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  1. Santi sensei
    • 10 Years
    11 months, 4 days ago

    I'm more interested in the new features than the prices

    1. Mirror Man
        11 months, 4 days ago

        Marmalade or jam?

        1. TheBiffas
          • 3 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          Good to see one of FFS's most entertaining trolls has returned!

          1. Mirror Man
              11 months, 4 days ago

              If by troll you mean man of the people, I agree.

              1. The Knights Template
                • 10 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                Spiegel mensch, spiegel mensch! Hegel mensch!

          2. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Jam because you can't marmalade your............

      • Marvin of all he surveys
        • 7 Years
        11 months, 4 days ago

        If England win this match, Ben Stokes should be handed the throne.

        1. Mirror Man
            11 months, 4 days ago

            If by throne you mean turd in a lunchbox, I agree.

          • The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            I’m hearing the Australians haven’t been very chivalrous.

            1. Marvin of all he surveys
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              They've done nothing wrong.

          • diesel001
            • 7 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            I'll say it was smart cricket, by Carey. I think I have seen five occasions in the last few years, which have been smart cricket.

            - Ravi Ashwin mankad vs Jos Buttler (in IPL)
            - Ravi Ashwin 'retiring out' to get a better batter in (in IPL)
            - Ollie Pope run out of Colin de Grandhomme (in Test Match)
            - Deepti Sharma mankad vs Charlie Dean (in ODI)
            - Alex Carey stumping vs Jonny Bairstow (in Test Match)

        2. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          I don’t want to sign up to anything, previous experience shows they then spam you relentlessly.

          1. The Mentaculus
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 2 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Yeah I'll just get em here. Twitter/emails? No thanks

            1. The Knights Template
              • 10 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Twitter views are precious these days.

              1. The Mentaculus
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 2 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                They aren't even allowing me 1 view at the moment

                1. Hawk
                  • 8 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Did you touch the grass??

                  1. The Mentaculus
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 2 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    Touched it, rolled around on it, smoked it, lay down on it.... and ended up forgetting to sign up for a twitter account (for years & years...)

          2. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            No need. Others will sign-up so it won't be long before we get the exclusive price reveals they get via social media.

        3. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
          • 3 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          Onana is going to be an interesting acquisition for United if they pull it off. Am reading £51m. He was a free transfer a couple of seasons ago.

          As for De Gea it’s time for him to leave, but United have dealt with that so badly. He’s being moved on but they’re keeping Greenwood lol. What a disgrace

          1. The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            That is a genuine disgrace, not even funny.

            1. Sure You Did
              • 1 Year
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Him and Partey should be flown to Michael Jackson island

          2. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            The two don't compare.
            It is daft to pay £150K per week for someone to sit on the bench all season.

          3. FPL Pillars
            • 7 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            What a complete rip off! Utd getting fleeced is nothing new though.

        4. Eze Really?
          • 10 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          Hats off to Ben Stokes!

          1. bitm2007
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Australia out smarted him in the end but a great effort from an almost impossible situation.

        5. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          So the 1pm stream all these Twitter account are doing, is just the same stream the Official FPL account is streaming? 😆

          1. The Mentaculus
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 2 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Can't wait to sign up!

          2. The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            I shall just come here for the hijinks!

            1. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              I'm fine with just watching the YouTube. Won't the Twitter 'influencers' just be repeating the same info but with flashy graphics, and discussing what we can figure out ourselves?

        6. Dunster
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 2 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          Should we have a premium members only discourse feature?

          Just a topic for debate. There are actually a lot of non-paying members on here whose views and general comments I enjoy. But equally, the ultra-irritating minority (discussed recently) tend to also come from those ranks.

          Happy to be told I am wrong - mine is but one voice.

          1. TheBiffas
            • 3 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            There are plenty of trolls with a premium membership. FPL Virgin for one. There are plenty more. You're not really solving anho

            1. TheBiffas
              • 3 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Anything*

            2. Dunster
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 2 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              To be fair to FPL Virgin, and I admit I have made negative comments about his comments in the past, there is nothing nasty in what he says. He has a consistent approach, maybe it’s genuine maybe it’s a little bit tongue—in-cheek, but it is what it is. I think of him more like an eccentric Uncle.

