Fantasy Premier League

Well, I have to say I didn't see the outbursts from Chelsea and Villa coming at all.  Sure the attacking talent is there but who would have guessed that either would be so sharp in front of goal against what we assumed would be competent mid-table Premier League opposition.  So,...More

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West Ham striker Dean Ashton has been passed fit despite limping out of Saturday's Premier League defeat of Wigan at Upton Park.Ashton scored twice in the first 10 minutes but left the action in the 72nd minute with what was feared to be a calf injury. However, the results of a scan have allayed those...More

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Fulham's Seol Ki-hyeon has admitted he is happy to play as a striker to ensure he is part of Roy Hodgson's starting line-up at Craven Cottage.The South Korean appears to have been handed a second chance by Hodgson after scarcely featuring under the Cottagers manager last season. During pre-season, Seol was moved up front after...More

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Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri has been ruled out of France's friendly with Sweden in Gothenburg on Wednesday because of a thigh strain.The Gunners new boy was called into Les Bleus' squad on Monday following the withdrawal of winger Hatem Ben Arfa, who injured his adductors at the weekend. But Nasri will not board Tuesday's flight...More

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The only thing worse than failing at something miserably is doing so very publicly.  What a miserable weekend for the Manager.  40pts!  A few players nearly matched that total by themselves!  Such a punch to the gut this weekend was.  We had a month to plot and plan our lineups. ...More

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No Friday trades, right?  But the one thing I can't stand is uncertainty.  It keeps me up at night.  So today I have to ship out Jussi for Schwarzer.  I'm pretty sure I'll regret that, but Al Habsi seemingly could get the start and that would just be a killer. ...More

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As loyal reader Jakob pointed out, there is a lot of complaining about our frequent use of nicknames here at the blog.  The easiest solution would be to post an index of all of those nicknames permanently on the main blog page somewhere but due to technical constraints, that won't...More

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So, here we go.  I apologize for the reading-of-schedule mix-up - I've actually been trying to do well in MLS fantasy this summer so I've likewise been paying much more attention to MLS schedules (which, as noted, follow the opposite convention from Premier League schedules - home teams are listed...More

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From the annals of anti-climax... --- Fulham new boy Andy Johnson has been ruled out of their Premier League opener with Hull by manager Roy Hodgson.The England international is struggling with a thigh problem and he will not make the trip to the KC Stadium..."I don't think Andy Johnson will be...More

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