Review – Channel 4 Fantasy League

Review

Channel 4 Fantasy League

Channel 4 Fantasy League
Website: www.channel4.fantasyleague.com
Price: Free
Private Leagues: Yes

Strengths

*It’s free
*It’s monthly so is ideal for casual players
*It’s powered by Fantasy League
*So it’s got a simple scoring system
*You can set up private monthly leagues
*No multiple-entrant managers

Weaknesses

* It runs on monthly phases, so it’s no suited to conventional private league play
* There is no prize money
* You can only register one team

Game Rules

The Channel 4 game is unique in that in runs on monthly cycles. The season is split into 9 monthly periods and you pick you team off 11 players for each period. In between periods you can scrap your entire team and pick again for the following month. You are also allocated 6 transfers that you can make within a game month.

Each month you pick an 11 for a budget of £55 million from the familiar Fantasy League player list. Teams must be picked according to a 4-4-2 formation.

The scoring system for both games is based on the Fantasy League so it’s clean and simple. It’s 3 points for a goal, 2 for an assist. Keepers and Defenders meanwhile get 1 point for appearing if they play at least 75 minutes and 2 points for a clean sheet if they keep one.

Review

As I’ve mentioned, this game is rather unique. Because it runs on a monthly cycle it allows you to effectively create different team lineups each month as you compete for monthly prizes of Premiership match tickets. Because it is based on the Fantasy League system however, you are assured of a solid experience with an easy to understand scoring system. That combined with the monthly cycle could make it ideal for a monthly private league for those new to Fantasy Football.

The lack of significant prizes will certainly put off solo players. There is a grand prize for the manager with the best total number of points over 3 monthly periods, however a trip to LA to see Mr Beckham does struggle to compete with some of the prize money on offer in other games. However, I actually like this game because it’s trying to add something different. It’s taken the Fantasy League system and tried to differentiate itself from all the other games. It’s free and acutally presents a very diffent challenge in terms of picking an 11 that can produce the goods in a given month rather than over the course of entire season. That’s a welcome new challenge to even the most seasoned Fantasy Football Manager and when it’s free, you’ve got nothing to lose should you give it a go.

Scout Picks

For Gameweek Twenty Four

  • Krul
  • Vermaelen
  • Kompany
  • Huth
  • Silva
  • Morrison
  • Bale
  • Valencia
  • Ba
  • van Persie
  • Agüero
  • Taiwo
  • Donovan
  • Zamora

Recent Comments

  • ozone
    Snow my Arse, this match was never going to be called off. »
  • Mr Smith
    dud = stud »
  • Adetro
    Nice. I'm on 50 with 8 to play. »
  • Doosra
    Greenwich? »
  • Mr Smith
    Dropped McClean to the bench in favour of Dempsey when the Kompany doubts were surfacing earlier so am hoping that… »
  • kraftwerk
    Get out the tunnel you silly b*tch. »
  • Henry Hill
    Martin O' Neill = God. What a great job he is doing, top man. »
  • MartinUnreal
    Adam Johnson will score today I feel. 3-1 City. anyone on higher than 70 points thus far? »
  • colonel shoe
    winter wonderland here in derby, hows it lookin by you lot? »
  • Manani
    any wigan fan?? why rodellega ain't starting?? and do u think he will start next match? »

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Goalkeepers

Player Club Factors
No Change Krul NEW A, Vs
No Change Hart MCI B, Vs
No Change Kenny QPR C, Vs, Rest, £
No Change Mignolet SUN B, £
Up Al-Habsi WIG B, Vs, £
No Change Foster WBA B
No Change Vorm SWA B, VsX, £
Down Hennessey WOL B, Vs
No Change Sørensen STO B, Vs, Rest, £
Up Bogdan BOL C, Rest, £

Defenders

Player Club Factors
No Change Kompany MCI B, Vs
Up Huth STO B, Vs
No Change Simpson NEW B, Vs, £
No Change Riise FUL C, Vs
Up Bardsley SUN B, £
Up Senderos FUL B, Vs, Rest, £
Up Taiwo QPR B, Vs, £
No Change Evans MUN B, VsX, £
No Change Taylor NEW B, Vs, Rest, OoP
Up Rangel SWA B, VsX, £
No Change Clark AVL B, Vs, OoP, £
No Change McAuley WBA B, £
Down Johnson WOL B, £
Up Vermaelen ARS C
Down Enrique LIV B, VsX
Down Assou-Ekotto TOT A, VsX

Midfielders

Player Club Factors
No Change Bale TOT A, VsX
No Change Dempsey FUL A, Vs, OoP
No Change Silva MCI A, Vs
No Change Sessegnon SUN A, £
No Change Valencia MUN A, VsX
No Change Walters STO B, Vs, OoP, £
Up Moses WIG B, Vs, OoP, £
Up McClean SUN A, £
No Change Sinclair SWA B, VsX, £
Up Ben Arfa NEW B, Vs, Rest, OoP
Down Mata CHE C
Up Barton QPR B, Vs
Up Sigurdsson SWA B, VsX, £
No Change Ireland AVL B, Vs, Rest, £
No Change Donovan EVE B, VsX
No Change Morrison WBA B, £
Up Buzsaky QPR B, Vs, Rest, Inj, £
Up Murphy FUL B, Vs

Forwards

Player Club Factors
No Change van Persie ARS B
No Change Agüero MCI C, Vs
Up Ba NEW C, Vs
No Change Zamora QPR B, Vs
Up Dzeko MCI C, Vs, Rest
Up Bent AVL A, Vs
Up Morison NOR B, £
Down Fletcher WOL B, £
No Change Rooney MUN C, VsX, Inj
Down Sturridge CHE C
Down Welbeck MUN A, VsX, Rest, £
No Change Crouch STO B, Vs
No Change Adebayor TOT C, VsX
Up Odemwingie WBA C, Vs, Rest
Up Keane AVL A, Vs, £

Selection Factors

A, B, C Current Form
Vs Favourable Fixtures
VsX Unfavourable Fixtures
Rest Rotation Risk
Inj Injured/Returning from Injury
OoP Out of Position
£ Potential Bargain
Sus Suspended/Near Suspension

Suspension Tightrope

Player Team YC
Lowe BLA 9
Terry CHE 8
Barton QPR 8
Cattermole SUN 8
Song ARS 7
N'Zonzi BLA 7
Meireles CHE 7
Fellaini EVE 7
Huth STO 7
Shawcross STO 7
Caldwell WIG 7
Henry WOL 7
Koscielny ARS 6
Cole CHE 6
Luiz CHE 6
Lucas LIV 6
Barry MCI 6
Naughton NOR 6
Larsson SUN 6
Hunt WOL 6

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