After all the EPL matches have now been played, the race for the Telegraph Fantasy Football (TFF) 2018/19 title is down to the last game: the FA Cup Final. This is something I’ve experienced before; finishing 2nd in TFF in 2002/03 and if Ashley Cole had not cleared James Beattie’s header off the line in the Arsenal v Southampton 2003 FA Cup Final the title would have been mine! Back down Memory Lane here was the line up for the 2003 FA Cup Final:
By PeeJay – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
So nerves must be jangling for the leaders, although maybe less so for current leader and fiso member Adrian Frost, who won TFF in 2010/11 and whose father, Roy, then went on to win in 2015/16. With a gap of only 7 points down to David Parker in 2nd and another 18 points to 3rd it’s probably all to play for between the two of them unless someone in the top 10 has a block Man City defence. No doubt they now have a good idea of each other’s teams so will know who to cheer on (and who not to) during the Man City v Watford final on Saturday 18 May. In the unlikely event either have a transfer left then they must gamble wisely with their selection just as you would with best no deposit bonus casinos. Interestingly the two of them (Frost and Parker) were 1st and 2nd in TFF on 18 March so they have been able to keep ahead of the chasing pack for at least the last 2 months
A Telegraph Fantasy Football manager’s task is to assemble a team of 11 players from a budget of £50m who score you fantasy points based on their performances in the Premier League and FA Cup. You have 40 transfers to use for the entire season.
This year the prize pool for season ticket holders (paid teams) is:
- The Champion: £40,000
- Runner up: £2,500
- 3rd: £1,000
- 4th: £500
- 5th: £200
- 6th to 10th: £100
Your first team is free (whichever game you choose to start with) but you’ll need to treat yourself to a Season Ticket to play in more than one of the competitions and be in with a chance of winning the big money cash prizes. As you can see there is a huge difference between 1st and 2nd prizes so the FA Cup Final is going to provide an enormous amount of excitement for one person and disappointment for the rest.
Season Ticket Holders – Top 20 overall with just the FA Cup Final to play
| Pos | Manager | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Frost | Live mix | 2384 |
| 2 | David Parker | ENABLE | 2377 |
| 3 | Brian Murnaghan | Captain Cuttle | 2359 |
| 4 | Andrew Garment | Team AG9 | 2357 |
| 5 | Andrew Luckhurst | 29 | 2357 |
| 6 | Marie King | Horse 1 | 2351 |
| 7 | Marie King | Horse 2 | 2348 |
| 8 | Mark Lemmer | Lem’s 1 | 2346 |
| 9 | Andrew Luckhurst | 1 | 2340 |
| 10 | Liam Buckley | BabsBoys | 2331 |
| 11 | Mark Chadwick | Arnolfini Portrait | 2324 |
| 12 | Lee Fricker | Superman 10 t-ment v | 2321 |
| 13 | Peter Eckersley | Grimbles! | 2320 |
| 14 | Mark Chadwick | The Scream | 2320 |
| 15 | Chris Wilkinson | Horbury diddymen | 2319 |
| 16 | Trevor Fricker | Concorde | 2319 |
| 17 | Graham Dolan | Green clouds invent | 2317 |
| 18 | Elaine Fricker | LIV MCY 2ND | 2314 |
| 19 | Ed Jones | JB Man City IV | 2313 |
| 20 | Jamie Baer | Law 1 | 2313 |
The above table is almost exactly the same for All Managers i.e. including the free teams but with one entry in 12th and the other in 19th.
You can follow the TFF action on Saturday on FISO’s TFF Forum and maybe on this TFF FA Cup Final topic.