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Fantasy Football Book – Your Help Needed

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Unless you’re one of the very few who follow me on Twitter, then you might not have heard that there’s going to be a Fantasy Football book.

It is, quite frankly, amazing that there isn’t one already – Fantasy grows hugely every year, with ever more players, pundits, podcasts and websites dedicated to Fantasy Premier League and a number of other games both established and new.

Penguin Random House, under the auspices of its sports imprint Yellow Jersey Press, will be the publisher and I have been handed the honour of writing it.

And it is an honour, albeit a daunting one.

The book will look at the history of the game and its future, its scope, appeal and success – particularly where Fantasy Premier League is concerned. But at its heart it will be a celebration of its players – the best and the rest, the first and the worst and everyone in between.

And that’s where you fine people come in.

I need as many stories as possible to make the book as entertaining, broad and human as it can be.

I need tales of triumph and despair, of good luck and bad, of obsession, madness and genius.

Big mini-league cash prizes for the winners, cruel and imaginative mini-league forfeits for the losers, the times that Fantasy has changed your life (maybe even saved it) for better or for worse, the range of professions (doctor, High Court judge, customer-facing adult entertainment executive) that live the Fantasy life…anything that is interesting, quirky and human is what I’m after.

So, not a lot to ask then.

But I couldn’t ask for a better community to seek help from. FFS regulars are fantastically knowledgeable, generous, smart, funny and snarky – often all at the same time. That is a great resource which needs tapping into and immortalising in print.

If you have any Fantasy stories to tell, or can think of anything I might be able to look into further, please mention it in the comments below.

You can also DM me on Twitter (@Davvawavva) and if you can be bothered to fill out a Fantasy Football questionnaire, or maybe have a story that you’d rather not talk about quite so publicly, you can email me at fantfootbook@gmail.com – anonymity can be guaranteed, if required.

Thanks for your time. I only hope I can do the game, and its players, justice.

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  1. Tatty Bojangles
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Where would be the best place to see a list of released players from PL teams?

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    1. Tatty Bojangles
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Found one that seems to be keeping up to date on the BBC Sport website http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/39708953

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    2. MartialMatas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      https://www.transfermarkt.com/statistik/endendevertraege

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    3. GertJan
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      https://www.premierleague.com/news/397434

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  2. Parm
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    How do you pick your GW1 team?

    What goes through your mind with regards to team balance, money ITB, fixtures and early wildcards? Do you go all in on the early GWs or set out for the long run?

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      If you plan to WC in GW3 / GW4 (i.e during the international break) then you should go all out for the early weeks IMO

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    2. Mario Balofail
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Dude...there are so many factors influencing my decision and one of them is pre-season update of FPL site. You are chasing airy castles now. Long story short: it is too early to say anything from my perspective 🙂

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      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        But in history, what have you done and has it been a success?

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        1. Mario Balofail
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          It all depends on pre-season form, fixtures and news in FPL system. It is always a different story for me 🙂

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        2. tricky80
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Mix of class and form. Not so difficult as after a major tournament because the big names get eased in.

          Established stars (Sanchez), bonus burglars (Heaton) and sleeper hits in good form from pre-season (Capoue).

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    3. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      1.Pick a team that is affordable with two good captain picks.
      2. Gon on fantasy football scout and read up on 4.5 rotations.
      3.Take my defenders out and replace with 4.5 rotation defenders.
      4. Go on fantasy football scout and read up on the good picks coming up from the championship.
      5.Take my premium captain pick midfielders out and replace with good picks coming up from the championship.
      6. Go on fantasy football scout and read up on the strikers who are scoring well in pre season friendlies in Taiwan.
      7. Take my premium captain pick strikers out and replace with strikers who scored well in pre season friendlies in Taiwan
      8. Await kick off for GW1.
      9. Sign heavily.
      10. Play Wildcard in GW2.

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    4. Ronny Hotdog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Try and find good balance between positions to help with form transfers.
      Get drawn into the pre-season form players, invariably pick the wrong ones.
      It's always the search for the heavy hitters who are "essential" and those who are replaceable. Never an easy call and has often led to an early WC if they are in wrong positions.

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    5. Partick Bateman
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Have a look at pre season results, pick a team around "reliable" names.

