Gameweek 3 preview 08/09 Season August 29, 2008
Posted by Ed in : Guides, League, fantasy footy , 1,913 commentsThis weekends fixtures..
Saturday, 30 August 2008
Arsenal v Newcastle
Bolton v West Brom
Everton v Portsmouth
Hull v Wigan
Man Utd v Fulham — postponed due to Super Cup
Middlesbrough v Stoke
West Ham v Blackburn
Sunday, 31 August 2008
Aston Villa v Liverpool
Chelsea v Tottenham
Sunderland v Man City
There are some interesting clashes this weekend.
Arsenal take on Newcastle at the emirates and it could be a more even contest than most would imagine. Colliccini and Gutierrez are looking very good for the Toon. As are Walcott and Nasri for the Gunners, certainly players for your watch list if not your team.
Villa take on Liverpool on Sunday in what should be a great game, I’m still waiting on the Keane/Torres partnership to gel, if it does they will be a great force in the premiership. Villa are not to be taken lightly however, under the leadership of Martin O’Neill they have gone from strength to strength. Players to watch are Ashley Young, Abonglahor and John Carew. For the Pool Ryan Babel and the talismanic duo Torres and Gerrard.
My Team
Captain of the week
I’m going to have to go with the mercurial Deco(£9.3 million). Chelsea have a superb record against spurs and they remain unbeaten at home for nearly 4 years! I hope he can continue to play as he has.
Buy of the week
I brought in Bosingwa (£6.1 million) this week, the Chelsea fullback has looked a great attacking force down Chelsea’s right flank, hopefully he will provide plenty of assists and clean sheets this year for me.
Players to buy
Vincent Kompany : Heralded as a great defender since some sublime performance in the champions league while at Belgian side Anderlecht in his teens. He has pace, power and is tipped for greatness. He should form a formidable partnership alongside Richard Dunne at the heart of the man City defence.
Stephen Ireland/Shaun Wright-Phillips : I’m not sure which of these two will start on the right for City, but both are excellent players and will earn a lot of points if they play.
Brede Hangeland : Acquired from Norwegian side Rosenburg in Jan 2008, he is keeping clean sheets in the centre of the Fulham defence.
Michal Arteta : The Everton midfielder is looking back to his best after last seasons injury problems, definitely worth a look.
Gamble of the week
Peter Crouch : The long striker has had poor service in his first two games against top 4 opposition, but he should start to get a few more chances in coming weeks.
Good Luck Everyone!!
What do you think?
Game Week 2 Team 08/09 Season
Posted by Ed in : General, League, fantasy footy , 648 commentsGameweek 2 was a far superior week for myself 
This was my team …
Points : 66
I had Hangeland come in off the bench as Agger had not played again.
My decision to bring in Deco last week and make him captain paid off too!
I think Deco could be one of the buys of the season if he can keep his current form up, he plays exceptional football and his class is there for all to see.
I shall post my new team and my suggestions in a separate post…
Oh and our current league leader is : Lukes Men managed by Luke Demelis with a very respectable 140 points overall! Luke is a very respectable 965th overall at the moment.
Well done to Luke, but there is a long, long way to go yet…keep up the good work!
How did you do?
Gameweek 1 August 19, 2008
Posted by Ed in : League, fantasy footy , add a commentSo Gameweek 1 has been and gone!
I didn’t do as well as I would have liked but it’s only the first week.
Here is my team…
Points : 40 
My real problem was Ballack (My Captain!!) getting injured, Bale and Agger not playing and none of my strikers scoring.
I think the team as a whole is solid for the season coming, but Liverpools rotation policy has not helped me at all.
Oh and Deco is my new captain now. He ran the game and had incredible control.
Chelsea looked very good, I know it was only one game but they showed incredible style and control.
How did you do?
