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Fantasy Premier League Tease “Ultimate” Game

12 July 2013 485 comments

Mark

The Fantasy Premier League registration pages have been updated today and with it came the news that a new game is on the horizon.

According to the released information, “Ultimate Fantasy Premier League” will be a pay to play game that will deliver a new squad-based experience.

Fantasy managers will select a 25-man squad with a budget of £160 million at their disposal. A prize pot of £15,000 is promised, with £1,000 available to monthly winners – the first time that the Fantasy Premier League have offered cash prizes.

The game promises to deliver the “Ultimate Fantasy Football Challenge” but, aside from these few nuggets, no further information on the game is confirmed.

With the Fantasy Premier League closing in on a launch, we’re now also waiting on more details on this new game, which promises to add a whole new dimension to our seasons.

We’ll look to bring you more information in the next week or so.

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Manani

13 years, 6 days ago
looks exciting, but not my thing, considering how shit I am
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1. Conrad.
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  same. can't risk money on my ineptitude to play this game.
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Valar(Keith)

13 years, 6 days ago
Anyone here watch Pacific Rim? Going for it later.. not really a summer block buster fan but since i worship Pan's Labyrinth(Guillermo Del Toro), Sons of Anarchy(Ron Perlman and Charlie Hunnam) and The Wire(Idris Elba) i gotta say i'm excited
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1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Sounds like a Thai nightclub to me
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2. Ginkapo FPL
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Just keep thinking of the innuendos in Pacific Rim
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  1. Valar(Keith)
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    🙂 ..
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  2. MCH
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Someone already added job to one of the posters in Cork!
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    1. Bob.
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      Wasnt me!
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SuperDunny - Used to be goo…

13 years, 6 days ago
Is this good news? I can't decide.
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1. The Finnisher
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  No news is good news unless it says "FPL OPEN"
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  1. heco87
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Next week sir, next week
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    1. The Finnisher
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      Source? 😉
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      1. heco87
        
        13 years, 6 days ago
        @premierleague twitter account:
        
        Tweets All / No replies
        Premier League ‏@premierleague 11m
        @A9twit The new season launches next week - not long to wait! #FPL
        View conversation
        Premier League ‏@premierleague 11m
        @_mJones The new season launches next week - not long to wait! #FPL
        View conversation
        Premier League ‏@premierleague 13m
        @markeverett1 The new season launches next week - not long to wait!
        View conversation
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        The Finnisher
        
        13 years, 6 days ago
        Too quick for me, I was only kidding but woohoo
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      2. The Finnisher
        
        13 years, 6 days ago
        Actually there is a source, haha.
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        heco87
        
        13 years, 6 days ago
        Lol
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Ginkapo FPL

13 years, 6 days ago
Hopefully 25man team and no transfers except in January
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1. MCH
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  This would be great. No transfers but a Jan WC in the same window as the main game.
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2. Manani
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  nice indeed!
  
  I hope we can play for free
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  1. MCH
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    lol
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Thomass

13 years, 6 days ago
Hmmm, good article how much do you pay? £2 or something?
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1. Parm
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  A bit more than your pocket money Thomas.
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  1. Thomass
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    I'm not playing the game
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2. MCH
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Sounds like its not been settled on yet. £2 would probably be pretty low. How long until we have a predictiions game for number of sign up for this!
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Sheep

13 years, 6 days ago
ID 66 😎
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1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Poor
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Thomass

13 years, 6 days ago
@premierleague: The new season launches next week - not long to wait!
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1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  I can't see the tweet 😕
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  1. MCH
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Nor can I. Hopefully its not that long a wait!!! Although if they launch UFPL first I don't mind waiting until next week for the main game!
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  2. Thomass
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Click on the web
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  3. The Finnisher
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    It's a reply
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  4. heco87
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    You'll need to take it off "No replies"
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  5. SW6
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/355697826300305409
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2. SW6
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Good spot, everyone can stop panicking now.
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3. lfcserg
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Dammit
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McNulty

13 years, 6 days ago
Another football based activity to lose my hard earned money on. 25 seems like a lot of players 😯
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1. MCH
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Depend on the other rules if its 25 for the whole season doesn't seem many at all!
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Prem League Newcomers Stats
Pochettino

13 years, 6 days ago
Below I have compiled the 2012/13 league stats for the “key” Midfield & Forward premier league new boys (utilising three online sources to ensure they are as accurate as possible)...

