Sign up to top footy table as Man Utd and Fulham kick off Premiership season
The Manchester derby that saw City beat United on penalties to take the FA Community Shield at the weekend means this week sees the start of the Premier League – so greeting card industry footy fans need to get signed up to the Cardies Fantasy Football mini-league.
Manchester United are in action again on Friday, August 16, to kick off the new season against Fulham, with the rest of the teams playing their first matches on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, so there’s just a couple of days to get involved from Game Week 1.
To be able to join in the football chat at trade shows and greetings industry gatherings, make sure you have a Fantasy Premier League account then, once you’ve picked your team, use the code “jfykxl” to find and join the Cardies Fantasy League – don’t worry if you usually play with other groups, you can add your team to as many mini-leagues as you wish.
The mini-league has been set up by Danilo MD Daniel Prince to bring an element of competition and extra fun to the card industry, setting up the mini-league as part of the official free-to-play Fantasy Premier League for the upcoming 2024/25 season.
“There are loads of people that play across various companies like ours in the greetings industry,” Daniel told PG Buzz, “and we’re always talking about ‘who’s your fantasy football team?’, but I realised there isn’t one for the card industry.
“The idea is that anyone involved in the industry, from any publisher, retailer or suppler, can get involved. There are loads of people who love football working within our industry, who can all join in, and let’s see who the ultimate fantasy football champion is in greetings.”
While there are big prizes for the overall top 20 winners from the 11million who play within the Fantasy Premier League, for the Cardies mini-league it’s more about bragging rights, although Daniel has promised to buy a trophy which will be presented to the winner at PG Live 2025.
If you’ve never played, the idea is that you assemble your imaginary team of between 11 and 15 real-life players from the Premier League within a set price budget, and score points each week based on their actual performance – and the value of players can differ greatly from real-life football, both in terms of individuals and position, due to the emphasis placed on assists and goal-scoring. As the Cardies mini-league has classic scoring, players can join in at any point.
