Fantasy Football

Lots of variations on FPL

My inner chimp team is only going to do transfers when the official transfer window is open.

The point of the game is to make decisions to make 1 team , not to have many different teams and then say at the end of the season my team number 842 out of a 1000  came in the top 10 , everyone can do that , the prices of the players is designed to have to make choices between having for example 0 1 or 2 premiums , splashing the cash around etc , not having lots of teams with all the different strategies and then at the end of the season oh i did well , of course not mentioning the other teams that did nothing .

This maybe a stupid question...

Anyone have any good sites for injury news?

Twitter is usually quickest, search players name. Usually has news of early game before deadline closes,.. Obviously beware the scammers/fakers/

But it's all a bit guessy unless it's definite.


If its more longterm stuff you want then
something like

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php

Is usually decent...

TY, yhtl..

Aug 17, 2026 -- 5:34PM, s.kenbo wrote:

Nice one, Emit. I like the sound of a set and go league, YHTL. It would be brilliantly topsy turvy. Has Emit sorted you out, Strivingport? I’ve got the details, I’m sure he’d be happy for me to pass them on to you.

Yes, he has now, thank you.. Still don't know where I can pay the entry fee though..

Dejavu... 4 days to go, I like my team!.... I compleatly change my team.. 

Replied via PM strinport... All the info is there.

completely.. I post it. Think, that looks completely wrong..

You did well to get an old Spurs manager in that word!

Making a second account is ok if you want to keep one for friends/family and the other for playing mugs on anonymous forums as you're not going to enter 2 teams to give yourself a better chance of winning fpl itself, it's the people making several dozens accounts to do so and to win lame weekly and month prizes who are the sad ones, I doubt there's many that does that though, would be like a full time job. Kind Regards.

Of course it is not ok , plain cheating , come the end of the season , you might want to keep 1 player that an opponent doesnt have but in the other league you want to sell him as an opponent has him , with the 1 team you cant do that , the other people in the league are at a disadvantage to cheaters as they can adapt different teams to suit their position in different leagues , they cant with 1 team , oh and of course very sad to cheat in a free game against friends and family .

I'm not talking about having two teams in one mini league league, that is obviously underhand.

Of course i know what you are on about , 2 teams for 2 different leagues , but it is cheating , imagine in the last week 1 person who is playing it fairly is in front of 1 league but behind in the 1 league , they have haaland , for 1 league they want to keep him but in 1 league they want to sell him , they cant do both , but of course the person with 2 seperate teams can keep haaland in 1 league , but sell him in another league , people with multiple teams in different leagues are putting the people playing fairly at a disadvantage as they can make different transfers to suit the position in different leagues .

Before I go on I have one team and that's it, but I don't see the problem, if you've got one team in one league and one in another, so what if you do different transfers, there is no cross over, you are not affecting other players in different leagues, and if you have more than one team in a paid league as long as you pay the multiple entry fee I wouldn't care less how many teams you had, it just boosts the prize money.

Anyway Straw Man, are you in the betfair league, I think I asked you last season and didn't get a reply!

Of course you are affecting the other players in other leagues , because the others dont have the chance to do different transfers depending on the state of the different leagues they are in , in 1 league they might be in front and want to block the players behind in another they might be behind and want to do different transfers , they cant , but of course the player with different teams can do .

Also , the one question is , if as they say it doesnt matter and there is no difference etc , then why on earth do they do it then if it makes no difference and there is no advantage , what is the point of doing it ?

Are you in our league?

Hold on. We now have two posters, mes & MrStrawMan who don't even appear to be in the Betfair Footy Forum league making up new rules!

Time for me to bow out.

No

Aug 18, 2026 -- 5:39PM, SirNorbertClarke wrote:

Hold on. We now have two posters, mes & MrStrawMan who don't even appear to be in the Betfair Footy Forum league making up new rules!Time for me to bow out.

How are they new rules

In the interest of fair play each person may only enter one team. You may enter this team in multiple leagues and compete against different groups of friends.

will you turn it in stawman ffs

duffy has already put it perfectly at 4.54

I'm not in this league as I cba managing two teams as I don't fancy sharing personal info, though some people don't mind.

