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Aston Villa defender Steve Staunton is our equivalent to this year's cult hero John Lundstram at £4m." "The game has also thrown up some unlikely heroes, partly because of little pricing errors by us. "Christian Bassedas (Newcastle) and Sergei Rebrov (Tottenham) are other high-priced assets who never made a mark on the Premier League in reality. "He really struggled at United but in the game he is incredible, and is the third most-expensive player at £12m. "A big one is Juan Sebastian Veron," said Perrins. It has also offered a shot at redemption for some stars whose moves didn't go to plan. The game has conjured up the real-life tribulations of injuries and suspensions - Liverpool striker Michael Owen and Newcastle forward Shearer have already faced spells with the physio and Derby talisman Fabrizio Ravanelli missed their opening-day win over Tottenham, a fixture in which Gus Poyet was sent off inside the opening 12 minutes. In this version of the game, Manchester United's Van Nistelrooy and Arsenal forward Henry will both set you back an eye-watering £13m, while Leeds' penalty-taking left-back Ian Harte is owned by 75% of managers - although the £6.5m-rated defender did miss from the spot in the opening gameweek.
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"We still have a list of improvements we'd like to make but we're really proud of what we've put out there, and the joy it's bringing to people at a difficult time." "Should Alan Shearer be more than Steffen Iversen? Is Olof Mellberg as good as Mario Melchiot?!" he added. Perrins credits Prentice as the technical whizz, while the fantasy football community has also chipped in with feedback, but he says one of the biggest tasks was creating a pricing system that proved both challenging and fun. "With football and sports suddenly disappearing from everyday life, it was just a bit of a crazy idea for something that could fill the gap."Īfter hours of hard work, multiple simulations and spreadsheets documenting almost 500 players, the trio managed to turn the initial idea into "an all-singing, all-dancing fantasy football game" in about three weeks. "I really put the idea out there as a throwaway tweet just a few weeks ago," Perrins told BBC Sport. Manchester United have made a strong start to the virtual 2001-02 season More than 1,000 people have signed up, using a spreadsheet system to select their squads, choose formations and captain players - sticking as close as possible to the Fantasy Premier League format. You still get the joy of that cheap defender returning huge points or the crushing disappointment as your big-money captain is dropped, it just comes via virtual reality fixtures streamed online. To fill the void, fantasy football enthusiasts Dave Perrins, Andy Martin, Jamie Prentice have reimagined the much-loved concept by simulating a season on iconic management game Championship Manager 01-02. While we're all missing the genuine thing, many have also been left craving a fantasy football fix.