An Interview with Sky Sports Champion – Michael Shipley
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In case you missed it, we’ve expanded our coverage of Fantasy games this season and have rolled out our own league in the Sky Sports game. What better way, then, to boost our know-how of this new diversion than an interview with last season’s overall winner, Michael Shipley: a long-time visitor and member of Fantasy Football Scout…
FFScout: Take us through your title winning season. What were the turning points and key transfers/decisions you made during the campaign?
MS: Since you have the opportunity to change your captain every week there are plenty of decisions to regret throughout the season! However it’s the choices towards the end of the campaign that you tend to remember and think of as crucial, even though in reality, early decisions are just as important. In the same way that Man City’s three points against Swansea in Gameweek 1 was just as important as the dramatic win against QPR on the last day, my decision to select Sergio Aguero as captain for the final week stands out.
FFScout: Who was/were your key player(s) throughout? Were there any differentials who came in and produced for you?
MS: It was obviously essential to cash in on Robin Van Persie’s form for much of the season. I drafted in Jonny Evans, Clint Dempsey and Gylfi Sigurdsson sometime around March – all performed consistently until May and also provided the necessary funds to invest in Aguero in April.
FFScout: How did your initial lineup fare? Are you a believer in clawing back early lineup mistakes?
MS: I benefited from Edin Dzeko’s early season goal blast but obviously had to remove him fairly sharpish when he fell out of favour. If you make a mistake with your initial selection or if circumstances conspire against you early in the season, then you definitely can’t ride it out for almost an entire campaign without subs to call on. However the difficulty is identifying it and not making another mistake trying to rectify it.
FFScout: Did you play any other games alongside the Sky Sports Fantasy last season? At which point did the Sky Sports game become the priority?
MS: I also entered the Mirror (YTM), Metro, Sun and Daily Mail competitions. I didn’t pay any attention to the Sun or Metro from November. After that I mainly focused on the Sky teams and helping my wife with her Daily Mail teams, although I kept an eye on YTM for the remainder of the season after staying in contention for longer than expected.
FFScout: How much of an impact did the race for the prize have on your day-to-day life?
MS: Not too much. During the run-in I was keenly refreshing the leaderboards the morning after fixtures and wondering what players rivals might have.
FFScout: How did the final day of the season unfold for you?
MS: I had used all my transfers and the captain deadline was the previous midweek (note Gameweeks now run Saturday to Friday), therefore the dye was cast, so to speak. So I could enjoy normal weekend activities such as taking the kids to the cinema and mowing the lawn. The term “enjoy” is adopted loosely for the latter, but I could enjoy the final day drama unfold knowing it had eventually been done! Even after Aguero scored and subsequently was awarded the Man of the Match, I didn’t know whether it was enough to secure top spot, since it was a strong possibility that my rivals could have captained him. So I didn’t get excited until I learned that my main rival had chosen Fernando Torres as his captain for Chelsea’s double Gameweek.
FFScout: Do you tend to favour established players or are you willing to take a risk on new arrivals to the Premier League?
MS: I am quite happy to take a calculated gamble, sometimes it works out and other times you pick Mauro Boselli!
FFScout: Without giving too much of your strategy away, do you have any tips for new Sky Sports Fantasy managers out there? Ie, with no benches to allow rotation, how should our approach differ?
MS: I honestly can’t think of anything other than the standard Fantasy football strategies that I’m sure that the average Fantasy Football Scout visitor would be aware of. Having no bench should make team selections simpler; just pick the 11 players that will score the most points!
FFScout: How do you think the rule changes concerning bonus points will alter your strategy for the forthcoming season?
MS: It is just another factor to consider when weighing up the value of a player. It will require less conventional judgments to be made on selections but I am fine with that.
The Scout League
Thanks to Michael for taking time out his pre-season to talk to us. You can join him in the hunt for the top prize of £25,000 this season’s Sky Sports Fantasy Football, while in our Fantasy Football Scout League we’ve a home cinema system worth £600 up for grabs.