              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                Virgin is a pain in the A, but he's not a troll. He makes plenty of valid contributions. All trolls are PITA, but not all PITA are trolls.

                1. TheBiffas
                  • 3 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  I personally think he's a troll and a very good one

                  1. FPL Virgin
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    I've been here 3 times longer than you, m8. How many articles have you written?

                    1. TheBiffas
                      • 3 Years
                      11 months, 4 days ago

                      That is perhaps the most embarrassing comment I've ever seen

            3. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Wouldn't say he is a troll per se. Stuff they bring up isn't always invalid. Just responds with an angsty attitude all the time.

          2. The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Your the voice!

          3. Sure You Did
            • 1 Year
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Why do you want to limit voices you disagree with? Are you a bigot?

            1. Dunster
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 2 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Healthy disagreement is fine - abuse and unnecessary rhetoric is a waste of time. There’s a reason I don’t bother with twitter or any of that other social media nonsense, and bluntly you’re it.

              1. Sure You Did
                • 1 Year
                11 months, 4 days ago

                Are you defining abuse and unhealthy rhetoric now? Neither do I, and you’re the reason.

                1. Dunster
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 2 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  No. Though I accept I have allowed myself to descend. Let’s both stop.

                  1. Marvin of all he surveys
                    • 7 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    You are wise to stop. You can't win an argument with an idiot. They just drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

              2. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                I don't give or get any abuse on Twitter, ever. If you choose who you follow sensibly, there's no reason why you would.

          4. The Mentaculus
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 2 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Not quite the solution, I don't think. There's a lot of funny & insightful non-paying members here that I wouldn't want to exclude. Think an ignore user function / shift in modding would be the best option. Although we're not really supposed to discuss modding. And pity the poor nudists subjected to SYD when we all mute him!

            1. Dunster
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 2 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Yeah I genuinely meant it as a topic for debate - rather than a firm proposed solution.

              We all get frustrated by repeated RMTs once the season kicks off. Another issue is should there be a generic message board for such matters, and should the article comments sections be more stringently moderated for discussion about the article content?

              Again - just thinking aloud.

              1. notlob legin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                I seem to remember a few years back that there was a special tab for RMT's - it didn't work as most didn't seem to understand and more comments / suggestions were made in the normal article comments section.

                I love that so many offer to help each other on this site and I hope it continues.
                Just choose to ignore some posters - that's what I do anyway

                1. Dunster
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 2 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  You are the voice of reason on here - I cast my vote for as Supreme FFS Rule Adjudicator

          5. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Honestly just having a block feature would help a lot.

            1. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Yup, simple and effective,

            2. Admiral Benson
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 3 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Agreed. A mute/block button would be a game changer on here.

              After taking a break , I popped on the forum about 2 weeks ago to find two grown men (I assume) calling each other names like a pair of toddlers.

              Came back a week later and the same two were still at it. So bored with it now.

            3. Dunster
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 2 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              I don’t know enough about social media to understand how that would work. I get if there were some sort of direct message capability on FFS (which there isn’t) a block would work. But is it possible for individual users to block even having sight on a generic message board of user messages they don’t like?

              Seems like advanced stuff to a middle aged codger like me, but if it works could be useful.

              1. Hazz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                It typically depends on the forum back-end. Having said that comments are tied to profile which in turn could feasibly be 'hidden' and then the comment inherit that status (if the code for that was available, even as new dev if it doesn't exist).

                Fairly common for forum-type websites to have block features. However can't speak for FFS.

          6. ritzyd
            • 6 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            I think a members only discord would be a great idea, it feels like there needs to be some updates (and the new members area may be it, bit if its anything like the beta area it'll be awful). I'm holding off auto renewal for a bit to consider how things look, I use the data a lot but most of that is available free elsewhere now. Feels like nothing has changed in the last 5 years while other sites/sources have got much, much better.

        7. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          As usual clear as mud by scout.

          Are the extra price reveals in the email alerts different to the app ones ... Or are they both the same?

          1. TheBiffas
            • 3 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            See guys... there's no way this isn't a troll comment

            1. Hazz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Not trolling. Just trying to find any and all fault on FFS articles. He's even turned on Neale. Oh the shock, horror!

