Injuries
10 March 2011 330 comments
Mark Mark
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The concern surrounding Nani’s leg injury are building. Today’s story in the Daily Mirror will have resonated throughout the Fantasy realm with over 46% of Fantasy Premier League Managers fidgeting at the prospect of the Portuguese trickster facing up to a month on the sidelines.

The Mirror’s scaremongering doesn’t carry too much substance to back it up, but states that the club doctors at Old Trafford have been unable to stitch the wound because it has swelled so much. The healing process is yet to begin then and United have been unable to offer a definite prognosis. Rumours that Nani’s own tears rubbed further salt into the wound are yet to be confirmed.

Fantasy Managers will be looking keenly at United’s schedule and hoping for a draw in this weekend’s FA Cup tie with Arsenal. If that game does go to a replay, then both will have their gameweek 30 fixtures postponed. That will mean that United will next play in the league on April 2 at Upton Park in gameweek 31. If Nani fails to return for that, then we can expect him to aim for the April 9 gameweek 32 encounter with Fulham at Old Trafford.

United have today stated that an official comment on Nani’s injury will come on Friday morning at Alex Ferguson’s usual 9.30 press conference. Regardless of that, Nani sales are continuing in earnest. Over 42,000 have now got rid in the gameweek with a price drop from 10.1 expected within the week.

Elsewhere in the United camp, Antonio Valencia is tipped to see some action against the Gunners on Saturday having been omitted from Tuesday’s reserve outing, although Untied have played this down in today’s official team news release.

Valencia’s return to the fray as a 7.8 prospect in the FPL will need careful monitoring. Valencia is a favourite of Alex Ferguson and his supply was sighted as key in Wayne Rooney’s 26-goal campaign last season. Valencia notched 5 goals and 9 assists last term but has been restricted to just 2 league appearances this season following an ankle injury.

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  1. Demí
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    14 years, 9 months ago

    CRICKET

    what happens when boom gets moderated.

    Is he still allowed to post ?

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    1. Boom!!!
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      yes 👿

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      1. Mark
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        I've moderated several comments because it was just senseless abuse. Banter and argument is one thing but we're not tolerating consistent abusive posts any longer.

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        1. Boom!!!
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          sorry mark 🙁

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        2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          what else got moderated?

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        3. jamsiep
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          Agreed. Boom has been a repeat offender, I honestly think the site should make an example of him and ban him from posting for the immediate future.

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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      yeah but he has to live with the shame

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      1. Boom!!!
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        it was all bcoz of u for teasing me 😡

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          lol!

          Successful.

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  2. applebonkers
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    and regarding nani (the actual artcile here 😉 ) until i see some quotes from people at utd i'm not even going to think, let alone act. this looks like a classic case of join the dots guess work journalism

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    1. Mark
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      Agreed...it doesn't take much imagination to create a story out of the Nani situation. I've still got a bad feeling about it though. More on Friday I'm sure.

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    2. King Nil Miss ✩
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      Well done...so you´re keeping him?

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      1. applebonkers
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        depends if he's injured

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  3. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    has anyone seen 'yoostar 2, in the movies'

    looks. awesome.

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  4. Boom!!!
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    NEW POST!

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  5. Iceman
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    Begovic Foster

    Kolarov(rest) Huth Baines Simpson Kelly(inj)

    Arteta(inj) Nasri Nani (inj) Barton(inj) Lennon(rest)

    Tevez Berbatov(rest) Zigic(rest)

    WTF should i begin?

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  6. IAmTheWalrus
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    14 years, 9 months ago

    I know its early days yet, but i dont wana talk about cricket...or box stitching 😀

    its so frustrating looking at albrightons minutes on the pitch this season,
    is he more nailed on in the last 2 gws or just as likely to play 6 minutes in the next game
    can decide who to field
    silva/albrighton?

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  7. Goalarov
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    Everton fans,

    With all of their injuries, what are the chances that Coleman goes back to starting?

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  8. jamsiep
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    Big Ralph up to 16th on fantasy cricket. I hope he wins it.

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    1. applebonkers
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      to have had those many MOTMs he has to be in with a good shot. Dilshan (c) today, kevin o'brian in the england game, ten doeschate in the england game. if he makes that many inspired choices and doesn't win lord knows how perfect the guy in top has been. i'm guessing he's also got more transfers left then the top 10 just based on him compared to the rest of our league

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  9. Soop
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    I am going to drink tea through a Twix.

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    1. colman_b
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      Im intrigued! ive only dabbled with a penguin bar!

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  10. Tabasco
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    14 years, 9 months ago

    Does anyone know how likely it is that Ivanovic will start or even play what with Bosingwa back from injury and Luiz on form?

    I might swap him for Luiz to save cash but again I'm not sure if he'll regularly play either.

    I'm also considering RVP for Berbatov and Bale for either Yaya or Meireles (though bear in mind Yaya is cheap and losing Meireles would cost 0.3). Any thoughts?

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    1. Marco Del Wattsio
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      keep bale. keep rvp. save your pennies for a few weeks then chelsea is the way to go. lamps and torres and luiz.

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