Fixtures

Fixture Analysis – A Guide to Rotation

Although we’re still a couple of months away from the start of the new season, Fantasy managers already have plenty to ponder after yesterday’s release of the 2013/14 Premier League fixture list. Tentative plans have been penciled in as we analyse the schedule in order to ascertain the most efficient, cheap rotation options on offer.

While we’re aware that most of our community are already familiar with such a concept – hats off to Yes The Sess, Portsmouth Bubblejet and our very own In Tommy We Trust for some incisive posts since yesterday’s fixtures were revealed – we begin our series of articles on fixture rotation with a look at the basics involved.

The Concept

Fixture rotation only applies to squad-based Fantasy games and is utilised best with goalkeepers and defenders. At its most basic level, the principle is simply finding a pair of cut-price players whose home and away matches dovetail perfectly, allowing us to select the home option each time and dropping the other player to the bench. Our rotation policies normally have us searching for budget pairings – mainly because most will baulk at the idea of benching an asset in or above the mid-price value bracket.

There’s also the degree of fixture difficulty to take into consideration, too. At times, this can be a little more subjective as not every Fantasy manager will agree on whether a home game with Chelsea, for example, is trickier than a trip to West Ham. For the record, the Blues scored 34 times on the road last season – the same number as the Hammers managed at Upton Park – while both sides failed to score in only two of those respective 19 fixtures.

Those playing starting XI games such as Sky Sports or The Sun need not worry about such strategies but for Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers, fixture rotation can be a significant part of our preparation and one of the keys to success. Shuffling resources at the back and selecting cut-price regulars with guaranteed game time allows us to free up cash to invest further up the field.

The Security of Keepers

In some cases, geographical proximity plays a part in their ability to rotate. Arsenal/Tottenham and Man United/Man City, for example, alternate from one home game to the next but their goalkeeper assets are far from budget friendly – Joe Hart and David De Gea initially cost a combined 13.0 in FPL last term. Compare that to the preferred Jussi Jaaskelainen/Asmir Begovic option – which would have set you back a total of 9.0 for your intial lineup – and it’s clear that there’s value to be had between the sticks. Indeed, four of the top five players in terms of value in 2012/13 were keepers – Jaaskelainen, Mark Schwarzer, Simon Mignolet and Begovic, with Rickie Lambert the outfield outlier.

A fundamental reason for this is the FPL rule set. While clean sheets are the bread and butter of goalkeepers in most games, the FPL decision to award an extra point for every three saves is crucial to our thinking when assessing our options in goal. Last term, Jaaskelainen delivered just 11 clean sheets, for example, but earned an extra 39 points through saves alone to finish joint-second for stoppers. Handed an initial 4.5 price tag, the West Ham man’s price inflated to 5.2 in FPL and it was his consistency to deliver at least one save point or more in 26 of his 38 appearances which bolstered Jaaskelainen’s appeal.

Assured game time is another factor in goalkeepers’ favour. Four of the five players to feature in every minute of the 2012/13 season were stoppers – Jaaskelainen, Hart, Begovic and Mignolet – with Leighton Baines the only outfield player to make the cut. The risk of rest and rotation is significantly reduced, while the chances of a keeper being subbed off due to a tactical tweak are virtually non-existent.

The Case for the Defence

For every Jaaskelainen, though, there’s a Joey O’Brien. While Guy Demel became something of a cult hero around these parts last season, it was his fellow West Ham full-back who was the best value defender of 2012/13. With 32 starts under his belt, the former Bolton man racked up 123 points – just 21 points less than his keeper – despite playing 703 minutes fewer.

Initially costing 4.0 in FPL, O’Brien’s two goals, four assists and 11 bonus points highlight the potential of a cut-price defender; indeed, there’s every possibility he’d have outperformed Jaaskelainen if he’d been nailed-on at the start of last term, where he started just three of the first nine Gameweeks.

When forming our goalkeeper pairings, it’s vital to also consider what’s on offer from their respective defences. Take Southampton, for example. The Saints shipped 60 goals last season – only four sides conceded more – and their defensive options are resultantly expected to remain in the budget bracket. Bearing in mind they restricted their opponents to just nine goals in the final 10 Gameweeks of 2012/13, though, there’s a fair degree of optimism that Mauricio Pochettino’s side could be a viable investment this time round. While Artur Boruc is likely to offer us save point potential in goal, the Saints’ raiding full-backs Nathaniel Clyne and Luke Shaw look decent shouts from an offensive perspective – crucially, both also look nailed-on under the Argentine and may well share Boruc’s starting price.

While our 15 man FPL squads comprise of five defenders, the vast majority of Fantasy managers favour a three-man backline. Some prefer to plan a little more elaborately – utilising a variety of approaches including two, three and even four-way rotation in accordance with each team’s schedule. Initially, though, selecting the correct defensive options beyond a two-man rotation plan carries a degree of risk.

