Oxtonovic United Chairman Bruce Buck has today announced that the club has been bought by local businessman Vivek Paul as the first part of an ambitious
project. Multi Millionaire Paul is well known in the sport and considered somewhat of a Playboy owner and succesful manager in his own right. Mr Paul has, in
good old Indian tradition opened up his own VPL and is currently undergoing the due dilligance on the following teams: Currio Rovers, Temple City, Kingsenko
Hotspurs, Vivaldo City, Whitehead Wanderers and Sammorano Rovers. The VPL is promised as an alternative to WFFL with Mr Paul keen to keep the old traditions in
place but with much less effort and commitment required.
Whilst financial details of the takeover have not been formally announced it is believed to have cost Mr Paul a large amount of requesting and emotional
blackmail. Mr Paul has decided to retain disgraced former head coach Stuvart Oxtonovic in a controversial new 'Lazy IBS only' capacity in which
Oxtonovic will only be required to participate in a TBA IBS. The day to day running of the club will be done by mystery new 'Super-Coach' Mr P.
Fantasy-League. The expected and promised retirement of Oxtonovic has been delayed due to the impassioned plea of Mr Paul , and to a degree the tear jerking
acceptance speech of champion Matias Templeton.
Jew Sports reporter Johnny Goldberg caught up with Oxtonovic outside OUFC HQ, he had the following to say: "WFFL was in my blood but it all got a bit too
much for me. I had begun to doubt my management ability over the last few years and as a result I lost my drive and desire to manage at the highest level. The
day to day running of such a league took far to much time and to be honest had drained any interest out of me. However when Mr Paul brought me his proposal I
listened and have agreed to have a crack at the VPL should he be able to deliver on his promises. I have been promised a minimal role and view this move as an
effort to keep the group together. I apologise to those fans who were glad to see me gone for the change of heart but hope to produce a good mid table team for
you to watch."
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Posts: 1150 13 June, 2009 01:02 Administrator |
Have Whitehead Wanderers been signed up to?
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Posts: 1242 13 June, 2009 11:27 WFFL Champ 04/05 |
Feel like a cross between Kofi Annan and Lalit Modi ...
Texted most of the key participants, who each have their own doubts etc. Trying to come up with a solution that suits all. The reason i'm trying to do this is because the ideal situation for me would be to have the original participants of WFFL competing for next year's trophy. Its the people that make it WFFL, not the rules, and so even if the rules and format were slightly different it would still be WFFL. Oxton's 1,000,000 deals with Currie per week, Kings' complicated excel based research, the sound of Sammo throwing up in a corner whilst Mr T says "0.1", Daz arriving late and quadrupling the previous bid, Currie having a detailed plan prepared for 6 months that goes out of the window in the first 5 minutes, me trying to influence people with pigeon-pyschology which everyone sees a mile off but i attempt anyway, thats what WFFL is. Furthermore, the rules really are not that different to ours. The system allows you to come up with league specific rules, and most of the key one (i.e. points) were very similar to ProFantasyLeague anyway. If i can get everyone in, then I think we should do it. If it means me asking people who thought they were going to take part (Patrice, for instance, who is not part of the original group) to not to join in this year then i'm prepared to do so - i'll set another one up with London people to keep him happy. Will let you know how i get on |
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Posts: 5769 13 June, 2009 16:04 |
Revolution WFFL is bracing itself for a revolution. London businessman Vivek Paul has today launched a charm offensive in an attempt to secure the futures of several WFFL stalwarts. There are even rumours circulating that Mark Kingsbury could be tempted out of retirement. The news of Vivek's intervention has shaken WFFL to its core. Stuart Oxton has already commited himself to the cause, with others set to follow. Concerns There are concerns, however, that revolution will come at a cost. Some suggest that many of the values upon which WFFL has been built could be lost. Two-time and defending champion Matthew Temple has been one to raise such doubts, but has promised to consider Vivek's proposals. Others, however, may not be so forthcoming. The proposed scheme must also cast doubt upon new franchises that had been promised entry for the 2009-10 season. |
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Posts: 1152 13 June, 2009 18:44 Administrator |
Re: concerns - 100% exactly what I knew would happen
 Look, I dont really want to do WFFL. Viv asked me if I'd do it to keep the group together and what
not and said I'd have to do nothing etc. On that basis I agreed as I thought I really should, you know make an effort and all that. I had honestly said
that WFFL with so many new managers etc isnt really WFFL and not something, given my lack of interest, I'd want to join in with. My understanding was that
PC,MT,SM,LB and Steve etc would carry on with old school fantasy football under some new guise and the name WFFL would carry on as a 2nd league on pro-fan with
its own IBS and the originals taking part etc. However, if its all going to blow up into another thingy-gate then I really CBA. The politics in FF is  hence my original decision - dont think its worth the hassle
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Posts: 2679 13 June, 2009 20:18 The one and only |
Legendary pshop by MT!
VPL sounds good, potential for smutty jokes etc. Abandoning the WFFL brand might even be a good idea, it would draw a clear line between hand-crafted rules, teams and preconceptions of WFFL (it could even continue separately) and the pro-fantasy league VPL. Anyway, paying some impartial third party to do the points and arbitrate the rules and everything else is exactly my kind of league. Pay - Do IBS - put your feet up while the points roll in. Come on VPL! |
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Posts: 1491 15 June, 2009 17:57 |
i think i have raised initial verbal objections to the proposed new 2 tier scheme - basically i think that the autonomous historic wffl will be fucked off in
favour of the other.
however, the more i think about it the more i think pro-fantasy league is the future for wffl. it will allow wffl to continue and takes out the admin and to a large extent much of the controversy in the recent game. it might renew excitement and interest in those for whom the fames of wffl passion have died. the timing is unfortunate but i think on blanace, providing we can keep the competitors and interest and the rules are such that wffl as we know it can be preserved, i'm in favour of the move to pro-fantasy league, even this season. |
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I concur entirely with those sentiments and, after some thoughtful consideration and research, am happy to make the move. I truly hope that it may renew
interest for those who had considered their futures, and that it may even tempt Mark back into the fold.
Lengthy pause... "Nought point one." |
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Posts: 1492 16 June, 2009 13:56 |
:-) mr t, legendary post, legendary wffler
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Posts: 1493 16 June, 2009 14:06 |
and yeah, i had to look up the rules etc before confirmingmy view on the move as well. we have to go for a premium league specific package i think
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Posts: 1244 19 June, 2009 12:58 WFFL Champ 04/05 |
Haha :-)
That makes me Samuel L Jackson and Currie Kevin Spacey.... Awesome! |
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