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BCG Fantasy Premier League 2021/22 Page 65

Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 22nd February 2022, 11:13 PM

I think it's more skill than luck, but Steve and sometimes Don give up early if they have a poor start and don't think they can make it up, whereas Anton and Godot have been consistently top 3 or 4 since the start.

Quite agree, Don and Steve being fair weather players, whereas me, who has taken his eye off the ball and couldn't do the proverbial in a brewery, plod on in the spirit of the game and "enjoyment", and not saying "F**k it, I'm going to pack it in", as certain people have done.

I wouldn't be choosing any Chelsea players now that Roman Polanski is about to be become a peasant.

But obviously it is up to everyone to individually decide.

Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 22nd February 2022, 11:13 PM

sometimes Don give up early

Not true.

Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 22nd February 2022, 11:13 PM

Anton and Godot have been consistently top 3 or 4 since the start.

Not true.

Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 22nd February 2022, 11:25 PM

Quite agree, Don and Steve being fair weather players

Not true.

Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 22nd February 2022, 11:25 PM

whereas me, who has taken his eye off the ball and couldn't do the proverbial in a brewery, plod on in the spirit of the game

I don't think you're the best person to be talking about "spirit of the game", TBF.

Quote: don rushmore @ 23rd February 2022, 4:29 AM

I don't think you're the best person to be talking about "spirit of the game", TBF.

Don't know WTF you mean - still 'ere ain't I? That's more than can be said for certain others. TBE

I think I know what he means

Although I'm not doing very well this season I haven't given up, I'm still playing
I was just finding it hard to locate this thread, maybe it was my PC or maybe it was teething problems with the new site, but every time I tried to get on the thread I ended up on the Super 6 or the H2H league thread, one time I think I even ended up in Godot & Hercs PM's but hopefully it's all fixed now

There are systems problems all round.

I have been wanting to bring Newcastle's Yasir Al-Rumayyan in to my squad for weeks but the fantasy football site still doesn't have him listed.

Quote: don rushmore @ 22nd February 2022, 10:27 PM

If that were true re: blind luck, the Hall of Fame would be a lot more random than this -

12/13 Gerry McDonnell Top 1K (!)
13/14 Steve Sunshine 3K 
14/15 Don Rushmore 18K 
15/16 Steve Sunshine 11K 
16/17 Gerry McDonnell 11K
17/18 Anton Russell 20K (RU Don Rushmore 32K)
18/19 Don Rushmore 64K
19/20 Gerry McDonnell
20/21 Steve Sunshine/Big Phil

50% skill, 50% luck IMO.

That's actually exactly what a random distribution would look like. Remember when Apple had to create a special algorithm for their iPods to stop people with 20,000 songs hearing three in a row from the same artist?

I think the first thing that stands out is that whilst the best player (Gerry) has three wins, the second best player (Anton) has only one. You and Steve have the same number of wins as Gerry and are obviously nowhere near as good as him and certainly not better than Anton.

I notice you don't mention that in the 14/15 season you should have been disqualified by your own rules as you didn't post for 6 months (not an exaggeration) and just popped up at the end.

Probably also worth mentioning that Gerry didn't play in our league last year and if he had he would have won it, not Steve.

Gerry uses every FPL tool known to man, takes it very seriously and last (and least) knows a lot about football. He should probably carry a handicap. Anton does very well without any gadgets and is the best player in our league after Gerry. I don't think anyone would seriously question that.

Here's a list of the current top 10 in the world right now. I've listed their previous best ever score, the number of times they've finished 100K+ and the number of times they've finished 1 million+

1, Change Name - 16K/2/1
2, BlatantFPL - 801K/1
3, @Mad4FPL - 34K/10/1
4, Licence Tuchel - 40K/7/3
5, Forza Valez - 72K/6/1
6, Oles Brummser - 6K/8/1
7, FC Uffe Löken - 4K/2
8, Strawberto Carlos - 144K/7/2
9, Gangster's Alladyce - 229K/ -
10, Excel IX - 2K/10/3

As you can see a couple of players have done well more than once suggesting an element of skill or control - but they've also done very badly so it could also have been luck. #2 and #8 look to be especially lucky.

