The Watchlist Updated – Young Guns
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Our Watchlist rankings have had their regular weekly refresh and can be found in their usual location – in the lower right sidebar. Once again, we’re seeing City’s assets slip with form, fixtures and injuries working against them. Budget defenders continue to offer exceptional value, and while there looks to be just a single slot up for grabs in our attacks, the midfields are seeing plenty of movement, with strong mid-price and budget options pushing for selection.
Goalkeepers
Adam Bogdan remains at the top of the goalkeeper rankings – partly due to the wealth of defensive alternatives available to cover returns from other teams. The likes of Steven Caulker, Stephen Kelly, Andy Wilkinson, Gareth McAuley and Benoit Assou-Ekotto all offer cheaper or more favourable routes to their respective defences.
Bogdan’s clean sheet potential may be limited but, at 4.0 in the FPL and with exceptionally strong fixtures, the Hungarian offers the cheapest option in Bolton’s defence, allowing us to cover other teams with the aforementioned defenders – all of whom look more favorable than their respective goalkeepers. It should also be noted that Bogdan has returned nine points from saves in his last nine games, including four points in the last three matches – for a miserly 4.0, that’s not a bad solution. He also works well in tandem with both of the top owned keepers – Michel Vorm and Tim Krul, over their run of tough fixtures in the next month.
David De Gea is your heavyweight option with exceptional form and fixtures in his favour. Anders Lindegaard’s imminent return to fitness is a mild concern but, right now, you can be confident in De Gea’s starts for another three to four Gameweeks, with strong clean sheet potential available.
In the mid-price bracket, Fulham’s Mark Schwarzer and Tottenham’s Brad Friedel both offer assured quality acquisitions with decent fixtures ahead. Again though, Kelly for Fulham and Assou-Ekotto for Spurs look stronger routes to the defensive returns on offer. Likewise, while West Brom’s Ben Foster looks to have potential, his appeal is reduced by the availability of Gareth McAuley as an outstanding budget prospect.
In terms of goalkeeping rotation, we like Bogdan with Schwarzer until Gameweek 34, with Sunderland’s Simon Mignolet then replacing Bogdan and rotating nicely with the Fulham stopper until the penultimate Gameweek. The final day lottery is the issue there, with Schwarzer facing Spurs away and Mignolet up against United. Friedel and Mignolet is another pairing worth investigating – they swap home and away up until Gameweek 35 but have favourable fixtures between them right until the season end.
Defenders
Jonny Evans continues to look an essential bargain purchase who just can’t be ignored for United’s run-in. He’s being chased by Liverpool’s Martin Skrtel, who for us just has the edge on Jose Enrique with greater goal threat. The Glen Johnson/Martin Kelly situation is worth monitoring here though – should Johnson’s injury see him sidelined for a number of weeks, Kelly’s potential, at 5.2 in the FPL, could rival Skrtel on our Watchlists.
Benoit Assou-Ekotto is back on the radar ahead of a run of favourable opponents which should see him supplement assist potential with a clean sheet or two. Steven Caulker, Stephen Kelly and Gareth McAuley then rank next – all offering outstanding value coverage for the Swansea, Fulham and West Brom defences.
City’s defence has seen a decline over the past week or so, hindered by injuries to both Vincent Kompany and Joleon Lescott. That leaves Micah Richards as the most likely name right now – even he could be under threat once again once Pablo Zabaleta returns to fitness. Suddenly, from being prime stock, the City defence is now in flux with a rough run of fixtures and insecurity playing their part. There looks to be better value elsewhere.
Midfielders
Gareth Bale holds the top spot – but only on the promise of delivering returns over a favourable run of opponents. He’s now under severe threat from both United’s Ashley Young and Arsenal’s Theo Walcott.
Both have very strong form going forward, with the fixtues to translate that into returns. The pair also play second fiddle to heavy-hitting strikers and are therefore “double-up” options respectively. Few Fantasy managers will be concerned by that – both Arsenal and United look good for goals and we could see many squads adopt the duo in the coming weeks. While Young has the edge with a better short-term fixture, Walcott offers greater security and is also cheaper at 8.9. Long-term, then, the Arsenal man could be set for a jump above Young, particularly once the tricky trip to Everton is out of the way.