You are putting forward some dumb scenario that is meaningless.

Anyone entering their own team normally and another team just to play a mini league on an anonymous forum is a) most likely going to be entering identical teams or incredibly similar team because why wouldn't they, saves a lot of time and effort and makes no sense to diverge, and b) is going to have practically zero effect on anyone whatsoever even if they didn't enter two very similar teams.

Your 1 millionth in the pool with you real team, you're 3 millionth with your forum team, as if someone is going to sit there and think, I know I'll not put Haaland in this side, but I'll put him in the other so it's win/win, but then next week the team with Haaland done well so I'll keep him, the team without him didn't do well so I'll bring in Gyokeres, but then Gyokeres does well and then Haaland doesn't, and so it goes on, with differing position's and players in differnet weeks, it's all swings and roundabouts.

The % impact if any you'd have on someone would be so incredibly minute it's negligible.

The on only time it could matter, if you have two teams in the same league and everyone else has one, and there's some financial reward and you haven't declared you've put two.

There's not really any cheats in fpl main game, even those who are just mass entering sides to try to win the game are wasting their lives, that is a full time job and only increases your % chance by a miniscule of a fraction. There are cheats in fpl for those who just enter for weekly and monthly prizes, but the prizes are so crap I'd leave them too it.

Kind Regards.

turn it in stawman f.f.s

duffy has already put it perfectly at 4.54

I'm not in this league as I c.b.a managing two teams as I don't fancy sharing personal info, though some people don't mind.

You are putting forward some dumb scenario that is meaningless.

Anyone entering their own team normally and another team just to play a mini league on an anonymous forum is a) most likely going to be entering identical teams or incredibly similar team because why wouldn't they, saves a lot of time and effort and makes no sense to diverge, and b) is going to have practically zero effect on anyone whatsoever even if they didn't enter two very similar teams.

Your 1 millionth in the pool with you real team, you're 3 millionth with your forum team, as if someone is going to sit there and think, I know I'll not put Haaland in this side, but I'll put him in the other so it's win/win, but then next week the team with Haaland done well so I'll keep him, the team without him didn't do well so I'll bring in Gyokeres, but then Gyokeres does well and then Haaland doesn't, and so it goes on, with differing position's and players in differnet weeks, it's all swings and roundabouts.

The % impact if any you'd have on someone would be so incredibly minute it's negligible.

The on only time it could matter, if you have two teams in the same league and everyone else has one, and there's some financial reward and you haven't declared you've put two.

There's not really any cheats in fpl main game, even those who are just mass entering sides to try to win the game are wasting their lives, that is a full time job and only increases your % chance by a miniscule of a fraction. There are cheats in fpl for those who just enter for weekly and monthly prizes, but the prizes are so cr.ap I'd leave them too it.

Kind Regards.

turn it in stawman f-f-ṡ

duffy has already put it perfectly at 4.54

I'm not in this league as I cbā managing two teams as I don't fancy sharing personal info, though some people don't mind.

You are putting forward some dumb scenario that is meaningless.

Anyone entering their own team normally and another team just to play a mini league on an anonymous forum is a) most likely going to be entering identical teams or incredibly similar team because why wouldn't they, saves a lot of time and effort and makes no sense to diverge, and b) is going to have practically zero effect on anyone whatsoever even if they didn't enter two very similar teams.

Your 1 millionth in the pool with you real team, you're 3 millionth with your forum team, as if someone is going to sit there and think, I know I'll not put Haaland in this side, but I'll put him in the other so it's win/win, but then next week the team with Haaland done well so I'll keep him, the team without him didn't do well so I'll bring in Gyokeres, but then Gyokeres does well and then Haaland doesn't, and so it goes on, with differing position's and players in differnet weeks, it's all swings and roundabouts.

The % impact if any you'd have on someone would be so incredibly minute it's negligible.

The on only time it could matter, if you have two teams in the same league and everyone else has one, and there's some financial reward and you haven't declared you've put two.

