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Fantasy Premier League – The Wrap-Up

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With the dust now settled on another Fantasy Premier League (FPL) campaign, it’s time to wrap things up with our roll of honour.

As you may have read amongst these pages, Chris McGurn (aka McGurn) claimed the overall winner’s prize – the second consecutive year that the winner has been a member of the Fantasy Football Scout league following Jon Reeson’s win last term. Congratulations once again to Chris for a superb campaign – hopefully we will hear more from him over the Summer and we can only look forward to tracking his progress next season.

After a tense final day’s football, Chris eventually extended his lead to claim the title by an impressive 23 points. Below Chris, Fantasy Football Scout had four other names in the top ten. Richard Zajdlic’s “Yott” came in seventh with Patrick Tyrrell’s “Scalachis Allstars” eighth, Kevin Havelock’s “Beyond Havoc” ninth while Nick Lowther’s “Obi Wan Elokobi” came in tenth – although Nick was our Members League runner-up, he missed the deadline to join our “Classic League”. However, with Paul Walker’s “Impressive Tackle” coming 14th overall and fifth in that league, Fantasy Football Scout were able to claim the “Best League” title for the third season running. Our Members League ranked third – the aforementioned Kevin Havelock became our inaugural Members League Champion.

In addition to Chris McGurn’s triumph in the overall league, a member of the Fantasy Football Scout league also won the FPL Cup. Dermot Corrigan’s “Venga Viriato” claimed the accolade with a 59-39 victory. Enjoy that digital camera Dermot.

Closer to home, in the Fantasy Football Scout Cup IV, Ross Harper’s “Ninja_Fit_Saints” defeated Ray O’Biscan’s“Biscanators” by a 42-35 margin to claim the honours. Ross earns the £150 Amazon voucher with Ray claiming the £75 runner-up prize.

It was Foch’s “Suarez my Bitch Up” who claimed the Fantasy Football Scout Contributors league, beating Granville’s “G-G-GranvilleFC” in second by a huge margin of 96 points. That meant that Foch claimed an impressive 84th place ranking. It also saw Granville claiming the victory over me by 11 points – the second time in five seasons, giving him the chance to level matters next term.

A big thanks to all who joined our leagues and cup tournaments and huge congratulations to all our winners. Even Granville.

Now then – how many days till we go again?

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    If you could male 1 rule change for fpl next season, what would it be??

    No repeats please...

    I'll start with the no emergency captain one, so you can only pick a vice captain by name

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    1. uʍopǝpısdn
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      Able to play 2 defenders!

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    2. stilicho
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      1 point bonus every week for having Danny Murphy in your team.

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      1. Team Hayemaker
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        45 mins clean sheets

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          2 points for each 45 cs

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          1. Qubit
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            yes, ive long thought this would improve the game.

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            1. Qubit
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 11 months ago

              as in 2 points that cant be taken away if conceeding in the 2nd half. I think thats only fair to be honest.

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              1. tommypocket
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 11 months ago

                Like the sound of this...

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        2. Bubbles
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          I think 60 minutes is spot on. It can be frustrating as hell when one of your players goes off on 57 or so, but 45 is far too short imo.

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          1. tommypocket
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            Agreed - a cleansheet for 45 minutes work? That's a job half done!

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            1. Team Hayemaker
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 11 months ago

              50% or 66% there is not that much difference

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              1. tommypocket
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 11 months ago

                Well there is, its the majority of the game...

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          2. Team Hayemaker
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            its common for tactical subs to be made at HT

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            1. Marknlard
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 11 months ago

              Actually, halftime subs are fairly rare.

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      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        Be awarded for having a balanced squad by recieving half of your bench points too

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        1. Team Hayemaker
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          what about some aspect of live play where you could sub one of your yet to play bench players in as long as it still fits in with team formation rules

          i.e. VdV scores 3 points in the saturday lunchtime game. You have Young on your bench but he doesnt play until Sunday. You ultimately have to aspect Youngs points if you make the sub.

