Comments on: Ten reasons why fantasy football is a waste of time

By: David Allison

David Allison — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:12:30 +0000

I would also say that the Big Four-centric claim is unjustified, too. I think it’s picking the unsung heroes that get you those extra points. The mainstay of my team last season contained only 3 Big Four players and saw me come 1st in our private league with 1,876 points and 130,381 overall (not amazing, but within the top 10%). And pumping all your money into a Big Four back four (I would only use 3 in a 3-5-2, or 3-4-3 occasionally), leaves you with little money to effectively spread around the rest of your team. Arguably, the midfield is where your points are as you can get assists, goals and clean sheet points in this area.

My team last season, on the whole, was:

Schwarzer
Vidic Hangeland Bosingwa
Ireland Cahill Barry Modric Barry
Arshavin Agbonlahor

NB. I realise by posing this I have further validated Reason #5… ;oP

By: David Allison

David Allison — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:19:06 +0000

Plus, nothing as addictive as smack can be considered a waste of time…

By: Dan McKeown

Dan McKeown — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:58:49 +0000

You also get to know the players better. For example, Phil Orange-Brown was castigating Geovanni in the press last year.

Well, I had ‘Vanni in my fantasy team and guess what? He was a perfect gent – great in the dressing room, always stayed behind for extra training, seldom drunk drove – I’d say that apart from Bellamy, he was my best professional.

Admittedly, I have been accused of taking the “fantasy” element a bit far by my friends / doctor / the crowd of pixies under my pillow….

By: djsosumi

djsosumi — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:07:55 +0000

i’d like to start a ‘for’ thread here….

1. it makes watching pointless games interesting.

stoke vs. sunderland on the telly? pah. hang on a minute, i’ve got delap in my side… let’s get into this…

By: David Allison

David Allison — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:42:28 +0000

You could come up with 100 reasons, and I’d still let it consume my day-to-day life… ;oP

By: Nando

Nando — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:12:49 +0000

Love fantasy football, its like betting without money!