              1. TheBiffas
                • 3 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                It's funny asf either way

          2. Hazz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Sounds kind of obvious they are the same price reveals, delivered either or as well as via email or push notification.

            Or, maybe just maybe, because this is Fantasy Football Scout and not Official FPL - Count understandably don't know because Official FPL control the release of the information?

            You are way too picky about this sort of stuff. It's not like it really matters anyway.

          3. notlob legin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Either way what difference does it make?

            We'll all know the prices for everyone way before the season starts. Just chill and enjoy the next few weeks is my advice. I am completely addicted to FPL but don't understand this need for information before anyone else.

            1. Sheffield Wednesday
              • 3 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              I'll be content to have all the information available the same time as anyone else can - a moot point as all the reveals will be in the small hours locally.

          4. Sheffield Wednesday
            • 3 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Seemed clear to me in the notice on both the official site and app:

            https://www.premierleague.com/news/3560559

            "Users who are opted in to receive Fantasy emails will receive a selection of unrevealed prices on Tuesday, showing the cost of selected players whose details will be unavailable elsewhere.

            Additionally, those who opt in for FPL notifications through the official Premier League app will get exclusive player prices alerts sent to their mobile device throughout three days of reveals."

        8. Tomerick
          • 9 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          We really need the game to start up again it’s all going a bit Lord of the Flies lately.

          1. Dunster
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Great comment - made me chuckle

        9. What's your age and how long have you been playing?
          notlob legin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          I'm guessing the ages of members / posters on here varies massively - probably from between 4 (based on some comments) and 80 ish.

          I'm 58, and next season will be my 10th - gutted I didn't find the game earlier!!

          If anyone else wants to share age information and how long you've been playing I'd be really interested. I hope this post is not against any rules?

          1. Dunster
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 2 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            44 - think this will be my seventh season - I came to the game late.

            To be honest whilst I have a core group of friends who love sport and football, no one is into FPL. That is frustrating, hence my turning to this site despite my general hatred of social media etc

            1. notlob legin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              LOL - so similar to me. I'm not involved in any social media (I guess other than this site), and only one of my friends and my son are interested on FPL and they're not really that engaged - hence this site is great for me too.

          2. ritzyd
            • 6 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            42 and this season coming will be my 14th consecutive season playing FPL! Only taken it 'seriously' the last 4 or 5 seasons though.

            1. notlob legin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              WOW - so you started in your 20's - have the last 4 or 5 seasons been different come the end of the season?

              1. ritzyd
                • 6 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                Yep, 2010/11 was first season playing and played various newspaper fantasy games for years before that!

                Performance and therefore OR is vastly improved comparatively the past 5 seasons. Used to forget or give up half way through many previous seasons, biggest change was having kids so out much less and home much more so had to change my hobbies therefore invested more time into FPL!

                1. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  62 here. I started fantasy football I think the second year it was a thing. Someone brought a copy of the Daily Telegraph into the staffroom and a few of us made teams. The 'boss' took down our weekly transfer choices and phoned them through to the Paper.
                  Must have been at the end of the '90s 'cos soon after I left that job and found myself in places with no internet for a few years. By the time I got a connection, this 'Official FPL' game was online and I was straight in.

                  1. ritzyd
                    • 6 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    Yep, daily telegraph game was the one for me too! I think probably around '94/'95 although can't remember exactly, their fantasy footy game for the winter and cricket fantasy game for the summer.

                  2. ted mcnure
                    • 13 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    I´m 61, so similar story. I actually hate football, and didn´t watch or support anyone for 20 years or so, then my kids infected me, and I´ve been stuck following this rubbish for far too long now..a guilty pleasure, but in no way serious!

                  3. notlob legin
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    A true veteran of the game - fair play to you.
                    If my memory is right you're in Cambodia or somewhere similar?

                    1. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      11 months, 4 days ago

                      Yeah, you don't have to remember, as the flag is my grav. I only moved here recently - 2005. Before that, I was living in a Buddhist monastery, then up a mountain in Nepal. Keeping up with FPL was a stretch too far.

                      1. notlob legin
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 7 Years
                        11 months, 4 days ago

                        Didn't realise that was the flag - sorry for my ignorance.

