The Saturday Surgery

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13 August 2011 2201 comments

Andy

Let’s not dilly-dally shall we. The Scout chatroom has opened for the dawn of a new Fantasy Football season with the The Saturday Surgery here for the last-gasp panic.

There will undoubtedly be even more panic than normal on what is arguably the busiest, and most fraught, period of the whole season.

We’ve opened three rooms in anticipation of a potential abundance of users, we encourage you to spread about and help those as they help you with your last minute quandary.

The first Saturday Surgery of the season is open.

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Terrible Muriel

14 years, 11 months ago
Oh, humanity!
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Starscream

14 years, 11 months ago
In seasons past FFS would have provided an update on this annoying problem, but now they've struck a deal with FPL nothing has been said incase it's in the way of criticism.
Absolute joke from FPL 🙁
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1. Granville
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  You don't actually know what you're talking about, so please stop criticising us. It has nothing to do with anything we've done, you might as well blame Barclays or whoever their sponsors are.
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  1. Gold Monster
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Well put Granville, I'm not liking all the FFS bashing.
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    1. The Pooer
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Granville's sound. Mark is the sort of office dweeb who, if he spoke to you at the water cooler, would make you want to smash the water cooler over your heard just so you could end the conversation.
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      1. andy85wsm
        
        14 years, 11 months ago
        After reading that I'd guess you're the kind of guy who everyone would want to punch in the face.
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      2. Anti-Ipswich
        
        14 years, 11 months ago
        I don't know if it's true, but I laughed when I saw this anyway
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pranoykurian

14 years, 11 months ago
Hey any news on Suarez??
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HowManyGoals

14 years, 11 months ago
Rate My "oh f$%k, the server crashed" Team

Al-Habsi
Baines, Raphael, Alcarez, Luiz
O'Hara, VDV, Cahill, Nasri
Suarez, Hernandez

Hopefully, Al-Habsi wil save about 10 penalties!
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1. guinness416
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I can't remember who my last midfielder is congrats on even remembering your team correctly!
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  1. guillermo
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Good god, if that's the case then you shouldn't be playing this game
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2. Zep
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  LOL
  
  I really hope your joking... ahh yeah he is... phew
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3. N_Fatattack 42
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Sorry to break it to you but Baines, Luiz, VDV, Cahill, Nasri, Suarez and Hernandez won't be playing...
  
  Good luck...?
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  1. HowManyGoals
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    As long as O'hara, Alcaraz & Raphael do well, I might be ok...
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4. andyniterider
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  give up now mate.
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Paul_Scholes

14 years, 11 months ago
Guys i know a lot of us have benn having the same problem trying to log in but does the "error, wrong details submitted" message mean i will have to re-register all over again??
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1. Dave Bauer
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I certainly hope not!
  
  But no, no reason why that would be the case.
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  1. DropPointsNotBombs
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    No it doesnt as I had that earlier but eventually got in
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jimski

14 years, 11 months ago
I can't see why a few people are having a go at FFS for this. Seems a bit unfair...
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Babyangus01

14 years, 11 months ago
As a Liverpool fan with Enrique, Downing and Carrol in my 11, should I be worried by this horrifically graphis description of their preseason?
"it’s been as ugly as Dirk Kuyt after an accident involving a chainsaw dipped in face eating acid wielded by a naked, engorged, Kyrgiakos"
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1. N_Fatattack 42
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  LOL
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gera.bostock

14 years, 11 months ago
This is unacceptable
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1. tangtastic
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  unfortunately, you'll have to.
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Magnum

14 years, 11 months ago
How can the game be updating? This is ridiculous. I feel most sorry for those who haven't been able to enter a team at all and now won't be able to play the game all year. I really don't believe anyone is attempting to fix this.
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1. tangtastic
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  That's a stupid thing to say. Of course they are.
  
  Remember though. Its a FREE game. This isn't a blue chip company with millions at their disposal.
  
  Everyone should give them a break.
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Pork Pie Sausage Roll

14 years, 11 months ago
Just want to say it is ridiculous that they spent all summer updating the FPL site, delaying it's release by about 2 weeks, only for it to cock up on opening day!