O’Brien’s three starts in the first nine Gameweeks is a perfect example and is one of a number of reasons why many prefer to be a little more cautious to begin with. Per Mertesacker – the second best value defender last year and sixth overall – started the season at just 5.0 after featuring in Arsenal’s first XI just 21 times the season before. Swansea’s Ben Davies, who began at 4.0, was propelled onto our radars only after first-choice Neil Taylor sustained a broken ankle in Gameweek 3. Seb Bassong – a 4.5 priced squad player at Spurs – was transferred to Norwich after the season got underway and thrived as a key component of Chris Hughton’s backline. Indeed, the Canaries defence produced 10 clean sheets last term compared to a measly three under Paul Lambert the campaign before.

Whether it’s a change of manager, a late move in the transfer window, an unfortunate injury to a first-team rival or a shift in the pecking order, then, all our best-laid plans can be quickly undone – there is always one or two budget defensive options that take us by surprise and emerge as favourites to disrupt our initial squads. An early wildcard, once first choice line-ups are clearer, may afford more security and lessen the likelihood of unnecessary mistakes for those intent on three or even four way rotation in defence.

Attacking Rotation

Typically, midfield or forward rotation is far trickier to achieve as we look to balance the books. The player list rarely affords us the option of a regular midfield starter under 5.0 in FPL – indeed, only three of last term’s top 30 started the campaign under 6.0: Shaun Maloney, Wayne Routledge and Jason Puncheon. Along with Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling, the latter had initially afforded as a rare double-up option in midfield and appealed to those utilising the 3-4-3 formation – both started at 4.5 but fell out of favour at their respective clubs as the season progressed, lessening out budget options further.

For those favouring a 3-5-2 formation, alternating two midfielders and a cheap third striker – picking two of the trio from one week to the next – is also an option. Last season, four sub 6.0 options found their way into the top 30 forwards; Jay Rodriguez, Andreas Weimann, Adam Le Fondre and Victor Anichebe, though the fact that none of the quartet began the season as first-choice at their respective clubs again highlights how tricky it is to judge how the Fantasy season will unfold.

Predicting attacking returns can prove far more frustrating and makes the idea of benching these assets a riskier tactic. Last term’s top value outfield player Rickie Lambert is a good example. Initially priced at 6.0, he registered 98 points on the road last season and 89 in front of his own fans – with goals or assists in 10 of his 19 road trips compared to eight from 19 appearances at St Mary’s, the Saints star man burned many a Fantasy manager who chose to omit him from their starting XI when faced with a tricky away trip. Those who benched Romelu Lukaku for West Brom’s Gameweek 35 visit to Southampton can also attest to the conundrum presented by the budget striker: the Belgian grabbed a 15-point haul in the 3-0 win, offering further proof that rotating a third striker with a fifth midfielder can be a thankless task. Even so, if you can get attacking rotation working for you, the funds liberated by two or three effective budget options can make the difference when it comes to heavy-hitter selection.

Indeed, as we look ahead to the 2013/14 season, many are already debating the Gareth Bale/Robin Van Persie conundrum. If, as many expect, the pair fetch a combined FPL price of around the 25.0 mark, scouring the market for budget rotation options looks more key than ever. While Van Persie’s consistency suggests he’s more than capable of overcoming United’s tricky first few fixtures, Tottenham’s strong opening schedule provides Bale the platform to run riot – with a possible double Gameweek for Chelsea also to factor in, there’s much for us to deliberate already. As the poll on the home page indicates so far, 52% are looking at acquiring both Bale and Van Persie, with just 7% prepared to overlook the Spurs man to begin with.

Using the Season Ticker

As most of you will have noticed, we implemented the brand new season tickers just a couple of hours after yesterday’s schedule announcement. The first six fixtures for all clubs are listed in the sidebar, though members can expand or restrict this by using the plus or minus buttons at the top right of the ticker. They can also view this in accordance with each team’s overall potential as well as by clean sheet and attacking prospects, sorting by difficulty as you go along.

Another of the useful features offered by the members version is the ability to drag and drop rows, moving teams up and down the ticker to help identify rotation pairings – already, there are some noticeable couples over the first few matches that appear to offer potential.

West Ham, Norwich and West Brom have all been handed strong home fixtures in Gameweeks 1, 3 and 5, while Southampton, Hull and, to a lesser extent, Everton offer similar potential in Gameweeks 2, 4 and 6.

Pairing up Sam Allardyce’s side with Southampton, for example, would give you a run of seven straight home games (CAR, SUN, STO, WHM, EVE, CPL, SWA) to kick off the season. A Norwich and Hull partnership would result in (EVE, NOR, SOT, CAR, AVL, WHM, AVL) for the first seven Gameweeks, while Everton and West Brom hands us (SOT, WBA, SWA, CHE/ful, SUN, NEW) in the opening six.