                        Sounds like you've had an interesting life - I hope it's been and continues to be fulfilling for you.

                        1. Andy_Social
                          • 11 Years
                          11 months, 4 days ago

                          Had a crazy few years, but I'm all settled and boring now. Retired with too much time for FPL.

                      2. ted mcnure
                        • 13 Years
                        11 months, 4 days ago

                        Never been, but a big fan of Ros Sereysothea and all Kmher music, hope you´re having a groovy time.

                  4. The Wanton Trader
                    • 6 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    😆
                    I remember the Newspaper fantasy football too.

                    I’d spend hours upon hours circling and underlining players in biro on the full page spread, with my Casio calculator near by.

                    Happy times…!

          3. The Wanton Trader
            • 6 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            I’m 42 and going into my 13th season of FPL.
            I love all sports, travelling and there’s nothing more I enjoy than long evening walks along the beach with my dog ( unless my captain has blanked 🙂 )

            1. notlob legin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Ha Ha - I'm with you on that. My two dogs keep me sane especially after a bad game week

              1. The Wanton Trader
                • 6 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                My dogs got used to me shouting “effing Pep” on the weekends now…

                1. notlob legin
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  I just lost one of my dogs so down to 2 now - "old age". If we get another one we actually might call it Pep - my wife is a Man City fan so she'd be really happy, and for me shouting " Pep" over the weekends could be quite therapeutic!!

                  1. The Wanton Trader
                    • 6 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    Great name for dog, although it might get a bit confused when you’re shouting his name with a bunch of obscenities after it. 🙂

                  2. The Wanton Trader
                    • 6 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    Sorry for your loss also.
                    Nothing worse 🙁

                    1. notlob legin
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 7 Years
                      11 months, 4 days ago

                      Thanks mate - we had her from about a year old - she'd had 4 previous owners in that short time and had been badly treated. She was with us for 15 years and I miss her so so much, but she had a great life with us

                      1. The Wanton Trader
                        • 6 Years
                        11 months, 4 days ago

                        Sounds like she definitely found herself a good home in the end and was able to enjoy life.

                    2. Gazwaz80
                      • 4 Years
                      11 months, 4 days ago

                      This is true…

          4. House Frey Wedding Planner
            • 5 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            45 years old. First form of fantasy football was back in 1994 with Shoot magazine and a forward line of Klinsmann, Fowler and Collymore gave me a 43rd place finish overall. Played many different fantasy footy games since before settling on the official FPL game in 2012

            1. notlob legin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Real experience and commitment there mate - I hope you have a great season

          5. Zenith UK
            • 7 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            29 and across different emails (you'll understand why in a moment) I've been playing for around 17-18 years - no I didn't have a clue what I was doing really at the start... 😀

            1. notlob legin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              An early starter!!!

              1. Zenith UK
                • 7 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                I was 12, at most... I remember (I only know this as I remember picking a team at one of the pubs my Dad owned in Clapham at the time) and he hasn't been there for 17 years or so! Now back to my primary/main email for 23/24 season.

                My old one as a kid, one I thought was more grown up, my current email and then I was a full-time content creator for 3-4 years so used my "online persona" email to protect myself from doxxing myself in mini-leagues. So unfortunately can't even look at my history for the past X years but with the exception of 22/23 I had a great last 3 years or so, three top 50K finishes I believe.

                1. notlob legin
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Great consistency there - I had no idea you were so involved

          6. The Mentaculus
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 2 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Haha would be fun to guess people's ages but that's probably going to descend into another nuked thread...

            I'm 38 & this coming season will be my 3rd playing FPL. Guess I was a bit more focussed on the Championship til Leeds got promoted then started FPL the next season. Also hadn't really thought about fantasy sports much til I started fantasy IPL during lockdown

            1. notlob legin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              LOL hence my initial post with the starting age at 4!!

              Your advice / knowledge and comments would indicate more years playing than that. I love the championship too. Are you equally into cricket and football?

