Gameweek 8 sees the launch of the latest team competition for the Fantasy Football Scout community organised by FFS UEFA. Following the success of last season’s ICC-themed cricket tournament, the group have created FFS Beach Soccer World Cup 2013, with 16 teams, each comprised of 11 players, competing for the crown.
If you’re new to the concept and are wondering just what all the chatter has been about, here’s a link to their site which will help explain matters in a little more detail.
Essentially, the scoring is based around the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game.
Each team started scouting for players (ie, FPL managers) on Sunday, October 6 and the recruitment period will come to a close on Wednesday, October 16, with the roster of team players announced on Thursday, October 17.
The teams are led by a captain and vice-captain and guided by a manager, who decide which seven of their 11 players to field each week – depending on the perceived prospects of their FPL line-ups -and which four to bench. Their overall FPL scores for the Gameweek, with hits taken into account, will form the team’s score that week – by outscoring their opponents, they chalk up a win.
The first match in Gameweek 8 will be no more than a friendly before the main event gets underway the following weekend. This sees the 16 teams compete in four groups of four between Gameweek 9 and 11 – the top two teams from each group will progress to the knockout stages, where sides square up in a head-to-head elimination process from Gameweek 12 until the final in Gameweek 15. For anyone looking for further information on how the tournament works, click here for extra details.
Over the past few days, the tournament has become a popular topic on our site as the recruitment drive gets underway. As a result, we have created this article to keep discussion on the tournament to one particular place – we’ll ensure the article is kept featured at the top of the homepage, thus making it easier to find for those already involved or looking to do so.
Good luck to all those taking part.
10 years, 7 months ago***SENEGOAL PRESS CONFERENCE***
Christina flanked by Beric and Evs after their emphatic beating of Ukraine 576-475.
Reporter: Beric you scored 93 goals, how does it feel being ranked 1434 in the world.
Beric:"I wasn't expecting to be benched in our friendly with Ivory Coast. It made me realize no one is bigger then the team.I put in extra hours at the floating bar at the pool area of our hotel and today it paid off. It doesn't really matter how they go in, but it's always nice to hit those screamers"
Reporter: Evs, how did it feel facing your fellow moderators? Granville had some good good things to say about losing against Senegoal:
"They were probably the best team we've played against. They've got the quality in the final third that can score those goals, which is why the place was full of SCOUTS watching the forwards.
If you'd seen a couple of those goals in the Premier League you'd have been in awe of them. They were unbelievable strikes.But we created chances against a very good team. That's the MARK of where we need to be. It's taken them an hour to put that team together, 2 weeks prior to the official recruiting period, so it's is possible and shows what can be achieved with forward planning.
It's the first time this season that we've lost by more than 100 goals. It's a bit disappointing but we can't complain about the defeat because I thought they were a good team."
Evs:" Because of who we are, people are going to come and try and test us in different ways. Are they going to come and sit and frustrate, or are they going to come and have a go? .In fairness, they came and had a go. They paid the price"
Reporter: Christina, how are you finding managing a team with such an abundance of stars?
Christina "The first job for any coach or manager is to determine whether the opposition's shape is causing you a problem. In the first half, it was.I made the required adjustments and it paid dividends. I know what makes this team tick and I'm not scared to bench players that I feel need more time drinking.
Reporter: Looking ahead, your match up with Iran could be the group decider. Any changes in team formation? Injuries to be concerned about?
Christina "We will put the team through their paces and see how they handle smoking the Hubbly bubbly / hookah,water pipes that Lateriser brought from India. TommyTour looks like he might need a rest and Canadian Football is struggling to cope with the humidity and the abundance of loose women in our hotel foyer. Forca has been working on his WATER COOLER in his room. Now that it cools his Osječko, Croatian beers we feel it will help him with his burning desire for the future Mrs Forca back in Zagreb "