Obviously, these are just a trio of brief examples – as always, you can expect us to delve into the data in far more depth in our forthcoming articles.

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  1. SuperOsçarBaby
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    YC for Coates

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
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      I hope he gets another yellow 😉

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  2. SuperOsçarBaby
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    Cavani lowering his price tag by the minute.

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  3. SuperOsçarBaby
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    Nice dribble from Cavani 😉

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    1. Crouch Potato!
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      🙂

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  4. bitterandstout
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      how much added time is there? seems they are playing till they drop..

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      1. Crouch Potato!
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        Its been over 5mins on my tv, unless I drunker than I thought!

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      2. SuperOsçarBaby
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        FT Nigeria 1-2 Uruguay

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        1. TorresMagic™
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          Cheers Uruguay. 🙂

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    • bitterandstout
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        finally, Cavani can slink off the pitch..

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      • PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
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        What price are Japan for the world cup?

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          1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
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            Well 20/1 for the Mafia and 150/1 for the guys that treat prisoners of war with abhorrent disregard, who later suffered the monstous evil of 2 Atom bombs from our dear friends in America.

            I think I'll take the 150/1 E/W. Best game I've ever watched in my lifetime was the match between the above teams.

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      • Crouch Potato!
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        If I broke a leg on here right now, there would be here to help me!

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        1. Crouch Potato!
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          no one

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          1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
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            I'd break the other one.

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            1. Crouch Potato!
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              Well at least I'd have some company!

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            2. RoysCallerAnne
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              I'd grab his wallet, watch and phone while you do the breaking

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              1. RoysCallerAnne
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                *and adopt his dogs if he it looked like he wouldn't recover 😉

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                1. RoysCallerAnne
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                  if he it he he it if if he
                  *drunkish

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                  1. Crouch Potato!
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                    I'm so drunk I didn't even notice that!

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                2. Crouch Potato!
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                  Don't push it! 😉

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                3. King Eric, in America
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                  A thief with a heart. Poignant.

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            3. King Eric, in America
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              You'd break his eardrums with talk of calcium-deprivation conspiracy.

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              1. Crouch Potato!
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                That's the worst way to die!

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              2. In Like Flynn.
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                🙂

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                1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
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                  :):

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      • Chu Young Ping Pong
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        Did Obi Mikel score? 😯

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      • GreennRed
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        Simone Villas Boas 🙂

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      • RoysCallerAnne
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        I'm downvoting anyone that posts an RMT before the prices are released.
        I'm so determined about this that I will trawl through all old posts that I have missed and downvote any I find with gay abandon.

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          I'm sorry, is that downvoting any that have gay abandon, or is that who is going with you? 😉

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        2. King Eric, in America
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          I'm with you ... at least your first sentence.

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        3. RoysCallerAnne
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          Ah two old farts! Who should I invite into the hallowed halls of decrepitude for next season?
          I'm thinking Granville, Mark and Wakey.

          Any other old geezers that need recruiting?

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          1. King Eric, in America
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            Wild Rover already in, yeah?

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          2. In Like Flynn.
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            Me! Me! Me! I can prop the league up.

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            1. RoysCallerAnne
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              Don't worry, I think you're automatically reinstated when I start the league up again.

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              1. In Like Flynn.
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                Thanks RCA, I shall attempt to do better this year.

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          3. In Like Flynn.
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            Wakey would be good. Granville and Mark? Young whippersnappers.

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      • Chu Young Ping Pong
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        Tahiti were no match for Spain!

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        1. Crouch Potato!
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          They are a disgrace to their country!

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          1. King Eric, in America
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            They'll just have to slink off to their beautiful beaches, exotic women, and sublime climate to hide their shame.

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            1. TokyoRed 東京赤
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              Nice.

              Really want to go there one day, although Bora Bora would be no.1 on the list in that meck of the woods.

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              1. King Eric, in America
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                They'd have to invent Star Trek-style transporters to get me to travel all the way there ...

                Then again, I'd be too suspicious that the transporter would mess with my, ahem, junk. So probably not then, either. But I'd sit in a room with a picture of it on the wall ... daydreaming ...

                That's how I roll.

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                1. TokyoRed 東京赤
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                  You'd sit in a room with a picture of your junk on the wall, daydreaming about your junk?

                  That seems a tad self-obsessive.

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                  1. King Eric, in America
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                    Tahiti, that is.

                    I have my junk memorized already. I could pick it out of a police line-up.

