THE FFUK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – HOW TO QUALIFY

Cup 3: FFUK Champions League – How TO QUALIFY In my previous post I described how the third FFUK Cup, the FFUK Champions League, will work this season. It’s fiendishly complicated – don’t blame me, blame UEFA! Check out the how it works post to find out more, but beware, it’s long and may take […]

MILK PLATE – 1st ROUND RESULTS & 2nd ROUND DRAW

Round 1 of the Milk Plate concluded at the end of Gameweek 14 which saw the culmination of the November Gamemonth. Round 2 is already officially under with Gameweek 15 marking the start of the marathon December Gamemonth – six Gameweeks in this one so you might want to be wary of going too hard […]

CUPDATE – FFUK CUP 2nd ROUND RESULTS & 3rd ROUND DRAW

Gameweek 14 ended with a flurry of activity as there was only a two-day turnaround to get our teams in shape for Gameweek 15. It also signalling the end of a Gamemonth (November) we had just a day to wrap up the results of Round 2 and complete the draw for round 3 – you’ll […]

THE FFUK CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – HOW IT WORKS

Cup 3: FFUK Champions League – How It Works As previously trailed, there will be a third cup this year for FFUK managers. The inspiration for this has always been the Champions League, and it is this real-world competition which will inform how the cup will run. The Champions League returns after Christmas during Gameweek […]

MILK PLATE – ROUND 1 DRAW

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door …… to the Milk Plate! The Statue of Liberty knows her fantasy football (even if she is French!). She knows […]

CUPDATE – ROUND 1 STANDINGS

With the start of the October Gamemonth a few weeks ago came the start of the FFUK Cup. And what a funny old Gamemonth it is! First of all it’s only three weeks long – brutal if you have have a bad week in there. Secondly scoring has been almost apocalyptically low, and that means, […]

CUPDATE – COUNTDOWN TO ROUND 1

The October Gamemonth is almost upon us which can only mean one thing …. the cups are here, in all their magnificent glory! The draw has been made for the 1st round of the FFUK CUP, check it out here. So do the only sensible thing and check out your opponent’s squad forthwith! Looking down […]

CUPDATE – THE 3 CUPS EXPLAINED

The cups for FFUK will work a little differently this year, so read on to find out all the details: THE FFUK CUP One key change for season 2019/20 is that everyone in the League is entered into the FFUK Cup. The first round will take place during the October Gamemonth, with the final being […]

BAKES’FPL CUPDATE Week 7: Cupmaggedon

Round 7: Gameweek 23 ….. I guess it had to happen sometime. Every week thus far 50% of FPL Cup protagonists got booted out (as is the way with cup competitions), yet more than 50% of FFUKers had remained standing. Weeks of FFUKers looking statistics in the eyes and poking it with two fingers. Finally […]

BAKES’ FPL CUPDATE – WEEK 6

Round 6: Gameweek 22 ….. Just 12 FFUKers brave and true contested Round 6 of the FPL Cup. The previous rate of attrition of our number indicated that we should expect 7 of these 12 to progress. It is therefore with great pleasure that I can announce that eight, indeed, won their fixtures and move […]