One and Only (Relegated) Wanderers says:
Michu – McClean – Hazard – Bale (Kacaniklic)
OR
Michu – Nasri – Hazard – Bale (Kacaniklic)
Struggling between McClean and Nasri. Feel like Nasri makes sense because he’s, well, Nasri, but McClean looked great against Arsenal, and has some better fixtures coming up.
Any input, mates?
August 25 at 6:09 am
biju says:
MCClean
August 24 at 4:26 pm
mmdo says:
i know what im doing for gw3
but didnt think of gw2
not fun not to know who to c
August 24 at 4:32 pm
freshy says:
Becks form right now is incredible
60 yard passes put on a plate, amazing vision, and perfect choices.
Took a corner from the right side last night, hit a very hard bender, just inside the near post, just under the crossbar.
August 24 at 4:35 pm
giannirivera says:
Tevez or Bale as captain?
August 24 at 4:36 pm
mmdo says:
mind says bale
heart says nether
August 24 at 5:08 pm
Mizanur Rahman says:
Howard; Krul
Lescott; Terry; Clyne; Figueroa; Barnett
Michu; Hazard; Pienaar; Britton; B. Johnson
Tevez; Rooney; Torres
1 Free transfer left.
I want to replace a chelsea player. i think terry out, Cuellar/Williams/Walker in? what do you guys think?
And please help me to pick my 11 for GW2.
Thanks