                    [senses he has made another inadvertent grammatical joke ... ]

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        2. GreennRed
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          They do a damn fine shower gel though 😉

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          1. LarkyTown
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            My mate swears by Tahiti Homme shower gel

            He pulled two girls washing with it on a ski holiday, and cleaned his sick of the chalet bedroom carpet with it as well

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          2. RoysCallerAnne
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            Rate my Team.
            *slugs a half bottle of Tahiti shower gel
            *I'm forever blowing bubbles

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          3. Crouch Potato!
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            I have my own shower, I might give it a go. Can I get it at Lidl's?

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            1. LarkyTown
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              No. Lidl only do their own generic Das Franzen Polynesian Shower Gelzen

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              1. TokyoRed 東京赤
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                *May cause blindness

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                1. LarkyTown
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                  That it may

                  But if you can recommend me a product that cleans the oven, kills roaches, gives a mild hallucenigenic high, AND keeps my hair shiny and managable then I'd love to hear it

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                  1. TokyoRed 東京赤
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                    Lidl 4 in 1

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        3. LarkyTown
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          It should have been a two leg match, where the second leg involved farming, carpentry and the pole-line catching of fish

          Or something

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          1. TokyoRed 東京赤
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            Nice, although the Tahitians might have been caught out by the bullfighting decider

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        4. SuperOsçarBaby
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          Tahiti make Torres looks like Messi.

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        5. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
          • 12 Years
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          Tahiti were no match for the French.

          So I only listen to Reo Maohi.

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      • RoysCallerAnne
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        Favourite Tony Soprano moment?

        I think mine was when he suffocated Cwistopher. Shocked me so completely that I had to rewind to confirm it had actually happened. 😯

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        1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
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          Guy was a great actor and according to his friends and colleagues a generous, humble, warm human being. I loved watching him.

          Henry Cecil too passed away recently. I loved him too. Great men. Sadly missed.

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        2. Declan-
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          I love this one

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0qb9wP_jt0

          So many others too 🙂

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          1. RoysCallerAnne
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            That is good. Wasn't it Phil Leotardo who's head got crushed under a car in front of his grandkids? Gruesome! 😆

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              1. Declan-
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                😆 I hate when that happens 🙂

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        3. LarkyTown
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          As a close friend of the family, I would like to inform you that James's wife has selected the finest pair of concrete shoes, and that the funeral will take place next Friday at 3am at the shore of the Hudson

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      • SuperOsçarBaby
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        Game 7 start 😀

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        1. Declan-
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          11 years, 4 months ago

          I fell asleep last time. Hopefully I can stay awake 🙂

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          1. SuperOsçarBaby
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            4 quarter is where the actions is 😉

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        2. Chu Young Ping Pong
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          gotta sleep :/

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          1. SuperOsçarBaby
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            11 years, 4 months ago

            wake up for the 4th quarter

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      • In Like Flynn.
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        11 years, 4 months ago

        Aaahh the season ticker! My sole use of the members area.

        I might go mad this year and investigate other bits as well. I hear it is worthwhile. I bet I get lost or crash the system.

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      • Conrad.
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        11 years, 4 months ago

        CCFF 2013 is now updated. Patrick SURGING to a massive lead with the Nando captaincy.

        I decided to give everyone else a chance to win by captaining Cazorla 😉

        🙁

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        1. SuperOsçarBaby
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          😎 thank you Torres!

          points updated? 😀

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          1. Conrad.
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            *sigh* yup.

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          2. In Like Flynn.
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            Good captaincy call Patrick.

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            1. SuperOsçarBaby
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              cheers 🙂

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        2. tw
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          how did torres score 19?

          shouldn't he be at 16?

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          1. Beautiful Game
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            last goal's assist!!!

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      • Twelve years a slave
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        Just been checking out the keeper combos posted by Tedddy
        Really liking the look of Southampton Sunderland

        Anyone have any idea who will be Sunderland keeper when Mingolet leaves?

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          Keiren Westwood, their current num2. But they would have to get another, whether they have one coming through or get one in I don't know.

          Westwood could be good enough.

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        2. In Like Flynn.
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          They don't rotate H/A though Triggerlips. I think I'll try to find that H/A rotation.

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        3. Berbagod
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          If you think Southampton Sunderland was nice, check out SOT/WBA and SOT/CPL.

          Teddy's fixtures are laid in color coded form here:

          http://goo.gl/5lSyN

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          1. Twelve years a slave
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            Yea i like sot wba but how much will the wba keeper cost?
            Im thinking sunderland could be very solid at a cheap price

            If Cuellar 4.5 again might get him in rather than the keeper

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            1. Berbagod
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              Of course. I'm just saying that Southampton's the better partner as it opens up many more options compared to Sunderland

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          2. tw
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            SOT/NOR and FUL/NOR also nice rotations. Norwich could be a good team for rotation too it looks

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        4. tw
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          I personally prefer Soton Norwich. And Fulham Norwich and Soton WBA both look quite nice as well

          Soton Sunderland is a good combo around the international break in gw 11 cuz after that the fixtures look a bit tough and there's very few home games
          fixtures from gw 12 onwards: sto, avl, AVL, MCI/TOT, whu, NOR, car, car

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      • SuperOsçarBaby
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        Heattttttttttttttttt

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      • tw
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        NOOOOO 🙁

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        1. Pickled and Preserved
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          Heartbreak

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      • Willis.
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        No mods around during this hour?