Aston Villa:

Aleksandar Tonev (23 years old, Lech Poznan – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 26 (unknown)
Scored: 4
Assisted: 3
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 4/0

Leandro Bacuna (21 years old, FC Groningen – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 33 (unknown)
Scored: 5
Assisted: 2
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 6/1

Nicklas Helenius (22 years old, Aalborg BK – Forward)
Played (and used as substitute): 33 (unknown)
Scored: 16
Assisted: 7
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 2/0

Cardiff City:

Andreas Cornelius (20 years old, Copenhagen – Forward)
Played (and used as substitute): 32 (unknown)
Scored: 18
Assisted: 5
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 3/0

Chelsea:

Andre Schurrle (22 years old, Bayer Leverkusen – Forward)
Played (and used as substitute): 34 (0)
Scored: 11
Assisted: 7
Shots on target: 52
Yellow and red cards: 1/0

Mario van Ginkel (20 years old, Vitesse Arnhem – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 33 (0)
Scored: 10
Assisted: 8
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 3/0

Crystal Palace:

Stephen Dobbie (30 years old, Brighton & Hove Albion - Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 13 (17)
Scored: 5
Assisted: 2
Shots on target: 28
Yellow and red cards: 1/0

Dwight Gayle (22 years old, Peterborough United and Dagenham & Redbridge – Forward)
Played (and used as substitute): 44 (3)
Scored: 20
Assisted: one source says 6, the other 9
Shots on target: 53
Yellow and red cards: 4/0

Jerome Thomas (30 years old, West Bromwich Albion and Leeds United - Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 10 (6)
Scored: 1
Assisted: 2
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 0/0

Everton:

Gerard Deulofeu (19 years old, Barcelona (B) – Midfielder/Forward)
Played (and used as substitute): 33 (1 substitute performance for Barcelona first team)
Scored: 18
Assisted: 6
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 2/1(two yellows = red

Hull City:

George Boyd (27 years old, Peterborough United – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 42 (2)
Scored: 10
Assisted: 9
Shots on target: 37
Yellow and red cards: 5/0

Ahmed Elmohamady (25 years old, Sunderland (signed permanently) – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 41 (0)
Scored: 3
Assisted: 9
Shots on target: 14
Yellow and red cards: 4/0

Liverpool:

Luis Alberto (20 years old, Barcelona (B) - Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 38 (0)
Scored: 11
Assisted: 18
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 4/0

Iago Aspas (25 years old Celta Vigo – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 34 (0)
Scored: 12
Assisted: one source says 5, the other 7
Shots on target: 49
Yellow and red cards: 5/1

Manchester City:

Fernandinho (27 years old, Shakhtar Donetsk - Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 23 (0)
Scored: 2
Assisted: 7
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 8/1(two yellows = red)

Jesus Navas (27 years old, Sevilla – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 37 (0)
Scored: 0
Assisted: 6
Shots on target: 29
Yellow and red cards: 5/0

Norwich City:

Ricky Van Wolfswinkel (24 years old, Sporting Lisbon – Forward)
Played (and used as substitute): 30 (0)
Scored: 14
Assisted: 2
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 4/0

Nathan Redmond (19 years old, Birmingham City - Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 22 (16)
Scored: 2
Assisted: 6
Shots on target: 25
Yellow and red cards: 2/0

Southampton:

Victor Wanyama (22 years old, Celtic – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 31 (1)
Scored: 6
Assisted: 3
Shots on target: 17
Yellow and red cards: 9/1

Sunderland:

Rumoured: Emanuele Giaccherini (28 years old, Juventus – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 10 (7)
Scored: 3
Assisted: 3
Shots on target: 15
Yellow and red cards: 1/0

Jozy Altidore (23 years old, AZ Alkmaar – Forward)
Played (and used as substitute): 33 (0)
Scored: 23
Assisted: 5
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 4/1(two yellows = red)

El Hadji Ba (20 years old, Le Havre – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 8 (3)
Scored: 1
Assisted: 0
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 3/0

Swansea City:

Alejandro Pozuelo (21 years old, Real Betis – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 4 (7)
Scored: 1
Assisted: 0
Shots on target: 4
Yellow and red cards: 1/0

Wilfred Bony (24 years old, Vitesse Arnhem – Forward)
Played (and used as substitute): 30 (0)
Scored: 31
Assisted: 8
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: 4/0

Tottenham Hotspur:

Paulinho (24 years old, Corinthians – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 30 (0)
Scored: 8
Assisted: 3
Shots on target: 19
Yellow and red cards: 6/0

West Bromwich Albion:

Nicolas Anelka (34 years old, Shanghai Shenhua and Juventus – Forward)
Played (and used as substitute): 22 (unknown)
Scored: 3
Assisted: unknown
Shots on target: unknown
Yellow and red cards: unknown

West Ham United:

Danny Whitehead (19 years old, Stockport County – Midfielder)
Played (and used as substitute): 28 (14)
Scored: 5
Assisted: 6
Shots on target: 30
Yellow and red cards: 0/0
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1. applebonkers
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  23 assists for tonev!?!
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  1. Pochettino
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Sorry, that should be 3. Typo
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    1. Pochettino
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      If admin could edit that to 3 assists for Tonev that would be great. Thanks.
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      1. J0E
        
        13 years, 6 days ago
        have changed.
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    2. applebonkers
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      too late, i've bought him 😉
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  2. Scroobius Mac
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Lech Poznan only scored 46 goals in the league. That may just be erroneous.
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  13 years, 6 days ago
  Shots on target: unknown
  
  Top trumps gold
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3. Billy Gilmore
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Someone get this man a blog!
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  1. Mark
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    And an Opta licence for the shots on target stats 😉
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4. Count of Monte Hristo
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Nevermind all that tell me your starting Xl for the coming season?
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5. SuperOsçarBaby
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Love this post 🙂
  
  Interesting to see that Schurrle never used as a sub.
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  1. SuperOsçarBaby
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    rvw is shit
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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      14 goals in 30, is almost 1 in 2
      
      That's not a bad record.
      
      It's not on Bony level though
      
      Penos for RvW could swing things his way
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6. Manani
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Luis Alberton stands out,
  12 goals 18 assist,
  some mata shit there
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  1. Abd@
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Yep but keep in mind he was playing in the second division of the spanish league and that he was playing in a false 9 position (which gets him a lot of goals and assists, and i doubt he would be played there directly, much less actually start that many games)
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7. Scroobius Mac
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Paulinho's numbers are really interesting. I still think he'll fall into Yaya territory of reliable but always a better on form option available but one to monitor.
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8. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  I'm buying Bony
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9. JK - Cønt ⭐
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  a Bony, Snodders and Ramirez/Koren rotation looks good, aside from the lack of van Wolfswinkel
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10. AK ⭐
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Bony has 8 assists? On ESPN, they showed 0.
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  1. applebonkers
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    think that's because their supplier doesn't bother with eredivisie. same for the portguese league. examples are van ginkel and moutinho showing as 0 assists every season
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  2. Pochettino
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Hence why I used three sites My AK! I saw that too, and knew that would be BS!
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11. Costa in Wengerland
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Nice work sir!
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12. Pochettino
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  For me, the stand out performers / ones to watch/possibly select are:
  
  Luis Alberto (not likely to be a regular though?)
  Dwight Gayle (really impressive tally, even if it is in the lower leagues, contributing to 29 goals in 44. That's some Rickie Lambert ish! Anyone know if he will be on pens?)
  Paulinho
  Bony
  Altidore (still not sure he will cut it in the prem, but now they are looking at Giaccherini and have Johnson, Sunderland could be providing him service)
  RVW (I have always liked him anyway)
  GEORGE BOYD! (If this man is classed as a Midfielder (there's a chance), he is 100% in my team!)
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  13 years, 6 days ago
  Great Post!
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Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…

13 years, 6 days ago
This is exciting and new.
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Manani

13 years, 6 days ago
someone mentioned logging in to FPL, but I can't?
apparently in maintenance.
anyone?
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1. MCH
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  fine for me just tried it again there. logs in and goes to the new screen where you choose which game you want to go to.
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Parm

13 years, 6 days ago
https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/355698436756082688
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1. MCH
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  boo was hoping it wasn't true!
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2. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Boo
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3. GoonerByron
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Why boo that it's starting next week? 😐
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  1. MCH
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Were hoping it was this week.
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4. Mak_Gold
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  But we already knew that. This just means it won't be going live today. 🙁
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Pepin - RIP Absinthe

13 years, 6 days ago
I still can't log in, strange. Tried computer, iPhone, even a different computer / browser.
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1. Parm
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Don't worry about it, neither can I.
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2. SuperOsçarBaby
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  I can 😀
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applebonkers

13 years, 6 days ago
was wondering when FPL would launch a pay to play game. luckily it seems that it wont interfere with 'normal' FPL
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1. applebonkers
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  *when premierleague.com would launch...
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The Stock

13 years, 6 days ago
ANOTHER game?