          This could also apply to changing captain.

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        2. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          Don't award any assists points that are dubious until there is 100% clarity.

          Nothing worst than losing a h2h because of an assist dissapearing.

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          1. stilicho
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            • 13 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            I fear there will never be 100% clarity on assists.

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            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 11 months ago

              At least then the fpl can give themselves another 12 hours to do whatever they do after a game to have a 2nd look.

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              1. J0E
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                • 14 Years
                12 years, 11 months ago

                My friend lost his cash prize mini league on transfers made after Nzog's assist was taken away. I'm sure he'd agree.

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                1. Marknlard
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 11 months ago

                  What does this mean, Jonty? Does it mean that one of his rivals transferred NZog out of his team after the match, but before the assist was reassigned, so he didn't lose points? If so, that's bloody genius! Wish I'd thought of trying that.

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                  1. Christina.
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 11 months ago

                    I think he means he lost 3pts for the assist and then his and his rival's teams were tied on overal points.

                    Due to less transfers made over the season , the rival's team got 1st place.

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                  2. Marknlard
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 11 months ago

                    Aah I see. That's a pain, but they did make the correct decision in the end.

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    3. tommypocket
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      12 years, 11 months ago

      The ability to sub players from your bench for the next day - so you could play a full 11 Saturday, then swap out three others for Sunday...

      Used to be able to do that with the Metro game many moons ago - so I tried to do that on my very first weekend of playing Official FPL... was left with three Man Utd players collecting dust on my bench...

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      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        That sounds like the WC MacD format where you could moeve armband and players around.

        I found it time consuming though.

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        1. tommypocket
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          12 years, 11 months ago

          Wouldn't need to be - think the armband would be fixed, the three subs could be configured just like they are now... a little drop down menu and you select whether they come on or stay put for that gameweek...

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          1. Team Hayemaker
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            this also makes it more important to have a better squad

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      2. Bubbles
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        Is that like the CL, and what the World Cup/Euros one was like?

        If so, didn't like that at all. It's horrible having to decide who to bench, even more so when they get decent points, but I do think that adds to the game.

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        1. Team Hayemaker
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          that was because we had a squad of 23. Squad of 15 would be much easier.

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          1. Bubbles
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            I can't see them doing that in all honesty. As about 2 million people (a lot more than the CL or WC) play the game, and FPL always try and help along the casual player, hence the emergency captain. I think they'd view it as complicating the game for the casual player.

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      3. Marknlard
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        Ooh no, don't like that idea. Apart from the fact it penalises those who don't log in on a Saturday evening, it takes the risk out of picking your first XI.

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    4. Qubit
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      Id like to see the removal of the emergency captain and also the additional wildcard.

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      1. herman murman
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        i liked the additional wildcard. made me feel like a real manager in the january transfere window. def get rid od emergency capt and have a nominated one, like a few years ago. I wouldn't change much else. you don't want to put off the normal player and decrease your prize funds.

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      2. big oak
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        i agree 1 wild card is enough

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        1. tommypocket
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          I think a second wildcard is a good addition, FPL want everyone interested for the whole season - however I wouldn't limit it to just January... my main gripe with it was that everyone drafted in the same players in January so we all had the exact same team for the second half of the season...

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    5. big oak
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      selecting a squad of 25 players, playing 11 each week and only be able to do transfers during the official summer and january transfer window. this would be more realistic
      ok i guess i changed the whole game, not just 1 rule

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      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        😯

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      2. Demí
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        So you'd have a sub order of 14?

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        1. big oak
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          think of it as a premierleague team full squad, where the price of players would decide wether u go for a 25 players who actually play or maybe 11 super players and 14 make the odd start here and there

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          1. tommypocket
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            The problem is 99% of people would realise in the first few weeks that they'd made a mistake and wouldn't look at their team again... there'd probably be about 50 people playing by the end of the season...