        *takes notes*

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        1. Billy Gilmore
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          Nice call on FT9. If he'd scored that penalty (lol) he'd have got the 5 you predicted 🙂

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          1. tw
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            😆

            still don't know why the fook he took it! his awful miss my point exactly. and why not give it to someone who hadn't scored yet like martinez or cazorla? or even iniesta

            also if he scored the penalty I don't think he would've scored another cuz his 4th goal came on a counter attack shortly after his miss. game would've flowed differently with a Tahiti kickoff

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            1. Billy Gilmore
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              Yeah, he already had his hat-trick, so no need really...

              He could've scored whenever he wanted 🙂

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          2. Willis.
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            He's still going to win the Golden Boot 😎

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        2. In Like Flynn.
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          It's Solstice Willis. We had an incantation on the Downs.

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      • pablo discobar
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        Who likes an early game for a captain choice? I don`t personally but may be something we have to get used too...

        With the new BT deal they have 18 "first-pick matches" among its rights. So although it will only air an average of one game a week, most of them in a Saturday lunchtime slot, and they will be able to lay claim to meaningful matches involving some of the most attractive clubs.

        So, I`m expecting a lot of weekends ruined before 3 o`clock on a Saturday next season 🙁

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      • Billy Gilmore
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        That Spain game bring back memories of Australia's 2002 WC qualifying. Utterly ridiculous.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(OFC)#Group_1

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      • Licky
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        11 years, 4 months ago

        Will Modibo Diakité be prominent in the Sunderland defense next season?

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      • Acquafresca
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Evening lads.

        I feel for Duncan. That shot he missed at 90-88 is gunna haunt him for quite some time.

        He's been scoring those all his career... possible retirement now?

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Evening/Morning Acqua.

          Who?

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          1. Acquafresca
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Nevermind. 🙂 NBA Finals.

            How you doing Flynnie? How's the back holding up?

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            1. In Like Flynn.
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              • 14 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              I'm fine thanks, It isn't, such is the way of things.

              The new season will take my mind off it. 😀

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        2. SuperOsçarBaby
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          If he put that ball in, he could have level the scores at that time! unlucky

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          1. New Ghost
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            No sh!t.

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            1. In Like Flynn.
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              • 14 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Hi Snake Juice, new Grav? I hope you didn't borrow too much to get it.

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              1. New Ghost
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Hey Flynn.

                What do you mean by borrow?

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                1. In Like Flynn.
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                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  I see you ended up in the red. 😉

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              2. Billy Gilmore
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                *old grav

                One of many. How've you been SJ? Been a while. You been working at the hospital?

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                1. New Ghost
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Hey Billy. Good memory.

                  Starting my residency next month. Long time man. How's uni?

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                  1. Billy Gilmore
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Ah nice. Been a bit hectic of late – had 3 days to do a 20 page assignment with calcs etc worth 30% and now have to study for my exam tomorrow...

                    Saturday arvo will be grand, a week until my next and last exam before a month off. WELL overdue!

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                    1. New Ghost
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 4 months ago

                      Worth 30%? That is major. How do you think you did? Cramming is pretty effective; although knowledge retention decreases drastically. How many years do you have left anyway?

                      Nice, a month off. Now you can focus on those damn FPL spreadsheets. Haha

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                      1. Billy Gilmore
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 4 months ago

                        Apparently my reply is "marked for review" 😕

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                        1. tw
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 4 months ago

                          😯

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                        2. New Ghost
                          • 12 Years
                          11 years, 4 months ago

                          Hey, that's TW's emoticon. Ask for permission first.

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                          1. Billy Gilmore
                            • 12 Years
                            11 years, 4 months ago

                            😆

                            Eternally confused 😀

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                          2. In Like Flynn.
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                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 4 months ago

                            Just answered you above SJ.

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                          3. tw
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 4 months ago

                            😆

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            2. SuperOsçarBaby
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              88+2points?

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            3. Billy Gilmore
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Sherlock.

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        3. tw
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          I feel for Ginobli. his mistakes down the stretch cost the spurs both game 6 and game 7. not to mention his 8 turnovers last game is pretty horrid in itself

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          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Yep, he's well past it now. A few simple, stupid mistakes that ultimately cost them the title.

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            1. New Ghost
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Drives baseline, jumps, turns around, and passes it to LBJ.

