Fantasy Premier League: Pre-Season Thread

Formation

is the ACN on this season?

BKC

Formation wrote: »

is the ACN on this season?

Yup. I don't know why though because it was on last season too?

carlcon

Ba played on the left sometimes, but he's still primarily a striker. Can't see them changing too much with 2 up front and Ben Arfa floating around behind them. They'd still have a fair bit of width coming from elsewhere in midfield and defence.

I'd still try keep Ba though. Carroll on loan might have a good season then head off elsewhere for money again, so I wouldn't want him back.

Jax Teller

BKC wrote: »

Yup. I don't know why though because it was on last season too?

They're moving it to odd numbered years so it doesn't clash with the World Cup .

swoody

BKC wrote: »

Yup. I don't know why though because it was on last season too?

As of 2013, the African Cup of Nations will be switched to being held in odd-numbered years so that it does not clash with the FIFA World Cup. It was scheduled to be hosted by Libya, however it was moved to South Africa instead.

BKC

Makes sense I suppose.

Surely the game will be up sometime during the week...

RB100

BKC wrote: »

Makes sense I suppose.

Surely the game will be up sometime during the week...

nope. they are going to keep releasing the prices on twitter then will release game the day before the season starts.

Thatsfootball

There's 15 teams revealed (player prices from 15 different teams) so far. I'd imagine they get the full 20 and possibly release Wednesday or Thursday!

Hairy Nipples 87

RB100 wrote: »

BKC wrote: »

Makes sense I suppose.

Surely the game will be up sometime during the week...

nope. they are going to keep releasing the prices on twitter then will release game the day before the season starts.

It's to be up and running before the end of July, no actual date given but roughly between 7 to 14 days as of today. It would be lunacy to have the site only running the day before the season starts!

iMuse

Fantasyfootballscout said it would be up and running early this week, hopefully

Formation

Fook, if its up and running this week i will make a hundred changes and wreck my head, would prefer day before, van persie captain and autocomplete.

swoody

Ape X

This is the only time of the year where I have any optimism towards the coming fantasy season.... By October, I'm usually out of it.

So for the next few weeks at least, BRING IT!

Kerrigooney

Brendan Rodgers wrote: »

This is the only time of the year where I have any optimism towards the coming fantasy season.... By October, I'm usually out of it.

So for the next few weeks at least, BRING IT!

Haha. I`m exactly the same.

Every year I go into it with great hopes only for them to be snuffed out by Christmas.

It`s exactly like being a Liverpool fan actually.

RB100

Hairy Nipples 87 wrote: »

. It would be lunacy to have the site only running the day before the season starts!

I was only messing. I would prefer if they done the site properly then launched it so we don't have the troubles of last season!

slingerz

Brendan Rodgers wrote: »

This is the only time of the year where I have any optimism towards the coming fantasy season.... By October, I'm usually out of it.

So for the next few weeks at least, BRING IT!

This could be spookily in line with real life!!:eek:

Ape X

Kerrigooney wrote: »

Every year I go into it with great hopes only for them to be snuffed out by Christmas.

It`s exactly like being a Liverpool fan actually.

slingerz wrote: »

This could be spookily in line with real life!!:eek:

Yeah, I actually think my FPL fortunes are very closely tied to the fortunes of LFC. If I'm disillusioned with us, I don't give a rats how Bale, Cisse and Grant Holt are doing :pac:

Jax Teller

This is off Fantasy premier league twitter

Fantasy Premier League will be divided into four quarters with a VIP trip to watch your team on offer for each of the four winners.

I like that idea tbh .

Ape X

^So a change to the prize structure?

I've heard there'll be a rule change as well. Any guesses? I'm hoping it's not rolling substitutions like the FIFA/UEFA games.

wardie101

This was on their twitter account...assume it kicks off on Saturday so.

FantasyPremierLeague ‏@FPL1213
We launched the 2011/12 Fantasy Premier League website on 21st July last year. #FPL #takeahint

T-b0n3

wardie101 wrote: »

This was on their twitter account...assume it kicks off on Saturday so.

FantasyPremierLeague ‏@FPL1213
We launched the 2011/12 Fantasy Premier League website on 21st July last year. #FPL #takeahint

Was hoping for it a little sooner, but guess I can wait till then. Still gives us 4 weeks to tinker with our teams!

doozer16

wardie101 wrote: »

This was on their twitter account...assume it kicks off on Saturday so.

FantasyPremierLeague ‏@FPL1213
We launched the 2011/12 Fantasy Premier League website on 21st July last year. #FPL #takeahint

No it wasn't!

Ape X

Official FPL announcements are released via the offical PL account, @premierleague. Their last tweet was;

Details of the overall winner's prize will be revealed tomorrow along with news of a brand new in-game feature. #fpl

prettyboy81

Game not open yet but link bit.ly/FPL-Players to price list of all players!

Let the games begin....

Jimmy Iovine

They'd want to get better prizes this year. A VIP ticket to a match is **** for the amount of effort that goes into the thing over the course of a season.

Ape X

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

They'd want to get better prizes this year. A VIP ticket to a match is **** for the amount of effort that goes into the thing over the course of a season.

Think it's down to it different rules in different countries re tax on prizes, gambling laws etc etc. But I agree. Especially considering how much money the site must be making in advertising!

Nuri Sahin

Just a heads up. There'll be a Classic league and H2H league, as well as a private one by means of PM'ing me and I'll reply with the code. Lot of randoms, lurkers, non-boardsies, whatever you want to call them usually join going by past years so hopefully we can cut down on that, at least for one Classic and H2H league.

FatRat

I'm not sure what I think of the players/prices list. I was hoping there would be a few un-expected bargains of some sort but it all seems too correct for my liking. i.e..... Everyone seems to be priced properly which ruins the fun of it a little bit I'm sure bargains will pop up as soon as the season kicks off though.

As for the in-game feature..... nothing great at all. But that's a good thing because dramtic changes like rolling in subs like the Euro game could ruin the FPL game.

More ‪#FPL‬ news: a new in-game feature will allow you to post your confirmed team to Facebook and invite friends to ‘Rate My Team’.

keano_afc

So eh, the bonus points....

RB100

keano_afc wrote: »

So eh, the bonus points....

what about them?...they will actually be logical this season?. because they did get a bit out of hand in the second half of last season.