Bloomin eck'
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Kings of Lyon ★

13 years, 6 days ago
FPL

Players 15
Budget 100m
Ave Price per Player - 6.67

UFPL

Players 25
Budget 160m
Ave Price per Player - 6.4
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1. The Stock
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  UFPL
  
  Players 25
  Budget 160m
  Ave Price per Player - 6.4
  Interest - none
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  1. Kings of Lyon ★
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Not feeling it?
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    1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      Not at all.
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      1. MrX
        
        13 years, 6 days ago
        if its just the wildcard in jan i'll go for it. Cant be assed with both if its full on like fpl
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    2. The Stock
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      Even if it was in the shape of Kelly Brook's behind, I would not be feeling it.
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      1. Count of Monte Hristo
        
        13 years, 6 days ago
        And that is a great shape
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2. Tommytour
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  10 x 4m players in UFPL 😉
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3. Billy Gilmore
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Looks very generous.
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MCH

13 years, 6 days ago
At lunch took Bell at 5/2 to be to England runscorer this innnings almost squeeky bum time now!
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1. heco87
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Back Pietersen now to hedge? 😉
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  1. MCH
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    He was 6/5 when I backed Bell i'll ride it out! Come on Bellie!!
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2. Demí
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Nice. He usually gets to the 20s or 30s and gets out. Think he looks set for a big one here though, so you should be safe.
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  1. MCH
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Yeh he hasn't had a big score in a while. Hopefully he can hand on here!
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Voodoo

13 years, 6 days ago
Will this be in addition to the standard game or will it replace it completely?
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1. Demí
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  In addition
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  1. Voodoo
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Cheers Demi. Which one you gonna play?
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    1. Demí
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      Need to see it launch properly, if it looks good then i'll definitely both.
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      1. Demí
        
        13 years, 6 days ago
        Oh we have to pay? If so, then count me out.
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2. J0E
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Looks to be an additional game. Classic FPL will remain intact.
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Doctor X

13 years, 6 days ago
Pool fans? Ye lot reckon Kolo will oust Skrtel in the starting XI?
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1. jhill89
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  not a Liverpool fan but I don't think Kolo will oust Skrtel, not straightaway anyway IMO.
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2. applebonkers
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  i'm gonna go for toure, if carragher can kolo can
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3. Billy Gilmore
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  We'll sign another CB for sure. Rodgers doesn't rate Skrtel or Coates (for good reason) and Kolo is a bit, well, old.
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  1. Doctor X
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Thinkign of going with a City and a Pool defender ot start of with. But I presume all Liverpools nailed on assets at the back barring Toure would be at least 6.
    
    Hoping he'd come in at aorund 5.5 maybe?
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    1. Billy Gilmore
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      I expect GJ, Enrique and Agger to be 6.5 tbh.
      
      Toure will be 5.5-6 I would think, depending on any imminent signing before prices are set.
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The Stock

13 years, 6 days ago
I think Rogers fancies Skrtel about as much as he does a bout of Dengue Fever.
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1. Manani
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  he has a wife
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Manani

13 years, 6 days ago
when I try to login

:
This webpage has a redirect loop

what does that mean?
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applebonkers

13 years, 6 days ago
seems that mourinho pretty much confirmed than van ginkel will be a carling cup player this season
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1. Manani
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  should loan back, he is making good progress, and suddenly not given regular playing chance.
  may ruin him.
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2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Patrick said he's likely to get a fair amount of first team football this season. I think I'll take Patrick's word over Mourinho's thanks.
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  1. Manani
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    wise
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  2. Parm
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    😆
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  3. Scroobius Mac
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    😀
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3. applebonkers
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  i'll post the quotes from the article as maybe i'm reading it wrong
  
  'Marco is one of the best prospects in European football now,' the Portuguese continued. 'We were following him for some time. He has potential and time will help him to settle down and adapt. We are very happy, he is a kid with a great future and Chelsea is investing in the long term [but also] we want to do important things now.
  
  seems all about the future rather than the immediate to me
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  1. J0E
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    He's being lined up to succeed Lampard. I think Mourinho sees value in having him train with him week in week out, get some game time in the Prem League and run outs in cups. He'll learn alot from that. Think its a smart move.
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The Stock

13 years, 6 days ago
Thinking about this logically, the new game is basically FPL and EA trying to muscle in on the 'cash league' element of FPL.