              Frustrating to watch.

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      • The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Hello everyone.

        Anyone miss me?

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Of course! Welcome back. Early release programme?

          How are you RN?

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          1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            I'm doing really well apart from being a Tottenham supporter.

            How have you been? Really miss you and the guys.

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            1. In Like Flynn.
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              • 14 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Where yer been?

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              1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                I don't know, the disappointing finish of the fantasy season 2 years ago got me thinking. I just realized that for all the time I poured into the game, I just wasn't very good. I had rather crappy instincts and the results in the second half showed it. I am awesome at getting in the top 5k, but I just kinda decided I don't have it in me to finish higher than that. So I took a year off.

                I'm considering playing this year, but I don't know. Still not sure its worth the investment and disappointment.

                But I miss the community more than anything else. Specifically Elnine, Jafalad, Fuzzy and the you lot in the Dead Zone. Figured I'd come back and talk it out with mates.

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                1. In Like Flynn.
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                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  There may be other FF games you'd want a go at. The Sky game was covered here last year. A limited transfer game.

                  Or Metro which is based on OPTA stats. I'll be running a ML for that.

                  See what else may be happening as the run up to the season goes. Lots of new stuff here.

                  You can decide later.

                  If you want to see disaster look at my FPL result for last season.

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                  1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                    • 14 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Yeah, looks like you had a rough one.

                    I dont know man. All other Fantasy leagues seem pedestrian compared to FPL. I feel like anything else would feel minor league. really never was too impressed with Sky's. Is metro really very fun? I hear mixed things.

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                    1. In Like Flynn.
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                      • 14 Years
                      11 years, 4 months ago

                      I enjoy Metro a lot.

                      No compulsion to play of course. I'll give you a link to the games as they come out.
                      Metro has auto-subs and a lot of what FPL has. But no price changes.

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                      1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 4 months ago

                        Cool. I'll check it out. I appreciate the invite. No promises of course, but its very kind of you.

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        2. Billy Gilmore
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          😯

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        3. Acquafresca
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Hey Newman... long time. How you been?

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          1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            I've been great. I missed all the dead zoners. Howve you been?

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            1. Acquafresca
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              I've been awesome. Had a great season, hoping to replicate it this upcoming one. Hope you stick around the DZ during the season.

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              1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Yeah, Not sure about playing (see above) But I at least plan on hanging out around here more. miss the friends a lot more than I miss the game.

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                1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  Wowee! You did have a great season. Look at all those greenies! Well done.

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                  1. Acquafresca
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Cheers bud.

                    Yeah you should definitely play. You've had your sabbatical from FPL and you know you wanna have some DZ banter about our teams 🙂

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                    1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                      • 14 Years
                      11 years, 4 months ago

                      Yeah, youre right. I miss the Deadzone people so much: if I play, you guys will be the number one reason why. Let's see what happens when prices come out.

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                      1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 4 months ago

                        Another quick question: I notice a lot of points hits in your incredible season here. What has the attitude on the site been about those lately? More tolerable that previously thought?

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                        1. Acquafresca
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 4 months ago

                          You think I took lots of hits? 😕

                          I actually thought I didn't compared to many others on here. Remember that 3 or 4 of those hits were for DGWs, and they payed off handsomely with scores of 101, 97, 104 and 82.

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                          1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 4 months ago

                            Right! they all looked worthwhile, to me.

                            I guess 12 hits seemed like a lot, but maybe not. I'm glad they worked out so well. I heard all the doubles were money this year.

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                          2. Acquafresca
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 4 months ago

                            My highlight this season was GW38.

                            Every man and his dog brought in Coutinho.

                            I went with my gut and got Nolan, despite his shite form and everyone on here saying he wasn't a good pick.. Hattrick. 🙂

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                          3. Acquafresca
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 4 months ago

                            Not really highlight, more like the cherry on top. But you get my point!

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                          4. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 4 months ago

                            lol good old Nolan. What a legend. I remember the first season I played he did wonders for me with Newcastle. Glad it worked so well for you.

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        4. tw
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          immensely I must say! you and your legendary pressers were missed during the FFS UEFA CL this year. how's it going mate? great to have you back 😀

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          1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Hey TW! I was hoping you were still online to say hi!

            I'm so glad those Pressers were popular. Some of my very best work. I loved writing those things.

            All is Well. I am very happy. How have you been?

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            1. tw
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              your pressers as well as Fuzzy's were by far the most popular. ENR, myself and some of the other regulars really missed them this year. no one (besides one by Sporting perhaps) was able to match the bar you two set. those were truly brilliant. glad you enjoyed writing them :D.

              hope you'll decide to play FPL again this season. you've got yourself an automatic spot in the CL if you do :D.

              great to hear. what've you been up to in your off season? I've been great! graduated from high school on the 9th so i've got the whole summer to enjoy :D. and i'm off to Hawaii on Monday for about ten days 😎
              trying to find a summer job is a pain in the arse though 🙁

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              1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Congrats on graduation! glad your hard work paid off. enjoy Hawaii and next year. Yeah, summer jobs are nearly impossible.

