FORM vs. FIXTURES

FORM vs. FIXTURE There is always ‘talk’ about whether the selection of a player should be based on one of two key factors. Either favourable forthcoming fixtures OR favourable current form! I have always gone with Fixtures. I had this dilemma recently with DCL. Everton’s 6 ‘tricky’ fixtures in 7 matches gave me a decision […]

PLAYER OWNERSHIP – REBOOTED

PLAYER OWNERSHIP – REBOOTED Stats, eh? You can interpret them any way you like. But when the figures are there, staring you in the face in black and white, they just can’t be argued with. Which is just as well if you’re a fantasy football manager (think I can safely say that’s everyone reading this). […]

ESSENTIAL

ESSENTIAL There is talk! What is ‘essential’? The dictionary definition is: – ‘absolutely necessary’, ‘extremely important’. What does that mean in FPL terms? Is it the top scoring players? Is it the players that offer the best value for money? Or is it those that you simply can’t do without, as not having them in […]

PRIZE MONEY ANNOUNCED!

We are delighted to confirm both record number of players in the league and more importantly record prize money! Big thank you to everyone for your payment and thanks especially to those of you who invited new players to the league. More on that later with the recruitment leader-board but right now I am sure […]

INTRODUCING A NEW TROPHY – The Junior FFUK Champion

We are delighted to announce the introduction of a new trophy this season… THE JUNIOR FFUK CHAMPION As the season’s go by and we all grow older, we get to welcome the next generation of fantasy football superstars to the league. Thanks to the Dad’s and Mum’s who sign up their kids to play in […]

INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAMP – ALLAN TOMKINS

We managed to catch up recently with last season’s league winner Allan Tomkins to ask him a few quick fire questions. Find out below his thoughts on last season and a few predictions about how this season may unfold. Learn from the best FFUK has to offer. Here is a pic of the Champ with […]

PRE-SEASON UPDATE

How’s the tinkering going? Or if you haven’t yet set up your team what are you waiting for? Preseason is well underway. It’s a glorious thing. Pressure is off, we are free to tinker at will… But that GW1 deadline will soon be upon us! The FFUK league is filling up nicely, we now have […]

SEASON PREDICTIONS

It is time in the pre season for our annual predictions. For a taster of what we predicted last season check out the post from this time last year here. This year we have 5 special FFUKers to give us their predictions once more. Plus, of course, myself and Pete to give our thoughts too. […]

THE BOOK OF CONTS – YOUR GUIDE TO THE FFUK WHATSAPP GROUP

YOUR GUIDE TO THE FFUK WHATSAPP GROUP

COUNTDOWN TO KICK OFF: Fixtures vs Quality

Now then FFUKers, the opening Premier League fixture might still be five weeks away, but the player list was released last week so it’s time to start thinking about who should be in your initial squad. You obviously want to pick the players you think will score you the most points – simple, eh? But […]