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Fuel Oil News mini-league: will 2024/25 be your season?

Following the success of the inaugural FON Fantasy Premier League competition, we are delighted to announce that it will run again through the 2024/25 season.

Andy Walkden of ESL Fuels presents a prize to Matt Finch WP Group

Massive thanks go to our inaugural season sponsor, ESL Fuels for their support with last season’s competition. A family business that designs, blends, processes and supplies a range of fuels for road, heating and marine, as well as producing innovative and environmentally sustainable liquid fuels, we are delighted that ESL Fuels will continue as sponsor of the FON mini-league for the new season.

Successful launch

A huge success, the 23/24 FON mini-league saw 71 entrants competing to finish the season top of the league. That glory went to the unplayable Matt Finch – who amassed an incredible 2,540 pts to win the FON mini- league and finish an impressive 28,510 out of 10,905,021 players globally! A shrewd manager, Matt used 34 transfers over 38 game weeks increasing his squad value from £100.0m to £104.5m. Congratulations Matt!

Second place went to Chris Nicholls with 2,474 pts, with third place being taken by Margaret Major, with 2,445 pts.

The wooden spoon, for finishing the season bottom of the league, went to Shakil Dharas, who lost the relegation battle with 1,100 pts.

Most valuable squad

August winner Michael Lawson with his prize

Using 49 transfers and finishing the season 15th with 2,359 pts, Andrew Higgins managed to increase the value of his team, R. B. Higzig, from £100m to an impressive £107.1m.

Monthly winners

  • August – Michael Lawson
  • September – Dylan Walsh
  • October – Nath Morgan
  • November – Matt Finch
  • December – Ali Aswat
  • January – Andy Walkden
  • February – Matt Finch
  • March – Nath Morgan
  • April – Claudia Weeks
  • May – Bernard Gabriel-Whyte

Best team names (as judged by our sponsors ESL Fuels)

Mayur Odhavji – Flying Without Ings
Claudia Weeks – Neville wears Prada
Margaret Major – Darwinnertakesitall
John McKenna – Gangsters Allardyce
Harry Case – Alisson Wonderland

Join us for the 2024/25 season

It’s FREE to enter and there are fantastic prizes to be won, both monthly and at the end of the season – but you have got to be in it to win it! Watch out for further details coming soon, click the link below to register or email margaret@fueloilnews.co.uk.

Images provided by ESL Fuels