            If we'd done that this season we'd all have had Boselli, Petrov et al until January...

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      3. tommypocket
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        What a ball-ache...

        You'd see the worldwide number of players drop from 2.5M to about 100K...

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        1. Bubbles
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          +1. It's the simplicity that draws so many people in, and why I like it too. I think it's pretty perfect, the only thing I'd want changed is the ability to choose your own vice captain, not just by form/value.

          Things like the baps aren't really fair as they're just the opinions of a few people, but if they went I think the game would be much poorer for it. They definitely add to it all imo.

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          1. big oak
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            yeah definitly, bps give u an extra hour or two of exitement after the fixture is over, especially when it is not very obvious

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        2. big oak
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          good then ur guaranteed a good rank!

          this suggestion came from a "football manager" addict

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    6. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      I'd like penalty kicks to be worth less points, scoring them is not an achievement of the same level as a standard goal. I also think they should definitely be worth the same amount of points for each position, no reason why defenders should get 6 points for scoring one when a forward gets 4.

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    7. Stat virgin
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      Never in my life have I seen so many bad ideas. Do the obvious vice captain thing, go back to 1 wc, and leave the rest

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      1. pompeyfan
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        Agree.

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      2. jamsiep
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        lol, indeed.

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    8. TFP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      The rules are pretty much perfect IMO. Just the right balance between absolute rigour/fairness but also simplicity, which is important too.

      Nominating a VC would be better, as others have said.

      As somenoe else has hinted I might prefer something like 3 pts for a penalty scored, regardless of the taker's playing position.

      I might also prefer a slightly meatier points penalty for own goals scored - perhaps minus 3 or minus 4.

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  2. Team Hayemaker
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    This may be worth an email from the FFS to FPL Towers. Mark could run an article haveing a poll with everyones views

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    1. stilicho
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      To the best of my recollection Mark has been lobbying for a nominated emergency captain for a couple of seasons and fpl don't seem to be of a humour to make that change - apparently on the basis of the auto captin being more casual-player-friendly. Personally I think that's a rather specious justification and a nominated emergency captain would be a lot easier than working out what "form" means.

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      1. Marknlard
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        The point is that you don't have to work out the form, while you would have to actively pick a vice captain. Emergency captain is there to pick someone supposedly halfdecent each week if you haven't touched your team in a month.

        No reason why you can't have both though...nominate an vice captain yourself, and if you haven't (the form could blank itself each week) then the form/value emergency is used.

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        1. stilicho
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          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          The point is: which system is easier for the casual player to understand? The casual player is necessarily familiar with the concept of picking a captain, therefore picking an emergency captain seems a palpably more intuitive concept than setting an auto captain strategy on concepts like "form" that aren't unambiguous even to obsessive players.

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          1. Marknlard
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            The casual player they're trying to keep interested is the one who doesn't check his team for a month. That's why there are 2.4m teams and not about 400k.

            If you're out of it by October, then you won't ever come back. With the Jan Wildcard and the fact you will have had captaincy points each week, you're more likely to be in contention and come back to check the site. That's why it needs to be something that assigns a decent captain automatically for you.

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            1. stilicho
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              • 13 Years
              12 years, 11 months ago

              It seems we don't agree on what "mischief" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischief_rule) the emergency captain rules are intended to address.

              My understanding is that it's a safeguard against unforeeable occurences like your captain being injured in the warm up.

              You're understanding seems to be (and please correct me if I'm wrong) that it's intended as a device to keep people interested by essnetially managing their team for them when they can no longer be bothered.

              It might help if FPL clarified precisely what it's trying to achieve with the rule.

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              1. stilicho
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                • 13 Years
                12 years, 11 months ago

                *unforeseeable

                *essentially

                grrr 🙂

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              2. stilicho
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                • 13 Years
                12 years, 11 months ago

                Mark if you're reading this - have FPL given you a clear indication of precisely what problem they intend the emergency captain rule to address?

