In Pursuit of Science Over Art: Part Two – Picking A Captain

A number of great hunts have foxed humanity over the centuries: searches for the Holy Grail, the Elixir of Life or the Lost City of Atlantis. But can any of these rival the fantasy manager’s perennial search for a formula for selecting their Captain? The importance of Captain selection cannot be overstated. It can make […]

FFUK THE MUSIC -JAMIE VARDY SPECIAL

In honour of Jamie Vardy’s phenomenal run of scoring this edition of FFUK the Music is dedicated to Leicester’s no. 9. He now sits ahead of some impressive names after beating Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s Premier League Record. Who would bet against him scoring again this weekend? First up we go to the Godfather of Soul for […]

NOVEMBER REVIEW VIDEO & CHALLENGE CUP UPDATE

Join Pete & Chris on the sofa to discuss the latest goings on in the FFUK mini league. In this episode we cover the busy festive period, the latest in the cups, end of season awards, manager of the month, shout outs, The Aguero situation, plus we even try and sort out Pete’s squad crisis. […]

TUESDAY TABLE & GW14 REVIEW

There is only 1 place to start this week. Super Jamie Vardy made a mockery of his price tag by scoring again this weekend for the 11th consecutive premier league game, an all time (PL) record. He is currently enjoying a run of form that most strikers can only dream of and at the same […]

CUP UPDATE – ROLLERCOASTER

Whoa! What a ride! Well that’s it, that’s the first round of the FFUK Cup, done and dusted! Did you enjoy it? Did you come out battered and bruised or bloodied but victorious? Maybe you were one of the few that walked away from the first round with your tail wagging like a wind carrot […]

CUP UPDATE – FEVER

(Please note – current league placings are noted in brackets – all points scores refer to current monthly score for November). As you will all know, there are no ‘easy’ cup games and anything can happen! Yes, there are games that ‘should’ be won – we would expect Chelsea to comfortably beat Stoke in any […]

TUESDAY TABLE & GW13 REVIEW

GW13 Complete. Was it lucky for you? Super Jamie Vardy continued his incredible run of scoring in consecutive games, as Leicester City went top of the Premier League, smashing lowly Newcastle. He is now level with Ruud Van Nistelrooy and can beat his record this weekend when Leicester play, ironically, Manchester United. Can he do […]

INTERNATIONAL INJURIES

When is a door not a door? When its a jar When is an injury not an injury? When it’s an international injury. As the international break comes to an end, our teams have been hit hard, and some more than others. This is a worrying time for a fantasy football manager. All of that […]

BALANCE VS DEPTH

Pete: Chris suggested we take this opportunity to formalise an ongoing ‘discussion’ we’ve been having. I use inverted commas there as Chris and I aren’t really discussing, we don’t really listen to eachother, we argue. I put myself firmly in the squad depth camp some weeks ago now, if not right at the start of […]

In Pursuit of Science Over Art

There are a number of reasons that Fantasy Football managers transfer players in and out of their squads, among them injuries, recent form, future fixtures, general quality and team performances. These, though, are mostly intangible, based on luck, opinion and clairvoyance. There is, however, another factor that managers should also take into account. Something more […]