There's not really any cheats in fpl main game, even those who are just mass entering sides to try to win the game are wasting their lives, that is a full time job and only increases your % chance by a miniscule of a fraction. There are cheats in fpl for those who just enter for weekly and monthly prizes, but the prizes are so cräp I'd leave them too it.

Kind Regards.

Why aren't you in MSM? and you can't use the old stalking chestnut as an excuse as YHTL and the shrinking violet that is mes are already using that one

I again ask if it has no advantage and makes no difference then why on earth do people do it ? If you do answer can you try and keep it to under 500 words .

Are you a bit simple ?

I've literally just explained to you why, and you ask for less characters so you can understand

Aug 18, 2026 -- 5:55PM, duffy wrote:

Why aren't you in MSM? and you can't use the old stalking chestnut as an excuse as YHTL and the shrinking violet that is mes are already using that one

No stalking , just play in the 1 league , and dont want lots of leagues to try and juggle players in , just keep it simple .

Aug 18, 2026 -- 6:07PM, mesmerised wrote:

Are you a bit simple ?I've literally just explained to you why, and you ask for less characters so you can understand

If you cant see how it gives people with different teams in different leagues an advantage , i rather assume you are the simple one .
Are you going to claim you would win this league easily this year ?

I’ve had two teams in this before and also two teams when I used to do The Sun. They were paid leagues and nobody minded. You pay the money you take your chance.

The main benefit is being able to keep your core five or six players, then have a Haaland in one and a Fernandes in another.

I wouldn’t consider doing it in a free league. They’re a bit fun and should be played on a level playing field.

My God Strawman you really are a bit thick.

Also i dont know why you are saying about swapping players for weeks , i am saying its the last week , you are 20 ahead in 1 league and 20 behind in 1 league , you have an advantage if you can make different transfers in the different leagues against someone that can not .

Aug 18, 2026 -- 6:13PM, mesmerised wrote:

My God Strawman you really are a bit thick.

Again i ask , if there is no advantage to be gained , why do people do it ?

Anyway Mes when you grow up , you will realise people dont do things that take more effort  if there is nothing to gain from it , it might be helpful if you go into business .

Also i dont know why you are saying about swapping players for weeks , i am saying its the last week , you are 20 ahead in 1 league and 20 behind in 1 league , you have an advantage if you can make different transfers in the different leagues against someone that can not .

But to that I'd say, so what? I wouldn't feel cheated, in fact I'd be grateful that the prize money I was likely to win would be enhanced by someone paying for multiple entries and it would take some doing to have both your teams near the top anyway.

You're ahead in the betfair forum mini league last week of the season
You're behind in a completely different league last week of the season
Your put in one team but play it safe in another.


How tf is that going to impact anyone else in those leagues - bearing in mind any team in any league would not be going up against one person having two teams in that mini league - all season long they'd have been playing against one person in that one mini league, as said before, if they had two teams in the same mini league then there's an issue.

And as also said earlier, some people enter mini leagues with a second team as they don't fancy sharing personal info online but might want to join in.

Is this really that difficult for you to understand, it's like trying to educate pork.

This guy has to be the most precious little flower I've ever come across, I bet even being on the wrong side of the law by getting a parking ticket puts the fear of God into him.

He’s got you engaging on the thread. I expected you to ‘ignore’ this until the international break then pop on and tell us how well you’re doing in every version you’re playing!!

I can give you some pointers Ken, here's tip number 1, stop going without Haaland and then hiding behind the sofa every weekend

Dont worry I  expect he would have popped up in May saying how he would have won  this mugs league by 200 points .

Of course a lot of assumptions made , and of course all wrong , it was just a bit of advice if you do enter the world of finance for example , no one does things they dont have to do unless there is some sort of advantage in it for them .

Goalkeeper

Raya, Arsenal




Defenders

Virgil, Liverpool
O'Reilly, Man City
Sessegnon, Fulham




Midfielders

Foden, Man City
B.Fernandes, Man Utd
Stach, Leeds
Rayan, Bournemouth


Forwards

Thiago, Brentford
João Pedro, Chelsea
Isak, Liverpool



Substitutes

Verbruggen, Brighton
Truffert, Bournemouth
J.Ramsey, Newcastle
Pedro Porro, Spurs



Today's effort...

