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Changes to FanTeam’s scoring system from June

1 June 2021 79 comments
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FanTeam are introducing a new scoring system ahead of this summer’s European Championships.

This fresh set-up will be in place across all their football tournaments from Friday, June 11.

What’s changing and why? 

Currently, FanTeam provides players with one extra point for a win when they’re on the pitch, deducting one for a defeat. These will reduce to +0.3 for a win, and -0.3 for a loss.

This will reduce the impact of a team’s performance and put more focus on the individual you’ve selected. Ultimately this change will make more players desirable, especially in formats with only a few fixtures.

Players will now be rewarded for a shot on target. Forwards and midfielders will receive 0.4 points per accurate effort, defenders 0.6 and goalkeepers will get a whole additional point. This additional metric rewards attacking play, while reducing the amount of ties in our tournaments.

A shot on target is simply a shot that’s going in, but is stopped by the last line of defence. This could be a goalkeeper, an opposing player ‘on the line’, or even your own teammate if they’re goal-hanging.

However, it is worth noting that points for a shot on target are not awarded when a goal is scored from the effort, either if the player is the scorer or is awarded the assist.

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  1. diesel001
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 14 days ago

    Changes seem fair, although personally think the extra points (even fractions of points) for a win or loss should be totally done away with.

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    1. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Is Fan Team any good whatever the rules? What is it?

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      1. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Nah, it isn't that good. You have to pay to enter and you are up against loads of other managers for a prize. Fantasy5 is better IMO because it is free to enter (other than giving them your details to get an account).

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        1. MJF
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Is the main PL season game free to enter on FanTeam?

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            1. St Pauli Walnuts
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 13 days ago

              Nope, not unless you qualify through some promotion running (like FFS membership).

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        2. St Pauli Walnuts
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 13 days ago

          Personally, I really like it. I played their PL and CL games and finished in profit on both. I've started playing a lot of their other games related to footy and am in profit just about with them too. But I play the cheaper games so if I lose it's no big deal, I mainly do it for fun with chance of winning serious dosh. A lot of people on there enter the max (normally 10 but sometimes 20 I think) teams with a view to increasing chances of getting dosh, I can't be bothered with that.

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    2. anish10
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Thoughts on this :

      Hradreky - Donurumma
      Florenzi - P.Torres - Stones - D.Ligt - Denayer
      F.Torres Chiesa Mount B.Silva Nego
      Lukaku Kane Pukki

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      1. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        2 out of Lukaku or Kane or Ronaldo is a toss up.

        Think Jota could also be an alternative to B.Silva.

        Not sure about Nego as it's likely we will need all 3 of our bench players.

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      2. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Nego is a bad punt purely as you'll play him on last day. You want a really strong bench for last or 2nd last day

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    3. HNI
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/phil-jones-signs-new-contract-with-manchester-united

      Phil Jones for Life

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      1. HNI
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Contract till 2023. Who will even buy him?

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        1. Defcons are for Kinnear
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Everton

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      2. Goro Majima
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        God help us.

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      3. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        I understand the rationale of giving players new contracts in order to keep balance sheet value/potential selling price up rather than letting them leave for nowt, but in Utd's case over recent years it just means they have a load of players that they are paying that they don't really want and that nobody else wants either. I am not an accountant, but is this not a stupid thing to do?

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        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Maybe they are just keeping him for homegrown quota or something like that?

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          1. The Son-dance Kid
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Or is it the "players capable of pulling bizarre faces during play" quota?

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          2. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            You're probably right, but I'd imagine there are plenty of home grown CBs at PL clubs who are not first choice who are better than and would cost less than Jones (and Lindelof and possibly even Maguire and certainly less injury prone than Bailly) even inc. transfer fee.
            Or at least have a young lad as 5th choice CB who might actually benefit from the experience of the odd 1st team game.

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          3. tambourineman
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            It's not a quota issue, Man Utd have 12 of a maximum 17 non home-grown players (that's the main limiting factor as the 8 home grown players don't have to be filled if the club is willing to go with fewer than a 25-man squad, eg Man City only have 5 HG). Mata and Romero are presumably leaving which clears another 2 spaces as well.

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        2. Black Knights
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          It's a weird one.

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    4. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Potential captain for all 5 matchdays. Ronaldo is perfect final cover if rest goes tits up.

      Hradecky.
      Kjaer. Bonucci(Cap1). Meunier. M. de Ligt. Hinteregger.
      Alaba(Capt3). Zakaria. KdB.
      Lukaku(Cap2). Wind.

      Subs: Chesney. Rodri(Capt4). Fernandez. Ronaldo(Cap5)

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      1. dunas_dog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Took me a moment to work out who Chesney was….. I think balance not quite right with too much in defence and not enough in midfield - assume you mean Bruno who not sure is such a good option for Portugal at his price so could reduce value there a bit also. Rodri not really a fantasy option but can see why you went for him at that price. Sorry if being overly negative

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      2. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        is kdb fit?