Clint Dempsey is clinging to a top five ranking – based mainly on favourable home fixtures. He’ll likely need to deliver against Swansea to stave off FPL sales, although with Norwich and Bolton also in the frame in the next four Gameweeks, patience appears to be the best policy.
West Brom’s James Morrison and Bolton’s Ryo Miyaichi – both with fixtures and form in their favour, are your budget option differentials available to shake things up. Newcastle’s Hatem Ben Arfa is also an intriguing option. He could be set for a run of starts following his goal at the Emirates – particularly if Ryan Taylor’s calf injury keeps him out for a number of weeks.
Forwards
Both Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney look rock solid at the top of the rankings – positions that they could well hold from now until the end of the season. Their form and fixtures could potentially mean that most Fantasy managers are looking to fill just one slot in their forward line – with budget likely to be the deciding factor.
Tottenham’s Emmanuel Adebayor looks to have fixtures on his side and could be the on the cusp of another spurt of profit. West Brom’s Peter Odemwingie is our favoured option further down the price brackets, with City’s Mario Balotelli, stepping over team-mate Sergio Aguero to offer a cheaper route into City’s attacking potential.
Down in the budget market, Norwich City’s Grant Holt and the Blackburn pairing of Yakubu and Junior Hoilett remain decent options. Although with a tag of 6.4, Fulham’s Pavel Pogrebnyak looks to offer the stronger value and will likely be the option of choice, with tempting Craven Cottage fixtures ahead.
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March 14 at 10:18 pm
Nopli says:
Chelsea Great job! we deserved it!
March 14 at 10:19 pm
ssssshhh says:
Well done. Put off your 11/12 misery for another few weeks.
March 14 at 10:18 pm
Keith says:
any outside chance suarez will drop tonight? if he does i wont be able to afford rooney.. i wanna wait till after tomorrow’s game though
March 14 at 10:20 pm
Jimmers says:
No chance
March 14 at 10:21 pm
Mac says:
No chance.
March 14 at 10:21 pm
EpicFAIL - Sporting Lisbon <3 says:
No chance.
March 14 at 10:22 pm
og super star says:
worth the wait, i dont think he will drop tonight
March 14 at 10:19 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Also – I see that Benzema has done OK!!!
March 14 at 10:21 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
not as good as Ronaldo
I hate Tosic though, he was pants at United and has cost me a Ramos CS tonight.
March 14 at 10:24 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Guess who my other two are???
March 14 at 10:26 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
Messi and Gomez?
March 14 at 10:20 pm
Chris_White says:
Drogba
Legend.
March 14 at 10:22 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
Bring on the Drogba bandwagon.
March 14 at 10:27 pm
Daniyal says:
+1 but i’ll post that myself aswell
March 14 at 10:20 pm
Milanista - taking FCK to Europa glory says:
Lampard on Ivanovic: “he finished it like a striker”.
There’s got to be a Torres joke in there.
March 14 at 10:20 pm
Daniel (Ajax in UCL)- 9th season in a row, at least 10 goals, Lamps = legend! says:
aleee aleee aleee
March 14 at 10:25 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Congrats, Daniel!
March 14 at 10:26 pm
Daniel (Ajax in UCL)- 9th season in a row, at least 10 goals, Lamps = legend! says:
Thanks again Michael. Finally some light at the end of the tunnel. It was always paint full in CL for us the fans
March 14 at 10:21 pm
Manani says:
only watched the ET, but is it napoli’s defence and possesion is always tha bad?
or are they only tired?
just curious.
ramires was amazing
March 14 at 10:28 pm
Cruicky22 says:
Napoli’s back 3 doesn’t work when the wingbacks (Zuniga & Maggio/Dossena) don’t defend. Then it’s a vulnerable narrow 3 man defence which Chelsea exposed well using width – for once.
Napoli aren’t great at defending headers as well – won 6-3 in the league vs Cagliari, but the 3 they conceded were all from headers – all scored by the same player as well (Larrivey).
March 14 at 10:22 pm
Le Gooner says:
Wasn’t Terry on the pitch when Chelsea conceded? UCL FF has him on 14 points
http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/.....38;event=8
March 14 at 10:23 pm
G-G-Granville says:
Yes it’s wrong.