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              3. Marknlard
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 11 months ago

                Yes, that's my understanding (actually I think it's for both reasons) and it's consistent with them bringing in the 2nd wildcard- to give managers who haven't made a great start* a chance to still be in contention. Like I said, there's no reason they can't use both vice and emergency captains, so if you haven't selected a vice then it reverts to emergency.

                *Saying for teams that can no longer be bothered is a bit harsh...there's plenty of people in my minileagues who are really into football, but don't happen to spend as much time on the game as me. I'd rather finish 200 points ahead of them than 800. Having a minileague wrapped up by Christmas is actually pretty dull.

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                1. stilicho
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                  • 13 Years
                  12 years, 11 months ago

                  For my part I think the game should reward planning and effort as much as possible because that's what good strategy games do. I don't think there's a contradiction between that and having some sort of emergency captain rule for situations that no amount of planning or effort could address - like injuries in the warm up.

                  The concept of auto-managing teams seems to me a very dangerous road to go down, once you've estabilshed that precedent it wouldn't be a giant leap for FPL to introduce auto transfers on a similar "form" strategy for players who haven't made any transfers for months. It seems to me to be an ultimately pernicious innovation that would vitiate the essence of what makes fpl a good strategy game. That's my 2p anyway.

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                  1. Marknlard
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 11 months ago

                    But it still does reward strategy. The guys at the top are generally the ones who pay attention closest to team news, transfer strategy, blah blah blah. You'll still beat the casual player. It just means there's not such a gap, and personally i think that's a good thing. When you are trying to encourage people to enter a paid league and they know you're going to whip them, it's a little hard to get a good kitty going.

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                  2. stilicho
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                    • 13 Years
                    12 years, 11 months ago

                    Yes it still rewards strategy, just less so, that's why I consider it pernicious innovation. We're still at odds over what FPL's intention is, and until they make their intention clear we are bereaved of any remedy for this difference between us.

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                  3. Marknlard
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 11 months ago

                    Also the rollover freebie transfer...the 3 biggest recent rule changes are all there to keep casual players checking the site again throughout the season (which I expect the sponsors have asked for). The intentions already seem really clear to me. It's just common business sense.

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                  4. stilicho
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                    • 13 Years
                    12 years, 11 months ago

                    A rollover free and an emergency captain rule (in some form) do not contradict the principles of rewarding planning and good strategy. Your inference isn't an unreasonable one, I'm just saying that it is only an inference - and to have an informed debate about what rules "work" and what rules don't we need an agreed criteria to judge them by. FPL could supply that criteria by stating what they're trying to achieve.

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                  5. Marknlard
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 11 months ago

                    It's only an inference, but if you can think of any other plausible reason for them to have introduced those changes other than to assist players who don't obsess about the game, then I'd like to hear it.

                    Quite honestly, if it means that this isn't debated on here again until FPL come out and tell us what they're reasons are (which they won't do) then I'd be very happy with that.

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                  6. stilicho
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                    • 13 Years
                    12 years, 11 months ago

                    At the risk of repeating myself:

                    A reason for the emergency captain rule that isn't assisting "people who don't obsess about the game" would be that your captain could get injured in the warm up and that isn't a scenario that any amount of planning or obsessing about the game can immunise you from.

                    A reason for the rollover free is that it provides the strategic option of choosing when to use 1 transfer and when to use 2.

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      2. King Nil Miss ✩
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        Totally agree their meaning os "form" has done my head..

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    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      +1

      Might carry more weight coming from FFS.

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      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        ..or not.

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  3. Twelve years a slave
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    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    Only thing i would like to see changed is the bonus point structure

    Instead of current system i would like to see

    2 points most succesful tackles
    2 points most completed passes
    2 points most shots on target

    Keepers dont need bonus as they get save points

    This system would remove all subjectivity and add to the skill level

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    1. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      I think it might add too many elements to the game though. Remember last year's official world cup game where players got points for bloody everything? Some liked it but most didn't.