Register your team here and then sign up for the “FFScout” League with the PIN Code: 8004519.
Sky Stats On the Way
If you’ve already signed up, or on the verge of doing so, you’ll hopefully interested in knowing that tomorrow we’re scheduled to release our Sky Sports stats table for members. These will take the new bonus points system and apply them to last season’s data. The tables will identify those players who earned 60+ successful passes and 4+ tackles won per match and offer an overall bonus score, plus a minutes per bonus stat. They’ll be available for all positions and fully sortable. Right now, if you’re playing the Sky Sports game, this data is unavailable elsewhere.
We’ll also be publishing a follow-up article, analysing the top performers from last term and identifying the potential benefactors of the Sky Sports Fantasy Football bonus points for the season ahead.
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August 8 at 9:14 am
Clive166 says:
Any opinions on my proposed starting squad?
GK: Friedel / Green
DEF: S.Taylor / Jenkinson / Ivanovic / Baines / Hangeland
MID: Noble / N’Zogbia / Michu / Toure / Pienaar
STR: Pogrebnyak / Torres / Jelavic
Cost: £94m
My rationale is:
GK: Friedel offers decent value for money and I think Spurs will be tighter until AVB. Green’s fixtures compliment Friedel’s and QPR will only be better this season. Both have a decent first ten Gameweeks.
DEF: Steven Taylor offers a goal threat and a sound defence. Jenkinson SHOULD play in place of Sagna in August so offers a cheap, short term route into Arsenal’s defence. Ivanovic is likely to play at right-back in place of Bosingwa so offers defensive and offensive potential. Hangeland, as has been widely speculated, should do more than last season and is cheap for that. For me, Baines is the top boy for attacking points and Everton are generally solid defensively.
MID: I bit sketchy about some of these. Pienaar should prove excellent value now he has moved to Goodison Park and Mark Noble, as a penalty taker, is cheap for West Ham (particularly given their favourable opening fixtures). The others, though, I am not set on. Toure is solid but could I get more bang for my buck? N’Zogbia isn’t a player I particularly like but hope that Paul Lambert’s brand of attacking football will suit him better than Alex McLeish’s more defensive game. Michu is an unknown quantity. He looks good on paper and Swansea have an excellent set of opening fixtures but both he and Laudrup are new to the Premiership so he carries considerable risk.
STR: Pogrebnyak looked threatening at Fulham last season and should get chances at Reading (he is particularly attractive given the double gameweek 1). At 5m he would appear to be very good value. Jelavic can’t be ignored if he can produce 60% of what he did at the tail end of last season and Torres, on the face of it, is the only out and out striker Chelsea currently own. Factor in the double fixtures and I find it difficult, at least in the short term, not to make space for him to.
My concerns are:
1) I have three Everton players (too heavily reliant on notorious slow starters?) and only one outfield player from Manchester City, Manchester United and Spurs combined. Stupid?
2) Am I missing better options (particularly in midfield).
I intend to keep a watching brief of some of the lower end players (Lallana, Lambert, Fox at Southampton – given their difficult first six weeks, Pearce at Reading etc) but the £6m in the bank gives me the potential to trade upwards in the first few weeks once the fog of pre-season starts to clear.
Any help/advice gratefully received!
August 8 at 9:15 am
ronh says:
New post
http://www.naughtyneighbours.com
August 8 at 9:17 am
udit says:
still the troll I see, hasn’t willis bored you out yet?
August 8 at 9:17 am
pbthevet says:
Naughtycupcakes.com a better buy
August 8 at 9:16 am
Mick says:
What does everyone see as the perfect allocation of funds?
