On of the best places to play Fantasy Football on the web is the Guardian (http://www.guardian.co.uk/fantasyfootball). Totally free, and with more than £50k in prizes up at any one time, its the perfect place to relax online and do a bit of sports betting. The site offers a variety of features, is loaded with FAQs, and even has a tutorial for the uninitiated on just how to set up your team. For the truly thinking individual, check out the Expert’s Guide, which has insider tips on what to consider when “picking your squad”.
In addition you can win weekly prizes as well as predict your own scores at the “Pick the Score” portal. Socially networked? You can even create a mini-league to go up against your Face-book acquaintances. Nothing however, beats setting up your own Fantasy Football team and playing armchair manager. The Guardian has gone all out to make this completely doable by the average reader, with clear cut instructions and easy to understand rules. You define the formation you want and can even change your starting lineup. Once you’re set, you’re set for the week’s play. As the site puts it “Game weeks run from Saturday to Friday and your team selection will be fixed for the full week of Premier League matches ahead. The deadline for saving your team is midday on the Saturday at the start of a game week. Once the deadline has passed, teams cannot be changed/undone for the current game week.” Nearly like real life.
The actual game rules are here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/16/fantasyfootball.rules. Before entering, familiarize yourself with the game. The best way to succeed in betting is to know what you’re betting on and why. Stakes get high here for winners, remember, most points over season takes £25,000 first place. With that kind of incentive, this is a game to prepare for, and play to win. There are plenty of other prizes as well, which makes this place to stay and play any football season.
About the Author
Dave Saltonstall enjoys sports, in particular snooker betting and often fancies his chances when good odds are offered to him by http://www.betfred.com