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    2. pompeyfan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      I might be in the minority and actually like bonus points. One of my favorite parts of the game. The uncertainly and mystery makes it more fun.

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      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        I'm with you pompeyfan, I like them. For me choosing bonus darlings is an aspect of the game I enjoy

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  4. King Nil Miss ✩
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    Well the fact is we all prefer a vice-captain, but like is been said FPL prefers to give some advantage to casual players wich I find ridiculous because we are the ones that visit the page more often and that should apply to all who want to really play the game, doing a team just to see how it goes and then just return to the site in the last day is no good, for us and for them!

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    1. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      In sum all this random rules like the bonus points just ad more luck to a game that already has enough of it!

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  5. Marknlard
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    The suggestion of being able to change your team after the deadline after you know the score of your Saturday players...does anyone actually think this would make the game better? It'll mean you score more points and you're less likely to be annoyed at having big scores on your bench- but actually improving the game?

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    1. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      No. They use that in champions league fantasy and in last years world cup game and it's total shit. I'll look for another fantasy game if they implement that rule. I'm dead serious.

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    2. Bubbles
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      Choosing your first 11 is all part of the fun though, to me at least. Having big points on the bench is annoying, but if you could take the players who've done poorly on a Saturday out it'd make the game much much worse to me.

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      1. tommypocket
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        My suggestion above about 'subbing' players would have to be done before the deadline... you select who's coming on and for whom before 11:30 on the Saturday. Being able to sub out players who haven't performed on Saturday would defeat the point of the game entirely.

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        1. Demí
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          Isn't that basically already there now, when you do your sub order?

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    3. stilicho
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      I don't think that would improve the game: it would skew transfer strategy to give a big advantage to people with players who play early in a gameweek and that strikes me as somewhat arbitrary.

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    4. pompeyfan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      No it won't improve the game. It will just reward people that are able to be at their computer all the time. The vast majority of players will forget or won't be able to make the changes - they will then most likely lose interest if they are so disadvantaged by this change

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  6. Mr Sarcastic
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    You should get better benefit for price rises, something like 66.6666% insted of 50 %.

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    1. Bubbles
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      What, and have a player whose value is £5.6473M?!

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      1. Mr Sarcastic
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        Rise
        0.2 => benefit 0.1
        0.3 => 0.2
        0.4 => 0.2
        0.5 => 0.3
        etc

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  7. jamsiep
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    You have to applaud Imogen Thomas' character. She's going through all this emotional turmoil at the moment, yet she still sets the time aside to pose for The Sun, in a United shirt.

    http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3599179/Imogen-Thomas-believed-that-Ryan-Giggs-wanted-to-MARRY-her.html

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    1. Bubbles
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      Is that recent, as in the last few days?

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    2. AP
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      She's got class.

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  8. Tommytour
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    How bout having a Squad of 16 or 18 and all transfers cost 4 points?

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  9. Goose
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    Re: the rules discussed above:

    - Personally I'd keep the clean sheet rule as it is, it's the same for everyone so what's the big deal?!
    - I'd like to see goals for each position upped by 1 so Strikers 4, Mids 5 etc just because an a goal for a striker is only 1 point more than an assist which doesn't seem right IMO.
    - Still think they could do something about splitting positions because DM really are pointless in this game, maybe they could get more points for cleanies or something.
    - I'd remove the 2nd WC, everyones teams look the same as they have to be done at around the same time so they reflect the current fixtures. If they really must have 2 one should be upto Jan the other after something like that. Saying that having the 2nd WC helps the more casual player, I doubt that, if their not that keen, they probably don't no it exists.