              1. The Mentaculus
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 2 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                Yeah pretty much, although maybe my interest in cricket ebbed and flowed a bit more over the years. Being born in South Africa, cricket came first then I only got into football when I moved to Yorkshire & started going to Elland Rd in the mid-late 90s. I was also much better at playing cricket than football

            2. ted mcnure
              • 13 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              That´s a fair comment, and wish Leeds well. I´m a Bournemouth man, so we were never a PL team , 4th division or 3rd at best when I was a lad, it´s where we belong..
              However, got started semi-properly with PL to keep in touch when I left el Reino Jodido..
              and it was hilarious watching Born-y-moot on telly in Colombia!

              1. Dunster
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 2 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                It would be interesting to know / analyse the extent to which being a PL team supporter impacts FPL selection / performance. I’m a supporter of a long term Championship side (PNE) so I completely divorce real football and FPL, but if you support a PL side must be hard to back against them (say by captaining the oppo).

                1. Zenith UK
                  • 7 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Jumping in here, I oddly rarely take West Ham players.

                  My viewpoint;

                  No West Ham players & we win = Good for my club, maybe bad for my FPL team
                  No West Ham players & we lose = Bad for my club, probably good for my FPL team
                  West Ham players & we win = never happens 😀
                  West Ham players & we lose = all the time and all round awful weekend

                  Gotta take those silver linings where I can!

                  1. Zenith UK
                    • 7 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    I think with my head as much as possible. If we're playing City, Haaland is still getting captained. Doesn't mean I want us to lose, I'm just being a realist, of course I'd rather West Ham win! (4-3 so Haaland can still get a hattrick! 😀 aha)

                    1. ted mcnure
                      • 13 Years
                      11 months, 4 days ago

                      I (C) Salah against Bmth when we lost 9-0, and lost twice..
                      It´s only a game!

                  2. Dunster
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 2 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    I really quite like West Ham in part for the David Moyes connection.

                    On the other hand I can never quite forget that Bobby Zamora’s left knee ruined my life when you made it to the PL at our expense.

                    European glory could have been ours

                    1. Dunster
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 2 Years
                      11 months, 4 days ago

                      Honestly if PNE got to the PL we would be an FPL dream - we’d get spanked 10-0 every week

                  3. ted mcnure
                    • 13 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    Exactly that, I really don´t want Bournemouth in my fpl team for all of the above!

                2. notlob legin
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Totally agree with this. I'm a QPR fan and therefore have no bias to any PL team - it makes the game much easier. One of my work colleagues is a Man Utd fan and always has 3 in his team!!

                3. The Mentaculus
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 2 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  My own (brief) experience:
                  First phase of overenthusiam - starting with Meslier, Raphinha & Bamford at the beginning of last season
                  Middle phase - content to compromise on targeting Leeds' defence as long as we weren't in too serious danger.
                  Final stage - desperately capping Rodrigo v Spurs (and had Harrison too for hits) against my own better judgement

                  1. The Mentaculus
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 2 Years
                    11 months, 4 days ago

                    *not last season. 21/22

          7. Oldbloke
            • 5 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            54, started eith the daily telegraph in 95 I think, moved to NZ in 96 and actually bought the weekly telegraph so I could keep playing and that was making transfers by phone! Never missed a season, yet still the most challenging part is finding a new team name each year.

            1. notlob legin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Why change your team name each year? - Mine has been the same since I started.

              1. Oldbloke
                • 5 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                No idea, just another FPL challenge! Normally try for something juvenile, like FC Arsaroma.

          8. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            40 years young here!! Been playing since the 2008/2009 season!!! Back then chicken did really taste like chicken!!! Haha

          9. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Woah, I never thought I'd be one of the younger managers here. I'm 24 and next season should be my 11th playing fpl.

          10. TimeDrifter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            I'm 59, started in the 2008/09 season. I remember playing in the early nineties - the player points were published in the Irish Independent newspaper every Monday morning. One of the guys in the office would spend an hour or two updating a long spreadsheet with the results, while we eagerly waited to see the updated league table. Fun times.

          11. Big Mac
            • 11 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            37. I played Telegraph in high school with mates, so 2003/4 season. Profile I use shows 2008/09 as first season but I played a variants with other emails since A-levels I guess!

          12. panda07
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            41, started playing in the 06/07 season but only started playing properly in the last 6 years, Before that I used to go out on Friday nights and not wake up in time to change my team. Never achieved the holy grail of a top 10k finish but have been close a few times over the last few years. This year is going to be my year right?!

