Fixtures
17 June 2011 858 comments
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With the 2011/12 fixture list now revealed, we’ve made both our Free and Members Tickers available to our visitors (refresh your page). Membership subscriptions for the new season have also now opened up and are available for the pre-season ”early bird” price of £12.50.

Existing registered users can upgrade to a Member via this link. Those users yet to register can register as Members via this link. All payments are handled via Paypal.

Once again we’ve purchased the required DataCo license to enable us to include club by club data and team names within the ticker.

The “Next Six Ticker” is available to all allowing you to view the difficulty of the opening set of opponents for all Premier League teams. You can sort within a gameweek column to view rankings for that particular gameweek.

The “Members Next Six Ticker” has a wealth of additional features available…

  • Sort by difficulty over a range of gameweeks to analyse those teams with the easiest or most difficult opponents.
  • Add and remove gameweeks to expand/contract your analysis selection.
  • Expand the ticker to full screen to analyse the entire season or large selections of gameweeks.
  • View ratings for Overall Opponent Difficulty, Clean Sheets and Attacking. Using these dropdown filters you can assess who has the most chance of keeping clean sheets or earning goals and assists for a given gameweek or a range of gameweeks.
  • Create your own dropdown filters. Members can view the ratings applied to each team for all existing dropdown filters and, by editing these, create their own sets of ratings and dropdown filters.
  • Share and import dropdown filters. Any selection of ratings can be easily exported as text and then imported into the ticker. This allows the community to share their team ratings and custom filters.
  • Drag and drop rows – Members can drag team rows around within the ticker to allow for easier comparison between teams. This is ideal when analsing teams for defensive potential – particularly when selecting your goalkeeper pairing.
  • Rollover information on each ticker cell offers the history of the fixture including statistics on previous meetings between the two teams.

Thanks go out to PureOlivia for his superb and timely work on the tickers.

Members will of course have access to whole range of other benefits. Although this is a “soft” relaunch of the members area, there are a still a number of features we can list, some of which are already available:

  • Full Opta Data for both players and teams for the forthcoming season. Statistics arrive after matchdays and offer gameweek and season cumulative statistics for a whole range of match events. Click here for more details on these.
  • Cumulative data is available for the 2010/11 (and 2009/10 very soon) to allow you to analyse player and team performance ahead of next season.
  • Exclusive Members Only Articles. These articles pick apart the Opta Data and offer new in-depth insight into team and player performance.
  • Exclusive Members Cup Competition with a prize pool.
  • Access to Beta Test developments. Early signups will have exclusive access to next season’s new site developments in test. We hope to begin testing new features on July 25 – Members will get to see and use these features first.
  • Much more to come….

As mentioned, this is very much a “soft” launch of the Members area, fired up early to enable the inclusion of the new Season Ticker. We will be officially launching the Members Area next month and we will be testing and bringing you news of new features over the coming weeks. Stay tuned for development news in the next few weeks.

Above all perhaps, signing up as a site member provides the support that enables us to continue to offer licensed features, continue to develop this site as a valuable resource to Fantasy Managers and for me personally, to maintain involvement to ensure that this site grows and delivers.

As always, many thanks for your continued support.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Qubit
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I see Wigans first 3 fixtures are all the promoted teams, 2 at home. Welcome to my team Mr N'Zogbia! 🙂

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    1. Be
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      if he`s still there...

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      1. Qubit
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Yeh, very true. But if he is its probably a no brainer. 🙂

        QPR seem to have been given a decent start as well, nice to see as a potential source of cheapies.

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        1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Villa's fixtures aren't too shabby either for the first 6 GWs. McLeish can hopefully re-solidify their defence to 09/10 standards...although they'll need a new decent keeper before I'm totally sold.

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    2. O Fenomeno
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Yes but are Wigan any better than the promoted teams? Methinks not

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      1. Qubit
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        No, but its not really Wigan vs the 3 promoted sides. Its N'Zog vs the 3 promoted sides.

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        1. Be
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Im a big Nzog fan, has him most of last season.

