Fantasy Premier League

I'll apologize in advance for this being a brief post, I've been up before 6 AM for my day job every day this week and generally not back home until after 8 or 9 PM with very little time in front of a computer in-between.  This has left a lot Read full entry

Birmingham City midfielder Olivier Kapo has been ruled out for a month with a hamstring injury. Kapo was replaced by Mauro Zarate after an hour of the 2-2 draw with Arsenal at St Andrews at the weekend, a game in which Birmingham were down to ten men after just three minutes following Read full entry

Newcastle keeper Shay Given could need surgery to repair his latest groin injury. The 31-year-old Republic of Ireland international failed to re-appear after the break in Saturday's 5-1 Premier League defeat to Manchester United as he had aggravated the problem he had suffered at Aston Villa a fortnight earlier. Given has already been Read full entry

Mazel tov to the Yids.  So Spurs are dragging themselves clear of the relegation zone and now, no matter what, they've earned a place in Europe next season.  Robbo was back in net for the second time this week so he could be a great option going forward (at the Read full entry

The best laid plans.  Two weeks ago (it seems longer ago than that, doesn't it?) I put K2, Koumas, and Benjani on the barn door.  To afford that I've been living with a big red "In order to receive scoring for this week's matches, you must have selected a player Read full entry

Alert!! Alert!! We have some two-gamers coming up the first weekend in March.  The schedule has left Liverpool and West Ham with an extra match on Wednesday the 5th so the Barn Door Report will focus on those teams and the massive quandry that is Sunderland's visit to Pride Park.Sadly, West Read full entry

Well, no sooner do I get excited about having a cheap defender with a good chance of a clean sheet (Skrtel) than he turns up injured.  Given that fact, please insert Arbeloa for Skrtel in "The Week Ahead" post.  Granted a centre half pairing of Hyypia and Arbeloa may greatly reduce Read full entry

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has been ruled out for at least three weeks with a calf injury boss Arsene Wenger blames on the African Cup of Nations. The Ivory Coast centre back was taken off early in the Champions League last 16 first leg goalless draw at home to reigning champions Milan after Read full entry

It seems like forever since we had any Premier League matches to write about - I have to admit, I had no idea what to do with myself last weekend.  Our dogs usually make sure I'm up no later than 7:30 AM and that's generally perfect since that's when the Read full entry