March 14 at 10:23 pm
Give The Todd Some Love says:
Yeah I saw that, they often make mistakes though. No doubt it will be changed.
March 14 at 10:22 pm
G-G-Granville says:
7 different nations represented in the quarter finals of the CL.
March 14 at 10:23 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
Spain the only country with 2
EPL best in the world?
March 14 at 10:24 pm
Mull- Looks forward to Euro 2012 fantasy says:
EPL is the best in the world, they just have 2 great teams.
March 14 at 10:27 pm
Henry Hill says:
I seem to remember last week the best team in England outclassed on their home patch by the fifth best team in Spain!
March 14 at 10:35 pm
G-G-Granville says:
Yes and the 5th best team Chelsea beat their 3rd best team Valencia.
It’s a daft argument.
March 14 at 10:24 pm
Cruicky22 says:
Yep.
La Liga is a 2 team league remember.
March 14 at 10:25 pm
Catch me if you can says:
Yes it usually is however the FA agreed it was time to give Spain a chance.
March 14 at 10:23 pm
Impressive Larnaca “Και Νεκρος Ενικα” says:
No prizes for guessing the nation with two representatives
March 14 at 10:23 pm
Impressive Larnaca “Και Νεκρος Ενικα” says:
Could it finally be Chelsea’s year?
March 14 at 10:24 pm
Catch me if you can says:
Chelsea weren’t that good tonight, the scoreline made them look good. If they come up against Barca or Madrid they will get beaten soundly.
March 14 at 10:26 pm
Henry Hill says:
Or Bayern
March 14 at 10:29 pm
Give The Todd Some Love says:
Or APOEL
March 14 at 10:26 pm
Manani says:
napoli’s defence is real crap, and they cannot keep possesion in ET
March 14 at 10:31 pm
Josh says:
We won 4-1 against a very good side. convincing. Who do you support mate? I smell jealousy..
March 14 at 10:24 pm
Chris_White says:
If we can avoid Real and Barca before the final, we have a chance.
Can’t see us beating either teams over 2 legs
March 14 at 10:26 pm
Chris_White says:
either of those teams*
March 14 at 10:25 pm
MAD says:
not with those players
March 14 at 10:25 pm
snowy84 says:
hopefully not
March 14 at 10:25 pm
Manani says:
imagine an assistant manager helping the team to get teh UEFA cup
who said teams need manager?
March 14 at 10:26 pm
ssssshhh says:
Would be quite ironic if they did it with their worst team in years. Too many better sides left though imo.
March 14 at 10:26 pm
Bad Pen says:
Would be nice to see anyone other than Barca win it this year. Perhaps Real Madrid have the momentum to win it this year.
March 14 at 10:27 pm
MAD says:
If Bayern gets to the final they’ll win it hands down.
March 14 at 10:27 pm
ssssshhh says:
I’d like to see Munich do it, enjoyed watching them this year.
March 14 at 10:28 pm
Bad Pen says:
Yeah I’d not be adverse to that either, great history at Bayern.
March 14 at 10:27 pm
Daniel (Ajax in UCL)- 9th season in a row, at least 10 goals, Lamps = legend! says:
Yeah it could, There isn’t any pressure on us, we can play easily
March 14 at 10:28 pm
ssssshhh says:
Dont get your hopes up, it’ll only end it tears.
March 14 at 10:28 pm
Lad V says:
Only if they avoid impressive APOEL in quarterfinals. These guys are unstoppable.
March 14 at 10:31 pm
Cruicky22 says:
Barca, Madrid, Bayern and Milan will all beat them I reckon. Benfica would also be tricky. Marseille difficult as Drogba would do his best Ibra impression and hide away from home.
They’ll draw APOEL then….
March 14 at 10:32 pm
Daniel (Ajax in UCL)- 9th season in a row, at least 10 goals, Lamps = legend! says:
Marseile will be the draw u’ll see
March 14 at 10:24 pm
G-G-Granville says:
Annoying that Campagnaro lost 2 points in extra time and ended up on 9 recovered balls.
Anyway 118, so not going to complain.
March 14 at 10:26 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Bah! I only have 95!
March 14 at 10:28 pm
Impressive Larnaca “Και Νεκρος Ενικα” says:
Room 101 here. Cavani being the big let down.