      Started off with Sanchez, Agüero, Alli, Hazard, Baines, Shaw, Forster and Heaton. Amat was my 3rd top scorer in GW1.

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    6. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Auto-complete

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      1. RedLightning
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I agree.
        Start with an auto-complete, look at the new prices, pick an ideal squad that is way over budget, scale it down to 100m, then keep tinkering with it as more information and ideas emerge.

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    7. Dino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Look for teams with good fixtures first 4 to 6 gws then check form in pre season and formations for oop players.

      Biggest thing for me is pick players from bunch above but don't plan transfers and take as few gambles as possible (you can always transfer in that promoted striker if he starts well. In my experience it benefits to be flexible those first few gws so you don't want to be forced to take out a defender or a gk you gambled on when you want the latest cheap midfielder ion poems and playing oop.

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  3. @chapellefpl OR 577TH
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Almost ended in a fist fight was going to drive through to another city to meet a boy who said something personal in the forum section. Luckily he phoned and apologised after a mutual friend had phoned him and told him exactly who I was and what I was capable of. Wont give too much away as dont want to get in trouble with old bill but thats a long story cut short.

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    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      brag much?

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    2. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      LOL

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    3. Parm
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      come @ me bro

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    4. Mario Balofail
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I think it will never occur again that on the same page on FFS site would be posted "long story short" statement so close to each other

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    5. Slam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      You are something

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    6. Flynniesta
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      If you hadn't mentioned driving I'd have assumed this post was made by a 13 year old

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      1. Henry FB
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        joyriding

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    7. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Scary stuff.

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    8. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      How many protein shakes have you had today?

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    9. Henry FB
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Asking for a friend?

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    10. Ronny Hotdog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I'm not even sure what you mean. Were you going to meet him for a fight? How did you know he was at the drive through? Why would you drive to another city for a fight based on something posted on a forum? Do you even lift bro?

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      1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        He's on the windup. Having a pop at certain posters whom he says are keyboard warriors.

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        1. X Trapnel
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          I got flashbacks to the Ray Winstone character in 'Nil by Mouth'.

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    11. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Pathetic. Grow up.

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    12. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I'm worried. This used to be a safe place.

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    13. Tiote on Peyote
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Moron.

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    14. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Wonder Woman would sort you out

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    15. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      You are an absolute joke. Bring it on.

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    16. BRFC1883
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Dude, what exactly are you capable of?! I know you've got keyboard warrior locked down but what else?

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    17. Qubit
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Up the dose?

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    18. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      😆 😆 😆

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      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        http://i.imgur.com/fDKM3.gif

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    19. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

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    20. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      😆

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    21. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      What sort of reaction were you expecting from posting this?

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    22. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      A youtube call out video would be nice to go along with this story

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      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB_nhLty7f8

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    23. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Jonty mentioned his is a rough for sure

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    24. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      You sir are a raving fruit-loop.
      I mean that in the nicest way possible, you absolute belter.

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      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I'm in Glasgow btw.
        Sundays and Wednesday afternoons are generally good for me 😉

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  4. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Ooooh....nice...A book.

    As I've wrote many times the best way to play this game is withe a (very) mini league where all the participants live/work within close proximity of each other. There is no better way for banter and skullduggery than a league comprising just 3/4/5 players.

    I have many stories but a typical one, and the one that woke me up to the possibilities, was a few years.

    I had Rooney and my son had RVP...and he was ahead of me in the family ML. Rooney out scored RVP by a little nit for a week or two so I started winding my son up about him being daft spending all that money on RVP blah, blah, blah....and he took the bait.

    His face was a picture on the Saturday when he realised he had done RVP > Rooney and I'd slyly done Rooney>RVP....we both captained our "swap"..I got an RVP brace and he got a blank. WHOO HOO.

    Playing for OR just can't compete with moments like that

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I'm completely OR focused, different strokes and all that..

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah. I bet the best stories for that book will come from mini leagues though. OR is a bit colder and clinical.....ML's is where FPL meets real life.

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  5. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Rooney said he would only move to an English club if it were Everton and Koeman has said he'd love to sign him. What's the most you would pay for Rooney at Everton?