At the moment my team is like this
7, 4
7, 6.5, 4.5, 4. 5, 4
9.5, 9, 8, 6.5, 4.5
10, 9, 6
August 8 at 9:17 am
BOOM SHAKALAKA says:
7 / 4
6.5 / 5 / 4.5 / 4.5 / 4
9.5 / 9 / 6.5 / 5 / 5
12 / 11.5 / 6
August 8 at 9:19 am
pbthevet says:
6 4.5
6.5 6.5 4.5 4 4
10 9.5 5.5 5 4.5
12 11.5 6
August 8 at 9:20 am
udit says:
Believe me Mick, there’s no ‘perfect’ allocation of funds. Period. Reeson won with the four cheapies at the back strategy, last year’s winner was more rounded, generally the big hitters perform over the season but everyone has them, it’s the last year Raylor’s and Ba’s that separate people
August 8 at 9:20 am
Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:
5 4.5
5 5 5 4.5 4
9.5 9 8 6.5 5
12 11.5 6
If that totals 100 that is
August 8 at 9:20 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
There is no perfect allocation of funds.
August 8 at 9:25 am
Djaphex - One man can change everything - Kolarov says:
5.5 – 4
6.5 – 6 – 6
4.5 – 7 – 5 – 9
6 – 11.5 – 10
sub: 6.5 – 4.5 – 4
August 8 at 9:26 am
Djaphex - One man can change everything - Kolarov says:
3.5 mil. in the bank
August 8 at 9:25 am
Brian (Not the messiah) says:
5.5,4.0
6.5,6.5,4.0 ,4.5,4.0
9.5,4.5,5.0,9.5,8.0
5.0,10.0,11.5
with 2 mil in the bank for 10.0 -> 12.0
August 8 at 9:26 am
ChristIna says:
Jis, more. Lyk goed vir nog medaljes vir SA die week? Viljoen/Caster…die girl in haar kayak?
August 8 at 9:41 am
Brian (Not the messiah) says:
Hopefully! we can’t let australia beat us!
August 8 at 9:25 am
ronh says:
I cant believe people are actually doing this!!
August 8 at 9:26 am
Manamongst says:
me either…me either.
August 8 at 9:36 am
Gaz Downright says:
perfect?
7 5
8 7.5 6.5 6.5 6
11 11 11 etc
August 8 at 9:16 am
udit says:
Doos, am I part of no league then?
August 8 at 9:17 am
ChristIna says:
I hope so.
August 8 at 9:18 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
Lovely hat. Don’t like the jumper.
August 8 at 9:22 am
ChristIna says:
Ok. Pussy.
August 8 at 9:22 am
udit says:
I don’t like him.
August 8 at 9:25 am
ChristIna says:
Ditto
August 8 at 9:19 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
If you recall, you spent a long time messing about. I lost patience. Sorry.
August 8 at 9:20 am
udit says:
Eh? When so?
August 8 at 9:20 am
RoysCallerAnne says:
Morning Doosra. I’ve scribbled a few words on the LAWR site (a preview for League 1, half of it anyway..hope you like it)
August 8 at 9:39 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
I can’t find it!
August 8 at 9:47 am
RoysCallerAnne says:
It’s on the comments on the main site
August 8 at 9:58 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
Very good. Look forward to more!!! Well done, gold star!!!
August 8 at 10:01 am
RoysCallerAnne says:
No problem, enjoyed doing it.
August 8 at 9:19 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
No
August 8 at 9:23 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
Replied to you on the previous post.
August 8 at 9:29 am
udit says:
I was looking for you
, awesome, where are you currently based? Finished college then? from the US? if you don’t mind me asking 
August 8 at 9:31 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
I’m in Bangalore right now. Graduated last July and been working since.
August 8 at 9:31 am
ChristIna says:
*Makes sucking noise while drinking coffee
August 8 at 9:32 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
Oi! No threesomes here, move along now.
August 8 at 9:17 am
Hubert says:
Evening all
So, Sinclair’s off to Man City?
August 8 at 9:21 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
Very, very strange one that.
August 8 at 9:21 am
Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:
Graham/Michu pens
August 8 at 9:21 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
Graham, surely.
