Up The Clarets Fantasy Premier League returns

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:41 am

Game was launched last week - Up the Clarets League was set up.

As always, the more entries received, the more prize money. Last season it was around £570 paid out in prizes.

See link for details
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Young_Claret_91 · Post by **Young_Claret_91** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 10:57 am

Hi CT,

What is the email address to contact as the link doesn't seem to work?

Thank you

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:37 am

Not sure why it isn't working - but the address is utcyouthfoundation at virginmedia dot com

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:00 am

Prize fund already up to £80 - all codes have now gone out

GeneralClaret · Post by **GeneralClaret** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:27 pm

How many entrants were there last year Tony?

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:45 pm

114 at a guess as half of the funds are paid as prizes.

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 9:20 pm

I think many folk will be waiting until the transfer market resolves itself more.
I was hanging fire but you get free unlimited transfers before the season starts anyway so may as well have a first stab at a team to get it registered and sketched out; then you can transfer away to your heart's content as the transfers develop.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:42 pm

GeneralClaret wrote:How many entrants were there last year Tony?

jdrobbo is spot on - was 114 which meant a prize fund of £570.

LeadBelly wrote:I think many folk will be waiting until the transfer market resolves itself more.
I was hanging fire but you get free unlimited transfers before the season starts anyway so may as well have a first stab at a team to get it registered and sketched out; then you can transfer away to your heart's content as the transfers develop.

You can just set your team up and change it as many times as you like before the 11th August deadline - I auto selected so I could get in quickly and set the league up but I noticed today one of the players given to me was Nolito who has now left the league. I usually leave things until a day or so before the deadline and then get serious which usually means I get rid of the best players and bring in worse. One day I might get better at it.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:09 pm

And the prize fund has already gone up to £105

Rodneyyouplonker · Post by **Rodneyyouplonker** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 11:44 pm

Anybody know why Wilfried Bony is not on this year. He is still at City as far as I am aware.

LeadBelly · Post by **LeadBelly** » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:05 am

I think Bony is in limbo pending somebody taking him I don't think Man City (or Stoke) want him & just waiting for some deal or other from England or abroad.
Maybe West Ham will take him- they seem to be drawn towards overpriced strikers.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Wed Jul 19, 2017 12:33 am

Someone might want to have a word about our back up keeper. No Robinson, and otherwise a protestant's dream

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:52 am

Rodneyyouplonker wrote:Anybody know why Wilfried Bony is not on this year. He is still at City as far as I am aware.

Strange one but one that they will sort out before the season starts unless he moves on. They've got all our new signings in so far.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:05 pm

Now up to £125 prize fund

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:41 pm

Tekaboo FC is pretty much ready. Currently on honeymoon, writing this from Worthing Beach, Barbados. It's a hard life but someone has to do it.

Will enter my team next week when back

WM1882 · Post by **WM1882** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:24 pm

Paid Tony. Code whenever you are ready. Cheers

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:27 pm

Code on its way

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:59 pm

Mailed them to suggest adding Pope. By all accounts it takes up to a week

CrosspoolClarets · Post by **CrosspoolClarets** » Fri Jul 21, 2017 7:45 pm

I've signed in again, though have to say in recent years my efforts to win this competition for a second time have been appalling.

There is no substitute (no pun intended) for putting in a lot of work on the training field, which in this case is the weekly Scouting Report analysis.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:40 pm

Prize fund currently £145

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 7:01 pm

ZizkovClaret wrote:Mailed them to suggest adding Pope. By all accounts it takes up to a week

White smoke appeared from FPL towers chimney, and Pope appeared

claretburns · Post by **claretburns** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:17 pm

Payday this week when I will enter, currently putting my team together.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:57 pm

claretburns wrote:currently putting my team together.

I daren't even think of that until a day or so before the first game, otherwise I end up making it even worse than when I started.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:23 pm

Just made payment

Got high hopes for Tekaboo FC this season after last season's mid-table mediocrity (again!).

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:24 pm

IndigoLake wrote:Just made payment Got high hopes for Tekaboo FC this season after last season's mid-table mediocrity (again!).

You are on the list on the admin post and the code has gone out

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:18 am

Bump.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Jul 25, 2017 7:40 am

Prize fund up to £160

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:50 pm

Support for our academy continues and we've now got a prize fund of £170 - that's ahead of last year's total with over two weeks to go

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:41 pm

I think I managed 5th last season so will be looking to get in the money this time round

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:57 am

Belial wrote:I think I managed 5th last season so will be looking to get in the money this time round

I'd like to say that but I know it won't happen. I usually get over excited when I have a couple of good weeks but then get back to my usual standard.

I am looking to improve on last year when I think I finished 82nd.

Up to £185 prize money now.

claretburns · Post by **claretburns** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:11 am

Just sent the money over.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:14 am

And code sent - thanks

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:48 am

Prize fund has reached £200

Rodneyyouplonker · Post by **Rodneyyouplonker** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 12:53 pm

How does the prize pot work tony? Is it just first place or does the pot get split between 1 and 4 as an example. Not entered before so not sure how you do it.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:30 pm

Rodneyyouplonker wrote:How does the prize pot work tony? Is it just first place or does the pot get split between 1 and 4 as an example. Not entered before so not sure how you do it.

Will depend on how many entries received as to what we can do but last year the prize fund was £570 and that went to the top three plus the managers of the month as follows:

1st place £220
2nd place £100
3rd place £50

Manager of the Month Awards £20 (Aug to May)

Rodneyyouplonker · Post by **Rodneyyouplonker** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 1:40 pm

Like it sounds good.

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 2:34 pm

ClaretTony wrote:I'd like to say that but I know it won't happen. I usually get over excited when I have a couple of good weeks but then get back to my usual standard.

I am looking to improve on last year when I think I finished 82nd.

Up to £185 prize money now.

I was up to second at one point then literally within a week or two I was back down in 5th - there's definitely a few methods of being relatively successful but there's a big element of luck and especially with the 'big weeks' you need to be savvy (whihc I wasn't last year hence me dropping back!)

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 2:53 pm

Belial wrote:I was up to second at one point then literally within a week or two I was back down in 5th - there's definitely a few methods of being relatively successful but there's a big element of luck and especially with the 'big weeks' you need to be savvy (whihc I wasn't last year hence me dropping back!)

Savvy - I'll sign him

Belial · Post by **Belial** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:18 pm

ClaretTony wrote:Savvy - I'll sign him

He's an Eastern European powerhouse I've heard!

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 6:04 pm

I must say that I love some of the team names in the Up The Clarets League...

Pique Blinders

Defour Seasons

Heard it All Defour

A Team Has No Name

Get Your Mbappes Out

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:19 pm

I'm going to have to come up with a decent name

Prize fund up to £225 now

claretburns · Post by **claretburns** » Fri Jul 28, 2017 8:37 am

IndigoLake wrote:I must say that I love some of the team names in the Up The Clarets League...

Pique Blinders

Defour Seasons

Heard it All Defour

A Team Has No Name

Get Your Mbappes Out

I wanted to go for, You know nothing, John Stones but it was too many characters

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 9:13 am

We are at £235 prize money now. All the codes have gone out so if you've entered and not received it then please let me know.

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Sat Jul 29, 2017 9:22 am

claretburns wrote:I wanted to go for, You know nothing, John Stones but it was too many characters

That would have been another good one, for sure! I've stuck with Tekaboo FC for years. I'm supposed to be a creative person, lol.

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Sun Jul 30, 2017 1:14 pm

Prize money up to £240 with 12 days to go