Can you tell me what does somebody have to gain financially by entering a mini league with no money as I believe this one is as an example, and then entering the main game with your real team and real name where there is definitely no money involved? Try not to think too hard because it's not difficult.

hiding behind the sofa every weekend

You’re not wrong there!

I’m sure Haaland scored two very late goals in a couple of games last season within a week or so. I’m thinking I’m a genius for not picking him, ten minutes later I realise what a mug I am!

I have not said there is anything to gain financially , i agree the chances of someone being in a scenario in the last week where it could matter is low , but even if it is low there is still an advantage to be gained by having different teams in different leagues , if there was no advantage why would the rules say it is unfair to enter multiple teams ?

I'll give you a clear example of cheating so you understand what cheating is.

Dreamteam - 60k to the winner, seasons gone by well over 100k.

You are only allowed to enter one team these days, this has been the case for a few years now, as people were tired of seeing the same names plastered over the leaderboards every season when it was paid entry, those dedicated enough to mass enter.

What happened next was when they did limit entries to one team per person, all of a sudden you started to see the same surname appear dozens of times instead which was not a coicidence.

People simply entered another team using their mothers, brothers, sisters, fathers, sons and daughters accounts.

Names like Byrom, Knights, Kovacs, Weaver etc, anyone that's played that game over the years would know that.

They were cheating, technically not, but it was still cheating when you looked at the teams, identical or near identical, they were clearly being operated by one person, paid places were up to 100, then them dwindled it down to 10 to try and combat that.

That's cheating, trying to game the system for huge financial return.

Not entering a second fpl team anonymously to play in a mini league with no prize money, but miraculously finishing above millions consequentially to win some tatty Puma gear, a computer game couple of free tickets to a football match.

Hope this wasn't too long for you.

Kind Regards.

At the moment i have
Donnarumma Mosquera Kerkez Shaw Rogers Szobozlai Semenyo Mbeumo Cunha Pedro Haaland
4 4 4 4.5
But will possibly change a bit

Again i ask if there was no advantage then why would FPL state in the rules it is unfair ?

Obviously if you have 2 raffle tickets you have more chance of winning raffle than a
person that has one ticket.

Having different teams in different leagues
isn't same, as it's one raffle ticket in each league.(but 2 in outright)

Changing 2 teams to suit 2 leagues may see you
lose both, it's not a given you trade off one
against the other.

If I was to join this betfair league, I'd set up a new team, but just can't hack the
fuss of logging in and out, so I only have
one team.

You might get disqualified for 2 teams, but I doubt it.

MrStrawMan isn't even in the league yet he wants to invent the rules to a private league.



Whoever owns this league needs to tell him where to go.

The rules are on the FPL Site , I cant invent something that has already been invented .

The Betfair Footy Forum League is a private league so it can make up it's own rules.

There are thousands of private leagues with all sorts of different rules.

You were in The World Cup fantasy, MSM. I assume you’re not in this one because your own name is on the account?

^^^ that and fear of getting his a*** handed to him ^^^

Another day, another 5 changes!... Haaland in, out, in, out, in...

Still running with my BB.. Sooner this season starts, the better for my sanity!

Just read your message sunny side up... I'll send the text in the morning..

will you join this one too?

Betfair Footy Forum.

Looks like 27 to 26! teams in so far...The Pin is z6xics

This is free to enter! No prizes, Just for the fun of it..

Having different teams in different leagues
isn't same, as it's one raffle ticket in each league.(but 2 in outright)

Changing 2 teams to suit 2 leagues may see you
lose both, it's not a given you trade off one
against the other.

Tried explaining this to him in several languages, but computer says No.

Looks like 27 to 26! teams

I've left.

I play FPL for fun. I'm already in a couple of good relaxed leagues and I don't need the agro of some a***hole making up new rules.

Diddums

I take your place Mush

You sap, Nobby!

Your league is beginning to look like a***hole central

One less than yesterday though!