It's actually quite shrewd. Pitch at an affordable cost and offer massive returns (if only for winners) and the fiver that folk may put on an arranged 25 player cash league now becomes a lot more official and looked after by the FPL.
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1. MDK
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Yeah but it's against all other players, many people like their own cash leagues so that they're not competing against everyone.
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  1. The Stock
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    I hear you, but its the only way that the FPL can attempt to muscle in on some of that cash that is wagered each year.
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    1. Scroobius Mac
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      Charge 50p admin (which would cost them nothing) to run cash leagues through their site?
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2. MCH
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Its like freemium games get them in with the free game then make the money by offering them something a little else for a charge. Good decisions from FPL imo.
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SuperOsçarBaby

13 years, 6 days ago
cavendish 🙂
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Sheep

13 years, 6 days ago
As soon as the clock strikes midnight on Sunday I can imagine lots of people will be camping on the FPL site. Fools, it will be out 4am Monday morning 😉
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crystalpalaceRus

13 years, 6 days ago
So are most people here just going to stay focued on the traditional FPL?
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1. heco87
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Yup, that'll be the bread and butter. The ultimate one will be a nice little side project if it's not too expensive to enter.
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2. Sheep
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Absolutely.
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3. Billy Gilmore
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  I imagine with a squad of 25 there aren't many, if any transfers. If this is the case it will take very minimal time and energy to pick an XI each week.
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Twelve years a slave

13 years, 6 days ago
Ultimate is a worrying development imo

Was only a matter of time before they went down the pay to play route.
Might take some of the allure of our great game away as it will split the user base

I suppose you could athue that more variety is better , however its not easy to concentrate on more than one game , and it could also be the beginning of the end for the free game we love
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1. crystalpalaceRus
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  I'd pay just for curiousity but i will always rather focus most on the normal one
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  1. Twelve years a slave
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    Yes , but they may gradually neglect / phase out the original game as the new one will be more lucrative to them
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    1. The3rdTurd
      
      13 years, 6 days ago
      I think they would view the free game as a feeder to get people interested in playing fantasy football, who might then get intetested in playing the paid for game. The 2 games are therefore complementary and should not cannibalise from each other.
      
      Also, the money they get from fpl is a drop in the ocean compared to broadcast rights and sponsorship. They do this to generate interest in the product (i.e. the Premier League), not to raise money.
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2. JK - Cønt ⭐
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  I think FPL will be always be more popular as long as it's free to play.
  
  I can't see people abandoning FPL to take up FPLU
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3. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  I'd be amazed if this game got even a fraction of players of the main game.
  
  Fantasy football you have to pay for? Can't see it catching on tbh especially on a site where there is a free game right along side
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  1. MCH
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    A lot of people have already been running pay to play mini leagues within the new game will essentially be a giant mini league with slightly different rules. It will be interesting to see the numbers they get. I would imagine they will only offer it in UK & Ireland to save hassle on the various gambling laws around the world so that immediately cuts the regular game numbers in half. If they get near 10k people in UFPL I think they will be delighted and as long as its a tenner or less I think they probably will.
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4. J0E
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  It look to be an extra game that's tailor made for the experienced fantasy managers. There's no indication at all that FPL's free game will end. That has more than 2m players globally, no chance that'll change.
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The Gambler.

13 years, 6 days ago
So whats the deal with FPL? It let me re-register like you normally do every season but then took me to last years team!
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GoonerByron

13 years, 6 days ago
Anyone play The Sun game? I never pay much attention to it as it's very hands off but have just put a rough team together...

Boruc
Vertonghen Turner Rat Clichy
Bale Hazard Nolan Mirallas
RVP Aguero

Seems a bit easy to fit in good players?
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1. Optimus.
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  looking at that it does
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2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Yeah, it's much easier. As will be The Telegraph's.
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Optimus.

13 years, 6 days ago
Ashley Young given 6 month diving ban

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-07-12/man-utd-star-ashley-young-given-six-month-driving-ban/?
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1. Optimus.
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  i see what you did there
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2. Crouch Potato!
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  Did he get it for poor crossing?
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  1. Optimus.
    
    13 years, 6 days ago
    😀
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3. Billy Gilmore
  
  13 years, 6 days ago
  😉
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