August 8 at 9:22 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
Join the Classic DZ League…
August 8 at 9:24 am
Valar Morghulis(Formerly Keith) says:
i joined.. Din’t i?
August 8 at 9:27 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
You’ve joined only H2H one..
August 8 at 9:24 am
Desertbug says:
Hey Maxi, DZ League still open?
desertbug01@yahoo.com
August 8 at 9:27 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
Yep,
Will email you.
August 8 at 9:28 am
Desertbug says:
Thanks
August 8 at 9:35 am
Desertbug says:
I’m signed in…
August 8 at 9:33 am
Manamongst says:
still didn’t get my email:
seanboyus@gmail.com
August 8 at 9:39 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
Check both of your emails.
August 8 at 9:22 am
Kings of Lyon says:
I hope not
August 8 at 9:32 am
Manamongst says:
wtf, so this is the new City, taking sips under fair play? Would have thought they’d swoop on Ki the Korean. Can’t hate on it though…snatch up players not highly valued and let their ego do the signing. Can’t be more than Arshavin (4.5m) type numbers.
August 8 at 9:33 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
Check your mail & join both leagues.
August 8 at 9:57 am
Manamongst says:
Thanks Maxi!
August 8 at 9:59 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
Join the classic league also
August 8 at 9:18 am
creagles says:
Pick one from each team!
West Ham: Demel or McCartney
Villa: Lowton or C.Clark
August 8 at 9:20 am
pbthevet says:
Macartney
Clarke
August 8 at 9:27 am
Hubert says:
+1
August 8 at 9:38 am
Manamongst says:
C. Clark or (thank me later) Eric Lichaj; he has a sneaky long throw most people don’t know bout yet. He attended university in my home town (UNC) and left after a year to sign for Villa…stay away from Hammers D.
August 8 at 9:39 am
Manamongst says:
Lichaj and McCartney. fwiw
August 8 at 9:22 am
Kings of Lyon says:
Im pretty happy with my team not too many punts and alot of solid mid priced players. I am worried about only having one big hitter in midfield. I dont fancy Maloney or Guthrie so I cant see too many budget options.
Krul Mignolet
Colloccini Cuellar Williams Hangeland Cole
Noble Larsson/Nzog Tartaabt Lampard/Hazard/Mata Sinclair
Torres (2m) Aguero Petric
Any advice?
August 8 at 9:23 am
ChristIna says:
..that’s the issue though…Lampard/Hazard/Mata…..bound to pick the wring one.
August 8 at 9:24 am
ChristIna says:
*wrong even
August 8 at 9:26 am
Fray Bentos says:
pick all three?
August 8 at 9:28 am
ChristIna says:
August 8 at 9:29 am
Fray Bentos says:
risky but could pay off handsomely?
August 8 at 9:27 am
Kings of Lyon says:
I know. Hopefully the Charity shield will shed more light on the Chelsea line up.
August 8 at 9:44 am
Manamongst says:
That’s the thing, I don’t think it will actually. It could only help with Torres decisions..stick or twist. Or maybe an injury could surface.
August 8 at 9:24 am
pbthevet says:
Grahem > petric
August 8 at 9:29 am
Kings of Lyon says:
Maybe. I want to punt on Petric though.
August 8 at 9:28 am
Fray Bentos says:
10.5 for keepers is quite a lot. For that price I would much prefer ddg/reina + 4.5
Keeper rotation is a lottery, so if that is a game you’re gonna play, go as cheap as possible or don’t play at all
August 8 at 9:31 am
Kings of Lyon says:
Yeah im cautious about that too. I think Newc at home Sun at home are decent sources for CS.
If Lindy gets injured then ill get DDG and if Friedel gets displaced ill get Spurs no1.
Flirted with Hart and a 4.0 but im not sure I want to do that.