          13. George Sillett
            • 8 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            Old enough. Never played seriously just enjoy the game

          14. Calculated Risks
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            41, this will be year 16 in this game, although played the DT game in my teens, and can remember the Fantasy football TV programme with Frank Skinner

          15. 3 A
            • 8 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            35. Play fantasy since 9 years ago.. but in real life I'm a coach and football manager for kids under 12. Have been a manager for futsal team too, open category.

            A P.E teacher, won some tournament in disctrict. Regular face in final :p

            Hope can do magic with my eye test like last season: pick Rodrigo since gw1.

          16. The Knights Template
            • 10 Years
            11 months, 4 days ago

            I’m 861 years old and came to the game late in life in 2007 or 2008. Prior to FPL I used to just travel the land competing in jousting tourneys. Sometimes I would slay dragons but I know a few of them now and we’ve become friends. I well remember the feeling of superiority having done mine research and transferring in Chelsea’s Yuri Zhirkov.

          17. noquarternt
            • 8 Years
            11 months, 3 days ago

            33 yrs old. Started with the telegraph through my dad.

            Was so young I remember always building from the back because of the way the lists ordered the positions.

            Never had enough money for strikers. Original ‘big at the back’.

          18. RichRover
            • 11 Years
            11 months, 3 days ago

            50, and I think 12 or 13 years.

          19. Lanley Staurel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            11 months, 3 days ago

            Some old buggers on here then. Good to know. I’m 55 and 3/4 and been playing FPL for about 20 years.

          20. The Lighthouse Keeper
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            11 months, 3 days ago

            66, and like others I started with the Telegraph back in the mid-90s. One of our guys developed an Access database, and we'd religiously type in 400+ scores every Wednesday when they were published. That old work league is still going, although several of us are now retired.

          21. St Pauli Walnuts
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            11 months, 3 days ago

            Naughty 40 and feeling every year of it and more these days! Just ordered a standing desk though, maybe that will help and also enhance my FPL performance.

            Been playing 15 seasons but only taking it seriously last 4 or 5, with considerably better ranks accordingly. 501 my best. Ideally, I would expunge the earlier ones from the record but it is what it is and not quite lame enough to start a new account.

          22. paul1964
            • 13 Years
            11 months, 3 days ago

            58 years old and I first played it in 2006/07 which I think is when it started.

            1. skooldaze
              • 13 Years
              11 months, 3 days ago

              2002/23

          23. skooldaze
            • 13 Years
            11 months, 3 days ago

            21st season coming up

          24. Aybee13
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            11 months, 2 days ago

            Howdy, I’m 67 and been playing for 17 years. Living in Oz it’s sometimes a little tricky with the time difference but we soldier on. Worst finish this year 1.2 million, Previous worst was 440k. I think many struggled this year but you have to laugh. It’s gotta be fun or you are going to be in a bad place. Good luck to you

          25. Dat Guy Welbz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 3 Years
            11 months, 1 day ago

            I’m 12 year old and have been playing FPL since the 2007/08 season

          26. FPLteacher - Season 15
            • 3 Years
            10 months, 27 days ago

            I’m 31, and been playing since I was in grade 11. This is my 15th season

        10. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          11 months, 4 days ago

          I'm an England fan and deeply disappointed that we have lost to Australia AGAIN but that is intelligent cricket to get Jonny Bairstow out. They had spotted that he was stupid enough to keep wandering out of his crease at the end of overs. Clever stuff.

          1. Mirror Man
              11 months, 4 days ago

              I have a particularly stubborn crease in my jeans. Not sure how it happened but I'm furious.

              1. ted mcnure
                • 13 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                Peg marks on knees?

              2. St Pauli Walnuts
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                11 months, 3 days ago

                Over arousal on dressing side?

                1. Mirror Man
                    11 months, 3 days ago

                    Guilty as charged.

            • Zenith UK
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              All I want is Ultimate FPL back. Even if it was £10 for the year I'd play. Come on FPL Towers, PLEASE!

              1. 1justlookin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                What was that again?