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    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      £4.5m

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      1. Mario Balofail
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        he said at Everton not in FPL ;P

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        1. Johqvist
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Yeah, £4.5m 😉

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    2. Slam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      7?

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        No

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    3. Henry FB
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      9m.Probably on pens, corners, freekicks and playing off Lukaku. May even be classified a mid.
      Would prefer him to Kaku as the latter would easily be 10m+

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      1. Henry FB
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Would avoid against the top 6 though.

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    4. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      He'll do well. He has something in the tank even now.

      8.5

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    5. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      He is not finished yet. Probably 8m.

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    6. Parm
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Lukaku & Barkley will be leaving behind 35+ goals. Rooney will be a sure starter, just playing PL football and no other commitments. Likely #10 or even striker(that's clearly where he wants to play) with pens, free kicks. He'd be great value at around £9m which is where he'd be priced.

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    7. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      £1.00.

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    8. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      2 grannies should clinch the deal

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    9. Ronny Hotdog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Tree fiddy...
      ...Bout that time I noticed this wasn't no Ed Woodward.

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    10. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      United will waive the transfer fee.

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      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        7.5 FPL

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  6. Ronny Hotdog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    So for the second time, I've broken my finger in a fire door. No 6-a-side GK duties for me this week.

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    1. Slam
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      You know what they say, learn from your mistakes 😉
      Oh wait...

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      1. Ronny Hotdog
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        I haven't even asked for sympathy this time. I work in kitchens, I'm not too sure I should be allowed to play with knives and fire.

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  7. makaveli123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Can't recall everything that happened last night, but I will not forget a p*ss drunk supporter that was asleep for most of the match.
    A bit strange, given the magnitude of the tie + the money spent on ticket, travel etc. He did pop up for some songs though!

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      That's quite astonishing. How on earth did you manage to stay awake so long?

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      1. makaveli123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        😀

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  8. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Dejagah on for Wolfsburg. Blast from the past.

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  9. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    https://www.dreamteamfc.com/c/news-gossip/198166/7-things-that-will-definitely-happen-during-arsenals-europa-league-campaign/?CMP=DreamTeam-_-FBPowerVid-_-FBPAGE

    Hope the link works. Worth watching, I was crying from laughter. 😀

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    1. X Trapnel
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I was reading it and thought, is this really The Sun?

      Very funny.

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  10. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Just watched DNU v HAM

    Not much quality on that pitch

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Could be tasty sandwich though.

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  11. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Pogba did the Griezman celebration on a video posted on Instagram last night and said "next season"...The post was then liked by Griezman himself...

    This is starting to look like a done deal.

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    1. Henry FB
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I don't get what the excitement is all about. They signed Ibrahimovic, Pogba and Mkhitaryan in the same transfer window last year. United were still cack and were only pipped to the 'most boring team in the league' award by Middlesbrough.

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        To be fair Pogba and Ibra were the only bright sparks in what was a fairly ordinary United team at times.

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      2. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Always the way.

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      3. noquarternt
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        This. Guess everyone thinks Mourinho will completely change his ideas and strategies? Always transfer hype around big name players. Be funny if he does a Shevchenko/Falcao/Torres to Chelsea etc.

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      4. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Have you seen Griezman play? he is a superstar of course people are excited by his coming

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    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Certainly beginning to look that way

      He won't be cheap could cost as much as Pogba if not more

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  12. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    So who has been your FPL darlings this year, and your FPL nemeses. Pick one from each position. For me, it would be:

    Darlings:
    Heaton
    Cahill
    Sanchez
    Lukaku (4 goals against Bournemouth and 24 pointer in the blank GW kick start my season)

    Nemesis
    Foster
    Nyom
    Philipps
    Gabbiadini

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    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Just realised 3 WBA 😀

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Darlings:
      Grant
      McCauley
      Sanchez
      Lukaku

      Nemises:
      Heaton
      Valencia
      Sterling
      Negredo

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      1. Les Bleus
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        McCauley and Alonso have been the two players I've never owned that I've hated the most 😀

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          I didn't have Heaton, that's why he's in 🙂

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    3. Batchain
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Darlings:
      Yoshida
      Stephens
      Davis
      Barkley
      Pickford
      Zaha
      Lukaku (and of course Sanchez, Alli and Kane)

