Archive for posts by Anorak

1. 
   April

   08

   Suspension Tightrope – Curtain Call

   Filed under: Suspensions - Posted by: Anorak

   As we enter the final week in which the accumulation of 10 yellow cards will deliver a ban, the roll call of players still sweating has reduced to just seven (eight if you include Paul Scholes, who in the unlikely scenario of him playing tonight – and the less unlikely scenario of him being booked [...]

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2. 
   March

   18

   The Suspension Tightrope – Sticky Toffees

   Filed under: Suspensions - Posted by: Anorak

   As the days tick by towards the next raising of the suspension threshold, the conveyor belt of footballers vying to show off their balancing skills grows ever richer. This week saw the second player to fall foul of the 10 card limit instantly replaced on the tightrope widget by three more eager faces, each now [...]

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3. 
   February

   26

   The Suspension Tightrope – Revival

   Filed under: Suspensions - Posted by: Anorak

   After a festive hiatus, this renaissance of tightrope fare comes to you from a departure lounge in Vienna, proving once and for all that while we may not travel to the ends of the earth for you here at the Scout, we will at least go well out of our way to ensure we’ve got [...]

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4. 
   November

   19

   The Suspension Tightrope – Casualty

   Filed under: Suspensions - Posted by: Anorak

   As you’ll have seen in Sunday’s Scout Notes, Fantasy favourite Marouane Fellaini was the big casualty of accrued yellows this week. A booking in the 2-1 loss at Reading tipped the Belgian over the five-card line and into the ban list for Gameweek 13 – the pileous purveyor of Fantasy points will now miss the [...]

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5. 
   November

   12

   The Suspension Tightrope – Quiet

   Filed under: Suspensions - Posted by: Anorak

   With no red cards shown in the fixtures this week, we’d a sparse looking inbox in terms of suspensions, but never fear – there are still some tidbits to throw your way, as the tightrope continues to creak under a heavy load.

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6. 
   November

   05

   The Suspension Tightrope – Dilemma

   Filed under: Suspensions - Posted by: Anorak

   Somebody once said “A little knowledge can be dangerous” (Einstein, if you are interested) and, in the context of the suspension tightrope this week, we’ve seen this profound maxim played out before our very eyes as Michu and Marouane Fellaini racked up their fourth week of suspended animation in the weekend fixtures.

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7. 
   October

   30

   The Suspension Tightrope – Glut

   Filed under: Suspensions - Posted by: Anorak

   A busy weekend on the suspension tightrope has seen the eight residents of the previous Gameweek joined by seven new additions. With the loss of two unfortunate souls to suspension, we’re left with a Hallowe’en worthy band of 13 trick or treaters to tread carefully through Gameweek 10.

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