March 14 at 10:32 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
*sigh*
Its now 95. Confused.com.
March 14 at 10:26 pm
Impressive Larnaca “Και Νεκρος Ενικα” says:
You just did
March 14 at 10:27 pm
ajay_kl says:
I am on 98. I could have done with 2pts or I could have kept Cissokho’s 4pts.
March 14 at 10:27 pm
Mull- Looks forward to Euro 2012 fantasy says:
Imagine if there was bonus in this game…
March 14 at 10:27 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
128 for me
Lost 4 points thanks to the annoyance that is Zoran Tosic.
Meh I will have Drogba in FPL soon to comfort me. He looks interested again, when he’s interested he’s a machine.
March 14 at 10:28 pm
Le Gooner says:
Fantastic score. Well done.
March 14 at 10:30 pm
Mull- Looks forward to Euro 2012 fantasy says:
I appeared to have beaten you again with 130. #cheapshot.
March 14 at 10:33 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
oh you will pay for that #revengewillbesweet
March 14 at 10:37 pm
G-G-Granville says:
Great score. Did you spend any points?
March 14 at 10:40 pm
Mull- Looks forward to Euro 2012 fantasy says:
6. But 130 sounds better than 124.
March 14 at 10:41 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
so I actually beat you
well I spent 4 points so I also got 124
There is just so little between us in these things.
March 14 at 10:48 pm
G-G-Granville says:
I spent no points so 118. Just waiting to see the overall rankings now.
March 14 at 10:27 pm
Anorak says:
Meh.
March 14 at 10:27 pm
Le Gooner says:
Squeaked past you with 120 (-4) The last minute Ronaldo goal was a bonus.
March 14 at 10:28 pm
Optimus says:
114 for me
ramos/ronaldo/dzagoev did me proud tonight
March 14 at 10:29 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
115 for me. If only that kinda score could be transferred into the fpl.
March 14 at 10:30 pm
SuperDunny says:
lol it’s like the Carling Cup of fantasy games
March 14 at 10:30 pm
The Parmtree- Stoke City Kings of Europe,who Needs The Monkey Reid says:
Ah 113, beat me by 5.
March 14 at 10:26 pm
Wessex Warrior says:
Does anyone hate Adrian Chiles more than I do??
March 14 at 10:28 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
his ex-wife?
March 14 at 10:28 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Jane Garvey.
March 14 at 10:30 pm
1966 was a great year for English football - Eric was born says:
Stewart Lee – ‘a Toby jug full of warm piss’
March 14 at 10:31 pm
Bad Pen says:
March 14 at 10:27 pm
DENCH says:
looks like luiz proved alot of people wrong, he was absolutely immense tonight defensively
March 14 at 10:28 pm
MAD says:
might be injured though, was limping bad the whole extra time and chelsea used him as a human shield while essien took up his spot as cb
March 14 at 10:28 pm
Chris_White says:
problem is that he can be sh*t against leicester at the weekend
just how he is as a player, highly unpredictable with enormous potential
March 14 at 10:27 pm
Eddie says:
Be interesting to see what sort of team Chelsea can muster agst Man Cty after that effort and looked like some will have injuries to get over !!!
March 14 at 10:28 pm
Daniel (Ajax in UCL)- 9th season in a row, at least 10 goals, Lamps = legend! says:
I am not that confident for playing Hart anymore
March 14 at 10:29 pm
ssssshhh says:
Lol
March 14 at 10:29 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
How strange.
March 14 at 10:28 pm
MAD says:
they have fa cup before the city game too…. city will run them over
March 14 at 10:30 pm
Daniyal says:
nope fa cup game is vs leicester at bridge i think many players can be rested for that bring in the bertnand n kalous mikel etc
March 14 at 10:31 pm
MAD says:
still I would think they want to win the game no?
March 14 at 10:31 pm
Eddie says:
Don’t think they will have all their big guns out for Leicester do you !!
March 14 at 10:32 pm
MAD says:
well they needed all their guns to see off birmingham….
March 14 at 10:37 pm
Daniyal says:
for the repeat at away this time its opposite
March 14 at 10:52 pm
MAD says:
and why was there a repeat?
March 14 at 10:29 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
City still have a major effort to come tomorrow night. That being said, they have the weekend off.