      Nemesis:
      A. Carroll !
      Llorente
      Sigurdsson
      Valencia

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    4. Kirton Hoops
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Darlings,

      Heaton
      Alonso
      King

      Nemisis,

      Macauley (Bitter serial Brunt owner)
      BDavies (Rose always 'almost' ready to come back in when I had a chance to transfer him in)
      Hazard

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    5. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Darlings:
      Jaku
      Cahill
      Eriksen
      Costa

      Nemeses:
      Heaton
      Alonso/Valencia
      Phillips
      Ibra

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  13. dhamphiir
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    When Donald Trump met Pope

    https://mobile.twitter.com/imrangarda/status/867710933627490305

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Wtf 😀

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    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Hahah this cannot be real 😀

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        ...

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        1. Les Bleus
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Is it?

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          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Look at Trumps shirt/sleeve before and during the closeup.

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            1. Les Bleus
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              😉

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    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      At he didn't grab him by the &*@#s

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    4. Calderano FC
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Fake news alert.

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  14. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    9 Years and 6 Months Jail for having a ciggie

    Plane toilet arsonist on Sharm el-Sheikh flight has sentence doubled
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40045599

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  15. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    my message to chapelle

    https://youtu.be/qqP875V85mA

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      😆

      A classic

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  16. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Fantasy Champions trophy game will be up tomorrow...will create a league

    Those interested kindly let me know by replying here

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      There was a rumour that you promised never to post again 😉

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      1. Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Only if gabbi didn't get 0 in that game though, which he did

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        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          How many more times Sims. You know full well that is not what you said and it's been proven on here many times. The man of his word twists the truth again.

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          1. Sims
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Of course it's not what I said. Dnot need to be a rocket scientist to know I was never leaving despite what I said. Happy? Will just come up with he tiresome 0 point argument if people keep reminding me of gabbi like they be lived I was gonna leave

            Now that's out of the way...those interested in fantasy CT can let me know ill give the code

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            1. Sims
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              Believed *

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            2. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              Can't get much fairer than this to be honest.

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            3. George Sillett
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              Glad that's finally sorted. You can therefore fully confirm that you are not actually a man of your word and in all respects a complete liar.

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              1. Sims
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 10 months ago

                If this really bothers u so much sure u have it. Hope it helps u sleep at night 🙂

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                1. George Sillett
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 10 months ago

                  Lies are the deception of all trust. I can sleep easy at night.

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            4. Geoff
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              I missed the original post by about an hour and didn't bother looking at it (and don't want to see the link), and cant believe it's still an issue. Haven't we all said dumb stuff for effect on here?

              Really seems a non-issue to me..

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              1. Sims
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 10 months ago

                Hey its really important for some people to know wether a guy with a fake name and a fake grav on an Internet forum who u will never meet keeps his word or not....especially when the matter is as important as a prediction about a striker starting or not

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                1. George Sillett
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 10 months ago

                  Your powers of manipulation are immense Sims. Looks like you will try anything to avoid admitting that you are a dick You can easily lie beyond your online persona which probably means that you are the same in real life. You will do and say anything to make yourself sound credible . Impossible.

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      2. Henry FB
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        This guy is the alter-ego of 'MNR' and 'Connor Mcgregor'. It's the same guy. The trolling is very similar.

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    2. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      The Trump of FPL. Fake news! Sad!

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    3. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Please post a personal insult to Chapelle.

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  17. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    What is the best sites to follow for epl teams and players news ? I check Goal.com and skysports. I want to read news sooner and in more details. Where do you read news and check daily events ?

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    1. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      'news now' is okay....

      http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Football/Premier+League

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      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Thank a lot

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        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          S

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      The main forum of whichever club you are interested in.

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    3. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      "news now"

      Just type into google "news now football transfers" and you'll get stories from all over the place.

      Or do it by player "news now Lukaku" or something like that....

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      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks. Looks great

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      2. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        That'll include your Goal.com stories and Sky stories as well btw...

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  18. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    If Vandijk jined united what price would fpl put him at

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    1. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Probably 6.0 I'd say

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    2. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      6.0

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  19. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    What player who did well at the end of this season are you considering for next? i.e. this years Tadic...

