Fantasy Premier League

What a frustrating week.  Since Villa and Rovers play on Saturday lockdown happens well in advance of most of the matches.  We can learn a little bit from the FA Cup injury reports but who knows what is going to happen between now and when the Premier League matches actually...More

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You'd think, being an American and all, I'd be pretty excited about yet another compatriot being recruited into the Premier League.  I know we had a lively discussion of the merits of new Fulham striker Eddie Johnson in a previous comments section but I figured I'd add my two cents...More

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Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering a recurrence of his niggling hamstring injury. Nelsen has been struggling with the problem for the last few weeks and it was feared he might require an operation to correct the problem. However, Blackburn are hopeful that a period of rest might...More

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Ashton ready for European push West Ham striker Dean Ashton is ready to return to lead the Hammers attack and continue their push for a European place.The England hopeful, said to have emerged as a transfer target for Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan, missed the 1-1 draw at Manchester City because of...More

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Sunderland sign right back Phil Bardsley from Manchester United for £2 million. --- Sunderland are now officially a ManYoo reserve side.  But that being said, Bards did well for Villa and for fantasy managers last season.  However, 6.37 may be a bit much for a Sunderland defender. ...More

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Our "weekly" roundtable discussion picking up on some of the themes from the MMM and Barn(es) Door Watch. Session Start (Jeremy Spitzberg:Neal Thurman): Mon Jan 21 08:31:42 2008 [08:31] Jeremy Spitzberg: hmmm.... [08:31] Jeremy Spitzberg: qemm? [ed note: quien es muy macho?] [08:32] Jeremy Spitzberg: mpet/nelsen or duff/taylor? [08:32] Neal Thurman: interesting [08:32] Jeremy Spitzberg: duff...More

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This Monday morning, the Manager has mostly been waiting for the other shoe to drop.And unfortunately for him, the other shoe is the boot of Fernando Torres, one of the best strikers in the league.  It's amazing that almost 50% of teams have Torres in their line-ups.  After all the...More

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The King is dead.  Long live the King.  So King Kev is back on Tyneside.  The days of wine and roses are here again.  It's great that his appointment has brought such good feelings to the club and its supporters.  We'll see today if that emotion can be translated into...More

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It would appear that the new guys that were confirmed late in the week didn't make it into the system (e.g., Murphy, Ivanovic) so we may all miss out on them at rock bottom prices but obviously you'll want to check in on them frequently for next week (unless one...More

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[Updated with all the team news below.]   Well, so much for bringing Nery Castillo into your side - talk about your all-time bad luck.  Welcome to England, your shoulder is broken - see you in six weeks.  Looks like Citeh better hold on to Bianchi and fantasy managers can continue...More

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