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        1. Goro Majima
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Might miss the opening fixture seems to be the latest.

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      3. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        I am a bit defence heavy agreed. And yeah I'll take out bruno. Good idea. I know Rodri is a bit defensive but spain look aful midfield compared to days of old. Cheers.

        KdB not fit? Ouch.

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    5. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Views on this squad? Captains available for each day as marked. We get Italy team pre deadline so can change as necessary if Chiesa not starting

      Donnarumma
      Kjaer Denayer Wijndal
      Eriksen F Torres (4) Chiesa (1) Mount
      Ronaldo (5) Lukaku (2) Depay (3)

      Hradecky Bednarek P Torres Nego

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      1. Goro Majima
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        It's similar to mine so I like it! No England for me though, not keen on the fixture. What's your strategy for the chips? Is this a one week team?

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        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Thanks-Yes planning limitless in 2 and will assess what to do in MD 3 - I agree on England and may go for another 7 m mid such as Zielinski, Malinovskyi or Baumgartner

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          1. Goro Majima
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Same here at the moment with Limitless, probably WC for match day 3 as there may be a lot of rotation. Bit worried about the QF but trying not to take this as seriously as FPL tbh.

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      2. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        nice.
        I have 6 of those
        One midf of 7.5m still up in the air for me

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    6. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Draft no 3. A lot more confident now @DunasDog cheers

      Hradecky.
      Kjaer. Bonucci(Cap1). Meunier. M. de Ligt. Hinteregger.
      Alaba(Capt3). Souchek. KdB.
      Lukaku(Cap2). Wind.

      Subs: Chesney. Rodri(Capt4). Eriksen. Ronaldo(Cap5)

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      1. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Oops. Souchek (capt4) not Rodri. And I'm Scottish. A Scottish traitor.

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        1. jayzico
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          I see a few very low scoring games, if any goals. Hence my defence - which is mostly attacking though. Meunier was 2nd definite for me.

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          1. Goro Majima
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Is Meunier nailed? Any threat from Castagne?

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            1. jayzico
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              Never thought of Castagne. Nowhere near as good a player. Meunier could be pushed up into midfield?

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    7. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Welcome to Real Madrid, Ancelotti

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      1. Fulchester's New Centr…
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Everton supposedly want Moyes back to replace him. Party like its 2012.

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        1. Goro Majima
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Or Nuno?

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          1. Fulchester's New Centr…
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Nuno'd be more than decent.
            Wish they'd take OGS.

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            1. Goro Majima
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              I was thinking, if everyone is getting their old managers back, can United get Ferguson and start winning things again?!

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      2. Dr. Rog
        • 16 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        WENGER IN

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    8. New Pro Pundit signing: Andy North
      Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Delighted to welcome Andy North (@fplmode) to the Pro Pundits team.

      Andy will be helping me with the EURO 2020 content and will be staying on for the 2021/22 FPL season.

      If you're not familiar with Andy, he is the host of the frankly awesome Championship Manager Fantasy series and also hosted "The Wolf Pod". You can get an idea of his style of presenting with this interview he did with Mark Sutherns.

      https://www.buzzsprout.com/678485/8198002

      My hope for Andy is he injects some real entertainment into the videos. He's a great host, loads of energy and I think he'll be great to listen to. He'll be working closely with Mark and I on members videos next year and will be involved in other core Scout videos too.

      If you want to drop him a hello, you can here:
      https://twitter.com/FFScout/status/1399712341718028296

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      1. FPL Teach Mode
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Absolutely thrilled to join the team! Can't wait to get started.

        Feel free to message or tweet me if you have any questions about the Euros.

        Going to be a fun summer!

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      2. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Great news, looking forward to the content, best of luck!

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      3. Reedy
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Sorry to hijack this post Andy North, but I'm trying to get in touch with the mods (I emailed FFS but didn't hear back).

        @Az: Last I heard, the FFS Membership/Fanteam offer was open only to new Fanteam members, but you were 'working on an alternative for existing users'.

        Has there been any progress on this yet, please?

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    9. Alchim1sT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      welcome, looking forward to your content

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    10. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Any decent 4.5m mids that play? Not interested in Nego since it's the last day

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      1. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Holes maybe. Not sure he's nailed though.

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    11. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      No Cillissen in the Dutch squad. Is Krul (4.5m) going to be their starting keeper now ?

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      1. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Wouldn't chance it. I'd say Cillissen should be but def not nailed. De Ligt only nailed in defence I think. I'm taking a punt on Wijndal though

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    12. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      The change to the Impact Points on Fanteam probably is a good idea. As they explained in their email, 'Ultimately this change will make more players desirable, especially in formats with few fixtures'.

      But won't the other rule change have the opposite effect? We're going to be funneled down the route of picking players who get off a high volume of shots, thus making fewer players desirable.