    Stanislas for me, I haven't owned him this season so I didn't go through the pain many of you did

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Eriksen once again.

      He's kinda like the perfect profile for this game. Good attacking player in a good team with all set pieces...well most of them. He has the stats and the profile so as a purist he's a bit of a shoe in.

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      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Good shout, I've got a soft spot for him after how well he's done for me the last 2 seasons when everyone was looking at Alli.

        Guessing he'll get a hefty price rise to 9.5ish next season though

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        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Yes he will. I was surprised how cheap he was this time tbh. I'm not convinced he's a better pick than Alli, Alli is better from open play, but he just fits the profile. Level (ish) on points is about right for those two.

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        2. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          The other thing about him is, and you need to watch him closely even off the ball, is how very close he is now to playing like David Silva....Class indeed.

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          1. liiusions
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Agree, very enjoyable to watch. I guess all of Spurs have been this calendar year. Silva still best #10 in the league for me, I just love how he dictates the game

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            1. Dr Dream
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              Silva is fantastic. It's a shame he plays a little deeper sometimes.

              Did you know he's the fourth highest leading goal scorer in Spanish football history (always plays higher)?...that takes some doing...

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            2. Dr Dream
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              Oh. and agreed about Spurs. I just did that hot topic about Spurs. One question was which Player at Spurs is the most over rated...I replied... None, they've all been good.

              And it's true.

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    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Ozil picked up form in the last 4GW's could be a shout especially as I can't see him playing in the Europa League so should be pretty fresh each GW

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      1. liiusions
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Can't see him staying at Arsenal next season and Sanchez will be gone as well, there goes half his assists if Ozil does stay

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    3. Pinky Blinders
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I think I'll keep tabs on Ayew heading into next season if he stays at West Ham. He had a rough season but seemed like he was starting to find some form towards the end and he might be priced a bit more kindly next season.

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    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Kompany looked formidable @ the end the of season, 6m or cheaper would be impossible to ingnore

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    5. Johqvist
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Sané was great all season but ended the season taking some really great corners. He's definitely in my team next year.

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  20. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Does anyone get much value out of Fantasy Football Fix? Is it worth paying for?

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Not paid for it but I will next year.

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      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        What use do you get out of it, Doc?

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        1. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          Well it has a section that tells you when your rivals have done a transfer. If that gives figures to it then I may be able to work out who my rivals has brought in as well. I could drive them half mad.

          I like that part of the game.

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          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 10 months ago

            Heh-heh, figures.

            I'd probably lose 2 stone in stress if I was in a mini league with you 😉

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            1. Dr Dream
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 10 months ago

              I played a stormer locking out my brother from about GW30. I second guessed most of his transfers and captain choices.

              I was strange because at a 100pts lead by GW30 most on here said just carry on and that my ML was won, but I ignored them and went tactical....and then did you see how many clawed back lost mini leagues in the last two weeks on here?...A hundred point lead in this game isn't a lot really...

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    2. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Probably not, there's a free trial you can use and it's all pretty flash but doesn't seem worth paying for.

      Like Wakey said above the feature where you can find out your rivals transfers is pretty good but it can only work them out if they do 1 at a time which you can do easily enough yourself

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    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I dont use the site tbh

      When i heard that that there was a tool on the site that told so called managers what moves to do i was not happy it takes the management part out of the game and encourages herd mentality which is bad for fpl

      Also the tool that predicts your rivals transfers airs of cheating to me. Fair enough if you figure it out yourself that is fair game

      It is bringing spoon feeding to a whole new level imo and i wont visit the site over this

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  21. George James
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    It's my birthday.

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    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Happy birthday

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    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Whoo hoo....How many ?

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    3. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Happy birthday

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    4. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Happy birthday 🙂

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    5. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Happy birthday Dexy 🙂

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    6. Rihanovic
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      HBD2U

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  22. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    That'd be a nice idea....re AG and his "auto complete" comment...

    Either the FFS site, or us as a community, should raise a team and play it by "Auto complete" to see how it does. A bit tricky deciding who to take out though.

    Should we do it?

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    1. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I think an interesting team would be base every move on FFS RMT.