August 8 at 9:42 am
Fray Bentos says:
I used krul/vorm for most of last season and I got stung by picking the wrong fixture on a number of occasions. Rotation doesn’t always work but in that case both were dirt cheap so it didnt matter too much. It could work but then that extra 1.5 could always be well spent elsewhere
August 8 at 9:46 am
Kings of Lyon says:
Youre right but i dont see much value in the GKs this year. I hope Spurs sign a 5.5 or DDG is announced as the PL keeper for united would save the hassle.
August 8 at 9:40 am
Manamongst says:
I would roll with Maloney instead of Noble, but yes don’t see any punts outside of maybe Petric. I’d put my money on Wigan playing well than WHU hitting the ground running w/o any bumps in the road.
Nice team.
August 8 at 9:44 am
Kings of Lyon says:
Cheers mate. I have watched Maloney all through his career and dont think he’ll get a constant 90 mins and hes pretty injury prone.
August 8 at 9:23 am
ChristIna says:
Tosey/Daniel…you still around?
August 8 at 9:24 am
udit says:
still sucking up to them?
August 8 at 9:26 am
ChristIna says:
Sorry. I only do threesomes. Move along.
August 8 at 9:36 am
udit says:
your mother, your sister and ..
August 8 at 9:37 am
ChristIna says:
My mother would have turned 80 on the 4th August.
I miss her.
August 8 at 10:19 am
Daniel.mf - Finally Santi signed !!! says:
yeah mate, how can i help u
August 8 at 10:22 am
ChristIna says:
Better late then never…move along to the new post…TM is in the house!
August 8 at 9:25 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
Athletic Bilbao striker, Fernando Llorente has rejected a €4.5 million contract extension and has informed the club that he wishes to be transferred immediately.
August 8 at 9:26 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
My money is on Chelsea!
August 8 at 9:28 am
ChristIna says:
Spurs maybe?
August 8 at 9:28 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
Possible.
It’s more of hope rather than expectation that he goes to Chelsea. I don’t want to have Torres in my squad!
August 8 at 9:31 am
ChristIna says:
But if he goes to Chel it would cloud the waters even more!
To Lamps or not to Lamps is killing me. I hate Torres. Might just capt Terry/Cole me thinks.
August 8 at 9:32 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
Yeah. Thinking Terry(c) should be sufficient – no other Chelsea for me!
August 8 at 9:33 am
ChristIna says:
Chances of Terry getting banned with this racist nonsense?
August 8 at 9:34 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
Even I have no clue tbh. I was meaning to ask someone
August 8 at 9:35 am
Willis_Hide says:
The probability is 14/88.
August 8 at 9:48 am
Manamongst says:
Very low. They need to stop this sh*t, seriously.
August 8 at 9:28 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
Oh .. wait. Have PSG bought anyone this summer?
August 8 at 9:30 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
Saw that tweet about Song?
August 8 at 9:30 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
On barcastuff?
August 8 at 9:31 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
I doubt it is true
August 8 at 9:33 am
Nitin Nagaraja - Checked into Hotel Tassel! says:
Yeah, that. Dunno if its true though.
August 8 at 9:30 am
floydy_floyd says:
V good player
August 8 at 9:46 am
Manamongst says:
What an insult figure, not even in pounds…dear god the number of Spanish teams with cash flow problems is shocking.
August 8 at 10:09 am
Manani says:
it is hard to win anything when you have Real and Barca in the same league. That explains the lack of income.
August 8 at 9:26 am
Arselona says:
Gutierrez anyone?
August 8 at 9:50 am
Manamongst says:
I rate him highly this season…but there will be loads of time to get him. Got my eye on Raylor!!
August 8 at 9:27 am
rickytoso says:
With so many people planning Torres to Ronney after GW1, is there any value in having an initial
forward line of:
Torres Rooney Aguerro
You could then keep Torres for a couple of weeks, before deciding whether to get rid. It would then be easy to bring in a cheap strikler in form (Graham or Petric) and upgrade a midfielder to Bale or Siggy.
I might do this, as I want Chelsea double gameweek coverage, but can’t see the sense in the Torres to Rooney switch.
Any thoughts?
