Our congratulations go to Wild Rover after he clinched victory in the Fantasy Football Scout Paddy Power Cup Final last night, following an 87-75 win over Mile High. The double Gameweek 23 proved a fitting backdrop to their head-to-head, with that winning margin ultimately coming down to each player’s choice of Arsenal and West Ham coverage in the final match of the Gameweek at the Emirates on Wednesday evening:

While both finalists handed Theo Walcott the armband and also had Kieran Gibbs and Guy Demel in their ranks, Wild Rover’s midfield proved decisive. Joe Cole and Santi Cazorla both returned double figure hauls, while Mile High received just four points from the Hammers’ Mark Noble, with Jussi Jaaskelainen and Bacary Sagna chipping in with three points apiece at the back. Wild Rover’s five double Gameweek players produced 63 points, then, compared to Mile High’s 51 from six – a 12 point gap which proved the difference between their Gameweek scores, despite our new champion taking a four point hit for the occasion.

The Final

1 Wild rover 87 – 75 MileHigh

Third Place Play-off

2 ange1range1 75 – 94 Mr.KK

Wild Rover now joins donnellyc, Jonty, Goonerdave, Ninja_Fit_Saints, sleepingmaster and previous champion Mch in our hall of fame and will now gain automatic qualification to the Fantasy Football Scout Paddy Power Cup from this point on.

Along with the virtual silverware, Wild Rover also receives £100 worth of free bets with Paddy Power and £100 in Amazon vouchers, while Mile High gets his hands on £50 worth of free bets and £50 in Amazon vouchers. Mr KK receives £50 worth of free bets and £25 Amazon vouchers – he saw off ange1range1 94-75 to take third spot.

All our Quarter-Finalists from this year’s Fantasy Football Scout Cup also go into the first FFS Shield tournament, running over the final four Gameweeks of the season where they will face off against the eight Quarter-Finalists from the Members Cup, due to start very soon.

If you’re a member, keep checking back for details on how to get your name in the hat for the qualifying round. If you’re not a member and want the chance to take part, this page will let you know how to upgrade or register a member account.

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952 Responses to “The FFS Paddy Power Cup – Wild Rover Claims Glory”

  1. January 24 at 4:05 pm

    Uber Mo says:

    How do I look, on a WC
    Bego / Fed
    Rangel / Clyne / Davies / Wilson / Pearce
    Taarabt / Mata / Bale / Walcott / Michu
    RVP / Aguero / Le Fondre
    How does it look and how to make it better?

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  2. January 24 at 4:16 pm

    joker7 says:

    Just done Podolski to Fletcher.

    Arsenal 3 x tough fixtures ahead – no way they will score like that against Stoke and Sunderland.

    West Ham defence is shit aswell – did I not say that.

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    1. January 24 at 4:19 pm

      BabyDave says:

      Don’t arsenal often destroy stoke at emirates?

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      1. January 24 at 4:21 pm

        BabyDave says:

        10 goals in the last 4

        • 1 reply
         
        1. January 24 at 4:22 pm

          BabyDave says:

          14 in 5 if you count fa cup….

          • 0 replies
           
  3. January 24 at 4:25 pm

    joker7 says:

    Just cant see Stoke conceding 4 goals in 10 minutes like last night. 10 goals in last 4 is hardly what I could call being destroyed.

    • 0 replies
     
  4. January 24 at 5:11 pm

    Liastro_3109 says:

    Which of the following is the best option?

    A. Jones + Walcott -> Zabaleta + Fellaini (-4)

    B. Jones + Ba -> Zabaleta + Fletcher (-4)

    C. Neither

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  5. January 24 at 8:49 pm

    Mr Smith says:

    Anyone know when Evans is supposed to be making a return to the Utd lineup?

    • 0 replies
     

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