March 14 at 10:29 pm
Daniyal says:
Drogba Legend
March 14 at 10:30 pm
Catch me if you can says:
Disgusting player, some of his dives today were pathetic.
March 14 at 10:31 pm
Wessex Warrior says:
it was embarrassing
March 14 at 10:33 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
My goodness – you guys are something else.
March 14 at 10:34 pm
SuperDunny says:
+1
Ridiculous comments
March 14 at 10:35 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
cmon Doos
Going down like he’d been elbowed when it was nowhere near him was totally ridiculous.
That being said I will still buy him.
March 14 at 10:36 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Did you see what Napoli did to him???
March 14 at 10:39 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
still cheating
Like I said, I will still buy him
He has looked like he’s in the mood in the last couple of games, when he’s in the mood he’s glorious.
March 14 at 10:37 pm
Catch me if you can says:
So you did not think he went down twice like he had been shot? Drogba is a disgusting cheat. Good player but lacks any sort of sporting morals. He was looking to cheat Chelsea the match end off.
March 14 at 10:39 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Well. You have nailed your colours to the mast. That is fine. We diverge.
March 14 at 10:32 pm
Josh says:
bitter much? jealous
March 14 at 10:34 pm
Daniyal says:
always performs when chelsea is in need do we give a shit abt him diving
March 14 at 10:30 pm
Chris_White says:
+1
March 14 at 10:30 pm
Daniel (Ajax in UCL)- 9th season in a row, at least 10 goals, Lamps = legend! says:
The old guard performed tonight. Drogba, Lampard, Terry!!!!! That is the lineup Andre that is the lineup!!!
March 14 at 10:32 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
Who are you having for Chelsea coverage for the run in Daniel? Lamps, Mata? Drogba? Terry?
March 14 at 10:31 pm
SuperDunny says:
Awesome
March 14 at 10:29 pm
Catch me if you can says:
Premier league top 5 Prediction?
1) Manchester United
2) Manchester City
3) Arsenal
4) Tottenham Hotspur
5) Chelsea
March 14 at 10:30 pm
snowy84 says:
id take that. would be funny for spurs if chelsea won champs league
March 14 at 10:36 pm
The Parmtree- Stoke City Kings of Europe,who Needs The Monkey Reid says:
Explain, in 2005 when Liverpool won the Champions League Everton finished 4th, they both played in the Champions League that season after, although Everton didn’t reach the group stage.
March 14 at 10:40 pm
snowy84 says:
rules were changed. if chelsea finish 5th spurs will be in the europa league and arsenal would have to qualify,
thats if arsenal finish 3rd spurs 4th and chelsea 5th
March 14 at 10:31 pm
Daniel (Ajax in UCL)- 9th season in a row, at least 10 goals, Lamps = legend! says:
Tot will go out of top 5. They will brake under pressure IMO
March 14 at 10:34 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Wrong.
March 14 at 10:39 pm
Catch me if you can says:
I admire your heart Daniel but listen to the head. Chelsea are not going to finish in the top 4 I’m afraid
March 14 at 10:31 pm
Chris_White says:
That’s about right, I’m afraid.
March 14 at 10:30 pm
Wessex Warrior says:
Wondering how Luiz’s performance will affect Cahill’s chances of playing?
Cahill seemed to have worked his way into the team ahead of Luiz.
Will DIM rotate them, playing Luiz in the CL, or is Luiz gonna be 1st choice for all formats now?
March 14 at 10:33 pm
Eddie says:
Cahill will start agst Leicester I reckon
March 14 at 10:33 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
No idea but Luiz was footballing class tonight.
March 14 at 10:35 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
I thought he was poor.
March 14 at 10:37 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
Hehehe… no tonight Doos, I want an early one
March 14 at 10:40 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
So – no Barolo for you!!!
March 14 at 10:43 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
Just a little more Merlot… just a little
March 14 at 10:39 pm
MAD says:
Showed some fighting spirit for sure, as the whole Chelsea team.. He mucked up his ankle though so I don’t expect to see him play for the next few weeks. I thought Chelsea got really lucky to come away with a win tonight, it was more Napoli being shit than Chelsea being good… Still they deserved it more than Napoli in the end… but I wouldn’t expect Chelsea to start pulling up trees in the PL on the back of that game.
