Not all fantasy football systems have to be orientated around prizes; as Sky Sports says 'its not all about the money'. Providing an extra element to an already thrilling sporting season, fantasy sports should be enjoyed and provides a means for communication, socialising and competing against friends. Several fantasy sites employ this logic when creating their systems and therefore, are often more conducive to the creation and maintenance of private leagues.

Whilst Virtual Sports, Sportal and other nationally based competitions offer respectable fantasy sites, one stands out as the most sophisticated, accessible and popular of all. Yahoo Fantasy Football offers a more comprehensive statistical system and rewards players for their contribution to the team, not simply their ability to tap a ball into a net. Yahoo takes into account the work leading up to goals, tackles and passes to create a correlation between great fantasy players, and great players.

Offering no prizes, there is a downside to this system, however if utilised in conjunction with Sky Sports, CYKI or the Premier League Fantasy Leagues, Yahoo can offer a more than satisfying fantasy element to the 2011/2012 Premier League season.