                I pretty much just spent the off-season enjoying my weekends again. I think I watched maybe 3 football matches all year, lol. Insanity.

                Me and fuzzy's pressers.....ah man, that first CL was just the greatest. Wish I could have advanced further. what true fun that was!

                I'm very, very, tempted to play this year. Gotta figure out a way to do it without driving myself insane, especially if I fail. A Champions league berth is super tempting....although thats a rather extensive tournament now, if I recall. Aren't you guys running several of them?

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                1. tw
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  thanks! i'll do my best

                  haha, well as long as you enjoyed your weekends.

                  yes it definitely was the greatest. we tried to match it this year but without frequent top level pressers, the hype was much less unfortunately :(. we'll be brainstorming how to improve it this time around.

                  cmon, you should play! :). even if it's with a more laid back approach.

                  yeah we've got loads of competitions going on now and an actual website :). check it out: http://uefacouncil.wordpress.com/

                  we had h2h leagues which granted automatic entry for some CL and Europa spots, then the remaining spots were given out by us to people we thought would contribute to the banter the most.

                  we also had a tournament last summer for the euros, an ICC championship, and a doubles league which were all quite popular. and we're currently hosting a Transfer Window Simulation game over the summer if you're interested :D.
                  http://www.precisely.me/tws/index.php

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                  1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                    • 14 Years
                    11 years, 4 months ago

                    Yeah someone (I think it was elnine) emailed me a whole back with that website. Looks super organized, if a little intimidating. I'll skim through these competitions. This is a beautiful amount of work for you two: what a cool project!

                    I think my only advice for the main league would be to keep it intimate and exclusive, I suppose. What made the first one special was all the people knew each other pretty well. at least thats what made it so special to me.

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                    1. tw
                      • 13 Years
                      11 years, 4 months ago

                      no it's not just ENR and I. it's been ENR, Pratik, Parm, JK, Udit, Berbilly, and Myself. though ENR took a break from the council for a while with his new job and Udit has been away at uni this last year so hasn't helped much but it's all been a team effort with different parts of the group involved in each of the different competitions

                      good advice. it's a fine line though cuz we don't want to be too exclusive and we want to try to include most of the regulars but you definitely have a valid point. think we had 120 in the leagues last year which was a good number for that (maybe a tad too big but 100 would've been too small). the main problem with the leagues was it's hard to maintain hype and interest over 19 weeks. the reason the CL worked so well is it was shorter and in the group stage you were competing with the same people vs a different person each week in the leagues.

                      if you've got any other ideas or suggestions though we'd love to hear them.

                      also lemme know if you're interested in the game we've got going this summer

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                      1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 4 months ago

                        wow, what a great staff of cool people! good work to you all, then!

                        I agree on the length of the competitions. they should definitely be shorter in order to live up to the spectacle and hype. 29 weeks and that many people just spells disaster for burnout or people giving up.

                        I don't know if I can do the summer game. I'll be out of town too much and I think I would struggle mightily with it.

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                        1. tw
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 4 months ago

                          thanks

                          alright thanks for the feedback, i'll mention it when we do our planning for next season. and just so you know how we ran it was 2 seasons of 19 games each so everyone played everyone else once per season. which made it better than a 38 game season for sure.

                          no worries if not. or you could just be an occasional contributor to a team if you want (lots are doing that). the work can be pretty minimal I reckon as long as you're not an owner (and the owners are already set). up to you but no worries if you give this one a miss

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                          1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
                            • 14 Years
                            11 years, 4 months ago

                            I appreciate that a lot man. thank you for your kindness

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        5. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Hello Newman. You left just about when i started posting around these parts.

          Play the game. You know you want to.

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          1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            haha, nice to meet you. Youre right, I probably do want to.

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      • matej - cruising casually
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        In case United signs Alcantara, where do you see him playing? Is he going to emulate Arteta's role at Everton or is he going to play higher up the pitch?

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Alongside Carrick, shirley?

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        2. New Ghost
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Think he'll line up beside Carrick.

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      • Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Heat winning the NBA finals, Red Sox losing last night and still got tummy/sickness bug but will probably have to go in to work today anyway. Not a great set of circumstances to wake up to.

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      • Spencer
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Morning guys.

        Managed to plan my wedding for out of season, but the honeymoon takes me out for the whole of September.

        Do I:

        A. Attempt to seek Internet connection (and face the wrath of my new bride)
        B. Make transfers in September
        C. Don't play this season
        D. Trust someone to look after my team 😯

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        1. New Ghost
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          A or D. Where's the honeymoon anyway?