I'd put the skill/luck ratio at 10% 'skill', 90% luck. 'Skill' should really be called knowledge - there is actually no skill element.

Quote: Alfred J Kipper @ 22nd February 2022, 11:13 PM

I think it's more skill than luck, but Steve and sometimes Don give up early if they have a poor start and don't think they can make it up, whereas Anton and Godot have been consistently top 3 or 4 since the start.

Quote: don rushmore @ 23rd February 2022, 4:29 AM

Not true.

Here's my finishes:

12/13 - 3
13/14 - 5
14/15 - 2
15/16 - 5
16/17 - 3
17/18 - 5
20/21 - 2

I've never won but I've never finished lower than fifth either. Even the season when they put me in a rubber room I still finished fifth.

Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 22nd February 2022, 11:25 PM

Quite agree, Don and Steve being fair weather players, whereas me, who has taken his eye off the ball and couldn't do the proverbial in a brewery, plod on in the spirit of the game and "enjoyment", and not saying "F**k it, I'm going to pack it in", as certain people have done.

Quote: don rushmore @ 23rd February 2022, 4:29 AM

I don't think you're the best person to be talking about "spirit of the game", TBF.

Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 23rd February 2022, 8:54 AM

Don't know WTF you mean - still 'ere ain't I? That's more than can be said for certain others. TBE

Well, if plodding on regardless and staying with it isn't in the spirit of things, I don't know what is.

Quote: Godot Taxis @ 23rd February 2022, 2:40 PM

I notice you don't mention that in the 14/15 season you should have been disqualified by your own rules as you didn't post for 6 months (not an exaggeration) and just popped up at the end.

waits for prosecutor Godot to sit down

And finally, on the evidence of my learned friend..........shuffles papers......you've got a f**king cheek saying other people not getting into the spirit of the game.
I rest my case.

Quote: Godot Taxis @ 23rd February 2022, 2:40 PM

Anton does very well without any gadgets and is the best player in our league after Gerry.

Yesterday you called the game "blind luck", today there are "best players". It's very confusing.

Quote: don rushmore @ 23rd February 2022, 5:18 PM

Yesterday you called the game "blind luck", today there are "best players". It's very confusing.

Nothing I write is confusing. I'm one of the plainest speaking people you will ever encounter.

You can't turn everything into a weapon - stop trying.

Sorry I'm confused.

When Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin walked out today on the Chelsea question from Chris Bryson MEP, does that mean they are now in the Rothman's Isthmian League or not?

Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 23rd February 2022, 3:12 PM

waits for prosecutor Godot to sit down

And finally, on the evidence of my learned friend..........shuffles papers......you've got a f**king cheek saying other people not getting into the spirit of the game.
I rest my case.

Your learned friend disappeared himself for six months in 17/18.

Case dismissed

Some whopping gurt scores this week. 84 points for Salah alone (with triple captain)
And our benevolent poster Godot has scored 156 points with still 3 players to play. - Impressive, well done.

I'm on 60 for the week, not sure how much Laca and Saka will add tonight, heh.

Quote: Stephen Goodlad @ 24th February 2022, 7:44 AM

Some whopping gurt scores this week. 84 points for Salah alone (with triple captain)
And our benevolent poster Godot has scored 156 points with still 3 players to play. - Impressive, well done.

Thank you lad. You're not doing too badly yourself, with a fairly unusual team. I won't ask about Benteke.

Quote: Feeoree @ 24th February 2022, 8:11 AM

I'm on 60 for the week, not sure how much Laca and Saka will add tonight, heh.

Hopefully nothing for Saka and plenty for Laca and the schoolboy.

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