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        2. O Fenomeno
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Meh wouldn't be too bothered I'm pretty sure there will be better options and defo don't wanna play the promoted sides in first couple of weeks when they are on a buzz

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  2. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    So, is there still alot of Baines love going around?

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I am still unsure. Not having him killed me at the end of the season but Everton were getting a ridiculous amount of pens. I would rather go heavy in midfield and attack then spend 7.5-8 on one defender.

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      1. hillbillypete
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        First 10 fixtures are pretty horrible. Also Everton usually start slow. Think i will be looking elsewhere.

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        1. PFOR
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          ^

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I like him, but would rather cole if i was getting a def in that price bracket.

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      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Cole? I got him in for the home loss vs Sunderland.Kept him for all the losses Chelsea picked up during their bad patch. HAVING him killed me!

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        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          I have never had him in any of my teams but he scored big at the start of last season and I like chelseas fixtures and could see a repeat this year.

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          1. O Fenomeno
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            I had him as captain a few times at start of year and got nice points from him!

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          2. Christina.
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            Might be cheaper to go Cech for Chelsea cover for the first 3 weeks.

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            1. Kings of Lyon ★
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              Or both 😉

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          3. hillbillypete
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            i will be having a che defender. if alex leaves for bayern then luiz will be the boy.

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            1. Kings of Lyon ★
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              I'll keep an eye on that too I think he'l be about 7 though an dI dont know what carlo actually thinks of him he seemed to fall out with him at teh end of the season.

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              1. Bubbles
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 6 months ago

                BREAKING NEWS:

                Carlo's gone, KOL! 😉

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                1. Kings of Lyon ★
                  • 15 Years
                  14 years, 6 months ago

                  Hahaha veryyy good point... Im hungover thats my excus eand im sticking to it 😉

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              2. O Fenomeno
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 6 months ago

                Don't matter what Carlo thinks of him unless he making an FPL team 🙂

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              3. hillbillypete
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 6 months ago

                hehe.

                i dont want Terry or Cole so its either the other CB or RB slot. Ivanovic could be a good shout too

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  3. PFOR
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Ahhhhhh, United's first 10 fixtures are bloody horrible!

    -Playing all 5 others of the top 6 (albeit 4 at home)
    -Tricky away trips to WBA, Bolton, Everton, Stoke
    -Home to Norwich (Fecking 7 weeks in!)

    Annoying to have all the big boys at home so early, we'll have them away at the business end of the season. Not impressed.

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  4. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Wonder what this year will bring? The year of the high scoring mids again? Lamps/Stevie G/Fab?

    Every year there seems to be a high scoring defender...Baines last year, Vidic the year before...Lescott....

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    1. Demí
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Kolarov this year no doubt.

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    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Lescott is an utter hero in my book! Still can't believe how well that GW36 transfer paid off.

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Same here. He would be in my team if it wasn't for Kolo Toure' return.

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    3. Bubbles
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Glen Johnson I think will be my expensive defender. May just get Lolarov for banter too.

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Not sold by Johnson myself. Every year he gets hyped to the rafters on here from a fantasy perspective, and every year he underwhelms.

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        1. Bubbles
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          I've rarely bought him, but Liverpool look quite attractive this season, FPL wise, given they've no European football. All depends on price of course.

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  5. Demí
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    When does the early bird price expire, does anyone know. Also how much does it go up to after?

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    1. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Usually ends at roughly 6.30, depends on the restaurant really.

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      1. PFOR
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        I mis-understood didn't I?

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      2. MADE IN CHARLTON
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        LOL. Loving the Harvester link! 😉

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    2. O Fenomeno
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      15 pounds on gameweek 1 I heard Mark post last page.

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      1. Demí
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers boss

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  6. In Like Flynn.
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Are you about M M W? 22nd of October OK for you? 🙂

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Probably! 🙂

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  7. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    The Van Persie dilemma! How can you not have him against Newcastle after what he done last time at St.James'. But then he has fixtures against Liverpool and Utd.

