If you were not paying attention, you might not notice that Fanball founder Paul Charchian is quietly and slowly building himself a brand new fantasy sports empire. Charch, as he is affectionatly referred to in the industry, was at the helm of Fanball for 15 years before leaving after it was acquired by CDM Sports.

You will not find a site right now that looks like the second coming of Fanball, but once you take a look at all of the little pieces, a fuller picture begins to emerge.

Charch’s first public venture after leaving Fanball was the launch of LeagueSafe. LeagueSafe is a great niche free site that allows fantasy players to easily manage league finances, collect league fees, and distribute prizes. It is a great and unique tool for fantasy players, but it is just one tool.

Next, Charch built and runs fantasy football game for Best Buy–Best Buy Fantasy–this year. It is a simple player free pick’em game where fantasy players compete against a celebrity of the week (this week it’s the All-American Rejects), and can win some neat prizes. Charch and Best Buy are both Minnesota based, so the two of them working together was just a natural fit. Now, Charch is building a platform for fantasy games. Hmm, this is getting a little more interesting.

Next up, Charch is writing regular weekly fantasy football content, which you can read at Fantasy Victory. Writing weekly fantasy content is probably one of the hardest and most tidiest things to do the industry. As the season progresses, it becomes a challenge to sound fresh and original. Doing this for fun is akin to getting your eyelashes plucked for fun. Maybe he does enjoy eyelash plucking, or maybe he is keeping his writing skills sharp.

When I asked Charch to comment on my hunch, he said, “I’m a long way from an empire at this point, but I think we’re headed in the right direction. Trying to build things that make sense for us.” He is definitely doing lots of little things with a much bigger picture in mind.

To recap, Charch is running fantasy games, is creating backend fantasy software, is producing regular fantasy content, and is developing a tool that gives him access to thousands of the high-end fantasy players (those that need a tool to manage league finances). If all of these items do not evolve into a full-service fantasy sports site, I would be shocked. Moreover, the industry would lose out as there is definitely room for a new independent fantasy site that will provide quality content and games for fantasy players. Charch is one of those guys who knows how to do it.