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  1. Santi sensei
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

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

    1. Mirror Man
      3 years, 21 days ago

      Marmalade or jam?

      1. TheBiffas
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

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

        1. Mirror Man
          3 years, 21 days ago

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

          1. The Knights Template
            • 12 Years
            3 years, 21 days ago

            Spiegel mensch, spiegel mensch! Hegel mensch!

      2. panda07
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

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

  2. Marvin.
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

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

    1. Mirror Man
      3 years, 21 days ago

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

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

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

      1. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        They've done nothing wrong.

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 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)

  3. The Knights Template
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 21 days ago

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

    1. The Mentaculus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 21 days ago

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

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        3 years, 21 days ago

        Twitter views are precious these days.

        1. The Mentaculus
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 21 days ago

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

          1. Dubem_FC
            • 10 Years
            3 years, 20 days ago

            Did you touch the grass??

            1. The Mentaculus
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 20 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
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 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.

  4. DBW - Slug's Mortgage …
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 20 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
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      That is a genuine disgrace, not even funny.

      1. Sure You Did
        • 3 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Him and Partey should be flown to Michael Jackson island

    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

  5. Eze Really?
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 20 days ago

    Hats off to Ben Stokes!

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

  6. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 20 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
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      Can't wait to sign up!

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      I shall just come here for the hijinks!

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 20 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?

  7. Dunster
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 20 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
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Anything*

      2. Dunster
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 20 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
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 20 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
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 20 days ago

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

            1. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              3 years, 20 days ago

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

              1. TheBiffas
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 20 days ago

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

      3. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 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
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      Your the voice!

    3. Sure You Did
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. Dunster
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 20 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
          • 3 Years
          3 years, 20 days ago

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

          1. Dunster
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 20 days ago

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

            1. Marvin.
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 20 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
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 20 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
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 20 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
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 20 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
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 20 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
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      Honestly just having a block feature would help a lot.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Yup, simple and effective,

      2. Admiral Benson
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 20 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
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 20 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
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 20 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
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 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.

  8. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 20 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
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 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
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 20 days ago

          It's funny asf either way

    2. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 6 Years
        3 years, 20 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
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 20 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."

  9. Tomerick
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 20 days ago

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

    1. Dunster
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      Great comment - made me chuckle

  10. What's your age and how long have you been playing?
    notlob legin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 20 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
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 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
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 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
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 20 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
            • 13 Years
            3 years, 20 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
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 20 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
              • 15 Years
              3 years, 20 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
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 20 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
                • 13 Years
                3 years, 20 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
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 20 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
                    • 13 Years
                    3 years, 20 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
                  • 15 Years
                  3 years, 20 days ago

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

            4. Galza
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 20 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. Galza
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

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

        1. Galza
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 20 days ago

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

          1. notlob legin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 20 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. Galza
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 20 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. Galza
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 20 days ago

              Sorry for your loss also.
              Nothing worse 🙁

              1. notlob legin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 20 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. Galza
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 20 days ago

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

              2. Gazwaz80
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 20 days ago

                This is true…

    4. House Frey Wedding Planner
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

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

    5. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        An early starter!!!

        1. Zenith UK
          • 9 Years
          3 years, 20 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
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 20 days ago

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

    6. The Mentaculus
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 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
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 20 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
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 20 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
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 20 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
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 20 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
              • 9 Years
              3 years, 20 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
                • 15 Years
                3 years, 20 days ago

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

            2. Dunster
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 20 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
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 20 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
              • 15 Years
              3 years, 20 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
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 20 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
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 20 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
              • 5 Years
              3 years, 20 days ago

              *not last season. 21/22

    7. Oldbloke
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

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

        1. Oldbloke
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 20 days ago

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

    8. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 14 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      Old enough. Never played seriously just enjoy the game

    14. Calculated Risks
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      50, and I think 12 or 13 years.

    19. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 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
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. skooldaze
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        2002/23

    23. skooldaze
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      21st season coming up

    24. Aybee13
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 18 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
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 18 days ago

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

    26. FPLteacher - Season 15
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 14 days ago

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

  11. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 20 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
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. ted mcnure
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Peg marks on knees?

      2. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Over arousal on dressing side?

        1. Mirror Man
          3 years, 20 days ago

          Guilty as charged.

  12. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 20 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
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      What was that again?

      1. The Philosopher
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Ultimate FPL

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Keep saying it WR ! Total respect

    3. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

    4. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

  13. ted mcnure
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 20 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. Galza
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      B for me.

    2. Dunster
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 15 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

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

    3. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

  14. notlob legin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 20 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
      • 15 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Same to you too

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      Fine words Nige of Boltonshire.

  15. Bobby Digital
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 20 days ago

    Thanks for fixing the fixture ticker and the comment section!

  16. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 20 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.

  17. 1justlookin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 20 days ago

    Anyone know what this szoboszlai fella is like?

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Was that from the 80s?

      2. Marvin.
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Dom.

      3. St Pauli Walnuts
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Soz

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

      He can ping and can also pong

    3. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 20 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

  18. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    3 years, 20 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
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 20 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
        • 10 Years
        3 years, 20 days ago

        Too right . Tell Slackwillie nothing

  19. St Pauli Walnuts
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 20 days ago

    So all this fuss is about some reveals?

    1. Merlin the Wraith
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 20 days ago

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

  20. skooldaze
    • 15 Years
    3 years, 20 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

  21. Markjames3011
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 13 days ago

    35 and this will be my 10 season