One of the leagues we compete in in the Fantasy Premier League is currently dominated by a guy who quit in week three, which is annoying enough. But imagine that while carefully selecting your team, you get beaten by a dog.
Well, you really don’t have to imagine, because we guarantee you it’s already happened.
Yes, that’s right: the dog (a fox-like red Labrador, to be precise) has already beaten every other player in the world this season for the most points in the world in Game Week 13.
How an all-red team led by Labrador dominated the FPL
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A team called Rosie All Reds scored 144 points this season on the weekend of November 30, and on the BBC Fantasy 606 podcast it was revealed that the team is managed by Rosie’s Labrador.
The dog’s owner, John, wrote with explanation: with correspondence read by host Alistair Bruce-Ball.
John wrote: “This season I was able to convince family members to sign up for fantasy football. We created our own league We also entered our dog, Rosie, Fox Red Lab, into the competition.
“Her team is managed by my wife with my help, but there are some restrictions on selection. The only selection rule is that all outfield players must wear red or predominantly red shirts.
“The team is called Rosie All Reds. She is currently at the top of our league and has achieved the highest score in the world in week 13.”
Co-host Statman Dave noted that the team did this as well they played on the bench this week – but of course every team member (including the goalkeepers) represents the teams wearing red uniforms.
The winning team in question was as follows:
- Andre Onana (Manchester United): 6 points
- Gabriel (Arsenal): 9
- Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest): 8
- Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool): 6
- Marcus Rashford (Manchester United): 14
- Mo Salah (Liverpool): 13
- Captain: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal): 36
- Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United): 9
- Evanilson (Bournemouth): 12
- Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest): 9
- Yoane Wissa (Brentford): 8
- Boost on the bench: Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest): 6
- Reinforcement on the bench: Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford): 2
- Reinforcing the bench: Nathan Collins (Brentford): 5
- Reinforcement on the bench: Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton): 1