      Overall there might be a balancing effect, but why couldn't they just keep it simple? There are other games with more complex scoring matrices. I thought Fanteam's USP was an FPL clone - staying as true as possible to the game we all know and love?

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    13. Milk, 1 Šuker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Sterling over Lingard?? You're having a laff aren't you?

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      1. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        No surprises there, Southgate does seem loyal to those he likes.

        Personally wouldn't have taken Lingard anyways. Now Coady over the likes of Godfrey on the other hand...

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      2. diesel001
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        I agree with that decision tbh. Lingard is streaky and his streak is over.

        But why are we taking so many RBs? JWP would have been a better option than one of them. Even Godfrey as he is flexible across the back line. Coady's inclusion is interesting - does Southgate want to play three at the back?

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    14. Treadstone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      4 rightbacks is ridiculous...not an Everton fan but should have taken Godfey who can cover any position in the back 4 or 5.

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Eh, its alright tbh.

        - Walker can play RCB/RB
        - James can play RCB/RB/RWB
        - Trent plays RB, but could do RWB?
        - Tripper can play RB/RWB & LWB too.

        Given the squad it feels like we'll be playing 343/3421 primarily.

        It probably is surplus to requirements but:

        - Having Walker & James helps cover the RB spot.
        - RWB is covered by Tripper/James.
        - Trent is a good option for 4ATB if we switch to that. RWB is an option too, but not sure.

        Honestly Trent probably starts the least & I can't see him being subbed on. (Starting a RCB & RWB means getting a standalone RB on is a few changes...)

        Maybe starts with 1 match against weaker opposition, unless they plan to use him on midfield as a later sub.

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        1. Treadstone
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Thanks Gareth you've put my mind at rest.

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    15. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Thoughts on this lot?

      Courtois
      Kjær Torres Maguire Meunier
      Eriksen Foden Torres
      Kane Lukaku Immobile(c)

      Bench: fodder

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    16. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      completed 10 years of FPL

      HOF 1426 😎

      cheers FFS!

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    17. El Presidente
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      There are 7 former European Champions in this year's tournament. Clue: England's not one of them.

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      1. Siva Mohan
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        France
        Portugal
        Spain
        Germany
        Italy

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      2. Salarrivederci
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Denmark 1992

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    18. LarryDuff
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 14 days ago

      Nuno to Palace in talks. Benteke essential?

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      1. MJF
          5 years, 14 days ago

          I don’t get why he’d leave Wolves to go to Palace like. No disrespect to Palace but it feels a sideways move.

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      2. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        This 'ITK' account needs to get in the bin.

        https://twitter.com/SecretPrem

        Starting to get a few things wrong due to falling for fake leads; actual journalists now beginning to pile on. Lots of recent posts pretending to try and build credibility in the face of losing it all.

        Hope the account owner gets what's coming and gets absolutely rinsed!

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      3. skeeb14
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Interesting that Grealish got jersey #7 while Mount &Foden are 19 & 20. I guess Grealish is more nailed.. and in my fantasy team.

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        1. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Mount is #19 for Chelsea too. Likely opted for it or didn't care.

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      4. Rotation's Alter Ego
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Ancelotti has left Everton to join Real Madrid. Had that been rumoured? Caught me off guard completely.

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        1. diesel001
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          It had been rumoured in the last 24 hours. Everton screwed.

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          1. Rotation's Alter Ego
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Any rumours on who will come in?

            Big pair of shoes to step into

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        2. Siva Mohan
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          done deal.. 3 years contract

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        3. Reedy
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Hi Ted. Has there been any update regarding my above question (in Az's hot-topic), please?

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          1. Rotation's Alter Ego
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 14 days ago

            Hey - surprised you didn't get an email back, I've been busy with finals recently but thought I got them all.

            Send it in an email to me directly (ted@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk) and I'll look into it, haven't heard of anything changing yet but a bit out of the loop

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            1. Reedy
              • 15 Years
              5 years, 14 days ago

              Thanks - I'll do that

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        4. Hazz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/real-madrid-zidane-future-ancelotti-24116640

          There were rumours about this at least two weeks back but everybody missed it.

          Definitely ramped up quickly today.

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      5. DAZZ
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 14 days ago

        Can you change your captain every day on the uefa game, or is it once per matchday?

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        1. Salarrivederci
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Every day the way I read it 😉
          Immobile -> Eriksen -> Depay -> Torres -> Ronaldo

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        2. WALOR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Correct, so you want to have a viable Captain option for each of June 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
          With 5 days you will be unlucky not to have a double-digit base score for your capt.
          So for instance:
          Chiesa Lukaku Kane Morata Gnabry

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      6. Party time
          5 years, 14 days ago

          Any uel mini league for me to join?

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        • MJF
            5 years, 14 days ago

            All change at Wolves, Palace, Everton and Spurs and with Brentford new to the PL its going to be quite unpredictable at the start of next season I reckon. I am not counting Norwich and Watford as they went down so recently and have kept similar squads.

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