I’m back from festival frolics and stateside visits to bring you the first of several reviews of the fantasy season. Breaking it down by each position, I get the ball rolling with my view on the goalkeeping situation, where I question the investment options, whilst offering some early pointers on the shortlist for next season.

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Refresh your screen for my last scout picks of the season, then read on for the usual blurb behind the selection.

Picks have come early this week because I’m just about to leave for a weekend music festival. That will see me desperately trying to find a TV with Sky, whilst updating the site via my laptop and a mobile broadband connection. I might even get to see some bands. Enough of my rambles - read on and good luck for the final hurrah.

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Evening all. At the risk of turning the site into one of those fascinating diary blogs, this is just a quick post to offer reassurance that I am very much alive and now successfully installed in my new abode. I’m still surrounded by packing boxes, each with an hour of my time allocated to them for tomorrow. Today though, I had to get the Sky and Broadband up a running - it’s all about priorities.

Getting back to business - I’ll steal time to put some belated and probably abridged, weekend notes together at some point tomorrow. For now, I’ll do some spring cleaning around the site before the after effects of shifting 50 boxes up two flights gets the better of me.

Thanks for all those who kept the previous post ticking over and for your patience as always.

Ronaldo carefully places his spot-kick into the top right-hand corner of the frame behind the goal and United return to Old Trafford with a draw. The return leg will be another squeaky affair but with the Premiership in the balance, Ferguson won’t be free to tinker this weekend. Here’s my notes on another night in Europe…

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Kuyt’s first half-goal is cancelled out, as Cech keeps Liverpool at bay for Riise’s stooping blooper to hand Grant’s men the advantage. Now it’s time to brace yourself for some nasty weekend rafatation. Here’s the notes…

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Chelsea successfully navigated their way past a tricky trip to Goodison to keep it mildly interesting then. Essien’s goal enough to seal the win with Moyes’ men again struggling for the creative spark to mount a serious goal threat. Oh how the Yak is suffering. Here’s my notes on last night’s events.

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Fresh from a most unspectacular performance from my picks last weekend, I’m delivering my selection for this week days before kick-off with a scrap of team news to go on. It’s all the FPL’s fault of course, or rather Sky Sports. Yes they are the true evil to blame for my foolhardy confidence and this debacle of a gameweek.

With the FPL deadline just hours away I’ve stuck my neck out with some early picks for this gameweek - which starts with tonight’s game at Goodison. It’s all highly irregular, high risk stuff - but for those FPL managers looking to close a gap, this dodgy early deadline could well be a godsend.

For the rest of you, consider this early commitment on my part as an added bonus or more likely, an early warning on who to avoid this weekend.

Refresh your screens, read on and don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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An awful night for Chelsea as Heskey’s injury time volley dents their ailing title hopes and a pretty awful one for fantasy managers, as Frank calls in sick before kick-off. Here’s my notes on last night’s action.

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The five game countdown begins then, with plenty of time to make that inspired transfer or almighty clanger. I’m not sure which I can help you with - could go either way. Still if you fancy another viewpoint on the players to consider for this weekend’s games, refresh for this weeks picks, then read on for my usual mix of wild speculation with the odd splattering of logic.

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A change in format for the Scout Notes this week. I’ve been looking to streamline these a little and focus on the key points rather than dwell on Derby’s lineup and similar matters that aren’t likely to be of interest, plus take me an inordinate amount of time to put together. Instead, from this week on, I’m going to focus on the teams and players that warrant interest and that are likely to be in your thoughts when it comes to future signings and squad tweaks. Have a gander at this week’s notes then.

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Apologies for the lateness of the Scout Picks this week but, better late than never, here they come. Could be a rough ride this one - the threat of rest and rotation looms large with the Champions League in midweek. Lampard, Adebayor, Terry and Ronaldo all look at risk. Lovely.

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I’ve had my usual shufty over the player rankings after the weekend’s games. Click the headings in your right-hand menu to get my view on how players line up for the next five games for each position, then have a read of the rest of this post to get some idea of the latest movers and shakers.

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A “grand-slam” Easter weekend but a mediocre one at best for most fantasy managers. Drogba did the damage for Chelsea, Santa Cruz found the goal-scoring knack at Ewood, Villa somehow kept their phobia of clean sheets going a home to Sunderland and Bikey emerged as the player to have in your side. A funny old weekend then, with few fantasy managers smiling by the end of it. Here’s my thoughts on proceedings.

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The Scout Picks for this weekend’s games have been updated so refresh your screen to get an eyeful. With “Grand Slam Sunday” looming, there are some new names amongst the eleven as I rest the big guns and give some mid-price options a go. Read on for the method of my madness.

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