It was fine before ffs, it seems all that extra time was spent on cosmetic changes: changing the colourful background into a grey wall of death and making the kits more high-res. What a waste of time and effort!
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1. I've got worms
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Agreed. If it isn't broke...break it some more! I'd take reliability over quality any day.
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2. andyniterider
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  here here
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Jax

14 years, 11 months ago
LET'S ALL RIOT! oh wait...
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Cunning Lingerers

14 years, 11 months ago
Why are there so many complaints about not having teams and starting 11s? The site has been open for a couple of weeks now SURELY your teams must have been somewhere near by now?
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1. guillermo
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +17
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2. Gigi_Fernandes
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Knobjockey
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User

14 years, 11 months ago
Wasn't able to change my team from last night. 🙁
http://images.sportinglife.com/09/03/330/Claudio-Ranieri-Juventus-Chelsea-Champions-Le_1984792.jpg

Nothing glaringly wrong with it and probably would have kept it the same anyway. 😛 Nani is my captain though, just hope it's fate that I wasn't able to swap it around my team. :p
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Burton

14 years, 11 months ago
FPL think gmt = UK time.

Fancy new site, same chumps in charge.
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sambyy

14 years, 11 months ago
Can't remember all of my midfield and forwards, this should be fun 🙂 I'm sure I had Rooney, Malouda and Silva though.
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1. Shhh... I Should Be Working
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Similar boat here... I know had some daft defender picks. I've got Rooney, RVP and Lamps in the team, probably all on the bench. I'll have Orr as captain no doubt.
  
  Can't wait to find out my team and cheer them on (whilst wishing nothing good for Bent, Holt, Enrique and Lescott).
  
  🙂
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2. gera.bostock
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +1 😀
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Hated, Adored but never Ign…

14 years, 11 months ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvANmxeiA5Y
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guillermo

14 years, 11 months ago
sunshine, lollipops and rainbows everywhere...
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Phalanges Phil

14 years, 11 months ago
Is there a metro mini league this year?
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12th Man

14 years, 11 months ago
Is there any way we can contact FPL? I can't seem to find an email or any social media accounts for these guys?
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1. theuphillgardener
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Email support@mail.fantasy.premierleague.com
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  1. 12th Man
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Cheers,
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2. Manilaman
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Check their web site.
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  1. guillermo
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    hah!
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Get up ya bum

14 years, 11 months ago
Tried logging in for a couple hours to change captain from nani to Silva. Never got in so time for a poll. Blessing in disguise or will it cost me?
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Granville

14 years, 11 months ago
Utter disaster.

Fantasy premier league is trending at number 5 worldwide

http://twitter.com/#!/search/%22Fantasy%20Premier%20League%22
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1. dogtanion
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  hahaha
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2. Drip Doctor
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Ha amazing.
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3. Holy See
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Love the way the Sun Dreamteam hopped on. Classy.
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Geezer

14 years, 11 months ago
I just want to join my mini league. Is it to late for that now that the deadline is passed? Will I come in in GW2 or is it still time to join in gw1?
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1. jimski
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  You can join a league at any stage of the season, so you should be ok there.
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  1. Geezer
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    But will my points for this round count? Isn`t unfair if people just join the league in gw 37 when they see they can win it?
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    1. jimski
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Yes, you'll have your entire points total when you join.
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BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…

14 years, 11 months ago
ITS ALL OVER the premierleague home page says

'The deadline for Gameweek 1 has now passed. Log in through the weekend to check your points.'
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1. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Or is it AS DEADLINE WAS 11:30GMT BUT THAT WOULD MEAN THERE IS 40MINS LEFT!!!???
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Vinyl78LP

14 years, 11 months ago
Did someone mention the deadline was 11.30 GMT ??

Well it's only 10:47GMT at the moment.