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    1. O Fenomeno
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I took him out end of last year for his "tough games" and he ended up scoring in damn near all of them so I think he is a must have.

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      1. gooner dave
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        First name on my teamsheet. Be interesting with his end of season run though to see how much he's going to cost though.

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        1. gooner dave
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Just the one 'though' would have done methinks.

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        2. O Fenomeno
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah I think it will probably affect his price at start but I think he will be worth whatever he is.

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    2. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Fixtures aren't that bad, will be my only Arsenal coverage though.

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Liverpool and Utd are tough games though. Especially when you consider other options available:

        Chelsea (Torres, Drogba) - Stoke(A), West Brom(H), Norwich(H)
        Villa (Bent) - Fulham(A), Blackburn(H), Wolves(H)

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        1. Bubbles
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          McLeish taking over at Villa is putting me off Bent somewhat.

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          1. Drip Doctor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            I can understand that, but he is always a consistent scorer and the fixtures are great. I think ill go for Bent or Downing and a Villa defender. I think they'll be tight at the back this season.

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            1. PFOR
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              No thanks, unless Eck brings Foster and RJ with him.

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              1. Drip Doctor
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 6 months ago

                They've been consistently good, it was only last season where they were poor.

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            2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              I'm keen on a Villa def and Bent/Downing too. Out of the latter pair I'm currently leaning towards Downing, who should take up Young's mantle on corners, FKs etc. Anther factor swaying me is I reckon he'll also be 1.5 mill cheaper (Downing~7.5 Bent~9.0 imo) which is pretty significant when you consider how tight the 100mil opening budget has been to get a decent team out in past seasons.

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              1. Christina.
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 6 months ago

                Albrighton? Might only be 6mill?

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                1. Jonah
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  14 years, 6 months ago

                  He'll be less than 6 million. 5.5 maximum I think. A 1.5 million increase is a big jump according to the standards set by the FPL, and he didn't get enough pitch time to justify that.

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          2. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            McLeish likes a 4-5-1. I think he will get plenty this season.

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          3. Andy
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            McCleish taking over at Villa is putting me off life somewhat.

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  8. Babytigrrr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    This sad nerd has also signed up for another year... getting a life obvs not even at planning stage for foreseeable! Thanks Mark & Team ...

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    1. Demí
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Good ... 🙂

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  9. Nutella
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Any Weekend Bets?

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  10. Kuqi Monster
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I don't seem to be able to view the ticker 🙁 perhaps its my work comp or I'm just being dumb...

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    1. Pure Olivia
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Try refreshing your browser with Ctrl+F5

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      1. Kuqi Monster
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        thanks!

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  11. Scroobius Mac
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I hope Tevez does leave so I can have Super Mario (c) GW1.
    Something about the idiocy and insanity of that man just makes me love him.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I hope he leaves too. Just so people's teams look a bit different this season, rather than everyone having Tevez.

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  12. tosey
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    when will the members ticker be working then? still just says ticker loading???

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    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 18 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      It is working but some users gettting issues in certain browsers mainly due to the cache. If you email us at support@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk then we will look into your specific case. Thanks.

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      1. tosey
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        cheers mark!

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    2. Pure Olivia
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone with ticker problems should give refreshing with Ctrl+F5 a go and hopefully that'll solve your problem.

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  13. Nutella
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Can someone please explain to me how to read the ticker? thanks

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    1. Andy
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Darker the blue - easier game. Darker the red - harder the game.

      And it scales inbetween.

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Light blue = easy fixture..... to Dark red = tough fixture.

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  14. Jonah
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Man alive I hope that Walker gets loaned back to Villa again this year. Surely can't be more than 5.0m, and I think he'd be a great option at that price.

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    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Yep. Him and Huth or another Stoke defender.

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    2. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Did i not read he is at QPR?

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    3. Scroobius Mac
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I can't see why Spurs will loan him out again it's not like Harry likes Hutton and Corluka isn't a world beater.

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  15. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    So Roger Johnson and/or Scott Dann at Villa next season. That'll quieten down the baying masses venting at his appointment.

