LEAGUE IS NOW FULL!
Discord Channel - fpl-draft (on BLM fantasy games server)
Discord User Names Key & Confirmed Players for 2024/25 (16) maximum 16
(Bolded when known to be on Discord)Name (Bolded if on Discord) / Discord Username / TFP Forum Username if registered
Andy Duenner / duenni / duenni
Antonio Vieira / Antonio
Dale Elstone / delstone / delstone
Daniel Nichols / flacco / flacco2012
Gareth Hensby / Gareth / c1188210
Liam McCarthy / Macca / Macca
James Mottram / Jimbob80085 / jimbob80085
James Taylor / jrt55555 / jrt55555
Martin Fraiel / Frazzie / Frazzie
Matthew Elstone / theaints / melstone
Noel Symonds / bluelionman / bluelionman
Sam Devereux / SamDev69 / s.devereux
Steve Bibbing / WirralRobin / WirralRobin
Steve Smith / Stevefringe / Stevefringe
Tom Gibbs / gibby1711 / Gibby1711
Tyler Bagley / DapperDolphin
Do you follow the Premier League?
Do you like fantasy football?
Would you like to get involved in a draft type fantasy football money league (where no one can have the same players)?
If the answer is yes, then read on my friend as I have just such a league drafting on the eve of the new Premier League season, that being Thursday, 15th August 2024 at 8pm (UK time).
I have picked a live draft date and time for this league as close to the season as possible to give people the most amount of time to asses the news on player transfers.
Each entrant that signs up can vote for the scoring settings we will use - either Classic or Head to Head (as we had in this league last year). One team one vote - which you will cast by posting on the leagues message board. Whichever option the majority are in favour of come 12 noon UK time on Thursday 15th August - this leagues draft day - will be which setting we go with. If by some chance, it’s a tie I will flip a coin - can’t really say fairer than that.
The entry fee will be the same as last season - £25 per team. I will confirm prizes after the live draft as soon as everyone has paid up. To avoid chasing people and because post draft I can’t delete people from the draft league I am only sending an invite to people to actually get into the league once payment has been made. I have to wait until the live draft to know exactly how many teams we have (unless I get a full quota of 16 players prior to then in which case I can then work out the prizes before the draft itself - which would be better. All entry fees will be paid back out as prizes 100%).
Last season we had prizes for 1st, 2nd, Highest Weeks Score & Highest Cumulative Fantasy Points Team Score.
I am using Fantasy Premier League’s (FPL’s) draft game for this money league.
League details:
You may have noticed from the above league info I have activated player trading in this league where it goes to Managers to veto - this is because I notice this year in the rules FPL has changed the default to if a manager does not veto or approve a trade before the deadline approval is assumed. This means most trades will now go through. (Previously over 50% of managers had to approve a trade or it would not go through if that threshold had not been reached by the deadline). The FPL Draft client only allows trades to be proposed in a tiny window between Gameweeks and a trade could only be accepted up to the waiver deadline - sometime this was a window as short as only 24hrs - any unaccepted trades at the waiver deadline would automatically get cancelled. I think this meant often trades got cancelled before the team they were proposed to even saw them. It’s a really bad game floor in my opinion that FPL has not addressed - that being not able to propose trades at any time and having them complete after a voting period or at the next deadline if in the middle of a Gameweek.
I have stuck with the standard default of 90 seconds per pick - I know some find this to long but equally others don’t so decided to keep to the default setting (the system allows for me to set it at 30 through to 120 seconds).
I have chosen an eve of season draft this year (same as last season) as I wish to draft as close to the seasons start as possible and think always doing this league exactly 24hrs before first game kicks-off will become the standard for this league and people can now know this going forward before I even set the league up, when the draft will actually be (24hrs before first game).
Overseas players are most welcome to join this league too.
I have decided to send this info out by e-mail and post it on TFP forum - the first 15 to commit and pay up are in!
I will send a direct invite to the league when a person pays the entry fee - that way I guarantee it’s first come first served, nor do I then have to chase anyone for payment and can confirm the prizes sooner rather than later.
Game-site Link - FPL - Fantasy Draft
All that remains now is for you to decide - are you in - or out?
bluelionman / Noel Symonds
Fan Pub Founding Member
PS If you don’t know my payment details just PM from here or hit me up on Discord to ask for them.
P2 Find the past winners history for my Premier League Draft games here: BLM EPL Draft Game - League History