If FPL is now "updating" - they have broken their own rules..
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1. TorresMagic™
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Are you sure?
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  1. Vinyl78LP
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    sure that it that time at the moment
    
    http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.co.uk/
    
    but not sure what FPL actually says..
    
    clutching at straws here 🙂
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  2. guillermo
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    oh sweet jesus
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2. Burton
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Think of this as the fpl's way of simulating the relationship between epl managers and the fa.
  
  It's so meta, even this acronym
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hetstuff

14 years, 11 months ago
Should have been my 7th season playing FPL... Not to be! My teacher's phrase "fail to prepare, prepare to fail" comes back to haunt me - gutted about website being down!

Might have to take a blast at the Telegraph this year, got until 15:00 there!
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Luke

14 years, 11 months ago
The whole sites been shut down now, means they must be sorting it out
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1. Hybrid.power
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Yup.
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2. Sess!
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Why now tho! Ttwwwats!!
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Locarno

14 years, 11 months ago
I'm gutted at not having the team I wanted, but it's not the end of the world. I think I'll have 11 out there. And it is only a game, and we've got heaps of time to make up the 20-odd points we may miss out on.

But if one more person says "fail to prepare, prepare to fail", I'll remove their liver with a sharpened spoon.
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1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Should've been more organised. No sympathy
  
  😉
  
  But seriously
  
  😉
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  1. Locarno
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Posters I will beat this year:
    
    Pork Pie
    
    And everyone else. But mainly Pork Pie. 🙂
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  2. guillermo
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    “fail to prepare, prepare to fail”...take it up with Roy Keane, Mayfield, Cork
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    1. Locarno
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Where is that knee-wrecking failure these days? Managing in the Ryman League?
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      1. guillermo
        
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Failure...now that's clutching at straws!
        
        you seem to be a regular on here, expected better
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2. TommyK
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  http://matchphrases.com/images/large/legends3.jpg
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RonnayBarkay

14 years, 11 months ago
I think in retrospect the FPL should respond with one of these two options:

1) Extend deadline till 1.30pm.
This was the course of action when the olympic ticket server crashed with the 11.30pm extended for 24 hours!!

2) Introduce a WildCard for everyone for GW2 only.

I seems they were more intent on the websites interface this year instead of it actually working! LAst years website had the charm and character as it was simple and worked!!
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1. Geezer
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Option 1 please
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2. Yoshimitsus Revenge
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Here, here.
  
  ~~~ I have a life - placing contigencies for the muppets who were rioting, burning and looting. TY for your understanding~~~~
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  1. Yoshimitsus Revenge
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Option 3- cancel the rest of this weeks games. hahahahahha
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    1. Yankee
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Yep - trash GW1 and start again from GW2
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3. Seal
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  most people here could probably run a website better then these jokers
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4. Manilaman
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  The thing with internet/tech business, they always think they have to change and update things.
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5. tosey
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  no they cant do 2 as some of us have setup a team more suited for the first 10 or so games rather than just 1. if it was just the first week i wouldnt have got lampard bent nzog etc
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  1. RonnayBarkay
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    good point re wildcard....then the only option is to extend deadline till 1.30pm with teamsheets released at 2.00pm.
    
    Will post new mesage re tech issue updating.
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fleabag

14 years, 11 months ago
Please RMT. Couldnt log on so had

Sorenson (Almunia)
G.Johnson Beye Jagielka (Distin, Dawson)
Fabregas(c) Nasri(vc) Barton Obertan Neville
Orr Gabidon (amy whinehouse)

Good luck
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dogtanion

14 years, 11 months ago
Just like to say a big congrats to the FFS team - the site is working majestically despite a lot of traffic and posts - if only the game was half as competent.
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1. Mark
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Thanks...since 9.30 last night it's been pretty crazy...we've also had our issues to be fair but things should calm a little now.
  
  I will try to get some info on the FPL situation now.
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  1. tosey
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    recommend a 3rd wildcard mark, that will satisfy the people with messed up teams this week but also wont penalise the people who have planned further than just gwk1
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    1. denial
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      And thanks for giving a polite response. Andy is so rude to people on here (some of which are paying customers).
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