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Sky Sports Bring Fantasy Football Back To Our Screens

27 July 2012 1065 comments
Mark Mark
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Fantasy Football is returning to our Friday night TV courtesy of a new show – The Fantasy Football Club.

We’re delighted to be amongst the first to announce the news that Sky Sports are launching a weekly show on Friday nights from 10-11pm, hosted by “Fenners” (pictured above) and Paul Merson.

The first episode will go out live on August 17 on Sky Sports HD and will mark the return of Fantasy Football to a TV audience following the demise of Baddiel and Skinner’s Fantasy Football League way back in 1996.

The Fantasy Football Club will feature celebrity guests each week, with analysis of their Fantasy lineups and the key Fantasy Football topics amongst the discussion. No really, we’ve been promised.

The Sky Sports’ own Fantasy Football game will, not surprisingly, feature throughout with a focus on the leaders and top teams. Fantasy Football Scout are supporting the game with our own league this season – details on how to join our league can be found below.

We’ll also be getting exclusive access to the team behind The Fantasy Football Club prior to the first airing, with more details to come before the August 17 kick-off. In the meantime, you might want to follow the show on Twitter right here.

And no, before you ask, I’m not the new “Statto”.

The Sky Sports Scout League

Sky Sports Fantasy Football is free to play and offers a raft of prizes, including £25,000 to the winner.

Fantasy Football Scout also has an official Sky Sports Fantasy Football League with a prize of a Samsung Blu Ray home cinema system worth up to £600 on offer.

Register your Sky Sports team and then join our “FFScout” league – the Pin is 8004519.

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

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  1. ffwil
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Yaya Toure or Cabaye or another?

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    1. Davido989
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Who does this 'another' play for?

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      1. ffwil
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        yayayaya

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  2. thetinkerman
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    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Zabaleta bandwagon starts....... NOW

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    1. Willis.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      BAM!

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    2. Elniñorules
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Darn!

      There goes my only 6.0 def secret.

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    3. slappybag
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Too much of a rotation risk for me

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      1. Willis.
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        🙄

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      2. thetinkerman
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        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah totally, I was joking to be honest.... although he could be a cheeky punt should Richards be rested/injured over the first few weeks

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        1. slappybag
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          13 years, 5 months ago

          I know you were, but you never know with the bandwagons around here

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          1. thetinkerman
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            • 14 Years
            13 years, 5 months ago

            Would rather have a naile-on Clichy though to be honest.

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      3. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        not if Richards goes

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        1. thetinkerman
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          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Don't really see this happening

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  3. Drip Doctor
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Corporal Jenkinson is awful. Still not sure how he's made it to a Premier League club.

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    1. Round and Round
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Because Wenger loves kids.

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  4. Optimus.
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    not my team but just had a play around to see what sort of team i could come up with if i backed chelsea defence in the dgw

    federici
    ivanovic terry cole
    noble siggy taarabt kagawa
    roo aguero graham

    begovic demel el ahmadi cuellar

    any takers

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    1. Damo.
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I put in my first good fantasy shift last night and I have to say I've completely switched my thinking.

      As of now I'm going with Cech, Terry and 6.5 with Rooney and Aguero up front and .5 in the bank. I Think it gives you so much leeway to work with.

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  5. GoonerByron
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Watching this game has made me realise again that I don't know why people here think Toure isn't a good Fantasy option, he's City's driving force going forward constantly

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I don't have him now, but I may look to ship Aguero in GW3 due to rotation and draft Yaya in.

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    2. Willis.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      He's playing CAM tonight.

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    3. Round and Round
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Similar reason why Modric isnt. Both get forward but it rarely translates into points.

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    4. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      He won' be playing as advanced with Silva back in the team.

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    5. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I think Yaya is better than Silva atm. First on my teamsheet whem the games came out.

      Doosra is his agent. 🙂

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        😆

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      2. In Like Flynn.
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        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Whem?? Small town in Shropshire clearing it's throat.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          13 years, 5 months ago

          Hawk!

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        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          Phlegm???

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          1. In Like Flynn.
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            Wem 😉

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  6. r0nh
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    41 min GOAL ZABALETA (1-0)!!!

    This means that he is a must have!!!

    ESSENTIAL

    Come on folks, you know the rules here, everytime a player scores, he put him, or her ;), into our team.

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    1. tangtastic
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22i_gqAf_o#t=00m51s

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  7. Davido989
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    2-0 CITTTYY

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  8. Licky
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Who would be better to have Hoolahan or Pilkington?

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  9. AP
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    AGuuuuuueeerrrroooooooooooo!

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    1. The Stock
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      That still resonating in your ears?

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      1. AP
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        No, i'm just trying to wum Now Back To Me a lil'l.