March 14 at 10:33 pm
Le Gooner says:
The leader this gameweek subbed out Luisao who had 7 points
March 14 at 10:33 pm
Le Gooner says:
http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com/.....38;event=8
March 14 at 10:35 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
Apart from the keeper, his lowest score was 7 so he did very, very, well.
March 14 at 10:35 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
I lied, there’s another 6 there.
March 14 at 10:35 pm
Chris_White says:
Well, not very surprising if you see who he subbed in…
March 14 at 10:35 pm
Chris_White says:
Errr
Why didn’t he take out Manduca with 6?
March 14 at 10:37 pm
Le Gooner says:
He made a mistake by not subbing out Mandunca instead who had 6 points. When you’ve got that many points, I guess a point doesn’t make too much of a difference.
March 14 at 10:35 pm
Mull- Looks forward to Euro 2012 fantasy says:
Why didn’t he take off Manduca.
March 14 at 10:36 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
Cockiness?
March 14 at 10:38 pm
Le Gooner says:
Probably
March 14 at 10:37 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Manduca was red carded. Keep up at the back, there!!!
March 14 at 10:39 pm
Le Gooner says:
I say, well done Doosra. Forgot about that.
March 14 at 10:46 pm
Mull- Looks forward to Euro 2012 fantasy says:
He could still have subbed him off instead of Luisao.
March 14 at 10:48 pm
Le Gooner says:
According to the rules, you can’t sub a player out if he’s got a red card.
March 14 at 10:49 pm
Mull- Looks forward to Euro 2012 fantasy says:
March 14 at 10:50 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Errr – Red Cards are nailed on – trust me, I have him!!!
March 14 at 10:37 pm
Pat says:
Manduca got a red.
March 14 at 10:36 pm
chazza of shamrock says:
Attention FFS Europa Cup League organisers!
You have my score down wrong this week, I scored 60 after point hits not 50. Don’t forget to amend the group standings too- my goal difference isn’t THAT shocking
March 14 at 10:39 pm
The Parmtree- Stoke City Kings of Europe,who Needs The Monkey Reid says:
Sorry mate, i’ll check it out.
March 14 at 10:36 pm
Daniyal says:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZYfi_Ex_gM
cant get enough of u now
March 14 at 10:40 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
-42
March 14 at 10:39 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm says:
I hope Malouda and Drogba get investigated for cheating. That was awful. Didn’t need to do it either.
Ps I’m a neutral
March 14 at 10:40 pm
SuperDunny says:
PS: You’re an idiot
March 14 at 10:41 pm
Josh says:
+1
March 14 at 10:46 pm
Daniyal says:
+1
March 14 at 10:41 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
I thought the ref was openly biased. Drogs did his usual and the ref agreed. Shocking.
March 14 at 10:45 pm
MAD says:
Now there’s a point, and nothing new in football either… Look at the last world cup for example… most rigged shit ever.
I thought some of the calls on the extra time was odd as well…
March 14 at 10:47 pm
MAD says:
were*
March 14 at 10:41 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Not really. Come on son, cheer up!
March 14 at 10:42 pm
Declan says:
The ref was useless
March 14 at 10:44 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm says:
It’s not so much that there were clearly a couple of “flops” towards the end, as everyone does it, but at the start of extra time Malouda was clearly instructing everyone to dive.
Watch and see!!
March 14 at 10:47 pm
Declan says:
Tactics?
March 14 at 10:43 pm
MAD says:
I’m a neutral too, but seriously… which team wouldn’t try to play time in that situation? People really need to stop being this naive. Investigated for cheating? Are you for real? And then what? Be fined? Suspended from the next game? There clearly was some contact in all of those situations, how do you prove that they were cheating? Some people might get hurt easier than others
March 14 at 10:46 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm says:
Not “clearly” when Drogba was hit in the face……in his imagination!
March 14 at 10:50 pm
MAD says:
Aronica lashed backwards with his hand in that situation, you could see it hitting Drogba in the replay… I dunno how it was a freekick for chelsea though as it was drogba who came from behind and had no chance of winning the ball. But the problem wasn’t Drogba crying in that situation, but the ref being shit.
March 14 at 10:44 pm
EpicFAIL - Sporting Lisbon <3 says:
The ref was shit, Drogba took advantage of that fact.
