The close of the season is proving a time of reflection for our community, as our writers and posters look back on 2014/15 and ahead to the next campaign.
We analyse the unlikeliest stars of the last 38 Gameweeks and also assess whether Chelsea can maintain their strong form into next term. In addition, we also find out who emerged victorious in our community tournaments and present some key attacking statistics in our Members Table section for those looking to steal a march on next season’s best forward prospects.
The Community Articles
Just days after the end of another Fantasy Football season, our dedicated community writers were busy analysing 2014/15’s key events and statistics as well as getting some early preparation in for next season.
Ludo has been taking a look at some of this term’s most reliable point scoring players to help target Fantasy Football gold for next season.
Meanwhile, Ruth NZ has started his regular series of articles looking at key teams’ prospects for next year. First up is his look at Chelsea’s remarkable campaign. He is also asking for Manchester United and Arsenal fans to help out with two of the next articles in the series.
For some, the final Gameweek of 2014/15 proved one to savour, while for others it was one to forget, as our final Rough with the Smooth of the season revealed.
Finally, for fans of American Football, Daniel Levy was on hand to introduce the NFL Fantasy game, which opens its doors over the summer.
Don’t forget, if you’ve got some analysis, scout reports or features brewing, be sure to visit our community section to submit your article.
The Hottest Topics
For those keen to look in depth at the season gone by The 3rd Turd announced his latest round up of key Fantasy Premier League (FPL) data and You Must Be Jokin Ere took a look at bonus allocation, which revealed that 2014/15 was a great year for midfielders.
One group of players that transcend facts and figures are those cult heroes who defy the odds to bring in surprise points hauls. Kricky is for Kinnear has been canvassing the views of the community for their favourite surprise stars and can now reveal the full line up of his cult XI of the season. A community article, which will analyse each player in detail, is planned during the summer and looks like one not to be missed.
The community’s favourite moment of the season was the subject of Chris White’s discussion earlier this week. Among events listed was Harry Kane’s demolition of Chelsea, which caught many of us by surprise.
This proved to be one of very few blips for Jose Mourinho’s side on their way to securing the Premier League title. Understandably, the champion’s players are set to be among the first names on many of the community’s 2015/16 team sheets, according to our discussion looking ahead to next season.
No summer break from Fantasy Football would be complete without some early speculation about player prices. Fatherted was amongst the first to dust off his crystal ball and take a look at possible inflation for some of this season’s stars.
The Members Tables
For those keen to look in depth at the season’s best attackers my Attacking Players table can now be sorted by All Matches to reveal those who delivered the most shots in the box during 2014/15.
If you’re a member and are yet to get to grips with the custom statistics tables, you can view this movie for an explanation of how they work. Also, remember to tag them so that people can find the tables with ease.
The Community Leagues
Congratulations to the Bangledesh team, who won the FFS UEFA group’s team tournament that is based around the Cricket World Cup. They beat Australia in the final 501-475. The FFScout moderators and contributors dominated Sri Lanka side, which also boasts the 2014/15 FPL winner Simon March in its ranks, won the third placed play off against India 460-446.
A Gameweek 38 score of 52 saw Mark snatch first place from Greenwindmill by six points in the FFScout moderators and contributors league. There was better news for Greenwindmill in the Long and Winding Road main league. He clung onto first place, despite a late charge by Simon Walsh, who finished second.
Toon Army won Red Lightning’s Top 10K Any Season league and finished the season with an overall rank of 33. In Red Lightning’s FFS January Wildcard League Brian scored 1,183 points over the last 18 Gameweeks of the season to claim top spot.
The FFScout picks won this season’s Scout Picks Challenge, which is organised by OFCProdigy and sees the community look to better our picks. Mookie was the closest in second, while Milanista, Walsh and Sticky Mockwell were joint third.
Finally, a shout-out to AZ who is looking for Xbox One owners to join his FFS Fifa tournament.