See how quickly things degrade when malignant people start to arrive. First MrStrawMan, then Stringvest.

Have fun.

Spitting your Dummy out Mummies Boy

See what I mean?

The bile has arrived!

A league is only ever as good as its Admin.

Ah, nobby, you are right, fantasy football
is to be enjoyed, it's a release,

You'll still enjoy the frustrations, in or out of leagues.

When I read Clarkies resignation speech, I thought he was kidding!

I do have several theories on human nature.. Pretty sure we all have our quirks and sometimes we all need a head wobble!

Put yourself back in please. btw, Stringvest is a proper FFL veteran Good Luck.

This thread should be the most laid back, frivolous and fun of all on the football forum..

Majority of my contributions will be just thinking out-loud...

FFS Nobby, how does someone on here speaking about rules, that don't even mean anything, have any impact on anything whatsoever???

Get yourself back in man!!!

We'll put it down to pre season nerves

https://x.com/iadorewomen_/status/738739269561372672

https://x.com/iadorewomen_/status/738739269561372672

Yep

Konsa agrees to sign for Arsenal!

More fricking changes imminent!

Getting an arsenal defender at 4.5 is cheat code.

Konsa unlikely to play 90 minutes in August.

Unlikely to be 4.5 m in October...

Headache until we see the pecking order.

I've stuck him in, I tend to play 3-4-3 so no great
loss if he doesn't play

Arsenal have too many great defenders, who is likely to play 90 minutes every week and who will get 20 minutes here and there?

Don't know why we've signed him, we have Mosquera, Hincapie, Ben white and Calafiori who can all play centre back or full back, then of course Saliba will come back. Would not be picking him myself as no idea if he'll even start.

He had a pretty iffy WC but on everything I'd seen prior to that I rated him very highly..long term starter and gives cover at RB...was surprised to see he's 28 already (thought he was bit younger)...slight knock on the deal for that personally unless they are looking at moving someone..

Could be an ok pick after the first 5 games , I can see a 10 minute run out against Coventry for 1 point , the next 4 games arent the best for clean sheets and not certain he will start anyway .

brentford,

Playing FPL?

The more the merrier in our league, Nobby has just had a hissy fit and withdrawn so we have space for another United fan

Appreciate the invite, duffy...I play a couple of friends and family affairs which is plenty for me tbh ..GL to you all though..

not sure I'd be troubling the top boys anyway...always forget a deadline or two

I wonder if it would be worth starting a new thread on here and in the "your competitions" section with the invitation to join our league in the thread title, many might not even click onto this thread and don't know a league even exists.

Might pick up a few more players.

What do we think?

I’d guess that anybody who is up for a game would have looked on here over the last few season.

Brentford. All you have to do is type six digits in and you’re entered. The team you play against others would be the team you played in this league.

My lad just said the same to me Kenbo, something along the lines of, "what are you on about, this thread is clear enough"

I must be just getting a bit over excited

That’s why he beats you every year. He far smarter than you!

You don't need to wink, it's bloody true.

Not this year though

Have we dragged Nobby back from the edge yet?

I think he’s still out. I think I counted 28 players, could easily be one either side of that number though.

Stringvest. Are you still Totally Weird!!?

Yes, you are right, sorry. Never read the bulk text or skimmed through the paragraph, I see the payment info is included with the fantasy league code and details.. There is another guy who might join, can I pass on the details to him?

The Betfair Footy Forum is a free league. Emitdeb is the man you need to message if you want to join the paid league. That’s £20.

You’re welcome to pass the details on.

T

Doh. I thought I was replying to Stringvest then! My post still stands though.

Aug 19, 2026 -- 9:06PM, s.kenbo wrote:

Doh. I thought I was replying to Stringvest then! My post still stands though.

Yeah, it was the paid league I entered ('The Big One'), I have paid the £20 entry fee for that already and that's the one I want to pass on the info for..   I dunno who Stringvest is ...a different user. I might enter the free league too, not sure yet..

You have the details strivingport, pass them on...

@Emitdeb Great, thanks! I will do..

Yes I am Kenbo , but not in that gaff anymore