August 8 at 9:30 am
RoysCallerAnne says:
I’ve got Aguero, Tevez, Torres..so similar thoughts
August 8 at 9:36 am
creagles says:
Ive got Torres Rooney Aguerro, thinking of subbing Torres to P.Cisse in GW3
August 8 at 9:29 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
@Desertbug
Check your mail & make sure you join both leagues
August 8 at 9:39 am
Desertbug says:
Done. Thanks!
August 8 at 9:31 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
Deportivo sign VillarReal defender Carlos Marchena
August 8 at 9:34 am
ronh says:
I am eating honey nut cereal
August 8 at 9:36 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
I ate some weetabix earlier. True story.
August 8 at 9:36 am
ChristIna says:
Why is called weetbix in SA?
August 8 at 9:39 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
I don’t know. You’re a Saffa, you tell me.
August 8 at 9:38 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
Or was that the start of a joke? Go on, punchline…
August 8 at 9:39 am
ChristIna says:
The pommies can’t spel?
August 8 at 9:38 am
Kings of Lyon says:
Sugar?
August 8 at 9:40 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
Nope. Just plain ol’ Weetabix and cold milk.
August 8 at 9:41 am
ChristIna says:
Even my Labrador takes it with hot milk and sugar.
August 8 at 9:43 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
Winter time is hot milk time. Tell your dog this and he/she’ll thank you.
August 8 at 9:47 am
ChristIna says:
But the Jack Daniels tastes better with hot milk.
August 8 at 9:41 am
Willis_Hide says:
I have it dry.
August 8 at 9:46 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
You man, you.
August 8 at 9:42 am
Kings of Lyon says:
I like a bit of sugar on my Weetabix. Maybe some fruit too. mmm im hungry.
August 8 at 9:45 am
BOOM SHAKALAKA says:
Did you try chocolate Weetabix?
August 8 at 9:50 am
Kings of Lyon says:
Nope. I’m not a fan of chocolatey cereal
August 8 at 9:51 am
BOOM SHAKALAKA says:
You don’t know what you’re missing…yummy
August 8 at 9:40 am
Willis_Hide says:
That pussy on your head…. reminds me of what happened to me last night.
August 8 at 9:45 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
You’re also in a human-animal acrobatics team?
August 8 at 9:45 am
ChristIna says:
*Circus
August 8 at 9:41 am
Hybrid.power says:
I always think I’m going to enjoy weetabix but then I eat one spoonful and realise I’m eating crunchy snot.
August 8 at 9:36 am
Chuck Norris says:
Did I just read that Sinclair will move to Man City?
Was hoping for a Petric + Sinclair combo but if he’s gone then Graham will surely be a must-have?
He will probably take pens and easy draw.
August 8 at 9:38 am
vilmorez says:
swansea could be truly awful though
August 8 at 9:41 am
Chuck Norris says:
With a new manager, yes, they may be worse than last year. However, I don’t think a team that finished 11th last year will struggle.
Add to that they play qpr, WHU, SUN, avl, EVE, sto, RDG, WGN.
You won’t get an easier 8 games in this season.
August 8 at 9:52 am
Manamongst says:
QPR will put 4 goals past them. I said this before the Sinclair news.
August 8 at 9:38 am
Kings of Lyon says:
Plus one. If Sinclair goes to City then its
Nzog and Graham over Sinclair and Petric which im not happy about.
August 8 at 9:38 am
creagles says:
Will Torres go down in value after everyone changes him to Rooney?
August 8 at 9:39 am
Kings of Lyon says:
Probably.
August 8 at 9:44 am
creagles says:
So crazy to hold onto him for the Newcastle game?
August 8 at 9:53 am
Manamongst says:
depends on how they both do I would imagine.
August 8 at 9:39 am
ronh says:
Torres for Chelsea
46 games
7 goals
Why are people getting him??
I recall last year, everyone on this site talking about, so I got him…
Not this year my friends!!
With Torres, I will wait & see.