March 14 at 10:40 pm
Josh says:
I’m a Chelsea fan. If I’m brutally honest, alot of decisions went our way tonight. Especially towards the end. However, we definitely deserved the win and the place in the CL quarter finals. Drogba was a disgrace tonight with his dives. But so were they incase nobody noticed, Italians are the worst for it and Napoli followed suit. Don’t be bitter if your a United/Liverpool/Citeh/whoever fan and you didn’t want to see us do well. I know jealousy is a motherf*cker!
March 14 at 10:43 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
Not ast all. Pool fan here. I agree with you. The ref must have been a blue at heart but I was cheering you on all the way.
March 14 at 10:44 pm
Declan says:
http://www.soccerway.com/refer.....ych/44615/
He’s fond of flashing his red card……
March 14 at 10:49 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
Jeez, that’s impressive!
March 14 at 10:43 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
Not jealous and that phantom elbow incident aside I thought Drogba was superb tonight.
March 14 at 10:44 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
+42. Well said.
March 14 at 10:43 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
I hate Chelsea. I am a Hammer. However, I am DELIGHTED, and I salute the Drog. I thought Napoli were ghastly in the way they behaved, and I thought Chelsea deserved everything they got.
March 14 at 10:44 pm
Chrissy Waddle - Diamond Lights Up the Owls says:
Drogba was a disgrace towards the end. Doing anything to get the result. To Drogba Foundation should hang its head in shame.
March 14 at 10:44 pm
Chrissy Waddle - Diamond Lights Up the Owls says:
*To/The
March 14 at 10:49 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm says:
It’s just annoying. Drogba should just play well and accept the plaudits, but he always stains it.
Ps Chelsea definitely deserved to win.
Cavani most wanted striker in Europe? Not sure why on that evidence?!
March 14 at 10:48 pm
SuperDunny says:
Doing anything to get the result – hero
March 14 at 10:49 pm
Josh says:
dedication
March 14 at 10:50 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
+1 just like….. Suarez
March 14 at 10:50 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Onanist!!!
March 14 at 10:52 pm
4vetti - i Rossoneri! il Diavolo! says:
Dunny said it, blame him!
March 14 at 10:47 pm
Josh says:
Thanks to the good people who commented. 4vetti. Doosra. JK.
March 14 at 10:48 pm
Catch me if you can says:
I’m a Manutd fan and glad you went through. Its a shame you won’t get past the semi-finals though
All Chelsea really have a chance of winning this season is an FA Cup and a 5th place spot.
March 14 at 10:50 pm
SuperDunny says:
What a load of bollox
March 14 at 10:50 pm
Josh says:
alright Mystic Meg. shame your only going to come second in the league this year and win nothing
NOTHING
March 14 at 10:57 pm
Catch me if you can says:
Do you suffer from learning diffculties. At the moment Manchester United are 1 point ahead of Manchester City.
Josh how many points are we ahead then?
2-1 = ?
March 14 at 11:00 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Ken Clarke had a view about this. His considered opinion was, that if you are in a hole, you should, on the whole, stop digging!
March 14 at 11:03 pm
Josh says:
You predicted Chelsea were coming 5th and losing in the semi’s of the CL so I’m predicting you’ll come second. d*ck
March 14 at 10:44 pm
The Giggs Boson says:
Who would you rather rotate with Kelly and Caulker; McAuley or Shotton?
March 14 at 10:45 pm
Declan says:
McAuley
March 14 at 10:45 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
McAuley IMO
Can you afford an extar 0.3 for Ridgwell instead?
March 14 at 10:47 pm
The Giggs Boson says:
No, i’ll be 0.1m short.
March 14 at 10:50 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
annoying. Shotton is tempting due to his OOP, but he could drop back to rb or be left out, McAuley is nailed on and WBA are in form and have sorted themselves out at the back, plus he’s a decent goal threat.
March 14 at 10:45 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
McAuley – and I shall do exactly that!!!
March 14 at 10:46 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
no Ridgwell?
You’re letting me down now
#IwillnotbuyAdeforthis
March 14 at 10:47 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
I may be running short of money. Will if I can!
March 14 at 10:49 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
ah, I am switching out Taiwo, so it’s a straight swap.