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    1. gooner dave
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Would like to have seen Dann go to arsenal personally.

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    2. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I'd prefer Dann from an FPL point of view.

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    3. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Any sign of Foster going to Villa?

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        That would be the obvious one with just 2 years left on his contract.

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    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I'd be well happy with that. Still not happy with the appointment, but I won't be calling for his head on a platter, just let him get on with it and hope he does a good job.

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

        Isn't there a feeling of 'Ha, we've nicked your manager' towards the bluenoses?

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        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          haha, not after paying 2 million in compensation.

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

            You could have got O'Leary back for nothing 😉

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    5. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Probably Foster and RJ.

      .....Now to find a team that rotate well.

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  16. The Stock
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    City openers = mixed bag.

    Got to love a bit of Swansea at home first game though.

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  17. harmonica
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    bit of stats analysis. Teams in order of easiest to hardest first 5 games

    Everton
    Wigan Athletic
    Aston Villa
    QPR
    Manchester City
    Wolves
    West Brom
    Fulham
    Arsenal
    Chelsea
    Newcastle United
    Sunderland
    Norwich City
    Stoke City
    Bolton Wanderers
    Blackburn Rovers
    Liverpool
    Swansea City
    Manchester United
    Tottenham Hotspur

    then in order of easiest to hardest first 10 games

    Wigan Athletic
    Aston Villa
    Fulham
    Newcastle United
    QPR
    Manchester City
    West Brom
    Swansea City
    Chelsea
    Wolves
    Sunderland
    Norwich City
    Blackburn Rovers
    Arsenal
    Stoke City
    Liverpool
    Bolton Wanderers
    Tottenham Hotspur
    Everton
    Manchester United

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      No excuse for Everton having their usual slow start again. They must be bottom of the 'first 10 games league' of all premier league teams.

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Shame they have no real FPL prospects worth the money. Maybe Osman if he's around the 6 mark.

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        1. greghammer95
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Arteta SHOULD go down after this seasons performance. To 7.5. Then he is almost worth it if he hits form.

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          1. Drip Doctor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            If Moyes plays him on the left then definitely. But if he plays deep again, ill be staying clear.

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    2. grapesland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Villa had easy games for quite a while now, can see them continue their run in frisking the fixtures articles 🙂

      hopefully the pre-season games will give us a hint on how the players respond to their new manager and if worth investments

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  18. Dan
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Our fixtures are disgusting….

    Man Utd at home – Actually will be pretty confident about this one, Utd often start slow
    Chelsea away – Can’t see us getting anything
    Stoke at home – A point would be good against those w*nkers
    Norwich away – Hate playing promoted sides this early
    Swansea – See above

    F*ckin awful!

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      If Norwich and Swansea aren't good fixtures i don't know what is.

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  19. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    West Ham's first month in the Championship isn't looking good.

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    1. Dino
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      West Ham? Think you have the wrong forum mate this is a Premier league fantasy football site 😆

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      1. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Where does it say that? 😉

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        1. Dino
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Omessin buddy, I feel your pain 🙂

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  20. Taribo West on a free
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    When do we expect the site to be ready for team picking? I simply cannot wait.

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  21. Dan
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Man Utd fans....

    Good chance of our opening game against you being either Saturday lunchtime or the Monday night?

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    1. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Saturday evening would be my guess.

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  22. Portsmouth Bubblejet
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    For all Villa fans like myself who suddenly don't have the slightest interest in next season's fixtures, here's a welcome spot of light relief.

    It's from a penalty shoot-out at the end of a play-off match earlier this month between WSG Wattens and Blau-Weiß Linz to decide who would get promoted to the Austrian second division. At 3-4 down in the shootout, with one miss on each side, Wattens had to score the last penalty to stay in the shoot-out.

    So with everything at stake, it's a good job that Wattens striker Armin Hobel decided against trying anything too fancy...

    http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/866448-armin-hobel-costs-blau-weiss-linz-promotion-with-falling-leaf-penalty

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Haha, what an idiot he is. 😀

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    2. McNulty
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I'd kill that guy if I was anything to do with that club!