August 8 at 9:40 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
You snooze you lose.
August 8 at 9:44 am
ronh says:
Recent history suggests…
If you get Torres, you lose.
August 8 at 9:45 am
Stinkfly says:
Lukaku’s been getting some gametime in the friendlies (obviously as Torres has been ‘resting’), so I could easily see Lukaka starting one of the DGW matches.
Of course they could always sign another striker in the meantime as well.
August 8 at 9:40 am
Kings of Lyon says:
You will wait and see all of us shoot up the rankings. Dont be left behind.
August 8 at 9:40 am
Phil Pino says:
Howdy all, does anyone comment on RMTs any more?
Here’s mine, just in case you do:
Friedel, Federici
A Cole, Lescott, A Williams, McCartney, Clark (AVL)
Sinclair, Bale, Ireland, Noble, Mata
Torres (+2m), Tevez, Petric
Too much reliance on Villa? It’s a bit of a punt on Ireland but then their fixtures are pretty good.
August 8 at 9:42 am
ronh says:
Noone rates them anymore.
It bored us all to death.
August 8 at 9:59 am
Hubert says:
Correction, McLeish bored us all to death
August 8 at 9:44 am
Chuck Norris says:
Does anyone comment RMTs any more?
No #contradiction
August 8 at 9:46 am
Tuchap says:
Nice team. Like the Sinclair pick.
August 8 at 9:46 am
Stinkfly says:
I’m a Decepticon, so no, but even if I was going to rate it, being a Decepticon I would be mean and give it 6/10.
August 8 at 9:42 am
Grippa says:
FF Pro is opening up a new free to play Fast & Furious league.
This will run along the same lines as the traditional competition, but begins from Monday 9am, with just 3 auctions, and unlimited bids, with a £250m budget.
To register, go to http://www.myffpro.co.uk and add a new team. Once numbers are confirmed, you will be allocated to a league.
Cheers.
August 8 at 9:46 am
Fray Bentos says:
spam!
August 8 at 9:45 am
Fray Bentos says:
Hangeland 5 & Maloney 5
OR
Hughes 4.5 & Ireland 5.5
I really want to have a 5.5 midfielder as there are a number at that price who could come good – (dyer, Beausejour) but also see hangleand as great value over Hughes. Cant seem to get both! I already have Noble and see Maloney as a bit of a risk as there aren’t really any other options at that price should (when) he fails
These are pretty much the last two places in my team to play around with so no more budget and cant decide! grrr
August 8 at 9:48 am
creagles says:
A
August 8 at 9:46 am
Oz lotto says:
Is lescott not being considered as nailed on? Can someone tell me why? Who will city’s other back 2 (+kompany) if they roll out the 3-5-2?
August 8 at 9:49 am
Fray Bentos says:
depends on agger. if he is signed, lescott may not see as many minutes through the season, but he will probably still start the season imo
August 8 at 9:47 am
ronh says:
New pose
http://www.fantasyfootballscou.....nt-3552674
August 8 at 9:47 am
kris10 says:
Please pick A or B!
A) Krul, Federici, Lescott
B) Hart, Henderson, Coloccini/R.Taylor
August 8 at 10:11 am
Clive166 says:
A) definitely
August 8 at 9:49 am
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Sevilla complete signing of Alberto Botia
August 8 at 9:50 am
Maximerized-You'll Be Sorely Missed - Feel Free To Join These FPL Leagues @ 401-764 & 401-854. Contact Me For Deadzone Leagues. Indian Posters Join These Leagues- 401-53820 & 401-53838 says:
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August 8 at 9:52 am
Crouch Potato says:
Mike Kightly to have medical at Stoke today.
August 8 at 9:55 am
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August 8 at 10:14 am
Manani says:
A. yaya+getting roon in GW3 (ivanovic to saylor)
B. Michu+roon in GW2
August 9 at 12:41 am
Snubya says:
Best nailed on WH defender for 4.0? (hopefully with a few goals up his sleeve)