Get signed up to play fantasy football in greetings industry mini-league
If you love footie and your dream is to top the table, then Spurs fan Daniel Prince is on the ball with a special Cardies Fantasy Football mini-league for the greeting card industry.
With football and his beloved Tottenham Hotspur a big topic of conversation at trade shows and industry gatherings, the Danilo managing director decided it was time to bring an element of competition and extra fun to the chat, 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.
He confirmed: “Yes, I’ll get a trophy and it can be presented at PG Live because that works with the end of the Premier League season. I have an annual bet with PG’s Warren Lomax over whether Spurs or West Ham will finish higher in the league – it’s been going on for about 10 years and I think it’s 9-1 to me! – that he pays up at PG Live and I can use my £50 winnings for the trophy!”
With the new season kicking off on 16 August, 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.
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.
Daniel admits he’s dipped in performance over the past few years: “I used to be really good looking at the players, stats and things like that but haven’t the time now. My kids spend an awful lot of time doing it though – but one of my good friends in the licensing industry came 20th in the whole country out of the millions who play!”