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  23. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    One thing on the ticker is driving me insane: some of the clubs' logos are out of line (e.g Liverpool). Please change as I can't concentrate on anything else! 🙂

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    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 18 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Lol...I think PureOlivia is going to look at that.

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    2. Pure Olivia
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      You wouldn't believe how much trouble I've had with that (just as everything lines up in one browser it all goes wrong in another).

      One day it'll line up, one day.

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  24. harmonica
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    home and away pairs (alternate for the full 38 weeks)

    BLR NOR
    ARS TOT
    MCY MUN
    LIV EVE
    CHE FUL
    WBM WOL
    SWA QPR
    NEW SUN
    WIG BOL
    ASV STO

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    1. Scroobius Mac
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Foster/Begovic could be rather nice or the more expensive Schwarzer/Cech.

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      1. Fratboy
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        De Gea/Hart 😛

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  25. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    My thoughts.

    - With Young leaving Villa, means Bent is guaranteed penalties, right?
    - Norwich, Swansea and QPR, all with OK starts. I will want Taraabt Holt AND Sinclair.
    - Kompany is going to be listed as a defender, will his price be the same as last year at 5.5, Must have if he is. Can't see it being more than 6m tbh. So he is a must have.
    - Wigan, easy start. N'Zogbia. Yes please.
    - Bent, with Villa's starting fixtures, a must have?
    - I think this season for keepers have Cech/Reina/De Gea AND the cheapest/decent, playing goalkeeper, I had Given 09/10 and Myhill, for almost the entirity. Worked well.
    - Is 3 defenders going to be the way to go again? And then two cheapies?

    Starting team would look like this atm.

    Reina Kenny
    Kompany (Villa DEF, Stoke DEF, Norwich DEF, QPR DEF)
    Silva Sinclair Taraabt N'Zogbia Lampard
    Holt Bent RVP/Torres.

    I don't know how much that would be, but hypothetically, I like it.

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    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Swansea defender instead of Norwich Defender.

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.
      I'll probably go Taraabt and Sinclair and see if Norwich click.
      Kompany will be 6.5-7 imo.
      N'zogs may well leave.
      Depends on price but certainly should be a good option.
      Cool, we'll see how it works out/price combos.
      I quite like Tosey's tripling + Terry/Kompany/Vidic policy and may try it at the start.

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      1. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Its all very hypothetical without prices. Whats the tripling and Terry/Kompany/Vidic policy? Link me up?

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        1. Scroobius Mac
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          I think it was Tosey?
          So of you 8 back players have say Stoke keeper and two defenders and ditto Villa who rotate and are at a reasonable price and then lump in an expensive defender you play in all games bar the big four.

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          1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            Bold.

            Have to say tosey really peed me off when he first joined a couple of seasons ago, but since then he's been one of the best original thinkers on here.

            Might be tempted to do it with only 4 of my defenders, but the problem comes when Villa / Stoke have tough fixtures in the same week.

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            1. Scroobius Mac
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              Also doesn't work if you want an attacking player from one of those teams.
              I guess you account for when those weeks come and then either play the combo which gives you the best attacking options e.g. Johnson and Huth last year. Or account for when you will play your wildcard(s)

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      2. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Whats Tosey's tripling?

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    3. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Way too much QPR, Norwich and Swansea in there in my opinion.

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      1. PFOR
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        + lots.

        Taarabt and a cheap defender is enough for me.

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      2. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Well they all have fairly favourable fixtures. And are the main men of their teams. All penalty takers, and the defenders are cheap bench fodder.

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        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Cheap bench fodders? So you are going to play Kompany, a villa and a stoke defender everyweek?

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          1. greghammer95
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            Well two of the four will have home games every week. The Villa defender I'll play where possible. And sort of rotate the other 3.

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    4. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Won't it be cheaper to get Hart and say one of the cheaper Livpool defenders?

      Kelly or say Flanagan?

      Or are we assuming they will be expensive?