          Congrats Spencer. 😀

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          1. Spencer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Cheers SJ.

            We're off to Peru and Mexico.

            The agent was explaining how we'd have 2 night in a remote place with no electricity or technology.

            My fiancée was thinking "Great"

            I was thinking "how can I check my team?!"

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            1. New Ghost
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              😆

              Nice. Which part of Mexico? Spent a week and a half in Cabo a few months ago.

              Can you get e-mail on your smartphone at least? You can just trust somebody with your team and communicate via e-mail.

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              1. Spencer
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Peru will be inca trails and trekking, so Mexico is beach and relaxing in Cancun.

                Yup, will more than likely be able to use my phone out there; just not sure if the missus will be happy with that.

                Yes, you can see I'm already under the thumb!

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                1. New Ghost
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  A is still the best option; hope you find a decent connection.

                  Enjoy your honeymoon man! 🙂

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            2. tw
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              2 nights? you'll be fine. that leaves you 5 other days that week to check your team and make transfers 😉

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            3. In Like Flynn.
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              • 14 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Full charge on your mobile + a spare charged battery.

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        2. matej - cruising casually
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Don't tell me you planned your wedding date based on PL? Just trust someone to take care of your team while you're out. Dear god...

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        3. tw
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          A or D.

          so you'll be around for the start of the game in August but then miss all of september? not sure how that is "out of season".... 😕

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          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            "Wedding" is out of season. 🙄

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            1. tw
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              yeah... but I thought that the honeymoon traditionally follows the Wedding by a week or less.... in which case how can the Wedding be out of season if they honeymoon isn't? 😕

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              1. Spencer
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                • 13 Years
                11 years, 4 months ago

                Sorry, I didn't explain myself fully.

                Wedding is end of July, but honeymoon is September.

                Partly because we have work commitments and partly because air fare is so expensive due to school holidays.

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                1. tw
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 4 months ago

                  gotcha

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        4. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          A. There's always the option of starting married life on a lie and not telling her. It's the way forward 😉

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        5. In Like Flynn.
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          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Morning Spencer,

          A. and B. of course.

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        6. Acquafresca
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          A. Just pre-plan your transfers.

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          1. Spencer
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Thanks guys. Looks like I'm going with A then.

            Just got to make sure I'm not tinkering every 5 minutes. Hopefully those stickies and hot topics will make my planning efficient!

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        7. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          A or D

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      • Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Thiagooooooooo

        #signhimupmoysey

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        1. Acquafresca
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Higuain. 20+ goals.

          Buggumark this.

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          1. tw
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            oh easily. I can see him hitting 25 or 30

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          2. New Ghost
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Indeed.

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          3. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Yeah i have an affinity for Arsenal strikers as you already know. 20+ is hardly sticking your neck out. 28-30 and you're talking.

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        2. tw
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          please no!

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          1. tw
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            on second thought, the last time we let a player sign for United it worked out quite nicely for us 😀

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        3. In Like Flynn.
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          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          I thought you lot were after Ronaldo's return LR?

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          1. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Its the nature of the United transfer sagas. Sjneider, Ozil, Hazard in the past.

            No one knows about Ronnie but Daily Mail and Telegraph running with the Thiago story today and Graham Hunter also said they are close..

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      • JohnDoeRSA
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Good morning Gents

        Just got back from a good holiday and looking to get started with prep for next season FPL.
        Is there a rotation excel spreadsheet out yet? If so could someone post a link for me?

        Thanks in advance

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        1. tw
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          yupp, here you go: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiIgkb7euD-9dHZqZWVBM01iWjhveGRpSHgya0VFTUE#gid=0

          if you have any suggestions let me know and i'll try to implement them. hope it helps 🙂

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          1. JohnDoeRSA
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            What a legend, thanks alot.
            I will take a look, but I am sure it is great.

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            1. tw
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              no problem. Berbagod and I are constantly trying to add to it so check back later and there more be more rotations or information

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      • Acquafresca
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I'm actually pumped for Higuain to arrive at the Emirates!!

        Who's getting him GW1? 🙂

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        1. Jafalad
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Your emotions are taking over!

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          1. Acquafresca
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 4 months ago

            Nah, I put my emotions aside when it comes to FPL. I'll have triple Chelsea come GW1 to prove it.

            Higuain will be golden. You can either have him for his brace GW1, or get him for GW2 😉

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            1. Jafalad
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 4 months ago

              Ah..apologies then...thought you were a gooner 🙁

              Always a risk with new players though isn't it-what have you seen from a FPL perspective that makes him worthy?

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        2. New Ghost
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Me.

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        3. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          A lot i reckon.

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        4. tw
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          I will

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