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    1. stilicho
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      I'm not sure there is a practicable solution to the DM problem. Other games have tried by introducing points for things like tackles but I've never seen it work in a satisfactory way, in the Guardian game the top scoring players were all centre backs from the bottom 3. It would be difficult for fpl to classify precisely what a DM is too if they wanted to award extra points for cleanies. Not an easy issue to overcome.

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      1. Stat virgin
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        Not very player has to be good in fantasy football, just avoid them, like you'd avoid a defensive fullback from a crap defensive team. DMs are always dirt cheap and get quite a lot of bps, if you started giving them extra points you'd just end up with a few OOP ones who everyone would get

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        1. stilicho
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          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          I agree, I don't think there's any positive action that can be taken in respect of DMs beyond BP allocation that will materially improve the game.

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  10. H Dog
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAEg_rU4xbA&feature=aso

    The most liked comments are especially good

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    1. Soop
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      😀 very good!

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  11. Soop
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    I'd like to be able to sell a player at the beginning of the week and save it, then buy another player at the end of the week.

    Sure, if I don't have a full squad, my team is ineligible that week, but it means I can save some cash by selling early, and guarantee fitness by buying later.

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    1. Stat virgin
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      Yet another idea to make the game easier and less risky. = boring

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    2. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      That´s not a bad idea!

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  12. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    Lol everyone has a go at Bendtner for having a big ego, but has anyone got a bigger ego then Michael Owen? Firstly, he says he's too good to play for anyone outside the top four. Now, he's said "I don't know what i've done to be frozen out by Capello" You haven't been playing, that's what!

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    1. Boom!!!
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      first check what owen has achieved in his career and what bendtner has done so far in his career....

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      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        Owen has been truly bad ever since he left Real Madrid though, he wouldn't get into the Swedish, Irish, Belgian or Danish national team either.

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        1. Boom!!!
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          agreed with the first point but second is completely bullsh1t garg: D he still know where back of the net is and could do well for a decent club in the premier league ...

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          1. Boom!!!
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            😳 i thought u were talking about danish and irish leagues...

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            1. Gargamel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 11 months ago

              No problems boom, it happens to all of us every now and then.

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                • 13 Years
                12 years, 11 months ago

                😀

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      2. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        So you think he deserves an England call up do you?

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        1. Boom!!!
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          no but comparing comparing owen with bendtner is bizarre

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        2. andy85wsm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          Nah, he doesn't deserve it.

          But when the competition is Crouch, Cole, Defoe, perhaps they should give him one last chance 😉

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          1. Boom!!!
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            +1 😉 what has defoe done this season to be in the england team...

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      3. Goose
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        What has Owen actually done since he left Liverpool apart from rot on peoples benches and get Newcastle relegated? He thinks he's better than he is that's why he hasn't played regularly and if he's not playing regularly how can he expect to play for England?!

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        1. Gargamel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          I think he was all right at Real Madrid, but I know the Spanish crowd didn't like him much unfortunately. He scored some vital goals for them.

          I actually had the great pleasure to watch him get a standing ovation at the Bernabeu after scoring the 4-2 goal against Barcelona. One of my greatest live football memories for some reason I can't quite explain.

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        2. AP
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          He won a league winners medal. Remind me how many Gerrard, Carragher et all have 🙂

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          1. Marknlard
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            He's lagging behind Djimi Traore on Champions League medals.

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          2. Goose
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            That is quite possibly one of the worst arguements in football that, how much did he actually contribute to that? It's like saying Evans has won more PL titles than someone like King, that means he's better than him (random comparrison but as strange as yours ;-))

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            1. Gargamel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 11 months ago

              Can't believe you're falling for this one Goose! Vintage AP post designed to wind up rivalling fans

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              1. Goose
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 11 months ago

                Yeah your right, probably had a bit of a stinker their!

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              2. AP
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 11 months ago

                8)

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                1. Locarno
                  • 13 Years
                  12 years, 11 months ago

                  Did you read, AP, that Giggs has walked out and given his wife half of everything.