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      1. Goose
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        If we sign Enrique then unfortunately they may not get much game time.

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        1. greghammer95
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          But Enrique will be cheap if the game is opened before the signing. Unless Enrique is out of contract or something?

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      2. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Reina generally isn't a great option as he never seems to make that many saves. It all comes down to which combo of Pool, City and Chelsea defenders / keepers (not going near ManU to start with) give the best value for money.

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    5. grapesland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      probably gonna go out quite conservative this season, with proven pl performers in starting line-up, watch out for the new adams and bosellis first few rounds and make descions thereafter..
      Foster, kompany, silva, rvp and hernandez seems probable for starters

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      1. Scroobius Mac
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Hernandez to be rested at the start of the season.

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        1. greghammer95
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          ^^ This. And I have Silva, Kompany and RVP/

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        2. grapesland
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          could be, busy summer for the little pea

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  26. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Not buying this Wigan love, do people not remember last season!? I bet after that Blackpool game people vowed they wouldn't make the same mistake of putting all their eggs in Wigans basket again. Also promoted teams tend to start well. (Although that blue streak on the ticker does look nice...perhaps Rodallega captain for one of them)

    And, our (Sunderlands) first home game of the season against Newcastle! Brilliant

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  27. Scroobius Mac
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I see Silva as a player in lots of peoples teams. Whats the reason for this? Do you expect his price to drop a lot?
    I was constantly told last year that like Modric he "wasn't an FPL player".

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    1. Christina.
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I think people are assuming Scarface will be leaving.

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    2. grapesland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      he did good last part of the season and seems to improve in influence and confidence the more games he gets - one of the best 5 players in the league atm imo

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    3. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Silva was a groovy little points machine towards the end of last season. He'll start 90% of games and gives you attackign coverage for a lot less cash than Tevez. I'm expecting 9m again this season. A lot depends on who gets bought though, as it could disrupt his place.

      TBH, he's the only even slightly expensive midfielder I fancy right now.

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  28. Dan
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    When do games get announced for Sky/ESPN?

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  29. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal have CL qualifying matches before the Liverpool and Utd games. I might go without RVP for 3 GW's.

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  30. tosey
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    scott dann 12/1 to join stoke with sky bet

    ive just done £40 on it as theyve opened negotiations according to sky

    got £30 on one acc but then went on mates n the max was £10

    be quick

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      How do you reckon my tenner on Hughes to Chelsea at 25/1 is looking tosey? Better each day I think. 😀

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      1. tosey
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        ive been keeping an eye on that as knew you did it, it is looking good altho noticed the odds on him went out today and a bit of money went on that villa boas chap from portugal

        hope it does happen for you!

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers, encouraging that Chelsea said they hoped to make an appt in two weeks which coincides with the end of Hughes notice period with Fulham and the fact he hasn't taken anything else yet. Fingers crossed.

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    2. hillbillypete
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      dropped to 2/1 now!!

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      1. tosey
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        did u get any on before?

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        1. hillbillypete
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          nope missed it

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          1. tosey
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            only speculation at this point with other clubs interested but 12/1 definitely a nice price seeing as theyve made the first move for him

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            1. hillbillypete
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              and 12/1 to 2/1 favourite should be quite comforting! gutted 🙁

              but good spot \o/

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      2. PFOR
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Really? Tosey is the master.

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        1. tosey
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          after the steve kean bet end of last season im not gettin carried away

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          1. hillbillypete
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            tosey u on facebook?

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            1. tosey
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              yeh mate nick tose

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              1. hillbillypete
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 6 months ago

                i shall add u then can access your knowledge quicker and vice versa!

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                1. tosey
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 6 months ago

                  cool, nothing on there about this site mind you, dont want the lads finding out could make the money league a bit tougher!

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                  1. hillbillypete
                    • 16 Years
                    14 years, 6 months ago

                    haha, i know what u mean.

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    3. McNulty
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Ironic that it was with sky bet eh.

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      1. tosey
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        yeh the departments dont seem to be linked as well as youd think they would/should be

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