Still getting Drogba over Ade though. I have Bale for Spurs coverage.
March 14 at 10:52 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
We may not be diverging as much as you imagine …
March 14 at 10:53 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
we really have to stop agreeing, it’s no fun
March 14 at 11:00 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
Oh, I don’t know …
March 14 at 10:44 pm
DENCH says:
torres actually showed some heart tonight, did quite well
March 14 at 10:46 pm
Chrissy Waddle - Diamond Lights Up the Owls says:
A £50 heart. Ahhhhh.
March 14 at 10:47 pm
Chrissy Waddle - Diamond Lights Up the Owls says:
£50 million
March 14 at 10:48 pm
The Giggs Boson says:
Yeah he played quite well. He’s gunning for Sturridges spot.
March 14 at 10:52 pm
Hutton dressed as Lahm says:
Played “better” not well. Everyone was tired at the end and the game was open. That “should” have been his opprtunity
March 14 at 10:45 pm
Josh says:
Can anyone tell me a premiership team who’s players don’t dive? If so, THEN you can insult Drogba.
March 14 at 10:47 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
Steven Gerrard doesn’t dive. He thinks anyone who does should be banned
#Gerradisahypocrite.
March 14 at 10:50 pm
Daniyal says:
suarez
March 14 at 10:47 pm
Mac says:
What if I insult my own team’s players that dive?
Bale is a knob so is Drogba.
March 14 at 10:48 pm
Manani says:
March 14 at 10:48 pm
Daniyal says:
now talk haha
March 14 at 10:49 pm
Chrissy Waddle - Diamond Lights Up the Owls says:
Nope. Just Chelsea.
And your Captains a immoral skank racist. How many of those do other Prem teams have (hmmmm…)
March 14 at 10:53 pm
Josh says:
You’re a mug
March 14 at 10:54 pm
Chrissy Waddle - Diamond Lights Up the Owls says:
Spoken like a true cock-er-ney.
March 14 at 10:49 pm
Cruicky22 says:
Wigan?
March 14 at 10:45 pm
Manani says:
anyone tempted to bring in drogba?
want him but roon+rvp is too hard to drop with such fixture, and so is suarez.
March 14 at 10:47 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
Will be getting, but not for a couple of weeks, will give myself 2 FTs to do it with in GW31
Young
Valencia and Ba 
Drogba
March 14 at 10:46 pm
Mac says:
How insane is:
Richards, Ivanovic, Downing and Yak to Rooney, Kaboul, Jevans and Andrews for a 12 point hit?
12 points is a bloody lot but that kind of looks worth it to me. Can make up some of those with Rooney captain hopefully.
March 14 at 10:49 pm
eXonerate says:
Lol. Jolteon Lescott?
HAHAHA. Love it!!
Its too much of a hit. You’ll probably see red arrows despite a decent score.
March 14 at 10:52 pm
Manani says:
i would do it tbh.
if everything goes accroding to plan, all of your new players will outscore the one u brought out.
and also will outscore them in the future.
i think u should do it
March 14 at 10:47 pm
Count Of Monte Hristo says:
What a game tonight. Couldn’t be on here while that was going on. Such a good team performance but I thought Ivanovic and Luiz were exceptional and the way Didier led the line was outstanding.
March 14 at 10:48 pm
Doosra - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως - 1924 says:
180!!! +42!!! WHOLLY AGREE!!!
March 14 at 10:51 pm
jkisthe1 - Hola Los Colchoneros says:
What he said
March 14 at 10:49 pm
GREENDREAMS11 says:
cant agree more.
March 14 at 10:50 pm
snowy84 says:
i thought ivanovic best player on the pitch. luis had his best chelsea game.
drogba did what drogba does
March 14 at 10:52 pm
Daniyal says:
LEGENDS
March 14 at 10:48 pm
eXonerate says:
I just want to say, I love FFS and most people on it
. You guys make football so much more enjoyable. Cheers to all the banter here 
March 14 at 10:48 pm
snowy84 says:
everton fan giving out about moyes on ss2
March 14 at 10:52 pm
Now back to the conspiracy... says:
Lol, he was ridiculous. All these Chelsea fans calling up and saying “it hasn’t been a bad season for us” make me laugh.