                1. Philosopher's Stones
                  • 3 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Ultimate FPL

              2. Wild Rover
                • 13 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                It was the best. I won £1000 for manager of the month last time - I may have mentioned this before 😉

                1. George Sillett
                  • 8 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Keep saying it WR ! Total respect

              3. Lanley Staurel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                11 months, 3 days ago

                Loved that. Got to 4th in the world at one point mid season.

              4. St Pauli Walnuts
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                11 months, 3 days ago

                I recall the name but not the format. Pray tell more.

            • ted mcnure
              • 13 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              So what will this next season´s disruption be?
              We´ve had Covid, World Cup, and Madge in A Box, so what´s next?
              A) Plague of hair lice rages through all PL dressing rooms?
              B) Global internet breakdown due to cyber warfare/glitch/sun spot activity
              C) UN Court of Human Rights suspends PL due to corruption and human rights scandals
              D) UK Tsunami tragedy on a wet Wednesday night in Stoke
              E) A and C for a hit

              1. The Wanton Trader
                • 6 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                B for me.

              2. Dunster
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 2 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                Maybe a a super volcano with the power to destroy us all.

                I’m not worried though. I have no doubt the FFS team are working on a solution, and if for some reason they are not I back FPL Virgin to whip them into shape to ensure that, cometh the hour, they are well prepared to save humanity.

                1. ted mcnure
                  • 13 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Plague of locusts would be entertaining..thinking of Ronaldo attacked by moth x 1000000

              3. St Pauli Walnuts
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                11 months, 3 days ago

                F) Performance enhancing drugs scandal as the Nordic Meatshield scores a first half triple hat trick against Burnley

            • notlob legin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Just want to thank everyone who responded to my post above - really good to have some interesting conversations.

              Interestingly none of the toxic posters contributed so thanks to them too - reading some of the anger and hatred on here has been quite depressing lately.

              Thanks again everyone and lets ALL try to keep positive and supportive of others over the rest of the season build up

              1. ted mcnure
                • 13 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                Yeah thanks, it´s nice to have a breather here before it all kicks off, good luck and peace and love

                1. notlob legin
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 7 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Same to you too

              2. St Pauli Walnuts
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                11 months, 3 days ago

                Fine words Nige of Boltonshire.

            • Bobby Digital
              • 6 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Thanks for fixing the fixture ticker and the comment section!

            • Philosopher's Stones
              • 3 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Only good thing about the twitter limit is we'll probably see more people forced to use their own brain to play their fantasy game next season.

            • 1justlookin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Anyone know what this szoboszlai fella is like?

              1. Now I'm Panicking
                • 9 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                No, but I ain't typing that whole name out every time - Szo? Szob? Szobo?

                1. Ginkapo FPL
                  • 12 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Was that from the 80s?

                2. Marvin of all he surveys
                  • 7 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Dom.

                3. St Pauli Walnuts
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  11 months, 3 days ago

                  Soz

              2. FPL Pillars
                • 7 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                He can ping and can also pong

              3. TheBiffas
                • 3 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                A top playmaker - good from dead balls, the ability to go past players, quality in the final third and a great passing range

            • Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              11 months, 4 days ago

              Next hot topic: what is your ethnicity and which football team do you always end up over-committing to in FPL with too many players who aren't delivering?

              1. Sheffield Wednesday
                • 3 Years
                11 months, 4 days ago

                Together with details you provided earlier of your age, nationality, team you support, number of years playing the game etc., stalkers and trolls will then be able to provide a more personalised experience tailored to your profile.

                1. George Sillett
                  • 8 Years
                  11 months, 4 days ago

                  Too right . Tell Slackwillie nothing

            • St Pauli Walnuts
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              11 months, 3 days ago

              So all this fuss is about some reveals?

              1. Merlin the Wraith
                • 8 Years
                11 months, 3 days ago

                Indeed... About as thrilling as discovering & extricating some navel fluff.

            • skooldaze
              • 13 Years
              11 months, 3 days ago

              As FPL has gained popularity, its fun factor has sadly diminished.

              Just too much fluff and faff around it these days with the amount of data, pointless podcasts and people trying to be influencers

            • Markjames3011
                10 months, 26 days ago

                35 and this will be my 10 season