                  Stacey now has six more Premiership medals than Gerrard...

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          3. big oak
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 months ago

            if u cnt beat them, join them.

            he even failed to join them as he was running miles behind chicha berba and rooney.

            signing for manu was a big mistake, he should'v signed for a mid table team, but the 50k per week were irresistble

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        3. applebonkers
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          • 14 Years
          12 years, 11 months ago

          one word goose: injuries.
          doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out why owen has gone downhill from a ballon d'r winning peak. pacey players will inevitably be affected more by injury than others

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    2. AP
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      What a bizarre thing to get wound up about CT.

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    3. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      Owen's latest tweet

      @SkySports Why are you making things up? Please show me the quote where I am supposed to have said that.

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      1. andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 months ago

        @SkySports Just because I don't expect to be picked doesn't mean I've given up. Another example of twisting words to get a good headline.

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  13. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    Regarding improvements being made to the fantasy league how about the removal of bonus points. They always seem to cause controversy and there is nothing worse than seeing ur rival extend his lead if he captains someone who does fook all and then get 3 bps x 2. Really frustrates me. I know bonus points can work in your favour too but the bp judges are inconsistent imho

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    1. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      I don't want to see it removed, as sometimes a player can play awesomely without getting a goal, assist, clean sheet, but not get any points.

      Just some transparency would be better, so we know how they're judged.

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    2. Bubbles
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      They're not really that fair as they're just the opinion of a group of people, but if they took them away the game wouldn't be as fun. So I like them, and think they're a good idea.

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    3. Goose
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      Don't agree, love the baps me! Don't get angry just pick the players who are bap whores. It would make the game more boring and this site too, what would people have to moan about?

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    4. Boom!!!
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      no bonus points will make the game boring imo...

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    5. stilicho
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      I like it when my big name striker does nothing all game, puts away a penalty and picks up 3 baps.

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    6. big oak
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      bps pts are essential, especially for holding midfielders or in 0-0 games, last season was more obvious with barry ferguson, however this season we saw its effect on charlie adam.

      i think 80% of the time, teh bps are fair, which is good enough, and it adds the human factor into the game and not only statistics

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  14. Attila the Bum
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    You're all living in the past.
    N
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    1. big oak
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      totally agree... global warming?

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  15. super
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    I'd make the following changes:

    Clean sheet points should only be handed out for keeping a clean sheet. Why is it any more valuable for a defender to go 61 minutes without conceding a goal rather than 59?

    Defenders and goalkeepers lose 1 point for every goal conceded after the first one.

    Remove the vice captain feature entirely.

    The biggest flaw with the game, though, are bonus points, which should be removed.

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    1. Feanor
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      BP add more interest and get the FPL site more page views. They're here to stay.

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  16. @ImpressiveTackl
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    Woah missed the boat on this yesterday. Never been so proud to have someone remark on my "Impresive Tackle".

    😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

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  17. Westfield Irons ⭐️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    Congratulations Chris for winning this year!
    I see you won with 2372 points, not bad I guess! I got 2668 last year ;o)
    I guess that might indicate that its been more difficult this season or less predictable? I dont know I've not been involved after it taking over my life last season...
    Enjoy your time at the top and prize from the Premier League. I can assure you'll be very well looked after.
    Cheers,
    Jon

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    1. jamsiep
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      The man, the legend, the myth is actually here?!

      *faints*

      This season has definitely been a lot more unpredictable! You going to be playing again next season?

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    2. Boom!!!
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      will u play fpl next season?

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    3. tosey
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 months ago

      respect for winning last season. but i just wondered why you didnt play the whole season this year? you say it took over your life lastyear but surely you would have decided to not play before the season if that was the case? how come you quit after a bad start?

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  18. Westfield Irons ⭐️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 months ago

    Yes for sure, I've missed it and will be a full on fantasy nerd again next season. Also can be impartial now West Ham are in the Championship!

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