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  10. COMH
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Yaya 2-0

    Kolarov assist

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Hehehe. 😀

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Leads the Kolarov bandwagon into action

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  11. Drip Doctor
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Jenkinson out of position again.

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  12. Dirty_Harry
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Rumour has it that West Ham have just been confirmed as winning the Olympic stadium.

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    1. The Stock
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Gold Medal no.1

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Ding, ding! 😀

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    3. tangtastic
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I guess its good for the balance sheet, but that's a shame for the Upton Park area

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  13. baulchy
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    a.) 6.5 mid (any ideas) + 2 mil (Torres to Rooney GW2)
    or
    b.) Kawaga/Y.Toure + keep Torres
    ???

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      A

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  14. COMH
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    McClean, Taarabt or N'Zogbia?

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    1. The Stock
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Sir Charles for me.

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    2. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      McClean

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    3. AA
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Taarabt if you have Maloney . Rotates fairly well .

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    4. Coldplay
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      McClean is the general consensus here although I fancy N'Zogbia.

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  15. @FuzzyWarbles
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    i just pulled a 16 hour shift, then won tickets to NY Red Bulls v Spurs, then found out i wasnt able to go up to NY to see the game. Gutted.

    Ease my suffering and tell me this is a decent team....

    de Gea, Federici

    Cole, Clichy, Williams, Demel, Fonte

    Hazard, Siggy, Kagawa, Michu, ONeil

    Torres, Tevez, Pogrebnyak

    2 mil in bank to go torres->rooney gw2

    any thoughts on de Gea's spot being threatened or is that all rubbish?

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    1. The Stock
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Cobblers.

      I'm not liking Pog in these lineups. Mad dash to bin him from GW 3 methinks.

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    2. @FuzzyWarbles
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      and a new post to cap off a miserable 24 hours

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  16. Willis.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    New post.

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  17. mufc802
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Oscar 8.5 damn was hoping for 8.0.

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    1. Davido989
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I like your username.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Get in the League!!!

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        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Oh yeah, I will right this minute.

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        2. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          League? What league? Don't tell me I've missed out on an another one.

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      2. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Have you received an email from Doosra with a league code in it?

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        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Yep, going to join now.

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  18. Canadian Football
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Ok prime time scouts.....i am usually on in the deadzone and would appricieate your thoughts.

    DDG/4.0
    Cole/Ivan/Cuellar/Gorkss/Fabio
    Siggy/Sess/kagawa/Pineaar/Maloney
    Aguero/Torres(c)/Graham

    Planned transfers....

    GW2 Cole>Lescott
    GW3 a) Aguero>Tevez and Torres>Rooney for Hit

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    1. Canadian Football
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      GW3b if Teves not startng.....Torress>Bent/Cisse/Ade or other on form stiker

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  19. WorldCupDanB
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Does anyone know any minileagues to join with free prizes for any of the fantasy games?

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  20. COMH
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Yaya is class. Anyone having him? £8m is a tidy pricetag aswell.

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Think i'll be going with Silva. But Yaya could be a great differential.

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  21. Davido989
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Ginkapo may be right saying that Arsenal will be 2-0 down and the kids come on to score 3.

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  22. Reckoner.
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea & Reading for GW 1

    Swansea till GW 7

    Liverpool after GW 5

    Arsenal after GW 6

    Anymore worth looking at/keeping an eye on?

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      City and United for 38 weeks

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  23. ffwil
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Defender for 5mil?

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    1. Love In the Time of Kolarov
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      hangeland

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    2. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Dawson

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  24. koscielny
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    My first crack at this game, what do you make of this team :

    Federici / Green
    A Cole / Clichy / Koscielny / McCartney / Barnett
    Walcott / Guthrie / Ramirez / Kagawa / Maloney
    Torres / Bent / Aguero

    any help will be greatly appreciated 🙂

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    1. Canadian Football
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Welcome!

      Not bad for first crack. Walcott>Sigurdsen . Kos>5.0 defender , Guthrie>Maloney

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      1. koscielny
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Do you think sigurdson will get game time and set pieces then ? Just changed koscielny to williams, swansea have nice fixtures 🙂 I have 1.5 in the bank aswell.

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  25. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    DDG Federici
    Cole Clichy Demel Tierney Fabio
    Noble Hazard Valencia Bale Maloney
    Torres Pog Aguero

    How do I fit Rooney and Yaya into this team?

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  26. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    A) DDG + Clichy + Noble/Maloney
    B) Begovic + Cuellar + Yaya

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  27. Ball Bag
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    De Gea

    S.Taylor. A.Cole. Clichy

    Sessengnon Kagawa J.Allen. Michu

    Rooney. Aguero Pog

    Subs. : Ruddy. Fabio. Chico. Powell

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