      Pick a GW1 team that looks to be the best RMT from the tool and then play around with moves every week to see what is suggested.

      And then WC, BB, saving transfers etc. is all able to be picked by the manager

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    2. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I ran an auto-complete team this season. My rules were to only use 1 transfer per week max. unless players are injured, and to only transfer out flagged players, or players that have been blanking lots of games in a row. The only calls I had to make myself were the benching (difficult, because auto-complete picks a balanced team with no bench fodder) and captain decisions.

      The team finished at around 500k, but had a storming start: 9 green arrows in the first 11 gameweeks, it rose as high as 5,339 OR in GW11. Predictably, it jumped on early bandwagons and it worked for the first part of the season. After a while it evened out, and it fell a lot during the DGWs.

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  23. Funkyav
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    anyone care to predict the transfer fees for the players below?

    all of which are likely to be on the move way this summer, maybe the last couple are less likely to move this summer but I wonder what they would go for in the current market

    Griezzeman
    Keane
    Barkley
    Lukaku
    Walker
    Pickford
    Gibson
    Oxlade-Chamberlain
    Sanchez
    Alli
    Hazard

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    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Release clause (100m €)
      £25m
      £30m
      £50m
      £25m
      £20m
      £20m
      £15m
      £50m
      £60m
      James Rodriguez +£30m

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  24. Rihanovic
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Greetings fantasy veterans!!!
    I need advice for the next season, any help would be appreciated.
    I started this season well, by the the 7th GW I was top of my 2 mini league and a random public league.
    Then from GW 11 my team score started to decline significantly, by GW 17 I started to lose the lead in one league after the other, and I failed to qualify for the cup.
    I finished all leagues second -140, -35 points and the public league saw some final GW drama with me coming to a tie with the leader but eventually lost to more transfers made by me.
    What did I do wrong???

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    1. Pinky Blinders
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      poor captaincy picks

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      1. Rihanovic
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Looks like you've taken a look at my team history.
        I couldn't agree more, although most if not all of my captaincy picks were well justified. Don't you think???
        Any advice on that???

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  25. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Is there a league for all mini leagues in fpl? If so where can I find the final table of results to check where my ml finished?

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    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I dont know it would be a nice thing to know alright
      It only gives the top 5 on the status page on the fpl website maybe they should expand on this in the future

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  26. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Hoping united sign Vandijk after july 10th so he can be priced at 5.5

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  27. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    What the hell was Walkers crisps and Gary Lineker thinking with a add campaign to win tickets to the Champions League final using pictures of serial killers pedos and a genocidal maniac

    http://www.thejournal.ie/walkers-apologises-for-ad-campaign-3409308-May2017/

    Talk about bad taste

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    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      wasn't it that he commented on people adding those images? Not great, but I don't think Walkers produced the pictures.

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  28. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Who is your first choice goalkeeper next season ... Heaton or Butland?

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    1. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Butland as he has more of a chance of being 4.5. If both turn out to be 5.0, I would't buy either, but would pick Heaton if I had to pick one.

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    2. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      4.5m + 4.5m

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  29. tm370
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Re. frustrating stories -

    I was in a fantastic position in Football Fanager's World Cup game - I heavily backed Germany against Brazil, but used a transfer to swap out Kroos for Ozil, because of his perceived extra attacking threat. Kroos went on to score 2 and set one up in the drubbing of Brazil and Ozil managed an assist. Retaining Kroos would have got me first place, and a prize of £10,000... I finished joint third in the end which had significantly less prize money.

    I was also leading the Mirror game in 2015 for almost 2 months - I was away on the weekend of the double game-week in which Benteke scored a hat-trick. I captained someone else (I blame being away and rushing my moves) and lost out significantly, and ended up finishing sixth after some punts to get first back failed.

    In FPL a few years ago my friend talked me out of transfers in successive weeks for players who went onto to score hat-tricks in the GW - Both Bale and Walcott (and he was an Arsenal fan). He found it hilarious and still does.

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  30. FPL price manipulators are …
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Doesn't TL already have a book on FPL?

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    1. FPL price manipulators are …
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      @Mark. You could write about how people apologise on your site for being top of the page

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      1. Mic
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Haha true. Whole culture of this forum tbf

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